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Re: April WLUG meeting to be online

by Jon "maddog" Hall

I would be happy to attend for a jitsi meetup. I might even be willing to give a lecture about why I welcome Fedora to be on Lenovo laptops. md 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, 4 months

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

by Caleb Stepanian

I plan to attend. On 2 October 2013 18:07, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> 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 >

11 years, 11 months

Next meeting - PGP Keysigning?

by Charles R. Anderson

Ok, I'm not sure if this will fill the meeting's entire timeslot, so feel free to come up with another discussion topic. If you want to participate in the PGP Keysigning Party, here's what you need to do. This is based on GPG Keysigning Party HOWTO (http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/crypto/gpg-party.html) which I highly recommend you read if this is the first time you are using GPG. You'll need to do these ahead of time *before* you arrive at the meeting, preferrably on a secure, local terminal (i.e. not in a computer lab or the public library or remotely from another system, or on a system running an insecure OS). 1. Generate A Key Pair gpg --gen-key (Default values are good. I would use 2048-bit key.) 1.5 Generate a revocation certificate gpg --output revoke.asc --gen-revoke <keyid> (save this revocation certificate offline in multiple places, print it out, put it in your safe, etc.) 2. Send Public Key To Designated (pgp.mit.edu) Keyserver gpg --send-key --keyserver=pgp.mit.edu <keyid> 3. Send Public Key Info To Coordinator Please email me (cra(a)wpi.edu) the output of: gpg --fingerprint <keyid> 4. Print a paper copy of your Public Key info from Step #3 I'll collate the keys and prepare copies of the public keys for all participants to use as a check list. Example output from Step #3: pub 1024D/49BB5886 2001-04-11 Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> Key fingerprint = EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886 sub 2048g/B0817A13 2001-04-11 In this case, my <keyid> is 49BB5886, which is the same as the last 8 hex digits of the fingerprint. You can use your email address as <keyid> in the command if you forget your actual key id. So my full key information is: Key ID: 49BB5886 Key Type: DSA Hex Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886 Key Size: 1024 bits (The DSA key is always 1024 bits. The ElGamal Encryption key is 2048 bits in my case, but isn't needed for the keysigning party.) 3.2 What participants should bring to the party 1. Themselves - you cannot participate virtually 2. Two forms of positive picture ID - a driver's license and passport are good 3. Key ID, Key Type, Hex Fingerprint and Key Size info (NOTE: please print out your own copy of your key to compare against my copy when you arrive.) 4. A Pen/Pencil 3.3 What Participants Should Not Bring to the Party 1. A Computer

21 years, 4 months

Re: [Wlug] WLUG meeting idea - Distro comparison

by James Gray

You could try the 'Linux Distribution Chooser' at http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/ I imagine it is a bit out-of-date now, but I doubt that much has changed. I use Ubuntu on my desktop at home. Ubuntu is generally pretty up-to-date. It is a good beginner's Linux. However, it gives you full access to Debian's huge collection of software so it can keep advanced users happy too. Because Ubuntu is so popular most problems and obstacles already have solutions online. Which is good, because Ubuntu tends to be toward bleeding edge - with emphasis on the bleeding. However, if you wait a few months after a release to install the most troubling issues will be fixed. On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 1:59 PM, E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Debian Squeeze is very nice. Everything Works. > The spacefun wallpaper & splash screen is pretty goofy, but they're easily > replacable, & easily forgotten. > I custom-install Firefox on all my Debian installations. > Also note: I did not install KDE on my latest Squeeze, since I didn't want > KDE4. Have xfce & KDE-trinity as choices of graphical environments. > > HTH > Liz J > > > On 25 March 2011 13:24, joel d <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I am setting up a new laptop and trying to decide on which distro to go >> with... >> Probably the same list of finalists as everyone else in no particular >> order (Red Hat / CentOS / Fedora / Ubuntu / Gentoo / others). >> >> Has WLUG done a disto comparison night meeting? >> I think it might be interesting. >> Each person bring in a laptop with their favorite mainstream distro >> (possibly 3 or 4). >> Spend 20 to 30 minutes on each, showing the major differences >> (installs / apps handling / etc) and why they like it. >> >> Probably not a new idea. >> If it's been done of late then please disregard as I cannot make as >> many meetings as I once could. >> (This is due to my personal schedule not due to lack of interest.) >> >> Joel >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >

14 years, 5 months

Re: [Wlug] [SPF:Probably_Forged] RE: [SPF:Probably_Forged] RE: Next Meeting: June 9th 2016! Speaker: Jon "Maddog" Hall!

by Jon "maddog" Hall

All, >I mean, WPI is a wet campus, so as long as all parties are of legal age it shouldn't be a problem. OK, we can play it by ear... I will bring along a "wee taste" for people, and because of that I will add one more item to the agenda of things I am working on: "maddog's monastery and marina of math, music. micro-computing, micro-brewery. micro-winery, micro-distillery and bait shop" md On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 3:31 PM, thinkbrown(a)gmail.com <thinkbrown(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I mean, WPI is a wet campus, so as long as all parties are of legal age it > shouldn't be a problem. > On Jun 1, 2016 13:00, "Mike Peckar" <fog(a)fognet.com> wrote: > > Hmmm. Maybe not in WPI donated meeting space? Chuck? > > > > Perhaps the post-meeting pizza & beer could be switched to a BYOB venue? > West Side Steak & BBQ is BYOB, but a little far to walk from campus. > > > > Mike > > *From:* wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] *On > Behalf Of *Jon "maddog" Hall > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 31, 2016 7:44 PM > > *To:* Worcester Linux Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [Wlug] [SPF:Probably_Forged] RE: Next Meeting: June 9th > 2016! Speaker: Jon "Maddog" Hall! > > > > Would the Tequilla be ok to bring to the meeting? > > md > > > > On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Mike Peckar <fog(a)fognet.com> wrote: > > >maddog's monastery and marina for math, music, micro-computing, > micro-brewery, micro-winery, micro-distilery, and bait shop. > > > > So Maddog, feel free to bring along some tequila from your micro > distillery, but if you do, please make sure to toss in a few worms from the > bait shop. :-) > > > > *From:* wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] *On > Behalf Of *Tim Keller > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 31, 2016 5:01 PM > *To:* Worcester Linux Users Group > *Subject:* [Wlug] Next Meeting: June 9th 2016! Speaker: Jon "Maddog" Hall! > > > > Hey Gang, > > > > Jon "Maddog" Hall is going to be speaking at the upcoming meeting! > > > > Here's the details: > > Date & Time: June 9th, 2016 @ 7pm > > Location: WPI Atwater-kent Rm 232 > > Topic: Back from the Dead: Projects that maddog is working on, and why > you should care > > Abstract: Only a month after a massive heart attack maddog will be talking > about some of the projects he is working on: > > (1) Rebooting the Linux Professional Institute (and why you should care) > > (2) Selling small computers in Brazil (and why you should care) > > (3) Creating jobs for the jobless and help for the clueless (and why you > should care) > > > > > > Who is Jon "Maddog" Hall? > > > > Jon "maddog" Hall is the Chairman of the Board of the Linux Professional > Institute, and the President of Linux International. Since 1969, Mr. Hall > has been a programmer, systems designer, systems administrator, product > manager, technical marketing manager, author and educator. > > He currently works as an independent consultant, and is involved with > bringing environmentally friendly computing to emerging marketplaces as > well as working on performance and educational issues with Free and Open > Source Software via the Linaro Association. He is also closely aligned > with LeMaker, a design center located in Shengen, China. > > While not a founding member of LPI, maddog helped formulate some of the > concepts and donated personal money to allow the first 200 tests be tested > for psychometrics. > > Mr. Hall has worked for such companies as Western Electric Corporation, > Aetna Life and Casualty, Bell Laboratories, Digital Equipment Corporation > (DEC), VA Linux Systems, SGI, Futura Networks (Campus Party) and Linaro. > Mr. Hall has taught at Hartford State Technical College (HSTC), Merrimack > College and Daniel Webster College. While at HSTC his students gave him > the nickname of "maddog", and he developed the skills necessary for talking > to university students over pizza and beer. > > Mr Hall has worked on many different operating systems (MFT, MVT, VS1, > VS2, MVS, CP-67, VM/CMS, RSTS/E, RSX-11M, CP/M) but concentrated on Unix > systems since 1980 and Linux systems since 1994, when he first met Linus > Torvalds and correctly recognized the commercial importance of Linux and > Free and Open Source Software. Mr. Hall obtained a DEC "Alpha" system for > Linus Torvalds and organized and engineering team which helped the Linux > community to port Linux to the world's fastest 64-bit microcomputer. > > Since 2006 Mr. Hall has been working on Project Cauā, which will large > numbers of high-tech jobs allowing students who could not afford to attend > university to both attend university and get real-life job experience. > > Mr. Hall is the author of numerous magazine and newspaper articles, many > presentations and one book, "Linux for Dummies". He currently writes a > blog for Linux Pro Magazine. > > Mr. Hall has consulted with the governments of China, Malaysia, Saudi > Arabia and Brasil as well as the United Nations and many local and state > governments on the use of Free and Open Source Software. > > Mr. Hall serves on the boards of several companies, and several non-profit > organizations. He is currently very active with the University of Sao > Paulo's Centro Interdisciplinar Em Tecnologias Interativas (CITI), acting > as a member of their advisory board. > > Mr. Hall has traveled to over 100 countries, many more than one time, > speaking on the benefits of Open Source Software having received his BS in > Commerce and Engineering from Drexel University (1973), and his MSCS from > RPI in Troy, New York (1977). > > In his spare time maddog is working on his retirement project: > > maddog's monastery and marina for math, music, micro-computing, > micro-brewery, micro-winery, micro-distilery, and bait shop. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >

9 years, 3 months

Re: [Wlug] Next meeting February 9th

by Eric Martin

I'm interested in hesring about GFS, and have been interested since I started compiling my own kernels and saw the option. Talk away! On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 6:27 AM Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Gang, > > Our next meeting is the 9th! > > I've been doing some interesting work on the clustering filesystem GFS2 if > people would be interested in that... iscsi/iser infiniband using a 100gb > file in tmpfs on one machine as a filesystem device on three other machines. > So, I can talk cogently about setting up icsi, setting up gfs2 and about > tuning such a thing. I also wrote a filesystem testing tool called "death > by infinite paper cuts" to iterat > > I've still got my git methodology slides if people are interested in that > as well. > > I was given a kinect to play with. Though I've got two weeks I might be > able to do something interesting with that! > > Lastly if anybody wants to present on something cool they're working on, > let me know! > > 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 > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

8 years, 7 months

Re: [Wlug] SuSE 9.2 (x86/x86_64) needs a new home.

by Mike Leo

If noone takes it by the next meeting, ill take it...ill give you $11! --- douglas.r.aker(a)verizon.com wrote: > > > > > Hi Adam, > > I'm interested. Assuming next meeting is Wednesday > July 20th, I could > probably complete the transaction then. > > Doug > > > > > > > "Adam Keck" > > > <ghostis(a)mac.com> To: > "Worcester Linux Users Group" > <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Sent by: cc: > > > wlug-bounces@mail > Subject: [Wlug] SuSE 9.2 (x86/x86_64) needs a new > home. > .wlug.org > > > > > > > > > 07/09/2005 06:38 > > > PM > > > Please respond to > > > "Worcester Linux > > > Users Group" > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > I have a retail boxed SuSE 9.2 Professional that I > never used. Would > anyone like to give it a better home? $10.00 takes > it. I can bring it > the next meeting. > > -Adam > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! Auctions no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/

20 years, 2 months

Re: [Wlug] Dec Meeting announcement / linux-raid problem

by James Gray

It appears there has been very little traffic as of late. Did you compare the messages you've received to the wlug archives? http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/ As for your RAID issue you I don't have any advice as I have virtually no experience with it. I assume if you had backups you won't have bothered writing the group. On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Eric Martin <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I just realized that I haven't received anything from WLUG in over a month, including the announcement for this past meeting. Did anybody else have this problem or is it just me? > > Now, the main reason for my email. My mythbox / home file server runs linux soft-raid in RAID5 with 3 500GB disks. One disk went bad a while ago and the array never rebuilt itself. The other day, the second disk went bad. Am I hosed? I've been googling for 'rebuild bad linux software raid' but all I get is the rebuild command. Also, I don't see any tools that will move bad data to another spot on the disk. This is my first time using software raid so I'm in a bit over my head. > > thanks! > > -- > Eric Martin > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

14 years, 8 months

Re: [Wlug] Reminder WLUG Meeting tonight

by Tim Keller

Simply concat them and then remove the redundant information... On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> wrote: > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > Ignore that other message, I bumped the send button on accident. > > I'm sorry, I can't do that. > The other one had the room number. > > > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hey Gang, We've got a meeting tonight! > > > Location: WPI Student Center RM 129 > > > Topic: Kodi / RetroPI > > > Location: WPI Student Center > > Time: 7pm > > Topic: Kodi / RetroPI / Plex(maybe) > > > > We'll be having a bunch of mini sessions about different cool things you > > can do to drive your TV. > > I'll be showing off RetroPi running on a Retro Pi (Pi1) > > > > Chuck will be showing off Kodi. > > > > Refreshments and snacks will be provided and then we'll walk to Tech for > > Pizza afterwards. > > > > Later, > > Tim. > > I expect to be there. > > -- Keith > > _______________________________________________ > 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".

8 years, 3 months

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

by The Hammer

I plan to be there. -Ron On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> 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 >

11 years, 11 months

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