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-====== SLUUG Steering Committee Minutes - July 2006 ======+====== SLUUG Steering Committee Minutes - August ​2006 ======
  
 NOTE: Minutes posted on the wiki are always unofficial. NOTE: Minutes posted on the wiki are always unofficial.
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   * August 2, 2006   * August 2, 2006
-  * 6:?? pm - 8:?? pm+  * 6:30 pm - 8:12 pm
  
 ===== Attendees ===== ===== Attendees =====
  
   * Carl Fitch   * Carl Fitch
- +  * Clarence Johnson 
-  * and more+  * Craig Buchek 
 +  * Bob Hansen 
 +  * Stan Reichardt
  
 ===== Secretary Report ===== ===== Secretary Report =====
 +
 +  * Printed out minutes from Steering Committee meetings up through July.
 +    * Had the president sign them.
 +    * Will include them in secretary folder.
 +  * Still need to type up minutes of previous Board meeting.
  
 ===== Treasurer Report ===== ===== Treasurer Report =====
 +
 |                      ^ Amount ^    Notes    ^ |                      ^ Amount ^    Notes    ^
 |Current Bank Balance |  $903.68| Bank Statement| |Current Bank Balance |  $903.68| Bank Statement|
-|AP Due (Wash U)       ​| ​ $170.00| (5 lines @34)| +|AP Due (Wash U)       ​| ​ $170.00| (5 lines @ $34)| 
-|Balance as of 6/30/06 ^$733.68 || +|Balance as of 7/30/06 ^$733.68 ||
- +
-Please be sure Gary gets the termination order in to Wash U for 9/30. Note that we are still being billed for five lines, even though they supposedly terminated the 5th in April.+
  
 +  * Lee says Wash U is still billing us for 5 lines.
 +    * They supposedly terminated the 5th line in April.
 +  * Lee will look into getting refunded for having only 4 lines, but paying for 5.
 +  * Lee asked that Gary gets the termination order in to Wash U for 9/30 AHEAD OF TIME.
  
 ===== Book Sales ===== ===== Book Sales =====
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 Attendance figures for last 3 months: Attendance figures for last 3 months:
  
-   3 May STEERC ​ -  6 ........ ​ 7 Jun STEERC ​ -  6 ........ ​ Jul STEERC ​ -  5 +   3 May STEERC ​ -  6 ........ ​ 7 Jun STEERC ​ -  6 ........ ​  5 Jul STEERC ​ -  5 
-  10 May SLUUG   - 37 ........ 14 Jun SLUUG   - 15 ........ ​ Jul SLUUG   -  +  10 May SLUUG   - 37 ........ 14 Jun SLUUG   - 15 ........  ​12 Jul SLUUG   ​- ​ 29 
-  18 May STLLUG ​ - 15(17)..... 15 Jun STLLUG ​ - 23 ........ ​ Jul STLLUG ​ -  +  18 May STLLUG ​ - 15(17)..... 15 Jun STLLUG ​ - 23 ........  ​20 Jul STLLUG ​ -  ​CANCELED 
-  23 May HZWLUG ​ -  7 ........ 22 Jun STCLUG ​ -  8 ........ ​ Jul STCLUG ​ -  11 +  23 May HZWLUG ​ -  7 ........ 22 Jun STCLUG ​ -  8 ........  ​27 Jul STCLUG ​ -  11 
-  24 May SECURE ​ -  8 ........ 27 Jun HZWLUG ​ -  7 ........ ​ Jul HZWLUG ​ -  8 +  24 May SECURE ​ -  8 ........ 27 Jun HZWLUG ​ -  7 ........  ​25 Jul HZWLUG ​ -  8 
-  25 May STCLUG ​ - 11 ........ 28 Jun SECURE ​ -  9 ........ ​ Jul SECURE ​ -  10+  25 May STCLUG ​ - 11 ........ 28 Jun SECURE ​ -  9 ........  ​26 Jul SECURE ​ -  10
  
 Figures in parenthesis is actual head count. 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). Chris volunteered to cross-promote our Security meetings at other local security groups (Infragaurd and ISSA).
  
-=== Comments on Presentations ===+==== Comments on Presentations ​====
  
-==== July 2006 ====+===== July 2006 =====
  
 === SLUUG - July 12 === === SLUUG - July 12 ===
   * Base: Graylisting with Postgray (Making Spammers Wait) by Carl Fitch   * Base: Graylisting with Postgray (Making Spammers Wait) by Carl Fitch
-    *+    * Good.
   * Main: Novell SUSE in the Enterprise Space by Matt Skipton of Novell   * Main: Novell SUSE in the Enterprise Space by Matt Skipton of Novell
-    * +    * Neat technology. Covered a lot. Almost too much. 
 +    * We need to have vendors in here more often. 
 +      * Especially the big ones. (IBM, Sun, Novell) 
 +    * We should have him back in a few months to go in depth on one of the topics.
  
 === STLLUG - July 20 === === STLLUG - July 20 ===
-  * Meeting canceled due to storm related power outage.+  * Meeting canceled due to storm-related power outage ​at the library.
  
 === STCLUG - July 27 === === STCLUG - July 27 ===
-  * Booting Multiple Live CDs from a Single CD-ROM or DVD by Mike Duncan +  * Booting Multiple Live CD's from a Single CD-ROM or DVD by Mike Duncan 
-    * +    * Interesting. Good speaker.
  
 === HZWLUG - July 25 === === HZWLUG - July 25 ===
   * How To Update Your System - pkg, rpm, tar, apt, yum, yast, etc.   * How To Update Your System - pkg, rpm, tar, apt, yum, yast, etc.
-    * +    * Talked mostly about Debian apt.
  
 === Security - July 26 === === Security - July 26 ===
   * Topic: OpenVPN by Mark Buchanon   * Topic: OpenVPN by Mark Buchanon
-    * +    * Good, but a bit Windows-oriented.
  
 ===== Presentation Schedule ===== ===== Presentation Schedule =====
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 === SLUUG - Aug 9 === === SLUUG - Aug 9 ===
-  * Base: Intro to Metasploit Security Tool by Chris Byrd (TENTATIVE)+  * Base: Intro to Metasploit Security Tool by Chris Byrd
   * Main: We're all doomed!: A look into the present & future by Scott Granneman   * Main: We're all doomed!: A look into the present & future by Scott Granneman
-    * 
  
 === STLLUG - Aug 17 === === STLLUG - Aug 17 ===
-  * Main: InkScape ​Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE, via Craig) +  * Main: JT Moree Personal Accomplishments in Open Source
-    * Get abstract/​bio and confirm date.+
  
 === HZWLUG - Aug 22 === === HZWLUG - Aug 22 ===
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 === STCLUG - Aug 24 === === STCLUG - Aug 24 ===
-  * Creating a VNC repeater for your customers and relatives - and WHY? by Carl Fitch+  * Main: Creating a VNC repeater for your customers and relatives - and WHY? by Carl Fitch
  
-==== September ​ 2006 ====+==== September 2006 ====
  
 === SLUUG - Sep 13 === === SLUUG - Sep 13 ===
   * Base: TBD   * Base: TBD
-  * Main: Secure Email by Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson of Slashmail (via Craig)+  * Main: 
  
 === STLLUG - Sep 21 === === STLLUG - Sep 21 ===
-  * Main: TBD+  * Main: Update on SCO v. IBM Lawsuit by AllParadox (TENTATIVE, via Scott McKellar)
  
 === HZWLUG - Sep 26 === === HZWLUG - Sep 26 ===
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 === STLLUG - Oct 19 === === STLLUG - Oct 19 ===
   * Base: TBD   * Base: TBD
-  * Main: TBD+  * Main: Zimbra Collaboration Suite (Exchange "​replacement"​) by Matthew Porter (TENTATIVE)
  
 ==== Potential Presentations ==== ==== Potential Presentations ====
 +  * Main: InkScape - Mark Jarnowski (via Craig)
   * Certified Ethical Hacking by Mark Russell of Premier Knowledge (via Tim Cross)   * 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)   * Perl Scripts to do DNA Genetic Research by Bryce Meyer from Wiltel/​Level 3 (via Gary)
   * OpenVPN by Robert Citek (via ???)   * OpenVPN by Robert Citek (via ???)
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   * 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)
-  * CVS/​Subversion - Sanjiv, JT, Ed Howland (via ???)+  * CVS/​Subversion - Sanjiv, Ed Howland (via ???)
   * Requests:   * Requests:
     * VPN (hands-on preferred, good for a Security meeting)     * VPN (hands-on preferred, good for a Security meeting)
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 ===== System Administration ===== ===== System Administration =====
- +  ​No news is good news?
-  ​Spoofing of old email address on DISCUSS mailing list. +
-    * Mike Knight found old board member names still allowed to post. +
-    * Porblem has hopefully been resolved.+
  
 ===== PROJECT: New servers ===== ===== PROJECT: New servers =====
 +  * Someone (Mike Knight?) added a lot of good discussion on the wiki about user accounts.
   * Need to complete migration to new servers.   * Need to complete migration to new servers.
   * Chris volunteered to help.   * Chris volunteered to help.
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 ===== Old Business ===== ===== Old Business =====
-  * Missouri Exempt status - (Carl Fitch and Lee Lammert, with help from Fred Smith'​s wife) +  * Annual report was submitted to the state
-    * Carl has the forms. Working to finish filling them out. Will hand them off to Lee+    * 1 month early -- saves us $5.
-    * Gary will take forms to Rich McClennan to get help answering some of the questions.+
  
   * Craig needs to work to write up new membership info.   * Craig needs to work to write up new membership info.
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 ===== New Business ===== ===== New Business =====
  
-  * Carl **MUST** submit annual report ​to the state by July 15 to keep us in business**Done** +  * Christine Wanta emailed the list, saying she would have to resign her Board seat. 
-    * Carl will have forms filled out by July 12**No longer needed**+    ​Unable to attend enough meetings. 
 +    ​The 3 attending Board members agreed ​to wait until Lee was here to choose a replacement
 +    * Christine has not submitted a written resignation letter as of yet.
  
-  * We seem to be proceeding with dropping dial-up ​once the current term expires+  * We are proceeding with dropping dial-up ​on September 30. 
-    * Stan suggested keeping 1 dial-up line for ememergency ​access to Wash U systems.+    * Carl emailed all our users, telling them dial-up would be going away
 +    * Stan suggested keeping 1 dial-up line for emergency ​access to Wash U systems.
       * Those in attendance agreed that this was a good idea.       * Those in attendance agreed that this was a good idea.
-    ​Lee suggested we drop the dial-up lines on September 30. +      ​Unanimous agreement to keep the 1 line.
-      * Gary suggested we give users 90 days notice. +
-        * The proposal is actually 80 days+. +
-      * Those in attendance agreed this was a good idea.+
  
-  * Mike Knight asked if we should delete suspected spam emails, without letting users see them+  * EPC - big sale this Saturday
-    * It was suggested that it would be good to delete ​**some** emails+    * EPC is now installing Ubuntu Linux on their systems by default. 
-      Those with really high spam scores+    * We will be there to answer Linux questions. 
-      * It was agreed ​that Mike could set the threshold to a conservative value of his choice.+      ​Sort of like a Hazelwood LUG meeting. 
 + 
 +  ​Clarence showed us Chris Byrd's Drupal mock-up of the Security SIG's web group. 
 +    ​We agreed that it looked good. 
 +    ​We'd like to move the site to our new boxes
 +    Craig will work with him. 
 + 
 +  * We discussed membership dues in relation to shell accounts. 
 +    * Agreed that there should be 3 levels of voluntary membership dues
 +      * $100 
 +      * $70 
 +      * $35 
 +    * Agreed ​that shell accounts are available in 1 of 2 conditions:​ 
 +      * User pays voluntary membership dues,  
 +      * OR user attended 2 meetings in the previous calendar year, and pays $10.
  
 ===== Blue Sky ===== ===== Blue Sky =====
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 ===== Follow-up and Action Items ===== ===== Follow-up and Action Items =====
  
-  * Carl - **MUST** complete annual report for state by July 12. **Done** 
-  * Carl - Complete state exempt status paperwork. **No longer needed** 
   * Chris and Craig - Work on migrating to new servers.   * Chris and Craig - Work on migrating to new servers.
-  * Craig - Confirm Dustin Anders and Paul Vinson for September 13 presentation. 
-    * Tell them to spend at least half the time on client-side (PGP). 
-    * Get abstract/​bio. 
-    * Follow up at monthly intervals. 
-  * Craig - Print out meeting minutes for inclusion in secretary folder. 
   * 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.
-  * Lee - Submit treasurer reports.+  * Lee - Submit treasurer reports ​for inclusion in secretary folder.
   * Lee - Finish QuickBooks 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.
-  * Gary - Talk to people about presentations (see above). 
   * Tim - Contact Mark Russell about presenting at Security group.   * Tim - Contact Mark Russell about presenting at Security group.
   * Stan - Update web sites.   * Stan - Update web sites.
   * Ted and Stan - Upload presentations to web archive.   * Ted and Stan - Upload presentations to web archive.
 +  * Gary - work with Wash U on dial-up lines.
 +    * Terminating all but 1 on 9/30.
 +
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