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   January 4, 2006
-:30 pm - 8:?? pm
+:30 pm - 8:30 pm
 ===== Attendees =====
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 ==== 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
-    OpenOffice.org Database - Stan Reichardt
 ===== 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:
-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 =====
+===== Election Committee =====
+  * Committee members:
+    * Rich
+    * Gary
+    * Stan
-  Status quo.
+  * 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.
-===== PROJECT: New servers =====
+  * 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 =====
-  Lee got a contract from Primary Networks to have them provide us with a half-rack at their hosting facility.
+  * Added info regarding T3 (Techies Teaching Techies)
+    * Clarence Johnson is teaching this.
+    * Low-cost.
-  Server build progressing slowly.
+===== PROJECT: New servers =====
-  Wiki is now up at http://wiki.sluug.info and fully functional.
-  Need to move DNS for SLUUG.ORG over to EveryDNS?.
+  * Craig moved DNS for SLUUG.ORG over to EveryDNS. It worked this time, with no problems noted.
-  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: =====
+  * Server build progressing slowly.
+    * Wiki is now up at http://wiki.sluug.org and fully functional. This can be consider "in production" now.
+  * Lee and Carl signed contract with Primary Networks to have them provide us with a half-rack at their hosting facility.
-  Stan received an email from Angela Trotter from Unidev, wanting to sponsor our group and post job listings.
+  * Lee built source packages for PINE and PILOT (on Bud Light). Also installed GCC.
-  Craig to follow up.
-===== Website Librarian: =====
+  * Planning to move the servers from Lee's to Primary on Sunday, January 15.
+===== Sponsorships =====
-  Stan Reichardt's has modified drop down menus and set up skeleton area for presentations.
+  * Stan received an email from Angela Trotter from Unidev, wanting to sponsor our group and post job listings.
-  Topics for 2005 have been listed, Stan will be listing prior year's data in the near
+    * Craig to follow up.
-  future.
+  * 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.
-  Stan to work with Ted Palmer to get presentations put up.
+===== Website Librarian: =====
-===== SYSADMIN =====
+  * 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.
+===== System Administration =====
-  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.
-  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
-  BBS line reduction - Lee says that we're still paying for 6 phone lines
+  * Majordomo admin access
-  Majordomo admin access
 ===== 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: =====
+  * 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 - 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).
-  Craig - Follow up with Angela Trotter @ Unidev regarding sponsorship.
-  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.

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