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Re: [Wlug] donations
by Mike Leo July 11, 2008

July 11, 2008

the request came to me via a friend: Hello hello, I'm looking for working PCs that are no longer needed by their owners. We have many students that could benefit from the hands on learning that can only be made available through private donations. As one of three instructors here at the Shriver Job Corps Center , I would personally see to all systems being cleaned of private information by wiping all internal hard drives using DOD, (Department Of Defense), Standards. Each operating PC would then be entered into our training program for our students as a break/fix computer. If you know of anyone who may be interested in participating for the sake of our students, please pass along this note. Although all donations will be greatly appreciated it would not be a tax write-off but you will be able to sleep better knowing that you have helped aspiring technicians learn a trade and become active working participants in this great country of ours. Anyone having questions, please don't hesitate to call or email me. I hope you are having a great summer. Thank You, Ted Ted E. DeSalvatore Computer Technical Trainer ----- Original Message ---- From: David Glaser <dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 4:59:54 PM Subject: Re: [Wlug] donations Mike, Just from a cursory look at the website, I did not see a section on donations. -David Mike Leo wrote: > I have a friend looking for donations of old equipment to help out > http://shriver.jobcorps.gov/, a "no-cost education and vocational > training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that > helps young people ages 16 through 24" at Devens, MA. > > If anyone has any qualifying equipment, let me know and we will see > about arrangements. > > Thanks much, > Mike > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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donations
by Mike Leo July 2, 2008

July 2, 2008

I have a friend looking for donations of old equipment to help out http://shriver.jobcorps.gov/, a "no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24" at Devens, MA. If anyone has any qualifying equipment, let me know and we will see about arrangements. Thanks much, Mike

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Consulting & training
by Info Center July 1, 2008

July 1, 2008

Anyone know of firm or individual who might be interested in occasional support, training for small office using Ubuntu linux desktops and server located at Bristol CT? Info Center 860.585.0419

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KDE died on me
by vze284qe＠verizon.net June 21, 2008

June 21, 2008

Hello, KDE 3.5.9 died on me. I installed some updates via the adept updater and after rebooting, I get dropped into run-level 3 (which I actually prefer). When I type startkde, which is in /usr/bin, I get the following errors: Xsetroot : unable to open display '' Xset : unable to open display "" Xsetroot : unable to open display '' Startkde : Starting up. . . Startkde : Running kpersonalizer. . . Kwin : X server can not connect to Kpersonalizer can not connect to X server : Kpersonalizer can not connect to X server : Kpersonalizer can not connect to X server : If I type startx instead, the gnome window manager starts up fine. Any ideas??? I really prefer KDE. Thanks, -- -Chuck

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Staples Hiring
by Carey, Joseph June 19, 2008

June 19, 2008

Good Afternoon, Staples Home Office in Framingham is looking to bring on a Linux Admin. This is a Full Time permanent opportunity to work within the 650 IT/IS employees that work here. We are looking for someone that has 5-7 years experience as a systems admin. 3-5 years experience with Red Hat or SuSE Linux One or more of the following certifications preferred: RHCE, RHCT Understanding of project management methodologies. If you are interested, please get back to me with a copy of your resume and we can discuss in greater detail. Regards, Joe Carey Corporate Recruiter STAPLES HOME OFFICE Joseph.Carey(a)staples.com phone (508)253-2952 View our jobs @ www.staples.com/jobs

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Job opening in San Diego
by Mike Leo June 19, 2008

June 19, 2008

FYI: We have a job opening for a Unix Sys Admin in San Mateo California if anyone is interested. Please contact me off-list at mleo963(a)yahoo.com for further information. thanks

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REMINDER: Meeting Tonight 7:00 PM
by Andy Stewart June 19, 2008

June 19, 2008

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI gang, Our monthly WLUG meeting is TONIGHT, Thursday, June 19th, 2008, at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker will be WLUG member Frank Sweetser, who will be talking about GEGL, the Generic Graphics Library (http://gegl.org) I will bring a couple of books for the raffle: Running Xen, Prentice Hall 2008 Refactoring HTML, Addison-Wesley 2008 Afterwards, we'll go out for some food and fun! Please also note that our WLUG BBQ is coming up in July! The current date is Thursday, July 17th. We'll talk more about this during the June meeting. See ya there! Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIWlQgHl0iXDssISsRAgplAJ0VgDA4+QJOzJ85OS4OD2NAMv+nqQCdH7/c H0E/RxaaRREsfAh9imtphXw= =OmuK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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FYI: Linux Admin / Contract 3-5 months / Framingham, MA
by Israel Ellner June 18, 2008

June 18, 2008

My Name is Israel Ellner I am a Technical Recruiter with JVT Advisors. This new contract just came in. If there are circumstances in which you would consider job change now or in the future. Opportunities that you would like to explore based on location, technology or career growth. I recommend we spend a few minutes on the phone so I can ask you questions about your interests and match you responses with any suitable opportunities that meet your time table and expectations. I keep office hours Monday and Wednesday evening until 7:30 pm. You may send me your resume in confidence and contact me via e-mail or phone to set up a time to speak. Feel free to review my profile on linkedin. If you know of anyone who may benefit from consulting with me about resume preparation, compensation and benefit analysis, interview techniques or industry trends please feel free to pass my information forward. Job Order: IJE7355 Job Title: UNIX Administrator (Linux) Location: Framingham, MA Position Type: Contract 3 months + could go longer Rate: Open (Market) Contact Israel Ellner e-mail israel(a)jvtadvisors.com phone 978-557-7140 Responsibilities: * Operating system and hardware support for Linux servers / clustering. * Server performance, performs back-ups and restores Disaster Recovery, problem tracking. * Investigate / solve problems / escalates serious issues. * Manages hardware / support calls to vendors. * Implementation of hardware / software. * Assists technical, development / end-user if needed, * Assists security, scheduling, / compliance. * Documents procedures / policies. * Senior level experience with Suse / Redhat. * Current experience in a Systems environment, including analysis, design, implementation, security, back-up/restore and support of UNIX Operating Systems. * Strong partitioning & virtualization, software and hardware upgrade, Sarbanes-Oxley and Audit compliance, Disaster Recovery, and remote access configuration. The following technical skills are a plus: AIX, HP-UX, Windows XP, DB2, UDB, Networking, Websphere, Apache, VMware, C++, NIM, LDAP, Disk/Storage Management (ESS, HP, EMC, other), HACMP, MQseries, Candle Omegamon, Oracle and Tivoli Monitoring. Contact Israel Ellner e-mail israel(a)jvtadvisors.com phone 978-557-7140 Click to view my Current <http://www.4uisearch.blogspot.com/> Opportunities Sincerely, Israel Ellner, Senior Consultant JVT ADVISORS 35 New England Business Center Andover MA 01810 Main (978) 683-4555 Direct (978) 557 - 7140 Fax (978) - 681- 4569 <mailto:israel@jvtadvisors.com> israel(a)jvtadvisors.com www.jvtadvisors.com <http://www.jvtadvisors.com/> http://www.linkedin.com/in/israelellner

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inconsistent results with du and multiple arguments
by Brett Russ June 18, 2008

June 18, 2008

Can anyone explain why du (which advertises the ability to evaluate N file/dir arguments) seems to only be accurate for the first provided argument? See the following: brett@spider:/> sudo du -smxc tmp 60 tmp 60 total brett@spider:/> sudo du -smxc tmp bin 60 tmp 1 bin 60 total brett@spider:/> sudo du -smxc bin 9 bin 9 total brett@spider:/> sudo du -smxc bin tmp 9 bin 1 tmp 9 total

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JOB OPENING - Perm SW Engineer Linux Drivers
by John Spencer June 17, 2008

June 17, 2008

Our client in northern, MA is seeking a Software Engineer who can work with limited supervision and is responsible for the development, testing, documentation, and analysis of software applications, and network products. Current assignment involved in the design and development of applications for a networking monitoring product. Will focus on designing device drivers in C on Linux from scratch. KEY: Our client is looking for a Senior level SW Developer to write device drivers from scratch using "C" in a Linux environment. Networking experience with IP Protocols ( Ethernet). Essential Job Responsibilities: -Analyze requirements, design, develop, document, test, implement and support modules -Analyze complex issues and develop and deploy appropriate solutions using judgment within defined practices and procedures -Write code, complete programming, develop and execute testing and debugging routines, and documenting work and results -Contacts are intra-organizational and may include external customer contacts Requirements: Key Requirements: -At least two years writing general low-level code such as Drivers/Diagnostics and Linux Kernel/Driver experience. -In-depth Linux experience is required -Network/protocol experience will be a huge plus -Solid C programming and analytical skills -Excellent inter-personal communication skills -Minimum level of education: BS in CS, EE or equivalent Regards, Optimal Engineering Partners Inc. is now Symphony Services! John Spencer Office: 978-256-1113 ext 7608 Fax: 978-256-1184 jspencer(a)symphonysv.com Symphony Services 1 Technology Park Drive Westford , MA 01886 www.symphonysv.com <blocked::file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\hripley-boyd\Application %20Data\Microsoft\Signatures\www.symphonysv.com> This electronic transmission (and any attached documents) contains information from Symphony Services and is for the sole use of the individual or entity it is addressed to. If you receive this message in error, please notify me and destroy the attached message (and all attached documents) immediately.

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