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| ====== Date and Time ====== | ====== Date and Time ====== | ||
| * Wednesday, January 7, 2009 | * Wednesday, January 7, 2009 | ||
| - | * 6:30 PM - | + | * 6:30 PM - 8:10 PM |
| ====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
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| ==== Solaris - January 20 ==== | ==== Solaris - January 20 ==== | ||
| - | * TOPIC: TBD | + | * TOPIC: Dedicated DNS Server in a Zone, Continued by Jeff Muse |
| - | * | + | |
| ==== SNUG - January 21 ==== | ==== SNUG - January 21 ==== | ||
| - | * TOPIC: TBD | + | * TOPIC: Teaming and Conferencing Demo by Gary Hollingsworth |
| - | * | + | |
| ==== STCLUG - January 22 ==== | ==== STCLUG - January 22 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: Software RAID by Carl Fitch | * TOPIC: Software RAID by Carl Fitch | ||
| - | * | ||
| ==== HZWLUG - January 27 ==== | ==== 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. | ||
| - | * OPTION2: Exploring the GNOME File Manager | + | * OPTION2: Exploring the GNOME File Manager. |
| - | * OPTION3: Partitions | + | * OPTION3: Partitions. |
| * OPTION4: Anything else. | * OPTION4: Anything else. | ||
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| ==== SLACC - February 5 ==== | ==== SLACC - February 5 ==== | ||
| * Linux configuration - no presentation | * 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 ==== | ==== Solaris - February 17 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
| - | * | + | * Elections. |
| ==== SNUG - February 18 ==== | ==== SNUG - February 18 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
| - | * | + | * Elections. |
| ==== STLLUG - February 19 ==== | ==== STLLUG - February 19 ==== | ||
| - | * TOPIC: TBD | + | * TOPIC: Mozilla-based Apps: Miro, Songbird, Komodo by Craig Buchek |
| - | * | + | * Elections. |
| ==== HZWLUG - February 24 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - February 24 ==== | ||
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| * OPTION3: Partitions | * OPTION3: Partitions | ||
| * OPTION4: Anything else. | * OPTION4: Anything else. | ||
| + | * Elections. | ||
| ==== STCLUG - February 26 ==== | ==== STCLUG - February 26 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
| - | * | + | * Elections. |
| ===== March 2009 ===== | ===== March 2009 ===== | ||
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| * BASE: TBD | * BASE: TBD | ||
| * MAIN: TBD | * MAIN: TBD | ||
| - | * | ||
| ==== Solaris - March 17 ==== | ==== Solaris - March 17 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
| - | * | ||
| ==== SNUG - March 18 ==== | ==== SNUG - March 18 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
| - | * | ||
| ==== STLLUG - March 19 ==== | ==== STLLUG - March 19 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
| - | * | ||
| ==== HZWLUG - March 24 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - March 24 ==== | ||
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| ==== STCLUG - March 26 ==== | ==== STCLUG - March 26 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: TBD | * TOPIC: TBD | ||
| - | * | ||
| ====== Potential Presenters ====== | ====== Potential Presenters ====== | ||
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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 | ||
| + | * Don Ellis | ||
| + | * Mac OS X Snow Leopard | ||
| + | * Kyle Cordes | ||
| + | * git and GitHub | ||
| + | * Flying Boxes | ||
| * Craig Buchek | * 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 ====== | ====== Potential Topics ====== | ||
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| * Linux from scratch. | * Linux from scratch. | ||
| * SplashTop - a quick booting distro. | * SplashTop - a quick booting distro. | ||
| + | * PGP/GPG use in Email | ||
| + | * Thunderbird Enigmail | ||
| + | * KMail | ||
| ====== Prep for February Elections ====== | ====== 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. | * 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. | * Need to get requirements/recommendations. | ||
| ====== STCLUG ====== | ====== STCLUG ====== | ||
| - | FIXME | ||
| * Scott Nesler purchased and donated STCLUG.ORG domain. | * 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. | * 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 ====== | ====== SLACC ====== | ||
| - | FIXME | ||
| * Need to register SLACC.COM domain. | * Need to register SLACC.COM domain. | ||
| * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | * 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. | * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses. | ||
| ====== Server Admin ====== | ====== 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. | * 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. | * 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. | * Jeff Muse added Ultra and Busch - Sun Netras running Solaris 10. | ||
| * Expect to use one like Bud and one for backup storage. | * 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. | * We have 2 Sun E250s, which are currently racked but not connected. | ||
| * Carl proposed parting out those boxes. | * Carl proposed parting out those boxes. | ||
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| * One of the systems is reporting a bad/missing CPU. | * One of the systems is reporting a bad/missing CPU. | ||
| * The other seems to be OK, but needs power and an OS. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
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| ====== Server Management ====== | ====== Server Management ====== | ||
| - | FIXME | ||
| * Backups | * Backups | ||
| * Work left to do: | * Work left to do: | ||
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| ====== Sponsorships ====== | ====== Sponsorships ====== | ||
| - | FIXME | ||
| * 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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| ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ====== 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 | * 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 | ||
| * 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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| ====== Low Numbers ====== | ====== Low Numbers ====== | ||
| - | FIXME | ||
| * 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 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. | * 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?) | ||
| ====== Other Old Business ====== | ====== Other Old Business ====== | ||
| + | * None. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== New Business ====== | ||
| * None. | * None. | ||
| ====== Blue Sky ====== | ====== Blue Sky ====== | ||
| * Anything? | * 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 ====== | ====== 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). | * Gary - Contact Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University). | ||
| * 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 - 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. | * 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. | * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings. | ||
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