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Re: WLUG history

by Tim Keller

I sure do miss Doug. I definitely remember the installfests and I even have a couple cd's that a I burned and made use of the cd printing machine we had at Stratus. The two I definitely remember were done in the education center at Stratus. As for Bob I see that he's joined the meetup WLUG group! Tim. On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 8:11 AM Andy Stewart <kb1oiq(a)mval.net> wrote: > On 1/23/20 12:08 PM, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > > One of my favorite anecdotes is from one of our installfests at Stratus > where > > Doug Wade tripped over the power cord *just* as the install had > finished, but > > before the MBR/LILO could be written to the disk. > > It was cool to see a bunch of linux hackers stand around and get > Mandrake to > > properly boot on this persons machine. > > > > Good times. > > > > Tim. > > Definitely good times! I remember when Doug Waud tripped on that power > cord. > At the time, we somewhat affectionately said that the machine had been > "Doug'd". > > I remember a talk that Doug Waud gave about computer networking. His > first > example of a network was a string with a cup at either end. > > Does anybody else remember that install fest we held at Stratus Computer? > I > think we installed Linux on 20 computers that day. I remember using a > shoe > horn to get it installed on two separate hard drives for Bob Evans, who I > still > see at ham radio club meetings. > > Andy > > -- > Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) > Vice President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF) > Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group > Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group > > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Jan. 24, 2020

Keysigning party?

by Gelman, Ian S.

Hi everyone, I keep noticing several encrypted emails flying back and forth on the WLUG listserv. It occurred to me that we haven't done a PGP keysigning party in a couple of years - maybe we're due for another? It could also be a way to introduce some new student members to the group. Ian (from mobile device)

Jan. 24, 2020

Re: WLUG history

by Andy Stewart

On 1/23/20 12:08 PM, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > One of my favorite anecdotes is from one of our installfests at Stratus where > Doug Wade tripped over the power cord *just* as the install had finished, but > before the MBR/LILO could be written to the disk. > It was cool to see a bunch of linux hackers stand around and get Mandrake to > properly boot on this persons machine. > > Good times. > > Tim. Definitely good times! I remember when Doug Waud tripped on that power cord. At the time, we somewhat affectionately said that the machine had been "Doug'd". I remember a talk that Doug Waud gave about computer networking. His first example of a network was a string with a cup at either end. Does anybody else remember that install fest we held at Stratus Computer? I think we installed Linux on 20 computers that day. I remember using a shoe horn to get it installed on two separate hard drives for Bob Evans, who I still see at ham radio club meetings. Andy -- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Vice President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF) Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group

Jan. 24, 2020

Re: WLUG history

by Tim Keller

One of my favorite anecdotes is from one of our installfests at Stratus where Doug Wade tripped over the power cord *just* as the install had finished, but before the MBR/LILO could be written to the disk. It was cool to see a bunch of linux hackers stand around and get Mandrake to properly boot on this persons machine. Good times. Tim. On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 8:27 AM Andy Stewart via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > On 1/14/20 8:03 PM, Jon "maddog" Hall via WLUG wrote: > > GNHLUG started in 1995, but was reduced to a mailing list about ten > years ago. > > It no longer holds meetings. Every once in a while someone tries to > > resuscitate it, but it eventually goes into a coma again. > > > > I think BLU has been around a long time. It is what is left from the > Boston > > Computer Society, and as such may have pre-dated even GNHLUG. > > I believe that BLU predates WLUG by quite a bit. > > I had just started learning about Linux, and I knew nothing of the GPL or > the > ideals surrounding Free Software. I decided that I wanted a place to hang > out > with people more knowledgeable about Linux. I lived in Worcester at the > time, > and I didn't want to drive to Boston or New Hampshire for a meeting due to > the > distance. I had never been to a user group meeting of any sort, yet I > decided > to jump into the deep end of the pool, with no clue of what to do, or how > to do > it, or what the result would be. All I thought was that people needed to > be > brought together. As a WPI alumnus, it seemed like a natural place for > such a > gathering. > > WLUG's first meeting was in July 1997 in the WPI Library. Maddog was > there, > and our first speaker was Jim Paradis. We had 17 people in attendance. > > I distinctly remember maddog telling me at that time that if we had 17 > people > in attendance in a year, we'd be doing quite well. > > We purchased really expensive food from DAKA, the WPI cafeteria service at > that > time. Later, we moved to different rooms on campus, and I brought soda > and > cookies. I never believed in charging membership dues for WLUG. I > decided to > go with small voluntary donations, just to defray costs, and no more. > Somehow, > it worked. > > We had something on the order of 50 people show up at what I think was > probably > the best attended WLUG meeting in history. I don't remember the year, but > KDE > had just come out, and I gave a talk about it. I have a feeling that this > meeting took place in the big room in Olin Hall. > > The summer parties were always a big hit. Great food, conversations, and > great > people. > > While we occasionally had a speaker from outside of the club, most of the > speakers were members of WLUG. We have a very talented membership who was > never afraid to get up in front of the crowd to share what they know. I > learned a lot from WLUG, both technically and otherwise. > > WLUG has its own Tux penguin, hand made by Doug Waud. WLUG Tux shows up > at > summer gatherings and other unexpected times. > > I'm sure if a bunch of us sat together after a WLUG meeting, we'd recall > more > stories and could, if desired, document the club's history. I think it > would > be a lot of fun! > > Andy > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Jan. 23, 2020

Re: WLUG history

by Andy Stewart

On 1/22/20 10:07 AM, Bradley Noyes wrote: > > Among feedback after the first few meetings, i recall Andy telling a story that > he received an email from some poor old chap from across the pond who was > driving all around Worcester England trying to find WPI so he could attend the > meeting. I think after that, the meeting location was amended to include USA. > > - b Wow....I had forgotten that story, but yes, it is true, I received such an email! :-) This is one of many, many things I learned from my WLUG experiences. Andy -- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Vice President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF) Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group

Jan. 22, 2020

Re: WLUG history

by Jon "maddog" Hall

I worked for Digital Equipment Corporation for quite a while before I realized that DEC's "Cambridge Research Labs" were not in England. md On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 10:08 AM Bradley Noyes <bkn(a)ithryn.net> wrote: > > > On Jan 15, 2020, at 08:26, Andy Stewart via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > > WLUG's first meeting was in July 1997 in the WPI Library. Maddog was > there, and our first speaker was Jim Paradis. We had 17 people in > attendance. > > > I remember being at that first meeting, and it was a welcome change of > pace after trekking out the Cambridge from Worcester for BLU meetings. > Although now i live out that way and Worcester is a trek. > > Among feedback after the first few meetings, i recall Andy telling a story > that he received an email from some poor old chap from across the pond who > was driving all around Worcester England trying to find WPI so he could > attend the meeting. I think after that, the meeting location was amended to > include USA. > > - b > > >

Jan. 22, 2020

Re: WLUG history

by Bradley Noyes

> On Jan 15, 2020, at 08:26, Andy Stewart via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > WLUG's first meeting was in July 1997 in the WPI Library. Maddog was there, and our first speaker was Jim Paradis. We had 17 people in attendance. I remember being at that first meeting, and it was a welcome change of pace after trekking out the Cambridge from Worcester for BLU meetings. Although now i live out that way and Worcester is a trek. Among feedback after the first few meetings, i recall Andy telling a story that he received an email from some poor old chap from across the pond who was driving all around Worcester England trying to find WPI so he could attend the meeting. I think after that, the meeting location was amended to include USA. - b

Jan. 22, 2020

Re: CAD /3D printing

by Tim Keller

As multi extruder printers and core XY printers with tool changers become more prevalent, this might be the case. Out the box 3mf can carry much more data about colors, materials, etc. Out of the box I believe that STL doesn't support that, but it's also just a text file, so I can't see why you couldn't extend the format. I just looked at Cura and Kisslicer and they both support the 3MF format. I could imagine some future where you've got a file that would fully support building a complex product that might include additive, subtractive, trace drawing, pick and place and firmware load. That would be cool. Tim. On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 7:28 PM Richard Klein via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Somewhat off-topic for this list, but we often discuss 3D printing... > > I'm sitting in a SolidWorks user group meeting. The presenter mentioned > that Windows 10 includes a 3D paint program (or maybe it's a 3D mode in the > regular paint program). You can paint in there and import the files into > SolidWorks for further editing. > > He also mentioned that he thinks 3MF files will replace STL because they > carry more data. > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Jan. 17, 2020

Re: WLUG history

by John Stoffel

I've got old WLUG emails from 1999 in my "quick to find archives" of old email....

Jan. 17, 2020

CAD /3D printing

by Richard Klein

Somewhat off-topic for this list, but we often discuss 3D printing... I'm sitting in a SolidWorks user group meeting. The presenter mentioned that Windows 10 includes a 3D paint program (or maybe it's a 3D mode in the regular paint program). You can paint in there and import the files into SolidWorks for further editing. He also mentioned that he thinks 3MF files will replace STL because they carry more data.

Jan. 17, 2020