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====== Date and Time ====== | ====== Date and Time ====== | ||
- | * Wednesday, February 3, 2010 | + | * Wednesday, March 3, 2010 |
* 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | * 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | ||
====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
- | ::?:: * Craig Buchek | + | * Jeff Muse |
- | :?: * Lee Lammert | + | * Lee Lammert |
- | :?: * Jeff Muse | + | * Jerry Stutte |
- | :?: * Jerry Stutte | + | * Craig Buchek |
- | :?: * Noah Lance | + | * Noah Lance |
- | :?: * Gary Meyer | + | |
====== Secretary Report ====== | ====== Secretary Report ====== | ||
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* Balance: $1375.59 as of 1/5/2010 | * Balance: $1375.59 as of 1/5/2010 | ||
* Income for 2010-01: $14 collected for room fees | * Income for 2010-01: $14 collected for room fees | ||
- | * Expenditures for 2009-12: | + | * Income for 2010-02: $20 collected for room fees |
- | * ~$52 for Compaq fans (Carl needs to submit receipt) | + | |
- | * Lee has taken in new signature cards for the Region. | + | |
* Lee will be ordering checks. | * Lee will be ordering checks. | ||
====== Mailing List Report ====== | ====== Mailing List Report ====== | ||
- | * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of January 2010: | + | * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of February 2010: |
- | | List ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ | + | | List ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ |
- | ^ ANNOUNCE | 790 | 786 | 785 | 783 | 782 | 771 | 769 | 772 | 767 | 770 | 773 | 769 | 767 | | + | ^ ANNOUNCE | 786 | 785 | 783 | 782 | 771 | 769 | 772 | 767 | 770 | 773 | 769 | 767 | 759 | |
- | ^ DISCUSS | 201 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 217 | 220 | 220 | 227 | 226 | 226 | | + | ^ DISCUSS | 206 | 212 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 217 | 220 | 220 | 227 | 226 | 226 | 221 | |
- | ^ STEERCOM | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | | + | ^ STEERCOM | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | |
- | ^ SYSADMIN | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | | + | ^ SYSADMIN | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
* Numbers are as end of each month. | * Numbers are as end of each month. | ||
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====== Attendance Report ====== | ====== Attendance Report ====== | ||
- | * Attendance numbers, as of end of January 2010: | + | * Attendance numbers, as of end of February 2010: |
- | | Meeting ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ | + | | Meeting ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ |
- | ^ Steercom | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | + | ^ Steercom | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
- | ^ SLACC | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | - | | + | ^ SLACC | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | - | 5 | |
- | ^ SLUUG | 24 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 28 | | + | ^ SLUUG | 23 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 28 | 22? | |
- | ^ STLOSUG | 6 | ? | 8 | 13 | - | (7)| 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | | + | ^ STLOSUG | ? | 8 | 13 | - | (7)| 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | - | |
- | ^ SNUG SuSE| 7 | ? | - |2(172)| (6) | 10 | ? | 6 | 6 | - | (4) | 15 | - | | + | ^ SNUG SuSE| ? | - |2(172)| (6) | 10 | ? | 6 | 6 | - | (4) | 15 | - | ? | |
- | ^ STLLUG | 19 | 32 |18(21)| 20 | 21 | 14(15) | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | | + | ^ STLLUG | 32 |18(21)| 20 | 21 | 14(15) | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 15 | |
- | ^ STCLUG | 11? | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | (9) | - | - | (2) | | + | ^ STCLUG | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | (9) | - | - | (2) | 7 | |
- | ^ HZWLUG | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | (13) | | + | ^ HZWLUG | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | (13) | 10 | |
* NA - Not part of SLUUG. | * NA - Not part of SLUUG. | ||
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* - - dash indicates no meeting. | * - - dash indicates no meeting. | ||
- | * Extreme cold may have reduced SLUUG December 2009 attendance. | ||
- | * The 7 Jan 2010 SLACC meeting was cancelled due to Library closing for snow. | ||
====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== | ====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== | ||
- | |||
- | ===== January 2010 ===== | ||
- | <code> | ||
- | January 2010 | ||
- | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | ||
- | 1 2 | ||
- | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | ||
- | 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | ||
- | 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 | ||
- | 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | ||
- | 31 | ||
- | </code> | ||
- | |||
- | ==== SLACC - January 7 ==== | ||
- | * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | ||
- | |||
- | ==== SLUUG - January 13 ==== | ||
- | * BASE: None | ||
- | * MAIN: Mac OS X Snow Leopard by Scott Granneman | ||
- | * Good as usual. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== STLOSUG - January 19 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: Xen on OpenSolaris by Jeff Muse | ||
- | * Good as usual. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== STLLUG - January 21 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: Using Linux with Digital Radio by Bill Zimmerly and Jim Conley | ||
- | * Could have used more Linux. | ||
- | * Jim did about 90% of the talking. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== HZWLUG - January 26 ==== | ||
- | * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | ||
- | * Multiple call for help type of questions and one-on-one assistance. | ||
- | |||
- | ====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ||
- | |||
- | ===== Potential Presenters and Topics ===== | ||
- | * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. | ||
===== February 2010 ===== | ===== February 2010 ===== | ||
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</code> | </code> | ||
- | ==== SLACC - February 4 ==== | ||
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | ||
- | * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | ||
- | * Meetings will be in smaller room. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== Super Bowl Sunday - February 7 - Colts vs. Saints ==== | ||
==== SLUUG - February 10 ==== | ==== SLUUG - February 10 ==== | ||
* Balloting for SLUUG officers | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | ||
* BASE: Triple Boot (Ubuntu, Windows, OpenSolaris) by Jeff Muse | * BASE: Triple Boot (Ubuntu, Windows, OpenSolaris) by Jeff Muse | ||
+ | * Short - finished early. | ||
* MAIN: Creating a Web Site From Scratch by Craig Buchek | * MAIN: Creating a Web Site From Scratch by Craig Buchek | ||
* Domain registration, DNS hosting, virtual hosting, OS, Apache, MySQL, WordPress | * Domain registration, DNS hosting, virtual hosting, OS, Apache, MySQL, WordPress | ||
+ | * Demo - whirlwind tour, fast-paced. | ||
- | ==== Valentine's Day - February 14 ==== | + | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - February 16 ==== |
+ | * Canceled - presenter was unable to attend. | ||
- | ==== HOLIDAY: President's Day - February 15 ==== | + | ==== STLLUG - February 18 ==== |
+ | * TOPIC: OpenGL - Part Two by Jerry Stutte | ||
+ | * Went OK. | ||
- | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - February 16 ==== | + | ==== STCLUG - February 25 ==== |
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | * TOPIC: Open discussion. |
- | * TOPIC: Something from "Little Known Solaris Features" by Jeff Logullo (tentative) | + | |
- | ==== SNUG - February 17 ==== | ||
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | ||
- | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
- | ==== STLLUG - February 18 ==== | + | ====== Presentation Schedule ====== |
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | |
- | * TOPIC: OpenGL - Part Two by Jerry Stutte | + | |
- | ==== HZWLUG - February 23 ==== | + | ===== Potential Presenters and Topics ===== |
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. |
- | * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ==== STCLUG - February 25 ==== | + | |
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | |
- | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | |
- | * Could be VM stuff or redmine or whatever | + | |
===== March 2010 ===== | ===== March 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 - March 10 ==== | ||
+ | * [[http://www.ITenterprises-STL.org/ | IT Enterprises]] walk-through (4:30) | ||
+ | * Limited to Steering Committee attendees | ||
==== SLUUG - March 10 ==== | ==== SLUUG - March 10 ==== | ||
* BASE: Checking Host Services with Nagios by Lee Lammert | * BASE: Checking Host Services with Nagios by Lee Lammert | ||
* MAIN: Selling Free Software by Jim Roe (per Lee in a 1/16 email to Steercom) | * MAIN: Selling Free Software by Jim Roe (per Lee in a 1/16 email to Steercom) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Daylight Saving Time Begins - March 14 ==== | ||
==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - March 16 ==== | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - March 16 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * TOPIC: CrossBow (network virtualization) by Jeff Logullo |
+ | |||
+ | ==== St. Patrick's Day - March 17 ==== | ||
==== SNUG - March 17 ==== | ==== SNUG - March 17 ==== | ||
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==== STLLUG - March 18 ==== | ==== STLLUG - March 18 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * TOPIC: Bonded NICs by Noah Lance |
==== HZWLUG - March 23 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - March 23 ==== | ||
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==== STCLUG - March 25 ==== | ==== STCLUG - March 25 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== April 2010 ===== | ||
+ | <code> | ||
+ | April 2010 | ||
+ | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | ||
+ | 1 2 3 | ||
+ | 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | ||
+ | 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | ||
+ | 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 | ||
+ | 25 26 27 28 29 30 | ||
+ | </code> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== SLACC - April 1 ==== | ||
+ | * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | ||
+ | * Meetings will be in smaller room. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== SLUUG - April 14 ==== | ||
+ | * Back to back meeting | ||
+ | * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
+ | * MAIN: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== STLLUG - April 15 ==== | ||
+ | * Back to back meeting | ||
+ | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - April 20 ==== | ||
+ | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== SNUG - April 21 ==== | ||
+ | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== STCLUG - April 22 ==== | ||
+ | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== HZWLUG - April 27 ==== | ||
+ | * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | ||
+ | |||
===== Potential Presenters and Topics ===== | ===== Potential Presenters and Topics ===== | ||
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====== Elections ====== | ====== Elections ====== | ||
- | + | * There were 2 board seats expiring: | |
- | * There are 2 board seats expiring: | + | |
* Craig Buchek | * Craig Buchek | ||
* Barry Morrison | * Barry Morrison | ||
- | * Craig and Jerry volunteered to run for the open board seats. | + | * Craig, Barry, and Jerry volunteered to run for the open board seats. |
* Noah volunteered to run for the STCLUG chair. | * Noah volunteered to run for the STCLUG chair. | ||
- | * Craig will print out ballots. | + | * Craig printed out ballots. |
- | * Doesn't have a way to get the ballots to the SLACC meeting. | + | * Got them to all the meetings. |
+ | |||
+ | ====== Election Results ====== | ||
+ | * Ballots were counted | ||
+ | * 28 ballots were counted | ||
+ | * 1 person voted a 2nd time -- we threw out his earlier vote | ||
+ | * 1 ballot was thrown out due to no name on the envelope | ||
+ | * Barry Morrison and Craig Buchek were (re-)elected to the board | ||
+ | * Officers were appointed by the board, per the advisory votes: | ||
+ | * President - Carl Fitch | ||
+ | * Vice President - Stan Reichardt | ||
+ | * Secretary - Craig Buchek | ||
+ | * Treasurer - Lee Lammert | ||
+ | * STLLUG Chair - Craig Buchek | ||
+ | * STCLUG Chair - Noah Lance | ||
+ | * Craig had suggested that folks could write suggestions for the group on the back of their ballots. | ||
+ | * 1 person wrote that he'd like to see more UNIX (non-Linux) topics at the SLUUG meetings. | ||
+ | * Aimed more toward professional sysadmins. | ||
====== Annual Meeting February 10 ====== | ====== Annual Meeting February 10 ====== | ||
- | * Per bylaws, we have an official annual meeting on February 10. | + | * Per bylaws, we had an official annual meeting on February 10. |
- | * Members may bring up any business. | + | |
====== Domains ====== | ====== Domains ====== | ||
- | * Gary will add Craig as 3rd contact for SLUUG.ORG domain. | + | * Gary added Craig as 3rd contact for SLUUG.ORG domain. |
* Carl and Gary - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | * Carl and Gary - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | ||
* 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. | ||
- | * Craig will renew STLLINUX.ORG and update to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | + | * Craig renewed STLLINUX.ORG and updated to show 3 names in WHOIS data. |
====== Server Admin ====== | ====== Server Admin ====== | ||
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* Name: Golden Wheat | * Name: Golden Wheat | ||
* Craig will get with Noah to install the system. | * Craig will get with Noah to install the system. | ||
+ | * Noah has loaded VMware ESXi 4.0 | ||
+ | * Noah and Craig will install it on Wednesday 3/10 at 2:00 PM. | ||
* Work left to do: | * Work left to do: | ||
* Ongoing: Make sure docs are up to date. | * Ongoing: Make sure docs are up to date. | ||
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* March 18 @ St. Charles Convention Center | * March 18 @ St. Charles Convention Center | ||
* Lee will organize. | * Lee will organize. | ||
+ | * Everything going smoothly. | ||
+ | * Needs some people there at about 9:30 to help set up. | ||
* Craig has been adding some packages to his server; would be willing to add them to SLUUG servers. | * Craig has been adding some packages to his server; would be willing to add them to SLUUG servers. | ||
* fail2ban - temporarily ban IPs that have too many SSH failures (unanimous agreement) | * fail2ban - temporarily ban IPs that have too many SSH failures (unanimous agreement) | ||
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====== Recognize Useful Efforts ====== | ====== Recognize Useful Efforts ====== | ||
- | * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions. | + | * Stan and Gary worked on election, balloting, and collecting ballots. |
- | * Jeff Muse has been working on the Michelob sendmail problem. | + | * Craig printed out the ballots and got them to the SLACC meeting. |
- | * On January 21 (3:00 AM) Michelob suddenly stopped allowing SMTP from Bud. | + | |
====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ||
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* 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. | ||
- | * Gary - add Craig as 3rd contact for SLUUG.ORG domain. | + | * Lee - order checks. |
- | * Gary - renew the STCLUG.ORG domain - it will expire December 17. | + | |
* Carl and Gary - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | * Carl and Gary - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | ||
* Carl - send thank-you note to Hostirian for hosting our site. | * Carl - send thank-you note to Hostirian for hosting our site. | ||
- | * Carl - confirm Jim Roe presentation for February 10. | ||
* Craig - contact Kyle Cordes about presenting on Puppet. | * Craig - contact Kyle Cordes about presenting on Puppet. | ||
- | * Craig - renew STLLINUX.ORG, and update to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | + | * Craig - print out minutes from June-March. |
- | * Craig - print out minutes from June-February. | + | |
* Craig - change root passwords; make sure Mike Knight has a copy of the password card. | * Craig - change root passwords; make sure Mike Knight has a copy of the password card. | ||