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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. +
- +
-  * 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. 
 + 
 +  * 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 +
- +
-  ​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 - 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 serversSend info to SYSADMINTell 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 changesHave 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 changesHave 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 TalksRespond 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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