July 2004 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Re: [Wlug] Hot Swap Drives on a Inspiron 9100

by Brian J. Conway

On Tue, 6 Jul 2004, Chuck Haines wrote: > I just got a nice new Inspiron 9100 for work (a huge beast I might > add) and I just installed Fedora Core 2 on it. I'm curious if anyone > has any links or experience in how to make it so I can hot swap the > drives (dvd burner, cd-rom, floppy, extra battery) without having to > reboot. I've done some googling searching but haven't really found > anything yet. If you could reply back to hainesca(a)nv.doe.gov (my work > email), I'd be much appreciative. I'm sure various distributions have scripts setup to do that with the hotplug package, but what I've always done is compile those pieces as modules, and load and unload them before swapping hardware (no modules for the battery, the BIOS picks those up fine). Brian J. Conway bconway(at)alum.wpi.edu "LINUX is obsolete" - Andrew S. Tanenbaum, creator of Minix - Jan 29, 1992

July 6, 2004

Hot Swap Drives on a Inspiron 9100

by Chuck Haines

I just got a nice new Inspiron 9100 for work (a huge beast I might add) and I just installed Fedora Core 2 on it. I'm curious if anyone has any links or experience in how to make it so I can hot swap the drives (dvd burner, cd-rom, floppy, extra battery) without having to reboot. I've done some googling searching but haven't really found anything yet. If you could reply back to hainesca(a)nv.doe.gov (my work email), I'd be much appreciative. Thanks, Chuck -- Chuck Haines chaines(a)gmail.com ------------------------------------------- Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity WPI Class of 2005 ------------------------------------------- AIM: CyberGrex YIM: CyberGrex_27 ICQ: 3707881 -------------------------------------------

July 6, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Open Source CMS?

by Michael Long

> On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 10:34:56PM -0400, Dwight A. Ernest wrote: >> So what I'm seeking are pointers to open source content management >> integrators (either houses or experienced individual consultants) who >> can show a proven, referenceable list of happy clients for whom they've >> provided a full-service CMS solution. > Check out plone.org. This is built on top of Zope (zope.org) an excellent web application framework.

July 5, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Open Source CMS?

by Charles R. Anderson

On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 10:34:56PM -0400, Dwight A. Ernest wrote: > So what I'm seeking are pointers to open source content management > integrators (either houses or experienced individual consultants) who > can show a proven, referenceable list of happy clients for whom they've > provided a full-service CMS solution. This topic comes up from time to time. Has anyone played with any CMS stuff? I think it would make a great talk at an upcoming WLUG meeting, even just to answer the basic questions, What is a CMS? Why do I need/want one?

July 5, 2004

Open Source CMS?

by Dwight A. Ernest

Hi. I have a consulting client that is a non-profit in the midst of an IT management change. They have been seeking a good content management system for some time, but have not been seriously considering open source solutions for that need in spite of my cajoling them into that direction, in spite of the fact that the majority of their current web solution is built on Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL/etc. The main objection has been a lack of knowledge of any providers of a full-service CMS solution: sizing, integration, training, implementation, etc., which is something one can pretty much take for granted when dealing with proprietary CMSes. So what I'm seeking are pointers to open source content management integrators (either houses or experienced individual consultants) who can show a proven, referenceable list of happy clients for whom they've provided a full-service CMS solution. I look forward to hearing from you. -- Dwight A. Ernest, dwight at significant dot com GPG key A6999567 Cell: +1-508-523-1416 FAX: +1-978-405-2504 YIM: dwight_ernest RHCE #803004293310030 http://significant.com/~dwight/ KA2CNN Papa, partner, pilot, net geek, sysadmin, consultant, cohouser.

July 5, 2004

LPI-LUG.org

by albutler33＠netscape.net

Hello Andy, This is the organization I was telling you about Thursday night during the quarterly meeting. Think there might be any interest? You can check out the website at www.lpi-lug.org/. Al Butler LPI-LUG.org - What is it? This site is to promote the certification of Linux users through their LUG's (Linux User Groups). This is a site sponsored by the Open Source Software Institute, the United States Affiliate of LPI. There are two main sections of this site. The first section is devoted to individual Linux users/advocates/etc. The Linux Professionals Exchange is designed for registered individuals of LPI-LUG.org and provides access to employment opportunities that can only be found on LPI-LUG.org. Linux Users Groups are also encouraged to register with LPI-LUG.org. This first step will start communication between LPI-LUG.org and your LUG. Once registered, you are eligible for the benefits associated with being an LPI-LUG. __________________________________________________________________ Switch to the New Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

July 3, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Linux Technical Resource Kit from Novell

by Bill Smith

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:04:29 -0400 Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > ... If anybody gets one of these, I'd be curious > to know what they think of it. On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:00:55 -0400 Bill Smith <wsmith(a)chezsmith.com> wrote: > I just filled out the questionaire. the final page had this to say: > > Thank you William ! Your Linux Technical Resource Kit has been > successfully received. > We will contact you by e-mail as soon as your order ships. > ... OKAY! I got THIS in my email box yesterday (Friday, 02 July) [edited to protect... Suffice to say it was addressed from Novell!]: ======================================================== Subject: Novell/SuSE/Ximian Technical Resource Kit Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 10:23:01 -0600 X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.2 Beta I just wanted to let you know that the free Tech resource kit you have ordered has been shipped and you should be receiving it soon. Brent Sharp Novell Customer Communities ======================================================== Ahhhh... i can hardly wait! :D I figure that because of the holiday, it should get here sometime around Thursday, give or take. I'll let you all know what happens... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com Eliminate the impossible. Whatever remains, however improbable, must be the Truth. -- Sherlock Holmes * TAG! v3.1a *

July 3, 2004

Fwd: 7/15 Technical Focus Group Invite for Boston-Area User Groups

by Andy Stewart

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July 2, 2004

Re: [Wlug] stuff

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 02 July 2004 11:00 am, orbitz wrote: > And then? > > J Schonberg wrote: > >Hi Andy. > > > >I guess if you are reading this, you made it home safely. > > > >I stepped off the train . . . and a bunch of us waited for the train > >to move forward to cross the tracks. Then the conductor indicated > >that we could cross infront of the train because the train wasn't > >going anywhere. > > > >When I crossed the tracks, I saw the first of three poliece cars . . > I met Jason and a couple of other WLUGers at the MegaLUG meeting in Boston on Thursday evening. Jason and I ended up riding the Lowell train at midnight to get home. Jason exited at N. Billerica, and the train sat idle for about 5 minutes. I wondered why. Suddenly, the conductor and 2 Billerica police officers boarded the train and walked past me to the rear of the car. One "gentleman" was escorted off of the train for offenses unknown to me. As the train left the station, I saw 3 police cars in the parking lot. The train proceeded to the Lowell station without further incident. I guess the suspense was better than the real story.... :-) Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA5YdyHl0iXDssISsRAhuLAJ42/MCqxWRccbSnxamWcQO18bNkxgCeIF9R /j7jcekZxYruLqaRxlIV5bc= =nkta -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

July 2, 2004

Re: [Wlug] stuff

by orbitz

And then? J Schonberg wrote: >Hi Andy. > >I guess if you are reading this, you made it home safely. > >I stepped off the train . . . and a bunch of us waited for the train >to move forward to cross the tracks. Then the conductor indicated >that we could cross infront of the train because the train wasn't >going anywhere. > >When I crossed the tracks, I saw the first of three poliece cars . . > > >

July 2, 2004