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 ====== Date and Time ====== ====== Date and Time ======
   * Wednesday, May 6, 2009   * Wednesday, May 6, 2009
-  * 6:30 PM -+  * 6:30 PM - 8:05 PM
  
 ====== Attendees ====== ====== Attendees ======
-  *  Craig Buchek 
-  *  Carl Fitch 
-  * Barry Morrison 
-  * :?: Gary Meyer 
-  * :?: Jerry Stutte 
-  *  Lee Lammert 
   * Jeff Muse   * Jeff Muse
-  * :?: Mike Wilkerson +  * Craig Buchek 
-  * :?: Stan Reichardt +  * Barry Morrison 
-  * :?: Tony Lovasco+  * Lee Lammert 
 +  * Carl Fitch 
 +  * Stan Reichardt 
 +  * Gary Meyer 
 +  * Tony Lovasco
  
 ====== Secretary Report ​ ====== ====== Secretary Report ​ ======
-FIXME 
   * Secretary has printed out minutes up through March.   * Secretary has printed out minutes up through March.
  
 ====== Treasurer Report ====== ====== Treasurer Report ======
-FIXME +  ​* Balance: $1271.62 as of 3/31/2009
-  ​* Balance: $1361.65 as of 2/28/2009+
   * Accounts Payable: $100.00 for booth at Small Business Expo   * Accounts Payable: $100.00 for booth at Small Business Expo
   * Accounts Paid: $90.03 for electricity at Small Business Expo   * Accounts Paid: $90.03 for electricity at Small Business Expo
  
 ====== Mailing List Report ====== ====== Mailing List Report ======
-FIXME 
   * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of April 2009:   * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of April 2009:
  
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 ====== Attendance Report ====== ====== Attendance Report ======
-FIXME 
   * Numbers, as of end of April 2009:   * Numbers, as of end of April 2009:
  
 | Meeting ​ ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ | Meeting ​ ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^
-^ Steercom |   4 |   4 |   7 |    4 |   2 |   4 |   5 |   ​5| ​  6 |   6 |   6 |    9 |  8 | +^ Steercom |   4 |   4 |   7 |    4 |   2 |   4 |   5 |   ​5| ​  6 |   6 |   6 |    9 |   ​8 | 
-^ SLACC    |   ? |   x |   6 |    9 |   8 |   6 |   ? |   ​4| ​  4 |   - |   6 |    5 |  6 | +^ SLACC    |   ? |   x |   6 |    9 |   8 |   6 |   ? |   ​4| ​  4 |   - |   6 |    5 |   ​6 | 
-^ SLUUG    |  17 |  31 |  18 |   17 |  15 |  18 |  21 |  20|  27 |  24 |  23 |   18 | 32 | +^ SLUUG    |  17 |  31 |  18 |   17 |  15 |  18 |  21 |  20|  27 |  24 |  23 |   18 |  32 | 
-^ STLOSUG ​ |   - |  20 |  10 |    - |  12 |   - |  11 |  10|   7 |   6 | xxx |    8 | xx +^ STLOSUG ​ |   - |  20 |  10 |    - |  12 |   - |  11 |  10|   7 |   6 | xxx |    8 |  ​13 ​
-^ SNUG     ​| ​ NA |  NA |   5 |    4 |   - |   5 |   3 |  5?|   - |   7 | xxx |    - | xx +^ SNUG     ​| ​ NA |  NA |   5 |    4 |   - |   5 |   3 |  5?|   - |   7 | xxx |    - |   ? 
-^ STLLUG ​  ​| ​ 17 |  29 |  22 |   20 |  23 |  13 |  15 |  11|  10 |  19 |  32 |18(21)| ​xx +^ STLLUG ​  ​| ​ 17 |  29 |  22 |   20 |  23 |  13 |  15 |  11|  10 |  19 |  32 |18(21)| ​ ​20 ​
-^ STCLUG ​  ​| ​ 13 |   5 |   6 |    3 |   6 |   3 |  19 |   ​-| ​  6 | 11? |  12 |    9 | 10 | +^ STCLUG ​  ​| ​ 13 |   5 |   6 |    3 |   6 |   3 |  19 |   ​-| ​  6 | 11? |  12 |    9 |  10 | 
-^ HZWLUG ​  ​| ​ 11 |  11 |  10 |   11 |  12 |   9 |  11 |   ​9| ​  4 |   2 |   8 |    7 | 11 | +^ HZWLUG ​  ​| ​ 11 |  11 |  10 |   11 |  12 |   9 |  11 |   ​9| ​  4 |   2 |   8 |    7 |  11 | 
-^ MythTV ​  ​| ​  - |   - |   - |    - |   - |   - |   - |   ​-| ​  - |   - |   8 |    - |  - |+^ MythTV ​  ​| ​  - |   - |   - |    - |   - |   - |   - |   ​-| ​  - |   - |   8 |    - |   ​- |
   * -  - indicates no meeting.   * -  - indicates no meeting.
   * NA - Not part of SLUUG   * NA - Not part of SLUUG
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 ==== SLUUG - April 8  ==== ==== SLUUG - April 8  ====
   * BASE: GNU screen by Jeff Muse   * BASE: GNU screen by Jeff Muse
 +    * Good. Lots of us learned a lot.
 +    * Started and finished on time!
 +  * MAIN: WordPress by Craig Buchek (backup)
 +    * Good.
 +    * Started and finished on time!
   * Canceled Main: Live Demo of IBM Virtualization by Barry Morrison, IBM (via Lee)   * Canceled Main: Live Demo of IBM Virtualization by Barry Morrison, IBM (via Lee)
-   * 
-  * MAIN: WordPress by Craig Buchek (was backup) 
-   * 
  
 ==== STLLUG - April 16 ==== ==== STLLUG - April 16 ====
-  * TOPIC: Open Source on the Desktop: Why Not? (TENTATIVE, via Gary) +  * TOPIC: Open Source on the Desktop: Why Not? by Don Hardaway (St. Louis University) 
-    * by Don Hardaway ​and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University) +    * Started out good, ebbed in the middle (too much preaching to the choir), finished strong. 
-    * See first article [[http://​lwn.net/​Articles/​293907/​ | here]]+    * Good person to have as a friend of the group.
  
 ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - April 21 ==== ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - April 21 ====
-  * TOPIC: Continuation of System Build - DNS+  * TOPIC: Continuation of System Build - Live Upgrade of Zones 
 +    * Somber/​depressing,​ but good discussion.
     * Last month of this topic!     * Last month of this topic!
  
 ==== SNUG - April 22 ==== ==== SNUG - April 22 ====
   * Met on 4th Wednesday this month   * Met on 4th Wednesday this month
-  ​* Special community service meeting +    ​* Special community service meeting
-  *+
  
 ==== STCLUG - April 23 ==== ==== STCLUG - April 23 ====
   * TOPIC: Building Web Access Point by Carl Fitch   * TOPIC: Building Web Access Point by Carl Fitch
   * TOPIC: Google Calendar by Stan Reichardt   * TOPIC: Google Calendar by Stan Reichardt
 +    * Very good.
   * TOPIC: Google Gadgets by Jerry Stutte   * TOPIC: Google Gadgets by Jerry Stutte
 +    * Good.
  
 ==== HZWLUG - April 28 ==== ==== HZWLUG - April 28 ====
   * 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+    * Good meeting
-    * OPTION2: Exploring the GNOME File Manager. +    * Had 1 new personCovered lots of resources.
-    * OPTION3: Partitions. +
-    * OPTION4: Anything else.+
  
 ==== MythTV - NO APRIL MEETING ==== ==== MythTV - NO APRIL MEETING ====
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 ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - May 19 ==== ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - May 19 ====
   * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)   * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)
 +  * New location (TBD)
  
 ==== SNUG - May 20 ==== ==== SNUG - May 20 ====
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 ==== SLUUG - June 10 ==== ==== SLUUG - June 10 ====
   * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD)   * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD)
-  * MAIN: Neural Networks to Scan DNA by Bryce Meyer+  * MAIN: Neural Networks to Scan DNA by Bryce Meyer (via Lee)
  
 ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - June 16 ==== ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - June 16 ====
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 ==== STLLUG - June 18 ==== ==== STLLUG - June 18 ====
-  * TOPIC: OpenGL by Jerry Stutte+  * TOPIC: OpenGL by Jerry Stutte ​(TENTATIVE)
  
 ==== HZWLUG - June 23 ==== ==== HZWLUG - June 23 ====
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 ==== SLUUG - July 8 ==== ==== SLUUG - July 8 ====
   * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD)   * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD)
-  * MAIN: To Be Determined ​(TBD)+  * MAIN: Managing Systems with Puppet by Kyle Cordes ​(TENTATIVE, via Craig)
  
 ==== STLLUG - July 16 ==== ==== STLLUG - July 16 ====
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   * June Topic:   * June Topic:
     * Creating your own Neural Network to scan DNA (or other interesting stuff)     * Creating your own Neural Network to scan DNA (or other interesting stuff)
-    * Bryce Meyer (bmeyer@sei.cmu.edu) - confirmed ​at April Main+    * Bryce Meyer (bmeyer@sei.cmu.edu) - confirmed ​for June SLUUG
   * Jerry Stutte   * Jerry Stutte
     * OpenGL (June 2009 STLLUG)     * OpenGL (June 2009 STLLUG)
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     * TOPIC: TBD     * TOPIC: TBD
     * Might be able to talk to STCLUG and STLLUG     * Might be able to talk to STCLUG and STLLUG
-  * Jeff Logullo (Sun)+  * Jeff Logullo (formerly of Sun)
     * TOPIC: MySQL - now a Sun product     * TOPIC: MySQL - now a Sun product
     * TOPIC: Project Indiana, a new package management system a la apt/dpkg     * TOPIC: Project Indiana, a new package management system a la apt/dpkg
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     * TOPIC: various Solaris topics     * TOPIC: various Solaris topics
   * Stan Reichardt   * Stan Reichardt
 +    * Evaluating Security
     * TOPIC/DEMO: Google Calendar     * TOPIC/DEMO: Google Calendar
     * TOPIC/DEMO: Using Scribus     * TOPIC/DEMO: Using Scribus
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     * Gateway and STL JUGs both recently had presentations     * Gateway and STL JUGs both recently had presentations
   * GUI builders (GLADE, KDevelop)   * GUI builders (GLADE, KDevelop)
- 
-====== Small Business Expo ====== 
-FIXME 
-  * Small Business Expo was March 18. 
-    * Very nice day. 
-    * Plenty of support. 
-    * Handed out 100 fliers. 
-    * Lots of people stopped by and said that they use Linux. 
  
 ====== STCLUG ====== ====== STCLUG ======
-FIXME 
   * Scott Nesler purchased and donated STCLUG.ORG domain.   * Scott Nesler purchased and donated STCLUG.ORG domain.
   * Gary renewed STCLUG.ORG domain.   * Gary renewed STCLUG.ORG domain.
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 ====== 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.
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 ====== StlWebDev ====== ====== StlWebDev ======
-FIXME 
-  * Lee proposed resurrecting StlWebDev as a SLUUG SIG. 
-  * Lee spoke w/ Allan Trick, president of (now-defunct) StlWebDev group. 
-    * They'​re willing to abide by SLUUG terms. 
-    * They'​ve not held meetings for some time. 
-    * Would like to move the web site and mailing list to our servers. 
-      * Mailing list would be separate from our DISCUSS list. 
-      * Using our Mailmain and Apache services. 
-  * Unanimous agreement. 
   * Mailing lists have been set up.   * Mailing lists have been set up.
   * Web site has been recovered from old server.   * Web site has been recovered from old server.
     * Needs to be pruned - 250 MB.     * Needs to be pruned - 250 MB.
 +    * Needs to be published.
  
 ====== Server Admin ====== ====== Server Admin ======
-FIXME 
   * Lee will install (and document) Webalizer on Bud, to gather web stats.   * Lee will install (and document) Webalizer on Bud, to gather web stats.
-  * Craig updated DokuWiki to the latest version. 
   * Partitions on Bud are getting full.   * Partitions on Bud are getting full.
     * Home and var partitions.     * Home and var partitions.
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       * Discussion on whether it might make more sense to move storage to a separate NAS box.       * Discussion on whether it might make more sense to move storage to a separate NAS box.
       * Leaning toward NAS solution.       * Leaning toward NAS solution.
-  ​* Jeff installed Solaris 10 on the E250 with the hard drives.+    * Jeff Muse brought in an EMC Clariion with 10 x 36 GB drives 
 +      * Directly attached to Budlight via FibreChannel. 
 +      * Still need to re-check hardware to get it running fully. 
 +      * Will configure with RAID 5 and a hot spare. 
 +      * Considering using an LVM partition for some users. 
 +  ​* Jeff installed Solaris 10 on the remaining ​E250.
     * Ran into mirroring issues, due to disk sizes.     * Ran into mirroring issues, due to disk sizes.
 +    * Other E250 has been parted out and sold off.
   * Omnitec offered to provide secondary DNS for us.   * Omnitec offered to provide secondary DNS for us.
     * We would provide secondary DNS for them.     * We would provide secondary DNS for them.
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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.
-  * 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, 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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       * Standardize/​regularize user accounts (IDs, password expirations). (Mike)       * Standardize/​regularize user accounts (IDs, password expirations). (Mike)
   * Other work to do:   * Other work to do:
-    * Better web site management tools 
     * Document useradd process.     * Document useradd process.
 +    * Better web site management tools
     * Develop standardized '​Membership List' & same UIDs on all production machines.     * Develop standardized '​Membership List' & same UIDs on all production machines.
  
 ====== Sponsorships ====== ====== Sponsorships ======
-FIXME +  ​Made changes to web site to promote ​Hostirian. 
-  ​Lee said that Hostirian ​is looking for more out of their sponsorship of our hosting+    * As requested by Hostirian, in response ​to their hosting sponsorship.
-    * Move their logo up on our home page. +
-    * Include both Hostirian ​and Primary.NET logos on our web site. +
-    * Somehow determine how many hits we're sending ​to them.+
   * Tony Lovasco will look into getting some sponsorships.   * Tony Lovasco will look into getting some sponsorships.
  
 ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ======
-FIXME+  * NEW MEMBERS: 
 +    * Terry Wall - SILVER 
 +    * John Gilster - SILVER
   * Craig had a discussion with Jim Leingang about membership, and got several suggestions.   * 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.     * Assign small task to more members, so they feel more a part of the organization.
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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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 ====== Improve Attendance ====== ====== Improve Attendance ======
-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?
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 ====== Free Software and Technology Expo ====== ====== Free Software and Technology Expo ======
-FIXME 
   * Rick Clark from Canonical proposed SLUUG sponsor an Ubuntu release party.   * Rick Clark from Canonical proposed SLUUG sponsor an Ubuntu release party.
 +    * No longer calling it Ubuntu Release Party
 +    * Changed references to a Ubuntu Release Party to simple Ubuntu Release coming end of April
   * Official Name: Free Software and Technology Expo   * Official Name: Free Software and Technology Expo
   * Date will be 2nd Saturday in May - May 9.   * Date will be 2nd Saturday in May - May 9.
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     * Booths around the edges     * Booths around the edges
     * SLUUG membership desk     * SLUUG membership desk
-  * Potential Presentations 
-    * something by Rick Clark of Canonical / Ubuntu (TENTATIVE - have not heard from him) 
-    * Open Source Licensing: What You Need to Know by Craig Buchek 
-    * something by Scott Granneman (TENTATIVE) 
-    * something security-related by Christine Wanta 
-    * Open Source in an Economic Downturn by Craig Buchek 
-    * Why Ubuntu? (POTENTIAL) 
-    * Were You Worried About Conficker? We Weren'​t! (POTENTIAL) 
-  * Need to have speakers confirmed by Tuesday April 7. 
-    * Need bio and synopsis (with photo, if possible) - send to Tony Lovasco. 
-  * No longer calling it Ubuntu Release Party 
-    * Changed references to a Ubuntu Release Party to simple Ubuntu Release coming end of April 
   * Changed home pages for SLUUG, STLLUG, STCLUG and STL computer events calendar   * Changed home pages for SLUUG, STLLUG, STCLUG and STL computer events calendar
-  * Planning to visit Westport site at 5:30 on Wednesday April 8. 
-    * Meet at Pujols 5 at 5:00 PM. 
- 
-====== Any Other Old Business ====== 
- 
-====== New Business ====== 
- 
-====== Blue Sky ====== 
- 
  
 ====== Recognize Useful Effort ====== ====== Recognize Useful Effort ======
-FIXME - Where do we want this section placed? 
   * Recognize completed action items.   * Recognize completed action items.
   * Recognize who did anything useful.   * Recognize who did anything useful.
 +  * Jeff Muse, Jerry Stutte, and Carl Fitch installed more hardware.
  
 ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== ====== Follow-up and Action Items ======
-FIXME 
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings.   * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings.
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships.   * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships.
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.   * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.
  
-  * Lee - Please ask Sammie to bring past (and current) presentation to us on thumb drive+  * Lee - Ask Sammie to bring past (and current) presentation to us on thumb drive.
-  * Gary - Follow up with Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University).+
   * Craig - Follow up with Kyle Cordes on Puppet.   * Craig - Follow up with Kyle Cordes on Puppet.
   * Gary - Update STLLINUX.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data.   * Gary - Update STLLINUX.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data.
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   * Gary - Clean up home directory on Bud.   * Gary - Clean up home directory on Bud.
   * Carl, Gary - Transfer and renew SLACC.COM domain.   * Carl, Gary - Transfer and renew SLACC.COM domain.
-  * Craig - Follow up w/ Scott Granneman about talking at Expo. 
-  * Craig - Send bio/​abstract to Tony Lovasco. 
  
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