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Re: RE: [Wlug] Reminder: Meeting Thurs 7 PM

by Jeff Kinz

On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 01:29:29PM -0500, Clint Moyer wrote: > Actually, 4 to 8 inches, Chicken Little. (Be fair to the poor guy, late last night 20+ inches was 'cast) 7-10 inches, starting as rain going to mix, most accumulation on Thurs. - local TV noon report. > > http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/showsigwx.php?warnzone=MAZ012&warnco… > Trim your posts people ! -- Linux/Open Source: Your infrastructure belongs to you, free, forever. Idealism: "Realism applied over a longer time period" http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/ http://kinz.org http://www.fedoratracker.org http://www.fedorafaq.org http://www.fedoranews.org Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA.

20 years, 8 months

Re: [Wlug] Its Meeting time !

by Bill Smith

Le Sun, 7 Aug 2005 16:25:48 -0700 (PDT) > Well, as usual, I have something to say on this > matter....whether or not I have something to actual > ADD, ill leave up to you! > > We use MS Active Directory to authenticate users onto > our linux servers. > > Altho I am no expert, I can share with ya'll my config > files and experiance. > > I am also interested in hearing about LDAP as well. THIS looks promising.... :D -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com Look for something long enough, and eventually you will find it. * TAG! v3.1a *

20 years, 2 months

Re: Wlug meeting on Thurs. Dec 10th 2020 @7pm.

by Chuck Anderson

On Tue, Dec 08, 2020 at 10:35:24PM -0500, Frank Sweetser via WLUG wrote: > Well, there's plenty talk about for CentOS users, like what you're going to > switch to now that CentOS is becoming something completely different: > > https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/ My favorite comment on that post: "Gregory Kurtzer says: December 8, 2020 at 4:27 pm I am considering creating another rebuild of RHEL and may even be able to hire some people for this effort. If you are interested in helping, please join the HPCng slack (link on the website hpcng.org) Greg (original founder of CentOS)"

4 years, 10 months

Re: ISPS limiting..was Re: Meeting next week! March 14th 2024!

by Michael Voorhis

I've had my house-server on the internet via Charter Spectrum for many many years. I send and receive (a tiny amt of) email, there's a webserver, and other small items. I've made no attempt to conceal any of this. --MCV. On 3/14/24 10:14 AM, THE HAMMER via WLUG wrote: > I could swear I read before, at least for residential services that > Charter (now Spectrum) internet did NOT allow you to host a site > which is why I have never tried to do it. I would guess that its all > about the bandwidth dollars.

1 year, 7 months

Re: [Wlug] Greetings

by Frank Sweetser

On 02/11/2010 09:45 AM, Klene, Matthew wrote: > Hello, > > > > As a recent subscriber to the user group I was hoping to make my first > user group gathering this evening. I was writing to confirm that the > meeting scheduled this evening was still a go, and the information on > the website containing time and location (room next to Morgan Hall > dinning center) was correct. Yes, the meeting is still on at that time and place. -- 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, 8 months

Re: [Wlug] WLUG meeting - can someone post a summary?

by mhughes＠wpidalamar.com

Oooooh, one with a hardware encoder/decoder! When you get it working, please let us know how well it works. (Espically if you get the hardware encoding working) -Marc On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, Andy Stewart wrote: > > In fact, I found the talk so interesting that I just went out and bought the > Hauppauge PVR-350. When it shows up, I'll have somthing with which to play. > The MythTV website said that the CVS version of their software now (mostly) > works with this card. We'll see... :-) > > It was a good talk! Thanks, Tim! > > Andy >

22 years, 6 months

Re: WLUG Meeting Feb 11th 2021! Topic: Good question!

by Jared Greenwald

Still boggles my mind the amount of money HP spent on Itanium hardware back after they acquired Compaq/Tru64 only to basically abandon the whole thing and lay off everyone. On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 11:44 AM Jon "maddog" Hall via WLUG < wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > I still vividly remember my boss showing me the plans for support of > Intel's Itanium processor. > > As someone who taught operating systems and compiler design for a number > of years I still remember my shock that THIS was the answer for Intel's > 64-bit chip....an Ultra-Wide Instruction set. > > I wailed away about how all of this was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.....mostly > because I had spent the past six months proving why even a regular CISC > system was the wrong answer, and here Intel was going in the opposite > direction. > > After twenty minutes of me fuming my boss simply grinned, shrugged his > shoulders and left my office. > > While I was proud of the fact that the Alpha processor was so prominent in > the production of the movie "Titanic"......now I had to deal with a real > life "Itanic"....watching it sink. > > md > > P.S. It was only a month or so after, I think, that AMD came out with a > reasonable extension to the i86 architecture....which (although it was not > RISC) I was reasonably happy with. > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 7:24 AM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > >> Hey Everybody, >> >> We've got a meeting next week on the 11th at our same time (7pm) >> >> As for a topic, if somebody would like to present something, I'd be >> up for it. >> I figure we'd all toast the depreciation of Itanium in the linux kernel. >> Good riddance! >> >> We'll definitely be talking about the PI4 Nano!! >> >> As usual, I'm sure other topics will organically surface. >> >> Location: Our usual Jitsu haunt: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA >> >> 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/BJNCC… >> > _______________________________________________ > 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/DM5K6… >

4 years, 8 months

Re: [Wlug] Re: Wlug Digest, Vol 11, Issue 11

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 10 September 2004 2:23 pm, Ryan Caron wrote: > I have a laptop that I want to do a Gentoo install on. We could use that > for showing a stage3 "fast" install and switch to Mike's small form factor > for post-install. I also have a small form factor PC I could bring in > that has Gentoo on it if necessary. HI Ryan and Mike, Bring your machines to the meeting if you can. I think that will work well in conjunction with whomever volunteers to give us all an introduction to Gentoo (hint: volunteer(s) still sought). Thanks, Andy > > I think discussing what makes Gentoo unique, its pros and cons, will be > great. If we're going to discuss why distro is better (or worse) than > other than I say Debian. I say this because the "pretty" distros (SuSe, > Mandrake, Fedora) are too different for a fair comparison. I also say > this because I switched to Gentoo after trying a little bit of Debian. > > Sincerely, > Ryan Caron > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 07:31:38 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Mike Leo <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> > > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Upcoming meeting... > > To: andystewart(a)comcast.net, Worcester Linux Users Group > > <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > > Message-ID: <20040910143138.35900.qmail(a)web51309.mail.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > I have a recently installed Gentoo on a small form > > factor PC i can volunteer...its much easier to carry > > around than a big machine is. > > > > I suspect the meeting would be a begining the Gentoo > > install and since there isnt enough time to wait, we > > can cut over to an installed system. > > > > I don't mind sharing what I know, but I know nothing > > more then what it looks like at the end. > > > > Let me know and I can plan to bring this machine in. > > > > thanks > > Mike > > > > --- Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > > > Wow...time flies...its nearly meeting time again. > > > > > > Based on what I saw on the mailing list recently, > > > I'm wondering if we should > > > have a "Gentoo" meeting. Who would like to > > > volunteer to do this (it could be > > > more than one)? Here is a possible outline: > > > > > > - what is Gentoo? > > > - why Gentoo vs. <pick_another_distro>? > > > - demo an install (albeit a "shortcut" with > > > everything precompiled) > > > - pros / cons > > > - cool features! > > > > > > Perhaps one person could give the group an overview, > > > while a couple of other > > > people demo other aspects of Gentoo. > > > > > > To those of you already running Gentoo: does this > > > make sense? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Andy > > > - -- > > > Andy Stewart, Founder > > > Worcester Linux Users' Group > > > Worcester, MA USA > > > http://www.wlug.org > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFBQRvPHl0iXDssISsRApljAJ4lUVUWMM/mKWLvXcEtHiwkniWZdACfaID5 > > > > > g9XYdO5QsHdWMmAJUuWuWIk= > > > =SQOI > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBQj5VHl0iXDssISsRAgwsAJ939aaXhjDczamwHtsgcmg4iTiivgCfcAbO Jbda5aRPTxsqMXkIB8npT4Y= =p6yN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

21 years, 1 month

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

by Tim Keller

I plan to attend. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh(a)redhat.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I hope to be there. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlJNXX0ACgkQrlYvE4MpobPU3QCfcPGlJqCA7pQbgE6Wqs2je0nF > KDoAn0uX2j4QZJaOqLE9uB1Cr6Qg5VVt > =38aU > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > 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".

12 years, 1 month

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

by James Gray

I plan to come On Oct 2, 2013 6:31 PM, "Arjan van der Velde" <noresult(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I'm considering going, but I'll have to see how it works out with my > schedule that Wednesday. > > -- Arjan > > > On Oct 2, 2013, at 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 > > > Sent from my iCommodore 64 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

12 years, 1 month

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