June 2019 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Dual GPU Laptops Experience?

by Dennis Payne

I bought my last laptop from System 76. It's worked well but I was thinking of upgrading. I run Fedora so I wiped the Ubuntu installed by System 76 and haven't had any problems. However my current laptop only has the Intel graphics. The new Gazelle, which is closest to what I have, includes Intel and Nvidia. Anybody have any experience with that setup with Fedora and Wayland? Does it work out of the box? Do you need to install System 76 tools to switch between the different chips? Does Nvidia with Nouveau driver give better performance over Intel? I'm unlikely to install Nvidia's closed source driver. -- Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com https://social.freegamedev.net/channel/dulsi

June 28, 2019

Reminder: June WLUG meeting TODAY! Topic: Side Channel Attacks.

by Tim Keller

Hey Everybody, We've got a meeting today, Thursday June 13th at 7PM! Location: WPI Campus Center Mid-Century room (rm 331) aka, the usual haunt. After last meeting we ended up having a side conversation regarding the now multiple side channel attacks that the Intel microarchitecture is vulnerable to. I thought it might be a good time to actually deep dive what these are, why they keep happening, why they're likely to continue and what efforts are being put in to try to mitigate them and the effects these migrations have on performance. As usual snacks and refreshments will be supplied and afterwards we'll head off for dinner to continue the conversation! Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

June 13, 2019

Re: WLUG Meeting June 13th 2019! Topic: Side Channel Attacks

by thinkbrown＠gmail.com

Hey Kevin, WLUG is an open door meeting. If you'd like to attend, you're more than welcome to show up. As far as this months topic, It might also be worth talking about cpu management engines, since they're also a major source of vulnerabilities, as AMD found out this week. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/psptool-amd-secure-technology-psp-firmwar… Logan On Sat, Jun 8, 2019, 07:34 Kevin via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > I have been on the mailing list a while..... > > I would like to come up a meeting this Jun 13. > > Are there any specifing instructions for a first time visitor? > > > On 6/7/19 9:10 AM, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > > Hey Everybody, > > We've got a meeting on Thursday June 13th at 7PM! > Location: WPI Campus Center Mid-Century room (rm 331) aka, the usual haunt. > > After last meeting we ended up having a side conversation regarding the > now multiple side channel attacks that the Intel microarchitecture is > vulnerable to. > > I thought it might be a good time to actually deep dive what these are, > why they keep happening, why they're likely to continue and what efforts > are being put in to try to mitigate them and the effects these migrations > have on performance. > > As usual snacks and refreshments will be supplied and afterwards we'll > head off for dinner to continue the conversation. > > Thanks, > Tim. > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >

June 8, 2019

Re: WLUG Meeting June 13th 2019! Topic: Side Channel Attacks

by Kevin

I have been on the mailing list a while..... I would like to come up a meeting this Jun 13. Are there any specifing instructions for a first time visitor? On 6/7/19 9:10 AM, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > Hey Everybody, > > We've got a meeting on Thursday June 13th at 7PM! > Location: WPI Campus Center Mid-Century room (rm 331) aka, the usual > haunt. > > After last meeting we ended up having a side conversation regarding > the now multiple side channel attacks that the Intel microarchitecture > is vulnerable to. > > I thought it might be a good time to actually deep dive what these > are, why they keep happening, why they're likely to continue and what > efforts are being put in to try to mitigate them and the effects these > migrations have on performance. > > As usual snacks and refreshments will be supplied and afterwards we'll > head off for dinner to continue the conversation. > > Thanks, > Tim. > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org

June 8, 2019

WLUG Meeting June 13th 2019! Topic: Side Channel Attacks

by Tim Keller

Hey Everybody, We've got a meeting on Thursday June 13th at 7PM! Location: WPI Campus Center Mid-Century room (rm 331) aka, the usual haunt. After last meeting we ended up having a side conversation regarding the now multiple side channel attacks that the Intel microarchitecture is vulnerable to. I thought it might be a good time to actually deep dive what these are, why they keep happening, why they're likely to continue and what efforts are being put in to try to mitigate them and the effects these migrations have on performance. As usual snacks and refreshments will be supplied and afterwards we'll head off for dinner to continue the conversation. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

June 7, 2019

Sr or Prin Embedded Software Engineer - Linux

by John Spencer

Connected Systems has a client in Boston with a perm opening for a Sr or Prin level Embedded Software Engineer with strong Linux experience. Must be able to work on-site in Boston. They are located within walking distance to public transportation GREAT opportunity to work with a successful and growing company on interesting products. Excellent benefits and perks. Salary in the $150'sK range for the right person. Work with existing team to get current product released to the market. As soon as that work is done, next project will involve design and development of next generation products. All work is on embedded linux Must have a strong background with C and be an expert with embedded Linux Must be able to work at the Linux driver and kernel level Must have multi-threaded experience Must have microprocessor/microcontroller experience as well (ARM is helpful) Experience with C++ and working in the lab testing hardware is helpful. Please send your resume to me with any questions. Regards, John Spencer Connected Systems Partners Office: (978) 455-5550 x208 Cell: (978) 621-9743 jspencer(a)connectedsp.com www.connectedsp.com GET CONNECTED!

June 4, 2019