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Re: Reminder: Virtual meeting, October 15th, 2020!

by Keith Wright

Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 05:59:12PM -0400, Keith Wright via WLUG wrote: >> so I plan to try it tonight. I'll report back to this list. >> >> I have never used the camara or microphone on this laptop, >> I don't know if I have used sound output, it was long >> ago and might have been a different machine, >> >> Is video chat built into the browser now? > > Yes, video chat is built into all modern browsers. They call it > "HTML5" and "WebRTC". Thank you. HTML5 is a good search key. I have a lot of reading to do, but already I learned from wikipedia that >> In early November 2011, Adobe announced that it would discontinue >> development of Flash >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML5#%22Thoughts_on_Flash%22 I noticed that it seemed to be going away, but thought it was just web site developers getting smarter: "Hey Joe, Why do we make the customers download flash before we tell them about our product?" It's more official than that. >> What exactly does Zoom or jit.si do then? > > It starts up a WebRTC session over HTTPS to the jit.si server using > your microphone and camera to send your video/audio, As I said, I have never (knowingly) used the camera or microphone on this computer, nor even the speaker/headphones. But I have a few questions: (1) Did you guys see me? I tried to join WLUG meeting last Thu. I never got sound, but I saw some people I recognized, and a picture of myself. I was the guy with the big head. It actually looked bigger than it is, partly because of the firmware in the standard laptop camera which uses AI to zoom in and magnify any slight hint of receding hair, and partly because I was leaning back in a comfy chair with the "Lap"top on my chest. (2) Is the URL https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA still active? Does it work with Microsoft Windows? I am thinking that I could test it out by connecting to WlugMA with my Linux computer while Diane connects with her MS computer. Then we could debug by shouting across the living room. After I quit the WLUG meeting, a poked some menu buttons I had not before and discovered Multimedia ==> PulseAudio Volume Control. By turning that up, I can reliably get sound while playing a *.mp4 with vlc. I tried listening to radio stations (wicn, wbur, wgbh) and it mostly didn't work, but once or twice it did work. I really have no idea why it is sometime but not always. I did notice that when I click (what I take to be) the button to listen to streaming radio over internet it starts looking up all kinds of things I did not ask for (facebook, twitter, chartbeat). I'm wondering if I might have a DNS (named) problem. I have never set up DHCP here, I just assign a static IP address each time I get a new computer. That does not happen often enough to be worth automation. (3) Does HTML5 require DHCP to redirect or forward the data stream? (4) Is there a standard codec or is that something that must be installed to match the whim of the website? -- Keith (Wright) aka Egghead

4 years, 10 months

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

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Wright via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > 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. Sorry the presentation didn't work out! Just wondering if you use '\slitex' to generate them? > I wouldn't want to take the whole meeting, but maybe 10 min > depending on how many questions people ask. Take as much time as you like! > I don't know what mastodon, revolt, or tailscale are. Will google. Social meeting tools. I looked at Mastodon myself today quickly, but I think I'll try spinning up a docker container at home inside a VM or something and see how to expose it lightly to the internet. > 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. So there's the issue! If we want to have a productive conversation, then maybe we need to be willing to share our thoughts. Now maybe we limit who can "be in the room" to just those we like. Or just limit people who can write to those we like. But sharing the conversation isn't a terrible thing. > 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. I very much do the same thing. I'm I'm going nuts getting opendkim and postfix on Debian 12 working together to sign my outgoing emails properly. It's driving me nuts! > If the CIA or DOD use Windows or a cloud server, they have a > problem, because they are worth a lot of trouble. Cloudstrike! :-)

9 months, 2 weeks

Re: Next month meeting date, some input needed.

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Frank" == Frank Sweetser via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > The 22nd would work for me. Sounds like the 22nd is the "good enough" date for people. Now for a topic! Can we get a talk on the web browser being developed for the new non-linux system? I totally am blanking on the name(s) right now, but we've mentioned it at the past few meetings. I'll try to bring my new tiny little desktop. The only gotcha is that it depends on my home NFS server for NFS home directories and LDAP for authentication. Which leads to another topic... keeping home directories in sync when you have laptops, home servers, remote systems, etc. How do people keep their setups consistent? I came from an era of Xterms and DEC workstations where all home and tool directories were on NFS servers, and the systems were very light on anything but enough to boot the OS. This way people could sit down at any system, login and their environment was just there. Now with everyone having laptops, I think most colleges have gone away from big computer labs any more. But keeping your files safe is tough. iCloud, OneDrive, rsync, etc have helped, but I'm not sure what the real answer is here. This could be an interesting topic! John

4 months, 1 week

Re: [Wlug] Next WLUG Meeting: Keysigning Party 9/11/2013

by Eric Martin

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi All, I forgot to mention that you should print out your fingerprint and bring it to the meeting, to make sure that the one I have on file for you is the correct one. If you aren't able to pre-register, print out 15 copies or so to hand out to people at the meeting. You can get the fingerprint by typing gpg --list-secret-keys | grep ^sec For me, this is 146797fa. Yours will be different. gpg --fingerprint KEYID I'm looking forward to seeing everybody there. We'll have a short talk on the how and why of PGP, then we'll adjourn to Tech Pizza for dinner. On 9/11/13 10:37 AM, Chuck Anderson wrote: > Now is a good time to check if your key is expired and/or is using a > weak algorithm or key size, and generate a new key if necessary. > > I followed the steps here to start a transition from an ancient 1024D > (DSA 1024-bit) key to a modern 4096R (RSA 4096-bit) key: > > http://www.apache.org/dev/key-transition.html > > See you all tonight! > > On Sun, Sep 08, 2013 at 10:48:00PM -0400, Eric Martin wrote: >> Just a reminder that this week I'll be giving a talk on PGP and running a >> key signing. Please upload your public key to the keyring before the >> meeting to register for the key signing. It is possible to participate >> without registering but it's a lot easier if you register. >> >> Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:53 PM, Eric Martin >> <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> > On Wednesday, September 11th 2013 I'll be running a PGP Key Signing > party. PGP stands for Pretty Good Privacy and was developed by Phil > Zimmerman in 1991 for secure communications. Signing keys allows you to > say that you trust somebody's key, and extends the Web of Trust which > helps everybody. > > To participate, please bring your public key's fingerprint, and at least > (2) forms of ID (Government issued photo ID is the best way to go). If > you don't yet have a public key, follow the directions for 'Preparing > for the Party' from this [1] Key Signing Party HOWTO. > > Additionally, please upload your public key to our keyring for this > event here [2]. I'll give a brief talk on PGP, and then we'll go > through everybody's keys. > > What not to bring: A computer. Keys are signed at home, we just verify > them at the Key Signing. > > [1] > > http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/crypto/keysigning_party/en/keysigning_party.htm… > [2] http://biglumber.com/x/web?keyring=4480 > >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wlug mailing list >>> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >>> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug - -- Eric Martin Key Fingerprint = C74F 1EBF 2E80 7984 8CB5 064E BF17 D34C C704 B30F -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.13 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJSMNizAAoJEL8X00zHBLMPCk4QAKLjQJSh4giYnOsCUGsuJuV9 /NzBkG701IJACLFBNeehMB/6jFYk6sNKCYRPSFVMOh2aHogndr+OhHPujAR7mGOv yShdjDvSNGGNfI4gXcxBvz3+0Hol20DEMQbOaN6WcrLiUG8j5ma5a//V/3+CVCEk SgYhCg6r1v71Zq+CfpcDoByX8SRHmfp2/48zEUlDv9JCpuE/X9x33L0mhN1wYlGY zp/jZT3tXVdgkAz/pCLyScq4cMLagj8IkrzlCMT9vd313WVQ/lRm05QKFVlR67XM 9mn0poXP7E04Tl3Z4q8fgO6wM8wdVG4r6cYCUuICysNjhU773JoY7PyxOLmgXggB BEWlJD6TD/hPFmFVM6T+JoCyDSsh3bEnpefehbW12PXKxPuArLZ5xXF1JHHe3hFb YcH/9aT+xWWyIUxRfEj1GBbIGDESo9KRmmSiuo0EBFYVSNYtyaEFqoAUsqFS7BmS acQ/x3Tn7uidOT1IwXJqX9BBSpFJlzqMleLIDjcPezuzr04f3OVqGsZdjJ8iS3M5 cV2P6fdJroJRp9WpaCBkrK2U3rLpqSwTZzn/RylCR9BWSP2nNrEButp62+uwAc3I 69HQAcrpu/DqjP9yVrADe1dnnRKD4s1+lusr23QXETqXEJ0mJHQ4LlJGc/yH/DPu WePyoSrB+xHgsKj8i/Lv =n+42 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

12 years

Re: [Wlug] Meeting topics

by Jeff Moyer

Frank Sweetser <fs(a)WPI.EDU> writes: > 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! If anyone is interested in a talk on SSDs, chime in. I can present my experiences with these devices. I've evaluated the performance of several vendors' products, ranging from the poor to the exemplary. I can talk about the modifications made in the block layer to accommodate for these devices, and the current implementation of the block discard support (which maps to ATA TRIM, which is important for device lognevity and performance) and how that is wired up to file systems such as ext4. Cheers, Jeff

15 years, 6 months

Re: [Wlug] another vote for a future meeting topic

by Brian Waite

On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 09:13:32 -0400, Mike Frysinger <vapier(a)gentoo.org> wrote: > On Wednesday 01 September 2004 08:54 am, Brian Waite wrote: > > I could get into this type of meeting. In fact, watching the time it > > takes to do a Gentoo install > > if you know the internals of the build process you can trick the whole > proccess to use just binary packages (assuming of course you have the binary > packages) That might be a good solution for the time constrained. Maybe at the time we do a Binary Gentoo install and then go into detail about how to emerge and build the apps at a later date. That might actually get me to use Gentoo again. If I can have a fully configured system in a short amount of time, I can setup cron jobs to build optimized versions at night. > > > Also, can the gentoo build work via distcc? I looked deeper into the Gentoo distcc build and it looks like it might not be very easy. They require (correctly) a hardened version of the compiler if I under stood corretly and trying to ensure N machines with M distors have the right compilers would be unreallistic. > > yes > -mike > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

21 years

Ideas for the next WLUG meeting

by Joshua Stone

Hey everyone, I'd just like to say I had a fun time at Thursday's meeting! I'm already looking forward to the next meeting as I'm sure there are plenty of interesting topics we could discuss. As mentioned before, I think we could examine technologies that'd be beneficial to Linux on the desktop, like comparing packaging technologies including Flatpak, Snap, and AppImage. I think we could also look into the future of containers on the desktop as a whole with projects like Flatpak, toolbox, podman, and Silverblue. My workflow over the past few years has been using these upcoming technologies as daily drivers as they lead to saner development. For example, my laptop runs Silverblue ( https://fedoramagazine.org/what-is-silverblue/) which is a Fedora variant designed around immutability where a new system image is committed as the new /sysroot without affecting the state of the running system. This is reminiscent of Android A/B updates, although the update backend -- ostree -- has elements of a version control system like git. Toolbox ( https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/toolbox/) is also interesting as it lets you switch into an unprivileged development environment that can be built up and torn down without affecting the host as tools are installed inside a container. For example, I can build and install duc inside a toolbox without actually installing to the host /usr: [jstone@jstone-laptop ~]$ toolbox create --release 31 --container duc- test [jstone@jstone-laptop ~]$ toolbox enter --container duc-test ⬢[jstone@toolbox ~]$ git clone https://github.com/zevv/duc ⬢[jstone@toolbox ~]$ cd duc ⬢[jstone@toolbox duc]$ sudo dnf --assumeyes install gcc make autoconf automake pango-devel cairo-devel tokyocabinet-devel ncurses-devel ⬢[jstone@toolbox duc]$ autoreconf --install ⬢[jstone@toolbox duc]$ ./configure ⬢[jstone@toolbox duc]$ make ⬢[jstone@toolbox duc]$ sudo make install # no password needed ⬢[jstone@toolbox duc]$ mkdir ~/.cache/duc ⬢[jstone@toolbox duc]$ tcbmgr create ~/.cache/duc/duc.db ⬢[jstone@toolbox duc]$ duc index ~ ⬢[jstone@toolbox duc]$ duc gui Finally, I've been installing most of my apps as Flatpaks, which uses the same file storage backend as Silverblue to manage apps and shared runtimes. This app distribution technology allows you to decouple apps and operating systems as everything is built and run inside a sandbox, making upgrades easier. Compare needing only one version of an app to package as a flatpak, versus packaging for different versions of distros: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.clementine_player.Clementine https://www.clementine-player.org/downloads I'd be glad to hear what everyone has to say! -Josh

5 years, 9 months

Re: [Wlug] Re: ipaq

by Wes Allen

Is this an embedded device? What ports? Would it make a good firewall? Wes On Thursday 12 December 2002 1:56 pm, Dean M. Deaver wrote: > > Message: 1 > > From: brad <maitre(a)ccs.neu.edu> > > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Meeting Ideas... > > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 12:12:40 -0500 > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > > A meeting like so would probably be best suited for January. That would > > give me time to get kitchsync working. Also i hope i can i have a ipaq to > > install linux on (mine has already been ..... well, exorcized). Wes has > > been wanting to do for some time, let's hope he can make it January's > > meeting. > > > > Are there any other ipaq owners which would like to have this done? > > Speaking of ipaq, I have a 'Shark' Network Appliance that is now > gathering dust in my attic as I no longer have the time to fiddle > with it. Basically, it's a StrongARM SA-110 based device as > described on handhelds.org / platforms . Might be useful for > ipaq development. It's up for grabs, for free. Reply if you > want it. If I get more than one reply within the next week > (i.e. by noon next Thursday), the giveaway will be done by some > form of lottery (or it could be done by meeting raffle > if wlug still has those). > > Disclaimer: The last time I tried -- ~ 2 years ago -- it would boot > linux via bootp. I also had something of a useful distro (?) > "installed", with binaries cribbed from a mix of stuff from > handhelds.org and netwinder rpms. But it will probably take some > doing to get it up and running since I have no documentation for the > current firmware; and, the last time I checked, I wasn't greeted by > a 'may I help you' prompt upon powering it up. [I would power it up > now but I cannot find the power supply :) ] > > > ...Dean > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -- ------ This message may be signed using GPG, for my public key please send me a message with "Key Request" in the subject line.

22 years, 8 months

Re: [Wlug] Pre-Registration: WLUG Keysigning, Wenesday April 22nd

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chuck Anderson wrote: > Last call on Pre-Registration. At 3:30pm I'll generate the final list > of pre-registered fingerprints. > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:59:39PM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote: >> I've put together a web page describing the procedure for >> Pre-Registering for the Keysigning to be held at our next WLUG >> meeting. This is also linked from the WLUG front page: >> >> http://www.wlug.org/keysigning/ >> >> If you wish to participate, please check it over as there are a few >> steps you need to perform before arriving at the meeting. >> >> Thanks, >> Chuck > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > HI guys, I was expecting to see my name in the wlug-keysigning-fingerprints.txt since I had (I thought) followed the instructions several days ago. Alas, my name/info is not present in the file. :-( I'll follow the rest of the instructions, and I'll see you 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 iD8DBQFJ745AHl0iXDssISsRAkDvAJ4zvOwLPxPk+xKbFWfNHVKR+LNSUQCcDkym luJjbo5xsgLXb7RXo5Nudc0= =FCfe -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

16 years, 4 months

Re: [Wlug] Wlug Meeting March 15th, 2018

by Tim Keller

Come on down, we're running late. On Thursday, March 15, 2018, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > How late do you think the talk and demo will go? I'm still a few minutes away from leaving work in Billerica, so I probably won't get there 'til after 8. > On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 12:17 PM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Our next wlug meeting will be March 15th, 2018 @7pm. >> The location will be our usual haunt: WPI Mid Century Room Rm 331. >> Topic: LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) >> LUKS is a system for setting up encrypted disks on linux. I'll give a talk and a demo. >> By all means, if this is something you're actively using, feel free to chime in with your experiences both positive and negative. >> As usual, snacks and refreshments will be provided and then we'll head off for burgers or pizza and continue the conversation! >> Thanks, >> 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 >> > > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

7 years, 5 months

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