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| * May 3, 2006 | * May 3, 2006 | ||
| - | * 7:00 pm - 8:?? pm | + | * 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm |
| ===== Attendees ===== | ===== Attendees ===== | ||
| - | * Carl Fitch? | + | * Lee Lammert |
| - | * Barry Morrison? | + | * Carl Fitch |
| - | * Stan Reichardt? | + | * Craig Buchek |
| - | * Lee Lammert? | + | * Gary Meyer |
| - | * Craig Buchek? | + | * Stan Reichardt |
| + | * Barry Morrison | ||
| ===== Secretary Report ===== | ===== Secretary Report ===== | ||
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| ===== Treasurer Report ===== | ===== Treasurer Report ===== | ||
| - | * Currently working on pulling in 2003 data into QuickBooks. | + | * Currently working on pulling in 2004 data into QuickBooks. |
| - | * Treasurer recommends passage of motion to establish Professional Memberships @ $100. | + | * We created some stationery. Carl got some samples from Rich Seibel. |
| ===== Book Sales ===== | ===== Book Sales ===== | ||
| + | * No books sold. | ||
| * No new books ordered this year. | * No new books ordered this year. | ||
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| ===== Previous Meetings ===== | ===== Previous Meetings ===== | ||
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| March attendance figures: | March attendance figures: | ||
| - | - UNIX - | + | 12 - UNIX - 17 |
| - | - STL LUG - (22 head count) | + | 20 - STL LUG - 20 (22 head count) |
| - | - Security - | + | 25 - HZW LUG - 7 |
| - | - STC LUG - | + | 26 - Security - 8 |
| - | - HZW LUG - | + | 27 - STC LUG - 9 |
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| ==== Comments on Presentations ==== | ==== Comments on Presentations ==== | ||
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| == SLUUG - April 12 == | == SLUUG - April 12 == | ||
| * Base: Simple Redirection by Stan Reichardt | * Base: Simple Redirection by Stan Reichardt | ||
| + | * Very good. Could have gone longer. | ||
| * Main: Wireless Network Card Configurations (including ndiswrapper) by Carl Fitch | * Main: Wireless Network Card Configurations (including ndiswrapper) by Carl Fitch | ||
| + | * Very good. Covered a lot. Good show and tell. | ||
| == STLLUG - April 20 == | == STLLUG - April 20 == | ||
| * Main: Ruby on Rails by Jeff Barczewski | * Main: Ruby on Rails by Jeff Barczewski | ||
| + | * Amazing. Gave a great feel for how it works. | ||
| == HZW LUG - April 25 == | == HZW LUG - April 25 == | ||
| * Newbie topics | * Newbie topics | ||
| + | * Simple Redirection by Stan Reichardt | ||
| + | * Better than the first time. | ||
| == Security - April 26 == | == Security - April 26 == | ||
| - | * Security by Mark Bunn of Fishnet | + | * WiFi HackFest by Clarence Johnson |
| + | * Lot of fun. | ||
| == STCLUG - April 27 == | == STCLUG - April 27 == | ||
| - | * Main: CUPS Printing w/ BSD by Carl Fitch | + | * Base: How To Use Linux by Fred Smith |
| + | * Worked better the next time he gave it. | ||
| + | * Main: WordPress by Jim Roe | ||
| + | * Good. | ||
| ===== Presentation Schedule ===== | ===== Presentation Schedule ===== | ||
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| ==== May 2006 ==== | ==== May 2006 ==== | ||
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| === STLLUG - May 18 === | === STLLUG - May 18 === | ||
| - | * Base: TBD | ||
| * Main: GeeXboX / MythTV / HTPC by Mark Sims (Carl has reconfirmed date and location) | * Main: GeeXboX / MythTV / HTPC by Mark Sims (Carl has reconfirmed date and location) | ||
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| === STCLUG - May 25 === | === STCLUG - May 25 === | ||
| - | * TBD | + | * Further Explorations with Ruby on Rails by Ed Howland |
| ==== June 2006 ==== | ==== June 2006 ==== | ||
| === SLUUG - June 14 === | === SLUUG - June 14 === | ||
| - | * Base: TBD | + | * Base: Master Boot Records by Carl Fitch |
| * Main: Secure Email by Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson of Slashmail (via Craig) | * Main: Secure Email by Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson of Slashmail (via Craig) | ||
| === STLLUG - June 15 === | === STLLUG - June 15 === | ||
| - | * Main: SUSE 10 by Novell (LVL) | + | * Main: SUSE 10 by Matt Skipton of Novell (via Lee) |
| === STCLUG - June 22 === | === STCLUG - June 22 === | ||
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| ==== July 2006 ==== | ==== July 2006 ==== | ||
| - | === SLUUG - July 13 === | + | === SLUUG - July 12 === |
| * Base: TBD | * Base: TBD | ||
| * Main: Novell SuSE in the Enterprise Space (LVL Tentative) | * Main: Novell SuSE in the Enterprise Space (LVL Tentative) | ||
| - | === STLLUG - July 21 === | + | === STLLUG - July 20 === |
| + | * Installing Linux from a Disk Image by Carl Fitch | ||
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| + | === HZWLUG - July 25 === | ||
| + | * TBD | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Security - July 26 === | ||
| * TBD | * TBD | ||
| - | * Alternate: Distro Updating Installfest | ||
| === STCLUG - July 27 === | === STCLUG - July 27 === | ||
| * TBD | * TBD | ||
| - | === HZWLUG - July 27 === | + | ==== August 2006 ==== |
| + | |||
| + | === SLUUG - Aug 9 === | ||
| + | * Base: TBD | ||
| + | * Main: something by Scott Granneman (TENTATIVE, via Gary) | ||
| + | |||
| + | === STLLUG - Aug 17 === | ||
| + | * Main: InkScape - Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE, via Craig) | ||
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| + | |||
| + | === HZWLUG - Aug 22 === | ||
| * TBD | * TBD | ||
| - | === Security - July 26 === | + | === Security - Aug 23 === |
| + | * TBD | ||
| + | |||
| + | === STCLUG - Aug 24 === | ||
| * TBD | * TBD | ||
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| * Zimbra Collaboration Suite (Exchange "replacement") - Matthew Porter volunteered (October?) | * Zimbra Collaboration Suite (Exchange "replacement") - Matthew Porter volunteered (October?) | ||
| - | * InkScape (STLLUG) - Mark Jarnowski volunteered (via Craig) | + | * Perl Scripts to do DNA Genetic Research by Bryce Meyer from Wiltel/Level 3 (via Gary) |
| - | * Alternate: Distro Updating Installfest | + | * OpenVPN by Robert Citek |
| + | * SELinux by Stan Reichardt | ||
| * MythTV / Freevo / TiVo - (STLLUG?) - (via Sarah on the Perl list) | * MythTV / Freevo / TiVo - (STLLUG?) - (via Sarah on the Perl list) | ||
| * WiFi - Jerry @ OCI (via Gary) | * WiFi - Jerry @ OCI (via Gary) | ||
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| * Requests: | * Requests: | ||
| * VPN (hands-on preferred, good for a Security meeting) | * VPN (hands-on preferred, good for a Security meeting) | ||
| - | * CVS for Config Files | + | * CVS/Subversion for Config Files |
| * Oracle Application Express | * Oracle Application Express | ||
| - | * How To Update Your System - apt, yum, etc. | + | * How To Update Your System - apt, yum, yast, etc. |
| * Music - Linux on iPod, iPod on Linux, Ogg, players, etc. | * Music - Linux on iPod, iPod on Linux, Ogg, players, etc. | ||
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| ===== Sponsorships ===== | ===== Sponsorships ===== | ||
| - | * Lee volunteered to send invoices to our list of previous sponsors. ($200) | + | * Lee working to send out invoices to previous sponsors. ($200) |
| * Clarence and Stan will start working to gather information about previous sponsors. | * Clarence and Stan will start working to gather information about previous sponsors. | ||
| * Starting with information from the web site. | * Starting with information from the web site. | ||
| - | * Lee spoke with Dave Mills - NO other informaiton available. | ||
| ===== Website Librarian ===== | ===== Website Librarian ===== | ||
| - | * Presentation topics as far back as 2000 have been listed. | + | * Presentation topics as far back as 1998 have been listed. |
| * Stan indicated that accuracy is not high, but will search additional notes. | * 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 and Ted will continue listing prior years' data as time permits. | ||
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| ===== System Administration ===== | ===== System Administration ===== | ||
| - | * Root passwords on all 4 systems have been changed. Passwords have been given to the President and Secretary. | + | * Mike Knight pointed out a configuration problem with our new servers. |
| - | * Most admin work should be done via ''sudo'', which does not require the root password. | + | |
| ===== PROJECT: New servers ===== | ===== PROJECT: New servers ===== | ||
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| * Got some input on how to proceed from the others. | * Got some input on how to proceed from the others. | ||
| * We need some versa-rails to mount the servers. | * We need some versa-rails to mount the servers. | ||
| - | * Craig will go into Primary and measure the rack depth. | + | * Lee measured the depth of the rails - 28.5 inches front to back. |
| + | * Need to be mounted on a Compaq 4U server. | ||
| * Craig has a 1U UltraSparc with Solaris 10 to donate and install at Primary. | * Craig has a 1U UltraSparc with Solaris 10 to donate and install at Primary. | ||
| * We could use a rackmount switch. | * We could use a rackmount switch. | ||
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| * Stan proposed we clean house, and send any excess inventory to WITS. | * Stan proposed we clean house, and send any excess inventory to WITS. | ||
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| + | * Craig needs to work to write up new membership info. | ||
| + | * See last month's minutes for full details. | ||
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| + | * Gary sent email to reduce dial-up lines to 4. | ||
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| + | * Lee found a dial-up service at Primary Networks for $120/year. | ||
| + | * This could be a fall-back if we can no longer provide that service. | ||
| + | * We need to re-assess cost of phone lines at the end of this year. | ||
| ===== New Business ===== | ===== New Business ===== | ||
| - | * Need to come up with rates for membership / accounts this year. | + | * None |
| - | * 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. | + | ===== Blue Sky ===== |
| - | * We currently have 5 lines, and pay $160/month. | + | |
| - | * Having 4 lines would result in only a small number of busy signals. | + | * Stan will look into removing many of our email aliases. |
| - | * Reducing 1 line would save us 20% of our #1 expense. | + | * Most of them only collect spam. |
| - | * Reducing 2 lines (down to 3 lines) would save us $768, reducing the total expense to $1152/year. | + | * Craig suggested that we may need to set procmail to delete spam of a certain rating. |
| - | * 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. | + | |
| ===== Follow-up and Action Items ===== | ===== Follow-up and Action Items ===== | ||
| + | * Carl - Get abstract/bio from Mark Sims. | ||
| * Carl - Complete tax-exempt status paperwork. | * Carl - Complete tax-exempt status paperwork. | ||
| * 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). | ||
| * Craig - Write up info on membership levels for web site and hand-outs. | * Craig - Write up info on membership levels for web site and hand-outs. | ||
| + | * Craig - Get abstract/bio from Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson. | ||
| + | * Tell them to spend at least half the time on client-side (PGP). | ||
| * Craig - Print out meeting minutes for inclusion in secretary folder. | * Craig - Print out meeting minutes for inclusion in secretary folder. | ||
| * Craig - Continue working on new servers. | * Craig - Continue working on new servers. | ||
| * Recruit testers in preparation to move www.sluug.org site. | * Recruit testers in preparation to move www.sluug.org site. | ||
| * Complete email configuration. | * Complete email configuration. | ||
| - | * Craig - Go into Primary and measure the rack depth. | + | * Lee - Get abstract/bio from Matt Skipton of Novell. |
| - | * 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. | * Lee - Finish QB transfer & financials. | ||
| * Barry - Look into Webmin and Majordomo/Mailmain for new servers. | * Barry - Look into Webmin and Majordomo/Mailmain for new servers. | ||
| * Need to be able to preserve the archives. | * Need to be able to preserve the archives. | ||
| + | * Ted - Get abstract/bio from Mark Murdock and Scott Winter. | ||
| + | * Gary - Talk to people about presentations (see above). | ||
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