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-====== SLUUG Steering Committee Minutes - April 2006 ====== 
  
-NOTE: Minutes posted on the wiki are always unofficial. ​ 
-Schedules for upcoming presentations are always tentative. (Some more tentative than others!) 
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-===== Location ===== 
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-  Saint Louis Bread Company, 
-  10550 Old Olive Street Road, 
-  Creve Coeur, MO 63141 (at Old Olive and Olive) 
- 
-===== Date / Time ===== 
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-  * April 5, 2006 
-  * 7:00 pm - 8:25 pm 
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-===== Attendees ===== 
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-  * Carl Fitch 
-  * Barry Morrison 
-  * Stan Reichardt 
-  * Lee Lammert 
-  * Craig Buchek 
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-===== Secretary Report ===== 
- 
-  * Need to print out previous months'​ minutes for signature and inclusion in Secretary folder. 
-  * Need to finish typing up minutes for March 3 board meeting and official annual meeting. 
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-===== Treasurer Report ===== 
- 
-  * Currently working on pulling in 2003 data into QuickBooks. 
-  * Treasurer recommends passage of motion to establish Professional Memberships @ $100. 
- 
-===== Book Sales ===== 
- 
-  * Four books sold for total sales of $95.37. Credit card posting fee of $5.00 resulting in $90.37 of income. 
-  * No new books ordered this year. 
- 
-  * Annual report received for 2005 and Q1 2006. 
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-===== Previous Meetings ===== 
- 
-==== Attendance ==== 
- 
-March attendance figures: 
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-   8 - UNIX     - 23 
-  16 - STL LUG  - 15 
-  22 - Security -  9 
-  23 - STC LUG  -  3 
-  28 - HZW LUG  -  5 
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-==== Comments on Presentations ==== 
- 
-==== March 2006 ==== 
- 
-   8 - UNIX 
-       Base: KDE Control Center by Carl Fitch 
-         Stan said it was pretty good. 
-       Main: FreeNX by Jim Roe 
-         ​Outstanding. 
-  16 - STL LUG 
-       Main: Blender by JT Moree 
-         Best presentation in 2 years. 
-  22 - Security 
-       Main: dd_rescue and dd_rhelp by Carl Fitch 
-         A bit disjointed. Not enough time. 
-  23 - STC LUG 
-       Main: dd_rescue and dd_rhelp by Carl Fitch 
-          Better the second time around, with more time. 
-  28 - HZW LUG 
-       ​Hands-on Troubleshooting Juno dial-up script for Xandros 3.0 by Phil Bunch 
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-===== Presentation Schedule ===== 
- 
-==== April 2006 ==== 
- 
-=== SLUUG - April 12 === 
-  * Base: ???? by Stanford Baldwin (via Craig) 
-  * Main: Wireless Network Card Configurations (including ndiswrapper) by Carl Fitch 
- 
-=== STLLUG - April 20 === 
-  * Base: [CLI] Simple Redirection by Stan Reichardt 
-  * Main: Ruby on Rails by Jeff Barczewski (Confirmed, LVL) 
- 
-=== EPC Warehouse Sale - April 22 === 
-  * Volunteers needed to man tables 
-  * Setup 8:00 AM, Teardown 4:00 PM 
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-=== HZW LUG - April 25 === 
-  * Base: [CLI] Simple Redirection by Stan Reichardt 
-  * Newbie topics 
- 
-=== Security - April 26 === 
-  * TENTATIVE: Mark Bunn @ Fishnet (via Clarence) 
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-=== STCLUG - April 27 === 
-  * Main: CUPS Printing w/ BSD by Carl Fitch 
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-==== May 2006 ==== 
- 
-=== SLUUG - May 10 === 
-  * Base: [CLI] Simple Redirection by Stan Reichardt 
-  * Main: Attacking Web Applications by Mark Murdock and Scott Winter of Lantern Secure Solutions (via Ted) 
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-=== STLLUG - May 18 === 
-  * Base: TBD 
-  * Main: GeeXboX / MythTV / HTPC by Mark Sims (Carl has reconfirmed date and location) 
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-=== HZWLUG - May 23 === 
-  * Newbie topics 
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-=== Security - May 24 === 
-  * Wireless Troubleshooting - Kismet & Other Diagnostic Tools 
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-=== STCLUG - May 25 === 
-  * TBD 
- 
-==== June 2006 ==== 
- 
-=== SLUUG - June 14 === 
-  * Base: TBD 
-  * Main: Secure Email by Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson of Slashmail (via Craig) 
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-=== STLLUG - June 15 === 
-  * Main: SUSE 10 by Novell (LVL) 
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-=== STCLUG - June 22 === 
-  * TBD 
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-=== HZWLUG - June 27 === 
-  * Newbie topics 
- 
-=== Security - June 28 === 
-  * TBD 
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-==== July 2006 ==== 
- 
-=== SLUUG - July 13 === 
-  * Base: TBD 
-  * Main: Novell SuSE in the Enterprise Space (LVL Tentative) 
- 
-=== STLLUG - July 21 === 
-  * TBD 
-  * Alternate: Distro Updating Installfest 
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-=== STCLUG - July 27 === 
-  * TBD 
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-=== HZWLUG - July 27 === 
-  * TBD 
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-=== Security - July 26 === 
-  * TBD 
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-==== Potential Presentations ==== 
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-  * InkScape (STLLUG) - Mark Jarnowski volunteered (via Craig) 
-  * MythTV / Freevo / TiVo - (STLLUG?) - (via Sarah on the Perl list) 
-  * WiFi - Jerry @ OCI (via Gary) 
-  * CVS/​Subversion - Sanjiv, JT, Ed Howland 
-  * Requests: 
-    * VPN (hands-on preferred, good for a Security meeting) 
-    * CVS for Config Files 
-    * Oracle Application Express 
-    * How To Update Your System - apt, yum, etc. 
-    * Music - Linux on iPod, iPod on Linux, Ogg, players, etc. 
- 
-===== Weekly Announcements ===== 
- 
-  * Stan is looking to somehow automate the announcements. 
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-===== Sponsorships ===== 
- 
-  * Lee volunteered to send invoices to our list of previous sponsors. ($200) 
-  * Clarence and Stan will start working to gather information about previous sponsors. 
-    * Starting with information from the web site. 
-    * Lee spoke with Dave Mills - NO other informaiton available. 
-  * Stan received an email from Angela Trotter from Unidev, wanting to sponsor our group and post job listings. 
-    * Craig to follow up. 
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-===== Website Librarian ===== 
- 
-  * Presentation topics as far back as 2000 have been listed. 
-    * Stan indicated that accuracy is not high, but will search additional notes. 
-    * Stan and Ted will continue listing prior years' data as time permits. 
-  * Stan working with Ted to get presentations put up. 
-    * Ted has gotten some of the older presentations gathered. 
-    * Ted's major emphasis will be to focus on getting the material from presenters. 
- 
-===== System Administration ===== 
- 
-  * Root passwords on all 4 systems have been changed. Passwords have been given to the President and Secretary. 
-    * Most admin work should be done via ''​sudo'',​ which does not require the root password. 
-  * After some mis-steps, our DNS situation seems to be working now. 
-    * Wash U removed SLUUG.ORG zone from their servers. 
-      * But the their systems were out of sync for a while, returning inconsistent results. 
-      * Reverse DNS records were changed, causing some issues with NFS. 
-    * Wash U records not matching EveryDNS records caused some problems for dial-up and shell users. 
-    * Wildcard record caused some problems for email and RADIUS services. 
-      * Wilcard record has been removed from EveryDNS. 
- 
-===== PROJECT: New servers ===== 
- 
-  * Several of us met at Computers and Things on March 18 to discuss how to proceed, and to get some work done. 
-  * Configured SLUUG.ORG web site on new server. 
-    * Copied over all the data. 
-    * Configured a redirect back to old systems for user pages for short-term. 
-      * Will redirect to users.sluug.org,​ which can remain in place after the full migration. 
-      * This will allow us to move the web site without having to move the users. 
-    * Need to determine how to do the mailing list sign-up pages. 
-    * Need to determine how to proceed with non-SLUUG sites we host. 
-  * Next step is to test the new site, before we point our production DNS there. 
-    * Make sure everything is there and working. 
-    * Make sure we copy over any updates from the old web site. 
-    * Make sure the redirect to user pages is working. 
-    * Make sure the SIG sites/pages work. 
-    * Get the mailing list sign-up pages to work. 
-  * Craig is working on email infrastructure. ​ 
-    * He made some progress, but is not quite finished. 
-    * Got some input on how to proceed from the others. 
-  * We need some versa-rails to mount the servers. 
-    * Craig will go into Primary and measure the rack depth. 
-  * Craig has a 1U UltraSparc with Solaris 10 to donate and install at Primary. 
-  * We could use a rackmount switch. 
-    * Carl has a 12-port rackmount hub he will donate. 
- 
-===== Old Business ===== 
- 
-  * Missouri Exempt status - (Carl Fitch and Lee Lammert, with help from Fred Smith'​s wife) 
-    * 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. 
- 
-  * See about O'​Reilly bringing someone in to speak to our group(s). 
-    * Carl will follow up. 
- 
-  * Stan proposed we clean house, and send any excess inventory to WITS. 
- 
-===== New Business ===== 
- 
-  * Need to come up with rates for membership / accounts this year. 
-    * Craig proposed a new $100 "​professional"​ membership level. 
-      * He wants to pay that much for a membership this year. 
-      * This would support one of SLUUG'​s goals - being a professional organization. 
-      * Professional members will receive recognition on a new page on the web site. 
-      * No other benefits currently proposed for this level, beyond the current membership benefits. 
-      * Craig will write up info on the membership levels for the web site and hand-outs. 
-    * Proposed rates for 2006: 
-      * Level 1: $35    (basic/​shell) ​         Shell 
-      * Level 2: $65    (dial-up + shell) ​     Sustaining 
-      * Level 3: $100   ​("​professional"​) ​      ​Professional 
-      * Corporate Sponsorship:​ $200 
-    * Stan proposed that we charge a $5/month late fee. 
-      * Annual account ffes are due on July 1. 
-      * Late fee takes effect starting August 1. 
-      * Accounts over 90 days past due will be suspended. 
-    * Need to announce the new rates, and update all web pages. 
-      * Craig volunteered. 
- 
-  * Mike Knight suggested (via email) that 4 dial-up lines would be the optimal number. 
-    * We currently have 5 lines, and pay $160/month. 
-    * Having 4 lines would result in only a small number of busy signals. 
-    * Reducing 1 line would save us 20% of our #1 expense. 
-    * Reducing 2 lines (down to 3 lines) would save us $768, reducing the total expense to $1152/year. 
-      * This would require about 18 $65 accounts to sustain. 
-    * Unanymous agreement to reduce to 4. 
-    * There was nearly unanymous agreement to reduce to 3 lines. 
-      * Will table the discussion to reduce to 3 (or 0) for later. 
-        * Mike Knight reminded us (via email) that we need to remember that we provide Rich McLennan with a comp account. 
-          * Would need to make alternate arrangements with him for his work for us. 
-      * It was suggested that those who want dial-up look into a more sustainable arrangement. 
-        * Wholesale dial-up accounts. 
-        * Recruiting more users. 
- 
-===== Board Meeting ===== 
- 
-A board meeting was held in order to agree upon the proposals listed above. Quorum was met, with Lee, Carl, and Stan in attendance. 
- 
-Called to order @ 8:25. 
-Motion by Lee to reduce number of phone lines to 4. 
-Unanymous approval. 
-Motion by Lee to approve proposed fee structure for accounts/​memberships. 
-Unanymous approval. 
-Move to adjourn by Lee. 
-Meeting adjourned @ 8:27. 
- 
-===== 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). 
-  * Craig - Write up info on membership levels for web site and hand-outs. 
-  * Craig - Print out meeting minutes for inclusion in secretary folder. 
-  * Craig - Continue working on new servers. 
-    * Recruit testers in preparation to move www.sluug.org site. 
-    * Complete email configuration. 
-  * Craig - Go into Primary and measure the rack depth. 
-  * Craig - Follow up on email by Angela Trotter from Unidev, wanting to sponsor our group and post job listings. 
-  * Ted - Get abstract for May 10 presentation. 
-  * Stan - Update web sites w/ info on April presentations. 
-  * Stan - Confirm April 12 tutorial with Stanford Baldwin. Get topic/​details. 
-  * Lee - Finish QB transfer & financials. 
-  * Barry - Look into Webmin and Majordomo/​Mailmain for new servers. 
-    * Need to be able to preserve the archives. 
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