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====== Date and Time ====== | ====== Date and Time ====== | ||
* Wednesday, November 4, 2009 | * Wednesday, November 4, 2009 | ||
- | * 6:30 PM - | + | * 6:45 PM - 8:10 PM |
====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
- | FIXME | + | * Jeff Muse |
- | + | * Carl Fitch | |
- | :?: Craig Buchek | + | * Jerry Stutte |
- | + | * Craig Buchek | |
- | :?: Carl Fitch | + | * Gary Meyer |
- | + | * Stan Reichardt | |
- | :?: Lee Lammert | + | |
- | + | ||
- | :?: Gary Meyer | + | |
- | + | ||
- | :?: Jeff Muse | + | |
- | + | ||
- | :?: Stan Reichardt | + | |
- | + | ||
- | :?: Jerry Stutte | + | |
====== Secretary Report ====== | ====== Secretary Report ====== | ||
- | * Secretary has printed out minutes up through June. | + | * Secretary has not printed minutes since June. |
====== Treasurer Report ====== | ====== Treasurer Report ====== | ||
* Balance: $1276.62 as of 8/31/2009 | * Balance: $1276.62 as of 8/31/2009 | ||
- | * 2009-10 Payments: | + | * 2009-10 income: |
- | * Steve Gomez $100 | + | * Steve Gomez $100 dues |
- | * Bill Zimmerly $35 | + | * Bill Zimmerly $35 dues |
- | * Joseph Bohnenstiehl $70 | + | * Joseph Bohnenstiehl $70 dues |
- | FIXME | + | * 2009-11 donated expenditures |
- | * 2009-11 | + | * Phil Bunch $60 for meeting rooms |
+ | * Stan Reichardt $20 for meeting rooms | ||
+ | * Carl Fitch $100 for meeting rooms | ||
====== Mailing List Report ====== | ====== Mailing List Report ====== | ||
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^ SLACC | ? | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | ^ SLACC | ? | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | ||
^ SLUUG | 21 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 36 | | ^ SLUUG | 21 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 36 | | ||
- | ^ STLOSUG | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | ? | 8 | 13 | - | (7)| 15 | 6 | 4 | ? | | + | ^ STLOSUG | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | ? | 8 | 13 | - | (7)| 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
^ SNUG SuSE| 3 | 5? | - | 7 | ? | - |2(172)| (6) | 10 | ? | 6 | 6 | - | | ^ SNUG SuSE| 3 | 5? | - | 7 | ? | - |2(172)| (6) | 10 | ? | 6 | 6 | - | | ||
^ STLLUG | 15 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 32 |18(21)| 20 | 21 | 14(15) | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | | ^ STLLUG | 15 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 32 |18(21)| 20 | 21 | 14(15) | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | | ||
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* Different laptop without Impressive, xPDF or GNOME style PDF reader was disorienting at first. | * Different laptop without Impressive, xPDF or GNOME style PDF reader was disorienting at first. | ||
* MAIN: VirtualBox 3.0 by Jeff Logullo. | * MAIN: VirtualBox 3.0 by Jeff Logullo. | ||
- | * | + | * Very good. Lots of info relayed, including some undocumented stuff. |
+ | * Answered lots of questions. | ||
==== STLLUG - October 15 ==== | ==== STLLUG - October 15 ==== | ||
* NOTE This was a Back to Back meeting. | * NOTE This was a Back to Back meeting. | ||
* Matt Skipton wasn't able to present about VMware. | * Matt Skipton wasn't able to present about VMware. | ||
- | * TOPIC: Virtual Machines in a Production Environment by Carl Fitch and others. | + | * TOPIC: Virtual Machines in a Production Environment by Carl Fitch and Jim Roe |
- | * | + | * Not bad, given short notice. |
+ | * Good follow-on from previous evening's topic. | ||
==== STLOSUG - October 20 ==== | ==== STLOSUG - October 20 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: LDOMS - the Basics by Jeff Muse. | + | * TOPIC: LDOMs - the Basics by Jeff Muse. |
- | * | + | * Excellent. Good discussion. |
==== STL Business Expo - October 21 ==== | ==== STL Business Expo - October 21 ==== | ||
* Again at St. Charles Convention Center. | * Again at St. Charles Convention Center. | ||
- | * SLUUG Linux booth number 510. | + | * SLUUG Linux booth number 501. |
- | * EPC provided 5 ? laptops. | + | * EPC provided 5 laptops. |
- | * Move in began 9:30 AM . | + | |
* Event was from 11 AM to 5 PM. | * Event was from 11 AM to 5 PM. | ||
- | * Volunteers - Lee Lammert, Gary McKee, Stan R., Richard Warwich. | + | * Volunteers - Lee Lammert, Gary McKee, Stan R., Richard Warwick. |
* Seemed like event had fewer booths than in Spring and last Fall. | * Seemed like event had fewer booths than in Spring and last Fall. | ||
* Need fish bowl to collect business cards at next Expo. | * Need fish bowl to collect business cards at next Expo. | ||
* Need better orientation of equipment, handouts, supplies and SWAG. | * Need better orientation of equipment, handouts, supplies and SWAG. | ||
- | * | ||
==== SNUG - October 21 ==== | ==== SNUG - October 21 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Canceled due to STL Business Expo. | * TOPIC: Canceled due to STL Business Expo. | ||
* Most regular SNUG attendees usually go to Expo. | * Most regular SNUG attendees usually go to Expo. | ||
- | * | ||
==== STCLUG - October 22 ==== | ==== STCLUG - October 22 ==== | ||
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* Rather good OOo slide presentation. | * Rather good OOo slide presentation. | ||
* Willing to do at STLLUG. | * Willing to do at STLLUG. | ||
- | * | ||
==== HZWLUG - October 27 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - October 27 ==== | ||
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* Projector was not available. | * Projector was not available. | ||
* Instead of the scheduled presentation, we covered a multitude of CALL FOR HELP issues. | * Instead of the scheduled presentation, we covered a multitude of CALL FOR HELP issues. | ||
- | |||
====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ||
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==== SLUUG - November 11 ==== | ==== SLUUG - November 11 ==== | ||
* BASE: Grub2 on Ubuntu by Gary McKee (via Stan R.) | * BASE: Grub2 on Ubuntu by Gary McKee (via Stan R.) | ||
- | * MAIN: Snow Leopard by Scott Granneman (confirmed by Stan R.) | + | * MAIN: Snow Leopard by Bill Edney and Scott Granneman (confirmed by Gary) |
==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - November 17 ==== | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - November 17 ==== | ||
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==== STLLUG - November 19 ==== | ==== STLLUG - November 19 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
- | * POSSIBLE: Matt Skipton wasn't able to present about VMware in October. | + | * POSSIBLE: VMware by Matt Skipton (via Carl) |
* POSSIBLE: Something something by Jim Roe (Selling Free Software?) | * POSSIBLE: Something something by Jim Roe (Selling Free Software?) | ||
- | * POSSIBLE: Linux From Scratch by Robert Hanse | ||
- | * POSSIBLE: OpenGL Part 2 by Jerry Stutte | ||
==== HZWLUG - November 24 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - November 24 ==== | ||
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==== SLUUG - December 9 ==== | ==== SLUUG - December 9 ==== | ||
* BASE: Hands-On Updating the SLUUG Google Calendar by Stan Reichardt (tentative) | * BASE: Hands-On Updating the SLUUG Google Calendar by Stan Reichardt (tentative) | ||
- | * MAIN: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * MAIN: LaTeX by Eric Xu (via Jerry Stutte) |
- | * HAVE: LaTeX by Eric Xu (via Jerry Stutte) | + | |
==== STLOSUG - December 15 ==== | ==== STLOSUG - December 15 ==== | ||
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==== STLLUG - December 17 ==== | ==== STLLUG - December 17 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * POSSIBLE: Linux From Scratch by Robert Hanse (tentative, via Carl) |
==== HZWLUG - December 22 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - December 22 ==== | ||
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==== Christmas Day - December 25 ==== | ==== Christmas Day - December 25 ==== | ||
- | * | ||
===== January 2010 ===== | ===== January 2010 ===== | ||
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* Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | ||
* Meetings will be in smaller room. | * Meetings will be in smaller room. | ||
- | * | ||
==== SLUUG - January 13 ==== | ==== SLUUG - January 13 ==== | ||
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==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - January 19 ==== | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - January 19 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
- | * | ||
==== SNUG - January 20 ==== | ==== SNUG - January 20 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
- | * | ||
==== STLLUG - January 21 ==== | ==== STLLUG - January 21 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * MAIN: Digital Radio by Bill Zimmerly (via Jerry Stutte) |
- | * | + | |
==== HZWLUG - January 26 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - January 26 ==== | ||
* Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | ||
- | * | ||
==== STCLUG - January 28 ==== | ==== STCLUG - January 28 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
* Could be VMstuff or redmine or whatever | * Could be VMstuff or redmine or whatever | ||
- | * | ||
===== February 2010 ===== | ===== February 2010 ===== | ||
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* Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | ||
* Meetings will be in smaller room. | * Meetings will be in smaller room. | ||
- | * | ||
====== Potential Presenters and Topics ====== | ====== Potential Presenters and Topics ====== | ||
* 2009-11 Stan created link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. | * 2009-11 Stan created link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. | ||
- | |||
- | ====== Old Business ====== | ||
- | * | ||
====== SLUUG Domain ====== | ====== SLUUG Domain ====== | ||
* 2009-06 Tasked Craig to update SLUUG.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | * 2009-06 Tasked Craig to update SLUUG.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | ||
* 2009-08-31 Domain SLUUG.ORG only shows 2 names in WHOIS data. | * 2009-08-31 Domain SLUUG.ORG only shows 2 names in WHOIS data. | ||
- | * 2009-09 Per Gary: Stan & I are the current 2 names so we (rather than Craig) need to add the 3rd. | + | * 2009-09 Per Gary: Stan & I are the current 2 names so we (rather than Craig) need to add the 3rd. |
* 2009-10 Not Discussed | * 2009-10 Not Discussed | ||
- | FIXME | + | * 2009-11 Status quo |
- | * 2009-11 | + | |
====== SLACC Domain ====== | ====== SLACC Domain ====== | ||
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The LONG renewal does violate our concept of using annual renewals so that | The LONG renewal does violate our concept of using annual renewals so that | ||
we keep an institutional memory (and familiarity), but we'll have to work it. | we keep an institutional memory (and familiarity), but we'll have to work it. | ||
- | We still need to get Noel to include our names/addresses in the registration. | + | We still need to get Noel to include our names/addresses in the registration. |
* Check on SLACC.ORG - seems to be owned by a cybersquatter. | * Check on SLACC.ORG - seems to be owned by a cybersquatter. | ||
* Expires in August 2009. | * Expires in August 2009. | ||
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* 2009-06 Tasked Carl and Gary to transfer SLACC.COM domain. | * 2009-06 Tasked Carl and Gary to transfer SLACC.COM domain. | ||
* 2009-10 Not Discussed | * 2009-10 Not Discussed | ||
- | FIXME | + | * 2009-11 Status quo |
- | * 2009-11 | + | |
====== STLLINUX Domain ====== | ====== STLLINUX Domain ====== | ||
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* 2009-08-31 Domain STLLINUX.ORG only shows 1 name in WHOIS data. | * 2009-08-31 Domain STLLINUX.ORG only shows 1 name in WHOIS data. | ||
* 2009-10 Not discussed. | * 2009-10 Not discussed. | ||
- | FIXME | + | * 2009-11 Status quo |
- | * 2009-11 | + | |
+ | ====== STCLUG Domain ====== | ||
+ | * 2009-11 Gary says the STCLUG.ORG domain will expire in December. | ||
+ | * Gary will renew it. | ||
====== Server Admin ====== | ====== Server Admin ====== | ||
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* 2009-08 Stan created [[/steercom/resources]] to keep track of our systems and what's running on them. | * 2009-08 Stan created [[/steercom/resources]] to keep track of our systems and what's running on them. | ||
* 2009-10 Not discussed. | * 2009-10 Not discussed. | ||
- | FIXME | + | * 2009-11 Drive array hooked to budlight is running in RAID 5 disabled mode. |
- | * 2009-11 | + | * Jeff will buy 20 x 72GB FC replacement drives on Ebay. |
+ | * Approximately $120. | ||
====== Server Management ====== | ====== Server Management ====== | ||
* Work left to do: | * Work left to do: | ||
* Make sure docs are up to date. | * Make sure docs are up to date. | ||
- | * | ||
* 2008-01 Add documentation telling users how to configure mail clients to use Bud. | * 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. | * 2008-01 Started documenting client email configurations, to help users migrate. | ||
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* Carl had turned off duplicate backups on BUD. | * Carl had turned off duplicate backups on BUD. | ||
* Jeff has completed documentation on wiki regarding his earlier changes. | * Jeff has completed documentation on wiki regarding his earlier changes. | ||
- | FIXME | ||
- | * 2009-11 During October: | ||
- | * | ||
====== Annual Report to State of Missouri ====== | ====== Annual Report to State of Missouri ====== | ||
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* The registration was updated by Carl in August 2009 | * The registration was updated by Carl in August 2009 | ||
* 2009-10 Annual Report for 2009 have been processed and available on state's web page. Carl will do registered agent form. | * 2009-10 Annual Report for 2009 have been processed and available on state's web page. Carl will do registered agent form. | ||
- | FIXME | ||
- | * 2009-11 | ||
====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ||
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* Auto ID number generation | * Auto ID number generation | ||
* 2009-10 Membership application now running on BUD. When more mature Jerry will do a tutorial or presentation. | * 2009-10 Membership application now running on BUD. When more mature Jerry will do a tutorial or presentation. | ||
- | FIXME | + | * 2009-11 During October: |
- | * 2009-11 During October: | + | * At SLUUG meeting we explained St. Louis County Library (SLCL) policy change on room payments. |
- | * At SLUUG meeting we explained St. Louis County Library (SLCL) policy change on room payments. | + | |
* Stan R. handed out all available Annual Supporting Membership forms during SLUUG meeting. | * Stan R. handed out all available Annual Supporting Membership forms during SLUUG meeting. | ||
* Sales pitch for Supporting Memberships was to not throw form away, take it home, look at it. | * Sales pitch for Supporting Memberships was to not throw form away, take it home, look at it. | ||
- | * Need more forms printed. | + | * Need more forms printed. |
- | * | + | |
====== SLCL Room Reservations ====== | ====== SLCL Room Reservations ====== | ||
* Reservations of St. Louis County Library (SLCL) rooms for calendar year 2010 made on 3 October. | * Reservations of St. Louis County Library (SLCL) rooms for calendar year 2010 made on 3 October. | ||
* Reserved Indian Trails - Phil Bunch | * Reserved Indian Trails - Phil Bunch | ||
- | * Reserved Praire Commons - Stan Reichardt | + | * Reserved Prairie Commons - Stan Reichardt |
* Reserved Thornhill - Carl Fitch | * Reserved Thornhill - Carl Fitch | ||
* Process has changed. Limited to 6 months. Next round may be first Saturday in April. | * Process has changed. Limited to 6 months. Next round may be first Saturday in April. | ||
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* Payment required within 14 days, or we lose reservation. | * Payment required within 14 days, or we lose reservation. | ||
* We can still collect donations for future meetings. | * We can still collect donations for future meetings. | ||
- | FIXME | ||
* 2009-11 Completed in October: | * 2009-11 Completed in October: | ||
* Paid Indian Trails - Carl Fitch | * Paid Indian Trails - Carl Fitch | ||
- | * Paid Praire Commons - Carl Fitch - Stan Reichardt | + | * Paid Prairie Commons - Carl Fitch and Stan Reichardt |
* Paid Thornhill - Phil Bunch | * Paid Thornhill - Phil Bunch | ||
* Come April or May we will have to again schedule and pay withing 14 days to reserve rooms for last six months of year. | * Come April or May we will have to again schedule and pay withing 14 days to reserve rooms for last six months of year. | ||
- | * To avoid problems, payments need to be made seprately to each SLCL Branch. | + | * To avoid problems, payments need to be made separately to each SLCL Branch. |
- | * | + | |
====== Wash U Cleanup ====== | ====== Wash U Cleanup ====== | ||
- | * 2009-09 Jerry Stute and Jeff Muse Eric Xu volunteered to cleanup Wash U site. | + | * 2009-09 Jerry Stute, Jeff Muse, and Eric Xu volunteered to cleanup Wash U site. |
- | * 2009-09 Gary Meyer is Captain | + | * 2009-09 Gary Meyer is Captain. |
- | * 2009-10 Captain is AWOL. Carl will be available in November or later. | + | * 2009-10 Captain was AWOL. |
- | FIXME | + | |
- | * 2009-11 | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ====== Other Old Business ====== | + | |
- | * 2009-11 | + | |
- | * | + | |
====== New Business ====== | ====== New Business ====== | ||
- | + | ===== IRC Channel ===== | |
- | ==== Tutorial on SLUUG calendar ==== | + | * Charles Sharp created an IRC channel on irc.freenode.net. |
- | * 2009-11 Conduct Tutorial for adding events to the SLUUG calender | + | * Channel is named #sluug. |
- | * | + | * Typically 7 people on at times. |
- | + | ||
- | ====== Other New Business ====== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ==== Anything? ==== | + | |
- | * 2009-11 | + | |
- | * | + | |
====== Blue Sky ====== | ====== Blue Sky ====== | ||
* Speculate on events, plans, policy, procedures, projects. | * Speculate on events, plans, policy, procedures, projects. | ||
- | * | + | * Stan would like us to clean up the SYSADMIN mailing list, to eliminate people who have not been active for the past year. |
+ | * We decided to send a message out to the list, asking who wants to stay on the list. Then we can remove folks that are not staying active. | ||
====== Recognize Useful Effort ====== | ====== Recognize Useful Effort ====== | ||
* Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions. | * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions. | ||
- | * | + | * Lee put a lot of work into the Small Business Expo. Yay! |
====== 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. | ||
- | * 2009-04 Craig - Contact Kyle Cordes about presenting on Puppet. | + | * 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 presentation to us on thumb drive. | + | |
- | * 2009-10 Not discussed. | + | |
- | * 2009-11 | + | |
- | * | + | |