====== SLUUG Steering Committee Agenda - 2 December 2019 ======
NOTE: Minutes posted on the Wiki are always unofficial.
Schedules for upcoming presentations are always tentative.
(Some more tentative than others!)
====== Location ======
Panera ~ Saint Louis Bread Company,
(at Old Olive and Olive),
10550 Old Olive Street Road,
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
====== Date and Time ======
December 2019
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====== Start Meeting ======
* Monday, December 2nd, 2019
* QUESTION: When was meeting called to order?
* Time:
* 18:39
====== Attendees ======
Listed alphabetically by last name:
* James Conroy
* Don Ellis
* David Forrest
:?: * Ken Johnson
* Lee Lammert
* Terry Linhardt
* Gary Meyer
* Stan Reichardt
* Steve Stegmann
====== Agenda Changes ======
* Are there any additions, deletions, or other changes to sequence of items in the prepared agenda?
* 2019-12-02
* :?:
====== Secretary Report ======
* Don Ellis
* 2019-12-02
* Will be out of town from 12/10 to sometime in January
* James waved goodbye
====== Treasurer Report ======
^ Balance as of 1 November | | |$3,880.91 |
^ County Library | | -$120.00 |
^ BuddyNS | | -$9.27 |
^ Balance as of 31 November | | | $3,751.64 |
* 2019-12-02
* Paid $120 for SLACC and NEWLUG monthly library reservations for during first half of year 2020.
* :?:
====== 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. All sponsored events are shown in red.
* Items have been added and corrected by Stan R, Gary Meyer and Don Ellis.
* Items listed on this calendar were used to 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 November 2019:
| Year ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec | Year ^
^ 2011 | xxx | xxx | 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 | 162 | 176 | 206 | 294 | 236 | 197 ^ 2015 ^
^ 2016 | 260 | 277 | 314 | 231 | 183 | 191 | 157 | 166 | 222 | 224 | 212 | 157 ^ 2016 ^
^ 2017 | 133 | 141 | 177 | 168 | 137 | 143 | 124 | 158 | 173 | 163 | 168 | 129 ^ 2017 ^
^ 2018 | 165 | 177 | 166 | 179 | 162 | 165 | 147 | 176 | 166 | 184 | 163 | 113 ^ 2018 ^
^ 2019 | 131 | 160 | 173 | 171 | 145 | 155 | 130 | 144 | 157 | 179 ^ 182 | ??? ^ 2019 ^
* xxx - numbers not recorded.
* ??? - Future Numbers.
* Stopped counting general StL County Library events in May 2016.
* Re-counted April 2016 without library events.
* Count of calendar entries for May is down from previous months. No explanation is given.
====== Subscriber Report ======
* SUMMARY Mailing List Report combined with MEETUP membership count, now called Subscriber Report.
* Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of November 2019:
^ Year | | | | | | |2017 | | | | | ^ Year ^
| List ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec |List |
^ MEETUP | 273 | 285 | 291 | 299 | 301 | 302 | 304 | 315 | 319 | 325 | 336 | 340 ^MEETUP |
^ ANNOUNCE | 582 | 580 | 575 | 570 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 568 | 566 | 562 | 562 | 559 ^ANNOUNCE|
^ DISCUSS | 197 | 196 | 193 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 191 | 192 | 191 | 189 | 188 | 189 ^DISCUSS |
^ STEERCOM | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 ^STEERCOM|
^ SYSADMIN | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 ^SYSADMIN|
^ Year | | | | | | |2018 | | | | | ^ Year ^
| List ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec | List |
^ MEETUP | 348 | 360 | 367 | 372 | 375 | 377 | 385 | 390 | 393 | 402 | 408 | 416 ^ MEETUP |
^ ANNOUNCE | 556 | 544 | 543 | 543 | 545 | 542 | 535 | 534 | 533 | 531 | 531 | 533 ^ ANNOUNCE|
^ DISCUSS | 188 | 188 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 185 | 184 | 184 | 185 | 183 ^ DISCUSS |
^ STEERCOM | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 ^ STEERCOM|
^ SYSADMIN | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 ^ SYSADMIN|
^ Year | | | | | | |2019 | | | | | ^ Year ^
| List ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec | List |
^ MEETUP | 416 | 423 | 432 | 443 | 452 | 464 | 466 | 473 | 472 | 480 ^ 488 | ??? ^ MEETUP |
^ ANNOUNCE | 532 | 532 | 532 | 534 | 519 | 516 | 516 | 514 | 513 | 516 ^ 513 | ??? ^ ANNOUNCE|
^ DISCUSS | 184 | 182 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 191 | 190 | 191 | 191 ^ 190 | ??? ^ DISCUSS |
^ STEERCOM | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 ^ 32 | ?? ^ STEERCOM|
^ SYSADMIN | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 ^ 16 | ?? ^ SYSADMIN|
* Numbers as end of each month.
* Blocking of mailing list attachments not completely configured yet. This will be much easier to do on BOCK.
* 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 (This doesn't seem to work on Bock.)
* xxx - numbers not recorded.
* ??? - Future Numbers.
* - - dash indicates list did not previously exist.
* We do NOT have any account access or control to our presence and videos on Google+ or YouTube.
* We do NOT know how or what to count in Google+ NOR do we know how to metric videos.
* We do NOT know how or what to count in YouTube NOR do we know how to metric videos.
* No way to change meeting dates or set temporary hiatus in Google+
* Don will investigate Google+ status
* Don will place credentials for YouTube and any others on Bock /home/sluug
====== 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 November 2019:
^ Year | | | | | | |2017 | | | | | ^ Year ^
| Meeting ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec | Meeting ^
^ Steercom | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 ^ Steercom|
^ SLACC | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | (10)| 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | xx | 6 ^ SLACC |
^ SLUUG | 20 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 16 ^ SLUUG |
^ STLLUG | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | (27)| xx ^ STLLUG |
^ NEWLUG | 9 | 10 | xx | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 ^ NEWLUG |
^ Year | | | | | | |2018 | | | | | ^ Year ^
| Meeting ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec | Meeting ^
^ Steercom | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5| 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 ^ Steercom|
^ SLACC | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7| 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 ^ SLACC |
^ SLUUG | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8| 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 ^ SLUUG |
^ STLLUG | 12 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11| 15 | 13 | xx | 9 | 9 ^ STLLUG |
^ NEWLUG | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10| 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 ^ NEWLUG |
^ Year | | | | | | |2019 | | | | | ^ Year ^
| Meeting ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec | Meeting ^
^ Steercom | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6| 6 | 8 | 8 ^ 7 | ? ^ Steercom|
^ SLACC | 6 | 6 | 7 ^ 7 | 8 | 7 | 6| 10 | 10 | 9 ^ 6 | ? ^ SLACC |
^ SLUUG | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 17| (20)| 18 | 14 ^ 17 | ?? ^ SLUUG |
^ STLLUG | 18 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 20| 16 | 14 | 18 ^ 18 | ?? ^ STLLUG |
^ NEWLUG | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10| 13 | 9 | (5) ^ 6 | ?? ^ NEWLUG |
* xx - numbers not yet recorded, attendance not taken, or sheet missing.
* ?? - Future Numbers.
*(9) - Number in parentheses is head count. Use head count if greater than attendance sheet count (or sheet missing).
* * - sLUGs was STL Linux Users Group for Seniors with initial meeting 8 February 2015. Discontinued October 2017.
* * - SNUG SuSe was STL Novell Users Group with lunch meeting. Discontinued December 2017.
* - - dash indicates no meeting.
====== Meeting Review Comments ======
* SUMMARY: We analyse what was given at the previous months meetings.
===== November 2019 =====
November 2019
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==== STEERCOM - November 4 ====
* HISTORY Steering Committee usually meets on Monday of the week prior to (9 days) General Meeting.
* VENUE Panera ~ St. Louis Bread Co., 10550 Old Olive Street Rd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141
* Link to [[/steercom/minutes|past minutes and agenda]].
* Link to [[/steercom/potential]] tutorials, topics and speakers.
* :?:
==== SLACC - November 7 ====
* [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
* VENUE St. Louis County Library Thornhill Branch
* :?:
==== Veterans Day - November 11 ====
==== SLUUG - November 13 ====
* [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG General Meeting]]
* VENUE SIEMENS
* Siemens, 13690 Riverport Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
* As a contingency, we have an approved reservation at STL County Daniel Boone Branch (DB) for 13 November.
* If we do not use library, we must cancel by the day prior.
* Please wait to discuss future locations within the **New Location Requirements** Business segment.
*
* BASE (Personal Computing):
* STATUS: **DONE**
* WHAT: fish (friendly interactive shell)
* BY: Moisés (Mo) Baltazar
* Moisés is a freelance consultant who specializes in Data Science. He speaks javascript and R, but dreams in python. He may be found on the web at moisesb.com, or @mobalt on github, kaggle, or linkedin.
* SYNOPSIS:
* The friendly interactive shell (fish) is a unix shell that attempts to be more user-friendly, interactive, and feature-rich then competing shells (sh, csh, bash, and zsh). Unlike zsh, which requires investing time to configure plugins to make it pop, the best things about fish are already builtin and enabled.
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: Yes
* BIO: Yes
* REMARKS: Gary: Never heard Mo present before. This should be good.
* Stan R was over in corner installing Linux Mint MATE for distressed Linux newcomer.
* :?:
----
** COOKIE TIME ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ CALL FOR HELP (Gooey Middle ):**
----
*
* MAIN:
* STATUS: **DONE**
* WHAT: Security of Docker Containers
* BY: Bob Ward
* SYNOPSIS:
* Docker and other systems for running infrastructure in containers have become increasingly popular for businesses of all sizes over the past few years. Whether you're running them to avoid configuration headaches, for isolation between services, or to ensure a consistent deployment, containers have many benefits over traditional system deployment methods.
* In this talk, we'll go through a 101 level introduction to deploying containerized infrastructure securely with Docker. The talk will cover topics like patching, underlying host access, and automated tools to help guard against mistakes. We'll also talk about some best practices for building and deploying your containers that can help avoid trouble down the road.
* I've never trusted Docker containers. Everyone seems to love docker though. They're always all like "Awe, no. Docker's a cool guy. He'll help you move...yada yada yada". I don't buy it. Can't put my finger on it, but Docker's always seemed shifty to me. But does anyone ever listen to me? Nooooo! Meanwhile everyone just let's Docker hang out on their servers, borrow their data and what not. Mark my words, you just let Docker take advantage of you like that, you are just asking for trouble.
* Alright. All I am asking is that you be careful. Take a few precautions when you are dealing with Docker. Maybe I'm just being my paranoid self but it can't hurt, right? That's where the next STL2600 + DC314 meeting comes in. Turn's out Docker is an old frat brother drinking buddy or something of Bob's. Whatever he is, Bob's got a few tips on how to handle Docker and not let it take advantage of you. So just hear him out, and learn how to keep your containers safe and secure.
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: YES
* BIO: YES
* Robert Ward is the co-founder and CTO of Juristat. In his role there he's helped build a fully containerized infrastructure that handles secure data from many of the top patent filers and firms in the country.
* He is also a co-founder of Arch Reactor Hackerspace, and a co-organizer of the monthly STL2600 meeting.
* REMARKS: Does Legal software. Figured he might be willing to do presentation in November, so we asked.
* Might be able to do Wednesday night SLUUG General meeting, so we asked.
* Confirmed, no longer tentative. (Gary)
* Think it will be interesting (Dave)
* :?:
==== STLLUG - November 21 ====
* [[https://stllug.sluug.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
* VENUE Nick and Elena's Pizzeria, 3007 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114
* We want to have alternative topic on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **DONE**
* WHAT: Variables in the BASH Shell
* BY: Stephen Lembark, Workhorse Computing
* SYNOPSIS:
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: YES
* BIO: YES
* REMARKS: Stephen already had 3 separate slide decks drafted prepared for us to choose from.
* 1 - Bash Variables (59 slides)
* 2 - Amazon AWS Virtual Private Cloud (24 slides)
* 3 - Containerizing Perl Testing (58 slides)
* Nick and Elena's Pizzeria had dinner party group in room, was extremely noisy until they left.
* Stephen had to leave early; so, dived right into presentation, leaving announcements and call for help to later.
* Firehose time. Very concentrated presentations, need to watch fast. Lock onto the slides you can handle; the others will go by in a blur.
* Around 60 slides, he had added some the last few days.
* Lee had not called venue ahead of time, so birthday party shared space
* Waitresses left doors open between rooms.
* Bill splitting has been perfected
==== NEWLUG - November 26 ====
* [[http://newlug.sluug.org |NEWLUG]] Our Linux Users Group for Linux Newcomers.
* VENUE St. Louis County Library Prairie Commons Branch thru end of year.
* TOPICS are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic.
* NEWLUG home page lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
* We had a newcomer that was working internship with Carl Fitch and Stanford Baldwin. Gave him newcomer USB thumb drive contents and handouts.
* Another newcomer came near end of meeting; but, couldn't even stay more than 5 minutes. Gave him handouts.
==== Thanksgiving Day - November 28 ====
====== Meeting Schedule ======
* SUMMARY:
* We try to track prospects to give presentations at our SLUUG General meeting and LINUX meetings.
* We try to segregate topic types as either BASE, MAIN or LINUX, with BASE and MAIN given at the SLUUG General meeting.
* We always want to have alternative topics on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
* BASE should be oriented toward simpler Personal Computing. MAIN should be oriented more toward advanced or Enterprise Computing.
* Gary will continue to explore different computer manufacturers (ex: Cray) who might be able to do presentation "Where are they now?"
* :?:
===== December 2019 =====
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==== STEERCOM - December 2 ====
* HISTORY Steering Committee usually meets on Monday of the week prior to (9 days) General Meeting.
* VENUE Panera ~ St. Louis Bread Co., 10550 Old Olive Street Rd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141
* Link to [[/steercom/minutes|past minutes and agenda]].
* Link to [[/steercom/potential]] tutorials, topics and speakers.
* :?:
==== SLACC - December 5 ====
* [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
* VENUE St. Louis County Library Thornhill Branch
* :?:
==== Holiday Party ~ All "techie groups" - December 9 ====
* 6:30pm ~ 9:30pm
* 11th Annual StL Area Tech Group Bowling Extravaganza!
* VENUE Moolah Lanes, 3821 Lindell Blvd # 2, St. Louis, MO 63108
* We need to spread the word at each meeting. Free bowling, ping pong, pool. Headhunters.
* Wear Penguin T-shirts.
==== SLUUG - December 11 ====
* [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG General Meeting]]
* VENUE SIEMENS (Tentative)
* **Do we need to confirm with Tyler?**
* Siemens, 13690 Riverport Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
* As a contingency, we have an approved reservation at STL County Grand Glaize Branch (GG) for 11 December.
* If we do not use, we must cancel by the day prior.
* Please wait to discuss any future locations within the **New Location Requirements** Business segment.
* We want to have alternative topic on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
*
* BASE (Personal Computing):
* STATUS: **Confirmed**
* WHAT: AWK and Sed Power Tools
* BY: James Conroy
* SYNOPSIS: Something on AWK
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: Yes
* This will be an intro to the Power Tools of Unix Text Manipulation.
* One of the best things about Unix and Unix like systems is the ability to pipe and redirect plain text from one program to another.
* Using built in commands you can do many operations such as sorting, counting lines and search for strings in outputs.
* But what if you want to do more complicated processes, or do these operates on a massive file?
* That is where the power tools come in. Much as a carpenter has an assortment of tools ranging from hand saws for detail work to lathes, we have access to the power tools of the text processing world.
* AWK and SEd are the power tools of the plain text world. They are able to do massive and complex actions that would take forever by hand.
* BIO: Yes
* REMARKS: James had agreed to do November; but, offer by Mo came up. We'd like not to burn out James.
*:?:
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** COOKIE TIME ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ CALL FOR HELP (Gooey Middle ):**
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*
* MAIN (Enterprise Computing):
* STATUS: **Confirmed**
* WHAT: Container Orchestration
* BY: Matt Skiption, WWT ATC
* SYNOPSIS: Kubernetes is an open-source container-orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling and management of applications. It was originally designed by Google and is now maintained by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
* WRANGLER: Lee
* ABSTRACT: Yes ~ "Taking containers to the next level with orchestration".
* The next major step in using Containers is to coordinate as many as are needed, discarding any instances not required. This concept is called "orchestration", and can handle from just a few to many thousands of containers, depending on the requirements of the workload.
* Matt will discuss the problems that the Advanced Technology Center at World Wide Technology faced with application hosting. The pros and cons of using containers and how they deployed Kubernetes to fill in some of the gaps.
* BIO: Yes ~ Matt Skipton is currently a Principal Solutions Architect with World Wide Technology. Most recently he has been managing several development teams that are writing applications for the WWT Advanced Technology Center. In addition to management Matt has a focus on DevOps for the teams. He has previously held positions as a System Engineer at VMware and SuSe Linux.
* REMARKS:
* Lee spoke with Matt Skipton, might be able to do Kubernetes, but not this month (which month is not this month?)
* Matt Skipton is confirmed with **Container Orchestration** for MAIN on December 11,
* :?:
==== NEWLUG - December 17 ====
* [[http://newlug.sluug.org |NEWLUG]] Our Linux Users Group for Linux Newcomers.
* **Holiday schedule has this one week earlier than usual.**
* VENUE St. Louis County Library Prairie Commons Branch thru end of year.
* TOPICS are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic.
* NEWLUG home page lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
==== STLLUG - December 19 ====
* [[https://stllug.sluug.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
* VENUE Nick and Elena's Pizzeria, 3007 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114
* We want to have alternative topic on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
*
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Confirmed**
* WHAT: Crypto Mining on Raspberry Pi
* BY: Gary Thompson
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: YES
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS: **Confirmed on 4 December, day after Steering Committee meeting.**
* :?:
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: Linux installation on Raspberry Pi 4
* BY: Brian Bilgere
* SYNOPSIS:
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* :?:
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: Ins and outs of Firewalld
* BY: Lee Lammert
* SYNOPSIS: Lee has been doing a lot of fixing.
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: YES
* REMARKS:
* :?:
*
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: SuSE Linux on Raspberry Pi
* BY: Joe (JoeB) Bohnenstiehl
* SYNOPSIS:
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* :?:
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: Collect all login session.
* BY: Joe (JoeB) Bohnenstiehl
* SYNOPSIS: Collect all login session.
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* :?:
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: Oracle Linux
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: Oracle Linux is a Linux distribution packaged and freely distributed by Oracle, available partially under the GNU General Public License since late 2006. It is compiled from Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code, replacing Red Hat branding with Oracle's. It is also used by Oracle Cloud and Oracle Engineered Systems such as Oracle Exadata and others.
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* Gary spoke on phone to Jeff Logullo of Oracle (our former Sun/Solaris contact) on June 14.
* Jeff is researching if he can get a talk about Oracle Linux for us.
* :?:
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: IBM and Red Hat Red Hat
* BY: Sami Allum of IBM
* SYNOPSIS: IBM bought Red Hat. What happens now?
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* Gary had face-to-face with Sami in April. Chuck talked to him in May?
* Gary had follow-up face-to-face w George Switzer (309-264-8569, gswitzer@us.ibm.com) of IBM Power Server group. He said Red Hat division is on a "quiet mode" with respect to initiatives within IBM and for now just continuing as before.
* Acquisition finalized Aug 1 2019, watch for announcement soon. Hoping there will be announcements anytime soon.
* :?:
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* :?:
==== Christmas Eve - December 24 (Tuesday) ====
==== Christmas Day - December 25 (Wednesday) ====
==== STEERCOM - December 30 ====
* HISTORY Steering Committee usually meets on Monday of the week prior to (9 days) General Meeting.
* VENUE Panera ~ St. Louis Bread Co., 10550 Old Olive Street Rd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141
* Link to [[/steercom/minutes|past minutes and agenda]].
* Link to [[/steercom/potential]] tutorials, topics and speakers.
* :?:
==== New Year Eve - December 31 (Tuesday) ====
===== January 2020 =====
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==== New Year Day - January 1 (Wednesday) ====
==== SLACC - January 2 ====
* [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
* VENUE St. Louis County Library Thornhill Branch
* :?:
==== SLUUG - January 8 ====
* [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG General Meeting]]
* VENUE SIEMENS (Tentative)
* **Do we need to confirm with Tyler?**
* Siemens, 13690 Riverport Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
* As a contingency, we have an approved reservation at STL County Thornhill Branch (TH).
* If we do not use, we must cancel by the day prior.
* Please wait to discuss future locations within the **New Location Requirements** Business segment.
* We want to have alternative topic on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
*
* BASE (Personal Computing):
* STATUS: **Available**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: No
* BIO: No
* REMARKS:
* Will JoeB be ready with SUSE on Pi?
* :?:
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** COOKIE TIME ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ CALL FOR HELP (Gooey Middle ):**
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* MAIN (Enterprise Computing):
* STATUS: **Available**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: No
* BIO: No
* REMARKS:
* :?:
*
* MAIN (Enterprise Computing):
* STATUS: **Possible**
* WHAT: Programmable Gate Arrays vs ASICS vs RealTime Linux
* BY: Bryce Meyer
* SYNOPSIS: Using High End Graphic Cards
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* :?:
* Bryce Myer (if in town)
* Previously scheduled, but not done. Work travel conflicts. Could not do in September, October, nor December, maybe in January.
* :?:
*
* MAIN:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: AWS VPC: Amazon Virtual Private Confusion
* BY: Stephen Lembark
* SYNOPSIS:
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: YES
* BIO: YES
* REMARKS: Provided PDF with xx slides.
* :?:
*
* MAIN:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: Smoking Docker
* BY: Stephen Lembark
* SYNOPSIS:
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: YES
* BIO: YES
* REMARKS: Provided PDF with 58 slides.
* :?:
*
* MAIN:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: Apple interfaces and accessories for audio and video
* BY: Don Ellis
* SYNOPSIS:
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* :?:
==== STLLUG - January 16 ====
* [[https://stllug.sluug.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
* VENUE Nick and Elena's Pizzeria, 3007 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114
* We want to have alternative topic on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Available**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS: To Be Rescheduled: ( PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED, BUT NOT DONE ) CEPH Distributed Network File System by Michael Carrington of SUSE, KC
* :?:
----
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Possible**
* WHAT: CEPH Distributed Network File System
* BY: Michael Carrington of SuSE (Kansas City)
* SYNOPSIS:
* Exact Title To Be Determined (TBD)
* CEPH is a distributed network file system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability, and scalability. CEPH is such a underutilized and misunderstood concept.
* I would like to present something like Why CEPH is a skill set that every Unix admin should learn.
* I can fully bet out the title to be * a little more creative. I don’t want to sell SUSE and SUSE Enterprise Storage, but more of convince Unix admins why a CEPH skill set will be worthwhile in acquiring. Thoughts?
* WRANGLER: Gary
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS: Michael Carrington of SuSE, Kansas City office:
* Could not do scheduled October presentation because of work travel.
* Could not do scheduled November presentation because of work travel.
* Could not do scheduled December presentation because of work travel.
* :?:
==== NEWLUG - January 28 ====
* [[http://newlug.sluug.org |NEWLUG]] Our Linux Users Group for Linux Newcomers.
* VENUE St. Louis County Library Prairie Commons Branch.
* TOPICS are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic.
* NEWLUG home page lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
===== February 2020 =====
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==== STEERCOM - February 3 ====
* HISTORY Steering Committee usually meets on Monday of the week prior to (9 days) General Meeting.
* VENUE Panera ~ St. Louis Bread Co., 10550 Old Olive Street Rd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141
* Link to [[/steercom/minutes|past minutes and agenda]].
* Link to [[/steercom/potential]] tutorials, topics and speakers.
* :?:
==== SLACC - February 6 ====
* [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
* VENUE St. Louis County Library Rock Road Branch
* :?:
==== SLUUG - February 12 ====
* [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG General Meeting]]
* VENUE SIEMENS (Tentative)
* **Do we need to confirm with Tyler?**
* Siemens, 13690 Riverport Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
* As a contingency, we have an approved reservation at STL County Thornhill Branch (TH).
* If we do not use, we must cancel by the day prior.
* Please wait to discuss future locations within the **New Location Requirements** Business segment.
* We want to have alternative topic on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
*
* BASE (Personal Computing):
* STATUS: **Available**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: No
* BIO: No
* REMARKS:
* :?:
----
** COOKIE TIME ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ CALL FOR HELP (Gooey Middle ):**
----
*
* MAIN (Enterprise Computing):
* STATUS: **Available**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: No
* BIO: No
* REMARKS:
* :?:
*
* TBD:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: Amateur Radio and Open Source Software
* BY: Kyle King
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER: Lee
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS: Earliest could do would be in February.
* :?:
==== STLLUG - February 20 ====
* [[https://stllug.sluug.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
* VENUE Nick and Elena's Pizzeria, 3007 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114
* We want to have alternative topic on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Available**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* :?:
----
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* :?:
==== NEWLUG - February 25 ====
* [[http://newlug.sluug.org |NEWLUG]] Our Linux Users Group for Linux Newcomers.
* VENUE St. Louis County Library Prairie Commons Branch.
* TOPICS are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic.
* NEWLUG home page lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
===== March 2020 =====
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==== SLUUG - March 11 ====
* [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG General Meeting]]
* VENUE SIEMENS (Tentative)
* **Do we need to confirm with Tyler?**
* Siemens, 13690 Riverport Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
* As a contingency, we have an approved reservation at STL County Thornhill Branch (TH).
* If we do not use, we must cancel by the day prior.
* Please wait to discuss future locations within the **New Location Requirements** Business segment.
* We want to have alternative topic on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
*
* BASE (Personal Computing):
* STATUS: **Available**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: No
* BIO: No
* REMARKS:
* :?:
----
** COOKIE TIME ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ CALL FOR HELP (Gooey Middle ):**
----
*
* MAIN (Enterprise Computing):
* STATUS: **Available**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: No
* BIO: No
* REMARKS:
* :?:
==== SLACC - March 12 ====
* [[http://slacc.sluug.org/|SLACC]] usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
* VENUE St. Louis County Library Thornhill Branch
* Scheduled on the 2nd Thursday of the month.
* :?:
==== STLLUG - March 19 ====
* [[https://stllug.sluug.org/|STLLUG]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
* VENUE Nick and Elena's Pizzeria, 3007 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114
* We want to have alternative topic on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Available**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* :?:
----
*
* STLLUG:
* STATUS: **Idea**
* WHAT: To Be Determined (TBD)
* BY: Volunteer Speaker
* SYNOPSIS: A brief sketchy summary goes here.
* WRANGLER:
* ABSTRACT: NO
* BIO: NO
* REMARKS:
* :?:
==== NEWLUG - March 24 ====
* [[http://newlug.sluug.org |NEWLUG]] Our Linux Users Group for Linux Newcomers.
* VENUE St. Louis County Library Prairie Commons Branch.
* TOPICS are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover more than one topic.
* NEWLUG home page lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which to take off
====== Old Business ======
===== Server Admin =====
//SUMMARY: We put up a server on the Internet for email, it grew, and now we have to maintain it.//
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* Lee Lammert and Mike Knight working on SpamAssassin. Extensive plan developed by Mike Knight.
* QUESTION (Stan): Do we have to worry about losing ownership of the stllug.org domains?
* ANSWER
* 2019-02-04
* Lee: Everything's up and running thanks to Mike. New topic: DCC. What is it? Lee has no clue.
* 2019-03-04
* Lee: Server is running.
* ANSWER to previous question re Status of stllug.org: Lee is checking, something looks wonky.
* Lee: Verified this AM, .. stllug.org appears to be forwarding successfully to stllug.sluug.org, which matches the LE cert wild card. Please check for other issues.
* 2019-04-01
* Mike's still working on ClamAV, but too timid to pull switch on ClamAV or SpamAssassin.
* Need consensus that settings are right
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* Gary would love to get a presentation on status of the servers, featuring Mike, Chuck, Lee
* One possibility would be to have Andrew St Claire (or someone else) debrief them and give the presentation
* Another possibility would be Lee could give a presentation on massive data recovery being performed evening of 2019-04-29
* Dave has noticed different handling of possible spam by SLUUG email system, and would like presentation on evolution of the email system.
* Dave & Stan would like long 'spammy' tag not inserted into subject line on SLUUG STEERCOM emails
* From Mike Knight's email 3:31am 2019-04-28:
* 1 QUESTION: Should the "Subject:" of probable sp_m be changed to indicate that?
* ANSWER: no
* 2 QUESTION: Should high scoring sp_m be rejected and returned to sender?
* ANSWER: no
* 3 QUESTION: Should moderate scoring sp_m be moved to a "junk" folder of the member's inbox by the system?
* ANSWER: no
* 2019-06-03
* Lee: It's running. Updates posted.
* 2019-07-01
* Lee: no updates this month. ClamAV & SpamAssassin are running, SA is giving scores, but up to user to decide what to do with them.
* Gary: good that things are running, but would be nice to get a presentation on what is there and what it does. Would be good for everyone to realize what's been done to make things work.
* 2019-08-05
* 2019-08-28
* Lee will be switching our VM to new hardware in the fall.
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* Mike Knight found issues with ClamAV daemon, and memory/swap shortage. System boot seemed to mostly clear up.
* Lee has Bock virtual instance running on new hardware. Had some trouble transferring large files.
* Lee upgraded Bock virtual host to 32G memory today.
* Gary Meyer was not getting STEERCOM email on his Apple/MAC laptop.
* 2019-11-04
* 2019-12-02
* Lee: System seems to be running smoothly since additional RAM was added to physical host.
* Lee: Reminder that if anyone needs SLUUG critical info, it's stored on BOCK /home/SLUUG
===== Web Site SLUUG.ORG Maintenance =====
// SUMMARY: Our traditional Internet presence is with our main [[http://www.sluug.org/|SLUUG web site]]. //
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* Stan R fixed error that kept website from displaying the ATTENDANCE sheets page.
* QUESTION: Are there any other broken pages?
* 2019-02-04
* ANSWER: Not that we know of. There's always one more
* Stan is aware that there's a problem with top menu of main page, and it's not likely to be fixed in a long time.
* 2019-03-04
* 2019-04-01
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* 2019-06-03
* Stan: updated flyer is on the handouts page. Old material removed, added page of helpful links for the newcomer.
* Stan has added a section on the main page with summaries of past meetings. Additional meetings will be added in near future.
* 2019-07-01
* 2019-07-28 Lee: CERT renewed automatically. Performed quarterly
* 2019-08-05
* The [[https://www.sluug.org/ | SLUUG web page ]] has been expanded with "...a not-for-profit professional 501c(6) association..." introductory narrative description of our organization.
* The SLUUG web page Reference section did not have a link to our [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFKdr39d_BIqBsLryaGd_vw/videos | SLUUG YouTube channel]]. This has been corrected.
* All SLUUG web pages were not referencing the other sponsored group web pages. This has been corrected.
* The NEWLUG sub menu "cdrom" files renamed to [[https://newlug.sluug.org/menu.html | menu ]] to match up with replacing DVDs with USB thumb drives and eliminate some confusion. Had to hard link NEWLUG "cdrom.html" to "menu.html" because of existing handout link reference. Hard link should NOT be removed.
* All SLUUG web page links to defunct "Google+" changed to link to [[https://www.sluug.org/mailman/listinfo/ | Mailing Lists]].
* The SLUUG web page links to [[https://www.sluug.org/resources/attendance/ | attendance sheets ]] updated.
* The SLUUG web page links to [[https://www.sluug.org/resources/handouts/ | handouts ]] updated. Removed link to ancient and insufficient "Password Guidelines for Beginners" PDF.
* The NEWLUG [[https://newlug.sluug.org/menu.html | menu ]] reference to "Password Guidelines for Beginners" PDF replaced with link to [[https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/creating-strong-passwords | Creating Strong Passwords]] .
* Added new logo with Arch
* 2019-08-28
* Usual.
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* Stan R realized that he had been using [[newcomer.sluug.org|newcomer]] name while posting, despite that it had not been configured.
* Got assistance from both Lee L and Chuck Doolittle.
* Chuck found misconfiguration after Stan R had altered and reviewed config file 2 dozen going on 3 dozen times.
* Stan R is seeing a lot more messages offering to "fix" our sites from hungry contractors.
* 2019-11-04
* Same as usual. Yesterday DNS issues interfered with doing any maintenance
* 2019-12-02
* Stan R, did routine updating of home pages. Had no time for sorely needed cleanup, documentation, improvements, nor anything else.
===== Web Site MEETUP.COM Maintenance =====
//SUMMARY: We have presence on [[https://www.meetup.com/Saint-Louis-Unix-Users-Group/|MEETUP.COM]]. //
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* 2019-02-04
* 2019-03-04
* 2019-04-01
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* Procedure of last couple of months is working; i.e. changing the subject line to reflect current meeting flags the Meetup as having changed.
* 2019-06-03
* Gary mentioned we've been changing the title to get updated on search results. Stan says it's been fixed and now no longer requires title change.
* 2019-07-01
* 2019-08-05
* 2019-08-28
* Usual.
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* Meetup still sucks. Set SLUUG General Meeting sessions to show our contingency library locations until we settle on new venue.
* 2019-11-04
* 2019-12-02
* Lots of folks have joined, few have attended, even thought they indicate they will show up.
* Continuing to work as expected, limping along.
* Meetup.com continually asks if someone wants to start up a Unix/Linux group because of regional interest. WTF?
* Note to Ken: Can he start "Meetup pending Linux group" and then point it to our group?
===== Continuing Location Requirements =====
// SUMMARY: We need to continuously consider and track alternative meeting locations due to sudden unforeseen changes. //
* HISTORY: At the drop of the hat we may not be able to use a location for any one of our meetings.
* StL County Library locations sometimes cancelled or made available on very short notice.
* We can always check for available Library [[http://slcl.evanced.info/spaces | spaces]].
* 2019-07-01
* SLUUG General ~ Graybar (Historical) after ?? years, no longer available for our use.
* SLUUG General ~ Siemens (trial)
* STLLUG ~ Nick and Elanias
* SLACC ~ Various St. Louis County Library Branches
* NEWLUG ~ Various St. Louis County Library Branches
* 2019-08-05
* SLUUG General ~ Graybar's planned outsourcing of their whole IT department jeopardizes our hosting relationship.
* We can always check for available Library [[http://slcl.evanced.info/spaces | spaces]].
* Lee: Contacted Charles Sharpe at OCI: offered location near Olive & 270.
* Possibility: contact WWT (World Wide Technology)
* 2019-08-28
* SLUUG General ~ Stan R requested Saint Louis County Library reservations at differing locations for Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec.
* We HAVE to be out of Graybar by October. We would like a corporate environment to promote having a sponsorship.
* We want to avoid back-to-back between SLUUG and STLLUG meetings.
* We WILL advertise our desired need of new meeting space on second Wednesday. Gary and Stan will draft message.
* Gary will check with Centeen about possible room and about parking.
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* Need for new SLUUG meeting location announced at SLUUG General and STLLUG meetings.
* ANNOUNCE and DISCUSS mail message appeal sent to membership to help find new SLUUG meeting location.
* We have Thornhill Library as contingency backup.
* We will check out SEIMENS location in Earth City.
* Talking with Shawn Moore at Douhrty.
* Talking with C Plus Plus group.
* Talking with World Wide Technology (WWT), been sponsoring a lot of groups, need contact to sponsor.
* Talking with ??
* Search will continue.
* 2019-11-04
* We used the SEIMENS location south of Earth City, in Riverport Amphitheater area.
* Siemens, 13690 Riverport Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
* Use volunteered by host Tyler
* Siemens has ample free parking, guest WiFi, seating for ??, dual projectors, easy view of late comer arrival at door,
* For now, we seem happy with Siemens
* 2019-12-02
* Siemens location continues to work well.
* Keep WWT in mind, just in case
* Remember that we still have reservations at the library, also just in case.
===== Saint Louis County Library Room Reservations =====
// SUMMARY: Room reservations at Saint Louis County Library Branches are available on each first Saturday of October and April. //
* HISTORY: We routinely reserve and pay fees for monthly SIG meetings at various Saint Louis County Library Branches.
* Applications for the use of St. Louis County Library Meeting Spaces are accepted on the first Saturday in October for January thru June dates, and on the first Saturday in April for July thru December dates.
* We can always check for available Library [[http://slcl.evanced.info/spaces | spaces]].
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
*
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* 2019-02-04
* This becomes important in April.
* 2019-03-04
* Becomes important in April.
* 2019-04-01
* It is now April. It's important
* Stan's complaints:
* Stan & Phil's notes posted to STEERCOM last week, fill in later
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* Reservations for SLACC and NEWLUG made and paid.
* 2019-06-03
* 2019-07-01
* 2019-08-05
* 2019-08-28
* SLUUG General ~ Stan R requested contingency reservations.
* Reservation approved at STL County Mid-County Branch (MC) for 11 September.
* Reservation approved at STL County Thornhill Branch (TH) for 9 October.
* Reservation approved at STL County Daniel Boon Branch (DB) for 13 November.
* Reservation approved at STL County Grand Glaize Branch (GG) for 11 December.
* QUESTION: Should we consider making six month reservations (January thru June) for SLUUG General meetings?
* ANSWER: Yes. Want to get them all at same branch.
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* Stan R talked to knowledgeable St Louis County staff members about reservations policies.
* 2019-11-04
* Phil Bunch and Stan R made reservations for SLACC, NEWLUG and contingency reservations for SLUUG Main.
* Discussed changes to reservation system.
* Login is not secure.
* No calendar visibility of who is reserving (unlike previously) and for what.
* The new system changes are not well implemented.
* 2019-12-02
* SLUUG General meeting contingency reservations for Thornhill Branch do not require payment until day of meeting. We may be liable for payment, if we don't cancel day prior.
* Stan R made our payment for NewLUG and SLACC reservations thru June 2020.
* Stan R talked with two knowledgable Library Branch managers, their consensus is that the process will not improve by April
===== Internet Presence on Other Social Media =====
// SUMMARY: We presume that our single web site isn't enough to draw younger crowd. //
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* 2019-02-04
* 2019-03-04
* 2019-04-01
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* 2019-06-03
* 2019-07-01
* Gary: need to get some kind of presence on Slack
* Lee: not sure we want people who are on Slack. Not connected with actual servers.
* 2019-08-05
* 2019-08-28
* James Conroy will be posting our meeting announcement on [[ https://joinmastodon.org/ | MASTODON ]] for us.
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* James Conroy has posted some information and gotten some responses.
* New and shiny.
* 2019-11-04
* Classical Internet applications are passe. Need to learn new media.
* 2019-12-02
* James Conroy will automate a process to cover our meetings, since he's working night shift.
===== Uploading Presentations =====
// SUMMARY: We have recorded many of our past meetings and made them available on the Internet.//
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* 2019-02-04
* 2019-03-04
* 2019-04-01
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* 2019-06-03
* 2019-07-01
* Don: been thinking about it
* Gary: Stan's been thinking about it
* 2019-08-05
* Stan has uploaded 3 recordings. 1.5hr to render (with pitivi), 1.5hr to upload, 15min processing at other end. Net: 3+ hrs to send up recording.
* Don was to Contact Stephen Pidgeon , who is interested in helping with videos.
* 2019-08-28
* Don really really committed to getting with Stephen Pidgeon to start uploading stuff.
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* Steve Pidgen has been doing something with cameras.
* 2019-11-04
* Gary Meyer will contact Steve Pidgeon for progress report
* 2019-12-02
* Gary Meyer will contact Steve Pidgeon for progress report
===== Camera and Microphone =====
// SUMMARY: We try to record many of our meetings.//
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* 2019-02-04
* 2019-03-04
* Don went to Schiller's & got camera, passed to Stan
* 2019-04-01
* Don will go to Schiller's and check another camera
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* 2019-06-03
* Stan reports having problems with tripod stability. Handheld most of session.
* 2019-07-01
* Don is in discussion with Stan regarding tripod operation.
* Don still hasn't billed for camera acquisition
* Don plans to acquire another camera system
* 2019-08-05
* 2019-08-28
* Don acquired another camera system and submitted bill.
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* Don tested camera 2.
* 2019-11-04
* 2019-12-02
* Both Canon cameras have been tested and working. Stan & Don have been careful to back up all files to local storage. Birthday party sound was excessive for Camera 1 on November meeting. Camera 2 may have better sound.
===== Sponsorships =====
// SUMMARY: We seek financial support from the tech community. //
* HISTORY: We are not good at getting sponsors.
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* 2019-02-04
* 2019-03-04
* 2019-04-01
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* 2019-06-03
* 2019-07-01
* 2019-08-05
* 2019-08-28
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* 2019-11-04
* 2019-12-02
* Lee: Budget is sufficient at this time for another 5-6 years before we seriously need to find sponsorship.
===== ANNOUNCE Mailing List =====
// SUMMARY: As a historical descendant of our monthly newsletter, the ANNOUNCE mailing had been a weekly extract of our SLUUG GOOGLE Calendar of Events.
Previous editors had also styled it less of 1 liners of the entire calendar and more of abstracts of OUR talks & outstanding interest items.//
* HISTORY: The subscriber list has been populated from attendance sheets by a nominating subscription process, which requires human input.
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* 2019-02-04
* Scraping info from calendar into weekly ANNOUNCE; send ANNOUNCE to Meetup email address
* Would not work because of MEETUP.COM message size limitation.
* QUESTION: Would someone else (besides Stan R) take on generating the weekly ANNOUNCE mailing?
* 2019-03-04
* 2019-04-01
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* 2019-06-03
* Stan: numbers keep going down
* 2019-07-01
* Gary: need a new editor. Stan stopped doing it earlier this year, only sending out occasionally
* Trying to get someone to take over, unless a weekly announcement is no longer necessary
* 2019-08-05
* 2019-08-28 Stan thinks we should spend less time displaying our Google calendar and show off our mailing list archives so as to encourage attendees to sign up during meetings. Relying on hand written adresses added to attendance sheets not super positive.
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* 2019-11-04
* Stan had problems getting into Announce list because email system has been bogged down lately. Mailing lists are being processed much more slowly than normal.
* 2019-12-02
* 2019-12-02
* Don needs to test Stan's database on Libreoffice on Mac. Everyone else should test the database on their own systems.
===== Handouts =====
// SUMMARY: We have informational handout PDFs available [[http://www.sluug.org/resources/handouts/]]. //
* HISTORY: The PDFs are generated using LibreOffice. The originating files are stored along with generated PDFs.
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* 2019-02-04
* Linux User Group Name on the Beginner Handout will be changed from Hazelwood to Newcomer by Stan R..
* 2019-03-04
* 2019-04-01
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* 2019-06-03
* Stan R has updated the Linux4Beginners.pdf [[https://www.sluug.org/pdf/Linux4Beginners.pdf|handout]], updating LUG name and making major revisions.
* The following is a test!
* TEST:
* Does anyone NOT KNOW where to get our handouts, so that they could print and fold them?
* Does anyone KNOW where to get our handouts, so that they could print and fold them?
* QUESTION: Would someone else (besides Stan R) take on printing and maintaining an inventory of our brochures?
* 2019-07-01
* Lee's new printer is much more easy to use when printing our handouts.
* Lee has printed about ~25 new Learn to use the VIM test editor pdf version 2.3 handouts for Stan. Half given to Carol Peters after BASE June tutorial.
* Lee has printed about ~50 new Linux4Beginners.pdf versions 6.0 thru 6.4 handouts for Stan.
* Lee has printed about ~25 new Why Use Linux pdf version 3.0 handouts for Stan.
* Stan R made multiple updates to the Linux4Beginners.pdf [[https://www.sluug.org/pdf/Linux4Beginners.pdf|handout]]. Latest version is now at 6.6.
* 2019-08-05
* Stan R made another update to the Linux4Beginners.pdf [[https://www.sluug.org/pdf/Linux4Beginners.pdf|handout]]. Latest version is now at 7.0.
* 2019-08-28
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* 2019-11-04
* 2019-12-02
* Stan R, whenever he needs more handouts, he asks Lee.
===== Linux Stickers =====
// SUMMARY: Ken Johnson really prefers stickers, rather than stuffed toys! //
* HISTORY: SWAG is good!
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* 2019-02-04
* 2019-03-04
* Lee: Andrew is making some. Seen on StlTech.
* 2019-04-01
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* 2019-06-03
* 2019-07-01
* 2019-08-05
* 2019-08-28
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* 2019-11-04
* 2019-12-02
* Lee hasn't figured out how to make a black background on stickers.
===== We Need Help =====
// SUMMARY: We don't have enough volunteers to do everything consistently.//
* HISTORY: We need new members who want to do stuff. Same as every month.
* QUESTION: Any new volunteers to help?
Minutes narratives prior to 2019 have been removed.
* 2019-01-02 MINUTES AND CHANGES TO AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH WERE LOST IN SERVER ACCIDENT!
* 2019-02-04
* 2019-03-04
* QUESTION: Any new volunteers to help?
* 2019-04-01
* 2019-04-29 (for MAY)
* 2019-06-03
* 2019-07-01
* 2019-08-05
* 2019-08-28
* James Conroy and Stephen Pidgeon are notable new assets.
* 2019-09-30 (for October)
* 2019-11-04
* Terry Linhardt has returned to see how his steercom has developed since his last visit.
* ready to do presentations on debugging uucp
* 2019-12-02
* Gary: Stan is overworked with all the stuff he's doing. We need to keep an eye out for a newbie who would be willing to learn how and help to maintain the calendar.
====== New Business ======
===== Any Other New Business =====
* 2019-12-02
* C++ group was moved to be opposite our meeting. Turns out it was accidental, but no one moved it back. Note that THIS MONTH, they are on first Wednesday now and no longer interfere with SLUUG meeting. Everyone be sure and join the C++ Meetup group and commend them for moving their meeting back to the old date so it no longer conflicts with SLUUG. Even better, go to the meeting and tell them that's why you're there.
* Gary has asked Terry to invite people to our meetings via LinkedIn
====== Recurring Requirements ======
// SUMMARY: We routinely rotate thru the following (just in case): //
* HISTORY: In past, we had missed critical government filings, dropped ball on domain renewals, and similar important items.
* November 2019 - *automated* LetsEncrypt free SSL certificates for websites on BOCK.
* **Note: Need documentation on this process!**
* **Note: Completed last summer. The automation works.**
* **Successful test completed in September, will repeat in December**
* December 2019 - STLWEBDEV.ORG is domain automatic renewal?
* (No longer a web page, just a mailing list)
* Consider cutting it off sometime next year
*
* January 2020 - STLLINUX.ORG domain automatic renewal.
* January 2020 ~ Post Office Box Renewal ~ Lee will handle.
* February 2020 - SLUUG Annual Board meeting and elections.
* Verify renewal of certs with LetsEncrypt
* March 2020 - Count Ballots
* March 2020 - schedule workshops for July and August 2020
* April 2020 - First Saturday, reserve rooms at St. Louis County Library Branches.
* April 2020 - IRS Form 990-N for Tax Exempt Status. e-postcard.
* June 2020 - BuddyNS SLUUG account due
* June 2020 - Missouri Annual Report for Corporate Legal Status due.
* https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/BusinessEntityDetail.aspx?page=beSearch&ID=681250
* July 2020 - SLUUG.ORG domain is domain automatic renewal? Is it with Dotster?
* ANSWER: July 2019 was "Yes it is automatic and is with Dotster".
* October 2020 - First Saturday, reserve rooms at St. Louis County Library Branches.
====== Recognize Useful Efforts ======
// SUMMARY: When anybody does something to help! //
* QUESTION: Did anyone do anything helpful?
* 2019-12-02
* Gary: Thanks to everyone for attending tonight.
* Thanks to Stan for working on the agenda and the database
====== Follow-up and Action Items ======
// SUMMARY: It may help a little to tag individuals with tasks: //
* Everyone - Review the STEERCOM minutes, make corrections, act!
* Everyone - **Talk to someone about coming to meetings.**
* Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.
* Everyone - Talk to all members about December Party.
* Everyone - Stan R wants LibreOffice Planning database tested on multiple systems.
*
* Don Ellis ~ Update the Meetup page for December to show the bowling party.
* Don Ellis ~ Test Stan's Planning database on Libreoffice on Mac.
* Don Ellis ~ Upon return to town, clean tomato sauce off the Snowball microphone (there was minor accident at STLLUG).
* Don Ellis ~ upload older videos to Google Photos and/or Google Docs & publish links.
* Don Ellis ~ Possible presentation - 2018-07-18 he had suggested Apple interfaces and accessories for audio & video.
* Terry Linhardt ~ Invite people to our meetings via LinkedIn.
* Gary Meyer ~ Contact Steve Pidgeon for progress report.
* Gary Meyer - Build spreadsheet to track domain name registrations. See http://bgp.he.net/ip/207.223.253.71#_dns
* Gary Meyer - Did not follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us.
* SLACC.COM is now held by someone else (squatter).
* SLACC.ORG could be registered. SLACC.ORG available for sale ~ only $499.
* Lee Lammert and Gary Meyer - Dave F saw that stlwebdev.org was not responding. Lee and Gary will followup, backing up any content and retiring the site.
* Stan R. ~ Remind Gary Meyer to bring SWAG, Penguins or stickers to meetings and hand out pamphlets.
* Stan and Gary should get together and discuss how ANNOUNCE was done.
====== Blue Sky Ideas ======
// SUMMARY: Food for thought ~ anything not previously covered that provides mental stimulus for thinking about improvements or solutions. //
* HISTORY: Stimulate creativity by planting the seed of an idea. Current action or response not required.
* Some ideas are Off-The-Record ~ NOT TO BE RECORDED!
* Some ideas should be publicized.~ SHOULD BE RECORDED!
* If a speaker believes something should not be recorded, the record operator needs to be notified.
* ** Each speaker should initially declare whether an idea should be recorded or not. **
* ** Each speaker should initially declare whether GPS location should be recorded or not. ** (Stan R asks what the fsck is this line about?)
* 2019-12-02
* Stan has an evaluation checklist that we can do whatever we want to with.
* He will send us all copies to play with.
====== Adjourn Meeting ======
* Monday, December 2nd, 2019
* QUESTION: At what time was meeting adjourned?
* 2019-12-02
* 20:37