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-====== SLUUG Steering Committee Minutes - July 2006 ======
-NOTE: Minutes posted on the wiki are always unofficial.
-Schedules for upcoming presentations are always tentative. (Some more tentative than others!)
-===== Location =====
-  Saint Louis Bread Company,
-Old Olive Street Road,
-  Creve Coeur, MO 63141 (at Old Olive and Olive)
-===== Date / Time =====
-  * July 5, 2006
-  * ?? 6:30 pm -
-===== Attendees =====
-  * ?? Barry Morrison
-  * ?? Carl Fitch
-  * ?? Craig Buchek
-  * ?? Gary Myer
-  * ?? Lee Lammert
-  * ?? Stan Reichardt
-  * ?? Ted Palmer
-  * ?? Tim Cross
-===== 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.
-===== Treasurer Report =====
-  * ?? No report.
-===== Book Sales =====
-  * ?? Sold 7 books in May for about $94.
-  * ?? Sold x books in June for about $x.
-  * ?? No new books ordered this year.
-===== Previous Meetings =====
-==== Attendance ====
-Attendance figures for last 3 months:
-==  5 Apr STEERC  -  5 ........  3 May STEERC  -  6 ........  7 Jun STEERC  -  6 ==
-== 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 ==
-== 25 Apr HZWLUG  -  7 ........ 23 May HZWLUG  -  7 ........ 22 Jun STCLUG  -  8 ==
-== 26 Apr SECURE  -  8 ........ 24 May SECURE  -  8 ........ 27 Jun HZWLUG  -  7 ==
-== 27 Apr STCLUG  -  9 ........ 25 May STCLUG  - 11 ........ 28 Jun SECURE  -  9 ==
-Figures in parenthesis is actual head count.
-==== Comments on Presentations ====
-==== June 2006 ====
-=== SLUUG - June 14 ===
-  * Base: Master Boot Records by Carl Fitch
-  * 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 Creg Buchek
-=== STLLUG - June 15 ===
-  * Again started main presentation at 7:00 PM.  Seems to be working well.
-  * Main: SUSE 10 by Matt Skipton of Novell (via Lee)
-=== STCLUG - June 22 ===
-  * Topic: Kids Programming Language (KPL) by Fred Smith
-=== HZWLUG - June 27 ===
-  * New comer topics:
-    * Processes and the ''ps, kill, and top'' commands
-    * CHMOD and the SUID and SGUID permissions
-=== Security - June 28 ===
-  * Topic: Basic Linux Security by Clarence Johnson
-  * Looking for for more volunteer presenters
-===== Presentation Schedule =====
-==== July 2006 ====
-=== SLUUG - July 12 ===
-  * Base: TBD
-  * Main: Novell SuSE in the Enterprise Space  by Matt Skipton of Novell ( via Lee )
-=== 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)
-=== HZWLUG - July 25 ===
-  * Stan R. might still be out of town - May need someone else to take attendance
-  * Newbie Topics
-    * SUGGESTION: How To Update Your System - pkg, rpm, tar, apt, yum, yast, etc.
-=== Security - July 26 ===
-  * Stan R. might still be out of town - May need someone else to take attendance
-  * TOPIC: OpenVPN by Mark Buchanon
-=== 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 CDROM or DVD by Mike Duncan
-==== August 2006 ====
-=== SLUUG - Aug 9 ===
-  * Base: TBD
-  * Main: Something by Scott Granneman (TENTATIVE, via Gary)
-    *  - Get abstract/bio and confirm date.
-=== STLLUG - Aug 17 ===
-  * Main: InkScape - Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE, via Craig)
-    *  - Get abstract/bio and confirm date.
-=== HZWLUG - Aug 22 ===
-  * Newbie Topics
-=== Security - Aug 23 ===
-  * TBD
-=== STCLUG - Aug 24 ===
-  * TBD
-==== September  2006 ====
-=== SLUUG - Sep 13 ===
-  * Base: TBD
-  * Main: Search Engine Optimization and Web Services by Jeff Heaton (TENTATIVE, via Ted)
-    *  - Get abstract/bio and confirm date.
-=== STLLUG - Sep 21 ===
-  * Main: TBD
-    *  - Get abstract/bio and confirm date.
-=== HZWLUG - Sep 26 ===
-  * Newbie Topics
-=== Security - Sep 27 ===
-  * TBD
-=== STCLUG - Sep 28 ===
-  * TBD
-==== October  2006 ====
-=== SLUUG - Oct 11 ===
-  * Base: TBD
-  * Main: TBD
-    *  - Get abstract/bio and confirm date.
-=== STLLUG - Oct 19 ===
-  * Base: TBD
-  * Main: TBD
-    *  - Get abstract/bio and confirm date
-==== Potential Presentations ====
-  * Certified Ethical Hacking by Mark Russell of Premier Knowledge (via Tim Cross)
-  * Zimbra Collaboration Suite (Exchange "replacement") - Matthew Porter volunteered (October last year?)
-  * Perl Scripts to do DNA Genetic Research by Bryce Meyer from Wiltel/Level 3 (via Gary)
-  * OpenVPN by Robert Citek (via ???)
-  * SELinux by Stan Reichardt (Not Earlier Than October, If Then)
-  * MythTV / Freevo / TiVo - (STLLUG?) - (via Sarah on the Perl list)
-  * WiFi - Jerry @ OCI (via Gary)
-  * CVS/Subversion - Sanjiv, JT, Ed Howland (via ???)
-  * Requests:
-    * VPN (hands-on preferred, good for a Security meeting)
-    * CVS/Subversion for Config Files
-    * Oracle Application Express
-    * How To Update Your System - apt, yum, yast, etc.
-    * Music - Linux on iPod, iPod on Linux, Ogg, players, etc.
-    * Using Secure Email Clients
-===== Weekly Announcements =====
-  * Stan R. has recently gotten a number of positive comments on Weekly Events.
-  * Stan R. has started experimenting with SED & AWK scripts to automate build.
-===== Sponsorships =====
-  * ?? Lee working to send out invoices to previous sponsors. ($200)
-  * ?? Clarence and Stan R. will start working to gather information about previous sponsors.
-    * ?? Starting with information from the web site.
-===== Website Librarian =====
-  * Presentation topics as far back as 1996 have now been listed.
-    * Stan R. indicated that accuracy is not high, but will search additional notes.
-    * Stan R. and Ted will continue listing prior years' data as time permits.
-    * Stan R. will start adding some of the materials that are smaller.
-  * Presentation STL LUG topics are now up to date.
-    * Previously stopped after year 2000.
-    * Accuracy not high, about 5 months missing.
-  * ?? 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 has gotten some of the older presentations gathered.
-    * ?? 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.
-===== System Administration =====
-  * ?? Mike Knight reported on a recurring rebooting issue with Dark.
-  * ?? Mike Knight reported on a recurring issue with one of the modems.
-  * Spoofing of old email address on DISCUSS mailing list
-    * Mike Knight found old board member names still allowed to post
-===== PROJECT: New servers =====
-  * ?? 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.
-    * ?? 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 =====
-  * ?? 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 R. proposed we clean house, and send any excess inventory to WITS.
-    * ?? Suggested someone other than Stan R. volunteer
-  * ?? Craig needs to work to write up new membership info.
-    * ?? See last month's minutes for full details.
-  * ?? Gary sent email to reduce dial-up lines to 4.
-  * ?? 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.
-  * ?? Stan R. 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 =====
-  * 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.
-    * ?? They will ensure financial viability of the BBS.
-    * ?? They will report to Steering Committee on continuing viability at least quarterly.
-      * ?? 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.
-    * ?? 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.
-  * ?? We seem to be proceeding with dropping dial-up once the current term expires.
-    * ?? Gary seems resigned to letting go of the dial-up.
-    * ?? Gary has started the process of notifying current users.
-  * ?? Craig suggested that we may need to set procmail to delete spam of a certain rating.
-===== Blue Sky =====
-  * ?? Carl suggested we remove the passwords from mailing list archives.
-    * ?? Craig thinks that Mhonarc does not strip email addresses from the message bodies.
-    * ?? Barry will look into stripping email addresses from bodies on new servers.
-  * ?? Stan R. suggested we hold the occasional meeting at some other location.
-    * ?? Or a joint meeting with some other group.
-      * ?? Java groups.
-      * ?? Web Developers.
-        * ?? LAMP would be a great topic.
-===== Follow-up and Action Items =====
-  * ?? Carl - Complete tax-exempt status paperwork.
-  * ?? 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 - Continue working on new servers.
-    * ?? Recruit testers in preparation to move www.sluug.org site.
-    * ?? 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 - Finish QuickBooks transfer & financials.
-  * ?? Barry - Look into Webmin and Majordomo/Mailmain for new servers.
-    * ?? Need to be able to preserve the archives.
-  * ?? Ted - Get abstract/bio from Jeff Heaton and confirm date.
-  * ?? Gary - Talk to people about presentations (see above).
-  * ?? Tim - Contact Mark Russell about presenting at Security group.
-  * ?? Stan R. - Update web sites.
-  * ?? Stan R. - Upload presentations to web archive.

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