SLUUG Steering Committee Agenda - 1 August 2016
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
August 2016
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Monday, August 1, 2016
6:30 PM -
Attendees
Agenda Changes
Are there any other additions, deletions, or changes to sequence of items in the prepared agenda?
Verify LUG availability of location
Secretary Report
Treasurer Report
Balance as of June 1 | $2,573.01 |
BuddyNS - Secondary Domain | -36.00 |
MO SOS - Annual Registration | -11.25 |
Balance as of June 30 | $2,525.76 |
See log in Amber:/home/treas
Attendance Report
Initial mail list subscriptions are prompted by attendance sheets.
Group leaders are responsible for taking attendance at meetings.
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Attendance numbers, as of end of July 2016:
Meeting | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul |
Steercom | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ? | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
SLACC | ? | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
sLUGs | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | (3) | 7 | 7 | - |
SLUUG | | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 13 | (21) | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
SNUG SuSE | (8) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ? | 6 |
STLLUG | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | (14) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 15 | (16) | (16) | 18 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
HZWLUG | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
() - 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
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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 July 2016:
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 | 162 | 176 | 206 | 294 | 236 | 197 | 2015 |
2016 | 260 | 277 | 314 | 359 | 183 | 191 | xxx | xxx | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | 2016 |
xxx - numbers not yet recorded.
??? - Future Numbers.
Corrected the April 2016 count after 2 May meeting.
Stopped counting general StL County Library events in May 2016.
Mailing List Report
List | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul |
ANNOUNCE | 621 | 618 | 618 | 624 | 621 | 622 | 620 | 622 | 617 | 617 | 616 | 616 | 611 | 613 | 613 | 608 | 607 | 607 | 608 | 603 | 608 | 608 | 607 | 606 | 607 |
DISCUSS | 224 | 225 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 224 | 224 | 221 | 222 | 208 | 207 | 208 | 204 | 205 | 212 | 213 | 204 | 204 | 206 | 208 | 206 | 204 | 201 | 201 | 201 |
STEERCOM | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
SYSADMIN | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 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.
Command used to generate these (as root on Bud):
xxx - numbers not yet recorded.
- - dash indicates list did not previously exist.
July 2016
July 2016
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INDEPENDENCE DAY - July 4
STEERCOM - Steering Committee - July 5
SLACC - July 7
SLACC usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
sLUGs - July 8
sLUGs is our daytime STL Linux Users Group for Seniors
SLUUG - July 13
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BASE: Microsoft Windows 10 Upgrade Issues by Mark Bail.
MAIN: APFS, the Apple Unified File System by Greg Ray
In its current pre-beta form, it is only mountable by the MacOS Sierra beta. But the developer notes leave open the possibility that the filesystem format will be open-sourced, or at least have compatible tools released to enable other platforms to use. Since it’s not due for release until at least late 2017, this is an uncharacteristically early preview by Apple.
Technically interesting but overall topic has no application in our world – Lee
We're all going to end up bumping into Apple products in our careers – Gary
Technical comments about BTRS were very useful – Lee
SNUG - July 20
SNUG is the St. Louis Novell Users Group lunch time meeting.
TOPIC: New releases of Filr and iPrint by the Micro Focus division
Content was good. Not thrilling, but informative – Gary
Continuing to wait for Stan's opinion on the chicken pot pie – Gary
STLLUG - July 21
STLLUG is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
Hazelwood - July 26
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
*NOTE LOCATION CHANGE FOR JULY*
Meeting location change due to Library schedule conflicts
VENUE St. Louis County Library Thornhill Br
Schedule
August 2016
August 2016
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STEERCOM - Steering Committee - August 1
SLACC - August 4
SLACC usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
SLUUG - August 10
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BASE: Some VIM topic (possibly the Async announcement from Feb) by Bill Odom (Confirmed)
MAIN: “The Twinkling of a Distant Star”: Dorothy Gibson, the Titanic, & the 20th Century by Scott Granemann
What connects the highest-paid silent film actress in the world, the Titanic, a fascist spy, Times Square, the Saturday Evening Post, and changes in communications technologies over the last 100 years? By tracing one woman’s life through the 20th century I’ll get into many nooks & crannies that illuminate the enormous changes we’ve seen in culture, society, various technologies, & even maritime safety & laws.
SNUG - August 17
SNUG is the St. Louis Novell Users Group lunch time meeting.
STLLUG - August 18
STLLUG is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
*NOTE LOCATION CHANGE REQUIRED FOR AUGUST*
Meeting location change because the host of meeting space out town
VENUE Probable Graybar. Ask Chuck.
TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)
Craig Buchek agreed to give a talk if I Andrew pick a topic for him.
Craig doesn't want to know until 48 hrs prior.
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[12:29 PM] craigbuchek Yeah, I’ll be talking about Agile.
[12:30 PM] Will this be at Graybar?
[12:35 PM] lathama graybar correct
[12:38 PM] craigbuchek OK, 40% chance I’ll call you from ITe when I realize that.
[12:38 PM] lathama ack
Hazelwood - August 23
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
*NOTE LOCATION CHANGE FOR AUGUST*
Meeting location change due to Library schedule conflicts
VENUE St. Louis County Library Rock Road Br
First time here and Stan R. will be out of town
September 2016
September 2016
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SLACC - September 1
SLACC usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
STEERCOM - Steering Committee - September 5
SLUUG - September 14
STLLUG - September 15
STLLUG is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)
TENTATIVE
Craig Buchek agreed to give a talk if I (who is I?) pick a topic for him.
Craig doesn't want to know until 48 hrs prior.
Possible: IBM Linux One - suggested by Steve Stegman
SNUG - September 21
SNUG is the St. Louis Novell Users Group lunch time meeting.
Hazelwood - Septmeber 27
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
*NOTE LOCATION CHANGE*
Meeting location change due to Library schedule conflicts
VENUE St. Louis County Library Thornhill Br
October 2016
October 2016
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
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STEERCOM - Steering Committee - October 3
SLACC - October 6
SLACC usually holds a Linux configuration workshop - no presentation
SLUUG - October 12
SNUG - October 19
SNUG is the St. Louis Novell Users Group lunch time meeting.
STLLUG - October 20
STLLUG is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)
TENTATIVE
Craig Buchek agreed to give a talk if I pick a topic for him.
Craig doesn't want to know until 48 hrs prior.
Hazelwood - October 25
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
*NOTE LOCATION CHANGE*
Meeting location change due to Library schedule conflicts
VENUE St. Louis County Library Thornhill Br
Old Business
Server Admin
Free SSL Certificates
Web Site Maintenance
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
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.
2015-08-03
Lee purged old sponsors from front page rotation.
Andrew checking with NEC Electonics contact, requesting sponsorship by way presentations.
Gary suggests rotating banners for other groups.
Lee suggest reserving primary appearence for sponsors that provide us with resources.
2015-08-31
2016-07-05
2016-08-01
Uploading Presentations
Andrew uploaded many presentations and linked them via the sites.
Need to figure out how to get the slides published along with video.
Need to get more old presentations uploaded.
2015-06-29
2015-08-03
2016-02-01
2016-07-05
2016-08-01
Domain Name Tracking
STLWEBDEV.ORG was renewed in December.
STLLINUX.ORG renewed in January.
SLUUG.ORG renewed in July.
2015-06-29
2015-08-03
2016-02-01
2016-07-05
2016-08-01
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
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
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.)
2015-08-03
A total of 63 are following our Google+ page
A total of 1466 views and 29 subscribers are following our YouTube.
A total of 106 have joined with our MEETUP.COM site (as of 2 Aug)
Gary needs to learn how to post to MEETUP.COM, Stan R. offers to show him.
Lee has resubmitted narrative stuff to STEERCOM mailing list.
2015-08-31
Stan made the calendar color coded so you can sort though the many many events.
32 Subscribers on youtube
Hmm, there aren't any saint louis unix Meetups near you yet
2016-01-04
2016-02-01
2016-05-02
Return to doing Youtube recordings
Acquire camera and set of lavaliere cordless microphones
Steve volunteered to manage monthly recording process
Andy sent email to steercom suggesting we research & buy equipment
2016-07-05
2016-08-01
Speaker Honorarium
New Logo
Review Launch-code Calendar
Handouts
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Stan R. has continued updating pamphlets.
Don Weimann has been printing pamphlets when Stan R. asks for them.
Stan R. has been working on a pamphlet on VIM.
2015-03-02
2015-06-01
2015-10-05 We should request small cards with all the websites and names of groups we care about.
2016-07-05
2016-08-01
Library Reservations
2016-04-04
Library renovation shutdowns are not yet scheduled. Their calendar is in flux. Not much past July.
SLACC has dates at Thornhill but MAY lose in Winter.
sLUGs (StL LUG for Seniors) is NOT done!
sLUGs …Stan will wait.
HZWLUG is all scheduled correctly EXCEPT 1 date in November was unavailable so he moved to Wed nite. Locations varies.
If Prarie Commons becomes available in summer….we can centralize there.
2016-07-05
Pending late summer opening of Prairie Commons Branch
sLUGs (StL LUG for Seniors) now on HIATUS, no meetings until further notice
HZWLUG July meeting will be at Thornhill Br
HZWLUG August meeting will be at Rock Road Br
HZWLUG September meeting will be at Thornhill Br
Stan R. will continue monitoring library status for changes
2016-08-01
Web Camera and Mic
New Business
Anything Else?
Is there anything else?
Anything?
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Recognize Useful Efforts
Blue Sky Ideas
Recurring Requirements
October 2016 - First Saturday, reserve rooms at St. Louis County Library Branches.
December 2016 - Renew STLWEBDEV.ORG domain.
February 2017 - SLUUG annual Board meeting and elections.
April 2017 - First Saturday, reserve rooms at St. Louis County Library Branches.
May 2017 - IRS Form 990-N for Tax Exempt Status. e-postcard.
June 2017 - BuddyNS SLUUG account due.
July 2017 - Renew SLUUG.ORG domain with Dotster
August 2017 - Missouri Annual Report for Corporate Legal Status.
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 1st Friday at Science Center.
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).
Don Ellis - upload older videos to YouTube [or copy videos to a hard drive].
Andrew L. - work on updates to web site.
Stan R. - Remind Gary M. to bring Penguins to meetings and hand out pamphlets.
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Gary M. - Follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us.
Gary M. * Need to reach out to