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TLAs are evil

by Michael Voorhis

On 3/26/20 3:44 PM, Keith Wright via WLUG wrote: > Too damn many TLAs! You want TLAs? Look at some Oracle database documentation...

March 26, 2020

Re: IT Revolution: Spring Reads Free eBook Promotion!

by Richard Klein

SCM = Smith-Corona Marchant On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 3:59 PM Keith Wright via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > > > Where I've used it is in teaching people > > who've never done any type of SCM > > Too damn many TLAs! [1] > > To me, SCM means Scheme. > For example: poly.scm is a program I wrote: > http://www.free-comp-shop.com/poly.html > while SCM is a implementation by Aubrey Jaffar. > > I guessed that's not what Tim meant, > so I went searching: > > Google says it stands for Supply Chain Managment, > closer but probably not right. > > Wikipedia has about 20 other meanings including: > Student Chrisian Movement -- Nope > SubCarrier Multiplexing -- Probable not > (Software Configuration | > Source Control) Management -- Yes, one of those > > Which one? If they are different. No matter. > How could I know? Why should I care? > > -- Keith > > [1] TLA - Three Letter Acronym > _______________________________________________ > 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/PATDI… >

March 26, 2020

Re: IT Revolution: Spring Reads Free eBook Promotion!

by Keith Wright

Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > Where I've used it is in teaching people > who've never done any type of SCM Too damn many TLAs! [1] To me, SCM means Scheme. For example: poly.scm is a program I wrote: http://www.free-comp-shop.com/poly.html while SCM is a implementation by Aubrey Jaffar. I guessed that's not what Tim meant, so I went searching: Google says it stands for Supply Chain Managment, closer but probably not right. Wikipedia has about 20 other meanings including: Student Chrisian Movement -- Nope SubCarrier Multiplexing -- Probable not (Software Configuration | Source Control) Management -- Yes, one of those Which one? If they are different. No matter. How could I know? Why should I care? -- Keith [1] TLA - Three Letter Acronym

March 26, 2020

Re: IT Revolution: Spring Reads Free eBook Promotion!

by Tim Keller

Where I've used it is in teaching people who've never done any type of SCM as a group how to structure a project and how the branch / merge model should work and how to resolve merge conflicts, etc. I can't say I've read it cover to cover, but I've read chapters and used it as a reference a whole lot. There's another excellent book that costs nothing on amazon called "Ry's Git" which is a really thin to the point book about git. However, he's got a great chapter on the inner workings of git which I found both fascinating and educational. I still feel bad for the monotone guy... On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 2:23 PM Eric Martin <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I never read the book though I’ve read his blog posts and found an immense > amount of utility from. I’ll have to pick that up. > > On Mar 26, 2020, at 11:51 AM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > 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". > > > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 26, 2020

Re: IT Revolution: Spring Reads Free eBook Promotion!

by Eric Martin

I never read the book though I’ve read his blog posts and found an immense amount of utility from. I’ll have to pick that up. > On Mar 26, 2020, at 11:51 AM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 <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 <mailto:wlug@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 <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://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/> > > Change Settings: > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ <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… <https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/M42SZ…> > _______________________________________________ > 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://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/> > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ <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… <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 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