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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * Remind Grant additional agenda item.
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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   * **QUESTION:​** Have the recorders been started ( they should be, before call to order )?   * **QUESTION:​** Have the recorders been started ( they should be, before call to order )?
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * TIME: :?:+    * 6:37pm
  
 ====== Start STEERCOM Meeting ====== ====== Start STEERCOM Meeting ======
   * **QUESTION:​** When was STEERCOM meeting called to order? ​   * **QUESTION:​** When was STEERCOM meeting called to order? ​
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * TIME: :?:+    * 6:37pm
     *      * 
  
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 :?: * Ken Johnson ​ :?: * Ken Johnson ​
  
-:?: * Lee Lammert+* Lee Lammert
  
-:?: * Gary Meyer+* Gary Meyer
  
-:?: * Stan Reichardt ​+* Stan Reichardt ​
  
-:?: * Grant Taylor+* Grant Taylor
  
 :?: * Sean Twiehaus :?: * Sean Twiehaus
  
-:?: * Steve Stegmann+* Steve Stegmann
  
 ====== Secretary Report ====== ====== Secretary Report ======
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   * **The narrative comments in the agenda/​minutes prior to May 2025 Steercom have been removed.**   * **The narrative comments in the agenda/​minutes prior to May 2025 Steercom have been removed.**
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Stan R will act as recorder only.
  
 ====== Treasurer Report ====== ====== Treasurer Report ======
 // SUMMARY: Lee Lammert has been posting balances from bank statements. // // SUMMARY: Lee Lammert has been posting balances from bank statements. //
 | |
-^ Balance as of 1 March   | |       |$2,464.96  ​+^ Balance as of 1 April  ​| |       |$2,444.96  | 
-^ OpenAI ​                      | | -$20.00 | +^ Balance as of 30 April | |       ​|$2,​444.96 |
-^ Balance as of 31 March | |       ​|$2,​444.96 |+
 | |
   * **The narrative comments in the agenda/​minutes prior to May 2025 Steercom have been removed.**   * **The narrative comments in the agenda/​minutes prior to May 2025 Steercom have been removed.**
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * No expenses, no income. Net nothing.
  
 ====== Calendar Report ====== ====== Calendar Report ======
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Grant T. has been working with an application called Remind, may be a possible replacement. 
 +    * Remind is open source and likely available in many repositories.  
 +    * We may explore how likelly we can replace Google calendar. 
 +    * Grant T. encouraged Gary to turn over clean up of calendar to Rudie Tyler before any transition.
  
 ====== Subscriber Report ====== ====== Subscriber Report ======
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * None
  
 ====== Attendance Report ====== ====== Attendance Report ======
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Numbers disappointing considering coming demise of MS Windows 10 in October.
  
 ====== Meeting Review Comments ====== ====== Meeting Review Comments ======
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     * Raise your hand if you're not here?     * Raise your hand if you're not here?
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * We had one. Not a lot entries as comments.
  
 ==== SLACC    - April     3rd, 2025 ==== ==== SLACC    - April     3rd, 2025 ====
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025: None   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025: None
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Nice crew.
  
 ==== SLUUG    - April     9th, 2025 ==== ==== SLUUG    - April     9th, 2025 ====
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     * As of today, Ed has completed 33 slides.     * As of today, Ed has completed 33 slides.
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * Good; but, Stan R. still can' spell "​git"​.  ​
 +    * Lots of interaction. Very good collabrative session. Grant T. was able to add materail to slide-work before uploading.
 +    * Got a lot of informattion from different angles.
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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     * Advertised title was "8 Problems Solved with ChatGPT",​ Scott and Jans did 2 or 3; but, went into great detail.     * Advertised title was "8 Problems Solved with ChatGPT",​ Scott and Jans did 2 or 3; but, went into great detail.
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * Fun, and real time capture and display was interesting.
 +    * Technique might make a good presentation. ​
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * It was fun Stan R. and Phil Bunch to work with Ed Howland building his presentation.
 +    * Grant T. said fairly detailed and elements covered were accurate and appropriate.
 +    * Slight delays were not too distracting.
 +    * Material was very good and stood alone. Concepts mapped to other language ( necessarily with original Bourne Shell ).
     * :?:     * :?:
- 
  
 ==== NEWLINUX - April    22nd, 2025 ==== ==== NEWLINUX - April    22nd, 2025 ====
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   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
     * Disappointingly low attendance.     * Disappointingly low attendance.
 +    * Just the usual suspects.
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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 // SUMMARY: Catch the pig. Kill the pig. Skin the pig. Gut the pig. Boil the pig. Make sausage. // SUMMARY: Catch the pig. Kill the pig. Skin the pig. Gut the pig. Boil the pig. Make sausage.
 //  // 
-  * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​steercom/​|STEERCOM]] is the Saint Louis Unix User Group Steering Committee.+  * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​steercom/​ |STEERCOM]] is the Saint Louis Unix User Group Steering Committee.
     * Not restricted to Board members, nor appointed officers; so, attendance determines what is covered.     * Not restricted to Board members, nor appointed officers; so, attendance determines what is covered.
     * Any members expressing interest are given attendance instructions.     * Any members expressing interest are given attendance instructions.
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     * Raise your hand if you're not here?     * Raise your hand if you're not here?
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * None
  
 ==== SLUUG    - May    14th, 2025 ==== ==== SLUUG    - May    14th, 2025 ====
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     * As of today, Ed has completed 33 slides.     * As of today, Ed has completed 33 slides.
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * Talked to Ken Johnson, still not available for foreseeable future ( years? ).
 +    * Lee might do something. Stan R. can't do something.
 +    * Anything beyound 10 minutes might be good.
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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 ==== Potential Face-To-Face - May    15th, 2025 ==== ==== Potential Face-To-Face - May    15th, 2025 ====
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * Alternative ​date?+    * Do we want to do an alternative ​date?
     * Reserve venue ( location, location, location )?     * Reserve venue ( location, location, location )?
     * No presentation.     * No presentation.
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     * Pizza     * Pizza
     * Dead fish ( anchovies ).     * Dead fish ( anchovies ).
 +    * We have encouraged Steve Stegmann to initiate some talk on DISCUSS list. Get the ball rolling.
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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   * **The narrative comments in the agenda/​minutes prior to May 2025 Steercom have been removed.**   * **The narrative comments in the agenda/​minutes prior to May 2025 Steercom have been removed.**
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * None
  
 Grant suggests surveying top 3 intersting topics. Grant suggests surveying top 3 intersting topics.
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * It still works. 
 +    * Lee threw away all of Gary's files that were taking up space on BOCK.
  
 ===== Bock Upgrade ===== ===== Bock Upgrade =====
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     * 11-12 pending resolution of Mailman upgrade     * 11-12 pending resolution of Mailman upgrade
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * Lee and Mike Knight have been discussing migration of mailman, before next Debian version upgrade. ​
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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     * Making progress on building our '​pipeline'​ - suggest watching the Special Web Meeting by Sean T.     * Making progress on building our '​pipeline'​ - suggest watching the Special Web Meeting by Sean T.
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * Some usage of additional BOCK2/DEV virtuallations.
 +    * Will be deactivating,​ backing up and delete if not used in 6 months from now.
 +    * Might be nice to have a working session in BAT CAVE.
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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     * Web transition will be available, with links to Steercom for review     * Web transition will be available, with links to Steercom for review
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * Stan R. keeps using old technique. Haven'​t gone back to trying to go to new process.
 +    * Have been deleting excess ZOOM stored files, to stop ZOOM nagging.
 +    * Sean's development tutorial was good, not simple enough for non-experiences.
 +    * Sean's pipeline requires infrastructure structure that we haven'​t yet assembled and built.
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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     * More of the same.     * More of the same.
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Meetup sucks, to level of SHOP-VAC, and Industrial Level.
  
 ===== Our Internet Presence on Other Social Media ===== ===== Our Internet Presence on Other Social Media =====
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     * Nobody on SLUUG IRC! Do we have any montions to remove?     * Nobody on SLUUG IRC! Do we have any montions to remove?
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * We are not using, haven'​t used it for years. ​ We would like to remove.
 +    * How do we dismantle?
 +    * Stan R will remove all references he can, from web pages. ​ Will have to check about on NEW SITE.
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * None
  
 ===== Cameras, Harddrives, Microphones and Projectors ===== ===== Cameras, Harddrives, Microphones and Projectors =====
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * Gary said he would approach drive topic again with Don Ellis.
 +    * Lee pointed out that it is not in the SLUUG box of documents.
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
 +    * Last month the comment was not necessary to keep more than 3 years data. But, it is overall so small, doesn'​t really matter.
     * :?:     * :?:
  
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Is very good to keep all topics for historical purposes.
  
 ===== Handouts ===== ===== Handouts =====
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Not enough time.
  
 ===== Organizational Papers ===== ===== Organizational Papers =====
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   * 2025-03-03 Comments:   * 2025-03-03 Comments:
   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025: Gary saw the box THIS WEEK!!   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025: Gary saw the box THIS WEEK!!
-  * 2025-05-05 Comments: +  * 2025-05-05 Comments: ​Box is still there. ​
-    * :?:+
  
 ===== Sponsorships ===== ===== Sponsorships =====
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025:
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Steve G. has been providing substancial support over last 3 to 4 years.
  
 ====== New Business ====== ====== New Business ======
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   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025: IRC not used, probably should be removed?   * 2025-03-31 Comments for April 2025: IRC not used, probably should be removed?
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * No
  
 ===== Something New ===== ===== Something New =====
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     * Lee was superman keeping Bock alive during the three day power outage!     * Lee was superman keeping Bock alive during the three day power outage!
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Happy wife happy life. 
 +    * Lee threw away Gary's email files, that was taking up 7.4 GB on BOCK. 
 +    * Steve Stegmann posted item about Face
  
 ====== Blue Sky Recording ====== ====== Blue Sky Recording ======
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   *   *
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * No
  
 ====== Adjourn STEERCOM Meeting ====== ====== Adjourn STEERCOM Meeting ======
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   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
   * Monday, May 5th, 2025   * Monday, May 5th, 2025
-    * TIME :?:+    * 8:49pm
  
 ====== Stop Video Recordings ====== ====== Stop Video Recordings ======
   * **QUESTION:​** Have the recorders been turned off?   * **QUESTION:​** Have the recorders been turned off?
-    * Yes/No+    * Yes
   * 2025-05-05 Comments:   * 2025-05-05 Comments:
-    * TIME :?:+    * 8:50pm
  
 ====== Blue Sky Ideas ====== ====== Blue Sky Ideas ======
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