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Re: Welcome to the "WLUG" mailing list

by Keith Wright

Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> writes: > Success! Am I also automatically successful, or must I do something? If y cn rd ths i too succ! -- Keith

July 20, 2018

Re: Welcome to the "WLUG" mailing list

by Richard Klein

Success! On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 10:07 AM <wlug-request(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Welcome to the "WLUG" mailing list! >

July 20, 2018

Re: [Wlug] IMPORTANT: Upcoming WLUG Mailing List Move

by Richard Klein

Thanks Chuck! On Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 4:59 PM Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > After 18+ years of the WLUG mailing list being graciously hosted on > the WPI campus network at no cost to WLUG, we must move to an external > mailing list host as WPI prepares to shut down its Linux email > infrastructure after moving to Microsoft Office 365 in the cloud. > Phase 1 begins Monday, July 23, 2018, but the shutdown for third-party > domains like wlug.org is planned for mid- to late-August. > > Luckily, we have a new sponsor who has generously offered to host our > mailing list at no cost on Mailman 3 with Hyperkitty! We are > currently setting up the new mailing list and working out the details, > but I wanted to send out a "heads up" message to everyone before > anything changes. > > The plan is to set up the new host in parallel with the existing host, > but this necessitates a change in the mailing list address. I also > plan to copy the existing subscriber list (and archives if possible) > over to the new list, but if that isn't possible I'll let everyone > know. > > More details will be coming soon. I'll also update the WLUG website > http://www.wlug.org/ with the new mailing list details when we are > ready, so watch that space in case we lose the ability to send to the > old list! Worst case, we have the subscriber list backed up and could > send an email to everyone individually if it becomes necessary. > > Thanks, > Chuck > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

July 20, 2018

IMPORTANT: Upcoming WLUG Mailing List Move

by Chuck Anderson

After 18+ years of the WLUG mailing list being graciously hosted on the WPI campus network at no cost to WLUG, we must move to an external mailing list host as WPI prepares to shut down its Linux email infrastructure after moving to Microsoft Office 365 in the cloud. Phase 1 begins Monday, July 23, 2018, but the shutdown for third-party domains like wlug.org is planned for mid- to late-August. Luckily, we have a new sponsor who has generously offered to host our mailing list at no cost on Mailman 3 with Hyperkitty! We are currently setting up the new mailing list and working out the details, but I wanted to send out a "heads up" message to everyone before anything changes. The plan is to set up the new host in parallel with the existing host, but this necessitates a change in the mailing list address. I also plan to copy the existing subscriber list (and archives if possible) over to the new list, but if that isn't possible I'll let everyone know. More details will be coming soon. I'll also update the WLUG website http://www.wlug.org/ with the new mailing list details when we are ready, so watch that space in case we lose the ability to send to the old list! Worst case, we have the subscriber list backed up and could send an email to everyone individually if it becomes necessary. Thanks, Chuck

July 19, 2018

second threat

by Chuck Anderson

second thread (from Hyperkitty)

July 19, 2018

first post

by Chuck Anderson

First post!

July 19, 2018

TinyArcade and Arduboy

by Dennis Payne

I've been playing around with the Tiny Arcade by Tiny Circuits. It's been a lot of fun programming. The initial development of Color Monster is documented here: http://identicalsoftware.com/games/colormonster The new Pocket Arcade has me really interested but it isn't available yet. I stumbled across the Arduboy. (Stumbled again? I'm pretty sure I saw the kickstarter and decided against it.) Does anyone have one? What do they think of it? I think it isn't quite what I want for a system. Seems like it can be annoying to upload a new game onto the system. While I had fun with the TinyScreen Video Game Kit, I like the microsd card of the Tiny Arcade so you can have multiple games available.

July 18, 2018

Re: [Wlug] Podcasts

by Tim Keller

The podcast I spoke about was "Opening Arguments" https://openargs.com/ Tim. On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 11:02 AM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > I mentioned a couple podcasts last night. > > First was the Amp Hour podcast, specifically an episode where they > interviewed someone who reverse engineers ICs for the automotive industry: > https://theamphour.com/397-8-an-interview-with-chris-gerlinsky/ > > The second was Stay Tuned With Preet. Preet Bharara doesn't avoid > politics, but that's not what the podcast is about. He interviews other > lawyers so you can hear what a courtroom is like from the perspective of a > prosecutor or a defense attorney or a defendant, and he asks them about > their more memorable cases. > https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/preetbharara > > _______________________________________________ > 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".

July 16, 2018

Podcasts

by Richard Klein

I mentioned a couple podcasts last night. First was the Amp Hour podcast, specifically an episode where they interviewed someone who reverse engineers ICs for the automotive industry: https://theamphour.com/397-8-an-interview-with-chris-gerlinsky/ The second was Stay Tuned With Preet. Preet Bharara doesn't avoid politics, but that's not what the podcast is about. He interviews other lawyers so you can hear what a courtroom is like from the perspective of a prosecutor or a defense attorney or a defendant, and he asks them about their more memorable cases. https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/preetbharara

July 13, 2018

UPS power backup unit needs home

by E Johnson

I have a UPS power backup unit here that I can't use. This is a Cyber Power model 1000PFCLCD. This should supply around 15 minutes of power to your computer & peripherals in the event of a power outage. Enough time to shutdown your delicate operations properly, save the doc you were just working on, or put your game on pause... Purchased several years ago (for around $109), I never used it in the old place because NONE of the circuits were grounded --so it wouldn't ever do anything. Now in the new place, nothing is grounded here either! Probably it works but I was never able to test it, since it requires a grounded circuit even to charge itself. It has not been abused except by a little dust. This is about the size of eight bricks all stacked together into a box shape... Probably heavier than eight bricks. Unscented; smoke- & cat-free. Will go with your other shiny black computer decor. Someone needs this! I want you to want this! Offering it here first, FREE to good home. I am still in Worcester, now on the quieter end of Vernon St. Pickup time flexible, and we have an off-street spot where you can temporarily park. Who wants this? Let me know. Liz J

July 13, 2018

Reminder! Meeting July 12th 2017 Topic: Open Forum / BBQ / guix

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, Our next meeting is July 12th, 2018. Currently there isn't a topic, so I think I'm going to call this an open forum meeting. There was some talk about guix, so we'll definitely be talking about that. We'll also talk about when we want the BBQ. Personally, my vote is for Sept. Less bugs, cooler weather, etc. Obviously if someone with a pool wants to pitch for August I can be persuaded! Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 301 (Hagglund room) When you come up the stairs go right instead of left. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. Afterwards we'll head off 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".

July 11, 2018

Re: [Wlug] BBQ Question

by Tim Keller

You're thinking of last years BBQ! My plan was to have the BBQ either August or Sept. Being anywhere near a grill when it's 100 degrees just isn't enjoyable. On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 10:47 AM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > I thought it already happened. Maybe I'm thinking of last year's BBQ? > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 10:43 AM Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> > wrote: > >> THE HAMMER <hammerron(a)hotmail.com> writes: >> >> > I wasn't able to get to the last meeting so am >> > wondering of there has been any talk of a WLUG BBQ? >> >> No. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

July 11, 2018

Re: [Wlug] Next Meeting: July 12th 2018 Topic: Open Forum Location: WPI campus Center room 301 (Hagglund)

by Tim Keller

Very cool... I guess we've got a topic now? Is someone interested in talking about this? On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 3:05 PM, Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> wrote: > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > So is guix GNU Herd or some new GUI frontend? > > It's big news on the Guile Scheme mailing list. > It's a package managment system. > > -- Keith > > From: ludo(a)gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) > To: guix-devel(a)gnu.org, help-guix(a)gnu.org, > gnu-system-discuss(a)gnu.org, info-gnu(a)gnu.org > Subject: GNU Guix & GuixSD 0.15.0 released > Cc: guile-user(a)gnu.org, nix-dev(a)lists.science.uu.nl > > We are pleased to announce the release of GNU Guix & GuixSD 0.15.0, > representing 7,020 commits by 100 people over 7 months. > > This release brings us close to our goals for 1.0, so it’s probably one > of the last zero-dot-something releases. > > • About > > GNU Guix is a transactional package manager for the GNU system. > The Guix System Distribution, GuixSD, is an advanced distribution > of the GNU system. > > In addition to standard package management features, Guix supports > transactional upgrades and roll-backs, unprivileged package > management, and per-user profiles. GuixSD offers a declarative > approach to operating system configuration management and is highly > hackable. Guix uses low-level mechanisms from the Nix package > manager, except that packages are defined as native Guile modules, > using extensions to the Scheme language. > > GuixSD uses the Linux-Libre kernel and the GNU Shepherd init system. > It can be used on an i686, x86_64, armv7, or aarch64 machine. > > It is also possible to use Guix on top of an already installed > GNU/Linux system, including on armv7, aarch64, and mips64el. > > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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".

July 9, 2018

Re: [Wlug] Next Meeting: July 12th 2018 Topic: Open Forum Location: WPI campus Center room 301 (Hagglund)

by Keith Wright

Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > So is guix GNU Herd or some new GUI frontend? It's big news on the Guile Scheme mailing list. It's a package managment system. -- Keith From: ludo(a)gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) To: guix-devel(a)gnu.org, help-guix(a)gnu.org, gnu-system-discuss(a)gnu.org, info-gnu(a)gnu.org Subject: GNU Guix & GuixSD 0.15.0 released Cc: guile-user(a)gnu.org, nix-dev(a)lists.science.uu.nl We are pleased to announce the release of GNU Guix & GuixSD 0.15.0, representing 7,020 commits by 100 people over 7 months. This release brings us close to our goals for 1.0, so it’s probably one of the last zero-dot-something releases. • About GNU Guix is a transactional package manager for the GNU system. The Guix System Distribution, GuixSD, is an advanced distribution of the GNU system. In addition to standard package management features, Guix supports transactional upgrades and roll-backs, unprivileged package management, and per-user profiles. GuixSD offers a declarative approach to operating system configuration management and is highly hackable. Guix uses low-level mechanisms from the Nix package manager, except that packages are defined as native Guile modules, using extensions to the Scheme language. GuixSD uses the Linux-Libre kernel and the GNU Shepherd init system. It can be used on an i686, x86_64, armv7, or aarch64 machine. It is also possible to use Guix on top of an already installed GNU/Linux system, including on armv7, aarch64, and mips64el. https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/

July 9, 2018

Re: [Wlug] Next Meeting: July 12th 2018 Topic: Open Forum Location: WPI campus Center room 301 (Hagglund)

by Tim Keller

So is guix GNU Herd or some new GUI frontend? On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 1:32 PM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > This could be an interesting topic for discussion, too: > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/ > > On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 10:17 AM Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> > wrote: > >> Has anyone messed with Peertube? >> https://joinpeertube.org/en/home/ >> I don't remember if it's strictly Linux-related, but I heard about it on >> a Linux podcast and it sounds interesting. >> >> On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 3:22 PM Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey Gang, >>> >>> Our next meeting is July 12th, 2018. Currently there isn't a topic, so >>> I think I'm going to call this an open forum meeting. >>> >>> We'll definitely want to talk about when we want the BBQ. >>> >>> Personally, my vote is for Sept. Less bugs, cooler weather, etc. >>> Obviously if someone with a pool wants to pitch for August I can be >>> persuaded! >>> >>> Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 301 (Hagglund room) When you come up the >>> stairs go right instead of left. >>> >>> Refreshments and snacks will be provided. >>> >>> Afterwards we'll head off 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". >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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".

July 9, 2018

Re: [Wlug] Next Meeting: July 12th 2018 Topic: Open Forum Location: WPI campus Center room 301 (Hagglund)

by Richard Klein

This could be an interesting topic for discussion, too: https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/ On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 10:17 AM Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > Has anyone messed with Peertube? > https://joinpeertube.org/en/home/ > I don't remember if it's strictly Linux-related, but I heard about it on a > Linux podcast and it sounds interesting. > > On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 3:22 PM Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey Gang, >> >> Our next meeting is July 12th, 2018. Currently there isn't a topic, so I >> think I'm going to call this an open forum meeting. >> >> We'll definitely want to talk about when we want the BBQ. >> >> Personally, my vote is for Sept. Less bugs, cooler weather, etc. >> Obviously if someone with a pool wants to pitch for August I can be >> persuaded! >> >> Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 301 (Hagglund room) When you come up the >> stairs go right instead of left. >> >> Refreshments and snacks will be provided. >> >> Afterwards we'll head off 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". >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >

July 9, 2018

Re: [Wlug] Next Meeting: July 12th 2018 Topic: Open Forum Location: WPI campus Center room 301 (Hagglund)

by Richard Klein

Has anyone messed with Peertube? https://joinpeertube.org/en/home/ I don't remember if it's strictly Linux-related, but I heard about it on a Linux podcast and it sounds interesting. On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 3:22 PM Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Gang, > > Our next meeting is July 12th, 2018. Currently there isn't a topic, so I > think I'm going to call this an open forum meeting. > > We'll definitely want to talk about when we want the BBQ. > > Personally, my vote is for Sept. Less bugs, cooler weather, etc. Obviously > if someone with a pool wants to pitch for August I can be persuaded! > > Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 301 (Hagglund room) When you come up the > stairs go right instead of left. > > Refreshments and snacks will be provided. > > Afterwards we'll head off 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". > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

July 9, 2018

Next Meeting: July 12th 2018 Topic: Open Forum Location: WPI campus Center room 301 (Hagglund)

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, Our next meeting is July 12th, 2018. Currently there isn't a topic, so I think I'm going to call this an open forum meeting. We'll definitely want to talk about when we want the BBQ. Personally, my vote is for Sept. Less bugs, cooler weather, etc. Obviously if someone with a pool wants to pitch for August I can be persuaded! Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 301 (Hagglund room) When you come up the stairs go right instead of left. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. Afterwards we'll head off 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".

July 8, 2018

Re: [Wlug] BBQ Question

by Richard Klein

I thought it already happened. Maybe I'm thinking of last year's BBQ? On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 10:43 AM Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> wrote: > THE HAMMER <hammerron(a)hotmail.com> writes: > > > I wasn't able to get to the last meeting so am > > wondering of there has been any talk of a WLUG BBQ? > > No. > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

July 5, 2018

Re: [Wlug] BBQ Question

by Keith Wright

THE HAMMER <hammerron(a)hotmail.com> writes: > I wasn't able to get to the last meeting so am > wondering of there has been any talk of a WLUG BBQ? No.

July 5, 2018

BBQ Question

by THE HAMMER

I wasn't able to get to the last meeting so am wondering of there has been any talk of a WLUG BBQ? Ron

July 4, 2018

Re: [Wlug] Podcasts

by Richard Klein

Thanks! They have a link to an audio-only version on SoundCloud, but I can't find an RSS feed. On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 10:28 AM thinkbrown(a)gmail.com <thinkbrown(a)gmail.com> wrote: > This is the series that Tim and I were raving about: > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 9:19 AM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> > wrote: > >> Does anyone happen to remember which podcasts were mentioned last night? >> Eric, in particular, mentioned a one-word website related to a podcast >> which I thought would be easy to remember, but now I've forgotten it. >> >> -- >> Rich >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >

June 15, 2018

Re: [Wlug] Podcasts

by thinkbrown＠gmail.com

This is the series that Tim and I were raving about: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 9:19 AM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > Does anyone happen to remember which podcasts were mentioned last night? > Eric, in particular, mentioned a one-word website related to a podcast > which I thought would be easy to remember, but now I've forgotten it. > > -- > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

June 15, 2018

Podcasts

by Richard Klein

Does anyone happen to remember which podcasts were mentioned last night? Eric, in particular, mentioned a one-word website related to a podcast which I thought would be easy to remember, but now I've forgotten it. -- Rich

June 15, 2018

Re: [Wlug] Meeting Reminder! Next Meeting Thursday June 14th at 7pm

by Keith Wright

Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > We've got a meeting on Thursday at June 14th! > > Time: 7pm > Topic: Github / Branch Scope / VDO I expect to be there. > We'll be talking about the Microsoft's purchase > of Github and how it *might* affect the FOSS community. On another list I read: > Mes[0] aims to help create full source > bootstrapping for GuixSD[1] as part of the > bootstrappable builds[2] project. > > * Download > > git clone https://gitlab.com/janneke/mes Does anyone know about Gitlab and how it it relates to Github? Rehearse your rants! -- Keith [0] https://gitlab.com/janneke/mes [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/guix [2] http://bootstrappable.org

June 14, 2018