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| * Wednesday, March 5, 2014 | * Wednesday, March 5, 2014 | ||
| - | * 6:30 PM - | + | * 6:30 PM - 8:20 PM |
| ====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
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| |Balance as of 1/1 ^ $2,459.75 ^ ^ ^ | |Balance as of 1/1 ^ $2,459.75 ^ ^ ^ | ||
| | Payments (-) ^ ^ 17.49 ^ Dotster ^ | | Payments (-) ^ ^ 17.49 ^ Dotster ^ | ||
| - | | Receipts (+) ^ 103.27 ^ ^ StLLUG Pizza - N&E Reimbursement ^ | + | | Receipts (+) ^ 103.27 ^ ^ StLLUG Pizza - N&E Reimbursement from Contegix ^ |
| |Balance as of 1/31 ^ ^ $2,545.43 ^ ^ | |Balance as of 1/31 ^ ^ $2,545.43 ^ ^ | ||
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| * Annual Board Meeting | * Annual Board Meeting | ||
| * MAIN: Intellectual Property: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly in 1.5 Hours | * MAIN: Intellectual Property: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly in 1.5 Hours | ||
| - | * by Scott Granneman and Denise Lieberman | + | * by Scott Granneman and Denise Lieberman |
| - | * music was good; but, caused DRM disputes when posted to YouTube | + | * Music was good; but, caused DRM disputes when posted to YouTube. |
| - | * | + | * Cleared in some countries, but not all. |
| + | * Good, but not as good as a typical Granneman presentation. | ||
| ==== Valentines Day - February 14 ==== | ==== Valentines Day - February 14 ==== | ||
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| ==== SNUG - February 19 ==== | ==== SNUG - February 19 ==== | ||
| * [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group lunch time meeting. | * [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group lunch time meeting. | ||
| + | * Balloting offered | ||
| * TOPIC: Novell Enablement Webinar: GroupWise 2014 | * TOPIC: Novell Enablement Webinar: GroupWise 2014 | ||
| - | * Balloting offered | + | * Interesting - capable alternative to Exchange |
| - | * | + | |
| ==== STLLUG - February 20 ==== | ==== STLLUG - February 20 ==== | ||
| * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. | * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. | ||
| - | * TOPIC: Docker by Steven Borrelli (confirmed, via Andrew) | + | * Balloting offered |
| - | * Balloting offered | + | * TOPIC: Docker by Steven Borrelli |
| - | * | + | * Good. Brought in quite a few new people. |
| + | * Excellent topic for our group. | ||
| ==== HZWLUG - February 25 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - February 25 ==== | ||
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| * Side topics such as using xman and modifying folder graphics also took up time. | * Side topics such as using xman and modifying folder graphics also took up time. | ||
| * Overall, the demonstration on using VirtualBox really didn't have enough time to do it justice. | * Overall, the demonstration on using VirtualBox really didn't have enough time to do it justice. | ||
| - | * Chris Jones donated ACER netbook with LinuxMint 16 installed. Given away as a door prize by drawing names from a hat. | + | * Chris Jones donated ACER netbook with LinuxMint 16 installed. |
| + | * Given away as a door prize by drawing names from a hat. | ||
| * Meeting summary posted on DISCUSS mailing list. | * Meeting summary posted on DISCUSS mailing list. | ||
| - | * | ||
| ====== Schedule ====== | ====== Schedule ====== | ||
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| * Link to [[/steercom/minutes|past minutes and agenda]]. | * Link to [[/steercom/minutes|past minutes and agenda]]. | ||
| * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] tutorials, topics and speakers. | * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] tutorials, topics and speakers. | ||
| - | * Count ballots **before** meeting | ||
| ==== SLACC - March 6 ==== | ==== SLACC - March 6 ==== | ||
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| * [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG]] | * [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG]] | ||
| * BASE: Curl and wget by Craig Buchek | * BASE: Curl and wget by Craig Buchek | ||
| - | * MAIN: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * MAIN: ChromeOS by Andrew Latham |
| ==== SNUG - March 19 ==== | ==== SNUG - March 19 ==== | ||
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| ==== STLLUG - March 20 ==== | ==== STLLUG - March 20 ==== | ||
| * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. | * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. | ||
| - | * TOPIC: The Zimbra Mail Server - Contegix, Jesse Rehme, Lead Engineer | + | * TOPIC: Zimbra Mail Server by Jesse Rehme, Lead Engineer at Contegix (confirmed, via Lee) |
| - | * via LVL | + | |
| ==== HZWLUG - March 25 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - March 25 ==== | ||
| * [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic. | * [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic. | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| + | * Potentials for April UNIX or STLLUG meetings: | ||
| + | * Gaming on Linux (via Gary) | ||
| + | * Krita (via Gary) | ||
| + | * Civic Hacking with Big Data (via Gary) | ||
| ==== STEERCOM - Steering Committee - April 2 ==== | ==== STEERCOM - Steering Committee - April 2 ==== | ||
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| * [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | * [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | ||
| - | ==== STL Busines Expo - April 8 ==== | + | ==== STL Business Expo - April 8 ==== |
| * SLUUG Linux booth | * SLUUG Linux booth | ||
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| * [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG]] | * [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG]] | ||
| * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD) | * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
| - | * MAIN: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * MAIN: To Be Determined (TBD) (See above.) |
| ==== SNUG - April 16 ==== | ==== SNUG - April 16 ==== | ||
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| ==== STLLUG - April 17 ==== | ==== STLLUG - April 17 ==== | ||
| * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. | * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. | ||
| - | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) (See above.) |
| ==== HZWLUG - April 22 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - April 22 ==== | ||
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| * 2014-01 | * 2014-01 | ||
| * Some discussion on how to move forward. | * Some discussion on how to move forward. | ||
| - | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * | ||
| ===== Uploading Presentations ===== | ===== Uploading Presentations ===== | ||
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| * Problem with camera and power, so we only got first parts of meetings. | * Problem with camera and power, so we only got first parts of meetings. | ||
| * 2014-03 | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * | + | * Andrew would like some feedback. |
| + | * Sound quality is really good. | ||
| + | * He's been using a Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 ($80) | ||
| ===== Domain Name Tracking ===== | ===== Domain Name Tracking ===== | ||
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| * 2014-02 Gary renewed STLLINUX.ORG; needs to document the process. | * 2014-02 Gary renewed STLLINUX.ORG; needs to document the process. | ||
| * 2014-03 | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * | + | * Lee has them set to auto-renew. |
| ===== Publicity ===== | ===== Publicity ===== | ||
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| * Might want to hand out business cards. | * Might want to hand out business cards. | ||
| * 2014-03 | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * | + | * The SLUUG calendar is being referenced at other groups. |
| + | * It's a nice way for us to keep our name out there. | ||
| + | * The Google Plus group is also helping a bit. | ||
| ===== Sponsorship Offers ===== | ===== Sponsorship Offers ===== | ||
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| * 2014-01 | * 2014-01 | ||
| * No movement. | * No movement. | ||
| - | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * | ||
| ===== JOINT Meetings ===== | ===== JOINT Meetings ===== | ||
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| * 2014-01 | * 2014-01 | ||
| * No movement. | * No movement. | ||
| - | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * | ||
| ===== Pamphlets ===== | ===== Pamphlets ===== | ||
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| * No movement. | * No movement. | ||
| * 2014-03 | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * | + | * Stan is burnt out. |
| ===== Penguins ===== | ===== Penguins ===== | ||
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| * 2014-01 Andrew gave Gary a penguin he found at Goodwill for $0.50. | * 2014-01 Andrew gave Gary a penguin he found at Goodwill for $0.50. | ||
| * 2014-02 Andrew gave Gary a large penguin he found at Goodwill for $2.00. | * 2014-02 Andrew gave Gary a large penguin he found at Goodwill for $2.00. | ||
| - | * 2014-03 | + | * 2014-03 Andrew has not made it to Goodwill lately, but finished sewing his 1st penguin. |
| - | * | + | |
| ===== Science Center ===== | ===== Science Center ===== | ||
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| * Maybe next month? | * Maybe next month? | ||
| * 2013-09 No movement. | * 2013-09 No movement. | ||
| - | * 2014-02 | ||
| - | * | ||
| ===== Internet Presence ===== | ===== Internet Presence ===== | ||
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| * Andrew did the video uploads via Google Hangouts On Air | * Andrew did the video uploads via Google Hangouts On Air | ||
| * 2014-03 | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * | + | * Andrew did more stuff on the Google+ pages. |
| ===== STLLUG Location ===== | ===== STLLUG Location ===== | ||
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| * Andrew will look into Richmond Heights Community Center | * Andrew will look into Richmond Heights Community Center | ||
| * 2014-03 | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * | + | * No movement. |
| ===== Web Site Maintenance ===== | ===== Web Site Maintenance ===== | ||
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| * Andrew has access, but needs some permission changes. | * Andrew has access, but needs some permission changes. | ||
| * Andrew has root access on Amber now. | * Andrew has root access on Amber now. | ||
| - | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * Andrew is working on a proof of process of switching to a style library like bootstrap. Standard libraries have benefits so we can go halfway to CMS land. | ||
| ====== New Business ====== | ====== New Business ====== | ||
| - | ===== SLUUG Web Site Alternative Offer ===== | + | ===== SLUUG Web Site Alternative Offers ===== |
| - | * 2014-03 | + | |
| - | * Scott Granemann indicated our current web site sucks for mobile users. | + | |
| - | * Would we consider switching over for minimal monthly fee? | + | |
| - | * Learning admin shouldn't be significant. Harry (John) Hodges of Graybar offered assistance. | + | |
| - | * On going issue is resources (need more than one volunteer). | + | |
| * FYI Webalizer [[http://www.sluug.org/hitreport/ | report]]. | * FYI Webalizer [[http://www.sluug.org/hitreport/ | report]]. | ||
| - | * Both Noah Lance and Craig Buchek have been working on "new" web pages. | + | * Both Noah Lance and Craig Buchek have worked on "new" web pages in the past. |
| - | * What other problems would we run into? | + | * 2014-03: Scott Granemann indicated our current web site sucks for mobile users. |
| - | * Anything else? | + | * He proposed we switch over to using their service for minimal monthly fee. |
| - | * | + | * They would redesign the site for us and host on their CMS. |
| - | * Andrew suggests that we can use easy CMS solutions. Example: http://monstra.org/ does not use a database. | + | * Learning to manage content on their CMS shouldn't be significant. |
| + | * Harry (John) Hodges of Graybar offered assistance. | ||
| + | * 2014-03: Our needs: | ||
| + | * We have 2 web sites that we need to update. | ||
| + | * Better appearance | ||
| + | * Especially on mobile | ||
| + | * Easier to maintain | ||
| + | * Web interface | ||
| + | * Easier for multiple people to edit | ||
| + | * Our on-going issue is finding people to find the time to help. | ||
| + | * 2014-03: Andrew's proposal: | ||
| + | * First, redesign static content of existing site(s) | ||
| + | * LUG first, then UUG page | ||
| + | * Using Bootstrap CSS framework (helps with mobile) | ||
| + | * Second, use Monstra (static site builder with no DB required) | ||
| + | * 2014-03: Steering committee decided to go with Andrew's proposal for now. | ||
| + | * Keeps our current hosting. | ||
| + | * Smaller incremental changes, that we're more comfortable with. | ||
| + | * More done by our members. | ||
| ===== STL Business Expo ===== | ===== STL Business Expo ===== | ||
| * 2014-03 | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * Next on Tuesday, 8 April at St. Charles Convention Center, Emabassy Suites (off 5th Street, old FairGrounds area). | + | * Next one is on Tuesday, 8 April |
| - | * Stan R. asked Tony Lavasco if EPC would provide a copy of the [[http://www.sluug.org/images/nexradix_at_epc.jpg | Nexradix Linux poster]] for our booth. | + | * At St. Charles Convention Center, Embassy Suites (off 5th Street, old FairGrounds area). |
| - | * We need to call for volunteers during March meetings. | + | * Stan R. asked Tony Lavasco if EPC would provide a copy of the [[http://www.sluug.org/images/nexradix_at_epc.jpg | Nexradix Linux poster]] for our booth. |
| + | * We need to call for volunteers during March meetings. | ||
| * Anything else? | * Anything else? | ||
| - | * | ||
| - | ===== Anything Else New ? ===== | + | ===== Anything Else New? ===== |
| * 2014-03 | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * Anything? | + | * For future consideration: should we move the Steering Committee meeting earlier? |
| - | * | + | |
| ====== Recognize Useful Efforts ====== | ====== Recognize Useful Efforts ====== | ||
| * 2014-03 | * 2014-03 | ||
| - | * Anything? | + | * Andrew - for stepping into LUG Chair position. |
| - | * | + | * Andrew - for video and Google+. |
| + | * Stan - for continuing work on calendar and ANNOUNCE list. | ||
| ====== Blue Sky Ideas ====== | ====== Blue Sky Ideas ====== | ||
| * 2014-03 | * 2014-03 | ||
| * Anything? | * Anything? | ||
| - | * | ||
| ====== Recurring Requirements ====== | ====== Recurring Requirements ====== | ||
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