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oops, forgot these..

by Pete Wason

I also still have the two Celeros rackmount storage arrays, 32-bays each, one Xeon-based, the other Opteron-based, with rails. BO! Thx Pete

Sept. 21, 2024

old equipment - update

by Pete Wason

Hi, again -- Tried to make it to the last meeting but was abducted, again. Most of the old equipment I had at work is gone. I was told to clear out the room and they found a STEM teacher at a local school who took it. This is what's left: Synology RS2416+ rackmount NAS w/ (2) RX1217 expansion units, AC + SAS cables - (36) 3.5" bays total (3) Dell PER805 2U rackmount servers (dual opteron) - w/ 1 set of rails, several new 2.5" SAS spares Dell PER300 1U rackmount server (dual xeon) - w/ rails, and a bunch of 3.5" SAS HDDs (pulls and new) Dell PER415 1U rackmount server (opteron) - w/ separate H700 HBA+cables, may have 8TB SATA HDD pulls installed (?) (I was unable to figure out how to make this thing do RAID10; the adaptor itself is worth something) Various 3.5" HDD pulls of various brands and sizes from 250GB to 2TB (2) Dell docking stations with AC adaptors Dell dock/monitor stand w/ no display panel (3) Dell monitor stands w/o panels Best offer. Anything left by the end of the month will go to recycling. Pete

Sept. 20, 2024

Linux history timeline

by John Stoffel

In the vein of the past few meetings talks on history of Linux and Unix, I present this! https://www.levenez.com/unix/

Sept. 16, 2024

conserver

by John Stoffel

Guys, Patrick and I were talking serial ports for systems so you can access their console, and using Digi CM32 network serial concentrators to give access to multiple systems with telnet to specific ports. Then I mentioned an fantastic tool called 'conserver' which I use to manage a bunch of remote systems. Really works well. https://www.conserver.com/ So you do have to configure it (and I can help if you run into problems) but what is really gives you is the ability to do: console <name> and it will connect you to a console for a specific host. That can be a local serial port (which is where conserver started, using Cyclom-Y or -Z serial cards!), or an ipmi port, or a telnet connction to a remote port on a serial port concentrator, etc. So instead of having to memorize details, you just know names. And it offers loggins, access controls, multi-person access at the same time (one writer, many readers). It's not sexy, but when you need it, it really rocks. John

Sept. 14, 2024

Oops! The meeting is also virtual!!

by Tim Keller

The meeting will also be online at our usual Jitsi location! https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Sept. 11, 2024

Reminder! Meeting tomorrow Sept 12th, 2024!

by Tim Keller

Hey Everybody, We've got a meeting tomorrow! Time: 7pm Date: September 12th, 2024 Physical Location: 44 Portland St, Worcester MA Topic(s): Last month we dove into the history of Linux distros. I thought this month we might talk a bit more about some more practical linux desktop stuff. How to install software, window managers, etc. Then I thought we might dive into filesystems with a foray into LVM. Afterwards we'll head out for dinner and keep up the conversation! Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Sept. 11, 2024

We've got a meeting next week!

by Tim Keller

It's been an exciting month in the FOSS world! YubiKey clone attacks, Ubuntu upgrade breakage! Microsoft has decided it's win 11 AI recall feature can't be removable.. I suspect lots of people are going to get real interested in linux.. bcachefs drama. If someone has a topic they've like to talk to about, let me know! Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Sept. 8, 2024

Everyone needs to watch this lecture

by John Stoffel

Guys, You should all spend some time to watch Captain (then) Grace Hopper's recently released levture. It's fantastic! https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/we-can-now-watch-grace-hoppers-fame…

Aug. 30, 2024

Re: Intersection of Open Source and Social Change

by Gregory Boyce

That sounds great, but I'm typically not available on Thursday evenings. I'll definitely keep it in mind for the rare occasions I am available. On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 9:26 AM Kevin Harrington <mad.hephaestus(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I would also like to invite yall to come to Open Hacks, technocopia's open > house night. We host an open house every Thursday night 7-9. WLUG is only > once a month, overlapping Open Hacks, but yall are welcome to come every > week to hang out and chat. > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2024, 7:45 PM Gregory Boyce <gregory.boyce(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 14, 2024, 12:47 PM Kevin Harrington <mad.hephaestus(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Odoo is very FOSS friendly: https://github.com/odoo/odoo >>> >>> I have been mulling over the problem posed by automation and software >>> participating in the labor market alongside people for quite a few >>> years now. I love hearing about localized solutions to problems. The >>> closer people are to the control of what they need to survive, the >>> better. >>> >> >> Definitely agreed. >> >> COVID really highlighted some problems with global economies. >> >> Along with the bigger issues we see with abundance, waste and poverty. >> We have more than enough, but would rather let resources go to waste than >> provide them to people who need them. >> >> >>> One of the ways to localize control are what David Graeber calls Debt >>> Loops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZIINXhGDcs >>> >>> Thanks! I'm about 30 minutes in so far, and it's interesting. >> > -- Greg

Aug. 23, 2024

Re: Intersection of Open Source and Social Change

by Gregory Boyce

I see two approaches to the Capital problem. 1) Find ways to raise people up. 2) Find ways to bring institutions down. After all, they're working with our investments, our labor and our commerce. Institutions have been funding the commons through things like Open Source software, and we could leverage the same tools to build competition instead of collaborating. On Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 10:07 AM Jansen Smith <Jansen(a)bstarengineering.com> wrote: > The mention of the phenomenology of increasing productivity being > accompanied by stagnant wages going back to the 90s reminds me of Thomas > Piketty's findings. Put simply, a wealth of economic data suggests that the > issue of increased productivity resulting in centralized wealth extraction > from communities to consolidated investment centers runs alongside > aggregate rates of return on capital outpacing aggregate growth rates of an > economy. This principle ALSO plays out on somewhat local levels (provinces, > municipalities), meaning that a vibrant community generating wealth > requires two things: > - open source and commons-managed productive capacity, for unfettered > productive growth > - limitations on investment capital, which can come in the form of > limitations on possible returns > > The question then becomes... How do we shove enough capital into the > commons to do wondrous things, without subjecting ourselves to the same > fiduciary responsibility traps that have destroyed like-minded well-meaning > endeavors? > Open source chains are a great start, but they do not themselves solve the > capital problem. Thoughts? > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2024, 7:46 PM Gregory Boyce via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 14, 2024, 12:47 PM Kevin Harrington <mad.hephaestus(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Odoo is very FOSS friendly: https://github.com/odoo/odoo >>> >>> I have been mulling over the problem posed by automation and software >>> participating in the labor market alongside people for quite a few >>> years now. I love hearing about localized solutions to problems. The >>> closer people are to the control of what they need to survive, the >>> better. >>> >> >> Definitely agreed. >> >> COVID really highlighted some problems with global economies. >> >> Along with the bigger issues we see with abundance, waste and poverty. >> We have more than enough, but would rather let resources go to waste than >> provide them to people who need them. >> >> >>> One of the ways to localize control are what David Graeber calls Debt >>> Loops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZIINXhGDcs >>> >>> Thanks! I'm about 30 minutes in so far, and it's interesting. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/EGNHI… >> > -- Greg

Aug. 23, 2024