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steercom:2006-02 [2006/02/01 19:13]
64.241.37.140 First save during the meeting. (CMB)
steercom:2006-02 [2006/02/01 20:01]
64.241.37.140 Last save during the meeting. (CMB)
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 ===== Date / Time ===== ===== Date / Time =====
  
-  February 1, 2006  +  February 1, 2006
  
-  6:30 pm - ??? pm+  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  
 ===== Attendees ===== ===== Attendees =====
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   * Printed previous 3 months'​ minutes for signature and inclusion in Secretary folder.   * Printed previous 3 months'​ minutes for signature and inclusion in Secretary folder.
 +  * New Wiki was applauded.
  
 ===== Treasurer Report ===== ===== Treasurer Report =====
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 ==== April 2006 ==== ==== April 2006 ====
 +
   12 - UNIX   12 - UNIX
        Base: TBD        Base: TBD
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        TBD        TBD
   27 - HZW LUG   27 - HZW LUG
- 
-==== May 2006 ==== 
-  10 - UNIX 
-       Base: TBD 
-       Main: TBD 
-  18 - STL LUG (balloting) 
-  23 - Security 
-       TBD 
-  24 - STC LUG 
-       TBD 
-  25 - HZW LUG 
  
 ==== Potential Presentations ==== ==== Potential Presentations ====
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   * CVS - Sanjiv, JT, Ed Howland   * CVS - Sanjiv, JT, Ed Howland
   * Secure Email - Dustin Anders/Paul Vinson (via Craig)   * Secure Email - Dustin Anders/Paul Vinson (via Craig)
-  * MythTV / Freevo (via Sarah on the Perl list) +  * MythTV / Freevo ​/ TiVo (via Sarah on the Perl list) 
-  * WiFi - Mark Balbes ​(via Gary)+  * WiFi - Jerry @ OCI (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
  
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   * Missouri Exempt status - (Carl Fitch and Lee Lammert, with help from Fred Smith'​s wife)   * 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. +    * Carl has the forms. ​Working ​to finish filling them out. Will hand them off to Lee. 
- +    * Gary will take forms to Rich McClennan to get help answering ​some of the questions.
-  * EPC Winter Sale +
-    * 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.+
  
   * See about O'​Reilly bringing someone in to speak to our group(s).   * See about O'​Reilly bringing someone in to speak to our group(s).
     * Carl will follow up.     * 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. 
- 
-  * Stan now has three brochures to hand out: 
-    - SLUUG info 
-    - Linux For Beginners 
-    - Password Guidelines for Beginners brochure 
- 
-  * Lightning Talks. 
-    * Gary - Organize Lightning Talks. Respond to Robert on DISCUSS. 
- 
  
 ===== Election Committee ===== ===== Election Committee =====
  
   * Committee members:   * Committee members:
 +    * Stan
 +    * Gary
     * Rich     * Rich
-    ​Gary +  ​* Stan has list of members ​posted
-    * Stan +  * Stan has written ​up the ballots. ​A few corrections will be made.
- +
-  * 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)
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 ===== Weekly Announcements ===== ===== Weekly Announcements =====
  
-  * Added info regarding T3 (Techies Teaching Techies) +  * Stan is looking ​to somehow automate ​the announcements.
-    * Clarence Johnson ​is teaching this. +
-    * Low-cost. +
- +
-===== PROJECT: New servers ===== +
- +
-  * Craig moved DNS for SLUUG.ORG over to EveryDNS. It worked this time, with no problems noted. +
- +
-  * 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. +
- +
-  * Lee built source packages for PINE and PILOT (on Bud Light). Also installed GCC. +
- +
-  * Planning to move the servers from Lee's to Primary on Sunday, January 15.+
  
 ===== Sponsorships ===== ===== Sponsorships =====
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     * Gary - Get Dave Mills together with Lee.     * 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 ​as back as 2003 have been listed.
-  ​* Topics ​for 2005 and part of 2004 have been listed.+
     * Stan will continue listing prior years' data as time permits.     * Stan will continue listing prior years' data as time permits.
   * Stan to work with Ted Palmer to get presentations put up.   * Stan to work with Ted Palmer to get presentations put up.
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   * 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.
 +  * Majordomo admin access.
  
-  ​BBS line reduction - Lee says that we're still paying ​for 6 phone lines+===== PROJECT: New servers ===== 
 + 
 +  * Server were moved to Primary Networks on January 15. 
 +    * People involved: 
 +      ​* Lee Lammert 
 +      * Craig Buchek 
 +      * Jeff Muse 
 +      * Ted Palmer 
 +      * Gary Meyer 
 +    * Had to get a hub from Ted's house to make it work. 
 +      * We'd like to get a rackmount switch to replace it. 
 +    * Things went relatively smoothly. 
 +  * DNS was updated to point at new addresses. 
 +  * This wiki (http://​wiki.sluug.org/​) can now be considered to be in production. 
 +    * Stan added a link on the SLUUG home page. 
 +  * Lee and Craig have badges ​for 24/7 access to the facility. 
 + 
 +  * Other functionality of the systems is in progress. 
 +    * If anyone wants an account to work on adding functionality,​ contact Craig or Lee. 
 + 
 +===== Lightning Talks ===== 
 + 
 +  * Gary - Organize Lightning Talks. Respond to Robert on DISCUSS.
  
-  * Majordomo admin access+  * List of Talks 
 +    * Barry Morrison - What Greybar Does 
 +    * Robert Citek 
 +    * Jeff Muse 
 +    * Clarence Johnson - T3 
 +    * Ed Howland 
 +    * Carl Fitch 
 +    * Craig Buchek
  
 ===== New Business ===== ===== New Business =====
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   * Carl - Complete tax-exempt status paperwork.   * Carl - Complete tax-exempt status paperwork.
 +  * Carl - Ask Mark Bergman to give presentation March 8.
   * Carl - Follow up with O'​Reilly about bringing someone in to speak to our group(s).   * 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 presentation from Curt Hibbs (April). 
   * Craig - Ask for presentation from Dustin Anders/Paul Vinson (March).   * 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.   * Craig - Follow up on email by Angela Trotter from Unidev, wanting to sponsor our group and post job listings.
   * Craig - Continue working on new servers.   * Craig - Continue working on new servers.
   * Craig - Change root passwords on new servers. Send info to SYSADMIN. Tell folks how to use sudo.   * Craig - Change root passwords on new servers. Send info to SYSADMIN. Tell folks how to use sudo.
-  * Craig - Copy stllinux.org data to new servers. +  * Craig - Copy stllinux.org data to new servers. ​Update for next meeting
-  * Stan - Count attendance (to get official membership list) and list eligible voters+  * Craig - Add bud/budlight accounts for StanR and Gary
-  * Stan - Add a link to http://​wiki.sluug.org to SLUUG web site front page+  * Gary - Organize Lightning Talks.
-  * Gary - Organize Lightning Talks. Respond to Robert on DISCUSS.+
   * Gary - Get Dave Mills together with Lee to find info regarding sponsors.   * Gary - Get Dave Mills together with Lee to find info regarding sponsors.
   * Gary - Coordinate password changes. Have passwords stored with President and Secretary.   * Gary - Coordinate password changes. Have passwords stored with President and Secretary.
   * Gary - Add host file entries on dark and michelob for bud and budlight.   * Gary - Add host file entries on dark and michelob for bud and budlight.
  
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