====== SLUUG Steering Committee Minutes - March 2008 ====== NOTE: Minutes posted on the wiki are always unofficial. Schedules for upcoming presentations are always tentative. (Some more tentative than others!) ====== Location ====== Saint Louis Bread Company, (at Old Olive and Olive), 10550 Old Olive Street Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 ====== Date and Time ====== * Wednesday, March 5, 2008 * 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ====== Attendees ====== * Craig Buchek * Lee Lammert * Stan Reichardt * Gary Meyer ====== Secretary Report ====== * Printed out minutes from Steering Committee meetings through December. ====== Treasurer Report ====== * Balance: $1,174.72 as of 1/31/08 * Carl needs to give money collected for memberships to the Treasurer. * Open issues: * New IRS reporting requirement * We will (likely) have to file a form 990-EZ for the 2007 tax year. * Need response from Rich McClennan. * Any other advisory resources available? * Final bill from Wash U. - need to complete reply ====== Attendance Report ====== * Some numbers: ||Meeting | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb || || Steercom:| 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | No | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 || || SLACC: | 6 | 7 | ?? | ?? | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 || || 1st LDAP:| xx | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | No | No | No | No | ?? | No | 4 | No || || SLUUG: | 12 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 12 || || Solaris: | 4 | No | 18 | 15 | 6 | 8 | No | 11 | No | 5 | No | 13(??)| No || || 2nd LDAP:| xx | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | No | No | (6)| 7 | No | 3 | ?? | No || || STLLUG: | 12 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 31 (32) | 23 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 17 | No || || HZWLUG: | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | No | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 11 || || Security:| No | No | 7 | 9 | No | 6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No || || STCLUG: | 10 | 10 | 6 | ?? | 8 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | No | 11 | 9 | 11 || * No - indicates no meeting. * () - Numbers in parentheses are head count. * ?? - Question marks indicate attendance not taken or sheet missing. * xx - attendance numbers not yet recorded. * Attendance seems to be down, which is not unusual for the winter months. ====== Mailing List Report ====== * We have migrated most lists from Majordomo on Michelob to MailMan on Bud. * USERS and non-SLUUG lists are only remaining lists to migrate. * Some current mailing list subscriber numbers (approximate): || List | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar || || ANNOUNCE | 917 | 925 | 900 | 915 | 885 | 877 | 877 | 866 | 857 | 856 | 853 || || DISCUSS | 184 | 190 | 188 | 190 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 186 || || STEERCOM | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 || || SYSADMIN | xx | xx | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 || * Blocking of mailing list attachments not completely configured yet. * ANNOUNCE mailing list. * Still no volunteer editor to do a Quarterly or monthly newsletter. ====== Elections Report ====== * Elections were held during February meetings. * There were 19 ballots received and validated. * No invalid ballots. * Board seat results: * Carl Fitch (incumbent) - 16 * Barry Morrison (write-in) - 1 * Gary Meyer (write-in) - 1 * Don Ellis (write-in) - 1 * All incumbents were re-elected for their respective advisory positions. * Presidential race was very close. ====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== ===== February 2008 ===== ==== SLACC - February 7 ==== * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. ==== SLUUG - February 13 ==== * MAIN: Mail server project by Carl Fitch. * Good, especially for not having spent time preparing to present on the topic. ==== Solaris - February 19 ==== * CANCELED due to Weather ==== STLLUG - February 21 ==== * CANCELED due to Weather ==== HZWLUG - February 26 ==== * TOPIC: Intro to Partitions * Only got through slide 14 -- lots more to cover * Lots and lots of questions ==== STCLUG - February 28 ==== * MAIN: Mail server project by Carl Fitch. ====== Presentation Schedule ====== ===== March 2008 ===== ==== SLACC - March 6 ==== * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. ==== SLUUG - March 12 ==== * BASE: Importing/Exporting Data Between Spreadsheets and Databases by Lee Lammert * MAIN: iSCSI by Erich Schark of Alliance Systems (via Craig) ==== Solaris - March 18 ==== * TOPIC: TBD ==== STLLUG - March 20 ==== * TOPIC: WINE by Ed Howland ==== HZWLUG - March 25 ==== * TOPIC: Usually determined by attendees ==== STCLUG - March 27 ==== * TOPIC: TBD ===== April 2008 ===== ==== SLACC - April 5 ==== * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. ==== SLUUG - April 11 ==== * BASE: TBD * MAIN: TBD ==== Solaris - April 15 ==== * TOPIC: TBD ==== STLLUG - April 19 ==== * TOPIC: TBD ==== HZWLUG - April 24 ==== * TOPIC: Usually determined by attendees ==== STCLUG - April 26 ==== * TOPIC: TBD ===== Potential Future Topics ===== * Mac OS X Leopard by Don Benne (via Gary) * Previously presented at GAMUG In-Depth SIG * APV (Advance POWER Virtualization) Overview by John Hodge * Demo/Using Scribus by Stan Reichardt * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5)- still looking for volunteer * Untangle Gateway Platform (instead of CentOS Linux) by Tim Dreste (via Stan R) * AIX 6 - due out later this year (about November, IBM via John Hodge) * Building a modern kernel by Ed Howland * Using git by Ed Howland * Remotely presented (video conferencing) topics * Qt/KDE (TrollTech sales rep, via Craig) * Linux(xBSD, etc) on Wireless (Suggested by Ed Howland) * Part 1: Theory and operation of wireless networks. * The 802.11 stack (relevant protocols). * Descriptions of terms, expansion of alphabet soup. * Security (WEP, WPA, WPA2) * Network types (ad-hoc, infrastrucure). * Modes (ad-hoc, managed, master, monitor). * Packet Types (management, data frames, beacons, probes). * Part 2: Practical Linux Wireless configuration. * Cards, compatibility. * NDISWrapper and native (devicescape stack). * Drivers * Tools (using wpa_supplicant). * Network Monitor * Wireshark sniffing. ====== Sponsorships ====== * New Sponsor - * Have the current paying sponsors been asked to renew (with payment)? * Ajilon (Stan to follow up) * S3 - Strategic Staffing Solutions (Craig to follow up) * Potential sponsors * Sun - Jeff Logullo * IBM - (John Hodge may have a contact) * Red Hat - Clark Smith (Craig to follow up) * VMware - Matt Skipton * Some old information has: * Annual sponsorship as $200 for Businesses and * $300 for Large Enterprise Corporations. This amount show on sluuginfo.pdf (18 April 2007) handout. * The $300 amount not viable, so sponsorships are $200. * Stan will purge any $300 amount from web site and forms. * We should review them once or twice annually and establish an end date on recognition. * We in fact recognize multiple entities as sponsors due to community support or services in kind. * EPC - STLLUG Installfest, STL BusExpo hardware use & handout printing support, SLUUG discount. * Computers & Things - STLLUG Installfests, STCLUG projector & STL BusExpo printing support. * Graybar - SLUUG general meeting site. * Hostirian - New server hosting. * K&S Pritchard Enterprises - Hosted STLLUG web pages thru to Spring 2007. * O'Reilly - discount book arrangement (now moot - suggest removing). * Law Offices of Rich McLennen - legal services as needed. * UMSL-MicroLabs - The St. Louis Security Group meeting lab area. * Omnitec - has been providing services in kind commensurate with other sponsors. * Need sign about sponsoring our group for booth/table display at meetings and trade shows. * More effort should be directed to find new sponsors. * No effort means no more new sponsors. ====== Server Admin ====== * Root passwords have been changed (AGAIN). * Contact Stan, Craig, Gary, or Lee if you need to know the new passwords. ====== Server Intrusion and Rebuild ====== * Mike Knight found evidence of intrusion on Bud on February 23. * Attacker had broken into 2 accounts. * SSH daemon was compromised and recording passwords. * Craig and Mike removed the damage as much as possible. * They could not be certain that a rootkit was not installed, however. * Craig rebuilt the server on March 2. * Mike and Gary assisted remotely from CWELUG. * Had some issues getting users configured to receive emails. * Had an issue with locking out root. ====== Server Migration Project ====== * Work left to do: * Make sure docs are up to date. * Add documentation telling users how to configure mail clients to use Bud. * Started documenting client email configurations, to help users migrate. * See [[../users]] and [[../mail_setup]] pages. * Craig - Work on finishing server builds. * Document changes to PAM to correct MAIL variable. (Craig) * More security, for SSH and otherwise. * Get offsite backups working. (Mike) * Publish SSH host keys on web page. * Standardize/regularize user accounts (IDs, password expirations). (Mike) * Other work to do: * Better web site management tools * Craig will get together with Mike to work on tasks in next coming weeks. ====== Website Library ====== * Stan R. and Ted P. * Uploaded January SLUUG Base "Introduction to Partitions" tutorial. * No more other presentation uploads yet. ====== SLACC as a SIG ====== * Carl needs to follow up with Noel about transferring the domain to us. * The registration is paid up until 2009. * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.com email addresses. ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== * Membership drive * Need to print out name tags. * Omnitec will print them out and bring to SLUUG meeting. * Cafe Press merchandise * Carl has money from purchases -- needs to turn into treasurer. * Stan to add CafePress link to SLUUG web site when we get info. * Stan to link new membership page into SLUUG web site. * It was suggested that we use Scott Nesler's logos. * We should ask Scott. * We should post the choices to STEERCOM for voting to make it official. ====== Other Old Business ====== * [[http://www.stchman.com/ | Bob Nelson]] - [[http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-466368.html | wants to start an Ubuntu LoCo]] * Craig to follow up again. * EPC would like to hold the meetings. * Open 9-2 on weekends, close at 6 on weekdays. * Talk to Tony Lavasco and Frank Polston if we need to follow up. * Security Group * Has not had a meeting in the past 3 months. * Clarence has had conflicts. * Other leaders have not been responsive. * Steering Committee has declared the group "in hiatus". * Stan will update web site with the new status. * Gary will start a thread on DISCUSS. * Asking for location and leadership. * Lee suggested we create a Rails app on Bud to manage the group. * Member data - payments, expirations, etc. * Sponsors - expirations, etc. * Attendance * STL Ruby Group is writing a similar application. * RAMS - Rails Association Management System * We should leverage that, and guide it to our needs * Scott Nesler has built an app for attendance * Stan has plugged data into it for the year * Not sure if the app fits any of our other needs * We have started recording the audio of our presentations. * From Ken's suggestion. * Craig spent about $85 on a digital voice recorder. * Stan has been posting audio files to the web site. ====== Small Business Expo ====== * March 18, 11:00 - 6:00 * St. Charles Convention Center * We are in booth 801. * Will be ordering electricity and an extra table. * $80 + tax * Need people to man the booth. * Contact Lee or Carl. * Need to have some demos of using software. * Contact Lee or Carl. ====== Old Business ====== * Hostirian renewed our hosting agreement. * Lee sent them a letter stating what we're providing. * Lee had the wrong email address for Ken Cox, our contact. ====== New Business ====== * none ====== Blue Sky ====== * none ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== * Carl - Cancel credit card processing. * Carl - Turn in cash drawer funds to treasurer. * Carl - Speak w/ Noel. * Jeff - Seek assistance from AIX gurus (Barry, John, Mike, Gary) to see if we want to set up his box. * Barry - Follow up w/ John Hodge about a presentation in the near future. * Barry, John - Talk to Rich Seibel and Dave Mills about AIX hardware they have. * Lee, Barry - Get someone from IBM to talk about POWER6, AIX 6.0, etc. * Lee - Follow up drafting reply to Wash U. * Craig - Follow up w/ Ubuntu LoCo person. * Craig - Email Clark Smith @ Red Hat about getting someone to present on RHEL5, and $200 sponsorship. * Craig - Email Jim Leingang @ S3 about $200 sponsorship. * Craig - Submit receipt for voice recorder. * Stan - Add CafePress link to SLUUG web site when we get info. * Stan - Link new membership page into SLUUG web site. * Gary - Ask Ajilon about continuing $200 sponsorship. * Gary - Prepare Sun E250 for potential use. * Gary - Turn in receipt for domain registration. * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings. * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships. * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.