====== SLUUG Steering Committee Minutes - 5 November 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, November 5, 2008 * 6:50 PM - 8:29 PM ====== Attendees ====== * Carl Fitch * Stan Reichardt * Jeff Muse * Lee Lammert * Gary Meyer ====== Secretary Report ====== * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 3rd MEETING: * No report ====== Treasurer Report ====== * Balance: $1,346.55 as of 10/31/08 * Expenses: $94 for PO Box * Receipts (pending submission): * Carl - Annual registration fee to State of Missouri * Craig - Submit receipt for voice recorder. * Gary - Turn in receipt for domain registration. * Need suggestions for following up with and attracting potential Sponsors. ====== Attendance Report ====== * Numbers, as of end of October 2008: | Meeting ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ ^ Steercom | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | No | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ^ SLACC | ? | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | (4)| ? | x | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ? | ^ SLUUG | 18 | 16 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | ^ STLOSUG | 15 | 6 | 8 | No | 11 | No | 5 | No | 13 | No | 6 | No | 20 | 10 | No | 12 | No | 11 | ^ SNUG | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 4 | No | 5 | 3 | ^ STLLUG | 23 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 17 | No | 16 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 15 | ^ STCLUG | ? | 8 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | No | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | ^ HZWLUG | 9 | No | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | * No - indicates no meeting. * NA - Not part of SLUUG * () - Numbers in parentheses are head count. * ? - Question mark indicates attendance not taken or sheet missing. * xx - attendance numbers not yet recorded. * Dropped reference to LDAP meetings. ====== Mailing List Report ====== * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of October 2008: | List ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ ^ ANNOUNCE | 917 | 925 | 900 | 915 | 885 | 877 | 877 | 866 | 857 | 856 | 853 | 854 | 843 | 835 | 830 | 828 | 807 | 805 | ^ DISCUSS | 184 | 190 | 188 | 190 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 186 | 1?? | 188 | 188 | 192 | 193 | 192 | 193 | ^ STEERCOM | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | ?? | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | ^ SYSADMIN | xx | xx | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ?? | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | * Numbers will now be as end of each month. * Blocking of mailing list attachments not completely configured yet. * ANNOUNCE mailing list. * Still no volunteer editor to do a Quarterly or monthly newsletter. ====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== ===== September 2008 ===== ==== HZWLUG - September 30 ==== * NOT reviewed at last STEERCOM meeting. * Meetings are usually on 4th Tuesday (would have been 23rd). * Because of Prairie Commons Library Branch September schedule we had to switch to 5th Tuesday. * The STEERCOM meeting was also held this same evening, one day early. * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. * TOPIC: Using SSH -X to run X Windows System applications remotely * New projector really helped enhance the meeting for the members! ===== October 2008 ===== October 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ==== SLACC - October 2 ==== * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. * Observations. ==== SLUUG - October 8 ==== * BASE: Waived in liu of main presentation. * MAIN: VMWare 6.5 & Server 2.0 by Matt Skipton, VMware (via Lee) * Very good information and skilled presentation. * Even with extra time, it still ran over. * Lots of follow up DISCUSS list activity. ==== Solaris - October 14 ==== * TOPIC: Bob Netherton ZFS as a root file system * Lots of new interesting features. * Excellent presentation. * Expect that Bob Netherton will be moving back to St. Louis within next 6 months. ==== SNUG - October 15 ==== * TOPIC: Live Demo of Teaming and Conferencing Server by Gary Hollingsworth * Good handout and talk. Actual virtual machine would not work, will try again next month. ==== STLLUG - October 16 ==== * TOPIC: The Do Good Gauge by Scott Nesler * See [[http://www.dogoodgauge.com|Do Good Gauge]] concept * Took long time to build background, but lots of participation. * Actual technical tools were amazing and facinating. * Scott carried it off, quite well. ==== STCLUG - October 23 ==== * TOPIC: Nexradis Release Party * Really great cake! * Suprizingly large turn out. Much particiption. * We would like to get him to do it again at St. Louis LUG. * Well run, well planned and really cool. ==== HZWLUG - October 28 ==== * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. * TOPIC1: The Lightning add-on to Thunderbird and Google STL computer events * TOPIC2: Exploring the /var directory (was not done in September). Will continue next month. * TOPIC3: ?? * Posted a general review of the meeting on DISCUSS. No responses. * We need to remember to move video projector further back from screen. * Other observations. ====== Presentation Schedule ====== ===== November 2008 ===== November 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ==== SLACC - November 6 ==== * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. ==== HOLIDAY - November 11 ==== * Veterans Day ==== SLUUG - November 12 ==== * BASE: What's a wajig (and why should your care) by Carl Fitch * MAIN: Booting PC Style! by Rich Seibel (via Gary - need to confirm the date) * ABSTRACT: This is what happens BEFORE GRUB or LILO on x86 PC hardware with standard BIOS - stages 1, 2, and 3. A hardware talk, but some references to how it varies from OS to OS. NOT PXE or EFI. ==== Solaris - November 18 ==== * TOPIC: TBD Jeff is at an Ambassadors meeting today in Calif. He can bring back odds & ends from there to discuss but would appreciate if ANYONE ELSE can provide a talk. (via Gary) J Jeff Muse and Carl Fitch will be setting up a dedicated DNS server in a zone (SUN virtual machine) during the meeting. Participation will be appreciated. ==== SNUG - November 19 ==== * TOPIC: TBD Will demo be working for the meeting? ==== STLLUG - November 20 ==== * TOPIC: Rick Clark (Ubuntu topic) (via Craig (Craig is following up this week, via Gary this PM)) ==== STCLUG - November 2? ==== * HOLIDAY Schedule - need to avoid conflict with Thanksgiving Day * November meeting will be canceled due to scheduling problems. ==== HZWLUG - November 25 ==== * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. * OPTION1: Continued exploration of /var directory. * OPTION2: Exploring the GNOME File Manager * OPTION3: Partitions * OPTION4: Anything else. ==== HOLIDAY - November 27 ==== * Thanksgiving Day ===== December 2008 ===== December 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ==== SLACC - December 4 ==== * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. ==== SLUUG - December 10 ==== * BASE: TBD * MAIN: Possibly Scott Granneman's new Google Book ???Nice to get a different speaker? (via Gary) * MAIN: Social Software used in the McCain-Obama Presidential Election by Scott Granneman (via Gary) ==== Solaris - December 16 ==== * TOPIC: TBD * May probably cancel due to holiday season. ==== SNUG - December 1x ==== * TOPIC: TBD * May probably cancel due to holiday season. ==== HZWLUG - December 16 ==== * Holiday schedule. * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. * OPTION1: Exploring the GNOME File Manager * OPTION2: Partitions * OPTION3: Anything else. ==== STLLUG - December 18 ==== * TOPIC: TBD ==== STCLUG - December 22 ==== * HOLIDAY Schedule - need to avoid conflict with Christmas Day * TOPIC: Favorite Applications (sort of like keyboard kareoke). CLI or GUI. ==== HOLIDAY - December 25 ==== * Christmas Day ====== Potential Presenters ====== These are some people who can present, and possible topics they can speak about. * Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University) * TOPIC: Open Source on the Desktop: Why Not? * Gary to contact them to request a presentation from them. * See first article [[http://lwn.net/Articles/293907/ | here]] * John Hodge * TOPIC: APV (Advance POWER Virtualization) Overview * IBM (via John Hodge) * TOPIC: AIX 6 * TOPIC: POWER 6 CPU architecture * Wehrenberg Theaters (via Gary) * TOUR/DEMO: Digital cinema projectors * Sanjiv Bhatia (or someone from UMSL, via Lee) * TOPIC: Open Grid Computing * December or January * David Letscher (Prof of CS at SLU) (via Gary) * TOPIC: TBD * Still gone for summer. Awaiting details. * Rick Clark (Ubuntu) (via Craig) * TOPIC: TBD * Not available until October * Might be able to talk to STCLUG and STLLUG * Jeff Logullo (Sun) * TOPIC: MySQL - now a Sun product * TOPIC: Project Indiana, a new package mngmnt system ala apt/dpkg * TOPIC: Versioning filenames (snapshots?) in ZFS * TOPIC: New release of ZFS * TOPIC: Belenix & other live CD's based on Open Solaris * Scott Nesler * TOPIC: GIMP (follow-up from previous presentation) * Jeff Muse * TOPIC: various Solaris topics * Ed Howland (via Gary) * TOPIC: Last.fm, Amarok, etc. - free music downloads * TOPIC: Building a modern kernel * Stan Reichardt * TOPIC/DEMO: Google Calendar * TOPIC/DEMO: Using Scribus * Tim Dreste (via Stan R) * TOPIC: Untangle Gateway Platform * TOPIC: CentOS Linux * unknown (via Carl) * TOPIC: EnterpriseDB (packaged version of PostgreSQL) * Would be a video-conference, so requires solving logistics problems ====== Potential Topics ====== These are some topics that we've had requested, or brainstormed, but need to find speakers for. * Technology and Politics * Where do politicians stand on issues important to our group? * Issues - intellectual property, privacy vs surveilance, subsidies & incentives, Common Carrier * National, state, and local candidates and parties * Would need to do in Sept or Oct. * Tim Dreste might be able to get someone from Todd Akin's office to speak with us. * Craig is talking to someone involved w/ the Obama campaign. * Scott Nesler offered to present [[http://www.dogoodgauge.com|Do Good Gauge]] concept as a main topic or lead in. * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5) * Still looking for volunteer; tried Clark Smith at Red Hat * Fedora recent releases * SuSE or OpenSUSE recent releases * Someone from Novell? * Gary Hollingsworth? * HP-UX current release, features, future * Dave Mills? * HP corporate? * iSCSI * Using git * CPUs * Features of modern Intel/AMD CPUs * x86-64 * x86, x86-64, IA64, Sparc, PowerPC, ARM, POWER * iPhone * Developing for (web, native) * iPhone competitors * LG Dare * Samsung Instinct * Other Linux-based phones * LiMo versus Google Android * Linux from scratch. * Installation from source - config, make , make install, etc. * SplashTop - a quick booting distro. ====== Sponsorships ====== * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: * Current paying sponsors have been asked to renew with nice letter in April. * Gary - Ask Ajilon about continuing $200 sponsorship. * Craig - Ask S3 - Strategic Staffing Solutions (follow up) * Potential sponsors * Sun - Jeff Logullo * IBM - (John Hodge may have a contact) * Red Hat - Clark Smith (Craig to follow up) * Canonical/Ubuntu (Craig to follow up) * VMware - Matt Skipton * We should review them once or twice annually and establish an end date on recognition. * 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. * Syllogistics paid twice for a corporate sponsorship, * the 2nd check will be returned with a nice thank-you letter ====== Server Admin ====== * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: * Need to break into the Sun machines again and reset passwords so they do not expire! * Carl suggests connecting serial ports on bud to serial console on Sun boxes. * Could then boot into single user mode. * Would need to install minicom to access serial TTY. * Should we setup our own DNS on Bud/Budlight & switch over. * Make our own servers authoritative for our own domains. * Would allow us to publish reverse records. * Primary has said they can allow this. * Would allow us to publish SPF records. * We could offer dyanmic DNS services to our members. * On a subdomain, such as users.sluug.org * We have 2 Sun E250s, which are currently racked but not connected. * Carl proposed parting out those boxes. * Craig concurred. * Jeff Muse added Ultra and Busch - Sun Netra running Solaris 10. * Xepect to use one like Bud and one for backup storage * Will use the 2 Sun E250s for bacdkup storage. * Want to ask for a bunch of Ultra SCSI 160 or 320 speed disc drives, size 36 Gb or better. ====== Server Migration Project ====== * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: * Craig has updated some of the documentation recently, as he built systems based on our docs. * Backups * Craig was to get together with Mike and/or Carl to work on tasks in July * 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 * Document useradd process. * Develop standardized 'Membership List' & same UIDs on all production machines. ====== SLACC as a SIG ====== * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses. * The registration is paid up until 2009. * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. * Check on SLACC.ORG - it seems to have changed recently - cybersquatter? ====== SNUG as a SIG ====== * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: * SNUG attendance sheets and temporary web page made. * Still need to add SNUG members to Discuss & Announce. ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== * We had 2 new memberships this month. Carl will coordinate with Mike. * Rest is tabled until next month. * Membership drive * Need to print out name tags. * Omnitec will print them out and bring to SLUUG meeting. * Cafe Press merchandise * Carl/SLUUG/Lee need to reconcile demo merchandise * Lee has proposed to sell pizzas as fund-raiser if continued insufficient Memberships & Sponsors. ====== Manage The Group ====== * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: * Need new STLLUG chairperson. * Need new chair. * Craig can not do anymore. * Structure/timing/flow of meetings * working better. * Need more demos. * 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 * (app is developed on CakePHP MVC architecture). * Member Payment, expiration would be simple addition to existing table/screens. * CRUD functionality simplifies expanding the application with additional tables. * Compartmentalization of CSS and layout templates simplifies changes to the look and feel. ====== Small Business Expo - 1 October ====== * SBE was again be at St. Charles Convention Center. Total cost $190. * SBE was on same day as usual STEERCOM meeting. * Very busy, excellent booth, good wall for projector image. * Was worthwhile. * Carl getting lots of email. ====== STL County Library Rooms - October 4 ====== * St. Louis County Library room reservations are made for next year on the first Saturday in October. * Carl Fitch made SLACC reservations for Thornehill Branch. No January meeting. * Suggest geeky demo of gadgets, blackberries, iPods, etc. * Lee Lammert made STLLUG reservations for Indian Trails Branch. * Stan Reichardt made HZWLUG reservations for Prairie Commons Branch. ====== Domain Name for St. Charles LUG ====== * Scott Nesler purchased and donated www.stclug.org domain. * Domain expires mid December. * Do we want to assume ownership? Otherewise Scott will let it expire. * Approved, we will start using. * Need to add to Apache configuration. ====== Other Old Business ====== * None. ====== New Business ====== * ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 3rd MEETING: * Gary - Contact Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University). * Gary - Follow up on political topics for October STLLUG. * Craig - Make sure change of registered agent form got mailed in. * Craig - Contact Rick Clark (Ubuntu) about presenting at October or November STLLUG. * Lee - Need list to print out name tags for paying members. * Carl - Follow up w/ SLACC leader. * Carl - Get with Mike to set up accounts for new members. (Lee has the info.) * Barry - Follow up w/ John Hodge about a presentation in the near future. * Lee, Barry - Get someone from IBM to talk about POWER6, AIX 6.0, etc. * Craig - Email Jim Leingang @ S3 about $200 sponsorship. * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings. * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships. * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.