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Re: [WLUG] Another vote for a future meeting topic

by Phil H

Well, you probably couldn't do a Stage 1 install. Seems like you'd have to do like a Stage 3 and use --pkgonly for things like KDE/Gnome/Xorg. That's probably obvious, but thought I'd point it out. And by using --pkgonly, you lose any speed benefits that you could have gained by compiling . . . so it's kind of a catch-22. I guess it depends on the CPU and RAM of the machine, but a Stage 1 install (w/ XF86/KDE) took 4-5 days on my machine. Philip Solo mis dos centavos . . . > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:02:37 -0700 (PDT) > From: Mike Leo <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [Wlug] another vote for a future meeting topic > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Message-ID: <20040830170237.87484.qmail(a)web51310.mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I have heard way to much about Gentoo to not try it > out, but have also heard the install is not so easy. > > Someone has mentioned it before, but how about an > install fest so others can get hands on with different > distro installs? > > just one man's opinion.... > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

21 years, 3 months

RE: [Wlug] For discussion: A Worthy LUG project? (was gmail invites)

by Michelle Vadeboncoeur

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004, JONATHAN BEALL wrote: JB>Sorry, i missed the last meeting (High Holydays). i was really interested JB>in the Gentoo meeting, and had wanted to ask if anyone in the group is JB>currently running MythTV... JB> JB>I have an older sony viao, that has some mildly difficult hardware to JB>detect, and wanted to buy a videocard and make it a PVR. JB> JB>anyone have any thoughts? and a summary of the gentoo install? i JB>considered it once, but was scared away... =) taken from: http://www.wlug.org/slides.html <quote> Live Demo: A Linux Digital Video Recorder (April 16, 2003) Presented by Tim Keller WLUG member Tim Keller spoke about his experience building a digital video recorder using a video capture card and the Myth TV software. Tim mentioned that any video capture card which is supported by Video4Linux should work with Myth TV. (Other video capture cards may also work). As a video source, Tim used his Nintendo. </quote> very little more info is in this thread from the same time: http://paramount.ind.wpi.edu/pipermail/wlug/2003-April/002747.html Sorry, I wasn't at the last meeting, and notes from it doesn't seem to have made it to the wlug website yet... -- --==*==-- --==*==-- Michelle R. Vadeboncoeur --==*==-- --==*==-- mrv(a)kluge.net: http://www.kluge.net/~mrv/

21 years, 3 months

Re: Reminder! Meeting tomorrow! Topic: Jack Friment from PIRG, Right to Repair!

by Tim Keller

I miswrote it, it's Ubuntu 24. Thanks, Tim. On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM Kevin Harrington <mad.hephaestus(a)gmail.com> wrote: > For the sake of new users, I might suggest 24.04 lts instead of 25.04. Lts > release is going to be supported for 7 years as opposed to the 3 years for > 25.04. > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 8:57 AM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > >> Awesome!! >> >> I just went to staples and bought a 10 pack of 16GB usb drives.. >> >> What are peoples opinions on what should go on them? >> I was thinking of making 7 out of the 10 Ventoy with an assortment of >> ISO's and the last three I thought I might do as bare ISO installs for >> stuff that doesn't like ventoy. >> >> Here's what I was thinking of putting on each Ventoy drive: >> Ubuntu 25 >> Fedora 42 >> Arch 2025.10.01 >> >> I know asking what your favorite distro is throwing a flare into a >> gasoline factory.. but feel free to let me have your unfettered opinion ;-) >> Tim. >> >> On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM Jansen Smith <Jansen(a)bstarengineering.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Sounds like a good time! Looking fwd to meeting Jack. >>> I'll also be bringing a new Omarchy (read: opinionated Arch Linux + >>> Hyprland) system for us to play with. >>> I've got the installer on a USB-C, in case anyone would like to turn >>> ewaste into a productivity workhorse. >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 5:39 PM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Gang! >>>> >>>> Just a reminder we've got a meeting tomorrow! >>>> Topic: National Right to Repair day >>>> Speaker: Jack Frimet from PIRG. >>>> Time: 7PM >>>> Date: October 9th, 2025 >>>> Location: Technocopia >>>> Virtual Location: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA >>>> >>>> Jack Frimet from PIRG reached out to me and asked that he speak at this >>>> meeting. PIRG is an organization that among many other causes is advocating >>>> at the national level for the right to repair. As we are all aware, with >>>> Win10 reaching EOL, this is causing a tsunami of e-waste as people are >>>> forced to upgrade to run Win11. >>>> >>>> On Saturday Oct 18th, it's National Right to Repair day. PIRG in >>>> coordination with Techncopia is going to be hosting what's looking like to >>>> be a good old fashioned Install-fest. Sadly, I have a family conflict, but >>>> I'll be there in spirit! >>>> >>>> I hope to see you all on Thursday! >>>> 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/NIOBO… >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> 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/3YSWG… >> > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

2 months, 1 week

[SPF:Probably_Forged] Re: Announce: WLUG Meeting Wed 10/9 7PM Jim Gettys on Internet buffer bloat

by Bob

I'll be there. Bob On 10/2/2013 6:07 PM, Chuck Anderson wrote: > I'd like to gauge how many people plan to go to this meeting, since it > could be popular enough that I might need to get a bigger room. If > people plan to attend, could they chime in? > > Thanks, > Chuck > > On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:01:41AM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> The next Worcester Linux Users' Group (WLUG) meeting will be held at >> its regularly scheduled time: the 2nd Wednesday of the month, which is >> Wednesday, October 9, at 7PM. The location will be the WPI Campus >> Center, Mid-Centry Room 331. >> >> This month we will have Jim Gettys from Bell Labs talk about Internet >> buffer bloat. This is the talk that has been rescheduled from April. >> >> "Internet buffer bloat, by Jim Gettys (Bell Labs) >> >> VOIP and teleconferencing often perform much more poorly on today's >> Internet than the Internet of a decade ago, despite great gains in >> bandwidth. Lots of fiber, cheap memory, smart hardware, variability of >> wireless goodput, changes in web browser behaviour, changes in TCP >> implementations, and a focus on benchmarking Internet performance >> solely by bandwidth, and engineer's natural reluctance to drop packets >> have conspired to encourage papering over problems by adding buffers; >> each of which may introduce latency when filled. >> >> The mistaken quest to never drop packets has destroyed interactivity >> under load, and often results in actual higher packet loss, as TCP's >> congestion avoidance algorithms have been defeated by these >> buffers. The lessons of the "RED manifesto" of 1997 have been >> forgotten or never learned by a new generation of engineers." >> >> Wednesday, October 9, 7:00 - 9:00 PM >> WPI Campus Center, Mid-Centry Room 331 >> >> Afterwards, we will go out for pizza. >> >> See you there, >> Chuck >> President, Worcester Linux Users' Group >> http://www.wlug.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

12 years, 2 months

Re: Reminder: Meeting TOMORROW March 14th 2019 Location:

by Ernie Hadley, Jr.

Isn’t tomorrow Wednesday, March 13? Ernie Hadley, Jr. > On Mar 12, 2019, at 9:53 PM, Anderson, Charles R via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya! Tomorrow! > > March 2019 > Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa > 1 2 > 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 > 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 > 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 > 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 > 31 > >> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 09:47:19PM -0400, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: >> Hey Gang, >> >> We've got a meeting tomorrow! I don't know how I managed to screw up the >> date on the subject line.. Sorry about that! >> >> Time/Date: March 14th, 2019 @ 7PM. >> Location: WPI Student Center Mid Century Room (Rm 331) >> Topic: Containerized applications >> >> Appimage, snaps, flatpacks... I plan to talk about what they are and what >> they do and compare/contrast the different technologies used to make >> applications distribution agnostic. >> >> Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and afterwards well head off for >> dinner to continue the conversation. >> >> Thanks, >> Tim. > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org

6 years, 9 months

Re: [Wlug] Reminder: Upcoming PGP Key Signing Party

by Minkov, Ross

Eric, It's past the cutoff time as defined by Andy now. Can you share with us how many key fingerprints you have received so far? Thanks, Ross -----Original Message----- From: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Andy Stewart Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 20:35 To: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: [Wlug] Reminder: Upcoming PGP Key Signing Party -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, At our next WLUG meeting on Wednesday, May 16th, we will have a PGP Key Signing Party hosted by Chuck Anderson and Eric Martin. Eric has previously sent out instructions, so please be sure to follow them, and direct any questions to Eric or Chuck. I have posted those instructions on the WLUG home page (see description for May WLUG Meeting). I suggest a cutoff of noon on Wednesday, May 16th, for sending your information to Eric. This will give Eric time to collect the necessary information prior to the meeting. Dust off those passports - you'll need them! 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 iD8DBQFGQmjGHl0iXDssISsRAr1rAJ91nX/DNXHjRie+dDYyVjrq8ePq2wCeN8DC Q+SoklLvcW6MfOaCGuvwKwU= =kUPV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

18 years, 7 months

Re: [Wlug] Next Meeting August 13th!

by Tim Keller

Sounds like a plan then... Frank will be speaking about Software Defined Networks (in case you weren't sure what SDN's were!) Awesome! Thanks Frank! Tim. On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 11:01 AM, thinkbrown(a)gmail.com <thinkbrown(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I actually would be interested in hearing about that. The whole SDN > buzzword gets thrown around a lot without any real explanation. > On Aug 1, 2015 09:07, "Frank Sweetser" <fs(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > >> If there's any interest, I could throw together a few slides on the >> current trend of SDN, software defined networking. >> ---- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> On July 31, 2015 3:35:56 PM EDT, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >Hey Gang, >> > >> >I hope everybody has had a great summer. August 13th is our next >> >meeting... Does anybody have a topic they're interested in either >> >knowing >> >about or talking about, let me know. >> > >> >Thanks, >> >Tim. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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".

10 years, 4 months

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

5 years, 2 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! :-)

1 year

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

7 months, 2 weeks

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