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 ====== NOTE: ====== ====== NOTE: ======
-       Minutes posted on the wiki are always unofficial. ​ Schedules for upcoming presentations +Minutes posted on the wiki are always unofficial. 
-       are always tentative. (Some more tentative than others!)+Schedules for upcoming presentations are always tentative. 
 +(Some more tentative than others!)
  
 ====== Location ====== ====== Location ======
- +  ​Saint Louis Bread Company, 
-       Saint Louis Bread Company, +  (at Old Olive and Olive), 
-       ​(at Old Olive and Olive), +  10550 Old Olive Street Road, 
-       ​10550 Old Olive Street Road, +  Creve Coeur, MO 63141
-       ​Creve Coeur, MO 63141+
  
 ====== Date and Time ====== ====== Date and Time ======
- +  ​* October 4, 2006 
-    ​* October 4, 2006 +  * 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
-    * 6:30 pm -+
  
 ====== Attendees ====== ====== Attendees ======
- +  ​* Lee Lammert 
-    ​??Lee Lammert +  * Barry Morrison 
-    ??Barry Morrison +  * Stan Reichardt 
-    ??Craig Buchek +  * Carl Fitch 
-    ??Clarence Johnson +  ​* Craig Buchek 
-    * ??Gary Meyer +  * Gary Meyer
-    * ??Stan Reichardt+
  
 ====== Secretary Report ​ ====== ====== Secretary Report ​ ======
- +  * Need to print out September Steering Committee meeting minutes. 
-    What is status ​of ? +  * Need Carl to sign August'​s minutes. 
-    +  Still need to type up minutes ​of previous Board meeting. 
 +  Filed Christine'​s resignation letter.
  
 ====== Treasurer Report ====== ====== Treasurer Report ======
 +|                      ^ Amount ^    Notes    ^
 +|Starting Bank Balance |  $586.17| Bank Statement|
 +|AP Due (Wash U)       ​| ​ $170.00| (4 lines @ $34)|
 +|AR                    | $100.00| Membership payment|
 +|Balance as of 8/31/06 ^$516.17 ||
  
-    ​What is status of ? +  ​September numbers pending. 
-    +  Still need to reconcile QuickBooks for previous years. 
-    * Lee - Submit treasurer reports for inclusion in secretary folder.+    * Lee will need some assistance with that.
  
 ====== Book Sales Report ====== ====== Book Sales Report ======
- +  ​No book sales in September.
-    * What is status of ? +
-    ​*+
  
 ====== Attendance Report ====== ====== Attendance Report ======
- 
 Year to Date figures for 2006 posted to STEERCOM mailing list Year to Date figures for 2006 posted to STEERCOM mailing list
  
-    ​*  6 Sep STEERC ​ -  6 +  ​*  6 Sep STEERC ​ -  6 
-    * 13 Sep SLUUG   - 15 +  * 13 Sep SLUUG   - 15 
-    * 21 Sep STLLUG ​ - 15(17) +  * 21 Sep STLLUG ​ - 15(17) 
-    * 26 Sep HZWLUG ​ -  8 +  * 26 Sep HZWLUG ​ -  8 
-    * 27 Sep SECURE ​ - 17 +  * 27 Sep SECURE ​ - 17 
-    * 28 Sep STCLUG ​ - 10+  * 28 Sep STCLUG ​ - 10 
 + 
 +  * Security SIG had an excellent turn-out this month. 
 +  * LUG turn-out was lighter than expected.
  
 ====== Comments on Presentations ====== ====== Comments on Presentations ======
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 ===== September 2006 ===== ===== September 2006 =====
  
-SLUUG - Sep 13+==== SLUUG - Sep 13 ==== 
 +  * Base: Bugzilla by Craig Buchek 
 +    * Excellent. Hopefully this will help members report bugs. 
 +  * Main: Techie Videos from the Internet (DLTV) 
 +    * DLTV episode was too long. 
 +    * Good idea for filler, but choose shorter videos next time.
  
-    ​BaseBugzilla ​by Craig Buchek +==== STLLUG - Sep 21 ==== 
-    * Main: Techie Videos from the Internet +  ​MainUpdate on SCO v. IBM Lawsuit ​by AllParadox (Benjamin White) 
-            o Revolution OS not shown, clip from DLTV, etc.+    * Started out slow, but was better in the middle and end. 
 +    * Helped us understand some of the technical legal details.
  
-STLLUG ​- Sep 21+==== HZWLUG ​- Sep 26 ==== 
 +  * Finding Linux Applications 
 +    * Maybe okay. 
 +    * Had problems with projector. 
 +  * Other Newbie Topics
  
-    * Main: Update on SCO v. IBM Lawsuit by AllParadox (Benjamin White) +==== SECURITY - Sep 27 ==== 
- +  * Network Diagnostics & Deep Packet Scanning by Ed Morrisy of Global Velocity 
-HZWLUG - Sep 26 +    * Pizza was really good
- +    * Presentation was good and interesting,​ but a bit too much salesmanship.
-    * Finding Linux Applications +
-    * Other Newbie Topics +
- +
-SECURITY - Sep 27 +
- +
-    ​* Network Diagnostics & Deep Packet Scanning by Ed Morrisy of Global Velocity +
-    * Pizza.  Meeting went on as scheduled. +
- +
-STCLUG - Sep 28 +
- +
-    * Finding Linux Applications+
  
 +==== STCLUG - Sep 28 ====
 +  * Finding Linux Applications
 +    * Reprise of Hazelwood talk.
 +    * Started late, but went faster.
  
 ====== Presentation Schedule ====== ====== Presentation Schedule ======
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 ===== October 2006 ===== ===== October 2006 =====
  
-SLUUG - Oct 11+==== SLUUG - Oct 11 ==== 
 +  * Base: Firebug (Firefox plugin - JavaScript debugger) by Ed Howland 
 +  * Main: AppArmor by Matt Skiption of Novell
  
-    * Base: Firebug (Firefox plugin ​JavaScript debugger) by Ed Howland +==== STLLUG ​Oct 19 ==== 
-    * Main: AppArmor by Matt Skiption of Novell+  * Main: To Be Determined
  
-STLLUG ​- Oct 19+==== HZWLUG ​- Oct 24 ==== 
 +  * Base: Newbie Topics
  
-    ​Main: Zimbra Collaboration Suite (Exchange “replacement”) ​by Matthew Porter (TENTATIVE)+==== SECURITY - Oct 25 ==== 
 +  ​Primer on Encryption ​by Mark Buchanan
  
-HZWLUG ​- Oct 24 +==== STCLUG ​- Oct 26 ==== 
- +  * Cronolog ​Effortless Log Rotation ​by Carl Fitch
-SECURITY ​Oct 25 - Primer on Encryption ​by Mark Buchanan +
- +
-STCLUG - Oct 26+
  
 ===== November 2006 ===== ===== November 2006 =====
-SLUUG - Nov 8 
- 
-    * Base: 
-    * Main: Introduction to Logical Volume Manager by Jeff Muse (TENATIVE) 
  
-STLLUG ​- Nov 16+==== SLUUG - Nov 8 ==== 
 +  * Base: Cronolog - Effortless Log Rotation by Carl Fitch 
 +  * Main: Introduction to Logical Volume Manager by Jeff Muse (TENATIVE)
  
-    * Base: +==== STLLUG - Nov 16 ==== 
-    * Main: Follow-up Demonstration of Logical Volume Manager by Jeff Muse (TENATIVE+  * Main: Follow-up Demonstration of Logical Volume Manager by Jeff Muse (TENATIVE)
-    * Main: InkScape by Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE)+
  
-SECURITY - Nov 22+==== SECURITY - Nov 22 ==== 
 +  * TBD.
  
-Thanksgiving Day - Nov 23+==== Thanksgiving Day - Nov 23 ====
  
-STCLUG - Nov ?? - Need to determine Holiday schedule date+==== STCLUG - Nov 20==== 
 +  * Need to determine Holiday schedule date
 +    * Carl believes it's been scheduled for the 20th, but it may be the 27th.
  
-HZWLUG - Nov 28+==== HZWLUG - Nov 28 ==== 
 +  * Newbie Topics
  
 ===== December 2006 ===== ===== December 2006 =====
-SLUUG - Dec 13 
  
-    ​* Base: +==== SLUUG - Dec 13 ==== 
-    * Main:+  ​* Base: TBD. 
 +  * Main: TBD.
  
-STLLUG - Dec 21+==== STLLUG - Dec 21 ==== 
 +  * Base: TBD. 
 +  * Main: InkScape by Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE)
  
-    * Base: +==== Christmas Day - Dec 25 ====
-    * Main:+
  
-Christmas Day - Dec 25+==== HZWLUG ​- Dec 26 ==== 
 +  * NOTE: May cancel this meeting. 
 +  * UPDATE: ​ The 26 Dec date given was wrong, meeting room is reserved for 19 Dec - Stan R. 
 +  ​
  
-HZWLUG ​- Dec 26+==== SECURITY ​- Dec 27 ==== 
 +  * TBD.
  
-SECURITY - Dec 27 +==== STCLUG - Dec 28 ==== 
- +  * TBD.
-STCLUG - Dec 28+
  
 ===== January 2007 ===== ===== January 2007 =====
  
-SLUUG - Jan 10+==== SLUUG - Jan 10 ==== 
 +  * Base: 
 +  * Main:
  
-    ​* Base: +==== STLLUG - Jan 18 ==== 
-    * Main:+  ​* Base: 
 +  * Main:
  
-STLLUG ​- Jan 18+==== HZWLUG ​- Jan 23 ====
  
-    * Base: +==== SECURITY - Jan 24 ====
-    * Main:+
  
-HZWLUG ​- Jan 23+==== STCLUG ​- Jan 25 ====
  
-SECURITY - Jan 24 
- 
-STCLUG - Jan 25 
  
 ====== Potential Presentations ====== ====== Potential Presentations ======
- +  ​* Main: InkScape by Mark Jarnowski (via Craig) (was STLLUG TENTATIVE) 
-    ​* Main: InkScape by Mark Jarnowski (via Craig) (was STLLUG TENTATIVE) +  * Everything you (N)Ever Wanted to Know About HDTV by Craig Buchek (will work on this to have as a stand-by) 
-    * Certified Ethical Hacking by Mark Russell of Premier Knowledge (via Lee) +  ​* Certified Ethical Hacking by Mark Russell of Premier Knowledge (via Lee) 
-    * Contact Mark Russell about presenting at Security group. (via Tim/Ted ?) +  * Contact Mark Russell about presenting at Security group. (via Tim/Ted ?) 
-    * XGL by Matt Skipton of Novell (via Lee) +  * XGL by Matt Skipton of Novell (via Lee) 
-    * 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 ???) 
-    * MythTV / Freevo / TiVo - (STLLUG?) - (via Sarah on the Perl list) +  * WiFi - Jerry @ OCI (via Gary) 
-    ​* WiFi - Jerry @ OCI (via Gary) +  * CVS/​Subversion - Sanjiv, Ed Howland (via ???) 
-    * CVS/​Subversion - Sanjiv, Ed Howland (via ???) +  * Tech Futures - Railroad guy (via Rich Seibel) 
-    * Tech Futures - Railroad guy (via Rich Seibel) +  * SELinux by Stan Reichardt (Not Earlier Than November, If Then) 
-    * +  * Requests: 
-    ​* SELinux by Stan Reichardt (Not Earlier Than November, If Then) +    ​* ​VPN (hands-on preferred, good for a Security meeting) 
-    * +    ​* ​CVS/​Subversion for Config Files 
-      ​Requests: +    ​* ​Oracle Application Express 
-          ​o ​VPN (hands-on preferred, good for a Security meeting) +    ​* ​How To Update Your System - apt, yum, yast, etc. 
-          ​o ​CVS/​Subversion for Config Files +    ​* ​Music - Linux on iPod, iPod on Linux, Ogg, players, etc. 
-          ​o ​Oracle Application Express +    ​* ​Using Secure Email Clients 
-          ​o ​How To Update Your System - apt, yum, yast, etc. +    ​* ​TrueCrypt - file-level encryption for Windows/​Linux 
-          ​o ​Music - Linux on iPod, iPod on Linux, Ogg, players, etc. +    ​* ​Using One-Time Passwords 
-          ​o ​Using Secure Email Clients +    * MythTV / Freevo / TiVo - (STLLUG?) - (via Sarah on the Perl list, or others) 
-          ​o ​TrueCrypt - file-level encryption for Windows/​Linux +    * Video cards in Linux (Heuris) 
-          ​o ​Using One-Time Passwords +    ​* ​IBM vs. Sun vs. HP on UNIX
-          ​o ​Video cards in Linux (Heuris) +
-          ​o ​IBM vs. Sun vs. HP on UNIX+
  
 ====== Weekly Announcements ====== ====== Weekly Announcements ======
 +  * No news is good news.
 +  * Current mailing list membership numbers (approximate):​
 +    * 880 on ANNOUNCE
 +    * 180 on DISCUSS (previously reported as 140)
  
-    * What is status of ? 
-    * 
 ====== Library Room Reservations ====== ====== Library Room Reservations ======
- +  ​* First Saturday in October. 
-    * What is status of ? +  * Stan will fill out paperwork. 
-    * +  * Phil Bunch usually delivers paperwork to Indian Trails for STLLUG. 
-    ​* First Saturday in October. +  * Stan will reserve Hazelwood for HZLUG.
-    * Stan will fill out paperwork. +
-    * Phil Bunch usually delivers paperwork to Indian Trails for STLLUG. +
-    * Stan will reserve Hazelwood for HZLUG.+
  
 ====== Sponsorships ====== ====== Sponsorships ======
- +  ​* Lee updated our web site to show a different logo (and link) for Primary Networks ​(Hostirian) 
-    ​* Lee updated our web site to show a different logo (and link) for Primary Networks +  * Lee working to send out invoices to previous sponsors. ($200) 
-    * +  * Clarence J. and Stan R. to gather information about previous sponsors. 
-    * What is status of ? +    ​* ​Collect sponsor contact info. 
-    * +    ​* ​Starting with information from the web site
-    ​* Lee L. working to send out invoices to previous sponsors. ($200) +    * No progress this month.
-    * Clarence J. and Stan R. to gather information about previous sponsors. +
-          ​o ​Collect sponsor contact info. +
-          ​o ​Starting with information from the web site.+
  
 ====== Website Library ====== ====== Website Library ======
- +  ​* Stan R. working with Ted P. to get presentations put up. 
-    * What is status of ? +  * Ted has gotten some of the older presentations gathered 
-    * +  * No presentation uploads yet - waiting for migration 
-    ​* Stan R. working with Ted P. to get presentations put up. +  * No progress this month.
-    * Ted has gotten some of the older presentations gathered +
-    * No presentation uploads yet - waiting for migration+
  
 ====== System Administration ====== ====== System Administration ======
- +  ​* Dark had another checkstop/​reboot this month. 
-    * What is status of ? +  * Michelob 
-    * +  * WU Dialup hardware
-    ​* Dark +
-    * Michelob +
-    * WU Dialup hardware+
  
 ====== New Servers Project ====== ====== New Servers Project ======
- +  ​Will meet at Lee's on October 28. 
-    ​What is status of ? +    * Decisions to make: 
-    * +      How to get mailing list archives on the new web server
-    Bud +      How to migrate email, while allowing users to access email via existing methods
-    * Budlight(?​) +      How to migrate ​mailing lists. 
-    * SLUUG website migration ​to new servers+        * Look into Majordomo/​Mailman. 
-    SLUUG mail  migration ​to new servers+    * To complete: 
-    Chris Byrd - to migrate ​Security website page over +      * Migrate SLUUG web site. 
-    Craig Buchek - set up Chris with access +      * Point http://​sluug.org/​~user ​to http://​users.sluug.org/​~user,​ which can remain on Dark/​Michelob,​ and be migrated ​to Budlight later. 
-    * Barry - Look into Webmin and Majordomo/​Mailman ​for new servers+      * Create new web sites for SIGs. 
-    * Need to be able to preserve the archives.+      * Migrate Chris Byrd's Drupal install over for Security site. 
 +      * Make Bud an admin-only box. 
 +      * Make Budlight a user-accessible box.
  
 ====== Other Old Business ====== ====== Other Old Business ======
  
 ===== Board Member ===== ===== Board Member =====
- +  ​* Christine Wanta emailed the list, saying she would have to resign her Board seat.
-    * What is status of ? +
-    ​* Christine Wanta emailed the list, saying she would have to resign her Board seat.+
     * Unable to attend enough meetings.     * Unable to attend enough meetings.
-    ​* Christine ​says she has mailed a written resignation letter +  ​We received ​Christine'​s ​written resignation letter
-    *+  * Impromptu BOARD MEETING: Stan nominated Barry Morrison as Christine'​s replacement. 
 +    * Lee seconded. 
 +    * Carl agreed. 
 +    * Passes unanymously. 
 +    * Barry accepted and will hold the board seat until the 2007 elections.
  
 ===== Dial-up Lines ===== ===== Dial-up Lines =====
- +  ​* We dropped all but 1 dial-up ​line on September 30. 
-    * What is status of ? +    ​* Mike Knight suggested the 1 remaining dial-up line is not needed. 
-    ​* We are proceeding with dropping ​dial-up on September 30. +    * Unanimous agreement to drop that remaining line on October 30. 
-    * Carl emailed all our users, telling them dial-up would be going away. +  ​* 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. +  No complaints from usersuntil lines were already taken down.
-    * Lee has notified Wash U in writingto drop all but 1 line on October 1.+
  
 ===== Membership ​ ===== ===== Membership ​ =====
 +  * 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.
 +      * Craig was to write up new membership info on membership levels for web site and hand-outs.
  
-    ​What is status of ? +====== New Business ====== 
-    * We discussed membership dues in relation ​to shell accounts.+  ​S3 (formerly KPG) wants to "​sponsor"​ the upcoming SLUUG meeting. 
 +    * Suggestion was to order pizza at 7:00, seeing how many people are there at that time.
  
-          o Agreed that there should be 3 levels of voluntary membership dues. +  * Who will collect cash payments at meetings? 
-                + $100 +    * Carl has the cash box; needs to hand it off whenever he's not there.
-                + $70 +
-                + $35 +
-          o 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. +
-          o Craig was to write up new membership info on membership levels for web site and hand-outs.+
  
-    +  * Nominations for February elections 
-   * x+    * Stan and Gary will be on the nominating committee.
  
-====== New Business ====== +  * Solaris SIG (special interest group) 
- +    * Several members have expressed a desire to start this SIG. 
-    * Who will collect cash payments at meetings? +      * Jeff Logullo 
-    Nominations for February elections +      * Nick Moon 
-    * Solarus SIG (special interest ​group)+      * Jeff Muse 
 +    * The folks who want to run the meeting should decide what day/​location they want to hold their meetings. 
 +      The meetings need not be be on a regular basis, but should be scheduled by the previous month'​s Steering Committee meeting 
 +      * They need to let the STEERCOM list know in advance when their meetings will be. 
 +    * Craig has 2 Sun 1U servers that he will donate to the group.
  
 ====== Blue Sky ====== ====== Blue Sky ======
- +  * Stan noticed that many local user groups have no scheduled meetings in June, July, August. 
-    Is the sky still blue? +  Gary suggested members call some of the old members to remind them of upcoming meetings.
-    *+
  
 ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== ====== Follow-up and Action Items ======
- +  ​Craig Write up membership info
-    ​Stan Update web sites+  * Others - Come to Lee's on October 28 to work on new servers.
-    * Craig - +
-    ​* Others -+
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