NOTE: Minutes posted on the Wiki are always unofficial. Schedules for upcoming presentations are always tentative. (Some more tentative than others!)

• No physical meeting until further notice
  • When we again have physical meetings, we would like to continue video meetings in conjunction with physical meetings.
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

SUMMARY: This is where we consider any additions, deletions, sequence, or other changes to sequence of items in the prepared agenda.

  * HISTORY: 
  * We consider changes prior to all reviews, planning and OLD BUSINESS items
    * by jumping ahead, then back, without altering agenda layout.
  * Do NOT alter agenda layout sequence, during current meeting.
  * Moving a previous item out of sequence makes editing difficult.
  * We will jump to *Old Business* items then back to usual sequence.
  * We will jump to *New Business* section, create new item, consider, then jump back to usual sequence.
  * By not altering agenda layout sequence we keep it easier to build the next agenda.

• AGENDA CHANGE:
• Are there any additions, deletions, or other changes to sequence of items in the prepared agenda?
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • Started out with Jonathan Drews list of possible presentations.
  • Jonathan Drews volunteered for NEWLINUX 28 March Graphics Magic ( easy to use BSD/Linux tool ).
  • At some future time, Melissa Evers regarding OpenSource at Intel.
  • At some future time, Mathew Justice regarding How Computers Really Work (book) internal electronics.
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

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• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • QUESTION: When have the recorders been started ( before call to order )?
  • TIME: 6:30pm

• Monday, April 3rd, 2023
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • QUESTION: When was STEERCOM meeting called to order?
  • TIME: 6:30pm

Listed alphabetically by last name:

* James Conroy

* Jonathan Drews

* David Forrest

* Ken Johnson

* Lee Lammert

* Gary Meyer

* Stan Reichardt

* Steve Stegmann

* Sean Twiehaus

SUMMARY: Somebody has to build the agenda and then record the minutes.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments: Stan R acting only as recording secretary.
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Stan R acting only as recording secretary. Gary nominated Stan R for an Academy Award
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March:: Stan R acting only as recording secretary.
• 2023-04-03 Comments: Stan R acting only as recording secretary.

• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

SUMMARY: We maintain a calendar of technical events in the Greater St. Louis area and surrounding regions.

  * HISTORY: 
  * Not all events are official/sponsored SLUUG events. All sponsored events are shown in red.
  * Items have been added and corrected by Stan R, Gary Meyer and Don Ellis.
  * Items listed on this calendar were used to feed the ANNOUNCE weekly mailing.
  * Events on HIATUS are NOT counted! Historical items are NOT counted!  
  * Only face-to-face meetings were counted!

• SLUUG Calendar is a Google Calendar available on our web site.
• Count of number of events listed, each month, as of end of March 2023:

  * LEGEND:
  * Greyed out areas indicate corrections or never previously reported counts.
  * xxx - numbers not recorded.
  * ??? - Future Numbers.
  * Stopped counting general Saint Louis County Library events in May 2016.
  * Re-counted April 2016 without library events.
  * Count of calendar entries for May is down from previous months. No explanation is given.
  * Count of calendar entries for March 2020 misleading because of 
  * Limited maintenance effort for March 2020 because CORONAVIRUS-19 self-isolation effects.
  * Started counting **moved** and **delayed** items in April 2020 as considered being useful.
  * Improvements in Google Calendar feature limits to five days processing at at time, takes
    * about 10 times as long to perform counting. Much more tedious.
  * Five day limitation "improvement" gone, no longer takes so much longer to count.

• 2022-01-31 Comments:
  • Of the 210 total, 5 were cancelled (x~), 0 defunct, 6 delayed, and 4 moved, and 0 postponed; so, leaving 195 active.
• 2022-02-28 Comments:
  • Of the 219 total, 6 were cancelled, 34 (x~), 0 defunct, 10 delayed, and 3 moved, and 1 postponed; so, leaving 165 active.
• 2022-04-04 Comments:
  • The February Calendar counts were not entered during the last meeting.
  • Of the 244 total, 1 were cancelled, 37 (x~), 0 defunct, 7 delayed, 1 missed, and 4 moved, and 1 postponed; so, leaving 193 active.
• 2022-05-02 Comments:
  • Of the 219 total, 2 were cancelled, 44 (x~), 0 defunct, 5 delayed, 1 missed, and 5 moved, and 1 postponed; so, leaving 161 active.
  • QUESTION: Why was March 2022 count so much larger, while April dropped?
  • QUESTION: Should we replace the monthly total counts (January 2022 to date) entries with the active counts?
    • The total counts indicate how many entries we made, showing our work effort, and potential meetings; but, not actual meetings held.
    • Would be a lot of work (if even possible) to go back to change 2020 counts.
    • The active counts would be more realistic indication of how many actual meetings were held.
  • Suggest doing at, say, 1 July or 1 January.
• 2022-05-31 Comments:
  • Of the 234 total, 1 were cancelled, 42 (x~), 0 defunct, 10 delayed, 1 missed, and 5 moved, and 1 postponed; so, leaving 174 active.
• 2022-06-27 Comments:
  • Of the 228 total, 2 were cancelled, 35 (x~), 0 defunct, 3 delayed, 1 missed, and 3 moved, and 3 postponed; so, leaving 181 active.
• 2022-08-01 Comments:
  • Of the 251 total, 2 were cancelled, 56 (x~), ? defunct, 0 delayed, 6 missed, and 3 moved, and 1 postponed; so, leaving 182 active.
• 2022-09-07 Comments:
  • Of the 229 total, 1 were cancelled, 26 (x~), 0 defunct, 11 delayed, 1 missed, and 1 moved, and 0 postponed; so, leaving 189 active.
  • Have now included numbers not previously listed for May, June and July.
• 2022-10-03 Comments:
  • Of the 264 total, 5 were cancelled, 36 (x~), 0 defunct, 9 delayed, 0 missed, and 2 moved, and 0 postponed; so, leaving 212 active.
• 2022-11-02 Comments:
  • Of the 268 total, 2 were cancelled, 53 (x~), 0 defunct, 7 delayed, 0 missed, and 2 moved, and 0 postponed; so, leaving 204 active.
• 2022-12-05 Comments:
  • Of the 270 total, 2 were cancelled, 38 (x~), 0 defunct, 10 delayed, 0 missed, and 2 moved, and 0 postponed; so, leaving 218 active.
  • Have now included numbers not previously listed for September and October.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
  • Of the 238 total, 1 were cancelled, 43 (x~), 0 defunct, 7 delayed, 1 missed, and 4 moved, and 0 postponed; so, leaving 182 active.
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February:
  • Of the ??? total, ? were cancelled, ?? (x~), ? defunct, ? delayed, ? missed, and ? moved, and ? postponed; so, leaving ??? active.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • Of the ??? total, ? were cancelled, ?? (x~), ? defunct, ? delayed, ? missed, and ? moved, and ? postponed; so, leaving ??? active.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • The calendar counts are on Stan R's machine that is currently NOT functioning ( to be repaired ).

SUMMARY: Mailing List Report combined with MEETUP membership count, now called Subscriber Report.

• Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of March 2023:

  * LEGEND:
  * Numbers as of end of each month.
  * Blocking of mailing list attachments not completely configured yet.
  * This will be much easier to do on BOCK.
  * ANNOUNCE mailing list.
    * Still no volunteer editor to do a quarterly or monthly newsletter.
  * Command used to generate these (as root on Bud):
    * /usr/local/mailman/bin/list_members **list_name** | wc -l (This doesn't seem to work on Bock.)
  * Greyed out areas indicate corrections or never previously reported counts.
  * xxx - numbers not recorded.
  * ??? - Future Numbers.

• ISSUES:
• We do NOT have any account access or control to our presence and videos on Google+ or YouTube.
• We do NOT know how or what to count in Google+ NOR do we know how to metric videos.
• We do NOT know how or what to count in YouTube NOR do we know how to metric videos.
• No way to change meeting dates or set temporary hiatus in Google+
• Don will investigate Google+ status
• Don will place credentials for YouTube and any others on Bock /home/sluug

• 2022-01-10 Comments about December: None
• 2022-01-31 Comments about January: Slight increases.
• 2022-02-28 Comments for March:
  • Per Gary looking at last 4 years, DISCUSS slow rebuilding very slowly, ANNOUNCE rebuilt about 10 to 16 people, from large loss of about 100.
  • ANNOUNCE used to be monthly newsletter, then Stan R used it for a weekly highlite. Now mostly just to spread ZOOM and JITSI links.
• 2022-04-04 Comments: Very little change from last month. Amazing how many are in MEETUP and we only see a few.
• 2022-05-02 Comments:
  • Neither SLUUG nor variations of St. Louis Unix show any channels in search, .. "sluug" is someone playing slither.io.
  • Found under "Saint Louis Unix Users Group and Linux", wonky name.
  • Don has credentials, need to find someone interested in updating.
• 2022-05-31 Comments for June: None
• 2022-06-27 Comments for July:
• 2022-08-01 Comments: None
• 2022-09-07 Comments: None
• 2022-10-03 Comments: None
• 2022-11-02 Comments: None
• 2022-12-05 Comments: None
• 2023-01-09 Comments: None
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Gary noticed St Louis IBM Meetup group went out of existence over last two months time. Last thing they did was presentation for SLUUG on replacing Centose in Fall of 2021.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March:: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

SUMMARY: Somewhat reflects the community interest in topics. Or, how well we publicised event.

  * HISTORY: 
  * Initial mail list subscriptions were prompted by attendance sheets.
  * Group leaders are responsible for taking attendance at face-to-face meetings.
  * Remote session attendance display with ZOOM does NOT work automatically.
  * Remote session attendance done best using extra recording with Linux SimpleScreenRecorder software. 

• Blank attendance sheets are available here
• Attendance numbers, as of end of March 2023:

  * LEGEND:
  * Greyed out areas indicate corrections or never previously reported counts.
  * xx - numbers not yet recorded, attendance not taken, or sheet missing.
  * ?? - Future Numbers.
  *(9) - Number in parentheses is head count. Use head count if greater than attendance sheet count (or sheet missing).
  * *  - sLUGs was STL Linux Users Group for Seniors with initial meeting 8 February 2015. Discontinued October 2017.
  * *  - SNUG SuSe was STL Novell Users Group with lunch meeting.  Discontinued December 2017.
  * -  - dash indicates no meeting (NEWLUG March 2020).

• 2022-01-10 Comments about December:
  • Auditing counts using Query feature in LibreOffice BASE Attendance database found:
    • Previously reported count for 2021-02-18 STLLINUX of 20 was actually 19.
    • Previously reported count for 2021-04-14 SLUUG of 26 was actually 25.
    • Previously reported count for 2021-06-03 SLACC of 11 was actually 10.
    • Previously reported count for 2021-08-11 SLUUG of 17 was actually 18.
    • Corrected counts have been verified and highlighted above for this session.
    • As of December 28, the LibreOffice (LO) BASE Attendance database ODB file is 143 kB in size.
    • Attendance for the calendar year 2021 is completely recorded, and the ODB file is available for download from the https://www.sluug.org/steercom/ menu.

• 2022-01-31 Comments about January: Highest STLLINUX meeting attendance in last few years.
• 2022-02-28 Comments for March:
  • Stan R was out of state and fumble fingered recording NEWLUG attendance. Believed that total was at least 10, with one new participant.
• 2022-04-04 Comments: None
• 2022-05-02 Comments: Getting better visibility!
• 2022-05-31 Comments for June: Previously reported count for 2021-05-02 STEERCOM of 5 was actually 6.
• 2022-06-27 Comments for July: None
• 2022-08-01 Comments: SLACC attendance combined remote and live-in-person.
• 2022-09-07 Comments: July and August attendance didn't seem as low as historical experience would normally suggest.
• 2022-10-03 Comments: None
• 2022-11-02 Comments: None
• 2022-12-05 Comments: None
• 2023-01-09 Comments: None
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: None
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March:: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • The SimpleScreenRecorder SLUUG recording is on Stan R's machine that is currently NOT functioning ( to be repaired ).

SUMMARY: We try to analyse what happened or what was presented at the previous months meetings.

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• SLACC
  • Usually holds a Linux Workshop offering installation and configuration help - no presentation
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

• SLUUG General Meeting
• Planning Schedule Report
• BASE (Personal Computing):
  • STATUS: Done
  • WHAT: Demo of LibreOffice Database
  • BY: Stan Reichardt
  • SYNOPSIS: TBD
  • WRANGLER: Stan
  • ABSTRACT: YES
  • BIO: YES
  • REMARKS:
    • We did/do/did not have an alternative ( secondary ) topic on hand.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • January SLUUG BASE was Why Use Linux: Advantages and Challenges by Stan Reichardt
  • February SLUUG BASE was BtrFS Hands On ( File System ) by Lee Lammert
  • Stan R can demo one of the databases, either ATTENDANCE or Planning Schedule.
  • Stan R did short demo of both during STEERCOM.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Stan R had some difficulty actually displaying databases when sharing screens.
  • ZOOM was not timely displaying what was showing on Stan R's laptop screen.
  • Thought that it was likely due to using two ZOOM connections.
  • Even with Stan R's technical delays, BASE session finished just slightly over an hour.
  • Sean T volunteered to expand using these two example databases in normalisation form, just a thought experiment.

COOKIE TIME ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ CALL FOR HELP (Gooey Middle):

• SLUUG General Meeting
• Planning Schedule Report
• MAIN (Professional Computing):
  • STATUS: Done
  • WHAT: Future of OpenSuSE
  • BY: Lee Lammert
  • SYNOPSIS: TBD
  • WRANGLER: TBD
  • ABSTRACT: TBD
  • BIO: TBD
  • REMARKS:
    • We did/do/did not have an alternative ( secondary ) topic on hand.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • January SLUUG MAIN was Using strace for Security Problems by Steven Lembark
  • February SLUUG MAIN was YADM - Yet Another Dotfiles Manager by Sean Twiehaus
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Lee did introduction to shared video.
  • We need to intervene during a video to solicit interaction and comments.

• STLLINUX is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
• Planning Schedule Report
  • Nine days after SLUUG MAIN General Meeting.
• LINUX
  • STATUS: Done
  • WHAT: Favorite Linux Commands
  • BY: Various Volunteer
  • SYNOPSIS: TBD
  • WRANGLER: TBD
  • ABSTRACT: TBD
  • BIO: TBD
  • REMARKS:
    • We did/do/do not have an alternative (secondary) topic on hand.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • January STLLINUX was Powershell Empire Security Tool by Gregory Petty
  • February STLLINUX was Design Like CRAP! by Scott Granneman
  • Sean T ( possible by April ) Manage Containers with Podman and Systemd.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Sean T first presented his using two example databases in normalisation form, just a thought experiment.
  • Meeting picked up very well, unstructured meeting was neat.
  • Stan R suggested sharing error messages in log files during call for help.

SUMMARY: Previously named Hazelwood LUG (HZWLUG), then Newcomer LUG (NEWLUG). Now, Newcomer Linux User Group is designated as NEWLINUX. The NEWLINUX home page lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which we could start. Topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover way more than one topic.

• NEWLUG was how we named our Linux Users Group (LUG) for Linux Newcomers.
  • NEWLINUX is name that we can frequently use for our Newcomer Linux Users Group.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • Jonathan Drews will do demo on Graphic Magick.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Jonathan Drews was not able to do demo on Graphic Magick.
  • Quite active meeting. Three relatively new attendees.
  • Stan R posted summary on DISCUSS, hoping for other comments.

SUMMARY: This is where we discuss available and confirmed meeting topics. GOAL: To map out meeting topics for as much as 3 months out.

• No physical face-to-face meetings until further notice.
• When we again have physical meetings, we would like to continue video meetings in conjunction with any physical meetings.
• We try to track prospects to give presentations at our SLUUG General (SLUUG) meeting and LINUX (STLLINUX) meetings.
• We try to segregate topic types as either BASE, MAIN or LINUX, with BASE and MAIN given at the General meeting (SLUUG) .
• * *BASE* topics should be oriented toward simpler Personal Computing. Usually given as General meeting (SLUUG). Short is good.
  • *BASE* Something fundamental, introductory, instructive or simple.
• * *MAIN* topics should be oriented more toward advanced or Professional Computing. Usually given at General meeting (SLUUG).
  • *MAIN* Something more advanced, detailed, important, profound, new, significant, timely or useful.
• * *LINUX* topics often could be either at the General meeting or at the St. Louis Linux Users Group (STLLINUX) meetings.
• We want to have alternative (secondary) topic on hand if primary speaker doesn't show.
• Gary will continue to explore different computer manufacturers (ex: Cray) who might be able to do presentation "Where are they now?"

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• SLUUG Steering Committee Meeting
  • Usuallly nine days prior to SLUUG MAIN General Meeting.
• 2023-04-03 Comments::
  • Hello, we are here.

• SLACC
  • Usually holds a Linux Workshop offering installation and configuration help - no presentation
• 2023-04-03 Comments::
  • May have one or two newcomers from the NEWLINUX meeting show up.

• SLUUG General Meeting
• Planning Schedule Report
• BASE (Personal Computing):
  • STATUS: Confirmed
  • WHAT: KeePassXC
  • BY: Stan Reichardt
  • SYNOPSIS: KeePassXC is a cross-platform password security vault.
  • WRANGLER: Stan
  • ABSTRACT: Installation, demonstration, and sample file.
  • BIO: YES
  • REMARKS:
    • We did/do/did not have an alternative ( secondary ) topic on hand.
• 2023-04-03 Comments::
  • February SLUUG BASE was BtrFS Hands On ( File System ) by Lee Lammert
  • March SLUUG BASE was Demo of LibreOffice Database by Stan Reichardt
  • Steve Stegmann asked about auto fill-in of login name and password.

COOKIE TIME ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ CALL FOR HELP (Gooey Middle):

• SLUUG General Meeting
• Planning Schedule Report
• MAIN (Professional Computing):
  • STATUS: Confirmed
  • WHAT: Intel and Open Source
  • BY: Katherine Druckman
  • SYNOPSIS: TBD
  • WRANGLER: TBD
  • ABSTRACT: TBD
  • BIO: TBD
  • REMARKS:
    • We did/do/did not have an alternative ( secondary ) topic on hand.
• 2023-04-03 Comments::
  • February SLUUG MAIN was YADM - Yet Another Dotfiles Manager by Sean Twiehaus
  • March SLUUG MAIN was Future of OpenSuSE by Lee Lammert
  • Stan R still needs to request abstract from her.

• STLLINUX is the St. Louis Linux Users Group.
• Planning Schedule Report
  • Nine days after SLUUG MAIN General Meeting.
• LINUX
  • STATUS: Confirmed
  • WHAT: Stack overflows in linux
  • BY: Bryce Meyer
  • SYNOPSIS: tools, methods, & vulnerabilities.
  • WRANGLER: Gary
  • ABSTRACT: TBD
  • BIO: TBD
  • REMARKS:
    • We did/do/do not have an alternative (secondary) topic on hand.
• 2023-04-03 Comments::
  • February STLLINUX was Design Like CRAP! by Scott Granneman
  • March STLLINUX was Favorite Linux Commandsby Various Volunteer
  • Sean T ( had been possible by April ) Manage Containers with Podman and Systemd.
  • Abstract currently on our calendar. Stan R will pull over to main SLUUG webpage.
  • Gary M will try to intice 2600 members to attend.

SUMMARY: Previously named Hazelwood LUG (HZWLUG), then Newcomer LUG (NEWLUG). Now, Newcomer Linux User Group is designated as NEWLINUX. The NEWLINUX home page lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which we could start. Topics are usually determined by attendees. We usually cover way more than one topic.

• NEWLUG was how we named our Linux Users Group (LUG) for Linux Newcomers.
  • NEWLINUX is name that we can frequently use for our Newcomer Linux Users Group.
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

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SUMMARY: We put up a server on the Internet for email, it grew, and now we have to maintain it.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments: DNS zone transfers broken right now. Investigating. Everything else working fine.
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February:
  • Running fine. No rush to go to Debian 11.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • Removed comments prior to January 2023.
  • Running fine. BOCK is a virthal machine. Host will be updated some time in March.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Running. Kernel update brought down for just 5 to 10 minutes. No complaints.
  • Mike Knight found 4.4 Gb of data that Stan R had temporarily hosted for BUGLug.

SUMMARY: We have a traditional Internet presence with the existence of our main SLUUG web site.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
  • Mike Knight posted about broken and missing links. That prompted Stan R to make some corrections ( not all yet ).
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February:
  • Some discussion about making STLLINUX site more resemble SLUUG front page.
  • Consensus that it would be good idea and should clean up some Google Lighthouse complaints.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • Mike Knight posted remarking that we frequently state in many places NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS until further notice.
  • His question is "Should they just state NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS.
  • Or is there a plan for future real face-to-face meetings, and thus the hope for a "further notice"?
  • Per Stan R there are no plans for future face-to-face SLACC and NEWLINUX meetings.
  • Per Lee Nic-N-Elana's restaurant going strong ( old site ).
  • We will leave narrative, so there is some hope.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Stan R. way behind in website updates.

SUMMARY: We have presence on MEETUP.COM.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments: Stan can't hear or see anyone moving now.
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Barely worth the effort.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • Per Gary and Stan R it sucks ( more and in many different ways, month to month ).
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Gary had been locked out by MEETUP for 5 hours.

SUMMARY: We have recorded many of our past meetings and made some of them available on the Internet.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Kind of keeping up with that. Need to delete a few excess Steercom videos.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • No problems.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Keeping up ( I think ~ Stan R ).

SUMMARY: We presume that our single web site isn't enough to draw younger crowd.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
  • Does NOT look like anyone has updated our twitter feed since November.
  • QUESTION: Who is supposed to be updating it?
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February:
  • What is best lead time to tweet about meeting? Consensus is before. Really, nobody here wants to do work.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March::
  • Scott Granneman's offer about Mastadon in the FedAUniver means some of us might sign up.
  • Per Stan R we need demonstrations of different social tools.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Gary M will approach Granneman about Mastadon.

SUMMARY: Combine recording physical plus remote meetings

  * HISTORY: 
      * We have for the longest time been saying: 
      * **No physical face-to-face meetings until further notice.**
      * When we again have physical meetings, we would like to continue video meetings in conjunction with any physical meetings.
      * So, in anticipation of future openings of libraries and restaurants,
        * reduction of lock-down, we need to work toward perfecting the technology. 

• 2021-07-05
  • Project considerations
    • Locations
    • Schedule ~ Timeline
  • Assets
    • Staffing
      • Project Leader ~ Lee Lammert (at least Point Of Contact)
      • Project Wrangler ~ Steve Stegmann (if he will remember)
      • Recording Hardware ~ Lee Lammert
      • Recording Software ~ Tyler Rudie (had been experimenting with OBS during July STLLINUX meeting)
      • Remote Virtual Software ~ ZOOM or Jitsi (maybe better) ?
      • Head Count (local clipboard and remote software participant panel to capture attendance).
      • Production Chief(s) ~
        • does recording and archives.
        • one for remote and one for live location
      • Minions
    • Equipment ~ inventory ~ splitter ~ projectors ~ microphones ~ cameras ~ smartphone cameras ~ portability
      • avoid condenser microphones ~ want dynamic microphones (which may be more expensive)
    • Servers ~ ZOOM ~ Jitsi
    • Software ~ OBS ~ Discord? ~
      • Capabilities ~ Remote Video ~ Chat ~ Recording ~ Screen Sharing ~ YouTube Streaming?
      • Documentation ~ Diagrams ~ Limitations
      • Testing ~ Bat Cave? ~ Restaurant?
  • Discussion:
    • Gary M virtual remote experience at 2600 club was not good. They did not have splitter for hybrid session.
    • Lee figures harder, quite difficult, do we want to really do it. How do we do recordings?
    • Stan R says local noise too much at restaurants.
    • Head counts need to be considered. Gary once shared ZOOM participant panel. We need to promote sharing participant panel(s) for count heads.
    • Stan R has less problem using Jitsi.
    • Stan R thought Jitsi does not have built in recording (may not be true).
    • Stan R uses Linux SimpleScreenRecorder (SSR) to record all remote sessions. Specifically activates participant panel while recording sessions with SSR.
    • We must consider when will libraries open up. Also, Siemens, Nick and Elena's restaurant.
    • Gary suggests we move this topic earlier in agenda. We don't expect to make much progress right away; but, need to keep in mind.
• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Hybrid meetings, nothing comes to mind.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: James Conroy says doing too hard.
• 2023-04-03 Comments: Free Beer and Pizza would be a large draw. We need to consider further.

SUMMARY: We try to record many of our meetings.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Nothing to say.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March:: Per Stan R someone else should probably take custody of the SLUUG projector.
• 2023-04-03 Comments: Nobody else wants it.

SUMMARY: Attendance head count tracking for member voting qualification during Calendar Year (CY)

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Stan R might demonstrate Attendance database at the SLACC meeting coming up.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: Demoed at meeting.
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

SUMMARY: Effort to align length of BASE to be shorter than MAIN presenttions.

  * **HISTORY:** 
  * General Meeting BASE portions go too long. Volunteers tend to do topics beyond introductory level. Scaling back subjects and length
    * of coverage might be a good thing.
  * Stan R posted to SteerCom mailing list for prior discussion.
  * Stan R suggests that we start pulling simple ideas from our Planning Schedule Report and by using a facilitator (or two) encourage
    * and guide participation covering that single topic.  Simply starting out by presenting a relevant man page might work to get folks to join in. 
    * Keeping it short and simple (KISS).

• 2022-09-07 Comments:
  • Stan R volunteers for first trial run next week.
  • Lee suggest Q&A first, then call-for-help before MAIN.
  • Scott G considering a number of smaller topics for this month.
  • Dave Forrest urged us to start doing captions during meetings.
  • Steve found two other references and posted to DISCUSS:
  • https://www.pisd.edu/cms/lib/TX02215173/Centricity/Domain/9379/Automated%2520Captions%2520in%2520Zoom.pdf
  • https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/4409683389709-Enabling-or-disabling-closed-captioning-and-live-transcription-services
  • Gary found under the App Button (or More Button) there is reference to Wordly transcription service.
    • Colibri ~ makes transcripts and meeting notes (license requirements preclude our use).
    • Gary will post and summarize on Steve's DISCUSS posting.
• 2022-10-03 Comments:
  • Changed 12 September SLUUG General Meeting. Instead of a BASE and a MAIN, had 3 short Rolling Thunder Talks.
  • ZOOM somehow gave us an extra file that was closed captions.
  • We should be much more flexible in structure and not restrict to BASE and MAIN, allowing for multiple short topics.
• 2022-11-02 Comments: We agree, worth doing again. Might even be routine, like February instead of Lightning Talks.
• 2022-12-05 Comments: Still a very good option to have multiple short presentations.
• 2023-01-09 Comments: None
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Promote that we're a friendly group, .. if you have a topic that you think would be good, you don't have to be an expert!!
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March:: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: Shorter BASE sessions working fine. Good if we could only get more volunteers.

SUMMARY: We have LibreOffice BASE for tracking BASE, MAIN and STLLINUX meeting topics and speakers.

• Go to https://www.sluug.org/steercom/ has link to planning.pdf
• or directly to report at Planning Schedule Report
• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
  • Stan R started combining many ( not all yet ) previous SLUUG and STLLINUX topics and has added them to database back to YR 2006.
  • The intent is to rebuild current Presentation Archives listing to show both SLUUG and STLLINUX with links.
  • Topic listings of Saint Charles LUG and Security LUG from old minutes and ANNOUNCE mail have NOT been included ( would require lots more work ).
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February:
  • Excellent body of work. We all should review more often. Might make back up presentation filler.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: demoed at STEERCOM meeting.
• 2023-04-03 Comments: * Stan R will continue updating.

SUMMARY: Room reservations at Saint Louis County Library Branches are available on each first Saturday of October and April.

  * **HISTORY:** We routinely reserve and pay fees for monthly SIG meetings at various Saint Louis County Library Branches.
  * Applications for the use of St. Louis County Library Meeting Spaces are accepted on the first Saturday in October for January thru June dates, and on the first Saturday in April for July thru December dates.
  * We can always check for available Library [[http://slcl.evanced.info/spaces | spaces]].
  * **Due to COVID19 restrictions, no library room reservations can be made until further notice.**

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments: None
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: None
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March:: * Per Stan R unlikely to make any reservations this year ( 2023 ) for either NEWLINUX or SLACC meetings.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Reservation are easy to make. No fees right now. But, no need.
  • We will remove this section next agenda as little need.

SUMMARY: Specific presentation possibility.

• Note about not-for-profit GreenHouse Ventures, involved with UMSL, STEM in elementry school environment.
• Embedded computer monitoring plant growth.
• Looking for paid lead Linux Python developer on Raspberry Pi or Aduino, maybe 15-20 hours a week work.
• Suggest we direct item to DISCUSS mailing list.
• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments: None
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Gary has not talked to Sanjive.
  • If nothing comes about within the next month we will delete this stanza.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: GARY will do something.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Gary M embarrassed, needs to contact sometime soon.

SUMMARY: We have informational handout PDFs available http://www.sluug.org/resources/handouts/.

  * **HISTORY:** The PDFs are generated using LibreOffice. The originating files are stored along with generated PDFs.
    * Lee ordered printer parts that should correct crinkle problem.
    * Stan R has been modifying a Linux Presentation Day from 2015 found on the Internet.  It has excellent content.
      * Difficult to modify, as it is extremely graphically intense.  Built and modified with the Scribus application.
      * Likely too complex to print, may wind up splitting content to make a slide show presentation.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February:
  • Minor update to our Why Use Linux handout made for Stan R presentation. Also linked on Presentation Archives page.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: Stan R plannig on a new handout. Don't know when he'll get to it.

SUMMARY: Ken Johnson really prefers stickers, rather than stuffed toys!

  * **HISTORY:**  SWAG is good!
    * Lee has sheet to pass on to Ken.
    * James Conroy will make background black so we can get what we want when ordered.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Lee will send file and request to James C.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: James C will look at graphic that Lee sent him.

SUMMARY: As a historical descendant of our monthly newsletter, the ANNOUNCE mailing had been a weekly extract of our SLUUG GOOGLE Calendar of Events. Previous editors had also styled it less of 1 liners of the entire calendar and more of abstracts of OUR talks & outstanding interest items.

  * **HISTORY:** The subscriber list has been populated from attendance sheets by a nominating subscription process, which requires human input.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Problems really relate to advance scheduling.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March:: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

SUMMARY: Highlite any hardware donations that participants may have done during the month.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Lee still has some machines for those in need.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

SUMMARY: We have large box of hard copy historical records concerning our organization. It has been floating around.

  * **HISTORY:** 2020-10-05 Gary found cardboard box with old secretary material. Original Xeroxes of articles of corporation, etc. Historical interest. No idea who dropped it off.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Box has divided and multiplying like rabbits.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: Gary M still has the cardboard box. Should be elevated to avoid mold, etc.

SUMMARY: We seek financial support from the tech community.

  * **HISTORY:** We are not good at getting sponsors.

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: We need to develop plan to attract cash sponsorships.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Meetup offer made from Creve Coeur firm needs to be evaluate.
  • We need to poll interest amoung next meeting attendees.

SUMMARY: We don't have enough volunteers to do everything consistently.

  * **HISTORY:** We need new members who want to do stuff. Same as every month.

• QUESTION: Any new volunteers to help?
• Tyler Rudie had volunteered to help with SLUUG Google calendar input.
• Gary, Stan, & Tyler need to get together to review Tyler getting to work on Google Calendar modifications?
• Tyler Rudie has been granted permissions to help with SLUUG Google calendar input. Not yet given guidance or instructions.
• Gary needs to prompt him.
• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments: None
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Steve Stegmann ( was ) volunteered for Secretary position on ballot.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Gary M or one of us should ask about overall interest in attending face-to-face.

SUMMARY: After old business, we call for anything that we need to deal with.

• QUESTION: Do we have anything else, anything new that we need to deal with?
• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments: None
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: None
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

SUMMARY: We usually count ballots before STEERCOM meeting and submit to a board meeting for approval. Board members usually help counting.

• Volunteers count https://www.sluug.org/ballot2023.pdf ballots
• Submit ballot results to SLUUG Board of Governors for review and appointment of Officers
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March:
  • Stan R can demonstrate how easily the LibreOffice ATTENDANCE database can be used to verify voter attendance.
  • We didn't think about the following concequences of things at the last STEERCOM meeting:
    • The ballots were not made and available for any January meeting.
    • The ballots, election and voting was not discussed during the January NEWLINUX meeting.
    • The next NEWLINUX meeting ( 28 March ) will not be until after today's meeting ( 27 March ).
    • The ballot does not indicate when ballots will be counted; but, probably should at latest, be prior to next SLUUG MAIN General meeting ( 8 March ).
  • QUESTION: When will we count ballots?
  • Tentatively, we will count ballots 7 March.
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • We counted them. Phil Bunch fine with election as Board membership and duty.

SUMMARY: We routinely rotate thru the following (just in case).

  * **HISTORY:**  In past, we had missed critical government filings, dropped ball on domain renewals, and similar important items.

• January 2023 - STLLINUX.ORG domain automatic renewal.
• January 2023 ~ Post Office Box Renewal ( automatic 6 months on credit card ) ~ Lee handles.
• January 2023 ~ Bribes early to Stan R so your name won't be on ballot.
• February 2023 - SLUUG Annual Board meeting and elections.
• March 2023 - Count Ballots
• March 2023 - Updates to contacts on webpage if required.
• March 2023 - Updates to email aliases if required.
• March 2023 - Consider schedule workshops for July and August 2021
• April 2023 - First Saturday, reserve rooms at St. Louis County Library Branches.
• April 2023 - IRS Form 990-N for Tax Exempt Status. e-postcard.
• May 2023 - LetsEncrypt renews every 60 days early ( 30 day grace period ).
• June 2023 - BuddyNS SLUUG account due (Automated)
• June 2023 - Missouri Annual Report for Corporate Legal Status due.
  • https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/BusinessEntityDetail.aspx?page=beSearch&ID=681250
• June 2023 - *automated* LetsEncrypt free SSL certificates for websites on BOCK.
• July 2023 - SLUUG.ORG account due (Automated) done in June.
• July 2023 ~ Post Office Box Renewal (automatic 6 months on credit card) ~ Lee handles.
• August 2023 - NEWLINUX.ORG domain renewal. Stan R.
• August 2023 - SLACC.ORG domain renewal. Stan R.
• September 2023
• October 2023 - First Saturday, reserve rooms at St. Louis County Library Branches.
• November 2023
• December 2023 - Ticket ( ballot ) nominations should be solicited.
• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments: None
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: Quick short review done during this session.
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: Nothing major. Stan R update contacts webpage.

SUMMARY: When anybody does something to help!

• QUESTION: Did anyone do anything helpful or useful?
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • Lee posted on and updated BOCK.
  • Stan R still alive and breathing. Hip Hip Horray!!

SUMMARY: It may help a little to tag individuals with tasks:

• Everyone - Review the STEERCOM minutes, make corrections, act!
• Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings.
• Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.
• Everyone - Stan R wants LibreOffice Planning database tested on multiple systems.
• Don Ellis ~ Test Stan's Planning database on LibreOffice on Mac.
• Don Ellis ~ Upon return to town, clean tomato sauce off the Snowball microphone (there was minor accident at STLLINUX).
• Don Ellis ~ upload older videos to Google Photos and/or Google Docs & publish links.
• Don Ellis ~ Possible presentation - 2018-07-18 he had suggested Apple interfaces and accessories for audio & video.
• Don Ellis ~ Possible presentation on new ChromeBook Linux interface. July 2020
• Don Ellis ~ will investigate Google+ status
• Don Ellis ~ will place credentials for YouTube and any others on Bock /home/sluug
• Gary Meyer ~ Hassle Mike about Google throttling.
• Gary Meyer ~ Contact Steve Pidgeon for progress report.
• Gary Meyer ~ Contact Steve Lembark about splitting presentation into two parts.
• Gary Meyer - Build spreadsheet to track domain name registrations. See http://bgp.he.net/ip/207.223.253.71#_dns
• Gary Meyer - Did not follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us.
  • SLACC.COM is now held by someone else (squatter).
  • SLACC.ORG could be registered. SLACC.ORG available for sale ~ only $499.
  • Consider other TLDs than .com and .org for SLACC
• Stan R. ~ Remind Gary Meyer to bring SWAG, Penguins or stickers to meetings and hand out pamphlets.
• Stan and Gary should get together and discuss how ANNOUNCE was done.
• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments:
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: None
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None

• Monday, April 3rd, 2023
• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • QUESTION: Will we have Blue Sky Idea session to record or not record?
  • NO
  • QUESTION: At what time was STEERCOM meeting adjourned?
  • TIME: 8:15pm

• 2023-04-03 Comments:
  • TIME: 8:15pm

SUMMARY: Food for thought ~ anything not previously covered that provides mental stimulus for thinking about improvements or solutions.

  * HISTORY:  Stimulate creativity by planting the seed of an idea.  
    * Current action or response not required.
    * Some ideas are Off-The-Record ~ NOT TO BE RECORDED!
    * Some ideas should be publicized.~ SHOULD BE RECORDED!
    * If a speaker believes something should not be recorded, the recording operator needs to be notified.
    * ** Each speaker would initially declare whether an idea should be recorded or not. ** 

• The narrative comments in the agenda/minutes prior to January 2023 Steercom have been removed.
• 2023-01-09 Comments: None
• 2023-01-30 Comments for February: None
• 2023-02-27 Comments for March: None
• 2023-04-03 Comments: None