====== SLUUG Steering Committee Agenda - 29 June 2015 ======
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 ======
June 2015
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July 2015
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* Monday, June 29, 2015
* 6:30 PM -
====== Attendees ======
* Don Ellis
* Dave Forrest
* Lee Lammert
* Stan Reichardt
====== Agenda Changes ======
* Are there any additions, deletions, or changes to sequence of items in the prepared agenda?
====== Secretary Report ======
* Nothing to report.
====== Treasurer Report ======
* Balance as of June 1 $2,461.62
* Expense: BuddyNS $36-
* Expense: MO SOS $11.25
* Expense: Dotster 17.49
* Balance as of April 30 $2,396.88
* May 2015 - IRS Form 990-N for Tax Exempt Status completed.
====== 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 June 2015:
| Meeting ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^
^ Steercom | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 ^ 8 ^
^ SLACC | ? | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | ? | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 ^ 8 ^
^ sLUGs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 ^ 7 ^
^ SLUUG | 16 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 21 | (16)| 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 18 ^ 16 ^
^ SNUG SuSE| 9 | 9 | - | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | (8)| 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 ^ 7 ^
^ STLLUG | 15 | 14 | 6 | - | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |(14) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 15 |(16) |(16) | 18 ^ 19 ^
^ HZWLUG | 10 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 ^ 7 ^
* () - Number in parentheses is head count.
* xx - attendance was taken, numbers not yet recorded.
* ? - Question mark indicates attendance not taken or sheet missing.
* - - sLUGs is new STL Linux Users Group for Seniors initial meeting 8 January 2015
* - - 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/sponsored 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! Historical items are NOT counted! Only face to face meetings are counted!
* Count of number of events listed, each month, as of end of June 2015:
| Year ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Year ^
^ 2011 | ? | ? | 105 | 108 | 103 | 117 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 113 | 103 | 96 ^ 2011 ^
^ 2012 | 110 | 104 | 122 | 123 | 138 | 111 | 99 | 124 | 122 | 133 | 114 | 111 ^ 2012 ^
^ 2013 | 123 | 128 | 136 | 147 | 144 | 146 | 139 | 119 | 145 | 167 | 153 | 140 ^ 2013 ^
^ 2014 | 143 | 159 | 174 | 165 | 188 | 165 | 132 | 136 | 173 | 165 | 141 | 107 ^ 2014 ^
^ 2015 | 171 | 179 | 177 | 183 | 176 ^ 168 | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx ^ 2015 ^
* xxx - Future Numbers.
====== Mailing List Report ======
* Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of June 2015:
| List ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^
^ ANNOUNCE | 635 | 625 | 623 | 631 | 624 | 621 | 622 | 628 | 624 | 626 | 627 | 629 | 626 | 621 | 618 | 618 | 624 | 621 | 622 | 620 | 622 | 617 | 617 | 616 ^ 616 ^
^ DISCUSS | 208 | 210 | 211 | 214 | 214 | 216 | 220 | 221 | 222 | 224 | 225 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 225 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 224 | 224 | 221 | 222 | 208 | 207 ^ 208 ^
^ STEERCOM | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 ^ 34 ^
^ SYSADMIN | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 ^ 21 ^
* 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 ======
===== June 2015 =====
June 2015
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
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28 29 30
==== STEERCOM - Steering Committee - June 1 ====
* Link to [[/steercom/minutes|past minutes and agenda]].
* Link to [[/steercom/potential]] tutorials, topics and speakers.
* NOTE: Monday of week (9 days) prior to SLUUG General Meeting.
==== SLACC - June 4 ====
* [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
*
==== SLUUG - June 10 ====
* [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG General Meeting]]
* BASE: KeyPass Password Manager by Ken Johnson
* As always, Ken provided an excellent basic presentation.
* MAIN: [[http://munin-monitoring.org/|Munin]] by Andrew Latham
Munin is a networked resource monitoring tool that can help analyze resource trends
and "what just happened to kill our performance?" problems. It is designed to be very
plug and play. A default installation provides a lot of graphs with almost no work.
==== sLUGs - June 12 ====
* [[http://slugs.sluug.org/|sLUGs]] is our daytime STL Linux Users Group for Seniors
* Topics are expected to be determined by attendees. We expect to cover more than one topic.
* Web site lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
* DISCUSS summary [[http://www.sluug.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-June/052309.html|posting]] was made.
Besides Phil Bunch fixing Tony's Broadcom WiFi, we covered other areas.
Demonstrating folding in VIM from our handout.
Futility of Forged Email SPAM as outlined.
Phil also provided some command line tips.
==== SNUG - June 17 ====
* [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group lunch time meeting.
* TOPIC: Simplifying Openstack Administration And Devops With SUSE Openstack Cloud And DELL
*
==== STLLUG - June 18 ====
* [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
* PLAN A: High-End Hardware Engineering by Mark Rosen (via Gary)
* PLAN B: Immutable Infrastructure by Craig Buchek
* TOPIC High-End Hardware Engineering by Mark Rosen (via Gary)
==== Hazelwood - June 23 ====
* [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic.
* Web site lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
* DISCUSS summary [[http://www.sluug.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-June/052355.html|posting]] was made.
Some topics covered:
Password strategies.
Rainbow tables, hashes and salts.
Yubikey and second factor tools.
Keepass demonstration and comparisons with Lastpass.
DuckDuckGo comparison with Google search.
Google Domain service features and registrations.
PC Engines apu system boards.
BIOS, UEFI and coreboot Linux issues.
Epic software engineering problem resolution with RPS techniques.
Fantastic hardware donations by Andrew L. to attendees topped off
the meeting. Then we ran out of time at the library.
==== STEERCOM - Steering Committee - June 29 ====
* Link to [[/steercom/minutes|past minutes and agenda]].
* Link to [[/steercom/potential]] tutorials, topics and speakers.
* NOTE: Monday of week (9 days) prior to SLUUG General Meeting.
====== Schedule ======
===== July 2015 =====
July 2015
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
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19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
==== SLACC - July 2 ====
* [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
==== SLUUG - July 8 ====
* [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG General Meeting]]
* BASE: Demo of Uploading Recorded Sessions by Don Ellis
* MAIN: Secure Communication in the Post-Snowden Era by Scott Granneman (or Social Media and Politics)
==== sLUGs - July 10 ====
* [[http://slugs.sluug.org/|sLUGs]] is our daytime STL Linux Users Group for Seniors
* Topics are expected to be determined by attendees. We expect to cover more than one topic.
* Web site lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
==== SNUG - July 15 ====
* [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group lunch time meeting.
* TOPIC To Be Determined (TBD)
==== STLLUG - July 16 ====
* [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
* TOPIC: Complex Containerized Applications by Adam Thornton (via Andrew)
==== Hazelwood - July 28 ====
* [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic.
* Web site lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
===== August 2015 =====
August 2015
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
==== STEERCOM - Steering Committee - August 3 ====
* Link to [[/steercom/minutes|past minutes and agenda]].
* Link to [[/steercom/potential]] tutorials, topics and speakers.
* NOTE: Monday of week (9 days) prior to SLUUG General Meeting.
==== SLACC - August 6 ====
* [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
==== SLUUG - August 12 ====
* [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG General Meeting]]
* BASE: To Be Determined (TBD)
* MAIN: Linux on Power by John Hodge from Graybar (via Stan R.)
==== sLUGs - August 14 ====
* [[http://slugs.sluug.org/|sLUGs]] is our daytime STL Linux Users Group for Seniors
* Topics are expected to be determined by attendees. We expect to cover more than one topic.
* Web site lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
==== SNUG - August 19 ====
* [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group lunch time meeting.
* For the next two months we will be replaying a series from Dell on SUSE OpenStack.
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) (Possibly SUSE folks)
==== STLLUG - August 20 ====
* [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) (Possibly SUSE folks)
==== Hazelwood - August 25 ====
* [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic.
* Web site lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
==== STEERCOM - Steering Committee - August 31 ====
* Link to [[/steercom/minutes|past minutes and agenda]].
* Link to [[/steercom/potential]] tutorials, topics and speakers.
* NOTE: Monday of week (9 days) prior to General Meeting.
===== September 2015 =====
September 2015
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
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27 28 29 30
==== SLACC - September 3 ====
* [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
==== SLUUG - September 9 ====
* [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG General Meeting]]
* BASE: To Be Determined (TBD)
* MAIN: Hardened BSD/defcon update by Phil Cryer (via Lee L.)
* Set 11 Jun, discussion on discuss
==== sLUGs - September 11 ====
* [[http://slugs.sluug.org/|sLUGs]] is our daytime STL Linux Users Group for Seniors
* Topics are expected to be determined by attendees. We expect to cover more than one topic.
* Web site lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
==== SNUG - September 16 ====
* [[http://snug.sluug.org/|SNUG]] is the St. Louis Novell Users Group lunch time meeting.
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)
==== STLLUG - September 17 ====
* [[http://www.stllinux.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)
==== Hazelwood - September 22 ====
* [[http://hzwlug.sluug.org |HZWLUG]] topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic.
* Web site lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
====== Old Business ======
===== Server Admin =====
* Andrew has been applying updates
* Ignoring Postfix until he understands our configuration.
* 2015-02-02
* Need to apply patches for recent vulnerabilities (Glibc, PHP)
* 2015-03-02
* Need to perform restart to enable kernel updates
* Need to discuss update to more recent supported OS
* Andrew proposes a weekend event to update & document the system
* Perhaps migrate away from a legacy platform
* Investigate Linode as new/additional location
* These concepts will be pursued in an email thread on sysadmin list
* 2015-03-30
* New server VM has been deployed at Contegix
* Named "nick", after owner of Nick & Elena's who passed away
* Will migrate functionality of Amber to it
* CentOS 6
* Craig suggested looking at Digital Ocean as new/additional location
* Cheap ($5 month)
* Really nice APIs
* 2015-05-05
* Mike and Andrew were discussing a newer OS, perhaps CentOS 7
* Not clear about console access to our VMs
* Ken volunteered to help
* Andrew added him to SYSADMIN mailing list
* 2015-06-01
* Ken is set up on both servers, but no other movement.
* 2015-06-29
*
===== Web Site Maintenance =====
* Andrew still needs to finish up some stuff.
* 2015-02-02
* Stan R. has built a separate web page for STL Linux Users Group for Seniors (sLUGs)
* Lee added slugs.sluug.org DNS entry, and updated our docs.
* 2015-03-02
* Andrew still needs to do things, requests more entertainment of problems to be solved.
* 2015-06-29
*
===== Sponsorships =====
2015/06
* Sponsor logos in the main rotation have been purged of those we have not heard from in three years
* SuSE had been asked multiple times about a local presentation, .. no response
Old
* Gary and Lee spoke with folks from SuSE
* At SuSE Linux Expert Days
* Lee got a bunch a schwag to pass out over the next few months
* Might be able to bring some of these guys into town for talks
* Craig had a recruiter offer to sponsor upcoming meetings
* Will follow up
* 2015-06-29
* Stan R. asked Valerie Bacon and John Hodge of Graybar about Gary's never asked question about beer.
* Per John Hodge, Graybar no longer (as they once did) allows beer at meetings.
*
===== Uploading Presentations =====
* Andrew uploaded many presentations and linked them via the sites.
* Much more work needs done.
* Need to figure out how to get the slides published along with video.
* Need to get more old presentations uploaded.
* 2015-06-29
* Andrew showed Don Ellis how to stream sessions directly up to YouTube/Google+
===== Domain Name Tracking =====
* STLWEBDEV.ORG was renewed in December.
* STLLINUX.ORG was renewed in January.
* SLUUG.ORG will need to be renewed in July.
* 2015-06-29
* SLUUG.ORG renewed by Dodster thru Gary M. credit card
*
===== Internet Presence (Social Media) =====
* Gary and Craig asked to reconsider MEETUP.COM.
* It's a place to find meetings.
* It does cost money ($12 / month).
* It helps attendees of similar groups find our group.
* DECISION: We'll ask for volunteers on DISCUSS to "own" the group.
* Craig - Contact Ed Schneider about MEETUP.COM Group creation and maintenance.
* Possible meetup volunteer - Brian Bilgere
* 2015-03-02
* Meetup site for SLUUG set up by Ken Johnson
* Youtube
* Google+
* 2015-03-30
* A total of 39 have joined with our Meetup site
* Had 1 person come to SLUUG meeting after seeing it
* Had 1 person come to STLLUG meeting after seeing it
* Had 2 people come to HZWLUG meeting after seeing it
* 2015-05-05
* A total of 59 have joined with our MEETUP.COM site
* A total of 24 people are tracking our YouTube channel
* 2015-06-01
* A total of 61 are following our Google+ page
* A total of 77 have joined with our MEETUP.COM site
* Starting to see cross-promotional references with other groups.
* 2015-06-29
* A total of xx are following our Google+ page
* A total of 92 have joined with our MEETUP.COM site (as of 29 June)
* However, new attendees are still just finding us by way of Google search or the SLUUG Google Calendar (per Stan R.)
*
===== Handouts =====
* Link to [[http://www.sluug.org/resources/handouts/|SLUUG Handouts]]
* Stan R. has continued updating pamphlets.
* Don Weimann has been printing pamphlets when Stan R. asks for them.
* New paper is nicer.
* Stan R. has been working on a pamphlet on VIM.
* 2015-03-02
* Stan has provided information to Graybar representative in response to request for information at last SLUUG meeting.
* 2015-06-01
* Revised **Learn to use the VIM text editor** pamphlet.
* Update includes section on VIM folding.
* Stan updated the **Free Open Source Software (FOSS)** pamphlet.
* Updated application links, statistics, and added link to Senior Linux (sLUGs).
* Don W. printed some more copies.
* 2015-06-29
*
===== Speaker Honorarium =====
* Andrew gave Gary a few more small penguins to pass out to guest presenters.
* 2015-03-02
* Andrew has many marching penguins to give out at future meetings
* 2015-06-01
* Stan suggested giving speakers the option of SLUUG mugs or stickers
* 2015-06-29
*
===== Hostirian hosting =====
* Hostirian hosting was renewed.
* 2015-06-29
*
===== Free SSL Certificates =====
* 2015-06-01
* We'd like to get SSL certificates.
* StartSSL is free for non-profits.
* But we'd have to prove paperwork.
* Let's Encrypt will be providing certs for free to everyone later this year.
* 2015-06-29
* Let's Encrypt announced to be available during week of 14 September 2015.
*
====== New Business ======
===== Revival of BSD Special Interest Group =====
* 2015-06-29
* Recent question at SLUUG General meeting has spurred some interest
* Lee Lamert has volunteered to chair
* We have an existing http://stlbsd.sluug.org/ web page, showing status as HIATUS.
* So that URL will work if we were to reactivate and update links.
* Web page could easily be updated to resemble the newer SIG designs.
*
===== New Logo =====
* See new logo samples; questions for the group:
* St. Louis, SLUUG, - any other main points to communicate?
* "Unix, BSD, Linux"?
* ??
* First thought is something more landscape - others?
* Should we also do SIG logos?
* If so, which should be 'Tux'd?
* Any other SIG logos? OpenSuSE? BSDs?
* Is our old byline still usable?
===== Anything Else? =====
====== Recognize Useful Efforts ======
* MO Corp status renewed
* Anything by anybody?
====== Blue Sky Ideas ======
* Anything?
====== Recurring Requirements ======
* August 2015 - Missouri Annual Report for Corporate Legal Status.
* October 2015 - First Saturday, reserve rooms at St. Louis County Library Branches.
* December 2015 - Transfer and renew STLWEBDEV.ORG domain.
* February 2016 - SLUUG annual Board meeting and elections.
* February 2016 - Renew STLLINUX.ORG domain.
* April 2016 - First Saturday, reserve rooms at St. Louis County Library Branches.
* May 2016 - IRS Form 990-N for Tax Exempt Status.
* June 2016 - BuddyNS SLUUG account due.
* July 2016 - Renew SLUUG.ORG domain with Dotster.
====== Follow-up and Action Items ======
* Everyone - Review the STEERCOM minutes, make corrections, act!
* Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings.
* Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.
* Unassigned - Strategic Staffing
* Unassigned - Pamphlets or table at First Friday.
* Lee L. - Check on running joint meeting with WEBDEV folks.
* Ed W. - newsgroups on hold until firmed up.
* Ed W. - Member Access Machines (MAM) in progress (bring up at General Meeting).
* Stan R. - Remind Gary M. to bring Penguins to meetings and hand out pamphlets.
* Gary M. - Build spreadsheet to track domain name registrations. http://bgp.he.net/ip/207.223.253.71#_dns
* Gary M. - Follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us.
* Don Ellis - upload older videos to YouTube.
* Andrew L. - work on updates to web site.