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====== Date and Time ====== | ====== Date and Time ====== | ||
* Wednesday, December 3, 2008 | * Wednesday, December 3, 2008 | ||
- | * 6:30 PM - | + | * 6:30 PM - 8:17 PM |
====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
- | * :?: Carl Fitch | + | * Jeff Muse |
- | * :?: Stan Reichardt | + | * Craig Buchek |
- | * :?: Jeff Muse | + | * Carl Fitch |
- | * :?: Lee Lammert | + | * Lee Lammert |
- | * :?: Gary Meyer | + | * Stan Reichardt |
- | * :?: Craig Buchek | + | * Gary Meyer |
- | + | ||
====== Secretary Report ====== | ====== Secretary Report ====== | ||
- | * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 3rd MEETING: | + | * Secretary has been MIA for several months -- needs to print out minutes. |
- | * No report | + | |
====== Treasurer Report ====== | ====== Treasurer Report ====== | ||
- | * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 3rd MEETING: | + | * Balance: $1346.55 as of 10/31/08 |
- | * Balance: $ as of 9/3/08 | + | |
* Receipts (pending submission): | * Receipts (pending submission): | ||
* Carl - Annual registration fee to State of Missouri | * Carl - Annual registration fee to State of Missouri | ||
* Craig - Submit receipt for voice recorder. | * Craig - Submit receipt for voice recorder. | ||
* Gary - Turn in receipt for domain registration. | * Gary - Turn in receipt for domain registration. | ||
- | * Open issues: | + | * Need suggestions for following up with and attracting potential sponsors. |
- | * Lee - Follow up drafting reply to Wash U. | + | |
- | * Final bill from Wash U. - need to complete reply | + | |
- | * Need suggestions for following up with and attracting potential Sponsors. | + | |
====== Attendance Report ====== | ====== Attendance Report ====== | ||
- | | + | |
- | Gary suggests we discuss why the #s on the general meeting and STLlug are so low! | + | Gary suggests we discuss why the #s on the general meeting and STLLUG are so low! |
- | What can be done to return them to maore traditional values? | + | What can be done to return them to more traditional values? |
Also relate to subscriptions to ANNOUNCE. | Also relate to subscriptions to ANNOUNCE. | ||
- | * Numbers, as of end of November 2008: | + | * Numbers, as of end of November 2008: |
- | | Meeting ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ | + | | Meeting ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ |
- | ^ Steercom | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | No | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5| | + | ^ Steercom | No | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5| |
- | ^ SLACC | ? | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | (4)| ? | x | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ? | 4| | + | ^ SLACC | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | (4)| ? | x | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ? | 4| |
- | ^ SLUUG | 18 | 16 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20| | + | ^ SLUUG | 24 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20| |
- | ^ STLOSUG | 15 | 6 | 8 | No | 11 | No | 5 | No | 13 | No | 6 | No | 20 | 10 | No | 12 | No | 11 | 10| | + | ^ STLOSUG | No | 5 | No | 13 | No | 6 | No | 20 | 10 | No | 12 | No | 11 | 10| |
- | ^ SNUG | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 4 | No | 5 | 3 | ?| | + | ^ SNUG | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 4 | No | 5 | 3 | 5?| |
- | ^ STLLUG | 23 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 17 | No | 16 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 11| | + | ^ STLLUG | 19 | 25 | 20 | 17 | No | 16 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 11| |
- | ^ STCLUG | ? | 8 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | No | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | No| | + | ^ STCLUG | 11 | No | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | No| |
- | ^ HZWLUG | 9 | No | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9| | + | ^ HZWLUG | 10 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9| |
* No - indicates no meeting. | * No - indicates no meeting. | ||
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====== Mailing List Report ====== | ====== Mailing List Report ====== | ||
- | *Gary suggests we talk about what can be done about the declining subscriptions to ANNOUNCE. | + | * Gary suggests we talk about what can be done about the declining subscriptions to ANNOUNCE. |
- | A ~20% drop in 18 months! (And it was over 1000...when?) | + | * A ~20% drop in 18 months! (And it was over 1000...when?) |
* Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of November 2008: | * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of November 2008: | ||
- | | List ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ | + | | List ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ |
- | ^ ANNOUNCE | 917 | 925 | 900 | 915 | 885 | 877 | 877 | 866 | 857 | 856 | 853 | 854 | 843 | 835 | 830 | 828 | 807 | 805 | 802 | | + | ^ ANNOUNCE | 877 | 877 | 866 | 857 | 856 | 853 | 854 | 843 | 835 | 830 | 828 | 807 | 805 | 802 | |
- | ^ DISCUSS | 184 | 190 | 188 | 190 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 186 | 1?? | 188 | 188 | 192 | 193 | 192 | 193 | 194 | | + | ^ DISCUSS | 192 | 192 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 186 | 1?? | 188 | 188 | 192 | 193 | 192 | 193 | 194 | |
- | ^ STEERCOM | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | ?? | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34| | + | ^ STEERCOM | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | ?? | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | |
- | ^ SYSADMIN | xx | xx | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ?? | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16| | + | ^ SYSADMIN | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ?? | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
* Numbers will now be as end of each month. | * Numbers will now be as end of each month. | ||
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* ANNOUNCE mailing list. | * ANNOUNCE mailing list. | ||
- | * Still no volunteer editor to do a Quarterly or monthly newsletter. | + | * Still no volunteer editor to do a quarterly or monthly newsletter. |
====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== | ====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== | ||
- | |||
===== November 2008 ===== | ===== November 2008 ===== | ||
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* Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | ||
* Library bumped us out of large room. | * Library bumped us out of large room. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== HOLIDAY - November 11 ==== | ||
- | * Veterans Day | ||
==== SLUUG - November 12 ==== | ==== SLUUG - November 12 ==== | ||
* BASE: What's a wajig (and why should your care) by Carl Fitch | * BASE: What's a wajig (and why should your care) by Carl Fitch | ||
- | * | + | * One of Carl's best presentations -- well-prepared. |
- | * MAIN: Booting PC Style! by Rich Seibel (via Gary - need to confirm the date) | + | * MAIN: Booting PC Style! by Rich Seibel |
- | * ABSTRACT: This is what happens BEFORE GRUB or LILO on x86 PC hardware with standard BIOS - stages 1, 2, and 3. A hardware talk, but some references to how it varies from OS to OS. NOT PXE or EFI. | + | * Phenomenal. |
- | * | + | |
==== Solaris - November 18 ==== | ==== Solaris - November 18 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Dedicated DNS Server in a Zone, by Jeff Muse and Carl Fitch. | * TOPIC: Dedicated DNS Server in a Zone, by Jeff Muse and Carl Fitch. | ||
- | * Showed how to set up a dedicated DNS server in a zone (SUN virtual machine) during the meeting. | + | * Showed how to set up a dedicated DNS server in a zone (SUN virtual machine) during the meeting. |
- | * | + | * Good, ran the presentation on the fly. |
==== SNUG - November 19 ==== | ==== SNUG - November 19 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: TBD Was demo working for the meeting? | + | * TOPIC: Discussion about new features from Novell. |
==== STLLUG - November 20 ==== | ==== STLLUG - November 20 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Nexradix™ Linux by Tony Lovasco | * TOPIC: Nexradix™ Linux by Tony Lovasco | ||
+ | * Showed new items in his custom distribution. | ||
+ | * Not well attended or advertised. | ||
==== STCLUG - November 2? ==== | ==== STCLUG - November 2? ==== | ||
- | * HOLIDAY Schedule - needed to avoid conflict with Thanksgiving Day | ||
* November meeting was canceled due to scheduling problems. | * November meeting was canceled due to scheduling problems. | ||
- | | + | |
==== HZWLUG - November 25 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - November 25 ==== | ||
* Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | ||
* TOPIC: Partitioning and Making File Systems with MKFS | * TOPIC: Partitioning and Making File Systems with MKFS | ||
- | |||
- | ==== HOLIDAY - November 27 ==== | ||
- | * Thanksgiving Day | ||
====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ||
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==== SLUUG - December 10 ==== | ==== SLUUG - December 10 ==== | ||
- | * BASE: TBD | + | * BASE: Installation from source - config, make, make install, etc. by Carl Fitch |
- | * MAIN: Possibly Scott Granneman's new Google Book ???Nice to get a different speaker? (via Gary) | + | * MAIN: Scott Granneman's new book "Google Apps Deciphered: Compute in the Cloud to Streamline Your Desktop" (confirmed, via Gary) |
- | * MAIN: Social Software used in the McCain-Obama Presidential Election | + | |
- | by Scott Granneman (via Gary) | + | |
==== Solaris - December 16 ==== | ==== Solaris - December 16 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Dedicated DNS Server in a Zone, Continued | * TOPIC: Dedicated DNS Server in a Zone, Continued | ||
- | * Participation will be appreciated. | + | * Participation will be appreciated. |
==== HZWLUG - December 16 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - December 16 ==== | ||
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* Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | ||
* OPTION1: Continued exploration of /var directory. | * OPTION1: Continued exploration of /var directory. | ||
- | * OPTION2: Exploring the GNOME File Manager | + | * OPTION2: Exploring the GNOME File Manager. |
- | * OPTION3: Partitions | + | * OPTION3: Partitions. |
* OPTION4: Anything else. | * OPTION4: Anything else. | ||
==== SNUG - December 17 ==== | ==== SNUG - December 17 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: TBD | + | * TOPIC: Teaming and Conferencing (T&C) by Gary Hollingsworth |
==== STLLUG - December 18 ==== | ==== STLLUG - December 18 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
- | * TOPIC: Previous possible -- Rick Clark (Ubuntu topic) (via Craig (Craig was to follow up). | + | * TOPIC: POSSIBLE: Rick Clark (Ubuntu topic) (via Craig -- Craig to follow up) |
+ | * TOPIC: BACKUP: Everything You (N)Ever Wanted to Know About Hard Drives by Craig Buchek | ||
==== STCLUG - December 22 ==== | ==== STCLUG - December 22 ==== | ||
* HOLIDAY Schedule - need to avoid conflict with Christmas Day | * HOLIDAY Schedule - need to avoid conflict with Christmas Day | ||
- | * TOPIC: Favorite Applications (sort of like keyboard kareoke). CLI or GUI. | + | * TOPIC: Favorite Applications (sort of like keyboard karaoke). CLI or GUI. |
==== HOLIDAY - December 25 ==== | ==== HOLIDAY - December 25 ==== | ||
* Christmas Day | * Christmas Day | ||
- | |||
===== January 2009 ===== | ===== January 2009 ===== | ||
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==== SLUUG - January 14 ==== | ==== SLUUG - January 14 ==== | ||
- | * BASE: TBD | + | * Back to back meeting dates with STLLUG. |
+ | * BASE: ps by TBD | ||
* MAIN: TBD | * MAIN: TBD | ||
- | ==== Solaris - January 20 ==== | + | ==== STLLUG - January 15 ==== |
+ | * Back to back meeting dates with SLUUG. | ||
* TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
- | ==== SNUG - January 2x ==== | + | ==== Solaris - January 20 ==== |
* TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
- | ==== STLLUG - January 2x ==== | + | ==== SNUG - January 21 ==== |
* TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
- | ==== HZWLUG - January 2x ==== | + | ==== STCLUG - January 22 ==== |
+ | * TOPIC: Software RAID by Carl Fitch | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== HZWLUG - January 27 ==== | ||
* Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | ||
* OPTION1: Continued exploration of /var directory. | * OPTION1: Continued exploration of /var directory. | ||
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* OPTION3: Partitions | * OPTION3: Partitions | ||
* OPTION4: Anything else. | * OPTION4: Anything else. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== STCLUG - January 22 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
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====== Potential Presenters ====== | ====== Potential Presenters ====== | ||
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* Gary to contact them to request a presentation from them. | * Gary to contact them to request a presentation from them. | ||
* See first article [[http://lwn.net/Articles/293907/ | here]] | * See first article [[http://lwn.net/Articles/293907/ | here]] | ||
- | * John Hodge | ||
- | * TOPIC: APV (Advance POWER Virtualization) Overview | ||
- | * IBM (via John Hodge) | ||
- | * TOPIC: AIX 6 | ||
- | * TOPIC: POWER 6 CPU architecture | ||
* Wehrenberg Theaters (via Gary) | * Wehrenberg Theaters (via Gary) | ||
* TOUR/DEMO: Digital cinema projectors | * TOUR/DEMO: Digital cinema projectors | ||
* Sanjiv Bhatia (or someone from UMSL, via Lee) | * Sanjiv Bhatia (or someone from UMSL, via Lee) | ||
+ | * TOPIC: AIX 6 | ||
* TOPIC: Open Grid Computing | * TOPIC: Open Grid Computing | ||
* December or January | * December or January | ||
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* Rick Clark (Ubuntu) (via Craig) | * Rick Clark (Ubuntu) (via Craig) | ||
* TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
- | * Not available until October | ||
* Might be able to talk to STCLUG and STLLUG | * Might be able to talk to STCLUG and STLLUG | ||
* Jeff Logullo (Sun) | * Jeff Logullo (Sun) | ||
* TOPIC: MySQL - now a Sun product | * TOPIC: MySQL - now a Sun product | ||
- | * TOPIC: Project Indiana, a new package mngmnt system ala apt/dpkg | + | * TOPIC: Project Indiana, a new package management system a la apt/dpkg |
* TOPIC: Versioning filenames (snapshots?) in ZFS | * TOPIC: Versioning filenames (snapshots?) in ZFS | ||
* TOPIC: New release of ZFS | * TOPIC: New release of ZFS | ||
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* TOPIC: EnterpriseDB (packaged version of PostgreSQL) | * TOPIC: EnterpriseDB (packaged version of PostgreSQL) | ||
* Would be a video-conference, so requires solving logistics problems | * Would be a video-conference, so requires solving logistics problems | ||
+ | * Craig Buchek | ||
+ | * Mac OS X | ||
+ | * Miro, Songbird | ||
====== Potential Topics ====== | ====== Potential Topics ====== | ||
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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. | ||
- | * Technology and Politics | + | * Drawing network diagrams using Dia or OpenOffice Draw |
- | * Where do politicians stand on issues important to our group? | + | |
- | * Issues - intellectual property, privacy vs surveilance, subsidies & incentives, Common Carrier | + | |
- | * National, state, and local candidates and parties | + | |
- | * Would need to do in Sept or Oct. | + | |
- | * Tim Dreste might be able to get someone from Todd Akin's office to speak with us. | + | |
- | * Craig is talking to someone involved w/ the Obama campaign. | + | |
- | * Scott Nesler offered to present [[http://www.dogoodgauge.com|Do Good Gauge]] concept as a main topic or lead in. | + | |
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5) | * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5) | ||
* Still looking for volunteer; tried Clark Smith at Red Hat | * Still looking for volunteer; tried Clark Smith at Red Hat | ||
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* LiMo versus Google Android | * LiMo versus Google Android | ||
* Linux from scratch. | * Linux from scratch. | ||
- | * Installation from source - config, make , make install, etc. | ||
* SplashTop - a quick booting distro. | * SplashTop - a quick booting distro. | ||
====== Sponsorships ====== | ====== Sponsorships ====== | ||
- | * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th 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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* More effort should be directed to find new sponsors. | * More effort should be directed to find new sponsors. | ||
* No effort means no more new sponsors. | * No effort means no more new sponsors. | ||
- | * Syllogistics paid twice for a corporate sponsorship, | ||
- | * the 2nd check will be returned with a nice thank-you letter | ||
====== Server Admin ====== | ====== Server Admin ====== | ||
- | | + | * Wash U took our **webdev** box (128.252.19.27) off network Mon December 1. |
- | ***SECURITY BREACH!?!? Wash U has taken our webdev box 128.252.19.27 off network Mon 1 Dec. | + | * They detected questionable IRC traffic with IP addresses in Finland & Norway. |
- | They detected questionable IRC traffic with IP addresses in Finland & Norway. | + | * We should analyze and respond. |
- | We should analyze and respond. | + | * Jeff Muse added Ultra and Busch - Sun Netras running Solaris 10. |
- | + | * Expect to use one like Bud and one for backup storage. | |
- | * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: | + | * Carl and Jeff broke 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 connected serial port on Bud to serial console on Busch. |
- | * Carl suggests connecting serial ports on bud to serial console on Sun boxes. | + | * Carl connected serial port on Budlight to serial console on Ultra. |
- | * Could then boot into single user mode. | + | * Can use minicom to connect via serial ports. |
- | * Would need to install minicom to access serial TTY. | + | * Carl and Jeff set up a back-end network at Primary.Net, to run our backups. |
- | * Should we setup our own DNS on Bud/Budlight & switch over. | + | * We have 2 Sun E250s, which are currently racked but not connected. |
+ | * Carl proposed parting out those boxes. | ||
+ | * Craig concurred. | ||
+ | * One of the systems is reporting a bad/missing CPU. | ||
+ | * The other seems to be OK, but needs power and an OS. | ||
+ | * Jeff got 4 x 36 GB hard drives, to place in Sun E250s. | ||
+ | * We're planning to setup our own DNS on Ultra/Busch. | ||
* 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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* We could offer dyanmic DNS services to our members. | * We could offer dyanmic DNS services to our members. | ||
* On a subdomain, such as users.sluug.org | * On a subdomain, such as users.sluug.org | ||
- | * We have 2 Sun E250s, which are currently racked but not connected. | + | * Steve Smith (from Solaris SIG) offered a 36 GB drive to install in one of the Netras. |
- | * Carl proposed parting out those boxes. | + | |
- | * Craig concurred. | + | |
- | * Jeff Muse added Ultra and Busch - Sun Netra running Solaris 10. | + | |
- | * Xepect to use one like Bud and one for backup storage | + | |
- | * Will use the 2 Sun E250s for bacdkup storage. | + | |
- | * Want to ask for a bunch of Ultra SCSI 160 or 320 speed disc drives, size 36 Gb or better. | + | |
====== Server Migration Project ====== | ====== Server Migration Project ====== | ||
- | * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: | ||
- | * Craig has updated some of the documentation recently, as he built systems based on our docs. | ||
* Backups | * Backups | ||
- | * Craig was to get together with Mike and/or Carl to work on tasks in July | ||
* Work left to do: | * Work left to do: | ||
* Make sure docs are up to date. | * Make sure docs are up to date. | ||
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====== SLACC as a SIG ====== | ====== SLACC as a SIG ====== | ||
- | * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: | + | * Need to register SLACC.COM domain. |
+ | * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | ||
* 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. | + | * Check on SLACC.ORG - seems to be owned by a cybersquatter |
- | * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | + | |
- | * Check on SLACC.ORG - it seems to have changed recently - cybersquatter? | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ====== SNUG as a SIG ====== | + | |
- | * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: | + | |
- | * SNUG attendance sheets and temporary web page made. | + | |
- | * Still need to add SNUG members to Discuss & Announce. | + | |
====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ||
- | * We had 2 new memberships this month. Carl will coordinate with Mike. | ||
- | * Rest is tabled until next 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 THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th MEETING: | ||
- | * Need new STLLUG chairperson. | ||
- | * Need new chair. | ||
- | * Craig can not do anymore. | ||
- | |||
- | * Structure/timing/flow of meetings | ||
- | * working better. | ||
- | * Need more demos. | ||
- | |||
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* Lee suggested we create a Rails app on Bud to manage the group. | * Lee suggested we create a Rails app on Bud to manage the group. | ||
* Member data - payments, expirations, etc. | * Member data - payments, expirations, etc. | ||
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====== Domain Name for St. Charles LUG ====== | ====== Domain Name for St. Charles LUG ====== | ||
- | * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 5th MEETING: | + | * Scott Nesler purchased and donated STCLUG.ORG domain. |
- | * Scott Nesler purchased and donated www.stclug.org domain. | + | * Domain expires mid December -- need to renew it. |
- | * Domain expires mid December. | + | * Craig added to Apache configuration, so it now runs off our servers properly. |
- | * Do we want to assume ownership? Otherewise Scott will let it expire. | + | |
- | * Approved, we will start using. | + | |
- | * Need to add to Apache configuration. | + | |
====== Other Old Business ====== | ====== Other Old Business ====== | ||
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====== New Business ====== | ====== New Business ====== | ||
- | * | + | * Small Business Expo is in March. |
+ | * Lee has signed up for a booth -- same one as last time. | ||
+ | * Project is to build a business desktop GNU/Linux PC to show off. | ||
+ | * Need to get requirements/recommendations. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Blue Sky ====== | ||
+ | * Stan asked if Clarence might re-start the Security SIG. | ||
====== Prep for February Elections ====== | ====== Prep for February Elections ====== | ||
- | * | + | * Figure out Board opening(s). |
+ | * Nominate warm bodies. | ||
+ | * Determine eligible voters. | ||
====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ||
- | * FIXME THIS SECTION NOT CHANGED SINCE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 3rd MEETING: | + | * Gary - Renew STCLUG.ORG and SLACC.COM domains. |
* Gary - Contact Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University). | * 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. | * 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 leader. | ||
* Carl - Get with Mike to set up accounts for new members. (Lee has the info.) | * Carl - Get with Mike to set up accounts for new members. (Lee has the info.) | ||
* 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. |