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--- steercom:2009-08 [2009/08/05 18:34]
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+++ steercom:2009-08 [2009/08/14 12:07]
69.152.92.78 Found STLOSUG attendance sheet. - stanr
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 ====== Date and Time ======
   * Wednesday, August 5, 2009
-  * 6:30 PM -
+  * 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
 ====== Attendees ======
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   * Craig Buchek
   * Stan Reichardt
+  * Jerry Stutte
 ====== Secretary Report  ======
-FIXME
+  * Secretary has printed out minutes up through June.
-  * Secretary has printed out minutes up through May.
 ====== Treasurer Report ======
-FIXME
+  * No report. Have not had any reports since end of March!
-  * No report. Following info is from last month.
   * Balance: $1271.62 as of 3/31/2009
-  * Accounts Payable: $100.00 for booth at Small Business Expo
-  * Accounts Paid: $90.03 for electricity at Small Business Expo
 ====== Mailing List Report ======
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 ^ Steercom |  4 |   2 |   4 |   5 |   5 |  6 |   6 |   6 |    9 |   8 |   8 |   5 |   2 |
 ^ SLACC    |  9 |   8 |   6 |   ? |   4 |  4 |   - |   6 |    5 |   6 |   6 |   7 |   8 |
-^ SLUUG    |  17 |  15 |  18 |  21 |  20 |  27|  24 |  23 |   18 |  32 |  21 |  15 |   ? |
+^ SLUUG    |  17 |  15 |  18 |  21 |  20 |  27|  24 |  23 |   18 |  32 |  21 |  15 |  ? (22?) |
-^ STLOSUG  |  - |  12 |   - |  11 |  10 |  7 |   6 |   ? |    8 |  13 |   - |  (7)|   ? |
+^ STLOSUG  |  - |  12 |   - |  11 |  10 |  7 |   6 |   ? |    8 |  13 |   - |  (7)|  15 |
-^ SNUG SuSE|  4 |   - |   5 |   3 |  5? |  - |   7 |   ? |    - |2(172)|  (6)|  10 |   ? |
+^ SNUG SuSE|  4 |   - |   5 |   3 |  5? |  - |   7 |   ? |    - |2(172)|  (6)|  10 |  ? |
-^ STLLUG   |  20 |  23 |  13 |  15 |  11 |  10|  19 |  32 |18(21)|   20|   21| (15)|  24 |
+^ STLLUG   |  20 |  23 |  13 |  15 |  11 |  10|  19 |  32 |18(21)|   20|   21| 14 (15)|  24 |
 ^ STCLUG   |  3 |   6 |   3 |  19 |   - |  6 | 11? |  12 |    9 |  10 |   8 |  11 |  11 |
-^ HZWLUG   |  11 |  12 |   9 |  11 |   9 |  4 |   2 |   8 |    7 |  11 |  10 |  12 |   8 |
+^ HZWLUG   |  11 |  12 |   9 |  11 |   9 |  4 |   2 |   8 |    7 |  11 |  10 |  12 |  8 |
-^ MythTV   |  - |   - |   - |   - |   - |  - |   - |   8 |    - |   - |   - |   - |   - |
   * NA - Not part of SLUUG.
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 ==== SLUUG - June 10 ====
   * BASE: Vim Folding by Stan Reichardt
-  *
+    * Stan says he didn't do very good -- too many interrupting questions
   * MAIN: Neural Networks to Scan DNA by Bryce Meyer (via Lee)
-  *
+    * Don't recall
 ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - June 16 ====
   * TOPIC: Migrating an RC script to SMF
-  * New location is Pujols 5 Westport Grill
+    * Lots of discussion, went well
-    * 342 West Port Plaza
-    * Maryland Heights, MO 63146
 ==== SNUG - June 17 ====
   * TOPIC: iFolder
-  *
 ==== STLLUG - June 18 ====
   * TOPIC: Open Source Licensing - What You Need to Know by Craig Buchek
-  *
+    * Unknown
 ==== HZWLUG - June 23 ====
   * Various, such as GRUB stanzas, yumex, alexandria, gramps, lilypond.
-  *
+    * Good coverage. Nice to be covering higher-level applications.
+    * Talked about WinBeginners.com web site -- great info; wish there was a GNU/Linux equivalent.
 ==== STCLUG - June 25 ====
   * TOPIC: Samba Shares Across Subnets on pfSense  by Carl Fitch
-  *
+    * Interesting.
-==== MythTV - ====
-  * This SIG meets at irregular intervals.
 ===== July 2009 =====
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 ==== SLUUG - July 8 ====
   * BASE: ack (grep replacement) by Craig Buchek
-  *
+    * Good coverage of features and command-line options.
   * MAIN: Solaris for Linux Admins  by Jeff Muse
-  *
+    * A bit disjointed; lots of things to cover, but not easy to organize.
+    * Got some info on portability.
 ==== STLLUG - July 16 ====
   * TOPIC: OpenGL by Jerry Stutte
-  *
+    * Slow start, info presented needed to be "processed" more.
+    * Could have used more demos and less "book learning".
 ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - July 21 ====
   * TOPIC: What's New with OpenSolaris 2009.06 by Bob Netherton
-  *
+    * Good meeting.
+    * Covered package management, libc, ZFS, and many more topics.
 ==== SNUG - July 22 ====
   * TOPIC: PlateSpin Applications
-  *
+    * ???
 ==== STCLUG - July 23 ====
   * TOPIC: A Virtual Network Simulator by Rich Warwick
-  *
+    * Good tool, interesting, lots of audience participation.
+    * Richard seemed nervous and out of sorts.
 ==== HZWLUG - July 28 ====
   * Various Topics (Unstructured)
-  * Gave out some Ubuntu, SimplyMEPHIS and HZWLUG Beginner Info discs
+    * Gave out some Ubuntu, SimplyMEPIS and HZWLUG Beginner Info discs
-==== MythTV - ====
-  * This SIG meets at irregular intervals.
 ====== Presentation Schedule ======
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 ==== SLUUG - August 12 ====
-  * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD)
+  * MAIN: Unix glossary - unusual terms (round table)
-  * MAIN: To Be Determined (TBD)
+    * mount point
+    * white space
+    * "well-behaved" app
+    * zombies
+    * parent process
+    * sparse files
+    * raw devices
+    * raw/cooked terminal modes
 ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - August 18 ====
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 ==== SNUG - August 19 ====
-  * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)
+  * TOPIC: The new SUSE Studio by Gary Hollingsworth
 ==== STLLUG - August 20 ====
-  * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)
+  * TOPIC: GIT by Craig Buchek
 ==== HZWLUG - August 25 ====
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 ==== STCLUG - August 27 ====
-  * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) by  Rick Clark (Ubuntu)
+  * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)  by Rick Clark (Ubuntu)
-==== MythTV - ====
-  * This SIG meets at irregular intervals.
 ===== September 2009 =====
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 ==== STCLUG - September 24 ====
   * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)
-==== MythTV - ====
-  * This SIG meets at irregular intervals.
 ====== Potential Presenters ======
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   * Kyle Cordes
     * Puppet
-    * git and GitHub
     * Flying Boxes
   * Hostirian/Primary.NET
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   * Jeff Muse
     * Software RAID
-    * Solaris for Linux Admins
     * Mailman
     * Various other Solaris topics
   * Stan Reichardt
     * Evaluating Security (Internet access required)
-    * Google Calendar (was done at STCLUG Apr 2009)
-    * VIM folding (done at SLUUG Jun 2009)
     * Using Scribus
   * Tim Dreste (via Stan R)
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     * Mac OS X Snow Leopard
   * Craig Buchek
-    * git and GitHub
     * GNU grep (--count, --context, -e, --color)
     * wget and curl
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     * Round-Table on Joe Linux User (moderator)
   * Jerry Stutte
+    * OpenGL part 2 (November LUG)
 ====== Potential Topics ======
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 List was posted to DISCUSS on 25 May, asking for volunteers.
+  * LaTeX
+    * Weiqi Gao and Brian Bilgere were looking for volunteers
+    * Eric Xu says he uses it; Jerry Stutte will contact him
+  * Processes
+    * How to tell what's running on a machine
   * Google Wave
   * BSD jail
-  * Unix glossary - unusual terms
-    * mount point
-    * white space
-    * "well-behaved" app
-    * zombies
-    * parent process
   * Knoppix karaoke (various users sit in front of Knoppix system)
     * regedit - edit Windows registry from Linux
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     * Dave Mills?
   * iSCSI
-  * Using git
   * CPUs
     * Features of modern Intel/AMD CPUs
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 ====== SLACC Domain ======
-FIXME
   * Need to register SLACC.COM domain.
     * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us.
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   * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses.
   * 2009-06 Tasked Carl and Gary to transfer and renew SLACC.COM domain.
-  *
 ====== STLLINUX Domain ======
   * 2009-06 Tasked Craig to update STLLINUX.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data.
-  *
 ====== SLUUG Domain ======
   * 2009-06 Tasked Craig to update SLUUG.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data.
-  *
 ====== STCLUG Domain ======
   * 2009-06 Tasked Gary to point STCLUG.ORG domain registrar to EveryDNS name servers.
-  *
 ====== Server Admin ======
-FIXME
+  * The Sun E250 is now up and running.
-  * 2009-06 A 2nd NIC has been installed on Budlight.
+    * Named ''bock''.
-    * On back-end network (192.168.1.x)
+    * Running Solaris 10.
-    * Last octet matches octet of public IP.
+    * Stuffed full of working hard drives.
-  * 2009-06 Rsnapshot has been installed on Budlight.
+    * Has about 100 GB of RAID-Z ZFS.
-    * Backing up /home, /etc, /var, and /root on Bud to /rsnapshot on Budlight.
+  * Bud Light is doing daily rsnapshots to bock.
-    * /rsnapshot is 100 GB volume on disk array.
+  * Bud backs up to Bud Light.
-  * 2009-06 Power outage at Hostirian on 5/21.
+  * Stan create [[/steercom/resources]] to keep track of our systems and what's running on them.
-    * Jeff Muse had to go in to revive Budlight.
-    * Budlight was inaccessible about 18 hours.
-      * Due to flaky NIC, which we then swapped out.
-  * 2009-05 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.
-  * 2009-04 Lee will install (and document) Webalizer on Bud, to gather web stats.
-  * 2009-03 Partitions on Bud are getting full.
-    * 2009-03 Home and var partitions.
-    * 2009-04 Tony looked into prices for 9 SCA hard drives - 36 GB and 72 GB.
-      * 2009-04 $49 / drive for 72 GB drives.
-      * 2009-04 Discussion on whether it might make more sense to replace the systems.
-      * 2009-04 Discussion on whether it might make more sense to move storage to a separate NAS box.
-      * 2009-04 Leaning toward NAS solution.
-  * 2009-03 Jeff installed Solaris 10 on the remaining E250.
-    * 2009-03 Ran into mirroring issues, due to disk sizes.
-    * 2009-05 Other E250 has been parted out and sold off.
-    * 2009-06 Available at bock.sluug.org
-    * 2009-06 Contact Jeff Muse (jmuse) for accounts/access.
-  * 2009-02 Omnitec offered to provide secondary DNS for us.
-    * We would provide secondary DNS for them.
-    * Lee and Carl would maintain DNS on both ends.
-  * 2009-01 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.
-  * 2008-12 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.
-    * We should analyze and respond.
-  * 2008-12 We're planning to setup our own DNS on Ultra/Busch.
-    * Make our own servers authoritative for our own domains.
-    * Would allow us to publish reverse records.
-      * Primary has said they can allow this.
-    * Would allow us to publish SPF records.
-    * We could offer dyanmic DNS services to our members.
-      * On a subdomain, such as users.sluug.org
-  * 2008-12 Steve Smith (from Solaris SIG) offered a 36 GB drive to install in one of the Netras.
-  * 2008-11 Jeff Muse added Ultra and Busch - Sun Netras running Solaris 10.
-    * Expect to use one like Bud and one for backup storage.
 ====== Server Management ======
-FIXME
   * Work left to do:
     * Make sure docs are up to date.
+      * Jeff is completing documentation on wiki regarding his recent changes.
       * 2008-01 Add documentation telling users how to configure mail clients to use Bud.
       * 2008-01 Started documenting client email configurations, to help users migrate.
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 ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ======
-  * Posted 2 new supporting members' names and level on SLUUG web site home page for May.
+  * Jerry Stutte has written an app to manage membership.
-  *
+    * Working with Lee Lammert.
+    * Need to deploy to bud.
+    * Lists membership levels and names.
+    * Will be able to show expiration dates of memberships and send out emails.
 ====== Other Old Business ======
-  * Anything?
+  * Nothing.
 ====== Annual Report to State of Missouri ======
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     * $15.00 If filed on or before 8/31
     * $20.00 If filed after 8/31
-    *Corporation will be administratively dissolved if report is not filed by November 30th.
+    * Corporation will be administratively dissolved if report is not filed by November 30th.
   * We still need to change the registered agent for surface mail delivery.
+    * Craig is a registered agent, per Missouri state, and volunteered to serve as our group's agent.
+      * Someone just needs to file the right paperwork.
+      * We thought we had filled out the paperwork; apparently it's been lost or misplaced.
 ====== Other New Business ======
-  * Anything?
+  * Nothing.
 ====== Blue Sky ======
-  * Anything?
+  * Stan uses htop (or ps) on our systems, and has no idea what he's looking at.
+    * Not sure what each process is doing.
+    * Would be good to have a discussion on process names.
+    * Would be good to document running processes.
 ====== Recognize Useful Effort ======
-FIXME
   * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions.
-  *
+  * Jerry Stutte worked on the membership management application.
+  * Jeff Muse implemented rsnapshot and wrote up documentation.
 ====== Follow-up and Action Items ======
-FIXME
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings.
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships.
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.
+  * Carl - FILE ANNUAL REPORT. DUE 8/31.
+  * Craig - Contact Kyle Cordes about presenting on Puppet.
   * 2009-06 Tasked Gary to clean up home directory on Bud.
   * 2009-06 Tasked Craig to work on presentations.
   * 2009-06 Tasked Lee to ask Sammie to bring past (and current) presentation to us on thumb drive.

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