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Meeting agenda for thursday Feb 16th?
by John Stoffel Feb. 15, 2023

Feb. 15, 2023

Hi all, Is there an agenda for this thursdays meeting? I can bring an OrganPI 3 LTS I just recently setup. Neat little box running Armbian. Haven't don't anything with it though. I know KiCad 7.0.0 has been released, but I haven't had any time to update my old discussion on KiCad for the new version. So I really can't talk about it too much. I'm planning on being there, but who knows what will happen. John

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Solving Nvidia support with image-based distros
by Joshua Stone Feb. 15, 2023

Feb. 15, 2023

Hey all, I thought I'd share a side project I've been working on, which involves building containers with Nvidia kernel modules and userspace components that work as bootable OS images thanks to "container-native" <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/OstreeNativeContainerStable> support within Fedora Silverblue. This approach has several advantages over the traditional package management model for installing out-of-tree drivers, including: 1) Have the install process and QA shift from client side to server side, making a CI/CD model of driver distribution possible. 2) Eliminate the possibility of update failures (i.e., will a , as only container builds with successful runs will be committed to a container registry and updates are delivered with an "immutable" model 3) Modules are signed with one key from a central repo, ensuring that only one key has to be enrolled for all client systems for enabling secure boot support 4) Enable the possibility of supporting multiple driver release streams. i.e., give users the freedom to rebase on 525xx, 520xx, 470xx series drivers, etc, as well as pin to a specific image snapshot in case of a driver regression 5) Have the ability to download a pre-built bootable image from a central repo, or build an image locally with further customizations thanks to the flexibility of the Containerfile format 6) Give maintainers a broader framework for debugging regressions, namely being able to boot into a specific snapshot listed in a bug report It's true that Nvidia has been the source of many hardware issues <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYWzMvlj2RQ>. I refuse to own an Nvidia card because of this. But many Linux users use Nvidia, which I thought would be a great motivation for working on a container-native approach to out-of-three driver support. More info here: Nvidia images available for testing! <https://github.com/ublue-os/base/discussions/33> We did it! Hassle-free Nvidia drivers on Fedora Silverblue/Kinoite: Testers wanted! <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl9EJCF_GM4> <https://www.ypsidanger.com/a-34-line-container-file-saves-the-linux-desktop/> Nvidia Linux users, this thirty-four line Containerfile might make your life suck way less. <https://www.ypsidanger.com/a-34-line-container-file-saves-the-linux-desktop/> - Josh

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Next wlug meeting on the 16th of Feb.. not tonight.
by Tim Keller Feb. 9, 2023

Feb. 9, 2023

Hey Gang, Considering that we just had a WLUG meeting the last Thursday of January, the next meeting will be on the 16th and then we'll go back to the regular second Thursday of the month for March. Sorry for the confusion about when meetings are. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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M-DISC 1000-year DVD and Blu-Ray
by Chuck Anderson Jan. 31, 2023

Jan. 31, 2023

Last night we were talking about long-term storage media that won't degrade or fail. What you want is M-DISC: https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-1000-year-dvd-is-here/ https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-98913-M-Disc-100GB-Surface/dp/B017H13DFS

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Reminder! WLUG Meeting Tomorrow Jan 26th 2023: Topic Frame.work laptop demo!
by Tim Keller Jan. 26, 2023

Jan. 26, 2023

Hey Everybody, This is a reminder that we've got a meeting tomorrow at WPI! Time: 7pm Location: WPI Student Center Room 128 (Taylor Room) Down below the stairs. Virtual Location: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA Topic: frame.work laptop demo, passbolt demo Cara Salter has agreed to come and show off her frame.work laptop. This laptop is designed with upgrade ability in mind. Components such as the motherboard can be easily swapped for more powerful versions, etc. I'm also going to show off passbolt <https://www.passbolt.com/>. This is a FOSS password manager. With the massive breach of lastpass, people may want to think about having total ownership of their password stores. This solves that. As usual snacks and refreshments will be provided and afterwards we'll head off and have dinner and keep the conversation going. I hope to see you there! Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Reminder! Meeting January 26th at 7pm Topic: Frame.work, passbolt
by Tim Keller Jan. 22, 2023

Jan. 22, 2023

Hey Everybody! Happy 2023! We've got our first meeting of the new year!! Time: 7pm Date: 1/26/2023 Location: WPI Student Center Rm 128 (Taylor Room) Topic(s): frame.work laptop demo, passbolt demo Cara Salter has agreed to come and show off her frame.work laptop. This laptop is designed with upgrade ability in mind. Components such as the motherboard can be easily swapped for more powerful versions, etc. I'm also going to show off passbolt <https://www.passbolt.com/>. This is a FOSS password manager. With the massive breach of lastpass, people may want to think about having total ownership of their password stores. This solves that. As usual snacks and refreshments will be provided and afterwards we'll head off and have dinner can keep the conversation going. I hope to see you there! Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Framework Laptops
by David Glaser Jan. 16, 2023

Jan. 16, 2023

I ran across a laptop company called Framework https://frame.work/ that sells an upgrade-able laptop. Has anyone had any experience with their products? -David -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

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January meeting date?
by John Stoffel Jan. 6, 2023

Jan. 6, 2023

Where & when are we meeting in January?

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Looking for a good VPS provider
by John Stoffel Dec. 19, 2022

Dec. 19, 2022

Guys, I'm looking for a new provider to host my domain, which is mostly email only. Some small web presense. I'm currently on Linode, but since Charter is blocking all of Linode's IP space from sending email... it kinda makes it hard to keep in touch with neighbors who have @charter.net email addresses. Don't want to spend a ton,but I would like to get something with a dedicated IP and 2gb of RAM, or maybe a little more. Not much more than that. I don't want any management, I'll do it all myself. John

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December WLUG meeting This Thursday! Topic: Tailscale VPN!
by Tim Keller Dec. 18, 2022

Dec. 18, 2022

Hey Everybody!! We've got a wlug meeting this Thursday! Date: December 15th, 2022 Time: 7pm Location: WPI campus center room 129! Topic: Tailscale VPN Not interested in exposing ports on the internet but still want to get to your machine at home? Want to expose services securely? Interested in setting up your own encrypted? Tailscale might do what you need! Food and drinks will be provided and we'll grab dinner and keep the conversation going! Later! Tim.

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