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Re: [Wlug] Gentoo

by Jamie Guinan

On Wed, 23 Mar 2011, Eric Martin wrote: > On 03/23/11 12:19, Joshua Demallistre wrote: > > > > I was thinking about giving Gentoo a try. It would be nice for some > > one in the group could give me a hand. > > > What sort of help are you looking for? There used to be a > disproportionately large Gentoo user base in WLUG, although I don't know > how large it is anymore. I use it at home and work and I'd be glad to > help you out. For me, the great thing about Gentoo is the learning > experience; I learned a lot about GNU/Linux by doing my first Gentoo > installs, and I'm still learning. If you haven't already, grab the > install discs and peruse through the install docs. If you have a 64bit > machine, I suggest grabbing the 64bit disc. Maintaining Gentoo x64 > isn't terribly hard, and you can use memory more efficiently. Gentoo user here, too. Although I haven't done a fresh install in quite a while, I just keep updating. What I like best about Gentoo is picking and choosing which packages to include and leave out, both applications and libraries. For example, the other day I wanted to install "gtkpod", but I really don't want to have Mono or QT4 installed on my system, for various reasons. Doing a test install, I can verify that they are left out: # emerge -ptv gtkpod These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] app-pda/gtkpod-1.0.0 USE="aac flac mp3 ogg -curl" 1,856 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/libgpod-0.8.0 USE="gtk iphone python udev -mono -static-libs" 975 kB [nomerge ] media-libs/libgpod-0.8.0 USE="gtk iphone python udev -mono -static-libs" [nomerge ] sys-apps/sg3_utils-1.30 [ebuild N ] sys-apps/rescan-scsi-bus-1.48 21 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/sg3_utils-1.30 863 kB [ebuild N ] app-pda/libimobiledevice-1.0.4 USE="python" 404 kB [ebuild N ] app-pda/usbmuxd-1.0.6 57 kB [ebuild N ] app-pda/libplist-1.3 67 kB [ebuild U ] dev-util/cmake-2.8.3-r1 [2.8.0-r2] USE="ncurses -emacs -qt4 -vim-syntax" 5,310 kB ... The USE= "-mono" and "-qt4" flags indicate that the listed packages will be built without that support. Gentoo handles that by passing the necessary options to "configure" when it builds the package, and that is IMO the main point of using a source-based distribution. If you *did* want support for mono, you could edit "/etc/make.conf" (system-wide) or "/etc/portage/package.use" (package-specific), add the "mono" flag (or remove "-mono"), and try again. For better or worse, I think gentoo kind of peaked in popularity several years ago. Related article, http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10047439-16.html?tag=mncol;title But it still meets my needs on several of my computers. And finally, yes, I am aware of "http://funroll-loops.info/", and I don't care. :) -Jamie

March 23, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Gentoo

by Eric Martin

On 03/23/11 12:19, Joshua Demallistre wrote: > > I was thinking about giving Gentoo a try. It would be nice for some > one in the group could give me a hand. > What sort of help are you looking for? There used to be a disproportionately large Gentoo user base in WLUG, although I don't know how large it is anymore. I use it at home and work and I'd be glad to help you out. For me, the great thing about Gentoo is the learning experience; I learned a lot about GNU/Linux by doing my first Gentoo installs, and I'm still learning. If you haven't already, grab the install discs and peruse through the install docs. If you have a 64bit machine, I suggest grabbing the 64bit disc. Maintaining Gentoo x64 isn't terribly hard, and you can use memory more efficiently. -- eric GnuPG Fingerprint = D1C4 086E DBB5 C18E 6FDA B215 6A25 7174 A941 3B9F

March 23, 2011

Gentoo

by Joshua Demallistre

I was thinking about giving Gentoo a try. It would be nice for some one in the group could give me a hand. Sent via Android On Mar 23, 2011 12:00 PM, <wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org> wrote: > Send Wlug mailing list submissions to > wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wlug-owner(a)mail.wlug.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wlug digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. My Ubuntu Remix CD... (Andy Stewart) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:47:44 -0400 > From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> > Subject: [Wlug] My Ubuntu Remix CD... > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: <4D896D60.2040901(a)comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > HI gang, > > I recently remixed an Ubuntu 10.10 CD for the Linux ham radio users (and > there are many!). I am not yet distributing it widely, but I would like > to get a couple of people to try it. It is a Live CD that can also be > installed to the hard drive. > > If you are interested, please download the ISO file from this location: > http://home.comcast.net/~andystewart/linux_intro/ubuntu-remix-5.iso > > My target hardware is an older computer, 256MB of memory, and 1GHz > processor, at a minimum. This started from the Ubuntu 10.10 server > edition. I added icewm and a bunch of programs for amateur radio. One > can see these programs in the "Amateur Radio" menu. > > Even if you are not an amateur radio operator, you might find the > software selection interesting. > > I am mostly concerned about the sound system, which seems to be changing > yet again(!), this time to pulseaudio. An easy program to try is xcwcp > which will simply beep morse code at you. If that works, I expect other > apps will work also. (xcwcp -x /dev/dsp should work, or invoke it from > the menu). > > Also, if you attempt to install it to a hard drive, please do it in a > computer with no valuable data or other operating systems, just in case. > > If you try it, please send me some feedback. > > Thanks! > > Andy > > -- > Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) > Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group > Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group > President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF) > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > End of Wlug Digest, Vol 89, Issue 8 > ***********************************

March 23, 2011

My Ubuntu Remix CD...

by Andy Stewart

HI gang, I recently remixed an Ubuntu 10.10 CD for the Linux ham radio users (and there are many!). I am not yet distributing it widely, but I would like to get a couple of people to try it. It is a Live CD that can also be installed to the hard drive. If you are interested, please download the ISO file from this location: http://home.comcast.net/~andystewart/linux_intro/ubuntu-remix-5.iso My target hardware is an older computer, 256MB of memory, and 1GHz processor, at a minimum. This started from the Ubuntu 10.10 server edition. I added icewm and a bunch of programs for amateur radio. One can see these programs in the "Amateur Radio" menu. Even if you are not an amateur radio operator, you might find the software selection interesting. I am mostly concerned about the sound system, which seems to be changing yet again(!), this time to pulseaudio. An easy program to try is xcwcp which will simply beep morse code at you. If that works, I expect other apps will work also. (xcwcp -x /dev/dsp should work, or invoke it from the menu). Also, if you attempt to install it to a hard drive, please do it in a computer with no valuable data or other operating systems, just in case. If you try it, please send me some feedback. Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)

March 23, 2011

Northeast Linuxfest April 2, 2011

by Chuck Anderson

Come join me at the Northeast Linuxfest! Saturday, April 2, 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. FREE registration (optional $30 donation) at http://northeastlinuxfest.org/ Worcester State University Student Center 486 Chandler St. Worcester MA 01602 I've forwarded more details from the BLU list below. ----- Forwarded message from b p <bruce84(a)yahoo.com> ----- From: b p <bruce84(a)yahoo.com> To: discuss(a)blu.org Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:31:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Northeast Linuxfest April 2, 2011 Hey guys - I haven't seen this posted yet so I'm sorry if it has on another list. The Northeast Linuxfest is just around the corner, the event will be held in Worcester MA. We hope you can make it! Jonathan Nadeau of Frostbite systems and he has posted his speakers list for the Northeast Linuxfest. He's got John Maddog Hall! Now you really have no reason not to go! Here is the list of speakers below: 11am Roberto C. Sanchez "Getting Stuff Packaged for Debian." 12pm Jarod Wilson "Intro to GNU/Linux Home Theater PCs" 1pm Jon “Maddog” Hall "GNU/Linux in Education, Government and Business." 2pm Matt Lee "Why Software Should Be Free." So, now that we're two weeks away, I hope to see you all there! Hurry because attendance is filling fast! Details can be found at Northeast Linuxfest - http://northeastlinuxfest.org/ ----- Forwarded message from b p <bruce84(a)yahoo.com> ----- From: b p <bruce84(a)yahoo.com> To: Tom Metro <tmetro-blu(a)vl.com> Cc: discuss(a)blu.org Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:06:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Northeast Linuxfest April 2, 2011 Good morning all, I should have clarified some of the murkier statements made, I apologize for that. Tom, what I put up was the complete schedule of speakers and you are correct the event is FREE. The $30 is optional, this is to help cover costs for the student center space. Red Hat has graciously agreed to sponsor the event. The purpose of this event is to gather linux users for a one day event, mostly to discuss all things linux/unix and to meet other users throughout the area. This is the inaugural event, so based on attendance this year there are plans to hopefully expand the event much like SCALE or any of the other community driven events. As for who Jonathan of Frostbite systems is, his company sells computers with linux installed. He gives a percentage back to the distro that is ordered on the machines. His main focus is selling machines for the blind or visually impaired, which he himself is. He is also the podcaster for both Fedora weekly and Debian. He resides in Worcester MA and of course for more about his company you can checkout - http://www.frostbitesystems.com/ This is not meant as a selling point for the event. He is merely setting this up because he felt there was a need and interest for such an event. Lastly, I don't have a list of exhibitors but I do know the folks at Hacker Public Radio will have a table there. I hope I've addressed all questions. Again sorry for the confusion, I should have proof read the original before sending out. Take care, Bp ----- End forwarded message -----

March 22, 2011

Re: [Wlug] 2D CAD for Linux

by E Johnson

Feedback on DraftSight: We downloaded & attempted to install DraftSight on Squeeze. Doesn't work, the DraftSight deb does not install. Note: One must first sign a user agreement with the provider before the installer will (attempt to) install this prog. After we agreed to (whatever it was), the dpkg process repeatedly produced a bizarre error: Setting up dassault-systemes-draftsight (2011.2.705) ... /usr/bin/xdg-mime: 769: cannot create /root/.local/share/applications/defaults.list.new: Directory nonexistent grep: /root/.local/share/applications/defaults.list.new: No such file or directory Indeed there is a .local directory in our home directory, but certainly no directory called root there. Perhaps the deb contains a mistake. We chose to install Qcad, an app that is already in the Debain repository. HTH Liz J On 9 March 2011 12:49, Richard Klein <richspk(a)gmail.com> wrote: I just read that DraftSight 2D CAD software is now available for Linux: > http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/free-cad-software/ > > I use it all the time in Windows. It works, and the price is right. > > -- > Rich > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

March 15, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 89, Issue 5

by David Hardy

Hi, Pete; I was posting from my MIL's place at Shelburne-On-The-Bay, just south of Burlington and just off Route 7. We were house-sitting for her while she's snowbirding in Florida. The Bay opens up into Lake Champlain, which right now has a bit of ice near the shores and is otherwise open water, thanks to the moderate temps this week. We actually live in a 205-year-old farmhouse in West Montpelier. With two dogs and four cats, and two each, Windows and Linux boxes. My Windows 7 box has some VMS emulation sw on it for old lang syne, seeing as how that was my early experience in IT for years. Last worked with OpenVMS 7.1 four years ago. You're at Clark U.? Wow. I worked there in campus police from 1980-83, then the campus bookstore, where I sold DEC Rainbows in cooperation with DEC to students, faculty and staff, and then when they sold it out to Barnes and Noble, I went back to campus police for another eighteen months, finally leaving in '86 to go work out at Simplex Time Recorder, in Gardner, with a PDP-11 running RSX for CAD/CAM apps and a MicroVax running VMS 4.0. I first learned VMS down in the basement of the Goddard Library while I worked the dead shifts for the CPD, reading those old orange binder manuals. Several of the campus police are still there, including the chief, who started there as a patrolman, and of course some of the faculty are still teaching. Jack Foley was working as an assistant manager at one of the dining halls when I started there in 1980. I stopped by to visit in '06 and also applied for an IT job there, as I believe they still had VMS, plus the usual Windows, and also Red Hat. Never heard from them. Par for the job search for many years now. Also applied for IT gigs at WPI and never heard from them, either. So I am back in northern Vermont and after being bounced from a one-year temp contract nine months early, am on the job hunt again. So much fun. Regards, Dave On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:00 PM, <wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org> wrote: > Send Wlug mailing list submissions to > wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wlug-owner(a)mail.wlug.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wlug digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: KO (Pete Wason) > 2. Re: Wlug Digest, Vol 88, Issue 10 (Pete Wason) > 3. Re: Wlug Digest, Vol 88, Issue 10 (Pete Wason) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:38:08 -0400 > From: Pete Wason <codevark(a)aim.com> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] KO > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: <4D7EA6E0.5090805(a)aim.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I worked with a guy in the late '90s at a dotcom; at some point before > that he managed a huge team at DEC and was friends with KO, played golf > and such. Had great things to say about the man. > > On 2/12/2011 9:56 AM, kevin.paetzold wrote: > > Since we are reminiscing about DEC and KO.... > > > > I started at DEC in 1978 working on the DECSYSTEM20. My first manager > > was one of the first 100 DEC employees and even though I was initially > > working as a contractor for DEC (on an air force base) in Rome NY we > > made a trip to Maynard where he introduced me to the mill and to Ken > > Olsen. It was a fascinating time as I worked at the place which > > essentially funded the ARPANET and TCP/IP. I went to work in DEC > > engineering in Marlboro in 1981. Eventually I ended up at Stratus where > > among other things I now manage the Linux group (I never worked on VMS > > although I did do some stuff with the Ultrix group). It still amazes me > > (and many others) that DEC went away. I often tell my engineers that > > when I see some computer or software technology that DEC did not have I > > will let them know (there is some but not much that DEC did not have > > first and for which very little credit is given). > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNfqbgAAoJEBARJW02o9tw44oH/2Tn2xUeai1p/UExIQtI8zUc > A8FGBBfpOBjteWaTKiRYNDdYhLNeI2v/DDyhtqJO+8DlKDLesFlDgEDShLXqlCZ3 > ege8GM49O5ZfCjA8Ta82J1DUtK7AhvPL6/D4py/gboENX//JGGCUqPGcxSWo0dCl > sxe/MTeS36JstyStQlVfHLtvuaQIdZalLaqn/ywuVeBROHOCo23UNEQBRQ77BgFG > fJuChOT6cQe2Ht0g2kDZEPYd2pxqDjXprr5M7RYlcyxMNu58QusokGjyK0+ezL3M > 5QVeySsAMegCvehLPHdhnMfQkAdUwmwg6zeTLq8ZTzAIxIsrBJ9/8UZ+7AUbAZs= > =LmGf > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:41:37 -0400 > From: Pete Wason <codevark(a)aim.com> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 88, Issue 10 > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: <4D7EA7B1.5040502(a)aim.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, Dave - > > Just curious, where on Lake Champlain? I currently work at Clark U., and > lived in Burlington for about 6 years during the early to mid '80s. It's > my favorite city east of the Mississippi. > > Pete > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNfqexAAoJEBARJW02o9tw2zgH/08yRIIxybhN12On9ptOtxnE > NpzMQHSDsMDL2c22WwRdQxPPCPdA6I0OW594Gswg7vpbh6WOYtO2eXHBHf0rCjps > Lwc8dCVQGGnQn11nJ9FFEUmALIXxvXsfxYzvCcHNV7zM057D47rJEf9guZcZUNXj > yxMfLgHLW5nvP5f9JodvogNRO/Do5nUXYn1znWhq31Wyu/Afg3P85/DrO/QY0j9S > ZomjIiTNzRXKgZc5wBsfm+FEC5AvClSROhdQ0grQ5XSRkX5QzAr1/Gs+s/x8uKGX > gNQ43ZwnY9epsfvnbEokLi9X8ZKvKa5ye+2XOqT1I757zBWGHuSoIrNW3wKvV6w= > =BlEg > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:06:03 -0400 > From: Pete Wason <codevark(a)aim.com> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 88, Issue 10 > To: codevark(a)aim.com, Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: <4D7EE5AB.3010302(a)aim.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > heh that was weird. specifically chose reply to sender not list.. oh well > :) > > On 3/14/2011 7:41 PM, Pete Wason wrote: > > Hi, Dave - > > > > Just curious, where on Lake Champlain? I currently work at Clark U., and > > lived in Burlington for about 6 years during the early to mid '80s. It's > > my favorite city east of the Mississippi. > > > > Pete > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNfuWrAAoJEBARJW02o9tw8SMH/3k85Pzwp/GwAKQ9qndOljvZ > j0jgHwy1Wnd0Uyl7GDGeHYwIqqf4k8l7aegZTzMsfWAQMheMlO1OYNw+fwJCarGA > eFkShc1BjXyz4bY2WiSWl1M4noyJr4FHMwYBRDgXT6HtI6SnphvzFgC8ofhiLqFE > yJWLLlSwJnHtBP+AJNBLF+DNc+Ev3FZatY5PAP5xojnb57g8Nr9fDJGzwb1PZzrm > PaHSwA0kxY2ajDX0aoQy5R8okuu3/HR9U++QKPNmMlM4aX1YpIQ8Q6CWNqC6vAB9 > kxTGEj3Skvki5/VBLu9mvZvrQOkA33/oj0keKWjCyRCD5Jk/9N6NrSkAdo/zHww= > =fp1Z > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > End of Wlug Digest, Vol 89, Issue 5 > *********************************** >

March 15, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 88, Issue 10

by Pete Wason

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 heh that was weird. specifically chose reply to sender not list.. oh well :) On 3/14/2011 7:41 PM, Pete Wason wrote: > Hi, Dave - > > Just curious, where on Lake Champlain? I currently work at Clark U., and > lived in Burlington for about 6 years during the early to mid '80s. It's > my favorite city east of the Mississippi. > > Pete _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNfuWrAAoJEBARJW02o9tw8SMH/3k85Pzwp/GwAKQ9qndOljvZ j0jgHwy1Wnd0Uyl7GDGeHYwIqqf4k8l7aegZTzMsfWAQMheMlO1OYNw+fwJCarGA eFkShc1BjXyz4bY2WiSWl1M4noyJr4FHMwYBRDgXT6HtI6SnphvzFgC8ofhiLqFE yJWLLlSwJnHtBP+AJNBLF+DNc+Ev3FZatY5PAP5xojnb57g8Nr9fDJGzwb1PZzrm PaHSwA0kxY2ajDX0aoQy5R8okuu3/HR9U++QKPNmMlM4aX1YpIQ8Q6CWNqC6vAB9 kxTGEj3Skvki5/VBLu9mvZvrQOkA33/oj0keKWjCyRCD5Jk/9N6NrSkAdo/zHww= =fp1Z -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

March 15, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 88, Issue 10

by Pete Wason

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Dave - Just curious, where on Lake Champlain? I currently work at Clark U., and lived in Burlington for about 6 years during the early to mid '80s. It's my favorite city east of the Mississippi. Pete -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNfqexAAoJEBARJW02o9tw2zgH/08yRIIxybhN12On9ptOtxnE NpzMQHSDsMDL2c22WwRdQxPPCPdA6I0OW594Gswg7vpbh6WOYtO2eXHBHf0rCjps Lwc8dCVQGGnQn11nJ9FFEUmALIXxvXsfxYzvCcHNV7zM057D47rJEf9guZcZUNXj yxMfLgHLW5nvP5f9JodvogNRO/Do5nUXYn1znWhq31Wyu/Afg3P85/DrO/QY0j9S ZomjIiTNzRXKgZc5wBsfm+FEC5AvClSROhdQ0grQ5XSRkX5QzAr1/Gs+s/x8uKGX gNQ43ZwnY9epsfvnbEokLi9X8ZKvKa5ye+2XOqT1I757zBWGHuSoIrNW3wKvV6w= =BlEg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

March 14, 2011

Re: [Wlug] KO

by Pete Wason

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I worked with a guy in the late '90s at a dotcom; at some point before that he managed a huge team at DEC and was friends with KO, played golf and such. Had great things to say about the man. On 2/12/2011 9:56 AM, kevin.paetzold wrote: > Since we are reminiscing about DEC and KO.... > > I started at DEC in 1978 working on the DECSYSTEM20. My first manager > was one of the first 100 DEC employees and even though I was initially > working as a contractor for DEC (on an air force base) in Rome NY we > made a trip to Maynard where he introduced me to the mill and to Ken > Olsen. It was a fascinating time as I worked at the place which > essentially funded the ARPANET and TCP/IP. I went to work in DEC > engineering in Marlboro in 1981. Eventually I ended up at Stratus where > among other things I now manage the Linux group (I never worked on VMS > although I did do some stuff with the Ultrix group). It still amazes me > (and many others) that DEC went away. I often tell my engineers that > when I see some computer or software technology that DEC did not have I > will let them know (there is some but not much that DEC did not have > first and for which very little credit is given). > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNfqbgAAoJEBARJW02o9tw44oH/2Tn2xUeai1p/UExIQtI8zUc A8FGBBfpOBjteWaTKiRYNDdYhLNeI2v/DDyhtqJO+8DlKDLesFlDgEDShLXqlCZ3 ege8GM49O5ZfCjA8Ta82J1DUtK7AhvPL6/D4py/gboENX//JGGCUqPGcxSWo0dCl sxe/MTeS36JstyStQlVfHLtvuaQIdZalLaqn/ywuVeBROHOCo23UNEQBRQ77BgFG fJuChOT6cQe2Ht0g2kDZEPYd2pxqDjXprr5M7RYlcyxMNu58QusokGjyK0+ezL3M 5QVeySsAMegCvehLPHdhnMfQkAdUwmwg6zeTLq8ZTzAIxIsrBJ9/8UZ+7AUbAZs= =LmGf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

March 14, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Anyone familiar with XenServer 5.0?

by Tim Keller

Pete, What OS is the vhost running? Also, you might want to upgrade to XenServer 5.6. Thanks, Tim. On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Pete Wason <codevark(a)aim.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I'm mucking about with three vhosts and one refuses to connect to the > iSCSI SR the other two can see fine. Have tried a number of things, > still no progress.. > > Pete > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNfYmMAAoJEBARJW02o9tw9r8H/j7759HRudUsvem3sW55U+7e > jJ7D0nFTKEx2JsBKqabrODWIGb+uKgZT8Lk+BXYYIgXDPUWmFa/uf5dAzk9U48xC > ubiNcLFpPZhdcj9eym9N3UEh7x4m8HjvhmMU09946KpLBy8ak5ebEo8vqw0Jxv8R > CziiekfonMMmiFGeQKB17qll+a0u5U+yrknt2gw4RooVYQeOBvQE7lVBK1FOoa0f > 0dul4ZHO5hQrUw2Plx4TwL1BhdGV4U+yHDUv86jayZsFEniaZFtoQXkuvRTMlXws > 7E+pYDKGyH37kPJewUhWV3GmHtX502wt2gOGR1U0XsbsO7wCnEECDxopbrbWRhw= > =fV/D > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 14, 2011

Anyone familiar with XenServer 5.0?

by Pete Wason

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I'm mucking about with three vhosts and one refuses to connect to the iSCSI SR the other two can see fine. Have tried a number of things, still no progress.. Pete -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNfYmMAAoJEBARJW02o9tw9r8H/j7759HRudUsvem3sW55U+7e jJ7D0nFTKEx2JsBKqabrODWIGb+uKgZT8Lk+BXYYIgXDPUWmFa/uf5dAzk9U48xC ubiNcLFpPZhdcj9eym9N3UEh7x4m8HjvhmMU09946KpLBy8ak5ebEo8vqw0Jxv8R CziiekfonMMmiFGeQKB17qll+a0u5U+yrknt2gw4RooVYQeOBvQE7lVBK1FOoa0f 0dul4ZHO5hQrUw2Plx4TwL1BhdGV4U+yHDUv86jayZsFEniaZFtoQXkuvRTMlXws 7E+pYDKGyH37kPJewUhWV3GmHtX502wt2gOGR1U0XsbsO7wCnEECDxopbrbWRhw= =fV/D -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

March 14, 2011

2D CAD for Linux

by Richard Klein

I just read that DraftSight 2D CAD software is now available for Linux: http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/free-cad-software/ I use it all the time in Windows. It works, and the price is right. -- Rich

March 9, 2011

WLUG Meeting Tomorrow (3/9) Virtualization Technologies!

by Tim Keller

Hey Everybody, Remember, We've got a WLUG meeting tomorrow! I'm going to be giving a talk about virtualization technologies at 7PM. The meeting is going to be in the meeting room next to Morgan Hall (Look for the penguins!) Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 8, 2011

Reminder: WLUG Meeting Next Wed (3/9) Topic: Virtualization Technologies

by Tim Keller

Hey Everybody, This is a reminder that next Wednesday I'm going to be giving a talk about virtualization technologies. I plan to do some white boarding, slides and a demo of different virtualization products currently on the market (both closed and open source). If anybody has specific questions or specific things they'd like to me to cover let me know and I'll update/expand my slides and notes to cover it. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

March 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Google Earth

by Walt

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 setsebool -P allow_execmod 1 That worked! Thank you!!! Walt On 02/18/2011 12:36 PM, Daniel J Walsh wrote: > On 02/18/2011 11:33 AM, Walt wrote: >> Trying to get Google Earth to work. Starts and closes without working. >> Any ideas? >> Thanks! >> Walt > >> >From SEalert: > >> Raw Audit Messages >> type=AVC msg=audit(1297979188.74:143442): avc: denied { execmod } for >> pid=22634 comm="googleearth-bin" path="/opt/google-earth/libIGGfx.so" >> dev=dm-0 ino=683598 scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 >> tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:usr_t:s0 tclass=file > > >> type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1297979188.74:143442): arch=i386 syscall=mprotect >> success=no exit=EACCES a0=764b000 a1=36b000 a2=5 a3=bfe8c250 items=0 >> ppid=21605 pid=22634 auid=500 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 >> sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts1 ses=618 comm=googleearth-bin >> exe=/opt/google-earth/googleearth-bin >> subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 key=(null) > >> Hash: googleearth-bin,unconfined_t,usr_t,file,execmod > >> audit2allow > >> #============= unconfined_t ============== >> #!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'allow_execmod' > >> allow unconfined_t usr_t:file execmod; > >> audit2allow -R > >> #============= unconfined_t ============== >> #!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'allow_execmod' > >> allow unconfined_t usr_t:file execmod; > > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > restorecon -R -v /opt/google > > If that does not work > > # setsebool -P allow_execmod 1 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNXsusAAoJEGxeLalZnYLuBj8H/ibay4odkAkp6tqeh+LTqHQD reu0eDm9AVyjN96Ud9CyOJTySzPnIHNVPgN6cKbCEju8JRc8rQNpXbKWpLN3OGih AOPDj+199Y+2EeWZjY8w6klSSN/q61fkv3cziOt3S/2qsCiZyiyNEFpm8JMgaUXk wJ/vKG293o4p+AtW2LU3V4pX+tO54uYio0X/bb1VeHvgO8R/ySrYCzDZI25w8J5P tQHz03f9BuarVumUSOsvRMgjZL58c2G1/go4HrcbdsuMKdVR5p+Bya+RIROWWPgQ Ydi3ZMqhR1I3Xs1b4ca8rBr61mtena1dKf5FQTCxHL3FFd43BFO8WHSRQ1xk0oc= =4aP7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Feb. 18, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Google Earth

by Daniel J Walsh

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/18/2011 11:33 AM, Walt wrote: > Trying to get Google Earth to work. Starts and closes without working. > Any ideas? > Thanks! > Walt > >>From SEalert: > > Raw Audit Messages > type=AVC msg=audit(1297979188.74:143442): avc: denied { execmod } for > pid=22634 comm="googleearth-bin" path="/opt/google-earth/libIGGfx.so" > dev=dm-0 ino=683598 scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:usr_t:s0 tclass=file > > > type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1297979188.74:143442): arch=i386 syscall=mprotect > success=no exit=EACCES a0=764b000 a1=36b000 a2=5 a3=bfe8c250 items=0 > ppid=21605 pid=22634 auid=500 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 > sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts1 ses=618 comm=googleearth-bin > exe=/opt/google-earth/googleearth-bin > subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 key=(null) > > Hash: googleearth-bin,unconfined_t,usr_t,file,execmod > > audit2allow > > #============= unconfined_t ============== > #!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'allow_execmod' > > allow unconfined_t usr_t:file execmod; > > audit2allow -R > > #============= unconfined_t ============== > #!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'allow_execmod' > > allow unconfined_t usr_t:file execmod; > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug restorecon -R -v /opt/google If that does not work # setsebool -P allow_execmod 1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk1ericACgkQrlYvE4MpobM24gCgmoqm2TWL03ICHO1HDYJdGjOM mcgAoKhJSGrsmX7kDTDa0JulwDYkVgrF =YA0N -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Feb. 18, 2011

Google Earth

by Walt

Trying to get Google Earth to work. Starts and closes without working. Any ideas? Thanks! Walt >From SEalert: Raw Audit Messages type=AVC msg=audit(1297979188.74:143442): avc: denied { execmod } for pid=22634 comm="googleearth-bin" path="/opt/google-earth/libIGGfx.so" dev=dm-0 ino=683598 scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:usr_t:s0 tclass=file type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1297979188.74:143442): arch=i386 syscall=mprotect success=no exit=EACCES a0=764b000 a1=36b000 a2=5 a3=bfe8c250 items=0 ppid=21605 pid=22634 auid=500 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts1 ses=618 comm=googleearth-bin exe=/opt/google-earth/googleearth-bin subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 key=(null) Hash: googleearth-bin,unconfined_t,usr_t,file,execmod audit2allow #============= unconfined_t ============== #!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'allow_execmod' allow unconfined_t usr_t:file execmod; audit2allow -R #============= unconfined_t ============== #!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'allow_execmod' allow unconfined_t usr_t:file execmod;

Feb. 18, 2011

Re: [Wlug] KO

by Adam Gomes

I still have such a fondness for VMS, that I still own a VAXstation 3100 and occasionally pony up for the DECUS license for OpenVMS .... :) On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:24 PM, John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > > Vaxes were clustered years ago. You could reboot each member of a > cluster without impacting applications running on the cluster if you > were careful. And swap out hardware, etc. Very cool stuff. I > started on DEC-20 at WPI years ago, and missed the VMS side of things > when WPI got the Encore Multimax instead of a VMS cluster. > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Feb. 14, 2011

Re: [Wlug] KO

by John Stoffel

Vaxes were clustered years ago. You could reboot each member of a cluster without impacting applications running on the cluster if you were careful. And swap out hardware, etc. Very cool stuff. I started on DEC-20 at WPI years ago, and missed the VMS side of things when WPI got the Encore Multimax instead of a VMS cluster. John

Feb. 14, 2011

Remembering KO

by Ken Jones

I shall reveal my age. I was a working AN/FSQ7 programmer in Group 67 at Lincoln Labs when KO took off on his crazy venture to that mill in Maynard. I did not know Ken at the time as he was in Group 64 if my memory serves me correctly. DEC's first products were 'logic boards'. Those were the days of 'wire wrap' breadboarding. Ken's cards built with itty bitty new fangled transistor things slipped securely into a standard wire wrap board. I do not remember any specific cards, but I know they consisted of multiple individual NAND and NOR gates and probably a couple of FLIP FLOPs. >From that came the PDP-1 which I never saw. My memory focuses on the PDP-8 which was popular - so to speak. To put this in perspective the US had just deployed the SAGE air defense computers all around the country to detect and intercept Russian atomic bomb carrying jet airplanes. The SAGE computers used water cooled vacuum tube technology. I suggest, if you can find a library (remember them?), that is open check out "DEC is Dead, Long LIve DEC" The Lasting Legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation by Edgar Schein. (Is it available on NOOK?). My read of that book was that DEC was fine and healthy so long as it's engineers were producing products the customers did not know they needed, ie DEC was never consumer driven. (This is part of why KO was so beloved.) I was a TCP/IP aware person when I went to work for DEC in 1985. Inside those DEC walls DECnet was not only everything, it was the only thing. Ken Jones

Feb. 13, 2011

Re: [Wlug] KO

by Gary Hanley

Clustered computing. On 2/12/2011 8:23 PM, jerry baillie wrote: > Like Cloud computing.............. > > On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 9:56 AM, kevin.paetzold > <kevin.paetzold(a)gmail.com <mailto:kevin.paetzold@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Since we are reminiscing about DEC and KO.... > > I started at DEC in 1978 working on the DECSYSTEM20. My first manager > was one of the first 100 DEC employees and even though I was initially > working as a contractor for DEC (on an air force base) in Rome NY we > made a trip to Maynard where he introduced me to the mill and to Ken > Olsen. It was a fascinating time as I worked at the place which > essentially funded the ARPANET and TCP/IP. I went to work in DEC > engineering in Marlboro in 1981. Eventually I ended up at Stratus > where > among other things I now manage the Linux group (I never worked on VMS > although I did do some stuff with the Ultrix group). It still > amazes me > (and many others) that DEC went away. I often tell my engineers that > when I see some computer or software technology that DEC did not > have I > will let them know (there is some but not much that DEC did not have > first and for which very little credit is given). > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org <mailto:Wlug@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

Feb. 13, 2011

Re: [Wlug] KO

by jerry baillie

Like Cloud computing.............. [?] On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 9:56 AM, kevin.paetzold <kevin.paetzold(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Since we are reminiscing about DEC and KO.... > > I started at DEC in 1978 working on the DECSYSTEM20. My first manager > was one of the first 100 DEC employees and even though I was initially > working as a contractor for DEC (on an air force base) in Rome NY we > made a trip to Maynard where he introduced me to the mill and to Ken > Olsen. It was a fascinating time as I worked at the place which > essentially funded the ARPANET and TCP/IP. I went to work in DEC > engineering in Marlboro in 1981. Eventually I ended up at Stratus where > among other things I now manage the Linux group (I never worked on VMS > although I did do some stuff with the Ultrix group). It still amazes me > (and many others) that DEC went away. I often tell my engineers that > when I see some computer or software technology that DEC did not have I > will let them know (there is some but not much that DEC did not have > first and for which very little credit is given). > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Feb. 13, 2011

KO

by kevin.paetzold

Since we are reminiscing about DEC and KO.... I started at DEC in 1978 working on the DECSYSTEM20. My first manager was one of the first 100 DEC employees and even though I was initially working as a contractor for DEC (on an air force base) in Rome NY we made a trip to Maynard where he introduced me to the mill and to Ken Olsen. It was a fascinating time as I worked at the place which essentially funded the ARPANET and TCP/IP. I went to work in DEC engineering in Marlboro in 1981. Eventually I ended up at Stratus where among other things I now manage the Linux group (I never worked on VMS although I did do some stuff with the Ultrix group). It still amazes me (and many others) that DEC went away. I often tell my engineers that when I see some computer or software technology that DEC did not have I will let them know (there is some but not much that DEC did not have first and for which very little credit is given).

Feb. 12, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Off topic: good iPod Touch 4th Gen repairers?

by John Stoffel

Adam> For the "official" recommendation, call the Apple Store in Adam> Natick. They have a vendor they send people to for Adam> out-of-warranty repairs. If I recall correctly, it's a large Adam> outfit in the midwest. Thanks Adam. I'll give that a try.

Feb. 10, 2011