[clue-admin] November 2005 - Admin Meeting Notes

[Jeff Cann]

Date:  11/05/05
Who:  Jed Baer, Collins Ritchey, Jeff Cann, Bob Harper

Discussion Items
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1.  Send your updated contact information to Jed so he can update the contact 
list on the CLUE web site admin page - cluedenver.org/admin

2.  Install Fest - InstallFest will be 19 Nov at DeVry University's 
Westminster Campus from 10AM to 4PM, room 341.

3.  LPI Cert Fest - LPI CertFest will be 19 Nov at DeVry University's 
Westminster Campus, room 300.  Three time slots will be available for exams, 
10:30AM, 12:30PM, and 2:30PM.  The exams offerred will be LPI-101, -102, and 
-201 only.  Cost is $75 per exam

4.  Speakers - CLUE-North needs speakers for Nov, Jan, and Feb.  No meeting 
for Dec.  CLUE-DTC needs speakers starting in January.  Some ideas for 
presentations:
	- Virtualization (e.g., VMware, xen)
	- Cluster follow-up.
	- CentOS
	- VPN
	- Wireless configuration (for laptops)
	- Media Wiki
	- Programming languages

5.  Open volunteer positions:
	- Speaker coordinator
	- Events coordinator

6.  Server status:
	- CLUE server is pretty much up to date at the moment.
	- Use admin list to notify changes.
	- Document in the cluemin wiki (Jed has URL)
	- Check on backup compression.
	- Would be nice to download backup archives to other servers using rsync.

7.  Membership drive:
	- cluemin wiki has features from June meeting.
	- 2006 membership drive is on, target for January.

8.  Sponsors:  No update from Doug ; not sure of his status with CLUE.

9. Web site: volunteers for database integration; update publication scripts.


Action Items
1.  Jeff 	- Send out announcements, call for speakers, volunteers.
	- Send rsync command to admin list for backup propagation.
	- Check with ISPs to inquire about ssh access w/o security issues.
	- Work with Gary Dodge and Todd Trichler to get more Oracle
	employees involved in the DTC meeting.

2.  Jed	- Install captcha form into production web site.
	- Document how to publish web site on cluemin.
	 
3.  Bob	- Work with Crawford on two pronged security usnig tripwire and 	
	another configuration tool (Anselmi recommended it)

4.  Collins - Read cluemin posts on the member scripts.
	- Ask any questions.
	- Implement membership features for the January membership drive.
-- 
Jeff Cann
CLUE President
http://www.cluedenver.org/
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