The SLUUG Cronicle |
August 2003 |
| Aug 4 | Mon | StlAdvLUG | 7:00pm-11:00pm |
| Aug 5 | Tue | Gateway JUG | 6:00pm-8:00pm |
| Aug 5 | Tue | MOSLUG | 7:00pm-11:00pm |
| Aug 6 | Wed | SLUUG - Steering Committee | 6:30pm-8:30pm |
| Aug 7 | Thu | SLACC | 6:30pm-9:00pm |
| Aug 7 | Thu | SILUG - Fairview Heights IL | 7:00pm-9:00pm |
| Aug 7 | Thu | SILBSD - Fairview Heights IL | 7:00pm-9:00pm |
| Aug 12 | Tue | CCSL Dinner Meeting ($ - RSVP) | 5:30pm- |
| Aug 12 | Tue | GAMUG | 7:00pm- |
| Aug 12 | Tue | LUCI - Newbie Night | 7:00pm-9:00pm |
| Aug 13 | Wed | SLUUG | 6:30pm-9:00pm |
| Basics: Files | |||
| TOPIC: Cyber-Liberties | |||
| Aug 14 | Thu | STLBSD | 7:00pm-9:00pm |
| Aug 14 | Thu | St. Louis Java Users Group | 6:30pm-8:00pm |
| Aug 17 | Sun | CWE-LUG | 1:00pm-5:00pm |
| Aug 18 | Mon | SILUG - Carbondale | 7:00pm-9:00pm |
| Aug 19 | Tue | STLWEBDEV (NOTE: NEW Location) | 6:30pm-9:00pm |
| Aug 21 | Thu | St. Louis LUG | 7:00pm-9:00pm |
| Aug 26 | Tue | STLWEBDEV - Wireless SIG | 5:30pm- |
| Aug 26 | Tue | Hazelwood LUG | 6:30pm-9:00pm |
| Aug 26 | Tue | LUCI | 7:00pm-9:00pm |
| Aug 28 | Thu | St. Charles LUG | 6:30pm-9:00pm |
NOTE: More information on these groups, including locations and web sites,
can be found in the "Meeting Locations" section below.
| 6:30 pm | Basics | Files by Stan Reichardt |
| 7:00 pm | Announcements | Standard Introductions & Procedures |
| 7:05 pm | Q & A | An opportunity to ask technical questions |
| 7:15 pm | Break | Social, off-line conversations, book sales |
| 7:30 pm | Presentation | Cyber-Liberties by Matt LeMieux |
Abstract:
This is a tutorial for beginners about files, directories and filesystems. About inodes, paths and links. About hardware, data and security. About everything on a Unix or GNU/Linux system; because everything is a file, or at least the kernel thinks so.
Bio:
We suspect that Stan Reichardt has some level of education, that he is licensed to drive his pickup truck, and that his employment has often been doing things other than his job title.
He is too cheap for the latest technical gadgets and his devotion to the VIM text editor (a "vi" emulation) is quite strong. For the last many years his personal choice of Operating Systems has been RedHat Linux, but longs for time to explore Debian GNU/Linux.
His philosophy of life is that even though Y2K was a let down, similar opportunities for disaster happen all the time. Just ask about his kitchen.
Stan is Dictator for Life of the Hazelwood LUG. It's there that he gets to spend some time giving back to the community by patiently helping out folks new to the whole Linux thing.
Check out Stan's personal web page at http://www.sluug.org/~stan for a glimpse of his subtle sense of humor about vacations and near death. Questions and comments are welcome. Contact Stan Reichardt via email to stan@mail.sluug.org or by phone at 314-298-1183.
Abstract:
How our society ultimately deals with technology issues and social concerns eventually effect our daily lives.
Information will be given and discussed on the impact of the USA Patriot Act and other recent government actions on cyber liberties. We will also discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision on the use of Internet filters in public libraries.
Bio:
Matt LeMieux is the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Eastern Missouri.
Ideas, questions and suggestions are welcome; please contact Terry Linhardt (presentations@sluug.org).
Books that are not available at the meetings may be ordered to be picked up at the next SLUUG general meeting. Contact Sue Hurst (booksales@sluug.org).
August Special:
| Books with a red sticker (discontinued titles and older editions) |
- | 70% off |
| Books on special | - | 30% off |
| All other books | - | 25% off |
Secure Shell (SSH)
Abstract:
Secure Shell (SSH) provides the UNIX/Linux community with encrypted remote login. This adds to the long-term solution to the problems of network eavesdropping. The orginal services such as telnet, ftp, pop and many others unfortunately transmit passwords as clear ASCII text.
Bio:
Dustin apparently has DNA and is a warm blooded biped. Actually those are guesses, all we know is that he works along side Craig Buchek.
Comments, questions, and ideas for the St. Louis Linux Users Group are welcome; please send email to linux@sluug.org.
SLUUG - St. Louis UNIX Users Group
(http://www.sluug.org)
General Meeting
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Free and open to the public. For the year 2003, we are meeting at:
Graybar Electric Co, Inc.
11885 Lackland Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63146
Directions: Take I-270 to Page east. Take first exit (Concourse). Turn right at stop light (Lackland). Turn right at stop light into Graybar parking lot. Enter building at main entrance and sign in with security guard. Proceed down 1 level to lake level and cafateria training room.Map: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=11885+Lackland&zipcode=63146
SLUUG - St. Louis UNIX Users Group
(http://www.sluug.org)
Steering Committee
Meets the first Wednesday of each month, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Open to the public. This is where we make decisions on what topics to cover and other administration of the group. If you want to get involved, this is a good place to start. This month we will meet at:
KPG, Inc.,
(Ground floor meeting room - marked with signs)
14528 South Outer Forty Drive, Suite 333,
St Louis, MO 63017
St. Louis Linux Users Group (STLLUG) (http://www.stllinux.org)
Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month, 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The room is reserved starting at 6:00pm. (Ask a librarian to let you in if it is locked.) Members are encouraged to come early to mingle and/or give informal demos or presentations. Free and open to the public. (Formerly known as the Linux SIG.)
Indian Trails LibraryDirections: Take I-170 to Page east. Turn left at North-South. Turn left at Midland. Drive 2 blocks and turn left on Delport. The library is on your left.
8400 Delport Drive (at Midland)
St. Louis, MO
St. Charles LUG (http://www.sluug.org/~stclug)
We expect that meetings will usually be held at 6:30pm to 9:00pm on the 4th Thursday of each month, except during December, which will probably not have a meeting.
This is a SIG of SLUUG, intended for all Linux users in the Western and Northern parts of the greater metro area.
Ponderosa
513 South Main St. (just north of I-70)
O'Fallon, MO
Hazelwood LUG (http://www.sluug.org/~hzlug)
Generally meets the 4th Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Free and open to the public. This is a SIG of SLUUG, intended for Linux newbies.
Prairie Commons Library
915 Utz Lane (between Howdershell and Dunn)
Hazelwood, MO
CWE-LUG - Central West End LUG (http://www.sluug.org/~cwelug/)
Generally meets on the third Sunday of the month from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Meetings are now held at the ACLU building.
ACLU
4557 Laclede (just east of Euclid)
St Louis, MO 63108
Advanced LUG (http://www.stladvlug.org/)
Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. This group is intended to be a venue for advanced topics as well as a time to work on Open Source projects as a group. Free and open to the public.
WDT Solutions
9450 Manchester, Suite 204
Rock Hill, MO
MOSLUG - MO Open Source LUG (http://www.moslug.org/)
Meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month, from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. Meetings are free and open to everyone. This is a Linux Users Group (LUG) for all levels, from new beginners to the more advanced users.
Culpeppers Restaurant (basement)
312 S. Kirkwood Road
Kirkwood, MO 63122
STLBSD - St. Louis BSD Users (http://www.stlbsd.org)
They have held a number of monthly meetings, but no regular schedule yet. Also look for guys with little red daemons on their shirts at SLUUG and LUG meetings.
St. Louis Java Users Group (http://www.ociweb.com/javasig/)
Meets the 2nd Thursday of every month, 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Attendance is free, and you do not need to sign up -- just show up.
CityPlace One Auditorium
One City Place
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Gateway JUG (Java Users Group) (http://www.gatewayjug.org/)
Meets 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month. Please RSVP if you would like to attend.
Maryville Technologies
540 Maryville Centre Dr., Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63141
STLWEBDEV - St. Louis Web Developers (http://www.stlwebdev.org)
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Meetings are free and open to everyone. This is an open group to facilitate communications between diverse professions involved in Internet/Intranet design and development. STLWEBDEV is also the St. Louis chapter of the International Webmasters Association and the HTML Writers Guild (IWA-HWG).
Savvis Communications (across from Maryville Centre)
1 Savvis Parkway (near I-64 and 141)
Chesterfield, MO 63017
GAMUG - Gateway Area Macintosh Users Group (http://www.gamug.org)
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm. GAMUG has a number of active SIGs, so be sure to check out their web site. Of special interest is the Mac OS X SIG (which meets in Fenton). Membership is $30 a year for individuals.
Parkway Central High School
369 N. Woods Mill Rd. (Hwy. 141, between Olive and Ladue)
Chesterfield, MO 63017
CCSL - Computer Consultants of St. Louis
(http://www.ccsl.org)
Monthly Dinner Meeting
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at Cheshire Inn. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for non-members. Call 314-995-4652 (by the previous Friday) or email meeting@ccsl.org for reservations. Social hour starts at 5:30pm, meeting starts at 6:30pm.
Cheshire Inn
6306 Clayton Rd.
St. Louis, MO
SILUG - Southern Illinois LUG
(http://www.silug.org)
O'Fallon meeting
The SILUG O'Fallon meeting is generally on the 1st Thursday of the month. It runs from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
O'Fallon City Library
120 Civic Plaza
O'Fallon, IL 62269
SILUG - Southern Illinois LUG
(http://www.silug.org)
Carbondale meeting
The SILUG Carbondale meeting is the 3rd Monday of the month, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The location can vary due to scheduling issues, so be sure to double-check their web site.
Morris Library, Room 325
SIU-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
LUCI - Linux Users of Central Illinois (http://www.luci.org)
All LUCI meetings are held at the same location, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. General meetings are on the 4th Tuesday of the month, and Newbie night is held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Illinois State Museum Research & Collections Center
1011 East Ash St.
Springfield, IL 62703
CORCC - County Older Residents Computer Club (http://www.a-zuc.com/corcc/)
Meets (almost) every Friday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Provides free classes for seniors 55 or older. For info, contact Tom Kimber (t.kimber@worldnet.att.net) or Arthur Hollman (ajhollman@juno.com).
Prairie Commons Library
915 Utz Lane (between Howdershell and Dunn)
Hazelwood, MO
We publish meeting schedules of groups in the St. Louis
region that may be of interest to our members. If you would like to
have info added about your group, please mail the newsletter editor
(editor@sluug.org)
or call any of the SLUUG officers.
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The St. Louis Unix Users Group Steering Committee has moved to meeting on the first Wednesday of each month. The previous schedule for Committee meetings being held the week after the general meeting was just too difficult to schedule. By keeping it as simply the first Wednesday we hope to make it easier to find a new permanent location.
The next three Steering Committee meetings will be on 6 August, 3 September and 1 October.
The 6 August meeting will be held 6:30 PM at:
KPG, Inc.,
(Ground floor meeting room - marked with signs)
14528 South Outer Forty Drive, Suite 333,
St Louis, MO 63017
KPG is located 4.8 miles west of HWY 270 on HWY 40. Take HWY 40 to Timberlake Manor Parkway (Exit 21), go east on South Outer 40 Drive for 1/2 of a mile, KPG is in the first office building on the right in suite #333 of the Corporate Plaza Building.
We as an organization will benefit in the coming months from the efforts of Terry Lindhardt, our new Presentation Manager.
The Presentation Manager is not expected to find presentations, only to act as the single coordinating focal point. When we have multiple potential volunteers to do topics, the dynamic and shifting changes and cancellations wreck havoc. One single person must track and know the current or final status.
Sometimes our attempts at scheduling tutorials and the more advanced presentations at SLUUG run into the all too common situation of no volunteers until the last minute. When volunteers do come forth and try to fill the gap there are a lot of things to do besides preparation of the actual presentation.
Topics, presentations, demonstrations and such at each of the Special Interest Groups are the responsibility of the respective group leaders.
We would prefer to schedule items far enough in advance to do all the extra things, like publishing a short abstract of the topic and a little background about the presenter. This is often like pulling teeth. We would like to also post the information on our web pages for the next event shortly after each monthly meeting. Just knowing the exact title of the presentation and the correct spelling of the name of who ever is going to give it seems elusive.
Your ideas, questions and suggestions are welcome; please contact Terry Linhardt (presentations@sluug.org).
Our position of Editor is open for a good volunteer.
The tasks involve gathering and editing articles, event schedules and any newsworthy items for publication in our monthly newsletter.
The social process starts with reminding others that you don't manufature articles, the news, upcoming events or volumes of mindless sentences.
The editing process starts with creating the newsletter in HTML form and converting it into a simple text format for bulk email distribution. Neither process is very complicated.
Contact us by mailto:volunteer@sluug.orgWe would like to create a volunteer position of Librarian for the organization.
This would be a completely new volunteer position with the goal of placing copies of monthly presentations on our web sites.
Contact us by mailto:volunteer@sluug.org
For more information about sponsoring the St. Louis UNIX Users Group,
contact Frank Lipski (sponsorship@sluug.org).
Win? Duhos! Hey you, out of the gene pool! - Gary quoting a bummper sticker Google is your friend. - Phil Bunch
| President | president@sluug.org | Christine Wanta | |
| Vice-President | vice-president@sluug.org | Ed Wehner | |
| Secretary | secretary@sluug.org | Buck Pyland | |
| Treasurer | treasurer@sluug.org | Mike Kriz | |
| Linux Users Group Chair | linux@sluug.org | Frank Lipski | |
| Board of Directors | board@sluug.org |
Ed Wehner Craig Buchek Robert Citek Stan Reichardt Christine Wanta |
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| Presentations | presentations@sluug.org | Terry Lindhardt | |
| Corporate Sponsors | sponsorship@sluug.org | Christine Wanta | |
| O'Reilly Book Sales | booksales@sluug.org | Sue Hurst | |
| Newsletter Editor | mailto:volunteer@sluug.org | Open position | |
| Librarian | mailto:volunteer@sluug.org | Open position | |
| PR | reporter@sluug.org | Stan Reichardt | |
| Steering Committee Info | info@sluug.org | Gary Meyer | |
| BBS Questions | bbs@sluug.org | Gary Meyer | |
| Official Correspondence | SLUUG Mailing Address |
PO Box 411302 St. Louis, MO 63141 |