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| January 4, 2006 | January 4, 2006 | ||
| - | 6:30 pm - 8:?? pm | + | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
| ===== Attendees ===== | ===== Attendees ===== | ||
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| ==== Potential Presentations ==== | ==== Potential Presentations ==== | ||
| - | * Ruby on Rails - Curt Hibbs (via Craig) | + | * Ruby on Rails - Curt Hibbs (via Craig) |
| - | * WiFi - Mark Balbes (via Gary) | + | * WiFi - Mark Balbes (via Gary) |
| - | * InkScape - had a volunteer at a meeting, but said he need a few months | + | * InkScape - had a volunteer at a meeting, but said he need a few months |
| ===== Old Business ===== | ===== Old Business ===== | ||
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| * EPC folks were impressed by the attention we got. | * EPC folks were impressed by the attention we got. | ||
| * Stan suggested including a post-card for people to respond back to us. | * Stan suggested including a post-card for people to respond back to us. | ||
| + | * EPC has invited us back to their April 22 sale. | ||
| + | * See about O'Reilly bringing someone in to speak to our group(s). | ||
| + | * Carl will follow up. | ||
| - | * Carl - Look into O'Reilly bringing someone in to speak to our group(s). | + | * 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. | ||
| - | * Gary - Follow up on Wash U regarding phone line bills. | + | * Stan now has three brochures to hand out: |
| + | - SLUUG info | ||
| + | - Linux For Beginners | ||
| + | - Password Guidelines for Beginners brochure | ||
| - | * Gary - Organize Lightning Talks. Respond to Robert on DISCUSS. | + | * Lightning Talks. |
| - | + | * Gary - Organize Lightning Talks. Respond to Robert on DISCUSS. | |
| - | * Stan - Update STLLINUX.ORG for Carl's presentation. | + | |
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| - | * Stan - finished three brochures to hand out | + | |
| - | 1. SLUUG brochure (Carl? Lee? printed) | + | |
| - | 2. Linux For Beginners brochure (Carl printed) | + | |
| - | 3. Password Guidelines for Beginners brochure (Lee printed) | + | |
| ===== Election Committee ===== | ===== Election Committee ===== | ||
| - | * Carl handed out nomination ballots at meetings. | + | * Committee members: |
| + | * Rich | ||
| + | * Gary | ||
| + | * Stan | ||
| - | * Stan - Count attendance (to get official membership list) and print up ballots. | + | * 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. | ||
| - | Open positions: | + | * Open positions |
| - | 2 Board seats (Lee's and Stan's - 3 year terms) | + | * 2 Board seats (Lee's and Stan's - 3 year terms) |
| - | President | + | * President |
| - | Vice President | + | * Vice President |
| - | Secretary | + | * Secretary |
| - | Treasurer | + | * Treasurer |
| - | STLLUG Chair | + | * STLLUG Chair |
| - | STCLUG Chair | + | * STCLUG Chair |
| - | Sponsorship Manager | + | * Sponsorship Manager |
| - | Public Relations | + | * Public Relations |
| - | Presentation Manager | + | * Presentation Manager |
| ===== Weekly Announcements ===== | ===== Weekly Announcements ===== | ||
| - | * Status quo. | + | * Added info regarding T3 (Techies Teaching Techies) |
| + | * Clarence Johnson is teaching this. | ||
| + | * Low-cost. | ||
| ===== PROJECT: New servers ===== | ===== PROJECT: New servers ===== | ||
| - | * Lee got a contract from Primary Networks to have them provide us with a half-rack at their hosting facility. | + | * Craig moved DNS for SLUUG.ORG over to EveryDNS. It worked this time, with no problems noted. |
| * Server build progressing slowly. | * Server build progressing slowly. | ||
| - | * Wiki is now up at http://wiki.sluug.info and fully functional. | + | * Wiki is now up at http://wiki.sluug.org and fully functional. This can be consider "in production" now. |
| - | * Craig moved DNS for SLUUG.ORG over to EveryDNS. It worked this time, with no problems noted. | + | * Lee and Carl signed contract with Primary Networks to have them provide us with a half-rack at their hosting facility. |
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| + | * Lee built source packages for PINE and PILOT (on Bud Light). Also installed GCC. | ||
| - | ===== 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 | + | |
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| - | 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. | + | |
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| - | 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 - Follow up with O'Reilly about bringing someone in to speak to our group(s). | ||
| + | * Carl - Ask Mark Bergman to give presentation March 8. | ||
| * Craig - Print previous 2 months' minutes for inclusion in Secretary folder. | * Craig - Print previous 2 months' minutes for inclusion in Secretary folder. | ||
| - | * Craig - Ask for presentations from Curt Hibbs (April) and Dustin Anders/Paul Vinson (March). | + | * Craig - Ask for presentation from Curt Hibbs (April). |
| - | + | * 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 - Ask Mark Bergman to give presentation on December 14. | + | * Craig - Continue working on new servers. |
| - | + | * Craig - Change root passwords on new servers. Send info to SYSADMIN. Tell folks how to use sudo. | |
| - | Carl - Hand out nomination ballots at next meetings. | + | * Craig - Copy stllinux.org data to new servers. |
| - | + | * Stan - Count attendance (to get official membership list) and list eligible voters. | |
| - | Carl - Complete tax-exempt status paperwork. | + | * Stan - Add a link to http://wiki.sluug.org to SLUUG web site front page. |
| - | + | * Gary - Organize Lightning Talks. Respond to Robert on DISCUSS. | |
| - | Carl - Look into O'Reilly bringing someone in to speak to our group(s). | + | * Gary - Get Dave Mills together with Lee to find info regarding sponsors. |
| - | + | * Gary - Coordinate password changes. Have passwords stored with President and Secretary. | |
| - | Craig - DNS move to EveryDNS? (in stages). | + | |
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| - | Craig - Follow up with Angela Trotter @ Unidev regarding sponsorship. | + | |
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| - | Craig - Continue working on new servers. | + | |
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| - | Gary - Ask for presentation from Mark Balbes for January general meeting. | + | |
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| - | Gary - Coordinate password changes. Have passwords stored with President and Secretary. | + | |
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| - | 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. | + | |
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| - | Stan - Count attendance (to get official membership list) and print up ballots. | + | |
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| - | Stan - Update STLLINUX.ORG for Carl's presentation. | + | |