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January 4, 2006 | January 4, 2006 | ||
- | 6:30 pm - 8:?? pm | + | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
===== Attendees ===== | ===== Attendees ===== | ||
- | XXX Carl Fitch, Barry Morrison, Leeland Lammert, Craig Buchek, Stan Reichardt, Gary Meyer | + | * Leeland Lammert |
+ | * Carl Fitch | ||
+ | * Barry Morrison | ||
* Craig Buchek | * Craig Buchek | ||
+ | * Stan Reichardt | ||
===== Secretary Report ===== | ===== Secretary Report ===== | ||
- | Nothing to report. Did not print previous month's minutes for inclusion in Secretary folder as of yet. | + | * Switching to SLUUG Wiki for this month's minutes, and all following. |
- | + | * Plan to migrate the old Wiki data to the new Wiki. | |
- | Switching to SLUUG Wiki for this month's minutes, and all following. Need to migrate the old Wiki data to the new Wiki. | + | * Need to print previous 2 months' minutes for inclusion in Secretary folder. |
===== Treasurer Report ===== | ===== Treasurer Report ===== | ||
- | Still working on pulling books into QuickBooks?. Has to do it manually. Up to 2003 so far. | + | * Still working on pulling books into QuickBooks. Has to do it manually. Up to 2004 so far. (That's a year more than last month.) |
+ | |||
+ | ===== Book Sales ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Sold 10 books at SLUUG meeting for $183.91. | ||
+ | * Sold 2 books at EPC sale. | ||
===== Previous Meetings ===== | ===== Previous Meetings ===== | ||
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==== Attendance ==== | ==== Attendance ==== | ||
- | 2 Nov STEERC - 6 | + | 7 Dec STEERC - 6 |
- | 9 Nov SLUUG - 23 | + | 14 Dec SLUUG - 17 |
- | 17 Nov STLLUG - 21 | + | 15 Dec STLLUG - 19 (21) |
- | 21 Nov STCLUG - 8 | + | 22 Dec STCLUG - 8 |
- | 22 Nov HZWLUG - 6 | + | 27 Dec HZWLUG - 10 |
- | 30 Nov SECURE - 9 | + | 28 Dec SECURE - * NO MEETING - UMSL MicroComputer Center was closed |
==== Comments on Presentations ==== | ==== Comments on Presentations ==== | ||
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- | November 2005 (Holiday Schedules) | ||
- | 9 - UNIX | ||
- | Base: Regular Expressions by Sanjiv Bhatia | ||
- | Good, but scared some of the newbies. | ||
- | Main: Daylight Savings Changes by Ed Howland | ||
- | Great. Very informative. | ||
- | "Ed does a crazy presentation." -- Stan | ||
- | 17 - STL LUG | ||
- | Main: Modern Web Designs, Part 2 (AJAX) - Craig Buchek | ||
- | Very good. Better than the previous month. | ||
- | 21 - STC LUG (not the 29th as previously listed) | ||
- | Main: GeexBox? (bootable Linux for multi-media) by Mark Bergman | ||
- | Really good. Interesting demo. Also demoed MythTV?. | ||
- | 22 - HZW LUG | ||
- | 24 - Thanksgiving Day Holiday | ||
- | 30 - Security *** HOLIDAY SCHEDULE *** | ||
- | Hands-on: Windows XP Hacks - Clarence Johnson | ||
- | Good. Informative. | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Presentation Schedule ===== | ||
December 2005 (Holiday Schedules) | December 2005 (Holiday Schedules) | ||
14 - UNIX | 14 - UNIX | ||
- | Base: GRAMPS (Geneology) by Stan Reichardt | + | Base: Brochures with Scribus by Stan Reichardt (not GRAMPS Geneology, as planned) |
- | Main: GeeXboX? (bootable Linux for multi-media) by Mark Bergman (TENTATIVE) | + | Ended up taking a lot of time, because there was a lot to cover. |
+ | People learned a lot. A lot of interaction. | ||
+ | Main: Multiple Subject Discussions (had no regular presentation) | ||
+ | NOTEABLE: Response to System Crack by Ed Holland | ||
15 - STL LUG | 15 - STL LUG | ||
Main: QEMU Virtual Machine - Carl Fitch | Main: QEMU Virtual Machine - Carl Fitch | ||
+ | Great. Devolved a bit into showing off some newer distros, which was also good. | ||
22 - STC LUG | 22 - STC LUG | ||
Main: Boot Managers - Carl Fitch | Main: Boot Managers - Carl Fitch | ||
+ | "Pure disaster" - Carl | ||
+ | "We had fun" - Stan | ||
27 - HZW LUG | 27 - HZW LUG | ||
- | 28 - Security | + | Brief look at GRAMPS (Geneology) |
- | Hands-on: TBD | + | "Really good" - Carl |
+ | Brief look at OpenOffice 2.0 Database | ||
+ | 28 - Security ** NO MEETING ** UMSL MicroComputer Center was closed | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Presentation Schedule ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== January 2006 ==== | ||
- | January 2006 | ||
11 - UNIX | 11 - UNIX | ||
- | Base: Boot managers - Carl Fitch | + | Base: Boot managers - Carl Fitch (extended format - more than 30 minutes) |
- | Main: WiFi? - Mark Balbes (via Gary) (TENTATIVE) | + | Main: (TENTATIVE) WiFi - Mark Balbes (via Gary) |
19 - STL LUG | 19 - STL LUG | ||
- | Base: TBD | + | Main: OpenOffice 2.0 Database by Stan Reichardt |
- | Main: TBD | + | |
24 - HZW LUG | 24 - HZW LUG | ||
25 - Security | 25 - Security | ||
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TBD | TBD | ||
- | February 2006 | + | ==== February 2006 ==== |
8 - UNIX (balloting) | 8 - UNIX (balloting) | ||
- | Base: Lightning Talks | + | Lightning Talks |
- | Main: Lightning Talks | + | |
16 - STL LUG (balloting) | 16 - STL LUG (balloting) | ||
- | Base: TBD | + | Main: (TENTATIVE) Financial Apps (GnuCash, MoneyDance) by Craig Buchek |
- | Main: TBD | + | |
22 - Security (balloting) | 22 - Security (balloting) | ||
TBD | TBD | ||
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28 - HZW LUG (balloting) | 28 - HZW LUG (balloting) | ||
- | Potential Presentations | + | ==== March 2006 ==== |
- | Ruby on Rails - Curt Hibbs (via Craig) | + | |
- | WiFi? - Mark Balbes (via Gary) | + | 8 - UNIX |
- | Secure Email - Dustin Anders/Paul? Vinson (via Craig) | + | Base: KDE Control Center by Carl Fitch |
- | InkScape? | + | Main: (TENTATIVE) GeeXboX? (bootable Linux for multi-media) by Mark Bergman (via Carl) |
- | Scribus - Stan Reichardt | + | 16 - STL LUG (balloting) |
- | OpenOffice?.org Database - Stan Reichardt | + | Main: (TENTATIVE) Secure Email - Dustin Anders/Paul Vinson (via Craig) |
+ | 22 - Security | ||
+ | TBD | ||
+ | 23 - STC LUG | ||
+ | TBD | ||
+ | 28 - HZW LUG | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Potential Presentations ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Ruby on Rails - Curt Hibbs (via Craig) | ||
+ | * WiFi - Mark Balbes (via Gary) | ||
+ | * InkScape - had a volunteer at a meeting, but said he need a few months | ||
===== Old Business ===== | ===== Old Business ===== | ||
+ | * Missouri Exempt status - (Carl Fitch and Lee Lammert, with help from Fred Smith's wife) | ||
+ | * Carl has the forms. Needs to finish filling them out. Will hand them off to Lee. | ||
- | Missouri Exempt status - (Carl Fitch and Lee Lammert, with help from Fred Smith's wife) | + | * EPC Winter Sale |
- | Carl has the forms. Needs to get them filled out. Will hand them off to Lee. | + | * Carl reports success, with some things we could improve. |
+ | * EPC folks were impressed by the attention we got. | ||
+ | * Stan suggested including a post-card for people to respond back to us. | ||
+ | * EPC has invited us back to their April 22 sale. | ||
- | ===== Election Committee ===== | + | * See about O'Reilly bringing someone in to speak to our group(s). |
+ | * Carl will follow up. | ||
+ | * Still being charged by Wash U for 6 lines. | ||
+ | * We have not received a bill this month, so it may have been fixed by now. | ||
+ | * Lee sent a note with last bill he sent in, asking to refund us for having fewer lines. | ||
- | Suggestion to have Diebold run our elections was unanimously rejected. | + | * Stan now has three brochures to hand out: |
+ | - SLUUG info | ||
+ | - Linux For Beginners | ||
+ | - Password Guidelines for Beginners brochure | ||
- | Carl suggested handing out some nomination ballots at this months' meetings to see | + | * Lightning Talks. |
- | who people would like to have as officers. People could anonymously nominate | + | * Gary - Organize Lightning Talks. Respond to Robert on DISCUSS. |
- | themselves or anyone else. Agreement was unanimous. | + | |
- | Open positions: | ||
- | 2 Board seats (Lee's and Stan's - 3 year terms) | ||
- | President | ||
- | Vice President | ||
- | Secretary | ||
- | Treasurer | ||
- | STLLUG Chair | ||
- | STCLUG Chair | ||
- | Sponsorship Manager | ||
- | Public Relations | ||
- | Presentation Manager | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Book Sales ===== | ||
+ | ===== Election Committee ===== | ||
- | Sold 6 books for $89 at discounted rates. | + | * Committee members: |
+ | * Rich | ||
+ | * Gary | ||
+ | * Stan | ||
- | Received new credit-card processing machine. Cost us $149. | + | * Carl handed out nomination ballots at meetings. Stan has them, but needs to track them down. |
+ | * Stan is working on counting attendance (to get official membership list) | ||
+ | * He will post the eligible members list. | ||
+ | * Stan will write up the ballots. | ||
- | Carl to look into O'Reilly bringing someone in to speak to our group(s). | + | * Open positions |
+ | * 2 Board seats (Lee's and Stan's - 3 year terms) | ||
+ | * President | ||
+ | * Vice President | ||
+ | * Secretary | ||
+ | * Treasurer | ||
+ | * STLLUG Chair | ||
+ | * STCLUG Chair | ||
+ | * Sponsorship Manager | ||
+ | * Public Relations | ||
+ | * Presentation Manager | ||
===== Weekly Announcements ===== | ===== Weekly Announcements ===== | ||
- | + | * Added info regarding T3 (Techies Teaching Techies) | |
- | Status quo. | + | * Clarence Johnson is teaching this. |
+ | * Low-cost. | ||
===== PROJECT: New servers ===== | ===== PROJECT: New servers ===== | ||
+ | * Craig moved DNS for SLUUG.ORG over to EveryDNS. It worked this time, with no problems noted. | ||
- | Lee got a contract from Primary Networks to have them provide us with a half-rack at their hosting facility. | + | * Server build progressing slowly. |
+ | * Wiki is now up at http://wiki.sluug.org and fully functional. This can be consider "in production" now. | ||
- | Server build progressing slowly. | + | * Lee and Carl signed contract with Primary Networks to have them provide us with a half-rack at their hosting facility. |
- | Wiki is now up at http://wiki.sluug.info and fully functional. | + | |
- | Need to move DNS for SLUUG.ORG over to EveryDNS?. | + | * Lee built source packages for PINE and PILOT (on Bud Light). Also installed GCC. |
- | Craig to do this, by setting secondary NS records on Dotster to point to EveryDNS?. | + | |
- | Then flip them to all EveryDNS? once DNSreports.com syas things look OK. | + | |
- | ===== SPONSORSHIPS: ===== | + | * Planning to move the servers from Lee's to Primary on Sunday, January 15. |
+ | ===== Sponsorships ===== | ||
- | Stan received an email from Angela Trotter from Unidev, wanting to sponsor our group and post job listings. | + | * Stan received an email from Angela Trotter from Unidev, wanting to sponsor our group and post job listings. |
- | Craig to follow up. | + | * Craig to follow up. |
+ | * New form on sponsors page. | ||
+ | * Compilation of SLUUG info brochure, with sponsorship info added at bottom. | ||
+ | * Need to get info regarding previous sponsors. | ||
+ | * Gary - Get Dave Mills together with Lee. | ||
===== Website Librarian: ===== | ===== Website Librarian: ===== | ||
+ | * Stan Reichardt has modified drop down menus and set up skeleton area for presentations. | ||
+ | * Topics for 2005 and part of 2004 have been listed. | ||
+ | * Stan will continue listing prior years' data as time permits. | ||
+ | * Stan to work with Ted Palmer to get presentations put up. | ||
- | Stan Reichardt's has modified drop down menus and set up skeleton area for presentations. | + | ===== System Administration ===== |
- | Topics for 2005 have been listed, Stan will be listing prior year's data in the near | + | |
- | future. | + | |
- | Stan to work with Ted Palmer to get presentations put up. | + | * Recording of root passwords. Still need to be changed. Need to have passwords stored with President and Secretary. |
- | ===== SYSADMIN ===== | + | * BBS line reduction - Lee says that we're still paying for 6 phone lines |
- | + | * Majordomo admin access | |
- | Account deletions - have been done. Hip-Hip HURRAY! | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Recording of root passwords. Still need to be changed. Need to have passwords stored with President and Secretary. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | BBS line reduction - Lee says that we're still paying for 6 phone lines | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Majordomo admin access | + | |
===== New Business ===== | ===== New Business ===== | ||
- | + | * None. | |
- | Where is list of sponsors? Lee wants to follow up with our previous sponsors. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Lightning Talks. We want to do it again. Need to solicit talks. Gary will organize. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | EPC is having their annual sale this Saturday. | + | |
- | We'd like to have some folks there to show off Linux. | + | |
- | Carl has coordinated with Frank @ EPC. | + | |
- | They will be selling systems with Linux installed. We will be doing the installs. | + | |
- | There will be a projector showing off how easy Linux is to use. | + | |
- | We will be burning CDs as people ask for them. | + | |
- | Phil, Stan, and Barry to do presentations. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Stan working on SLUUG brochures and Linux For Beginners brochures to hand out. | + | |
===== Follow-up and Action Items: ===== | ===== Follow-up and Action Items: ===== | ||
- | + | * Carl - Complete tax-exempt status paperwork. | |
- | Carl - Ask Mark Bergman to give presentation on December 14. | + | * Carl - Follow up with O'Reilly about bringing someone in to speak to our group(s). |
- | + | * Carl - Ask Mark Bergman to give presentation March 8. | |
- | Carl - Hand out nomination ballots at next meetings. | + | * Craig - Print previous 2 months' minutes for inclusion in Secretary folder. |
- | + | * Craig - Ask for presentation from Curt Hibbs (April). | |
- | Carl - Complete tax-exempt status paperwork. | + | * Craig - Ask for presentation from Dustin Anders/Paul Vinson (March). |
- | + | * Craig - Follow up on email by Angela Trotter from Unidev, wanting to sponsor our group and post job listings. | |
- | Carl - Look into O'Reilly bringing someone in to speak to our group(s). | + | * Craig - Continue working on new servers. |
- | + | * Craig - Change root passwords on new servers. Send info to SYSADMIN. Tell folks how to use sudo. | |
- | Craig - DNS move to EveryDNS? (in stages). | + | * Craig - Copy stllinux.org data to new servers. |
- | + | * Stan - Count attendance (to get official membership list) and list eligible voters. | |
- | Craig - Follow up with Angela Trotter @ Unidev regarding sponsorship. | + | * Stan - Add a link to http://wiki.sluug.org to SLUUG web site front page. |
- | + | * Gary - Organize Lightning Talks. Respond to Robert on DISCUSS. | |
- | Craig - Ask for presentations from Curt Hibbs and Dustin Anders/Paul? Vinson. | + | * Gary - Get Dave Mills together with Lee to find info regarding sponsors. |
- | + | * Gary - Coordinate password changes. Have passwords stored with President and Secretary. | |
- | Craig - Continue working on new servers. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Gary - Ask for presentation from Mark Balbes for January general meeting. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Gary - Coordinate password changes. Have passwords stored with President and Secretary. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Gary - Follow up on Wash U regarding phone line bills. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Gary - Get Dave Mills together with Lee to find info regarding sponsors. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Gary - Organize Lightning Talks. Respond to Robert on DISCUSS. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Stan - Count attendance (to get official membership list) and print up ballots. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Stan - Update STLLINUX.ORG for Carl's presentation. | + | |