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STLLUG - September 22, 2022

Design a clean, modern, visually appealing image with simplicity. It should have a smooth gradient background transitioning from light blue to soft green. At its center, include a large, simplistic 3D cloud icon. Beside the cloud on the left, display a simplified computer server icon, and on the right, place a simplistic hard drive icon. Incorporate sets of arrows indicating the data flow: one from the server to the cloud and another from the cloud to the hard drive. Add small, sleek monochrome logos of Tux Penguin for Linux and Puffy Pufferfish for OpenBSD at the bottom but semi-transparent to minimize their impact. Furthermore, integrate subtle icons of files, folders, and databases floating to depict the concept of data in cloud storage.

Using Dump and Restore

By: Jonathan Drews

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STLLUG - August 18, 2022

Create a visually striking image based on modern cloud computing. The background will feature a smooth gradient transitioning from a deep blue at the top to a lighter blue at the bottom. At the center, depict a sleek and minimalist design of a cloud, representing versatility. Around the central cloud, incorporate modern and visually consistent icons of four devices: a desktop computer, a laptop, a tablet, a smartphone - all subtly connected to the central cloud with thin, white lines. Incorporate smaller platform symbols representing Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux near the device icons. Add faint technological patterns or representations of binary code in the background. Use shades of blue, white, and light gray to keep the image cohesive and modern. All icons must be in a flat design and arranged symmetrically for balance, drawing the viewer's eyes towards the central cloud.

OwnCloud

By: Lee Lammert

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STLLUG - July 21, 2022

Create an image that visually represents the concept of Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) with a gradient background transitioning from dark to light, starting from a rich shade of blue or black at the top, transitioning to a lighter shade towards the bottom. The main visual should be a graphic representation of a filesystem extending from a user's desktop or laptop, with connected icons symbolizing different types of storage services such as a locked folder for encrypted filesystems like `encfs`, a cloud for cloud storage, and a server icon for `sshfs`. Include the Linux Tux penguin near the bottom of the screen or next to a silhouette of a user represented as a hobbyist or business professional interacting with the filesystem. Also, include minimalist icons that represent FUSE features like `sshfs` and `encfs`, and a terminal icon with a simple command prompt interface to represent user's ease of use.

Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE)

By: Steven Lembark

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STLLUG - June 16, 2022

Create a split background image. The left half should have a light grey background, and the right half a darker, modern shade of blue. On the left half, illustrating a retro-style Caucasian sysadmin with a laptop amidst command line interfaces, snippets of code, and a server or VM icon. On the right half, illustrating a sleek, modern Black automation engineer with a laptop that displays the Ansible logo. Also, incorporate playbook and gear icons. In the center, include the Apache logo (feather) symbolizing the commonality between both methods. Add subtle VM icons, perhaps as small server racks or cloud icons, slightly above the split to symbolize their dual usage. The entire composition should balance both sides visually with a clear dividing line enhanced by a slight shadow or glow effect.

Ansible Versus Manual Configuration

By: Sean Twiehaus

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STLLUG - May 19, 2022

Create an image with a gradient background transitioning from dark blue at the top to light blue at the bottom. Place a prominent logo in the center of the image. The logo should be white and resemble a loop that intersects itself in two places. Surround this logo with smaller, simplified icons: a stack of servers on the top left, a browser window with a gear on the top right, a network flow icon on the bottom left, and a whale on the bottom right. Connect these icons to the central logo with thin, light blue dashed lines. Add subtle shadow effects to the icons and the central logo to create a sense of depth. The color scheme should be consistent, with the icons outlined in white or light blue and accentuated with dark blue.

Getting Stuff Done With Ansible'

By: James Conroy

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STLLUG - April 21, 2022

Create an image with a dark gradient background transitioning from deep navy blue at the top to black at the bottom. The central focus is a large, transparent schematic of a motherboard with RAM modules. On the left side of the motherboard, include the Tux penguin logo which is the mascot for Linux. On the other side, place the logo of the Raku language, a programming language that succeeded Perl. Around the motherboard, incorporate small, clear icons and symbols representative of system calls and data structures, such as pointers, memory addresses, and fragments of binary code. Overlay a subtle, semi-transparent process tree diagram in the background. Accentuate the main elements with a faint, glowing outline, and use jagged lines or swirling paths to emphasis the image's overall complexity. The overall appearance should be clean, professional, and compelling, without unnecessary clutter.

Linux Memory 'Manglement'

By: Steven Lembark

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