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--- steercom:2006-10 [2006/10/04 19:27]
64.241.37.140 Third save during meeting. (CMB)
+++ steercom:2006-10 [2006/10/09 13:50]
69.155.29.246 Correct Date for HZWLUG in December is 19th. - stanr
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 ====== Date and Time ======
   * October 4, 2006
-  * 6:30 pm -
+  * 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
 ====== Attendees ======
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   * Craig Buchek
   * Gary Meyer
-  * ??Clarence Johnson
 ====== Secretary Report  ======
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   * Need Carl to sign August's minutes.
   * Still need to type up minutes of previous Board meeting.
+  * Filed Christine's resignation letter.
 ====== Treasurer Report ======
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   * Security SIG had an excellent turn-out this month.
   * LUG turn-out was lighter than expected.
-  * Gary suggested members call some of the old members to remind them of upcoming meetings.
 ====== Comments on Presentations ======
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 ==== STCLUG - Oct 26 ====
-  * Cronolog Log Rotation by Carl Fitch
+  * Cronolog - Effortless Log Rotation by Carl Fitch
 ===== November 2006 =====
 ==== SLUUG - Nov 8 ====
-  * Base: TBD.
+  * Base: Cronolog - Effortless Log Rotation by Carl Fitch
   * Main: Introduction to Logical Volume Manager by Jeff Muse (TENATIVE)
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 ==== Thanksgiving Day - Nov 23 ====
-==== STCLUG - Nov ?? ====
+==== 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 ====
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 ===== December 2006 =====
-SLUUG - Dec 13
-  * Base:
-  * Main:
-STLLUG - Dec 21
+==== SLUUG - Dec 13 ====
-  * Base:
+  * Base: TBD.
+  * Main: TBD.
+==== STLLUG - Dec 21 ====
+  * Base: TBD.
   * Main: InkScape by Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE)
-Christmas Day - Dec 25
+==== Christmas Day - Dec 25 ====
-HZWLUG - Dec 26
+==== 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.
-SECURITY - Dec 27
+==== SECURITY - Dec 27 ====
+  * TBD.
-STCLUG - Dec 28
+==== STCLUG - Dec 28 ====
+  * TBD.
 ===== January 2007 =====
-SLUUG - Jan 10
+==== SLUUG - Jan 10 ====
   * Base:
   * Main:
-STLLUG - Jan 18
+==== STLLUG - Jan 18 ====
   * Base:
   * Main:
-HZWLUG - Jan 23
+==== HZWLUG - Jan 23 ====
-SECURITY - Jan 24
+==== SECURITY - Jan 24 ====
-STCLUG - Jan 25
+==== STCLUG - Jan 25 ====
-====== Potential Presentations ======
+====== Potential Presentations ======
   * 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)
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   * Perl Scripts to do DNA Genetic Research by Bryce Meyer from Wiltel/Level 3 (via Gary)
   * OpenVPN by Robert Citek (via ???)
-  * MythTV / Freevo / TiVo - (STLLUG?) - (via Sarah on the Perl list)
   * WiFi - Jerry @ OCI (via Gary)
   * CVS/Subversion - Sanjiv, Ed Howland (via ???)
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     * TrueCrypt - file-level encryption for Windows/Linux
     * Using One-Time Passwords
+    * MythTV / Freevo / TiVo - (STLLUG?) - (via Sarah on the Perl list, or others)
     * Video cards in Linux (Heuris)
     * IBM vs. Sun vs. HP on UNIX
 ====== Weekly Announcements ======
-  * What is status of ?
+  * No news is good news.
+  * Current mailing list membership numbers (approximate):
+    * 880 on ANNOUNCE
+    * 180 on DISCUSS (previously reported as 140)
 ====== Library Room Reservations ======
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 ====== 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)
-  *
-  * What is status of ?
-  *
-  * Lee L. working to send out invoices to previous sponsors. ($200)
   * Clarence J. and Stan R. to gather information about previous sponsors.
-          o Collect sponsor contact info.
+    * Collect sponsor contact info.
-          o Starting with information from the web site.
+    * Starting with information from the web site.
+    * No progress this month.
 ====== 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 ======
+  * Dark had another checkstop/reboot this month.
-    * What is status of ?
+  * Michelob
-    *
+  * WU Dialup hardware
-    * Dark
-    * Michelob
-    * WU Dialup hardware
 ====== 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 ======
 ===== 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.
-    * 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 =====
+  * 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.
+    * Unanymous 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 users, until lines were already taken down.
-    * Lee has notified Wash U in writing, to drop all but 1 line on October 1.
 ===== Membership  =====
+  * We discussed membership dues in relation to shell accounts.
-    * What is status of ?
+    * Agreed that there should be 3 levels of voluntary membership dues.
-    * We discussed membership dues in relation to shell accounts.
+      * $100
+      * $70
-          o Agreed that there should be 3 levels of voluntary membership dues.
+      * $35
-                + $100
+    * Agreed that shell accounts are available in 1 of 2 conditions:
-                + $70
+      * User pays voluntary membership dues, OR user attended 2 meetings in the previous calendar year, and pays $10.
-                + $35
+      * Craig was to write up new membership info on membership levels for web site and hand-outs.
-          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.
-   * x
 ====== New Business ======
+  * 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.
-  * S3 (formerly KPG) wants to "sponsor" the upcoming SLUUG meeting
   * Who will collect cash payments at meetings?
+    * Carl has the cash box; needs to hand it off whenever he's not there.
   * Nominations for February elections
+    * Stan and Gary will be on the nominating committee.
   * Solaris SIG (special interest group)
+    * Several members have expressed a desire to start this SIG.
+      * Jeff Logullo
+      * Nick Moon
+      * 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 ======
+  * 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 ======
+  * 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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