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Re: April WLUG meeting to be online

by Richard Klein

I never got my webcam working, but I'll give Jitsi a try. On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 10:35 AM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Hey Gang, > > I hope everybody is staying safe and healthy. While Linux doesn't need > virus protection, we do. Wash your hands you filthy animals. > > As the subject reads, we're going to be doing the WLUG meeting online. > I've been active in the wlug-ma irc channel as have others. > > What do people think about Jitsi for doing a video meetup? > > Refreshments will not be provided and we won't be going out for dinner!! > > Stay home, stay safe and I hope we'll all get to see each other soon. > > Later, > Tim. > > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/LNHAH… >

5 years, 5 months

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".

7 years, 2 months

Re: Reminder! Meeting tomorrow!! & My plan.

by Keith Wright

Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > > Hey Gang! > > Location: Technocopia, 44 Portland St. Worcester MA. > Date: November 21st, 2024 > Time: 7PM > Topic: Going rogue. > > I know, a flashy title to draw you in! Let's be frank, the digital landscape > is looking a bit bleak right now. More and more, I'm finding myself not that > interested in posting anything about myself or my family because I don't > need some AI algorithmically categorizing me. Even this email I'm sure is > being analyzed by google.. gmail is free for a reason.. > > My plan is to show off a pi running mastodon and/or revolt with tailscale. > I'd love to hear people's thoughts about this. If people even think the > tailscale stuff is needed. > > See you there! > Tim. I can't go to Technocopia, but I plan to log in to https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA You didn't mention that, but I hope and assume it is still on. Some people on the mailing list expressed an interest in document (book) production systems. I have made a few slides and planned a short presentation of how I use LaTeX. I wouldn't want to take the whole meeting, but maybe 10 min depending on how many questions people ask. I don't know what mastodon, revolt, or tailscale are. Will google. I know what a (rasberry) pi is, but don't see how it helps. The problem is not the hardware in our houses, assuming you control the software (like Linux), and it is not installed and updated by sinister forces (like MS Window). The problem is how to communicate through the internet without your messages going into sinister databases. I used to run a smtp mail server on a computer in my basement with a DSL connection and static IP address. They broke that. Now my Rogue-ness consists in using a VPS in the cloud to do it. Theoretically, the VPS provider could monitor everything I do, but I am reasonably confident that I am not worth the trouble. If the CIA or DOD use Windows or a cloud server, they have a problem, because they are worth a lot of trouble. -- Keith

9 months, 3 weeks

Re: [Wlug] September talk

by Chuck Anderson

The meeting room is still TBD. I can find out about connecting 2 HDMI sources--we should be able to come up with something. On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 10:46:45AM -0400, Steve Pelland wrote: > Karl, > This meeting will be at the usual place? This will be the first one I get > to attend. I also have a Pi and wanted to chat with others that have Pi's > so this will be a great start. > > Steve > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Karl Lind <electrolind(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yep, still up for it. Is there a way to connect two HDMI sources up to > > projector/tv/video in the room? Reason I have two Pi's and I thought after > > the talk can have two running for demo purposes. > > > > Karl > > > > Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:51:25 -0400 > > From: Frank Sweetser <fs(a)WPI.EDU> > > Subject: Re: [Wlug] September meeting topic? > > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > > Message-ID: <5029308D.3090301(a)wpi.edu> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > > > Hi Karl, > > > > are you still up for giving a talk on the Pi for the September meeting? > > So > > far as I know it's open for topics, and that sounds like a great one. > > > > Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a solution > > that > > Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. > > Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken > > > > On 07/13/2012 08:43 PM, Karl Lind wrote: > > > Howdy all, > > > > > > I would like to give a talk on the Raspberry Pi project and I have two > > > of them to demonstrate various OS's (I have worked with the Debian and > > > Fedora implementations and look forward to the others as they come > > > out.). I have four SD cards, so that's the number of OS's I can bring > > > with me. > > > > > > Have a great summer! > > > > > > Karl

13 years

Re: Hey Everybody! WLUG Meeting this week!

by Tim Keller

Currently we're having issues getting the Turing Pi 2 to boot, so doing a show off of Proxmox I could definitely do as well. I've got a three node setup as well as a backup node running at work, but I don't have anything on it that I couldn't show the world. Tim. On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 10:00 AM John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > >>>>> "Tim" == Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > > > We've got a WLUG meeting on the 8th! I know weirdly early in the > > month because the 1st landed on a Thursday! > > > If things go well, I *might* have a Pi cluster using compute cards > > in it! I'll keep you all posted! > > That would be awesome to see. I've finally got ProxMox 8.1.3 up and > running at work. It's an interesting beast with some funky > limitations. And alot of flexibility. But the setup can be tough if > you have VLANs on your trunks/bonds feeding the servers. Lots of by > hand networking setup. > > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

1 year, 7 months

Re: Great meeting last night!

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > Having our own Jitsi instance was fantastic! That sounds great. Wish I could have joined guys. > Jansen got into ollama AI stuff and it was really cool. He's > expressed interest in doing a full end to end demo. We talked about > the xz explot and it's entanglement with systemd and OpenSSH. It was > a great conversation about the history and missteps of systemd and > how we got to this place where so many pieces of critical software > in the FOSS are supported by just a few people. I'd love if Jensen could post some links and hints to what he did for his first demo a couple of months ago. And also learning if we could work just as well on AMD (my preferred HW) graphics cards. I guess I go for the underdog at times technology wise. LOL! > Next month's meeting will need to be moved around as it conflicts > with something, I'll give more details as I learn them. And what should our topic be? I don't think I'll have time to re-do my KiCAD talk, but hopefully some later month or in the fall I can do something.

1 year, 5 months

Re: [EXT] April WLUG meeting to be online

by Tim Keller

What fun is that ;-) On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 9:29 AM Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Or we could just use the one they host: > > https://meet.jit.si/ > > On Wed, Apr 01, 2020 at 08:42:56AM -0400, Tim Keller wrote: > > A buddy of mine runs one. I'll pick his brains regarding what it needs > for > > bandwidth and horsepower. > > > > I suspect I've got sufficient quantities of that at my house. > > > > If not, I'll think about spinning up a droplet. > > > > Tim. > > > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2020, 6:45 AM Chuck Anderson via WLUG < > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > > wrote: > > > > > Let's try Jitsi. > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 10:34:37AM -0400, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > > > > Hey Gang, > > > > > > > > I hope everybody is staying safe and healthy. While Linux doesn't > need > > > > virus protection, we do. Wash your hands you filthy animals. > > > > > > > > As the subject reads, we're going to be doing the WLUG meeting > online. > > > > I've been active in the wlug-ma irc channel as have others. > > > > > > > > What do people think about Jitsi for doing a video meetup? > > > > > > > > Refreshments will not be provided and we won't be going out for > dinner!! > > > > > > > > Stay home, stay safe and I hope we'll all get to see each other soon. > > > > > > > > Later, > > > > Tim. > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/R2F74… > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

5 years, 5 months

Reminder! Meeting tomorrow! Apr. 13th, 2017! Topic: glusterfs

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, Tomorrow we've got a meeting! Time: 7pm Location: WPI Student Center Room 331 Topic: glusterfs What is glusterfs? It's a distributed clustered file system. I recently did a talk about GFS2 and while interesting, it requires centralized storage, a knowledge about stuff like iscsi, etc. It's a beast to setup and isn't that flexible. glusterfs is a different animal. It's a flexible overlay filesystem that let's you take a bunch of basic servers and cluster them into a big homogenous filesystem. If you have four systems, each with 4TB worth of disk, you can make yourself a nice 16TB filesystem, or you can setup an 8TB filesystem with mirroring that spans all the machines or a couple of filesystems that do both depending on your needs. What's great about glusterfs is that it sits atop an existing filesystems on the machines and uses TCP to communicate with both fs clients and the node members. It also has a built in NFS server that allows it to be used by other non linux machines. As usual there will be snacks and refreshments and afterwards we'll head to tech for pizza. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

8 years, 5 months

Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 130, Issue 1

by Aljerin Butler,Jr.

Re: Spreading GNU/Linux to the masses Hi James, If you are concerned about your knowledge in Linux, I have just the resource for you so that you can get up to speed. I've been working on my website for years and try to cover all the bases on Open Source. You can get started with my section for newbies. When you feel a little more ambitious, hang out in my Help for Do-It-Yourselfers - I just finished a major expansion on Linux system administration you can also find there. Al Butler Custom Desktop Solutions http://customlinux.tripod.com/ Custom Desktop Solutions Custom Desktop Solutions home page View on customlinux.tripod.com Preview by Yahoo On Monday, August 4, 2014 12:00 PM, "wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org" <wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org> wrote: > > >----- Forwarded Message ----- > >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: Spreading GNU/Linux to the masses (Frank Sweetser) > 2. Re: Spreading GNU/Linux to the masses (James Gray) > >Hi James, > > have no fear - the WLUG meetings are intentionally inclusive of users of >all levels, all the way out to people who have only heard of linux and are >curious to know more. While the meeting topics occasionally delve into deeper >technical topics, they're always done with the less experienced users in mind, >plus everyone is always welcome to throw out requests for meeting topics. > >Don't worry about keeping up - all are welcome! > >Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a solution that >Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. >Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken > >On 8/2/2014 4:13 PM, James Barclay wrote: >> I haven't been to one of the meetings at WPI as of yet even though I only live >> near Elm Park (Looks really nice now, eh?) and here is why: >> >> I'm afraid I'll be attending an engineering and science meeting where things >> like servers will be discussed. And algorithms will be presented and >> displayed for discussion; I'm just not that good. I'm just not at the Knuth >> level at all and nowhere near someone like Stallman or Raymond. Who is? >> >> I'm what they call an "amateur Linux user and experimenter" and not an >> engineer of scientist. I can program in various popular languages and use >> emacs as editor. I can tailor my distro to do what I need and want, but I'm >> not one to gin up my own Linux. I've even messed with BeOS. I want to spread >> the word and maybe even host a Linux class and host an installation party- at >> the WPL(?). I wonder if someone can sponsor St. IGNUcious (Stallman) seminar. >> >> I'd sure like Bruce Perens to do one, but I'm for FS. Running Netrunner 14 >> (Kubuntu base) and just love it. Its a GNU/Linux. I want GNU/Linux to be THE >> home user's OS. >> >> I have been studying security and vulnerabilities so I don't have Facebook, >> Twitter or use too many browsers that spy and track. My new email is from >> Google (Ok OK, I know), but at least Google's server is a Linux. I also use >> Midori. >> >> I don't use anything Microsoft unless its on the WINE lists. I know nothing >> about Apple and can't afford it. >> >> I built my own 32bit rig and have built three others and altered more. I dig >> hardware and junk piles. >> >> I'm also disabled, so I live only on Soc. Sec. retirement. I do have a good car. >> >> Please advise me if I am appropriate for our WLUG. >> >> Thanks for the read. >> >> Jim Barclay > > > >I think you'll fit right in. I'll try not to spout out any algorithms, but no promises, OK :) Seriously, I don't think we're a very intimidating group. Just come prepared to not know everything and be willing to ask questions. > >On Aug 4, 2014 12:36 AM, "Frank Sweetser" <fs(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > > >>Hi James, >> >> have no fear - the WLUG meetings are intentionally inclusive of users of >>all levels, all the way out to people who have only heard of linux and are >>curious to know more. While the meeting topics occasionally delve into deeper >>technical topics, they're always done with the less experienced users in mind, >>plus everyone is always welcome to throw out requests for meeting topics. >> >>Don't worry about keeping up - all are welcome! >> >>Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a solution that >>Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. >>Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken >> >>On 8/2/2014 4:13 PM, James Barclay wrote: >>> I haven't been to one of the meetings at WPI as of yet even though I only live >>> near Elm Park (Looks really nice now, eh?) and here is why: >>> >>> I'm afraid I'll be attending an engineering and science meeting where things >>> like servers will be discussed. And algorithms will be presented and >>> displayed for discussion; I'm just not that good. I'm just not at the Knuth >>> level at all and nowhere near someone like Stallman or Raymond. Who is? >>> >>> I'm what they call an "amateur Linux user and experimenter" and not an >>> engineer of scientist. I can program in various popular languages and use >>> emacs as editor. I can tailor my distro to do what I need and want, but I'm >>> not one to gin up my own Linux. I've even messed with BeOS. I want to spread >>> the word and maybe even host a Linux class and host an installation party- at >>> the WPL(?). I wonder if someone can sponsor St. IGNUcious (Stallman) seminar. >>> >>> I'd sure like Bruce Perens to do one, but I'm for FS. Running Netrunner 14 >>> (Kubuntu base) and just love it. Its a GNU/Linux. I want GNU/Linux to be THE >>> home user's OS. >>> >>> I have been studying security and vulnerabilities so I don't have Facebook, >>> Twitter or use too many browsers that spy and track. My new email is from >>> Google (Ok OK, I know), but at least Google's server is a Linux. I also use >>> Midori. >>> >>> I don't use anything Microsoft unless its on the WINE lists. I know nothing >>> about Apple and can't afford it. >>> >>> I built my own 32bit rig and have built three others and altered more. I dig >>> hardware and junk piles. >>> >>> I'm also disabled, so I live only on Soc. Sec. retirement. I do have a good car. >>> >>> Please advise me if I am appropriate for our WLUG. >>> >>> Thanks for the read. >>> >>> Jim Barclay >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > > >

11 years, 1 month

Meeting: BtrFS: Now (Thurs March 11 7pm)

by Chuck Anderson

Frank is giving a talk on BtrFS right now. It seems the website wasn't updated (but is now). -- - Chuck (372 Days until IPv4 depletion: http://ipv4depletion.com/) On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 06:18:44AM -0500, Frank Sweetser wrote: > I've noticed that not too many people have putting in meeting topic requests, > so I thought that if anyone's interested I'd volunteer to throw together some > slides on BtrFS. > > For those of you who haven't heard of it, BtrFS is the next generation linux > filesystem. Though still in heavy development, it was included in the > mainstream kernel last year. It promises to scale to filesystems well beyond > what any of the current offerings can handle (including ext4), as well as > offering far greater flexibility and better data security for data admins. > > If you have anything else that you'd like to hear about, either instead of or > in addition to BtrFS, chime in, and hopefully someone else on the list will be > able to make it happen! > > -- > Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a solution that > WPI Senior Network Engineer | is simple, elegant, and wrong. - HL Mencken > GPG fingerprint = 6174 1257 129E 0D21 D8D4 E8A3 8E39 29E3 E2E8 8CEC

15 years, 6 months

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