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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!) Location | + | 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 ====== | + | ====== Book Sales Report ====== |
+ | * No book sales in September. | ||
- | * What is status of ? | + | ====== Attendance Report ====== |
- | * | + | Year to Date figures for 2006 posted to STEERCOM mailing list |
- | ====== Previous Meetings ====== | + | |
- | ===== Attendance ===== | + | * 6 Sep STEERC - 6 |
+ | * 13 Sep SLUUG - 15 | ||
+ | * 21 Sep STLLUG - 15(17) | ||
+ | * 26 Sep HZWLUG - 8 | ||
+ | * 27 Sep SECURE - 17 | ||
+ | * 28 Sep STCLUG - 10 | ||
- | Year to Date figures posted to STEERCOM mailing list | + | * Security SIG had an excellent turn-out this month. |
- | + | * LUG turn-out was lighter than expected. | |
- | * 6 Sep STEERC - 6 | + | |
- | * 13 Sep SLUUG - 15 | + | |
- | * 21 Sep STLLUG - 15(17) | + | |
- | * 26 Sep HZWLUG - 8 | + | |
- | * 27 Sep SECURE - 17 | + | |
- | * 28 Sep STCLUG - 10 | + | |
====== Comments on Presentations ====== | ====== Comments on Presentations ====== | ||
+ | |||
===== 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. | ||
- | * Base: Bugzilla by Craig Buchek | + | ==== STLLUG - Sep 21 ==== |
- | * Main: Techie Videos from the Internet | + | * Main: Update 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 | + | ==== STCLUG - Oct 26 ==== |
+ | * Cronolog - Effortless Log Rotation by Carl Fitch | ||
- | Security - Oct 25 - Primer on Encryption by Mark Buchanan | + | ===== November 2006 ===== |
- | STCLUG - Oct | + | ==== SLUUG - Nov 8 ==== |
+ | * Base: Cronolog - Effortless Log Rotation by Carl Fitch | ||
+ | * Main: Introduction to Logical Volume Manager by Jeff Muse (TENATIVE) | ||
- | ===== November 2006 ===== | + | ==== STLLUG - Nov 16 ==== |
- | SLUUG - Nov 8 | + | * Main: Follow-up Demonstration of Logical Volume Manager by Jeff Muse (TENATIVE) |
- | * Base: | + | ==== SECURITY - Nov 22 ==== |
- | * Main: Introduction to Logical Volume Manager by Jeff Muse (TENATIVE) | + | * TBD. |
- | STLLUG - Nov 16 | + | ==== Thanksgiving Day - Nov 23 ==== |
- | * Base: | + | ==== STCLUG - Nov 20? ==== |
- | * Main: Follow-up Demonstration of Logical Volume Manager by Jeff Muse (TENATIVE) | + | * Need to determine Holiday schedule date. |
- | * Main: InkScape by Mark Jarnowski (TENTATIVE) | + | * Carl believes it's been scheduled for the 20th, but it may be the 27th. |
- | HZWLUG - Nov | + | ==== HZWLUG - Nov 28 ==== |
- | Security - Nov | + | * Newbie Topics |
- | STCLUG - Nov | + | |
===== 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: | + | |
- | HZWLUG - Dec | + | ==== HZWLUG - Dec 26 ==== |
- | Security - Dec | + | * NOTE: May cancel this meeting. |
- | STCLUG - Dec | + | * UPDATE: The 26 Dec date given was wrong, meeting room is reserved for 19 Dec - Stan R. |
+ | | ||
- | ===== January 2006 ===== | + | ==== SECURITY - Dec 27 ==== |
+ | * TBD. | ||
- | SLUUG - Jan 10 | + | ==== STCLUG - Dec 28 ==== |
+ | * TBD. | ||
- | * Base: | + | ===== January 2007 ===== |
- | * Main: | + | |
- | STLLUG - Jan 18 | + | ==== SLUUG - Jan 10 ==== |
+ | * Base: | ||
+ | * Main: Ethical Hacking by Mark Russell | ||
- | * Base: | + | ==== STLLUG - Jan 18 ==== |
- | * Main: | + | * Base: |
+ | * Main: | ||
- | HZWLUG - Jan | + | ==== HZWLUG - Jan 23 ==== |
- | Security - Jan | + | |
- | STCLUG - Jan | + | |
- | ====== Potential Presentations ====== | + | ==== SECURITY - Jan 24 ==== |
- | * Main: InkScape by Mark Jarnowski (via Craig) (was STLLUG TENTATIVE) | + | ==== STCLUG - Jan 25 ==== |
- | * Certified Ethical Hacking by Mark Russell of Premier Knowledge (via Lee) | + | |
- | * Contact Mark Russell about presenting at Security group. (via Tim/Ted ?) | + | |
- | * XGL by Matt Skipton of Novell (via Lee) | + | |
- | * 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 ???) | + | |
- | * Tech Futures - Railroad guy (via Rich Seibel) | + | |
- | * | + | |
- | * SELinux by Stan Reichardt (Not Earlier Than November, If Then) | + | |
- | * | + | |
- | Requests: | + | |
- | o VPN (hands-on preferred, good for a Security meeting) | + | |
- | o CVS/Subversion for Config Files | + | |
- | o Oracle Application Express | + | |
- | o How To Update Your System - apt, yum, yast, etc. | + | |
- | o Music - Linux on iPod, iPod on Linux, Ogg, players, etc. | + | |
- | o Using Secure Email Clients | + | |
- | o TrueCrypt - file-level encryption for Windows/Linux | + | |
- | o Using One-Time Passwords | + | |
- | o Video cards in Linux (Heuris) | + | |
- | o IBM vs. Sun vs. HP on UNIX | + | |
- | Weekly Announcements | ||
- | * What is status of ? | + | ====== Potential Presentations ====== |
- | * | + | * Main: InkScape by Mark Jarnowski (via Craig) (was STLLUG TENTATIVE) |
- | Library Room Reservations | + | * 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) | ||
+ | * Contact Mark Russell about presenting at Security group. (via Tim/Ted ?) | ||
+ | * XGL by Matt Skipton of Novell (via Lee) | ||
+ | * Perl Scripts to do DNA Genetic Research by Bryce Meyer from Wiltel/Level 3 (via Gary) | ||
+ | * OpenVPN by Robert Citek (via ???) | ||
+ | * WiFi - Jerry @ OCI (via Gary) | ||
+ | * CVS/Subversion - Sanjiv, Ed Howland (via ???) | ||
+ | * Tech Futures - Railroad guy (via Rich Seibel) | ||
+ | * SELinux by Stan Reichardt (Not Earlier Than November, If Then) | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
- | * What is status of ? | + | ====== Weekly Announcements ====== |
- | * | + | * No news is good news. |
- | * First Saturday in October. | + | * Current mailing list membership numbers (approximate): |
- | * Stan will fill out paperwork. | + | * 880 on ANNOUNCE |
- | * Phil Bunch usually delivers paperwork to Indian Trails for STLLUG. | + | * 180 on DISCUSS (previously reported as 140) |
- | * Stan will reserve Hazelwood for HZLUG. | + | |
- | Sponsorships | + | ====== Library Room Reservations ====== |
+ | * First Saturday in October. | ||
+ | * Stan will fill out paperwork. | ||
+ | * Phil Bunch usually delivers paperwork to Indian Trails for STLLUG. | ||
+ | * Stan will reserve Hazelwood for HZLUG. | ||
- | * Lee updated our web site to show a different logo (and link) for Primary Networks | + | ====== Sponsorships ====== |
- | * | + | * Lee updated our web site to show a different logo (and link) for Primary Networks (Hostirian) |
- | * What is status of ? | + | * Lee working to send out invoices to previous sponsors. ($200) |
- | * | + | * Clarence J. and Stan R. to gather information about previous sponsors. |
- | * Lee L. working to send out invoices to previous sponsors. ($200) | + | * Collect sponsor contact info. |
- | * Clarence J. and Stan R. to gather information about previous sponsors. | + | * Starting with information from the web site. |
- | o Collect sponsor contact info. | + | * No progress this month. |
- | o Starting with information from the web site. | + | |
- | Website Librarian | + | ====== Website Library ====== |
+ | * Stan R. working with Ted P. to get presentations put up. | ||
+ | * Ted has gotten some of the older presentations gathered | ||
+ | * No presentation uploads yet - waiting for migration | ||
+ | * No progress this month. | ||
- | * What is status of ? | + | ====== System Administration ====== |
- | * | + | * Dark had another checkstop/reboot this month. |
- | * Stan R. working with Ted P. to get presentations put up. | + | * Michelob |
- | o Ted has gotten some of the older presentations gathered | + | * WU Dialup hardware |
- | o No presentation uploads yet - waiting for migration | + | |
- | System Administration | + | ====== New Servers Project ====== |
+ | * Will meet at Lee's on October 28. | ||
+ | * Decisions to make: | ||
+ | * How to get mailing list archives on the new web server. | ||
+ | * How to migrate email, while allowing users to access email via existing methods. | ||
+ | * How to migrate mailing lists. | ||
+ | * Look into Majordomo/Mailman. | ||
+ | * To complete: | ||
+ | * Migrate SLUUG web site. | ||
+ | * Point http://sluug.org/~user to http://users.sluug.org/~user, which can remain on Dark/Michelob, and be migrated to Budlight later. | ||
+ | * Create new web sites for SIGs. | ||
+ | * Migrate Chris Byrd's Drupal install over for Security site. | ||
+ | * Make Bud an admin-only box. | ||
+ | * Make Budlight a user-accessible box. | ||
- | * What is status of ? | + | ====== Other Old Business ====== |
- | * | + | |
- | * Dark | + | |
- | * Michelob | + | |
- | * WU Dialup hardware | + | |
- | PROJECT: New servers | + | ===== Board Member ===== |
+ | * Christine Wanta emailed the list, saying she would have to resign her Board seat. | ||
+ | * Unable to attend enough meetings. | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
- | * What is status of ? | + | ===== Dial-up Lines ===== |
- | * | + | * We dropped all but 1 dial-up line on September 30. |
- | * Bud | + | * Mike Knight suggested the 1 remaining dial-up line is not needed. |
- | * Budlight(?) | + | * Unanimous agreement to drop that remaining line on October 30. |
- | * SLUUG website migration to new servers. | + | * Carl emailed all our users, telling them dial-up would be going away. |
- | * SLUUG mail migration to new servers. | + | * No complaints from users, until lines were already taken down. |
- | * Chris Byrd - to migrate Security website page over | + | |
- | * Craig Buchek - set up Chris with access | + | |
- | * Barry - Look into Webmin and Majordomo/Mailman for new servers. | + | |
- | o Need to be able to preserve the archives. | + | |
- | ====== Other Old Business ====== | + | ===== 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 ====== |
- | * Christine Wanta emailed the list, saying she would have to resign her Board seat. | + | * S3 (formerly KPG) wants to "sponsor" the upcoming SLUUG meeting. |
- | o Unable to attend enough meetings. | + | * Suggestion was to order pizza at 7:00, seeing how many people are there at that time. |
- | o Christine says she has mailed a written resignation letter | + | |
- | * What is status of ? | + | * Who will collect cash payments at meetings? |
- | * We are proceeding with dropping dial-up on September 30. | + | * Carl has the cash box; needs to hand it off whenever he's not there. |
- | o Carl emailed all our users, telling them dial-up would be going away. | + | |
- | o Stan suggested keeping 1 dial-up line for emergency access to Wash U systems. | + | |
- | o Lee has notified Wash U in writing, to drop all but 1 line on October 1. | + | |
- | * What is status of ? | + | * Nominations for February elections |
- | * We discussed membership dues in relation to shell accounts. | + | * Stan and Gary will be on the nominating committee. |
- | o Agreed that there should be 3 levels of voluntary membership dues. | + | |
- | + $100 | + | |
- | + $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. | + | |
- | ====== New Business ====== | + | * Solaris SIG (special interest group) |
- | + | * Several members have expressed a desire to start this SIG. | |
- | * Who will collect payments at meetings? | + | * Jeff Logullo |
- | * Nominations for February elections | + | * 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 ====== | ====== 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 - | + |