April 2014 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Re: [Wlug] Simpleton Question

by Mike Peckar

Hey Colin! The download helper plug-in for firefox should at least deal with the permissions issues. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/ Mike From: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Colin Novick Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 9:47 PM To: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: [Wlug] Simpleton Question WLUG folk, You guys crunch heavy issues, and I have a cream puff of an issue I just can't crack, and I am not too ashamed to admit it. There is a site with a series of m4v (Quicktime) files I want to be able to at least stream, if not download, but I have two problems. The first is that the site www.worcestercatholictv.com has set the permissions on the files so that they will only play embedded in their webpage, AND they have the files as invisible unless the embedded web page searches for them, and as a result, standalone items like VLC can't touch it, and I can't download it. The second is that the issue seems to be related to my running Ubuntu 12.0.4 LTS, and a buddy is having no issues reportedly in 13.X It makes no difference if it is Chromium of Firefox that tries to playback. Default User Agent Switcher has been installed to see if that was generating a conflict, but that doesn't seem to be it either. Totem 3.0.1 Gecko-mediaplayer 1.0.4 I have searched for similar issues and don't seem to come up with anything. I have scanned help files and that doesn't seem to address this either. At this point, if I had a guess, it is the result of funny permissions on a file that no one is worried about being Linux compatible. Thoughts are most welcome, Colin

April 9, 2014

Simpleton Question

by Colin Novick

WLUG folk, You guys crunch heavy issues, and I have a cream puff of an issue I just can't crack, and I am not too ashamed to admit it. There is a site with a series of m4v (Quicktime) files I want to be able to at least stream, if not download, but I have two problems. The first is that the site www.worcestercatholictv.com has set the permissions on the files so that they will only play embedded in their webpage, AND they have the files as invisible unless the embedded web page searches for them, and as a result, standalone items like VLC can't touch it, and I can't download it. The second is that the issue seems to be related to my running Ubuntu 12.0.4 LTS, and a buddy is having no issues reportedly in 13.X It makes no difference if it is Chromium of Firefox that tries to playback. Default User Agent Switcher has been installed to see if that was generating a conflict, but that doesn't seem to be it either. Totem 3.0.1 Gecko-mediaplayer 1.0.4 I have searched for similar issues and don't seem to come up with anything. I have scanned help files and that doesn't seem to address this either. At this point, if I had a guess, it is the result of funny permissions on a file that no one is worried about being Linux compatible. Thoughts are most welcome, Colin

April 9, 2014

Re: [Wlug] WLUG meeting Thu April 10 7PM

by Jeff Moyer

Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > Thanks Chunk! I'll update the facebook group! ^^^^^ lol! Been watching Goonies lately, Tim? =P -Jeff

April 8, 2014

Re: [Wlug] WLUG meeting Thu April 10 7PM

by Tim Keller

Thanks Chunk! I'll update the facebook group! On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > Thanks for the reminder. I updated the website last night, then got > sucked into OpenSSL suckiness. That may be a good topic to talk > about. > > So, yes there is a WLUG meeting this Thursday, April 10, at 7PM, in > the WPI Campus Center Mid-Century room (our usual room). > > On Tue, Apr 08, 2014 at 05:15:41AM -0700, The Hammer wrote: > > Tim, > > > > I'm not an "official" and figured I'd reply as no one has yet. I > thought the meeting times were changed to Thursdays. The website at: > > http://wlug.org/ > > Says it will be Thursday April 10th. > > Hopefully someone will confirm. > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > > Sent: Monday, April 7, 2014 5:05 PM > > Subject: [Wlug] Meeting on Wednesday? > > > > > > > > I presume we're having a meeting on Wednesday? > > > > Thanks, > > Tim. > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

April 8, 2014

WLUG meeting Thu April 10 7PM

by Chuck Anderson

Thanks for the reminder. I updated the website last night, then got sucked into OpenSSL suckiness. That may be a good topic to talk about. So, yes there is a WLUG meeting this Thursday, April 10, at 7PM, in the WPI Campus Center Mid-Century room (our usual room). On Tue, Apr 08, 2014 at 05:15:41AM -0700, The Hammer wrote: > Tim, > > I'm not an "official" and figured I'd reply as no one has yet. I thought the meeting times were changed to Thursdays. The website at: > http://wlug.org/ > Says it will be Thursday April 10th. > Hopefully someone will confirm. > > Ron > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Sent: Monday, April 7, 2014 5:05 PM > Subject: [Wlug] Meeting on Wednesday? > > > > I presume we're having a meeting on Wednesday? > > Thanks, > Tim.

April 8, 2014

Re: [Wlug] Meeting on Wednesday?

by The Hammer

Tim, I'm not an "official" and figured I'd reply as no one has yet. I thought the meeting times were changed to Thursdays. The website at: http://wlug.org/ Says it will be Thursday April 10th. Hopefully someone will confirm. Ron ________________________________ From: Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Monday, April 7, 2014 5:05 PM Subject: [Wlug] Meeting on Wednesday? I presume we're having a meeting on Wednesday? Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers". _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

April 8, 2014

Meeting on Wednesday?

by Tim Keller

I presume we're having a meeting on Wednesday? Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

April 7, 2014

LOPSA-East Keynotes Announced!

by Evan Pettrey

Hello once again folks, LOPSA-East is proud to announce this year's keynote speakers! Friday evening Keynote: Vish Ishaya, CTO of Nebula Inc. Title: OpenStack in the Datacenter For better or worse, cloud is arriving in the datacenter. The massive growth of OpenStack is paving the way for an onslaught of private clouds. Cloud will be the second datacenter revolution this century. Virtualization changed the way that machines are provisioned and managed, and cloud promises an even more radical set of changes. Come hear Vish discuss the history of OpenStack, cloud versus virtualization, and get guidance for dealing with the specific challenges that cloud creates for system administrators! Bio: Vish Ishaya is Chief Technology Officer of Nebula, Inc. He is a highly prolific developer who was one of the founding engineers of OpenStack. He was elected to the first OpenStack Technical Committee, where he has served consistently since. He was also elected to four consecutive terms as the OpenStack Compute Project Technical Lead and is currently on the board of OpenStack Foundation. In addition to his programming and systems skills, Vish has spent over a decade teaching, most recently classes in object oriented analysis and design. Saturday closing Keynote: Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph Title: Universal Design for Tech: Improving Gender Diversity in our Industry Universal Design is a principle in accessibility thataccessible design makes things better for everyone. A key example of which are curb cuts and door openers which help those who are disabled but also folks with luggage and parents with strollers. Elizabeth will discuss ideas on how to improve gender diversity in our industry, but many of the tips will help everyone beyond improvements that come through diversity. From offering formal education for systems administration to offering flexible schedules and work arrangements, there are many things that can be done to attract much-needed talent. Bio: Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph is an Automation and Tools Engineer at HP working on the OpenStack Infrastructure team. She has been involved with open source communities for over a decade and turned that passion into a profession when she began working as a professional systems administrator in 2006. In addition to her work on OpenStack, she is a member of the Ubuntu Community Council and is a co-author of the upcoming 8th edition of The Official Ubuntu Book. At home, she serves on Board of Directors for Partimus.org, a non-profit in the San Francisco Bay Area providing Linux-based computers to schools in need. LOPSA-East is a regional sysadmin conference in New Brunswick NJ, May 2-3, 2014. Two days of world-class training on a diverse range of topics plus community-selected talks: http://lopsa-east.org/2014/schedule Best, Evan & the rest of the LOPSA-East 2014 Committee http://lopsa-east.org/2014 Register today!

April 3, 2014