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- | ====== SLUUG Steering Committee Minutes - May 2006 ====== | + | ====== SLUUG Steering Committee Minutes - June 2006 ====== |
NOTE: Minutes posted on the wiki are always unofficial. | NOTE: Minutes posted on the wiki are always unofficial. | ||
Schedules for upcoming presentations are always tentative. (Some more tentative than others!) | Schedules for upcoming presentations are always tentative. (Some more tentative than others!) | ||
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- | NOTE: HAVEN'T UPDATE ANY OF THE DATES OR INFO FOR JUNE YET!!!!!!!!! | ||
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===== Date / Time ===== | ===== Date / Time ===== | ||
- | * May 3, 2006 | + | * June 7, 2006 |
- | * 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm | + | * 6:30 pm - |
===== Attendees ===== | ===== Attendees ===== | ||
- | * Lee Lammert? | + | * Craig Buchek |
- | * Carl Fitch? | + | * Carl Fitch |
- | * Craig Buchek? | + | * Stan Reichardt |
- | * Gary Meyer? | + | * Tim Cross (first meeting -- AIM Management, does monthly round-table discussions) |
- | * Stan Reichardt? | + | * Barry Morrison |
- | * Barry Morrison? | + | * Ted Palmer |
===== Secretary Report ===== | ===== Secretary Report ===== | ||
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===== Treasurer Report ===== | ===== Treasurer Report ===== | ||
- | * Currently working on pulling in 2004 data into QuickBooks. | + | * No report. |
- | * We created some stationery. Carl got some samples from Rich Seibel. | + | |
===== Book Sales ===== | ===== Book Sales ===== | ||
- | * No books sold. | + | * Sold 7 books in May for about $94. |
* No new books ordered this year. | * No new books ordered this year. | ||
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==== Attendance ==== | ==== Attendance ==== | ||
- | March attendance figures: | + | May attendance figures: |
- | 12 - UNIX - 17 | + | * May 10 - UNIX - 37 |
- | 20 - STL LUG - 20 (22 head count) | + | * May 18 - STL LUG - 15 (17 head count) |
- | 25 - HZW LUG - 7 | + | * May 23 - HZW LUG - 7 |
- | 26 - Security - 8 | + | * May 24 - Security - 8 |
- | 27 - STC LUG - 9 | + | * May 25 - STC LUG - 11 |
==== Comments on Presentations ==== | ==== Comments on Presentations ==== | ||
- | === April 2006 === | + | === May 2006 === |
- | == SLUUG - April 12 == | + | == SLUUG - May 10 == |
- | * Base: Simple Redirection by Stan Reichardt | + | |
- | * Very good. Could have gone longer. | + | |
- | * Main: Wireless Network Card Configurations (including ndiswrapper) by Carl Fitch | + | |
- | * Very good. Covered a lot. Good show and tell. | + | |
- | == STLLUG - April 20 == | + | * Base: Sudo and not su by Stanford Baldwin |
- | * Main: Ruby on Rails by Jeff Barczewski | + | * Interesting. Good speaker. Could have used a bit more tech. |
- | * Amazing. Gave a great feel for how it works. | + | * Main: Attacking Web Applications by Mark Murdock and Scott Winter of Lantern Secure Solutions (via Ted) |
+ | * Very good. Good overview of the topic. Brought several new people in. | ||
- | == HZW LUG - April 25 == | + | == STLLUG - May 18 == |
- | * Newbie topics | + | |
- | * Simple Redirection by Stan Reichardt | + | |
- | * Better than the first time. | + | |
- | == Security - April 26 == | + | * Scheduled Main: GeeXboX / MythTV / HTPC by Mark Sims |
- | * WiFi HackFest by Clarence Johnson | + | * Presenter did not show up - got cold feet. |
- | * Lot of fun. | + | * Fill-in Presentation: Boot Process by Carl Fitch |
+ | * Wasn't prepared, obviously, but winged it. | ||
- | == STCLUG - April 27 == | + | == HZWLUG - May 23 == |
- | * Base: How To Use Linux by Fred Smith | + | |
- | * Worked better the next time he gave it. | + | |
- | * Main: WordPress by Jim Roe | + | |
- | * Good. | + | |
- | ===== Presentation Schedule ===== | + | * Demonstration of Starwreck movie (first 5 minutes) |
+ | * Demonstration of Elephant Dreams video done with Blender (first 5 minutes) | ||
+ | * Main Topic: Broken lock files (hands-on and slide-show with gwenview) | ||
+ | * Pretty good. | ||
- | ==== May 2006 ==== | + | == Security - May 24 == |
- | === SLUUG - May 10 === | + | * Hands-on: Wireless Troubleshooting - Kismet & Other Diagnostic Tools by Chris Bird (Laclede Gas) |
- | * Base: Sudo and not su by Stanford Baldwin | + | * Excellent. Very knowledgeable speaker. Would be good to invite him to the SLUUG meetings. |
- | * Main: Attacking Web Applications by Mark Murdock and Scott Winter of Lantern Secure Solutions (via Ted) | + | |
- | === STLLUG - May 18 === | + | == STCLUG - May 25 == |
- | * Main: GeeXboX / MythTV / HTPC by Mark Sims (Carl has reconfirmed date and location) | + | |
- | === HZWLUG - May 23 === | + | * Further Explorations with Ruby on Rails by Ed Howland |
- | * Newbie topics | + | * Very informative. Didn't get to cover all the topics thoroughly. |
- | === Security - May 24 === | + | ===== Presentation Schedule ===== |
- | * Wireless Troubleshooting - Kismet & Other Diagnostic Tools | + | |
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- | === STCLUG - May 25 === | + | |
- | * Further Explorations with Ruby on Rails by Ed Howland | + | |
==== June 2006 ==== | ==== June 2006 ==== | ||
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=== HZWLUG - June 27 === | === HZWLUG - June 27 === | ||
* Newbie topics | * Newbie topics | ||
+ | * Processes and the ''kill'' command | ||
=== Security - June 28 === | === Security - June 28 === | ||
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=== SLUUG - July 12 === | === SLUUG - July 12 === | ||
* Base: TBD | * Base: TBD | ||
- | * Main: Novell SuSE in the Enterprise Space (LVL Tentative) | + | * Main: Novell SuSE in the Enterprise Space (Lee, TENTATIVE) |
=== STLLUG - July 20 === | === STLLUG - July 20 === | ||
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=== HZWLUG - July 25 === | === HZWLUG - July 25 === | ||
- | * TBD | + | * Newbie Topics |
=== Security - July 26 === | === Security - July 26 === | ||
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=== STLLUG - Aug 17 === | === STLLUG - Aug 17 === | ||
* Main: InkScape - Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE, via Craig) | * Main: InkScape - Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE, via Craig) | ||
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=== HZWLUG - Aug 22 === | === HZWLUG - Aug 22 === | ||
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=== STCLUG - Aug 24 === | === STCLUG - Aug 24 === | ||
+ | * TBD | ||
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+ | ==== September 2006 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === SLUUG - Sep 13 === | ||
+ | * Base: TBD | ||
+ | * Main: Search Engine Optimization and Web Services by Jeff Heaton (TENTATIVE, via Ted) | ||
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+ | === STLLUG - Sep 21 === | ||
+ | * Main: TBD | ||
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+ | === HZWLUG - Sep 26 === | ||
+ | * Newbie Topics | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Security - Sep 27 === | ||
+ | * TBD | ||
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+ | === STCLUG - Sep 28 === | ||
* TBD | * TBD | ||
==== Potential Presentations ==== | ==== Potential Presentations ==== | ||
+ | * Certified Ethical Hacking by Mark Russell of Premier Knowledge (via Tim Cross) | ||
* Zimbra Collaboration Suite (Exchange "replacement") - Matthew Porter volunteered (October?) | * Zimbra Collaboration Suite (Exchange "replacement") - Matthew Porter volunteered (October?) | ||
* Perl Scripts to do DNA Genetic Research by Bryce Meyer from Wiltel/Level 3 (via Gary) | * Perl Scripts to do DNA Genetic Research by Bryce Meyer from Wiltel/Level 3 (via Gary) | ||
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===== System Administration ===== | ===== System Administration ===== | ||
- | * Mike Knight pointed out a configuration problem with our new servers. | + | * Mike Knight reported on a recurring rebooting issue with Dark. |
+ | * Mike Knight reported on a recurring issue with one of the modems. | ||
===== PROJECT: New servers ===== | ===== PROJECT: New servers ===== | ||
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* Configured SLUUG.ORG web site on new server. | * Configured SLUUG.ORG web site on new server. | ||
* Copied over all the data. | * Copied over all the data. | ||
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===== Old Business ===== | ===== Old Business ===== | ||
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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. Working 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. | ||
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* We need to re-assess cost of phone lines at the end of this year. | * We need to re-assess cost of phone lines at the end of this year. | ||
- | ===== New Business ===== | + | * Stan has removed many of our email aliases. |
+ | * Most of them only collected spam. | ||
+ | * Needs to make a few alias changes still. | ||
+ | * Updated the contacts page. | ||
+ | * Needs to make a few more changes to the web site still. | ||
+ | ===== New Business ===== | ||
* Craig proposes that a BBS Committee be formed. | * Craig proposes that a BBS Committee be formed. | ||
* They will ensure financial viability of the BBS. | * They will ensure financial viability of the BBS. | ||
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* Or else the BBS service will be canceled the following year. | * Or else the BBS service will be canceled the following year. | ||
* If no committee is formed by interested parties, the BBS service will be canceled the following year. | * If no committee is formed by interested parties, the BBS service will be canceled the following year. | ||
+ | * Carl says that 12 people have used the dial-up over the past year. | ||
+ | * Carl will inform all these current users about our plans. | ||
+ | * Primary Networks offers dial-up service. | ||
+ | * For $8/month, users can get basic dial-up. | ||
+ | * For $10/month, users can get nation-wide dial-up. | ||
+ | * Carl said it is an option to resell Primary's dial-up. | ||
+ | * Despite notification that we'd discuss this, nobody who cares showed up. | ||
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+ | * Craig suggested that we may need to set procmail to delete spam of a certain rating. | ||
===== Blue Sky ===== | ===== Blue Sky ===== | ||
- | * Stan will look into removing many of our email aliases. | + | * Carl suggested we remove the passwords from mailing list archives. |
- | * Most of them only collect spam. | + | * Craig thinks that Mhonarc does not strip email addresses from the message bodies. |
- | * Craig suggested that we may need to set procmail to delete spam of a certain rating. | + | * Barry will look into stripping email addresses from bodies on new servers. |
===== Follow-up and Action Items ===== | ===== Follow-up and Action Items ===== | ||
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- | * 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). | ||
- | * Craig - Write up info on membership levels for web site and hand-outs. | ||
* Craig - Get abstract/bio from Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson. | * Craig - Get abstract/bio from Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson. | ||
* Tell them to spend at least half the time on client-side (PGP). | * Tell them to spend at least half the time on client-side (PGP). | ||
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* 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 - Write up info on membership levels for web site and hand-outs. | ||
* Lee - Get abstract/bio from Matt Skipton of Novell. | * Lee - Get abstract/bio from Matt Skipton of Novell. | ||
- | * Lee - Finish QB transfer & financials. | + | * Lee - Finish QuickBooks 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. | + | * Ted - Get abstract/bio from Jeff Heaton and confirm date. |
* Gary - Talk to people about presentations (see above). | * Gary - Talk to people about presentations (see above). | ||
+ | * Tim - Contact Mark Russell about presenting at Security group. | ||
+ | * Stan - Update web sites. | ||