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 ====== Date and Time ======
   * Wednesday, January 7, 2009
-  * 6:30 PM -
+  * 6:30 PM - 8:10 PM
 ====== Attendees ======
-FIXME
+  * Carl Fitch
-  * :?: Jeff Muse
+  * Lee Lammert
-  * :?: Craig Buchek
+  * Craig Buchek
-  * :?: Carl Fitch
+  * Jeff Muse
-  * :?: Lee Lammert
+  * Stan Reichardt
-  * :?: Stan Reichardt
+  * Gary Meyer
-  * :?: Gary Meyer
 ====== Secretary Report  ======
-  * Secretary has been MIA for several months -- needs to print out minutes.
+  * Secretary had been MIA for several months -- needs to print out minutes.
 ====== Treasurer Report ======
-  * Balance: $1346.55 as of 10/31/08
+  * Balance: $1361.65 as of 11/30/2008
   * Receipts (pending submission):
     * Carl - Annual registration fee to State of Missouri
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 ^ SLACC    |   5 |   8 |   4 |   7 |   4 |  (4)|   ? |   x |   6 |    9 |   8 |   6 |   ? |   4|   4 |
 ^ SLUUG    |  24 |  25 |  20 |  14 |  12 |  23 |  17 |  31 |  18 |   17 |  15 |  18 |  21 |  20|  27 |
-^ STLOSUG  |  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|   7 |
 ^ SNUG     |  NA |  NA |  NA |  NA |  NA |  NA |  NA |  NA |   5 |    4 |  No |   5 |   3 |  5?|  No |
 ^ STLLUG   |  19 |  25 |  20 |  17 |  No |  16 |  17 |  29 |  22 |   20 |  23 |  13 |  15 |  11|  10 |
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 ====== Meeting Review and Comments ======
 ===== December 2008 =====
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 ==== SLACC - December 4 ====
   * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation.
-  *
+    * Bad weather.
 ==== SLUUG - December 10  ====
   * BASE: Installation from source - config, make, make install, etc. by Carl Fitch
-  * MAIN: Scott Granneman's new book "Google Apps Deciphered: Compute in the Cloud to Streamline Your Desktop" (confirmed, via Gary)
+    * Lots of good input from the crowd.
-  * Amazingly informative as usual.  Book requested for St. Louis County Library holdings.
+    * Ran a bit long due to input from others, but main presenter was not there yet.
-  *
+  * MAIN: Scott Granneman's new book "Google Apps Deciphered: Compute in the Cloud to Streamline Your Desktop"
+    * Amazingly informative as usual.
+      * After-meeting discussion was also excellent, and well-attended.
+    * Book requested for St. Louis County Library holdings.
 ==== Solaris - December 16 ====
   * TOPIC: Dedicated DNS Server in a Zone, Continued
-    * Participation will be appreciated.
+    * Postponed, due to hardware problems.
-  *
+    * General discussion instead.
 ==== HZWLUG - December 16 ====
   * Holiday schedule, one week early.
   * Topics are usually determined by attendees.  We sometimes cover more than one.
-    * OPTION1: Continued exploration of /var directory.
-    * OPTION2: Exploring the GNOME File Manager.
-    * OPTION3: Partitions.
-    * OPTION4: Anything else.
 ==== SNUG - December 17 ====
   * HIATUS - Holiday schedule.  No Meeting.
-  *
 ==== STLLUG - December 18 ====
-  * TOPIC: TBD
   * TOPIC: Everything You (N)Ever Wanted to Know About Hard Drives by Craig Buchek
-  * Craig couldn't make it.  Stan R. guided going over old presentation slides.
+    * Craig couldn't make it. Stan guided going over old presentation slides.
-  * Mob wasn't too happy, many were disappointed, torches were lit.
+    * Mob wasn't too happy, many were disappointed, torches were lit.
-  *
 ==== STCLUG - December 22 ====
   * HOLIDAY Schedule - need to avoid conflict with Christmas Day
   * TOPIC: Favorite Applications (sort of like keyboard karaoke). CLI or GUI.
-  * Met on Monday before XMAS.  Small group, lots of activity.
+    * Small group, lots of activity.
-  *
-==== HOLIDAY - December 25 ====
-  * Christmas Day
 ====== Presentation Schedule ======
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 ==== SLACC - January 1 ====
   * HIATUS - Holiday schedule.  No Meeting.
-  *
 ==== SLUUG - January 14  ====
   * Back to back meeting dates with STLLUG.
-  * BASE: ps by TBD
+  * BASE: ps by Carl Fitch
-  * MAIN: TBD
+  * MAIN: bash by Jeff Muse
-  *
 ==== STLLUG - January 15 ====
   * Back to back meeting dates with SLUUG.
-  * TOPIC: TBD
+  * TOPIC: Hi-Def and Digital TV by Craig Buchek
-  *
 ==== Solaris - January 20 ====
-  * TOPIC: TBD
+  * TOPIC: Dedicated DNS Server in a Zone, Continued by Jeff Muse
-  *
 ==== SNUG - January 21 ====
-  * TOPIC: TBD
+  * TOPIC: Teaming and Conferencing Demo by Gary Hollingsworth
-  *
 ==== STCLUG - January 22 ====
   * TOPIC: Software RAID by Carl Fitch
-  *
 ==== HZWLUG - January 27 ====
   * Topics are usually determined by attendees.  We sometimes cover more than one.
     * 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.
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 ==== SLACC - February 5 ====
   * Linux configuration - no presentation
-  *
+  * Elections.
-==== SLUUG - February 11  ====
+==== SLUUG - February 11 ====
-  * BASE: TBD
+  * BASE: Different diffs by Stan Reichardt
-  * MAIN: TBD
+  * MAIN: Enterprise DB (web-based) TENTATIVE via Carl
-  *
+  * Official Annual Meeting.
+  * Elections.
 ==== Solaris - February 17 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD
-  *
+  * Elections.
 ==== SNUG - February 18 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD
-  *
+  * Elections.
 ==== STLLUG - February 19 ====
-  * TOPIC: TBD
+  * TOPIC: Mozilla-based Apps: Miro, Songbird, Komodo by Craig Buchek
-  *
+  * Elections.
 ==== HZWLUG - February 24 ====
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     * OPTION3: Partitions
     * OPTION4: Anything else.
+  * Elections.
 ==== STCLUG - February 26 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD
-  *
+  * Elections.
 ===== March 2009 =====
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   * BASE: TBD
   * MAIN: TBD
-  *
 ==== Solaris - March 17 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD
-  *
 ==== SNUG - March 18 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD
-  *
 ==== STLLUG - March 19 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD
-  *
 ==== HZWLUG - March 24 ====
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 ==== STCLUG - March 26 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD
-  *
 ====== Potential Presenters ======
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     * TOPIC: EnterpriseDB (packaged version of PostgreSQL)
     * Would be a video-conference, so requires solving logistics problems
+  * Don Ellis
+    * Mac OS X Snow Leopard
+  * Kyle Cordes
+    * git and GitHub
+    * Flying Boxes
   * Craig Buchek
-    * Mac OS X
+    * git and GitHub
-    * Miro, Songbird
+    * ack (grep replacement)
+    * wget and curl
+    * Mac OS X topics
+    * Ruby on Rails
+    * Test-Driven Development (or get Brian Button, if possible)
 ====== Potential Topics ======
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   * Linux from scratch.
   * SplashTop - a quick booting distro.
+  * PGP/GPG use in Email
+    * Thunderbird Enigmail
+    * KMail
 ====== Prep for February Elections ======
-  *  Two Board openings.- Terms expire for Lee Lammert and Stan Reichardt.
+  * Two Board openings.
-  *  Nominate warm bodies.
+    * Terms expiring for Lee Lammert and Stan Reichardt.
-  *  Determine eligible voters.
+  * Nominate warm bodies.
-  *
+    * Jeff Muse was nominated.
+  * Determine eligible voters.
-====== Small Business Expo  ======
+====== Small Business Expo ======
-FIXME
+  * Small Business Expo is March 18.
-  * 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.
+    * Project is to build a business desktop with GNU/Linux to show off.
       * Need to get requirements/recommendations.
 ====== STCLUG ======
-FIXME
   * Scott Nesler purchased and donated STCLUG.ORG domain.
-  * Domain was to expire mid December -- need to renew it.
+  * Gary renewed STCLUG.ORG domain.
   * Craig added to Apache configuration, so it now runs off our servers properly.
-  * Gary - was to renew STCLUG.ORG and SLACC.COM domains.
+  * Need to point DNS at proper location.
-  * The STCLUG.ORG domain is parked.
-  * The SLACC.COM domain has not changed.
-  * Check on SLACC.ORG - seems to be owned by a cybersquatter
 ====== SLACC ======
-FIXME
   * Need to register SLACC.COM domain.
     * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us.
+    * Expires in March; need to renew.
+  * Check on SLACC.ORG - seems to be owned by a cybersquatter.
   * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses.
 ====== Server Admin ======
-FIXME
+  * Dark is alive again, thanks to a campus-wide power outage.
+    * Anyone who needs to get anything off should do so ASAP.
+    * We should retire this system.
   * Wash U took our **webdev** box (128.252.19.27) off network Mon December 1.
     * They detected questionable IRC traffic with IP addresses in Finland & Norway.
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   * Jeff Muse added Ultra and Busch - Sun Netras running Solaris 10.
     * Expect to use one like Bud and one for backup storage.
-  * Carl and Jeff broke 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 connected serial port on Budlight to serial console on Ultra.
-    * Can use minicom to connect via serial ports.
-  * Carl and Jeff set up a back-end network at Primary.Net, to run our backups.
   * We have 2 Sun E250s, which are currently racked but not connected.
     * Carl proposed parting out those boxes.
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     * 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.
+    * Jeff got 4 x 36 GB hard drives, and placed in the good Sun E250.
   * We're planning to setup our own DNS on Ultra/Busch.
     * Make our own servers authoritative for our own domains.
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 ====== Server Management ======
-FIXME
   * Backups
   * Work left to do:
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 ====== Sponsorships ======
-FIXME
   * Current paying sponsors have been asked to renew with nice letter in April.
     * Gary - Ask Ajilon about continuing $200 sponsorship.
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 ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ======
-FIXME
+  * Craig had a discussion with Jim Leingang about membership, and got several suggestions.
+    * Assign small task to more members, so they feel more a part of the organization.
+      * For example, have someone new every month doing sign-in sheets and new user contact.
+    * Reward good behaviors.
+      * Awards at the end of the year.
+      * Provide incentives (like door prizes) for people who bring in new members.
   * Membership drive
     * Need to print out name tags.
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 ====== Manage The Group ======
-FIXME
   * Lee suggested we create a Rails app on Bud to manage the group.
     * Member data - payments, expirations, etc.
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 ====== Low Numbers ======
-FIXME
   * Gary suggests we discuss why the #s on the general meeting and STLLUG are so low!
-    *What can be done to return them to more 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.
     * 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?)
 ====== Other Old Business ======
+  * None.
+====== New Business ======
   * None.
 ====== Blue Sky ======
   * Anything?
+====== Completed Action Items ======
+  * Gary and Scott Nesler - Renewed and transferred STCLUG.ORG domain.
+  * Carl and Mike - Set up accounts for new members.
 ====== Follow-up and Action Items ======
-FIXME
+  * Gary, Stan - Election preparation.
-  * Gary - Renew STCLUG.ORG and SLACC.COM domains.
+  * Gary - Renew SLACC.COM domains.
   * Gary - Contact Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University).
   * Craig - Contact Rick Clark (Ubuntu) about presenting at October or November STLLUG.
   * Lee - Need list to print out name tags for paying members.
-  * Carl - Get with Mike to set up accounts for new members. (Lee has the info.)
+  * Jeff Muse - Work on Sun boxes at Primary.
   * 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. (March?)
-  * Craig - Email Jim Leingang @ S3 about $200 sponsorship.
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings.

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