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Meeting location update...
by Tim Keller 12 May '15

12 May '15

Hey Everybody, Frank has come through and secured us a location... We'll be meeting in the Forkey conference room in the Harrington Building http://maps.wpi.edu/map/?id=609#!s/key=Harrington Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Meeting Reminder Thursday May 14th 2015!
by Tim Keller 12 May '15

12 May '15

Hey Everybody, We've got a meeting this Thursday! We've been tossing around talking about ZFS on linux and 3D printing. I haven't heard back from Chuck about where the meeting is going to be held yet. Does anybody have a preference on a topic? When: Thursday May 14th, 2015 @ 7pm Where: WPI (somewhere!) What: Either ZFS on linux or 3d printing. Refreshments: The usual! Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Contacts-Address Books
by The Hammer 09 May '15

09 May '15

Hello Everyone, Since it's been quite here on the e-list, I figured I'd ask a non-technical question? Can anyone recommend a good contact/address book program for off line use? One that has a good export/back up function (preferably backing up as text) I've google searched it, and did not get far with that. Ron

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Is mail working?
by Tim Keller 08 May '15

08 May '15

This list seems very quiet... -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Next Meeting May 14th, 2015!
by Tim Keller 05 May '15

05 May '15

Hey Gang, The next meeting is on the 14th. We still don't have a speaker lined up. I know there was some interest in ZFS vs. XFS vs. JFS. I'd expressed some interest in 3d printing and what OSS software was on the market. Chunk, do you have an alternative location lined up for us? Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Beaglebone Black
by Andy Stewart 01 May '15

01 May '15

Hi Everybody, I would like to know if any proprietary binary blobs are required to use a Beaglebone Black. According to my findings, the Raspberry Pi has a proprietary binary blob involved with booting the machine, and also controlling the video. It wasn't so easy to find this information. I would prefer to use such a board with no proprietary software. That's why I'm considering the Beaglebone Black. Does anybody know the definitive answer? I've searched a lot of websites to no avail. Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)

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ZFS on Linux vs. BTRFS or stick with EXT4?
by Chuck Anderson 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

I'm migrating to new large drives and would lke to take advantage of a filesystem that has integrated data and metadata checksums. How well does ZFS on Linux really work? What is the current status of BTRFS? Which one would you trust your precious data to? I've been out of the loop lately... This would be a great meeting topic! "How to set up ZFS on Linux and/or BTRFS". Any takers?

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Upcoming stuff for WLUG!
by Tim Keller 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

Hey Gang, A couple things... 1. Speakers. As of right now I don't have any speakers lined up. If anybody wants to speak about something, or would like to suggest a topic they'd be interested in hearing spoke about let me know and I'll work on getting it set up. As for topics that I'm interested in... 3d printing! I know that WPI has a printer (that's running on a Pi even!) What OSS is out there to do modeling, etc? 2. WLUG BBQ Does August still work for everybody? I know it's early, but I figure it's better to start now and get things lined up then end up rushing around later... Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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MEETING TONIGHT!
by Tim Keller 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

Hey Everybody, Don't forget the meeting is tonight! See you there! Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Reminder: WLUG meeting April 9th, 2015 7pm Rm 331 (Mid-Century Room) Pi and GPIO.
by Tim Keller 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

Hey Everybody, This Wednesday we're having our monthly WLUG meeting. I'm going to bring along my Pi and do a quick demo talk on GPIO (General Purpose I/O). I figure we can also talk about what who/what we'd like for speakers and topics. There will be refreshments and as usual we'll go to tech for pizza afterwards. See ya there! Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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