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| ====== Date and Time ====== | ====== Date and Time ====== | ||
| * Wednesday, September 3, 2008 | * Wednesday, September 3, 2008 | ||
| - | * 6:30 pm - | + | * 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm |
| ====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
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| ====== Treasurer Report ====== | ====== Treasurer Report ====== | ||
| - | * Balance: $TBD as of 8/31/08 | + | * Balance: $1.536.77 as of 8/31/08 |
| * Receipts (pending submission): | * Receipts (pending submission): | ||
| * Carl - Annual registration fee to State of Missouri | * Carl - Annual registration fee to State of Missouri | ||
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| ==== SLUUG - August 13 ==== | ==== SLUUG - August 13 ==== | ||
| * BASE: Commands You Might Have Missed by Carl Fitch | * BASE: Commands You Might Have Missed by Carl Fitch | ||
| + | * Good. | ||
| * MAIN: OpenWRT by Jeff Muse & Linksys NAS NSLU2 by Jeff Logullo | * MAIN: OpenWRT by Jeff Muse & Linksys NAS NSLU2 by Jeff Logullo | ||
| - | * | + | * Extremely good. |
| + | * The 2 topics dove-tailed together very nicely. | ||
| ==== Solaris - August 19 ==== | ==== Solaris - August 19 ==== | ||
| - | * TOPIC: OpenSolaris Device Drivers | + | * TOPIC: OpenSolaris Device Drivers by Steve Stallion |
| - | * | + | * Interesting. |
| ==== SNUG - August 20 ==== | ==== SNUG - August 20 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: Meeting Canceled | * TOPIC: Meeting Canceled | ||
| + | * Several people showed up anyway. | ||
| ==== STLLUG - August 21 ==== | ==== STLLUG - August 21 ==== | ||
| - | * TOPIC: Open Source Language Technology Using Statistical Methods | + | * TOPIC: Open Source Language Technology Using Statistical Methods by Kevin Scannell |
| - | * Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Kevin Scannell, PhD. Director of Computer Sci @ SLU | + | * Very good. |
| - | * [[http://borel.slu.edu/nlp.html]] | + | * Topic title might have limited attendance some. |
| - | * | + | |
| ==== HZWLUG - August 26 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - August 26 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: Usually determined by attendees | * TOPIC: Usually determined by attendees | ||
| - | - OPTION: Exploring the /home directory. | + | * Exploring the /home directory. |
| - | - OPTION: Partitions | + | * Had a good time. |
| - | - OPTION: Anything else. | + | |
| ==== STCLUG - August 28 ==== | ==== STCLUG - August 28 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: Nagios Demonstration Canceled | * TOPIC: Nagios Demonstration Canceled | ||
| * Group discussion and review of coding | * Group discussion and review of coding | ||
| + | * Had fun in the unstructured code review. | ||
| ====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ||
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| 28 29 30 | 28 29 30 | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | | + | |
| ==== SLACC - September 4 ==== | ==== SLACC - September 4 ==== | ||
| * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | ||
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| ==== SLUUG - September 10 ==== | ==== SLUUG - September 10 ==== | ||
| * BASE: (More) Commands You Might Have Missed by Carl Fitch | * BASE: (More) Commands You Might Have Missed by Carl Fitch | ||
| - | * MAIN: Virtualization and the POWER Architecture by Sammie Allam, IBM (via Lee) | + | * MAIN: Virtualization and the POWER Architecture by Sammie Allam, IBM (confirmed, via Lee) |
| ==== Solaris - September 16 ==== | ==== Solaris - September 16 ==== | ||
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| ==== STLLUG - September 18 ==== | ==== STLLUG - September 18 ==== | ||
| - | * TOPIC: TBD | + | * TOPIC: Open Source Voting Software by Robert Citek (short - 20 minutes) |
| ==== STCLUG - September 25 ==== | ==== STCLUG - September 25 ==== | ||
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| * The STEERCOM meeting will also be held this evening, one day early. | * The STEERCOM meeting will also be held this evening, one day early. | ||
| * TOPIC: Usually determined by attendees | * TOPIC: Usually determined by attendees | ||
| - | - OPTION: Exploring the /var directory. | + | * OPTION: Exploring the /var directory. |
| - | - OPTION: Partitions | + | * OPTION: Partitions |
| - | - OPTION: Anything else. | + | * OPTION: Anything else. |
| ===== October 2008 ===== | ===== October 2008 ===== | ||
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| * First Saturday in October | * First Saturday in October | ||
| * St. Louis County Library room reservations for next year | * St. Louis County Library room reservations for next year | ||
| - | * | ||
| ==== SLUUG - October 8 ==== | ==== SLUUG - October 8 ==== | ||
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| ====== Potential Presenters ====== | ====== Potential Presenters ====== | ||
| - | * FIXME FROM MINUTES OF AUGUST MEETING: | ||
| These are some people who can present, and possible topics they can speak about. | These are some people who can present, and possible topics they can speak about. | ||
| + | * Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University) | ||
| + | * TOPIC: Open Source on the Desktop: Why Not? | ||
| + | * Gary to contact them to request a presentation from them. | ||
| + | * See first article [[http://lwn.net/Articles/293907/ | here]] | ||
| * John Hodge | * John Hodge | ||
| * TOPIC: APV (Advance POWER Virtualization) Overview | * TOPIC: APV (Advance POWER Virtualization) Overview | ||
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| * Not available until October | * Not available until October | ||
| * Might be able to talk to STCLUG and STLLUG | * Might be able to talk to STCLUG and STLLUG | ||
| - | * Matt Skipton (via Lee) | ||
| - | * TOPIC: VMware | ||
| * Jeff Logullo (Sun) | * Jeff Logullo (Sun) | ||
| * TOPIC: MySQL - now a Sun product | * TOPIC: MySQL - now a Sun product | ||
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| * TOPIC: Building a modern kernel | * TOPIC: Building a modern kernel | ||
| * Stan Reichardt | * Stan Reichardt | ||
| + | * TOPIC/DEMO: Google Calendar | ||
| * TOPIC/DEMO: Using Scribus | * TOPIC/DEMO: Using Scribus | ||
| * Tim Dreste (via Stan R) | * Tim Dreste (via Stan R) | ||
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| ====== Potential Topics ====== | ====== Potential Topics ====== | ||
| - | * FIXME FROM MINUTES OF AUGUST MEETING: | ||
| These are some topics that we've had requested, or brainstormed, but need to find speakers for. | These are some topics that we've had requested, or brainstormed, but need to find speakers for. | ||
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| ====== Sponsorships ====== | ====== Sponsorships ====== | ||
| - | * FIXME FROM MINUTES OF AUGUST MEETING: | ||
| * Current paying sponsors have been asked to renew with nice letter in April. | * Current paying sponsors have been asked to renew with nice letter in April. | ||
| * Gary - Ask Ajilon about continuing $200 sponsorship. | * Gary - Ask Ajilon about continuing $200 sponsorship. | ||
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| * Red Hat - Clark Smith (Craig to follow up) | * Red Hat - Clark Smith (Craig to follow up) | ||
| * Canonical/Ubuntu (Craig to follow up) | * Canonical/Ubuntu (Craig to follow up) | ||
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| * VMware - Matt Skipton | * VMware - Matt Skipton | ||
| * We should review them once or twice annually and establish an end date on recognition. | * We should review them once or twice annually and establish an end date on recognition. | ||
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| ====== Server Admin ====== | ====== Server Admin ====== | ||
| - | * FIXME FROM MINUTES OF AUGUST MEETING: | ||
| * Need to break into the Sun machines again and reset passwords so they do not expire! | * Need to break into the Sun machines again and reset passwords so they do not expire! | ||
| * Carl suggests connecting serial ports on bud to serial console on Sun boxes. | * Carl suggests connecting serial ports on bud to serial console on Sun boxes. | ||
| * Could then boot into single user mode. | * Could then boot into single user mode. | ||
| * Would need to install minicom to access serial TTY. | * Would need to install minicom to access serial TTY. | ||
| - | * Need to setup our own DNS on Bud/Budlight & switch over. | + | * Should we setup our own DNS on Bud/Budlight & switch over. |
| * Make our own servers authoritative for our own domains. | * Make our own servers authoritative for our own domains. | ||
| * Would allow us to publish reverse records. | * Would allow us to publish reverse records. | ||
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| ====== Server Migration Project ====== | ====== Server Migration Project ====== | ||
| - | * FIXME FROM MINUTES OF AUGUST MEETING: | ||
| * Craig has updated some of the documentation recently, as he built systems based on our docs. | * Craig has updated some of the documentation recently, as he built systems based on our docs. | ||
| * Backups | * Backups | ||
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| ====== SLACC as a SIG ====== | ====== SLACC as a SIG ====== | ||
| - | * FIXME FROM MINUTES OF AUGUST MEETING: | ||
| * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.com email addresses. | * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.com email addresses. | ||
| * The registration is paid up until 2009. | * The registration is paid up until 2009. | ||
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| ====== SNUG as a SIG ====== | ====== SNUG as a SIG ====== | ||
| - | * FIXME FROM MINUTES OF AUGUST MEETING: | ||
| * SNUG attendance sheets and temporary web page made. | * SNUG attendance sheets and temporary web page made. | ||
| * Still need to add SNUG members to Discuss & Announce. | * Still need to add SNUG members to Discuss & Announce. | ||
| ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ||
| - | * FIXME FROM MINUTES OF AUGUST MEETING: | + | * We had 2 new memberships this month. |
| * Membership drive | * Membership drive | ||
| * Need to print out name tags. | * Need to print out name tags. | ||
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| ====== Manage The Group ====== | ====== Manage The Group ====== | ||
| - | * FIXME FROM MINUTES OF AUGUST MEETING: | ||
| * Need new STLLUG chairperson. | * Need new STLLUG chairperson. | ||
| * Craig can not do anymore | * Craig can not do anymore | ||
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| ====== Small Business Expo - 1 October ====== | ====== Small Business Expo - 1 October ====== | ||
| - | * FIXME FROM MINUTES OF AUGUST MEETING: | ||
| * SBE will again be at St. Charles Convention Center. | * SBE will again be at St. Charles Convention Center. | ||
| * SBE is on same day as usual STEERCOM meeting | * SBE is on same day as usual STEERCOM meeting | ||
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| * Need BUSINESS ORIENTED demos - e.g. Accounting. | * Need BUSINESS ORIENTED demos - e.g. Accounting. | ||
| * Need dedicated SERVER to use and demo office functions (wiki, file sharing, ..). | * Need dedicated SERVER to use and demo office functions (wiki, file sharing, ..). | ||
| + | * Will need booth helpers from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. | ||
| + | * Especially need people for setup (9:00 to 11:00) and tear-down (5:00 to 6:00). | ||
| ====== Other Old Business ====== | ====== Other Old Business ====== | ||
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| ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ||
| - | * Carl - Follow up w/ SLACC and SNUG leaders. | + | * Gary - Contact Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University). |
| + | * Gary - Follow up on political topics for October STLLUG. | ||
| + | * Craig - Make sure change of registered agent form got mailed in. | ||
| + | * Craig - Contact Rick Clark (Ubuntu) about presenting at October or November STLLUG. | ||
| * Lee - Need list to print out name tags for paying members. | * Lee - Need list to print out name tags for paying members. | ||
| + | * Carl - Follow up w/ SLACC and SNUG leaders. | ||
| + | * Carl - Set up accounts for new members. (Lee has the info.) | ||
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| * Barry - Follow up w/ John Hodge about a presentation in the near future. | * Barry - Follow up w/ John Hodge about a presentation in the near future. | ||
| * Lee, Barry - Get someone from IBM to talk about POWER6, AIX 6.0, etc. | * Lee, Barry - Get someone from IBM to talk about POWER6, AIX 6.0, etc. | ||
| * Craig - Email Jim Leingang @ S3 about $200 sponsorship. | * Craig - Email Jim Leingang @ S3 about $200 sponsorship. | ||
| - | * Craig - Make sure change of registered agent form got mailed in. | ||
| * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings. | * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings. | ||
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