November 2021 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

CentOS Stream
by Chuck Anderson 24 Sep '24

24 Sep '24

Here are two emails from the Fedora Development list about what I was just talking about: 1. CentOS Stream as a rolling release *of a stable RHEL branch*. 2. Idea to write an ansible script to upgrade to the point release of packages that RHEL 8.x ship with. ----- Forwarded message from Adam Williamson <adamwill(a)fedoraproject.org> ----- Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:52:09 -0800 From: Adam Williamson <adamwill(a)fedoraproject.org> To: Development discussions related to Fedora <devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> Subject: Re: End of CentOS Linux: What about Fedora? Return-Path: devel-bounces(a)lists.fedoraproject.org Precedence: list Reply-To: Development discussions related to Fedora <devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> On Wed, 2020-12-09 at 14:07 +0100, Jaroslav Prokop wrote: > > If I understood the announcement, it would be a kind of CentOS streams > is rolling release or a release with short > release interval. That does not make my job much easier as someone who > just sets up services and leaves it running. It's a rolling release *of a stable RHEL branch*. You're not getting radical new changes if you run CentOS Stream; you're just getting the changes you'd usually get in RHEL stable point releases (e.g. 8.1, 8.2 etc) but getting them early and as they are produced, rather than in periodic lumps). For some folks / maintenance styles this might still be an issue, but it should work OK in quite a lot of cases. It's not like you're running Rawhide. -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA IRC: adamw | Twitter: adamw_ha https://www.happyassassin.net _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave(a)lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org ----- End forwarded message ----- ----- Forwarded message from Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster(a)gmail.com> ----- Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 17:08:19 +0000 From: Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster(a)gmail.com> To: Development discussions related to Fedora <devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> Subject: Re: End of CentOS Linux: What about Fedora? Return-Path: devel-bounces(a)lists.fedoraproject.org Precedence: list Reply-To: Development discussions related to Fedora <devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 4:52 PM Adam Williamson <adamwill(a)fedoraproject.org> wrote: > For some folks / maintenance styles this might still be an issue, but > it should work OK in quite a lot of cases. It's not like you're running > Rawhide. For those that want the equivalent of a point release, I would think they should be able to write an ansible script to upgrade to the point release of packages that EL 8.x ship with. A little more work (for someone) to maintain, but I would not be surprised if someone (or a community) decided to take it one. _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave(a)lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org ----- End forwarded message -----

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Reminder: November WLUG Meeting at the Hudson Public Library! Topic: Intel Management Engine.
by Tim Keller 19 Nov '21

19 Nov '21

Hey Everybody, We've got a meeting this Thursday November 18th, 2021 at 7pm - 8:30pm at the Hudson Public Library! Firstly, a big shout out to Joshua Stone for making the reservation at the Hudson Public Library. Secondly, the meeting will also be online at our usual Jitsi location for people who can't make it in person. https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA The topic we'll be discussing at the meeting is the Intel Management Engine technology buried in every Intel CPU. This technology includes a version of Minix running on a separate core inside your CPU you don't control. Moreover, with the right software, changes to your machine can be made remotely, even when the system is powered off (but connected to power). As with all this stuff, of course since the whole thing is cooked into the firmware, it's full of security flaws, etc.. We'll talk about those flaws and how to disable it! We'll also likely touch on the Tesla Dojo D1 processing unit. They've made some claims that I've posted to the mailing list. Logan did some digging and it turns out their claims are not as blow your mind as would be first interpreted. The Hudson Public Library does allow food and drink, so I will bring the usual pretzels and snacks. Afterwards we will be going to Rail Trail Flatbread <https://railtrailflatbread.com/>for dinner. Toss me a line privately if you'll be attending so we've got an idea of how many people will be going out for dinner. I look forward to seeing you there! Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Dojo D1
by Tim Keller 16 Nov '21

16 Nov '21

I just finally got to see the stuff about Tesla's Dojo Processor stuff. 9 PFLOPS per "tile" and 36 TB/s of bandwidth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPHX7e1BxSM Um..wow. Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Use same hostname internally and externally
by brad 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

All, To quickly summarize my problem/question, I’d like to host a nextcloud server at my house and be able to access it with the same hostname whether I’m home or away. I own a domain, let’s call it example.com. Its main DNS record points to a node at digital oceans. However I’d like to host a sub-domain at my house, let’s call it home.example.com. Currently home.example.com resolves to a routable IP address at my house. - When I’m on the road, I’d like to be able to connect to https://home.example.come - When I’m home, I’d like to be able to connect to https://home.example.com. The above works on a well-behaved desktop receiving dns servers via dhcp. Specifically, I have setup local dns to resolve home.example.com to 192.168.1.1. Searching this topic has taught me that this method is called Split-DNS. However android and iOS do not appear to honer my local dns server — I’m not sure why — so they resolve the address to a routable IP and connect from within the private 192.168.1.0 subnet. My firewall sees this and drops it b/c it is a non-routable IP address connecting to the external interface. (I got this info by running tcpdump and watching traffic). Has anyone attempted something similar? Is there something I’m overlooking? (Probably) My goal is to not do special configurations on enduser devices. Thanks, — brad

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Meeting in Hudson and Main Street Contest
by Joshua Stone 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Hey all, I'm posting to confirm that the venue for our upcoming in-person meeting at 7PM will be held at the Hudson Public Library! We may also want to look into eating options after the meeting, many of which are on Main Street: https://www.discoverhudson.org/taste/ My vote goes to the Rail Trail Flatbread which is close to the library and has some incredibly tasty menu items! And speaking of main streets, I'm happy to announce that Hudson has become a semi-finalist for the Main Street Contest! https://mainstreetcontest.com https://mainstreetcontest.com/profile/102 I think it's awesome that the town has seen so much growth since we moved here and gives us a sense of community. I'm excited to see where it'll go! - Josh

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Next Meeting November 18th, NOT the 11th.
by Tim Keller 11 Nov '21

11 Nov '21

Hey Gang, My birthday is on the 11th and the family is taking me out for dinner. We'll have the meeting on the 18th instead! I've got some ideas for topics, but if someone has a burning desire to talk about something, let me know! Otherwise I think I'll show off my experiments with TrueNAS scale. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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