====== SLUUG Steering Committee Agenda - 7 November 2012 ====== 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 ====== November 2012 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 * Wednesday, November 7, 2012 * 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ====== Attendees ====== * Craig Buchek * Lee Lammert * Stan Reichardt * Gary Meyer ====== Agenda Changes ====== * Are there any additions, deletions, or changes to sequence of items in the prepared agenda? * None. ====== Secretary Report ====== * No secretary to report. ====== Treasurer Report ====== |^Balance as of 10/1^$2,934.52^ ^ Credit (+) ^ ^ Debit (-) | | | $70.54 | SBE - Electricity | | | $15.00 | Missouri Secretary of State | | | $17.63 | Office Depot (11x17 paper) | | | $60.00 | County Library | | | $27.13 | SBE - Table | ^Balance as of 10/31^ $2,744.22 ^ | Other credits: * +$25 Advertising from Omnitec * +$25 Advertising from Raivo Ratsep Other debits: * -$25 Cost of Startup Attendance ====== Attendance Report ====== * Initial mail list subscriptions are prompted by attendance sheets. * Group leaders are responsible for taking attendance at meetings. * Blank attendance sheets are [[http://www.sluug.org/resources/attendance/|available here]] * Attendance numbers, as of end of October 2012: | Meeting ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ ^ Steercom | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 ^ 5 ^ ^ SLACC | (4)| (7) | ? | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | ? | 5 | 6 | ? | ? | 6 ^ 6 ^ ^ SLUUG | 26 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 8 | ? | 13 ^ 7? ^ ^ SNUG SuSE| 11 | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | - | 8 ^ 10 ^ ^ STLLUG | 18 | 9 | 20 | ? | 20 | 14 | - | 15 | 8 | 21 | 12 | ? | - ^ - ^ ^ HZWLUG | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | ? | 6 | 9 | 7 ^ 9 ^ * () - Number in parentheses is head count. * xx - attendance was taken, numbers not yet recorded. * ? - Question mark indicates attendance not taken or sheet missing. * - - dash indicates no meeting. ====== Calendar Report ====== * [[http://www.sluug.org/resources/calendar|SLUUG Calendar]] is a Google Calendar available on our web site. * This is a calendar of technical events in the Greater St. Louis area and surrounding regions. * Not all events are official SLUUG events. * Items have been added and corrected by Stan R, Gary Meyer and Don Ellis. * Items listed on this calendar feed the ANNOUNCE weekly mailing. * Events on HIATUS are not counted! * Count of number of events listed, each month, as of end of October 2012: | Calendar ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ ^ EVENTS | 105 | 113 | 103 | 96 | 110 | 104 | 122 | 123 | 138 | 111 | 99 | 124 | 122 ^ 133 ^ * xxx - Numbers not yet counted. ====== Mailing List Report ====== * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of October 2012: | List ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ ^ ANNOUNCE | 700 | 695 | 667 | 667 | 668 | 670 | 673 | 673 | 671 | 654 | 651 | 649 | 650 ^ 649 ^ ^ DISCUSS | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 209 | 208 | 207 | 210 | 209 | 210 | 209 | 209 | 211 ^ 211 ^ ^ JOBS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 ^ 14 ^ ^ STEERCOM | 35| 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 ^ 33 ^ ^ SYSADMIN | 17| 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 ^ 17 ^ * Numbers as end of each month. * Blocking of mailing list attachments not completely configured yet. This will be much easier to do on Amber. * ANNOUNCE mailing list. * Still no volunteer editor to do a quarterly or monthly newsletter. * Command used to generate these (as root on Bud): * /usr/local/mailman/bin/list_members **list_name** | wc -l * xx - numbers not yet recorded. * - - dash indicates list did not previously exist. ====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== ===== October 2012 ===== October 2012 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 ==== Potential Presenters and Topics ==== * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. ==== SLUUG - Oct 10 ==== * [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG]] usually starts with a tutorial or demo session before a main presentation. * MAIN: Using git to manage /etc by Lee Lammert * Good. Good questions. * MAIN: (CANCELLED) Diff in Vim by Bill Odom ==== SLACC - Oct 11 ==== * [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation * Meeting delayed one week due to library scheduling conflicts * Polled last month's attendees. They considered location more important than week of the month. * SLACC home web page has been posted ==== STL Business Expo - Oct 16 ==== * Posted to SLUUG Google calendar. * More vendors than last time, but fewer attendees. * Handed out new brochures and newsletter. * Newsletter that Christine wrote up was a good idea. * Stan recommended that we add a sign below our name with bullet points about what we do. ==== SNUG - Oct 17 ==== * [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group. * TOPIC: Li-F-E - Linux For Education * We had a handout, but not much in the way of a presentation ==== STLLUG - Oct 18 ==== * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. * TOPIC: LPI study group at Scott's house ==== HZWLUG - Oct 23 ==== * [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one. ==== Startup Connection - Oct 25 ==== * [[http://startupconnection.org | Startup Connection]] * We were invited, but did not have a table. * Might be a better target audience for us that the Small Business Expo. * They didn't have any real presentations, but had awards ceremonies. ====== Presentation Schedule ====== ===== November 2012 ===== November 2012 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 ==== Potential Presenters and Topics ==== * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. ==== SLACC - Nov 1 ==== * [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation * SLACC home web page has been posted ==== SLUUG - Nov 14 ==== * [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG]] usually starts with a tutorial or demo session before a main presentation. * BASE: Dia by Stan Reichardt * MAIN: HTML 5 by Craig Buchek ==== STLLUG - Nov 15 ==== * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. * TOPIC: New Web Technologies by Craig Buchek ==== SNUG - Nov 21 ==== * [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group. * HIATUS DUE TO THANKSGIVING. ==== HZWLUG - Nov 27 ==== * [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one. ===== December 2012 ===== December 2012 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 ==== Potential Presenters and Topics ==== * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. ==== SLACC - Dec 6 ==== * [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation * SLACC home web page has been posted ==== SLUUG - Dec 12 ==== * [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG]] usually starts with a tutorial or demo session before a main presentation. * BASE: dsh (Distributed Shell) by Valerie Shank of Graybar * MAIN: Agile Development by Craig Buchek (TENTATIVE) ==== SNUG - Dec 19 ==== * [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group. * TOPIC: TBD ==== STLLUG - Dec 20 ==== * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. * TOPIC: Hadoop (TENTATIVE, via Craig) ==== HOLIDAY - Dec 25 ==== ==== HZWLUG - Dec 26 ==== * [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one. * HIATUS DUE TO CHRISTMAS. ===== January 2013 ===== January 2013 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 ==== Potential Presenters and Topics ==== * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. ==== SLACC - Jan 3 ==== * [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation ==== SLUUG - Jan 9 ==== * [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG]] usually starts with a tutorial or demo session before a main presentation. * BASE: Using Firefox Tab Groups (Revisited) by Stan Reichardt * MAIN: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== SNUG - Jan 16 ==== * [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group. * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== STLLUG - Jan 17 ==== * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. * PRESENTATION: How to Give a Presentation by Craig Buchek ==== HZWLUG - Jan 22 ==== * [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one. ===== February 2013 ===== February 2013 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 ==== Potential Presenters and Topics ==== * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. ==== SLACC - Feb 7 ==== * [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation ==== SLUUG - Feb 13 ==== * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD) * MAIN: Omnipotent Git by Jessica Kerr (Lee Lammert) ==== Valentines Day - Feb 14 ==== ==== SNUG - Feb 20 ==== * [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group. * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== STLLUG - Feb 21 ==== * [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. * TOPIC: TBD ==== HZWLUG - Feb 26 ==== * [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one. ====== Old Business ====== ===== Server Admin ===== * Fixed GoldenWheat (1U server) * Acquired 2x2U Dell and 2x2U IBM sets of HW * Configured one as a new VM server * ToDo (from Noah Lance): * Finalize Network (openvswitch isn't happy with linux 3.1), Web GUI, Host monitoring/management configurations * Build storage configuration - NFS server for images (templates) and home dirs for all VMs * Validate Web GUI functionality * Setup Debian 6 VMs for Bud & Budlight * Attempt p2v of Amber so updates can be tested before pushing to production * Possible future enhancement - LDAP/Kerberos for SSO to production servers? * Need to resolve CNAME/A Record issue for sluug.org? * 2010-07 - Renewed SLUUG.ORG domain during 9 July migration work party. * 2011-08 - EveryDNS migration to DynDNS caught us unprepared. Craig moved us to buddyns. * Lee has made copies of zone files and we have BIND on amber now as an authoritative server. * We should probably make sure buddyns has up-to-date contact info. * 2011-12 Michelob is dead. * Joe B. Volunteers to do fix on Michelob, will get together with Gary M. * 2012-01 * 2012-02 Lee installed Webalizer on the new servers, per Stan R's request. * 2012-03 Stan R is getting some technical response of his email problem. * Much discussion of Mike Knight's research and possible work around. * Don and Gary did some testing using Apple mail clients, with results showing same problems. * 2012-04 Need to run updates on AMBER or plan for alternate virtual install to migrate over. * 2012-05 Jeff Muse updated AMBER HTTPS cert. * Altho we believed the change would only effect that, unexpectedly, Gary's Apple eMAIL client complained about the certificate on IMAP. * 2012-06 Noah got 3 new servers up at Hostirian. * Bud (replacement) - 600 GB storage array * Storage for VMs * Storage for media (audio/video recordings of meetings) * Golden Wheat (replacement) * XenPRI - platform to run VMs * 2012-06 Noah has been updating docs on wiki. * 2012-07 (late June) No report. * 2012-08 No update * 2012-09 No update * 2012-10 Problem geting to AMBER o/a 19/20 September. * DNS was broken because of zone file configuration error on 20 August. * BuddyNS stopped resolving after 30 days. * We aren't logging or documenting very well. * Mike Knight suggested extending size of root bash history. * Mike Knight testing of timestamps for root bash history ran into some problems. * Mike Knight is authorized to continue this investigation and remediation. * 2012-11 Lee recycled the old Compaq ProLiant 6400s. ===== Pamphlets ===== * 2012-04 - Stan R with considerable help from Christine Wanta has produced a pamphlet on Free Open Source Software (FOSS). * It should be very complementary to what we hawk at the St. Louis Business Expo Linux Booth. * The pamphlet has been added to the SLUUG Resources Handouts page * Another pamphlet is planned to highlight our Google calendar and list regular meeting days of the month. * Lee suggested a single page calendar poster also. * 2012-05 Stan R built new pamphlet for Calendar and Free Open Source Software (FOSS). * 2012-06 New pamphlets have been posted to our web site http://www.sluug.org/resources/handouts/ * 2012-06 Stan will go to Lee's to print out some copies. * Good for handing out, especially at Business Expo. * 2012-06 Stan has more ideas. * Troubleshooting * 2012-07 (late June) No report. * 2012-08 * Stan R. printed approximately 100 each of Calendar, FOSS, GNU/Linux for Beginners, and GNU/Linux Resources pamphlets. * Minor spacing revisions have been made to the **GNU/Linux for Beginners** pamphlet, stock on hand can be used. * Significant revision being made to the **Password Guidelines for Beginners** pamphlet before printing. * Suggested minor revisions will be made to **FOSS** pamphlet, stock on hand can be used. * Our **General Information** pamphlet will have to be revised before STL Business Expo on 16 October. * 2012-09 Lee will update and send on to Stan R. * 2012-10 Stan has 100 of each, but needs to continue working on the "General" pamphlet. * 2012-11 Stan doesn't have any more pamphlets. * Gary McGee might have ended up with the remaining. ===== Domain Names ===== * 2012-03 Gary M renewed the STLLUG.ORG domain. * 2012-04 This points to Craig's 2011 membership survey web page. Will redesignate to current active site. * 2012-05 Yet to be done. * 2012-06 Craig to take a look at this. * 2012-07 (late June) No report. * 2012-08 No update * 2012-09 * SLUUG.ORG Last Updated On:11-Jul-2012 01:23:13 UTC * SLACC.COM Noel has renewed and offered to donate domain to SLUUG. * How do we complete this transfer? * Do we really care anymore? NO! * Suggested we just continue with subdomains (slacc.sluug.org). * 2012-11 * STCLUG.ORG is coming up for renewal. * Agreed that we could let this one go, in favor of STCLUG.SLUUG.ORG. ===== Web Site Suggestions ===== * 2011-01 Mike Knight's emails regarding web site. * Stan R changed the copyright dates. * Good idea to list other Open Source friendly resources. * On a separate page from our own SIGs. * Sites like WITS, CVillage, Arch Reactor, 2600. * Our site layout has not changed for years. * Would take some effort to re-do it, and seems to be working for most people. * 2011-02 Stan R hasn't gotten around to building new resources page, yet. * 2011-03 No change. * 2011-04 No change. * 2011-05 No change. * 2011-06 There was brief discussion of implementing a CMS at the work party on 5/21. No decisions made. * 2011-07 Gary noticed Wayback machine has STOPPED archiving our server as of about May 2009. * It would be good to get resumption of archiving at Wayback. * How can we accomplish this? We don't know; so, we appointed Gary M. to find a way. * 2011-08 No progress. * 2011-09 No progress. * 2011-10 No progress. * 2011-11 No progress by Stan R. * 2011-12 Table - No progress by Stan R, but will work on. * 2012-03 Low priority * 2012-04 Will need to check out WebDev site stlwebdev.org * 2012-05 Gary M. suggests calendar page to highlight OUR, i.e. SLUUG's mtngs. * After all, part of the idea of maintaining the calendar is to drive traffic to our own mtngs! * Could be hilites on the Google calendar itself &/or additional 1-2 lines written outside the Google calendar. * Lee pointed out that advanced users may pull RSS that would not see the "off-Google" lines. * 2012-07 (late June) Low priority * 2012-08 Low priority * 2012-09 Low priority * 2012-10 No report. * 2012-11 No report. ===== STLLUG Sponsorship Credit ===== * 2010-11 [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. * STLLUG meetings are now hosted at IT Enterprises, which is affiliated with UMSL. * Typically because of meeting space value we recognize host as sponsor on our web pages. * Previously, some educational institutions (other than UMSL) did not want to be listed. * Lee updated the SLUUG web site [[http://www.sluug.org/sponsors/|sponsors list]] * Also added PayPal button to SLUUG web site [[http://www.sluug.org/members/join/|membership join page.]] * 2010-12 No status change. * We should push the PayPal usage. * 2011-01 Stan R suggested putting Hostirian at the bottom of all SIG web sites. * 2011-02 Stan R hasn't gotten around to the pages, yet. * Noticed .PNG file doesn't show up on old county library browsers. Do we have .JPG file anywhere? * Not discussed during IRC meeting. * 2011-03 No change. * 2011-04 No change. * 2011-05 No change. * 2011-06 No change. The spirit is willing but the schedule is weak. * 2011-07 Stan R added Historian logo stuff to bottom of home pages of all active Special Interest Groups. * 2011-08 No progress. * 2011-09 No progress. * 2011-10 Table - No progress. * 2012-03 Low priority * 2012-04 Low priority * 2012-05 Low priority, Stan R needs to go back and finish. * 2012-06 Low priority, Stan R needs to go back and finish. * 2012-07 Low priority, Stan R needs to go back and finish. * 2012-08 No update * 2012-09 Low priority * 2012-10 No report. * 2012-11 No report. Stan will do it when he gets around to it. ===== Biennual Report to State of Missouri ===== * Need to file our Biennual Report, it is now over due. * Biennual Report for 2010 is on file, next Report was due 31 August. * Filed documents available [[https://www.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/soskb/Corp.asp?681250|here]]. * REGISTRATION REPORT FEE IS: * Fees have gone up * $20.00 If filed on or before 8/31 * $25.00 If filed after 8/31 * Corporation will be administratively dissolved if report is not filed by November 30th. * Craig is a registered agent, per Missouri state, and volunteered to serve as our group's agent. * The registered agent receives surface mail delivery. * 2012-09 Stan will gather names for Lee and he will do online. * 2012-10 Stan sent names to Lee. Lee will file. * 2012-11 Lee renewed the registration for one year. ===== Expired Certificate ===== * Need to renew AMBER SMTPS (over SSL port 465) mail.sluug.org self-signed certificate. * This self-signed certificate expire o/a 12 July 2012. * 2012-09 Stan will harass Craig or Jeff, or do it himself. * 2012-10 Craig will try to renew the certificate, and document the process. * 2012-11 Craig will really try this time. ===== Meet up ===== * 2012-09 Gary has on his agenda to set up a SLUUG meet-up presence. * 2012-10 No report. * 2012-11 Meetup.com is $12 per month. * We decided that this is too expensive. ===== Penguins ===== * 2012-09 Gary bought some Penguins and gave one out as gift to STLLUG presenter last month. * 2012-10 Gary still has more penguins. Considering giving them away at SBE. * 2012-11 Gary will give these out as speaker prizes. ===== Reserve Library Rooms - Oct 6 ===== * First Saturday of October, reserve rooms for HZWLUG and SLACC at St. Louis County Library Branches. * 2012-10 Stan will take care of reserving the rooms. * 2012-11 Stan and Phil reserved Thornhill and Hazelwood. ====== Future Requirements ====== * November 2012 - Renew AMBER SMTPS (over SSL port 465) mail.sluug.org self-signed certificate. * February 2013 - Renew STLLINUX.ORG domain. * February 2013 - SLUUG annual Board meeting and elections. * March 2013 - Renew STLLUG.ORG domain. * March 2013 - St. Louis Business Expo * April 2013 - First Saturday, reserve rooms at St. Louis County Library Branches. * May 2013 - IRS Form 990-N for Tax Exempt Status. * June 2013 - BuddyNS SLUUG account due. * July 2013 - Renew SLUUG.ORG domain. * August 2013 - Missouri Annual Report for Corporate Legal Status (now every 2 years). * October 2013 - First Saturday, reserve rooms at St. Louis County Library Branches. * October 2013 - St. Louis Business Expo. ====== Recognize Useful Efforts ====== * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions. * Christine did a lot of work for Small Business Expo. * Christine did a lot of work for Startup Connection. * Christine did good work on the newsletter and brochures. ====== Blue Sky ====== * None. ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings. * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation. * Gary - Follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. * Gary - Get Wash U site cleaned up. * Craig - Get a Hadoop presenter. * Craig - Renew IMAP SSL cert. * Craig - Prepare for presentations. * Craig - Finish new STLLUG site. * Stan - Work on brochures. * Stan - Schedule SLACC meetings where there are date conflicts. * Stan - Keep being awesome.