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| ====== Date and Time ====== | ====== Date and Time ====== | ||
| * Wednesday, 1 August 2007 | * Wednesday, 1 August 2007 | ||
| - | * 6:30 pm - 8:?? pm | + | * 6:30 pm - 8:55 pm |
| ====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
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| * Excellent. Tons of information covered in a short amount of time. | * Excellent. Tons of information covered in a short amount of time. | ||
| * Invitation mailed to ANNOUNCE the prior day seemed to bring in several new people. | * Invitation mailed to ANNOUNCE the prior day seemed to bring in several new people. | ||
| + | * Presentation available at [[http://craigbuchek.com/presentations]] | ||
| ==== HZWLUG - July 24 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - July 24 ==== | ||
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| * Base: SFTP by Carl Fitch | * Base: SFTP by Carl Fitch | ||
| * Main: APV (Advance POWER Virtualization) Overview by John Hodge | * Main: APV (Advance POWER Virtualization) Overview by John Hodge | ||
| - | + | * Alternative: Technology Since 1968 by Scott Granneman (via Gary) | |
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| - | IMMEDIATE DECISON NEEDED!!! | + | |
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| - | See this afternoon's e-mail to steercom | + | |
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| - | 1. Scott Granneman is willing to present but is teaching in Sept & Oct. | + | |
| - | 2. Does John want to do this Aug 8 or is he willing to move to Sept? (Solves our Sept problem.) | + | |
| - | 3. Do we want Scott 2 weeks in a row? | + | |
| - | 4. We need to change web-page & other publicity ASAP! | + | |
| ==== STLLUG - August 16 ==== | ==== STLLUG - August 16 ==== | ||
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| ==== SLUUG - September 12 ==== | ==== SLUUG - September 12 ==== | ||
| * Base: Rsyncing System Files with Root Permissions by Carl Fitch | * Base: Rsyncing System Files with Root Permissions by Carl Fitch | ||
| - | * TOPIC: TBD | + | * TOPIC: TBD. Possibly John Hodge or Scott Granneman. |
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| - | SEE Aug 8 question about John Hodge moving to this date. | + | |
| ==== SOLARIS - September 18 ==== | ==== SOLARIS - September 18 ==== | ||
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| ==== St. Louis Business Expo - October 2 ==== | ==== St. Louis Business Expo - October 2 ==== | ||
| * At St. Charles Convention Center | * At St. Charles Convention Center | ||
| + | * See [[http://www.sbmon.com/expo/ | http://sbmon.com/ expo ]] | ||
| * SLUUG will have a booth again. | * SLUUG will have a booth again. | ||
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| ==== STLLUG - October 18 ==== | ==== STLLUG - October 18 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: Lotus Notes (Client and Server) on Linux by Tom Bowman of TeamCentric (confirmed, via Craig) | * TOPIC: Lotus Notes (Client and Server) on Linux by Tom Bowman of TeamCentric (confirmed, via Craig) | ||
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| - | ==== HZWLUG - October 23 ==== | ||
| - | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
| - | * Plus other unstructured topics requested by Newbie questions | ||
| ==== SECURITY - October 24 ==== | ==== SECURITY - October 24 ==== | ||
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| ==== STCLUG - October 25 ==== | ==== STCLUG - October 25 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: Joomla by Mark Ward (confirmed, via Carl) | * TOPIC: Joomla by Mark Ward (confirmed, via Carl) | ||
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| + | ==== HZWLUG - October 30 ==== | ||
| + | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
| + | * Plus other unstructured topics requested by Newbie questions | ||
| + | * On the 5th Tuesday because of Library schedule conflict. | ||
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| ===== November 2007 ===== | ===== November 2007 ===== | ||
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| ===== Potential Future Topics ===== | ===== Potential Future Topics ===== | ||
| + | * Scribus by Stan Reichardt. | ||
| * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5)- still looking for volunteer (via Craig). | * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5)- still looking for volunteer (via Craig). | ||
| * CentOS Linux by Tim Dreste (Tentatively October, via Stan.) | * CentOS Linux by Tim Dreste (Tentatively October, via Stan.) | ||
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| * Building a modern kernel by Ed Howland. | * Building a modern kernel by Ed Howland. | ||
| * Using git by Ed Howland. | * Using git by Ed Howland. | ||
| - | * Linux(xBSD, etc) on Wireless. | + | * Linux(xBSD, etc) on Wireless. (Suggested by Ed Howland) |
| * Part 1: Theory and operation of wireless networks. | * Part 1: Theory and operation of wireless networks. | ||
| * The 802.11 stack (relevant protocols.) | * The 802.11 stack (relevant protocols.) | ||
| * Descriptions of terms, expansion of alphabet soup. | * Descriptions of terms, expansion of alphabet soup. | ||
| - | * Security (WEP,WPA, WPA2) | + | * Security (WEP, WPA, WPA2) |
| * Network types (ad-hoc, infrastrucure.) | * Network types (ad-hoc, infrastrucure.) | ||
| * Modes (ad-hoc, managed, master, monitor.) | * Modes (ad-hoc, managed, master, monitor.) | ||
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| * NDISWrapper and native (devicescape stack.) | * NDISWrapper and native (devicescape stack.) | ||
| * Drivers | * Drivers | ||
| - | * Tools (using wpa_supplicant.) Network Monitor | + | * Tools (using wpa_supplicant.) |
| + | * Network Monitor | ||
| * Wireshark sniffing. | * Wireshark sniffing. | ||
| ====== Sponsorships ====== | ====== Sponsorships ====== | ||
| * No change from last month. | * No change from last month. | ||
| - | * Recognition of extended membership levels has not yet been done. | ||
| - | * Craig and Stan to work on membership levels on August 1. | ||
| * Effort should be directed to find new sponsors. | * Effort should be directed to find new sponsors. | ||
| * No effort means no new sponsors. | * No effort means no new sponsors. | ||
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| * Confirmed that we will not be using "sudo" on new sysems. | * Confirmed that we will not be using "sudo" on new sysems. | ||
| * Set new root passwords on BUD and BUDLIGHT. | * Set new root passwords on BUD and BUDLIGHT. | ||
| - | * Sent notice of change out to SYSADMIN list. | + | * Sent notice of password change out to SYSADMIN list. |
| - | * Set up cron job to dun us to change it every 6 months. | + | * Set up cron job to dun us to change password every 6 months. |
| - | * | + | |
| ====== Server Migration Project ====== | ====== Server Migration Project ====== | ||
| - | * Carl F., Craig B., Mike Knight and Stan R. met on July 25 | + | * Carl, Craig, Stan, and Mike Knight met on July 25 to work on the new servers. |
| - | * Migrate ANNOUNCE. | + | * Migrated ANNOUNCE list. |
| - | * Fix problem with mailing list archive listings. | + | * Fixed problem with mailing list archive listings. |
| - | * Correct mailing list pages to point to new archives. | + | * Corrected mailing list pages to point to new archives. |
| - | * Fix problem Phil reported with mailing list passwords. | + | * Fixed problem Phil reported with mailing list passwords. |
| - | + | * Added mailx to allow sending email via the 'mail' command. | |
| - | * Things To Do: | + | * Got cron job working, to tell us when we need to update packages. |
| - | * ??? Consolidated TLS configurations. | + | * Upgraded to most recent version of DokuWiki. |
| - | * ??? Set up cron job about submitting annual report. | + | * Got SASL working, so authenticated users can send out emails. |
| - | * ??? Make sure docs are up to date. | + | * Started documenting client email configurations, to help users migrate. |
| - | * ??? Start migrating individual users. | + | * See [[../users]] page. |
| - | * ??? All web access (except users) moved to Bud. | + | * It was suggested that the Mail Clients sections be split out to separate pages to reduce overall size. |
| - | * ??? Load Apachie mod_usrdir to allow ~/user home pages | + | |
| - | * Carl was going to rebuild Budlight. | + | * Work left to do: |
| + | * Make sure docs are up to date. | ||
| + | * Add documentation telling users how to configure mail clients to use Bud. | ||
| + | * Start migrating individual users. | ||
| + | * Make sure we have documentation on what we need to migrate. | ||
| + | * Rebuild Budlight. | ||
| + | * Carl may rebuild using virtual machines. | ||
| * Get offsite backups working. | * Get offsite backups working. | ||
| + | * Put SSH host keys on web page. | ||
| + | * Work with Ed Wehner to migrate gateway-l and archrivals lists. | ||
| + | * Migrate USERS mailing list. | ||
| + | * Document changes to PAM to correct MAIL variable. (Craig) | ||
| ====== Website Library ====== | ====== Website Library ====== | ||
| - | * Stan R. and Ted P. | + | * Stan R. and Ted P. |
| * Partial migration from Dark to Bud sufficient to start loading presentations. | * Partial migration from Dark to Bud sufficient to start loading presentations. | ||
| * Migration means that we can start making real progress each month. | * Migration means that we can start making real progress each month. | ||
| * No routine presentation uploads yet. | * No routine presentation uploads yet. | ||
| * Each website has skeleton presentation page listing topics given to date. | * Each website has skeleton presentation page listing topics given to date. | ||
| - | * | ||
| ====== SLACC as a SIG ====== | ====== SLACC as a SIG ====== | ||
| - | * Carl was to speak with Noel about moving the SLACC.com domain website. | + | * Carl spoke with Noel about moving the SLACC.com domain website. |
| - | * | + | * Yes. Carl to follow up. |
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| - | ====== Domain Renewal ====== | + | |
| - | * DONE | + | |
| - | * The SLUUG.ORG domain was to expire on July 10. | + | |
| - | * Gary Meyer renewed it on July 8. | + | |
| - | * Put the charges on his credit card, to be reimbursed by SLUUG. | + | |
| - | * WHOIS query now shows expiration date of 10-Jul-2008. | + | |
| - | * As usual, Dotster's automated renewal did not work. | + | |
| - | * Partly due to credit card expiring. | + | |
| - | * Partly due to auto-renewal not working right after updating credit card info. | + | |
| - | * Craig suggested that we manually renew from now on, and not rely on auto-renewal. | + | |
| - | * Note that it is SLUUG's policy to only renew one year at a time. | + | |
| - | * So we don't lose organizational knowledge of how to do it. | + | |
| ====== Event at EPC ====== | ====== Event at EPC ====== | ||
| * August 3-5 is Missouri's tax holiday, which includes computers. | * August 3-5 is Missouri's tax holiday, which includes computers. | ||
| * EPC is having a big sale on August 4. | * EPC is having a big sale on August 4. | ||
| - | * We'd like to have some SLUUG folks demonstrate applications. | + | * We will have some SLUUG folks demonstrating applications. |
| - | * Carl was to contact EPC about printing brochures for us to hand out. | + | * Blurb was put in this week's ANNOUNCE about Linux Demonstration Table at EPC. |
| - | * Blurb put in this week's ANNOUNCE about Linux Demonstration Table at EPC | + | * Will focus on how to use GNU/Linux and Open Source applications. |
| - | * | + | * Setup from 4-6 PM on Friday August 3. |
| + | * EPC will print some brochures for us to hand out. | ||
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| + | ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ||
| + | * Stan and Craig met earlier on August 1 to work out membership issues. | ||
| + | * See the wiki [[../membership]] page. | ||
| + | * Those present read through the write-up on the wiki page. | ||
| + | * Recommendations from the group: | ||
| + | * Make it clear that the primary benefit is to support the group. | ||
| + | * Give away an item (from [[http://www.cafepress.com/sluug | our CafePress page]]) for each level | ||
| + | * Platinum level - golf shirt | ||
| + | * Gold level - t-shirt, mug, or baseball cap | ||
| + | * Silver level - bumper sticker (excluding the $10 level) | ||
| + | * No longer need to follow July - June billing cycle. | ||
| + | * Each member will renew 1 year from their start date. | ||
| + | * Craig to rework the membership page a bit. | ||
| + | * Will post URL to STEERCOM for confirmation/vote. | ||
| + | * Carl will spend $150 to buy membership gifts to have on-hand. | ||
| + | * Unanimous support from committee to spend this amount. | ||
| + | * Membership drive will start in September. | ||
| + | * After that point, Stan will add CafePress link to SLUUG web site. | ||
| + | * We talked about making the logos that Scott Nesler made official logos. | ||
| + | * Will post URLs to options on STEERCOM, and vote on them there. | ||
| + | * NOTE: Membership sign-ups must include form with user info. | ||
| ====== Publicity Handouts ====== | ====== Publicity Handouts ====== | ||
| - | * Craig and Stan were to meet on the morning of August 1st. | + | * Craig and Stan met earlier on August 1 to work on handouts. |
| - | * Work out membership issues. | + | * Reviewed and mapped out improvements to the brochures we have. |
| - | * Document membership levels. | + | * Decided to include a page telling when/where all our meetings are. (Craig working on) |
| - | * Improve the brochures we have. | + | * Stan had previously created a St. Charles LUG brochure on GNU/Linux resources. |
| - | * Develop a Newbie packet. | + | |
| - | * | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | * Stan created St. Charles LUG brochure on GNU/Linux resources. | + | |
| * Added link to PDF on [[http://www.sluug.org/resources/handouts/ | SLUUG Handouts]] web page. | * Added link to PDF on [[http://www.sluug.org/resources/handouts/ | SLUUG Handouts]] web page. | ||
| * Will add link to PDF on STCLUG web page. | * Will add link to PDF on STCLUG web page. | ||
| - | * | ||
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| * Need about 200 copies of all brochures. | * Need about 200 copies of all brochures. | ||
| * Carl was to ask EPC to print 200 copies of each. | * Carl was to ask EPC to print 200 copies of each. | ||
| - | * After event at EPC we should ask for volunteer on DISCUSS to print balance. | + | * After event at EPC we should ask for volunteer on DISCUSS to print any shortages. |
| - | * | + | |
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| - | ====== Shell Account Renewals ====== | + | |
| - | * Shell account renewal cycle for July 2007 to June 2008. | + | |
| - | * Membership issues to be completed by Craig and Stan on August 1. | + | |
| - | * This will likely push our cycle back 1 month. | + | |
| - | * Then treasurer will send out notices and bills, etc. | + | |
| - | * | + | |
| ====== Other Old Business ====== | ====== Other Old Business ====== | ||
| - | * ?? Craig delivered 2 Sun Netra T1/105 (1U) boxes to Jeff Muse. | + | * Gary has an additional (E250?) Sun box to put into production for our members to access. |
| - | * ?? Solaris SIG should do install Solaris (or other OSes) on them and install them at Primary. | + | |
| - | * Gary has additional (E250?) Sun box to put into the BBS. | + | |
| ====== New Business ====== | ====== New Business ====== | ||
| - | * Anything? | + | * Lee suggested dropping the merchant account, to save $60/yr. |
| - | * | + | * We're not sure if we want to accept credit cards for membership drive. |
| + | * We'll wait a couple months to see if membership drive makes keeping it worthwhile. | ||
| + | * Jeff has an RS/6000 to get rid of. | ||
| + | * 300 MHz, 512 MB, 18 GB+36 GB drives | ||
| + | * Has PCI bus, so will run AIX 5.3. | ||
| + | * Tower system. | ||
| + | * Would be a good system to use once we retire Michelob and/or Dark. | ||
| + | * We don't have space otherwise. | ||
| + | * Jeff would be willing to build it with AIX 5.3 if someone has CDs. | ||
| + | * Currently running AIX 5.1. | ||
| + | * If Jeff can get assistance from others, we can use it. | ||
| ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ||
| - | * Somebody - Something | + | * Carl - Follow up with John Hodge to determine if he wants to postpone presentation. |
| - | * | + | * Carl - Call Noel about transferring SLACC.com domain. |
| + | * Carl - Rebuild Budlight. | ||
| + | * Carl - Lead effort at EPC. | ||
| + | * Carl - Buy $150 of membership gifts from CafePress to have on-hand. | ||
| + | * Carl - Split out Mail Clients pages on users wiki document. | ||
| + | * Craig - Write up brochures on meetings. | ||
| + | * Craig - Fix up membership page, per recommendations. | ||
| + | * Post URL to STEERCOM for confirmation/vote. | ||
| + | * Craig - Print minutes for any months missing from secretary folder. | ||
| + | * Craig - Work on finishing server builds. | ||
| + | * Jeff - Seek assistance from AIX gurus to see if we want to set up his box. | ||
| + | * Stan - Work on updating brochures on membership issues. | ||
| + | * Lee - Consider online database for membership applications/renewals. | ||
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