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Looking for suggestions: JSP Web Hosting
by Michael Zarozinski 07 Sep '09

07 Sep '09

Hi all, Does anyone have any recommendations for a web hosting service that comes with JSP "out of the box"? Thanks for any/all suggestions, Michael Z

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IPv6 config question
by William Smith 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Hiya! I've got an old laptop (Sony Vaio PCG-F520) that I've been setting to re-purposing. To this end, I've installed Fedora 10 on it. I've got DNS (IPv4) and DHCP configured on it, and it will eventually be acting as a printserver for an HP LaserJet 4MP. :) My question is this: How difficult (or involved) would it be to add IPv6 support to this? I know about AAAA records, but I'm not so sure what the reverse lookup file would look like. Likewise, I'm not sure about how DHCP would be configured, if I have to touch it at all. Any suggestions would be appreciated. -- Bill Smith Fall River, MA Charter Member of LOPSA

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Seagate ST3146807FC 146GB Fibre Channel drive
by Jamie Guinan 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Hi Group, We found the drive described in the subject line at work, and have no use for it. It appears to be new. Anyone have fibre channel, and want it? -Jamie

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Looking for DDR400 (PC3200) RAM
by John Stoffel 29 Aug '09

29 Aug '09

Guys, I'm trying to ressurect an old MSI K8T NEO mother board with an Athlon64 3000 CPU. Unfortunately, I don't have any 184 Pin PC3200/DDR400, PC2700/DDR333, PC2100/ DDR266 or PC1600/DDR200 unbuffered DIMM boards. Probably 512Mb each (I've got three slots), though bigger is always better, right? I'd be willing to travel in the worcester area tomorrow to do a pickup, or hit a store with some if anyone has any suggestions other than the guys in Northboro on Rt 20. Thanks, John

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computer w/ ubuntu pre-installed.
by Jason Couture 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

I recently started a business and i was wondering if anyone would be interested in purchasing some computers for 339.99 + tax each they each come with a 17" LCD, Wireless keyboard and mouse, speakers, dvd burner, 1gb of ddr2, a 320gb hdd, AMD Sempron LE-1100 and ubuntu linux pre-installed. Add 1gb of ddr2 for $10.00 making the total 349.99 (I really need to move these boxes. Im attempting to become a linux oem) thanks in advance, and sorry for the spam :P

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Remote access with DansGuardian / FireHOL / TinyProxy
by Andrew C Wilkin 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

Is there anyone local who knows about DansGuardian? I'm having trouble logging into my work and I'm 95% positive it's because of DG. It's probably some configuration thing I don't know about. Any help?

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looking for PHP 5.2.x help
by John Stoffel 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

Guys, I'm looking for some help with PHP5.2.x hacking on a web site to cleanup how the user submitted search form is handled. Basically I want to make it simple for the end user to a) refine their query, b) not have to answer popups if they hit the reload button, and c) so I can leanr more PHP. I found this nice reference: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php which has two sections by "wayne" and "Jonas Lindel" talking about how you can take the results of a PHP POST request, stuff the vars into your session, and redirect back to the same page without the POST vars set, then complete the query. The idea is so that when people hit the "back" or "reload" buttons, they don't keep getting asked whether they want to resubmit their data. It's not strictly needed, but it would be a nice cleanup of the interface. Here's the snippet I'm trying to use, which bombs out with: Fatal error: Cannot re-assign $this in .... on line 45 And the code I'm using is: <? // We want to put the search query into a session so we can restore it // easily when users goto look at full_holdings.php and then return to // the overall display page. We'll need to do a session_destroy in // index.php I think. See the tutorial(s) at // http://www.phpf1.com/tutorial/php-sessions.html // http://us3.php.net/manual/en/book.session.php session_start(); // Now see Jonas Lindel's & Wayne's code at // http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php for // this *nice* trick. //is there POST or GET data we should look at if($_POST or ($_GET and (!isset($_SESSION['skipnextget'])))) { //is there GET data? if($_GET) { $newgetarr = array(); foreach($_GET as $key => $value) { if(is_array($value)) { //if it's an array, convert it to comma separated $newvalue = implode(',',$value); } else { $newvalue = $value; } $newgetarr[] = $key.'='.$newvalue; } $newget = implode('&',$newgetarr); $_SESSION['skipnextget'] = 1; } foreach($_POST as $key => $value) { $this[$key] = $value; } $_SESSION['postvars'] = serialize($this); //put POST in the session header("Location: http://" .$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?\ ' . $newget); //reload page without POST data and shorter GET data exit(); } else { //after reloading we'll come right to this spot session_unregister('skipnextget'); if(isset($_SESSION['postvars'])) { //load the POST variables from the session // Error on this line below! $this = unserialize($_SESSION['postvars']); session_unregister('postvars'); //delete the session stuff we //don't need anymore. return $this; } }

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This is an ancient OS.
by Ken Jones 25 Aug '09

25 Aug '09

John et al, I think I have a real problem.. Neither OS uses /etc/X11/xorg.conf as one would expect. I think there is a book available entitled "Computing in the Middle Ages". Could it be????? First kjones-sun [root@kjones-sun X11]# uname -a Linux kjones-sun 2.4.20-2.3sparc #1 Wed Jan 15 18:27:52 EST 2003 sparc64 unknow ---------- xrandr is not interesting--------------- [root@kjones-sun kjones]# xrandr -q Can't open display (null) ----------------no xorg.conf --------- [root@kjones-sun kjones]# cd /etc/X11 [root@kjones-sun X11]# ls applnk proxymngr twm XF86Config-4 xinit xsrirc fs rstart X XF86Config-4.rpmsave xkb gdm serverconfig xdm XF86Config-5 Xmodmap lbxproxy starthere XF86Config XF86Config_orig xserver prefdm sysconfig XF86Config~ XftConfig xsm [root@kjones-sun X11]# There seems to be no xorg.conf. anywhere. "locate" can not find it. ==================================================== Now kjones-sun2 kjones-sun2 ~ # uname -a Linux kjones-sun2 2.6.20-gentoo-r5 #4 SMP Tue May 22 20:27:03 Local time zone mu st be set--see zic sparc64 sun4u TI UltraSparc I (SpitFire) GNU/Linux --------xrandr -q still not interesting-------- kjones-sun2 ~ # xrandr -q Can't open display kjones-sun2 ~ # locate xorg.conf warning: locate: warning: database /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db' is more than 8 days old /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/xorg.conf.ferris /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/xorg.conf /usr/share/man/man5/xorg.conf.5x.bz2 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.example ------------------try /etc/X11 for kicks------------------ kjones-sun2 ~ # cd /etc/X11 kjones-sun2 X11 # ls Sessions app-defaults chooser.sh mwm startDM.sh xinit xorg.conf.example kjones-sun2 X11 # ------------------xorg.conf looks like an example----------- kjones-sun2 ~ # more /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/x org.conf --More--(22%) Section "ServerLayout" --More--(22%) Identifier "X.org Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "Files" RgbPath "/usr/lib/X11/rgb" ModulePath "/usr/lib/modules" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/" EndSection Section "Module" Load "extmod" Load "dri" Load "dbe" Load "record" Load "xtrap" Load "glx" Load "type1" Load "freetype" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model" HorizSync 1-10000 --More--(75%) VertRefresh 1-10000 ModeLine "640x480" 100 640 700 800 900 480 500 600 700 ModeLine "800x600" 100 800 900 1000 1100 600 700 800 900 ModeLine "1024x768" 100 1024 1100 1200 1300 768 800 900 1000 ModeLine "1152x864" 100 1152 1200 1300 1400 864 900 1000 1100 ModeLine "1152x900" 100 1152 1200 1300 1400 900 1000 1100 1200 ModeLine "1280x1024" 100 1280 1300 1400 1500 1024 1100 1200 1300 ModeLine "1376x1032" 100 1376 1400 1500 1600 1032 1100 1200 1300 ModeLine "1600x1200" 100 1600 1700 1800 1900 1200 1300 1400 1500 ModeLine "2364x1773" 100 2364 2400 2500 2600 1773 1800 1900 2000 EndSection Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] Identifier "Card0" Driver "vmware" --More--(90%) VendorName "VMWare Inc" BoardName "Unknown Board" BusID "PCI:0:15:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection Thanks, Ken Jones

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I've posted on Linux Questions
by Ken Jones 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

Folks, thank you for your help so far. I have made progress. The image on my screen is still unacceptable. It will be interesting to see whether linuxquestions can come up with something http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/belkin-sun-adapte… Ken Jones

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I think I've found the cuprit
by Ken Jones 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

I think the monitor/display controlling configuration file in my Aurora machine is /etc/X11/XF86Config [root@kjones-sun etc]# cd X11 [root@kjones-sun X11]# ls applnk proxymngr twm XF86Config-4 xinit xsrirc fs rstart X XF86Config-4.rpmsave xkb gdm serverconfig xdm XF86Config-5 Xmodmap lbxproxy starthere XF86Config XF86Config_orig xserver prefdm sysconfig XF86Config~ XftConfig xsm It is too long to send to all. The question is what should it say? Ken

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getting rid of some monitors
by Jared Greenwald 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

I apologize in advance for spamming the list with my want ad. I need to get rid of some CRT monitors and am wondering if anyone on the list would be interested. They are as follows... 1x Gateway Vivitron (circa '95) 17" 1x Compaq MV940 19" 2x Digital re-branded Trinitron 21" (matched pair) The 19" and 21" monitors can each run at 1600x1200 and the 21s have dual input, which is nice. I used the 21s in a TwinView setup on my main Ubuntu-based workstation at home for years until I got a LCD last Christmas. I have power/video cables for all of them, so they are ready to roll. I had them up on craigslist to try and sell them, but haven't gotten any hits and it's just time to clear out the space. The catch is that you would need to come pick them up from me in Uxbridge. Please respond to me privately so we don't spam the list. Thanks, Jared Greenwald

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Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 70, Issue 17
by Steven Greenberg 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

The issue with 60 Hz and the LCD was not flicker. I mentioned visual defects. I meant things like missing pixels. I had to use the analog connection because that was all that was available on the PC that I had just bought. I just looked at the setting now to see if I had really chosen 120 Hz which is still a harmonic of 60Hz. Unfortunately for looking at the setting, I moved three years ago from the house where the office had fluorescent lights. When I set up my computer again in the new house, I must have somehow gone back to the default 60 Hz. There are no fluorescent lights around and there are none of the visual defects I saw in the other house. When I brought my unit back to Fry's electronics they had no such problem in the store from the ceiling lights which were a good 15 or more feet away. They gave me a replacement anyway just to keep me happy. I had not even suspected fluorescent lights at that point. When I got the replacement home, it had the same problem as the first one. I was about to give up on Samsung in disgust when I asked around at work if anybody could figure out the problem. Our computer hardware support person mentioned the fluorescent light idea. I went home, changed the frequency and the problems disappeared. The fluorescent lights in my home office were probably only 4 feet from the LCD. The cause of the problem might have been something completely different, but I cannot come up with another explanation that fits the observations. Maybe I had sympathetic 60 Hz fluctuations from my neighbor's ham radio. Whatever was the cause, getting away from 60Hz seemed to be the solution. /Steve -- Steven Greenberg Email: steve(a)ssgreenberg.name 251 Holland Rd. Phone: (774)241-0095 Fiskdale, Massachusetts 01518-1231 Web: http://www.ssgreenberg.name Other Email: s.greenberg(a)ieee.org ssg(a)alum.mit.edu

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Here I am begging again.
by Ken Jones 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

I have not been making the meetings. That does not mean my SUN ULTRA1 running Aurora Linux can no longer create 'interesting' problems. This time the second SUN ULTRA running Gentoo is in cahoots. I have a new SAMSUNG SyncMaster flat screen monitor. I have attached this monitor via a Belkin SUN adapter to my ULTRA1's. It does not work!! The monitor flashes a little square window saying something about "Not optimum mode". It feels that it has not been configured correctly. The buttons on the right of the monitor, which are there to set it up, also do not work with the SUN's is attached. The monitor works fine with PC type machinery. The Belkin worked fine with a regular old tube monitor. (I have not dug out the old monitor to check whether it still works. I suspect it does.) Anybody have any ideas? Ken Jones kjones(a)ziplink.net

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Re: [Wlug] Here I am begging again.
by Steven Greenberg 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

I have a Samsung SyncMaster 204B, but it is on a Windows PC. As for the frequency, 60 Hz is not good in close proximity to fluorescent lights. I had a lot of visual defects in two different units, until I changed to 120 Hz(I think). /Steve -- Steven Greenberg Email: steve(a)ssgreenberg.name 251 Holland Rd. Phone: (774)241-0095 Fiskdale, Massachusetts 01518-1231 Web: http://www.ssgreenberg.name Other Email: s.greenberg(a)ieee.org ssg(a)alum.mit.edu

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Book list with names.
by Tim Keller 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

Please keep the other thread going, I'm going to use this thread so people can see what books have been taken. I went email by email and did it on a first come first serve basis... Here's the list with names: Hacking / Security Books: "Secrets of a super hacker" by The Knightmare. [S. Courtney] "Hackers Challenge: Test Your Incident Response Skills Using 20 Scenarios" (3rd Edition) [S. Courtney] "Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions" "Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense" Math Books: [Frank Moody] "Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications" by Kenneth H. Rosen [Frank Moody] "Languages and Machines" Thomas A Sudkamp [Alex Haley] "A Primer for Calculus" Misc: [Alex Haley] "Latex" Second edition [Frank Moody] "The Latex Companion" [Frank Moody] "Mips RISC Architecture" "Database Systems" "Creating Web Pages with HTML" (3rd edition) [Frank Moody] "Operating Systems: Design and Implementation": Tanenbaum (includes Minux 2.0 disk!!) [Frank Moody] "PCI System Architecture" (Third Edition) Programming Books: [Alex Haley] "The C Primer" Third edition (this book is a bit dog eared) [Alex Haley] "A First Book of Ansi C" (a bit dog eared but excellent) "Tricks of the Game Programming Gurus" "Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk" "Virtual Reality Playhouse" "Creating Turbo C++ Games" (The disk for this book is long lost) [Keith Wright] "Linux Kernel Programming" (Third Edition) "Using Java 1.1" (Third Edition) "Using JavaBeans" (CD Long gone) [S. Courtney] "Sams' Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days" (Second Edition) "Beginning Fedora 2" (Yeah it's 8 versions behind, but as a beginners guide to red hat linux systems, it's great) "User Interfaces In C++ And Object-Oriented Programming" by Mark Goodwin "Gardens of Imagination: Programming 3d Maze Games in C/C++" (Disk long gone) "NetWarriors In C Programming 3d Multiplaery games" (CD Long gone) [Ryan Pugatch] "Programming perl" (O'Reilly) [Ryan Pugatch] "Learning Perl" (O'Reilly) [Ryan Pugatch] "Perl by Example" (Ellie Quigley) Thanks, Tim. -- I am weary of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: [Wlug] Article on UNIX 40th anniverasry
by jbaillie＠netzero.com 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

I actually have played pong on a monitor like that back in my DEC daze. What's even more amusing is the paper tape loader to the right of the monitor. It sure relieved you of toggling in the boot loader. We would actually repair some of the paper tapes. jb ---------- Original Message ---------- From: E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Subject: [Wlug] Article on UNIX 40th anniverasry Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:59:20 -0400 Good report by the BBC on development of UNIX. Has an interesting photo of a very old round green CRT monitor (in hexagonal case) at a workstation http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8205976.stm Enjoy, Liz J _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug ____________________________________________________________ Just drop it. Click here for free information on weight loss surgery! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/BLSrjnxRbzrvjPpExUGZMIb6GPtO…

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Article on UNIX 40th anniverasry
by E Johnson 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

Good report by the BBC on development of UNIX. Has an interesting photo of a very old round green CRT monitor (in hexagonal case) at a workstation http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8205976.stm Enjoy, Liz J

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REMINDER: Meeting Thursday, 7 PM
by Andy Stewart 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI gang, This is the umpteenth reminder about the upcoming WLUG meeting with maddog as our speaker. Please note the different meeting room: Salisbury Labs room 104. Also, for those of you who are interested in music, check this selection, allegedly made only from the sounds available in Windows XP and Windows 98 (at least the OS is good for something): http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1802740 See ya at the meeting! 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 iD8DBQFKi27iOjiraCaOTOoRAgQfAKCZ135p2dvbYrlqNaMwj2fKZZ2RxwCg0yqN k+tp+5150cDgkqDHU8Zl0i0= =6WcP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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PCMCIA to ExpressCard
by dulsi＠identicalsoftware.com 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

Well, I purchased a Rosewill RC-608 ExpressCard to CardBus Adapter but apparently linux doesn't support it. When I plug it in with the slimscsi card I get: Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pciehp 0000:00:1c.1:pcie02: Card present on Slot(0-1) Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pci 0000:03:00.0: disabling ASPM on pre-1.1 PCIe device. You can enable it with 'pcie_aspm=force' Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pci 0000:03:00.0: PCI bridge, secondary bus 0000:04 Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pci 0000:03:00.0: IO window: disabled Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pci 0000:03:00.0: MEM window: disabled Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pci 0000:03:00.0: PREFETCH window: disabled Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pciehp: Could not get hotplug parameters Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pci 0000:03:00.0: PCI bridge, secondary bus 0000:04 Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pci 0000:03:00.0: IO window: disabled Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pci 0000:03:00.0: MEM window: disabled Aug 18 16:15:44 mars kernel: pci 0000:03:00.0: PREFETCH window: disabled I'm assuming "pciehp: Could not get hotplug parameters" means it is not supported. If anyone has suggestions on how to get it to work let me know. Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com

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Fedora 11 and mingw32
by dulsi＠identicalsoftware.com 16 Aug '09

16 Aug '09

I installed fedora 11 on my old laptop and turned back on glitch free audio. It almost works perfectly. Sufficient that I probably wouldn't bother turning it off now. I think the hard drive is starting to fail so I decided to purchase a new laptop. Since I'd like some 3D functionality now I decided to go with the Intel GMA X4500. Unfortunately Fedora 11 stumbled here. I thought the picture quality wasn't very good and found it was using the vesa drivers not the intel drivers. Searching found that others had the same issue but it worked on Fedora 10. Tried a Fedora 10 live CD and the display was nice and sharp. Modified the xorg.conf to use the intel drivers and Fedora 11 also became nice and sharp. Anyway onto my question, has anyone played with the mingw32 cross compiler on Fedora 11? I've created a simple hello world app and cmake file (since I hate autotools). I've got it compiling by creating a Toolchain file but it seems like that is something that should be provided with the mingw32. Is there a standard Toolchain file somewhere and I just haven't found it?

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(no subject)
by Brian McLinden 15 Aug '09

15 Aug '09

Hi all, Thanks for your helpful postings. I'm coming back to ask further help in sharpening issues before me.. I see four now: 1. Understanding the machine Wanting a more general perspective that will help me anticipate and navigate OS issues as they arise. Just ordered http://www.amazon.com/Write-Great-Code-Understanding-Machine/dp/1593270038/… Anyone have reading (book, online) suggestions geared at accessible intro level? More intermediate level? 2. Getting a machine Freedom of choice in the component market is overwhelming. A curse, actually. I'd be losing significant time just learning how to spec a system. In the Worcester area, is there anyone I can pay to put together a machine for me with some bit of craftsmanship and reliability? That way I can have substantially more control over machine quality. Do any of you have a favorite components list? I'd be most interested in a machine designed for silence, and I'm quite willing to study up on that issue.. fan noise drives me nuts when I'm coding. What do you think about this workaround -- http://www.inatux.com/order These are FSF/FOSS people. I can't see a need for a super fast system yet, as I can't say yet where my project interests will gravitate. In light of that, since optimality makes no sense, what machine specs do you think would be “good enough”? Desirable packages to install? And, for cable broadband and live streaming of audio and video, what combination or package(s) of HW ad SW should I ask for. Wired case? Wireless case? 3. YOUR advice for a would be hacker? I wonder how folks in this forum might vary from the following position. Would you prioritize or sequence things differently? “Start out by learning bash, then set up your own Unix environment. This is a biggie. PC-BSD works fine. Learn to use it for your everyday tasks, learn how to administrate it and keep it up to date and secure. Then, when you've done that, start in with Python. Solve the Project Euler problems in whatever language you're learning. Learn which languages are better suited for particular problems. Learn about security in programs, vulnerabilities and how to exploit them. Read other people's code and post your own. Learn the low-level stuff later.” 4. What Linux distribution would you pair with Unix? And, what will I learn from one that I don't learn from the other? Thanks, in advance, for thoughts, reactions, give and take! Brian

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REMINDER: Upcoming WLUG meeting
by Andy Stewart 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, This is the first in an infinite series of reminders about our upcoming WLUG meeting. It will be held on Thursday, August 20th, at 7:00 PM on the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. Note that we will be meeting in a different meeting room. The Access Grid room has been recently dismantled and is no longer available for our meetings. Chuck Anderson has secured our use of Salisbury Labs Room 104 (thanks, Chuck!!) for this meeting. Please note that the website has updated directions for this meeting location. Our guest speaker at this meeting will be Jon 'maddog' Hall, and he will be speaking on the topic of "Making Money from Free Software". This promises to be an excellent meeting that you won't want to miss. After the meeting, we'll adjourn to the pizza restaurant (Tech Pizza on Highland Street) for our usual sodas, pizza, and great conversation. I look forward to seeing you at the next meeting. See ya later, 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 iD8DBQFKhK38OjiraCaOTOoRAp1XAKDX4H0Tona7cfWNf4JlM1YtQTTD1ACfZONo auSmqgUQtCjlmgGaCuyJUOk= =Hm9h -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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USENIX HotPar '10 Call For Papers Now Available
by Lionel Garth Jones 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

The Program Committee for the 2nd USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Parallelism (HotPar '10) invites you to submit position papers. HotPar '10 will bring together researchers and practitioners doing innovative work in the area of parallel computing. HotPar recognizes the broad impact of multicore computing and seeks relevant contributions in all fields, including application design, languages and compilers, systems, and architecture. We request submissions of position papers that propose new directions for research of products in these areas, advocate non-traditional approaches to the problems engendered by parallelism, or potentially generate controversy and discussion. Submissions are due January 24, 2010. More information and submission guidelines are available at http://www.usenix.org/hotpar10/cfpa We look forward to receiving your submissions! Sincerely, Geoff Lowney, Intel David Patterson, University of California, Berkeley HotPar '10 Program Co-Chairs hotpar10chairs(a)usenix.org

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Books addendum...
by Tim Keller 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

I forgot to put in my original email, I plan on attending the meeting next week, so I'll have all the books with me. We'll square up then. Thanks, Tim. -- I am weary of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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BOOKS...BOOKS...BOOKS!!!
by Tim Keller 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

Hey Gang! To make a long story short, I'm going through a book purge. Obviously being my friends, I thought I'd give you guys first dibs before I donate anything. If you want something, declare it on the list. Any disagreements will be handled with duels to the death (obviously the winner gets the book + any books the loser also claimed...) Here's the list: Hacking / Security Books: "Secrets of a super hacker" by The Knightmare. "Hackers Challenge: Test Your Incident Response Skills Using 20 Scenarios" (3rd Edition) "Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions" "Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense" Math Books: "Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications" by Kenneth H. Rosen "Languages and Machines" Thomas A Sudkamp "A Primer for Calculus" Misc: "Latex" Second edition "The Latex Companion" "Mips RISC Architecture" "Database Systems" "Creating Web Pages with HTML" (3rd edition) "Operating Systems: Design and Implementation": Tanenbaum (includes Minux 2.0 disk!!) "PCI System Architecture" (Third Edition) Programming Books: "The C Primer" Third edition (this book is a bit dog eared) "Tricks of the Game Programming Gurus" "Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk" "Virtual Reality Playhouse" "Creating Turbo C++ Games" (The disk for this book is long lost) "Linux Kernel Programming" (Third Edition) "Using Java 1.1" (Third Edition) "Using JavaBeans" (CD Long gone) "Sams' Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days" (Second Edition) "Beginning Fedora 2" (Yeah it's 8 versions behind, but as a beginners guide to red hat linux systems, it's great) "User Interfaces In C++ And Object-Oriented Programming" by Mark Goodwin "Gardens of Imagination: Programming 3d Maze Games in C/C++" (Disk long gone) "NetWarriors In C Programming 3d Multiplaery games" (CD Long gone) "Programming perl" (O'Reilly) "Learning Perl" (O'Reilly) "Perl by Example" (Ellie Quigley) "A First Book of Ansi C" (a bit dog eared but excellent) Thanks, Tim. -- I am weary of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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