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Re: Fwd: IT Revolution: Spring Reads Free eBook Promotion!

by Tim Keller

Since we're talking about free books, I've gotten endless amounts of use out of the "git flow" book which you can find free everywhere. I bought mine here: https://leanpub.com/git-flow You can kick the guy as little or as much as you want. Tim. On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 5:15 PM Dennis Payne via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > But Steam is giving away Tomb Raider (2013). Read work related book or > play good video game? > > On Wed, 2020-03-25 at 13:11 -0400, Michael Voorhis via WLUG wrote: > > WPI, er, Microsoft filed this in my junk-mail, FYI. If there are > > others > > here who might be interested in a DevOps book free-for-24-hours and > > you > > didn't see Eric's email, check your junk-folder. > > > > --MCV. > > > > On 3/24/20 1:49 PM, Eric Martin via WLUG wrote: > > > I figured we all like good books for free. The days are off by one > > > (DevOps Handbook is today) and on all of the platforms. > > > > > > Eric > > _______________________________________________ > > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > > Change Settings: > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > > Web Forum/Archive: > > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/M42SZ… > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/HLFVH… > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 26, 2020

Re: Fwd: IT Revolution: Spring Reads Free eBook Promotion!

by Dennis Payne

But Steam is giving away Tomb Raider (2013). Read work related book or play good video game? On Wed, 2020-03-25 at 13:11 -0400, Michael Voorhis via WLUG wrote: > WPI, er, Microsoft filed this in my junk-mail, FYI. If there are > others > here who might be interested in a DevOps book free-for-24-hours and > you > didn't see Eric's email, check your junk-folder. > > --MCV. > > On 3/24/20 1:49 PM, Eric Martin via WLUG wrote: > > I figured we all like good books for free. The days are off by one > > (DevOps Handbook is today) and on all of the platforms. > > > > Eric > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/M42SZ…

March 25, 2020

Re: [EXT] Re: Free, viable videoconferencing ?

by Chris Thompson

I know it's been mentioned, but wanted to point to two instances of it I use frequently and offer some additional feedback. There's the "premier" one, which is at https://meet.jit.si/ and is very often running the very latest version. The Mayfirst COOP also hosts an instance at https://meet.mayfirst.org/ This doesn't tend to be upgraded quite so frequently, so unless it lands on a poor version, it's a great one to use. Usually "just works" on phone/desktop fine. It can be a little glitchy, and has not often performed very well for my coop more than about 10 participants or so. Desktop sharing, video, audio, and chat as well as other features all function well on GNU/Linux save for some difficulty I had with Sway WM/Wayland (which may well have been my shortcoming). I'm not sure how dependent the limits we've seen are dependent upon the infrastructure available, but I'm told it's not terribly difficult to deploy an instance, but have yet to try myself. FWIW, nearly every time, a quick page refresh (or two) for whomever is having issues gets things working. TBH, it's best to have a backup connection when using Jitsi (i.e. text msg, etherpad, or IRC or whatever), or else to work with more experienced users - e.g. those that will notice a message/open the chat pane to read that they cannot be heard and to either un-mute or else refresh their page. --Chris On 3/25/20 11:53 AM, Bradley Noyes via WLUG wrote: > I have never used this software, but apparently nextcloud can do some > kind of video conferencing with their package call “spreed" > > https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed > > > > >> On Mar 25, 2020, at 10:55, Krichevsky, Nicholas J. via WLUG >> <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> wrote: >> >> How much do you care about it being *VIDEO* by the way? If it's not >> important, there's always Mumble... >> >> Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/ghei36> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* Michael Voorhis via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> <mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 25, 2020 10:53:52 AM >> *To:* Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion >> <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> >> *Cc:* Voorhis, Michael C <mvoorhis(a)wpi.edu >> <mailto:mvoorhis@wpi.edu>>; Joshua Stone <joshua.gage.stone(a)gmail.com >> <mailto:joshua.gage.stone@gmail.com>> >> *Subject:* [EXT] [WLUG] Re: Free, viable videoconferencing ? >> >> On 3/25/20 10:38 AM, Joshua Stone via WLUG wrote: >> > Zoom is a good option if using a Pro subscription. >> >> We're digressing a bit from the discussion-topic which is *free* >> videoconferencing. My email was in retrospect ambiguous; I made >> assumptions based on the listenership of my email. >> >> I was asking about FOSS videoconferencing. Jitsi appears to be the only >> answer at this point. >> >> Thanks all, >> >> --MCV. >> _______________________________________________ >> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org> >> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> <mailto:wlug-leave@lists.wlug.org> >> Create Account: >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… >> Change Settings: >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… >> Web Forum/Archive: >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… >> _______________________________________________ >> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org> >> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> <mailto:wlug-leave@lists.wlug.org> >> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ >> Change Settings: >> https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ >> Web Forum/Archive: >> https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/4ER6X… > > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/UH6HX…

March 25, 2020

Re: Fwd: IT Revolution: Spring Reads Free eBook Promotion!

by Michael Voorhis

WPI, er, Microsoft filed this in my junk-mail, FYI. If there are others here who might be interested in a DevOps book free-for-24-hours and you didn't see Eric's email, check your junk-folder. --MCV. On 3/24/20 1:49 PM, Eric Martin via WLUG wrote: > I figured we all like good books for free. The days are off by one > (DevOps Handbook is today) and on all of the platforms. > > Eric

March 25, 2020

Re: [EXT] Re: Free, viable videoconferencing ?

by Bradley Noyes

I have never used this software, but apparently nextcloud can do some kind of video conferencing with their package call “spreed" https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed <https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed> > On Mar 25, 2020, at 10:55, Krichevsky, Nicholas J. via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > How much do you care about it being *VIDEO* by the way? If it's not important, there's always Mumble... > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/ghei36> > From: Michael Voorhis via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 10:53:52 AM > To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > Cc: Voorhis, Michael C <mvoorhis(a)wpi.edu>; Joshua Stone <joshua.gage.stone(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Re: Free, viable videoconferencing ? > > On 3/25/20 10:38 AM, Joshua Stone via WLUG wrote: > > Zoom is a good option if using a Pro subscription. > > We're digressing a bit from the discussion-topic which is *free* > videoconferencing. My email was in retrospect ambiguous; I made > assumptions based on the listenership of my email. > > I was asking about FOSS videoconferencing. Jitsi appears to be the only > answer at this point. > > Thanks all, > > --MCV. > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail…> > Change Settings: https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail…> > Web Forum/Archive: https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail…> > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/4ER6X…

March 25, 2020

Re: [EXT] Re: Free, viable videoconferencing ?

by Krichevsky, Nicholas J.

How much do you care about it being *VIDEO* by the way? If it's not important, there's always Mumble... Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From: Michael Voorhis via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 10:53:52 AM To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Cc: Voorhis, Michael C <mvoorhis(a)wpi.edu>; Joshua Stone <joshua.gage.stone(a)gmail.com> Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Re: Free, viable videoconferencing ? On 3/25/20 10:38 AM, Joshua Stone via WLUG wrote: > Zoom is a good option if using a Pro subscription. We're digressing a bit from the discussion-topic which is *free* videoconferencing. My email was in retrospect ambiguous; I made assumptions based on the listenership of my email. I was asking about FOSS videoconferencing. Jitsi appears to be the only answer at this point. Thanks all, --MCV. _______________________________________________ WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Create Account: https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Change Settings: https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Web Forum/Archive: https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail…

March 25, 2020

Re: Free, viable videoconferencing ?

by Michael Voorhis

On 3/25/20 10:38 AM, Joshua Stone via WLUG wrote: > Zoom is a good option if using a Pro subscription. We're digressing a bit from the discussion-topic which is *free* videoconferencing. My email was in retrospect ambiguous; I made assumptions based on the listenership of my email. I was asking about FOSS videoconferencing. Jitsi appears to be the only answer at this point. Thanks all, --MCV.

March 25, 2020

Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Free, viable videoconferencing ?

by Joshua Stone

Zoom is a good option if using a Pro subscription. Lots of businesses seem to depend on it for remote meetings thanks to the pandemic. It has some nice features like video recording which could be used for sharing on Youtube, and it doesn't require new users to create an account for meetups. I think Discord is also a good option with all of the features it provides as a chat platform. I've been using it for remote D&D sessions. One major downside of the Linux client is that you'll likely have to use a workaround for a bug that causes video calls to eventually crash the client: https://github.com/flathub/com.discordapp.Discord/issues/30 I've been using a Gnome Shell extension to fix this: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ - Josh On Wed, 2020-03-25 at 13:46 +0000, Krichevsky, Nicholas J. via WLUG wrote: > Zoom, aside from not being FOSS, limits calls to 40 minutes without > paying. If we only care about free as in beer Discord is a great > option, but if we care about free in the other sense, then I'm not > sure I know if anything. > > > > > > > Get Outlook for Android > > > From: Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 9:44:41 AM > > To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion < > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > > Cc: Anderson, Charles R <cra(a)wpi.edu>; Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > > Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Re: [EXT] Free, viable videoconferencing ? > > > > > My kids have been using the Zoom plugin on Chrome on the chromebook > so it'll work on linux. > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 8:14 PM Chuck Anderson via WLUG < > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 07:48:12PM -0400, Michael Voorhis via WLUG > > wrote: > > > > > Does viable free videoconferencing software exist? > > > > > > > > Jitsi has been mentioned here before. I haven't looked into it: > > > > > > > > https://stackshare.io/stackups/jitsi-vs-zoom > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > > > > Create Account: > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > > > > Change Settings: > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > > > > Web Forum/Archive: > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/KS3FX… > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________WLUG mailing list -- > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/EIYAM…

March 25, 2020

Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Free, viable videoconferencing ?

by Krichevsky, Nicholas J.

Zoom, aside from not being FOSS, limits calls to 40 minutes without paying. If we only care about free as in beer Discord is a great option, but if we care about free in the other sense, then I'm not sure I know if anything. Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From: Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 9:44:41 AM To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Cc: Anderson, Charles R <cra(a)wpi.edu>; Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Re: [EXT] Free, viable videoconferencing ? My kids have been using the Zoom plugin on Chrome on the chromebook so it'll work on linux. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 8:14 PM Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> wrote: On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 07:48:12PM -0400, Michael Voorhis via WLUG wrote: > Does viable free videoconferencing software exist? Jitsi has been mentioned here before. I haven't looked into it: https://stackshare.io/stackups/jitsi-vs-zoom<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstackshar…> _______________________________________________ WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug-leave@lists.wlug.org> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail…> Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail…> Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/KS3FX…<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail…> -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 25, 2020

Re: [EXT] Free, viable videoconferencing ?

by Tim Keller

My kids have been using the Zoom plugin on Chrome on the chromebook so it'll work on linux. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 8:14 PM Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 07:48:12PM -0400, Michael Voorhis via WLUG wrote: > > Does viable free videoconferencing software exist? > > Jitsi has been mentioned here before. I haven't looked into it: > > https://stackshare.io/stackups/jitsi-vs-zoom > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/KS3FX… > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 25, 2020