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

by Mike Peckar

>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.

May 31, 2016

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

by The Hammer

..I won't be able to get there either. Too much on my plate. On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Bob <Robert.Athol.Mass(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Darn..... Three meetings on Wed. evening; one in Rhode Island; one in > Worcester; and one in Athol. And, I'm supposed to be retired! Going to > have to get my key signed another day. > > Bob > > On 8/29/2013 11:53 PM, Eric Martin wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA256 > > > > 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 > > > > - -- > > 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/ > > > > iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJSIBdBAAoJEL8X00zHBLMPIP8P/AmMZiaHpVo3Mq72yOXONUbX > > bUUFKtK2qCFw0g8uAJ63D5hL7kDTbWXlTWsm+73jvkaofsKyTP8hNR0ulr5ni7dw > > X7EEQYSpK0MufQzEqUpfEoIa6I8Pjfa5qIWNOAuJDJpAwR8+0S2urGcQML0YarFG > > fys0HHWW69kYG8CTGZw/0ATmBdVZFiZEjXFk6R5wIB33SvXtzuPTLltoded5bpwK > > svtZf4Fa3QlaEBlg25AKWFpa6OOTt3eUBQU/KNGjhfIrLkhpsbuhcbAD6C6DPtzk > > 25P/9TWCSaRAcyT29amGG5qLrFEHklAic6UcOjIJtlN6ywcHSbVtHOcxIA4OmBLy > > e0HeskGlqu/qhqgZxDQMWbvMUdzIRqCa+pMzxGI40+w6tHnlTGPW1MZbZJxhfStW > > AC720w6U+q/b9iCiZHF634gbvIL6Da3G2G20Vhr4h6s1rOX53sfgIqmoB66A6SPC > > P6MUkO42oPdEQ7WE+69f7VHGyXgkEnJUaEXGYoBdILV3qyHyNJNKF/X7o0Vtf+xn > > rJTokOgCEyg5xRtzQFlYpdiIoR/BMHTteKsyki6px2hn4bCsNItOJNhG8IutVo/o > > qofPVIyJaiA5o7G7z8QNeppy4NBq0h752T0lU/gSs9ojhBzQ9kVuhR4PNL6QcZ98 > > +rLxS3s1fEsTmakIpo2G > > =lNN3 > > -----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 >

Sept. 11, 2013

Re: [EXT] Re: Physical WLUG Meeting is cancelled tomorrow...

by Richard Klein

I've got HexChat up and running on Debian. I'll look for it next time I boot into Windows. On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 12:29 PM hammerron via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Rich, > > Just fyi, I use hexchat > > It seems pretty easy to operate > > Ron > On 3/22/20 9:05 AM, Richard Klein via WLUG wrote: > > I vaguely remember mirc. Neither mirc nor pirch were available through > the Microsoft Store. I installed something, but never got around to trying > it, and now I'm wfh on my own computer. I'll still be booting into Windows > for work, so, whatever it was, I'll probably install it again. Now I'm > trying to decide on an IRC client for Debian/Gnome... > > -- > Rich > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 5:04 PM Chris Thompson via WLUG < > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > >> (PS - moderator, please ignore my last post from the incorrect >> address...doh! sorry.) >> >> LOL Chuck. That's not very nice, but...funny! :P >> >> Sorry to hear you are stuck with Windows 'cause of "the man". Haven't >> used it for a rather long time now, so I dunno if these still even >> exist, but mIRC I think was the last I used (before that Pirch rings a >> bell). >> >> There are great Web-based interfaces if you are maintaining a server >> somewhere - my favorite there is the node implementation called "The >> Lounge". https://thelounge.chat/docs Nice thing is it'll stay connected >> for >> you so you won't miss messages. >> >> --Chris >> >> On 3/18/20 2:30 PM, Chuck Anderson via WLUG wrote: >> > format c: >> > >> > (make sure to run from a CMD window with Administrator privileges) >> > >> > On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 02:22:25PM -0400, Richard Klein via WLUG wrote: >> >> Do you guys have a favorite IRC client for Windows? >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 1:28 PM Chris Thompson via WLUG < >> wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I would certainly recommend organizing in IRC, but for more >> interaction, >> >>> Jitsi is worth a shot. >> >>> >> >>> Zoom does work very well on Gnu/Linux, but yes - proprietary, so, >> >>> personally not interested in using them more than I already am >> coerced to >> >>> :P >> >>> >> >>> Jitsi usually handles rooms with up to about a dozen people pretty >> well, >> >>> but often struggles beyond that. Most issues are resolved with a >> simple >> >>> reload of the page. >> >>> >> >>> Try it out @ either of these instances, no registration require: >> >>> >> >>> https://meet.jit.si/ (typically pretty bleeding-edge, so sometimes >> less >> >>> stable) >> >>> >> >>> or: >> >>> >> >>> https://meet.mayfirst.org/ (pretty up to date, but generally more >> stable >> >>> of late) >> >>> >> >>> Tim, you may be able to recover your ident info with the following, >> once >> >>> you've connected with #Freenode. If the name is registered with >> >>> NickServ, it'll email you at the registered address: >> >>> >> >>> /msg NickServ SENDPASS turbox >> >>> >> >>> --Chris >> >>> IRC: wolcen >> >>> >> >>> On 3/18/20 11:28 AM, Keith Wright via WLUG wrote: >> >>>>> Subject: [WLUG] Re: Physical WLUG Meeting is cancelled tomorrow... >> >>>>> From: madserge--- via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Never used IRC before but I do have an app on Manjaro called >> >>>>> Konversation that I think is a IRC client, would like to join if >> anyone >> >>>>> can tell me any info about the chat room that would be great! >> >>>> How did this work? >> >>>> >> >>>> I used IRC once before. A friend said "let's try this", >> >>>> and told me what program to run and how to start. >> >>>> >> >>>> The conversation went something like: >> >>>> Hi, are you there? Yes. It works! Yes. Well goodbye. >> >>>> >> >>>> That was many years ago, and I have forgotten the name >> >>>> of the program. Then I got busy and forgot the WLUG >> >>>> meeting entirely. >> >>>> >> >>>> Diane has been using something called Zoom on Windows. >> >>>> Google turns up some hints that Zoom can work on Linux, >> >>>> but it seems to be a binary mystery code that connects >> >>>> to the mother ship and does secret stuff...anybody know? >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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/YCS6I… >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/4HCI5… >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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/NZRMC… > > _______________________________________________ > 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/7UPSJ… >

March 22, 2020

Re: [Wlug] Ubuntu CD's

by Eric Stein

I have 5 livecd/install sets that I got shipped from ubuntu awhile back. I'd like to keep one, so you can have the other four. Eric P.S. The meeting is at 7pm in the access grid room on Wednesday, right? Mike Leo wrote: >I made the mistake of offering a linux basics class at work. > >I was going to use the Ubuntu LiveCD to get the class some hands on. This way, they could take >the CD and install it if they wanted too. > >I figured about 5-10 responders would say they wanted to go to the class. > >So far about 20 people are coming. > >Anyone have any extra 5.1 Ubuntu CD's they can part with? I need at least 10 more now and don't >have time to wait for the mail. I know I could make copies, but talking about the free-ness of >it, it would be better to hand them a nice legit copy. > >If so, please bring them to the LUG meeting tomorow if you can. > >Thanks... > >Mike >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

April 11, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Topics for next meeting...

by dulsi＠identicalsoftware.com

Funny I just wrote a program due to having young kids. I wondered how my oldest would do at spelling tests in first grade. I decided to whip up a game to test his spelling. Due to my son's obsession with Legos I used a Lego movie setting for the game. You play Batman trying to rescue people from some new think tanks. Each character has a password to release them based on them. Batman says what the word is an you have to spell it. Of course getting enough content in to be usable is taking time. My son's spelling words don't always work easily either. My sons have played with gcompris a little bit. Quoting Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com>: > I figure we're half way through October at this point, we should start > thinking about what we'd like talk about for a topic next month. > > One area that's of interest to me with young kids is educational programs > that work on linux. > > Thanks, > Tim. > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". >

Oct. 15, 2014

Re: Meeting Tonight, March 14th 2024. Topic: "self hosting"

by Tim Keller

In the past we have tried with limited success, I'll see if I can get it recorded. This folds nicely into the topic. Jitsi has a built in recording feature.. that uses Dropbox and seems to only *randomly* work, or stops recording randomly.. real fun.. I've got OBS on my laptop, so I'll see if I can record it local and the upload it to our YouTube channel. Tim. On Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 10:58 AM Gregory Boyce <gregory.boyce(a)gmail.com> wrote: > This sounds right up my alley, but I'm not going to be able to attend. > Are these sessions recorded by any chance? > > On Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 10:46 AM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > >> Time: 7pm. >> Date: March 14th 2024 >> Location: Technocopia >> 44 Portland St. Worcester MA. >> Virtual Location: hopefully hosted independently, but at >> https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA >> For now.. >> >> We are increasingly living in a world where our data isn't ours anymore. >> Everything is a service being hosted by some entity, subjected to the whims >> of that entity. >> >> Come to love some service? They're discontinuing it. >> >> Your data? They're using it to train some AI that you don't control. >> >> Functionality? Ever changing.. >> >> Costs? To change without warning and your data is now hostage. >> >> To that end.. What are people doing? What would people like to do? >> >> What options are out there? What's worked in the past and now doesn't? >> >> There's also SOAF "significant other acceptance factor" to consider.. >> If you own the data but it's so horrific to manage that it sends everybody >> around you fleeing back to some service, that's no good either. >> >> I expect this to be a pretty lively debate. >> >> As usual, we'll head out for dinner and continue the conversation. >> >> I'll have snacks and refreshments available. >> >> Thanks, >> 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/MBYXB… >> >

March 14, 2024

Re: Reminder, meeting tonight!

by Patrick McEvilly

Brendan and I will be there, we might be a little late. On 3/16/23, 4:34 PM, "John Stoffel via WLUG" <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> wrote: > New member, going to try and make my first appearance > tonight. Anything specific I should know or do? Welcome! We're a friendly bunch, so just come prepared to ask questions, butt in with opinions and have fun. I'll be bringing my OrangePi3 LTS board tonight, maybe a keyboard and mouse so we can see how well it works on the big screen. Assuming I have the right side connectors. Oh and Joe, if you're bringing equipment, make sure you bring all the video adapters you think you;ll need, and then some more. It's always a pain! Cheers, John _______________________________________________ WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org <mailto:wlug-leave@lists.wlug.org> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ <https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/> Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ <https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/> Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org <mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>/message/PFUJLHRZ45U7FY2YQC4UDXI7ARJB6YCX/

March 16, 2023

Re: [Wlug] Let's make WLUG meetings better!

by Bill Smith

On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:19:50 -0500 "Charles R. Anderson" <cra(a)WPI.EDU> wrote: CRA> No, lokkit does a good job at setting up firewall rules for CRA> most users' basic needs. Okay... This is a Good Thing to know... :) CRA> The thing you need to remember with CRA> the redhat-config-securitylevel utility, is that every time you go CRA> into it, it defaults to the High setting, and does NOT show CRA> you what the current setting is. People are confused by this CRA> all the time, since they think that after changing it to Medium CRA> or Low, it should stay on that setting the next time they open CRA> the control panel. It doesn't work that way. Right... I've noticed this. Because Lokkit is kind of "secretive" in what it actually has defined (one doesn't know until one goes in with other tools), I didn't know if Lokkit was doing a good job or if it was just doing something half-baked... <shrug> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com It just seems wrong to cheat on an ethics test. -- Calvin * TAG! v3.1 *

Dec. 6, 2002

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

by Keith Wright

I hope to make it. I'll have to borrow Diane's laptop. My Linux laptop makes a fine computer, but a bad television It says "Topic: Good question!" So here's my good question: I run a name server (DNS). A few days ago it started getting abut 100 requests/min from many different IP addresses all for isc.org. Why are they asking me? I believe I have it set up so that queries from inside the house are so-called "recurive"--- it searches the internet for an answer, but queries from outside are anwered only with info it already has. I am not sure if that means it only answer queries for which it authoritative, or if it also anwers if it has the data cached. I would like it to just blow off any queries for which it is not authoritative. Tell where to send mail for @keithdiane.us and not even answer otherwise. It is remarkably difficult to get it to put replies into the log file, even if it is logging the queries. Could somebody run the following and tell me the results? dig @66.92.74.188 isc.org (that's my IP address) -- Keith

Feb. 11, 2021

Downloads...

by Stephen C. Daukas

While I think having an ISO image for download would be a good idea, a general download area where folks can post items of interest, say from one of the WLUGs, might be a better idea. That way, if someone has items that have been discussed in either a meeting or on the mailing list, then they can put it somewhere for others to grab. Of course, there is the perennial problem of making sure this isn't used for illicit materials and/or that the site isn't swamped, but there are many ways to manage that. Most companies have an area for this sort of thing and I'll bet we could come up with a solution as well. Too bad I can't make the next meeting, but I'll bet a good discussion over pizza and beer might yield some good ideas! Regards, Steve P.S. I'm just in the process of building a new RH server machine for myself and my domains. I plan on having such a download area and would be interested in being educated as to the pros and cons of that sort of service. I had thought about putting Linux stuff in there, so maybe there is a potential fit with WLUG?

Feb. 12, 2002

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