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| * July 5, 2006 | * July 5, 2006 | ||
| - | * ?? 6:30 pm - | + | * 6:45 pm - |
| ===== Attendees ===== | ===== Attendees ===== | ||
| + | * Craig Buchek | ||
| + | * Carl Fitch | ||
| + | * Ted Palmer | ||
| + | * Chris Byrd | ||
| + | * Stan Reichardt | ||
| * ?? Barry Morrison | * ?? Barry Morrison | ||
| - | * ?? Carl Fitch | ||
| - | * ?? Craig Buchek | ||
| - | * ?? Gary Myer | ||
| - | * ?? Lee Lammert | ||
| - | * ?? Stan Reichardt | ||
| - | * ?? Ted Palmer | ||
| * ?? Tim Cross | * ?? Tim Cross | ||
| ===== Secretary Report ===== | ===== Secretary Report ===== | ||
| - | * ?? Need to print out previous months' minutes for signature and inclusion in Secretary folder. | + | * 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. | + | * Need to finish typing up minutes for March 3 board meeting and official annual meeting. |
| + | * There was some dispute about what was decided at the [[2006-04#board_meeting | Board meeting in April]]. | ||
| + | * The wording that was agreed to was "proposed fee structure for accounts/memberships". | ||
| + | * The proposed fee structure was listed as: | ||
| + | * Level 1: $35 (basic/shell) Shell | ||
| + | * Level 2: $65 (dial-up + shell) Sustaining | ||
| + | * Level 3: $100 ("professional") Professional | ||
| + | * Corporate Sponsorship: $200 | ||
| + | * Some are now saying that they only agreed to the $100 level. | ||
| + | * May be a moot point if we re-do the structure when we disband the dial-up accounts. | ||
| ===== Treasurer Report ===== | ===== Treasurer Report ===== | ||
| - | * ?? No report. | + | * No report. Lee was out of town. |
| + | * Says we will run out of funds by May if we don't stop paying for dial-up lines. | ||
| + | * Has not provided data to back that up yet. | ||
| + | * Current balance: $1350 (approximate) | ||
| + | * Collected 1 $35 membership fee for 2006-2007. | ||
| ===== Book Sales ===== | ===== Book Sales ===== | ||
| - | * ?? Sold 7 books in May for about $94. | + | * Sold 4 books in June for about $45. |
| - | * ?? Sold x books in June for about $x. | + | * No new books ordered this year. |
| - | * ?? No new books ordered this year. | + | * Stan suggested a fire sale to get rid of remaining inventory. |
| + | * Also raffle off books at meetings as door prizes. | ||
| ===== Previous Meetings ===== | ===== Previous Meetings ===== | ||
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| Attendance figures for last 3 months: | Attendance figures for last 3 months: | ||
| - | 5 Apr STEERC - 5 3 May STEERC - 6 7 Jun STEERC - 6 | + | 5 Apr STEERC - 5 ........ 3 May STEERC - 6 ........ 7 Jun STEERC - 6 |
| - | 12 Apr SLUUG - 17 10 May SLUUG - 37 14 Jun SLUUG - 15 | + | 12 Apr SLUUG - 17 ........ 10 May SLUUG - 37 ........ 14 Jun SLUUG - 15 |
| - | 20 Apr STLLUG - 20 18 May STLLUG - 15(17) 15 Jun STLLUG - 23 | + | 20 Apr STLLUG - 20 ........ 18 May STLLUG - 15(17)..... 15 Jun STLLUG - 23 |
| - | 25 Apr HZWLUG - 7 23 May HZWLUG - 7 22 Jun STCLUG - 8 | + | 25 Apr HZWLUG - 7 ........ 23 May HZWLUG - 7 ........ 22 Jun STCLUG - 8 |
| - | 26 Apr SECURE - 8 24 May SECURE - 8 27 Jun HZWLUG - 7 | + | 26 Apr SECURE - 8 ........ 24 May SECURE - 8 ........ 27 Jun HZWLUG - 7 |
| - | 27 Apr STCLUG - 9 25 May STCLUG - 11 28 Jun SECURE - 9 | + | 27 Apr STCLUG - 9 ........ 25 May STCLUG - 11 ........ 28 Jun SECURE - 9 |
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| + | Figures in parenthesis is actual head count. | ||
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| + | Chris volunteered to cross-promote our Security meetings at other local security groups (Infragaurd and ISSA). | ||
| ==== Comments on Presentations ==== | ==== Comments on Presentations ==== | ||
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| === SLUUG - June 14 === | === SLUUG - June 14 === | ||
| * Base: Master Boot Records by Carl Fitch | * Base: Master Boot Records by Carl Fitch | ||
| - | * Main: Secure Email by Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson of Slashmail (via Craig) | + | * Pretty good. Lots of interaction. |
| + | * NOT DONE: Secure Email by Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson of Slashmail (via Craig) | ||
| + | * Main: Everything You (N)Ever Wanted to Know About Hard Drives by Craig Buchek | ||
| + | * Excellent. Outstanding. | ||
| + | * Not too much feedback during presentation. People said they were busy absorbing content. | ||
| === STLLUG - June 15 === | === STLLUG - June 15 === | ||
| - | * Again started presentation at 7:00 PM | + | * Again started main presentation at 7:00 PM. Seems to be working well. |
| - | * Main: SUSE 10 by Matt Skipton of Novell (via Lee) | + | * Main: SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 by Matt Skipton of Novell (via Lee) |
| + | * Shiny stuff! XGL demo impressed most of us. | ||
| + | * Good interaction and questions. Lots of excitement. | ||
| + | * Good preview of the technology. Not terribly in-depth. | ||
| + | * Will be covering server side this coming month at SLUUG meeting. | ||
| === STCLUG - June 22 === | === STCLUG - June 22 === | ||
| - | * Kids Programming Language (KPL) by Fred Smith | + | * Topic: Kids Programming Language (KPL) by Fred Smith |
| + | * Very interesting. Result of DISCUSS conversation. | ||
| === HZWLUG - June 27 === | === HZWLUG - June 27 === | ||
| - | * Newbie topics | + | * New comer topics: |
| - | * Processes and the ''kill'' command | + | * Processes and the ''ps, kill, and top'' commands |
| * CHMOD and the SUID and SGUID permissions | * CHMOD and the SUID and SGUID permissions | ||
| + | * Attendees are starting to participate more and ask good questions. | ||
| === Security - June 28 === | === Security - June 28 === | ||
| - | * Basic Linux Security by Clarence Johnson | + | * Topic: Basic Linux Security by Clarence Johnson |
| - | * Looking for for more volunteer presenters | + | * Basic, easy to follow. |
| + | * Looking for for more volunteer presenters. | ||
| ===== Presentation Schedule ===== | ===== Presentation Schedule ===== | ||
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| === SLUUG - July 12 === | === SLUUG - July 12 === | ||
| - | * Base: TBD | + | * Base: Graylisting with Postgray (Making Spammers Wait) by Carl Fitch |
| - | * Main: Novell SuSE in the Enterprise Space by Matt Skipton of Novell ( via Lee ) | + | * Main: Novell SUSE in the Enterprise Space by Matt Skipton of Novell (via Lee) |
| === STLLUG - July 20 === | === STLLUG - July 20 === | ||
| - | * Stan R. WILL BE out of town - Need someone else to take attendance | ||
| * Installing Ubuntu Linux from a Disk Image by Tony Lovasco of EPC (via Carl Fitch) | * Installing Ubuntu Linux from a Disk Image by Tony Lovasco of EPC (via Carl Fitch) | ||
| + | * NOTE: Stan will be out of town - Need someone else to take attendance | ||
| === HZWLUG - July 25 === | === HZWLUG - July 25 === | ||
| - | * Stan R. might still be out of town - May need someone else to take attendance | ||
| * Newbie Topics | * Newbie Topics | ||
| - | * SUGGESTION: How To Update Your System - apt, yum, yast, etc. | + | * SUGGESTION: How To Update Your System - pkg, rpm, tar, apt, yum, yast, etc. |
| + | * NOTE: Stan might still be out of town - May need someone else to take attendance | ||
| === Security - July 26 === | === Security - July 26 === | ||
| - | * Stan R. might still be out of town - May need someone else to take attendance | + | * TOPIC: OpenVPN by Mark Buchanon (confirmed) |
| - | * TOPIC: OpenVPN by Mark Buchanon | + | * NOTE: Stan might still be out of town - May need someone else to take attendance |
| === STCLUG - July 27 === | === STCLUG - July 27 === | ||
| - | * Stan R. might still be out of town - May need someone else to take attendance | + | * TOPIC: Booting Multiple Live CD's from a Single CD-ROM or DVD by Mike Duncan |
| - | * TBD | + | * NOTE: Stan might still be out of town - May need someone else to take attendance |
| ==== August 2006 ==== | ==== August 2006 ==== | ||
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| * Base: TBD | * Base: TBD | ||
| * Main: Something by Scott Granneman (TENTATIVE, via Gary) | * Main: Something by Scott Granneman (TENTATIVE, via Gary) | ||
| - | * - Get abstract/bio and confirm date. | + | * Get abstract/bio and confirm date. |
| === STLLUG - Aug 17 === | === STLLUG - Aug 17 === | ||
| * Main: InkScape - Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE, via Craig) | * Main: InkScape - Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE, via Craig) | ||
| - | * - Get abstract/bio and confirm date. | + | * Get abstract/bio and confirm date. |
| === HZWLUG - Aug 22 === | === HZWLUG - Aug 22 === | ||
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| === Security - Aug 23 === | === Security - Aug 23 === | ||
| - | * TBD | + | * Hands-On: Metasploit by Chris Byrd |
| === STCLUG - Aug 24 === | === STCLUG - Aug 24 === | ||
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| === SLUUG - Sep 13 === | === SLUUG - Sep 13 === | ||
| * Base: TBD | * Base: TBD | ||
| - | * Main: Search Engine Optimization and Web Services by Jeff Heaton (TENTATIVE, via Ted) | + | * Main: Secure Email by Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson of Slashmail (via Craig) |
| - | * - Get abstract/bio and confirm date. | + | |
| === STLLUG - Sep 21 === | === STLLUG - Sep 21 === | ||
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| === STCLUG - Sep 28 === | === STCLUG - Sep 28 === | ||
| * TBD | * TBD | ||
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| + | ==== October 2006 ==== | ||
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| + | === SLUUG - Oct 11 === | ||
| + | * Base: TBD | ||
| + | * Main: TBD | ||
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| + | === STLLUG - Oct 19 === | ||
| + | * Base: TBD | ||
| + | * Main: TBD | ||
| ==== Potential Presentations ==== | ==== Potential Presentations ==== | ||
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| * Music - Linux on iPod, iPod on Linux, Ogg, players, etc. | * Music - Linux on iPod, iPod on Linux, Ogg, players, etc. | ||
| * Using Secure Email Clients | * Using Secure Email Clients | ||
| + | * TrueCrypt - file-level encryption for Windows/Linux | ||
| ===== Weekly Announcements ===== | ===== Weekly Announcements ===== | ||
| - | * Stan R. has recently gotten a number of positive comments on Weekly Events. | + | * Stan has recently gotten a number of positive comments on Weekly Events mailings. |
| - | * Stan R. has started experimenting with SED & AWK scripts to automate build. | + | * Stan has started experimenting with SED & AWK scripts to automate build. |
| ===== Sponsorships ===== | ===== Sponsorships ===== | ||
| - | * ?? Lee working to send out invoices to previous sponsors. ($200) | + | * Lee working to send out invoices to previous sponsors. ($200) |
| - | * ?? Clarence and Stan R. will start working to gather information about previous sponsors. | + | * Clarence and Stan R. will start working to gather information about previous sponsors. |
| - | * ?? Starting with information from the web site. | + | * Starting with information from the web site. |
| ===== Website Librarian ===== | ===== Website Librarian ===== | ||
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| * Previously stopped after year 2000. | * Previously stopped after year 2000. | ||
| * Accuracy not high, about 5 months missing. | * Accuracy not high, about 5 months missing. | ||
| - | * ?? Stan R. working with Ted to get presentations put up. | + | * Stan R. working with Ted to get presentations put up. |
| - | * ?? Ted not comfortable with ''librarian'' as a title, but the goal remains to gather the materials. | + | * Ted not comfortable with ''librarian'' as a title, but the goal remains to gather the materials. |
| - | * ?? Ted has gotten some of the older presentations gathered. | + | * Ted has gotten some of the older presentations gathered. |
| - | * ?? Ted's major emphasis will be to focus on getting the material from presenters. | + | * Ted's major emphasis will be to focus on getting the material from presenters. |
| - | * ?? We anticipate HTML to be the most desirable format, followed by PDF. | + | * We anticipate HTML to be the most desirable format, followed by PDF. |
| ===== System Administration ===== | ===== System Administration ===== | ||
| - | * ?? Mike Knight reported on a recurring rebooting issue with Dark. | + | * Spoofing of old email address on DISCUSS mailing list. |
| - | * ?? Mike Knight reported on a recurring issue with one of the modems. | + | * Mike Knight found old board member names still allowed to post. |
| - | * Spoofing of old email address on DISCUSS mailing list | + | * Porblem has hopefully been resolved. |
| - | * Mike Knight found old board member names still allowed to post | + | |
| ===== PROJECT: New servers ===== | ===== PROJECT: New servers ===== | ||
| - | * ?? Configured SLUUG.ORG web site on new server. | + | * Need to complete migration to new servers. |
| - | * ?? Copied over all the data. | + | * Chris volunteered to help. |
| - | * ?? Configured a redirect back to old systems for user pages for short-term. | + | * Has good Drupal experience. |
| - | * ?? Will redirect to users.sluug.org, which can remain in place after the full migration. | + | * Has done Linux administration. |
| - | * ?? This will allow us to move the web site without having to move the users. | + | * Craig has a 1U UltraSparc with Solaris 10 to donate and install at Primary. |
| - | * ?? 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. | + | |
| - | * ?? 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. | + | |
| - | * ?? We could use a rackmount switch. | + | |
| - | * ?? Carl has a 12-port rackmount hub he will donate. | + | |
| ===== Old Business ===== | ===== Old Business ===== | ||
| - | * ?? 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. |
| - | * ?? Gary will take forms to Rich McClennan to get help answering some of the questions. | + | * 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). | * ?? See about O'Reilly bringing someone in to speak to our group(s). | ||
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| * ?? Updated the contacts page. | * ?? Updated the contacts page. | ||
| * ?? Needs to make a few more changes to the web site still. | * ?? Needs to make a few more changes to the web site still. | ||
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| ===== New Business ===== | ===== New Business ===== | ||
| + | * Review April minutes for the Steering Committee and Board to verify what was voted on and approved. Was it the "proposed fee structure for accounts/memberships", or just the $100 "professional" membership. | ||
| * ?? 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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| * ?? Stan R. - Update web sites. | * ?? Stan R. - Update web sites. | ||
| * ?? Stan R. - Upload presentations to web archive. | * ?? Stan R. - Upload presentations to web archive. | ||
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