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RE: [Wlug] Regarding M$ enforcement of licenses...

by Simoncini, Matthew

Hello, It's kind of interesting that an email about this very topic landed in my inbox this morning. Here's the link: http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/filters/specialreport/0,14622,6022528 ,00.html Good luck. Matthew On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:44:37 -0400, Stephen C. Daukas wrote: >In case you haven't heard, M$ is auditing a dozen or so large school >districts for compliance on licensing. Of course, this will be ugly and >will run one district an estimated $1,000,000 per year to comply with >M$. That's $1,000,000 more then they pay now. M$ is offering a simplified >arrangement whereby a school system pays a flat fee for every Intel box >(regardless of what it might actually be running) that would run that same >district about $30,000. You can see where this is headed! > >Aside from noting that people's dishonesty about paying the real costs >associated with M$ software has gotten them into this trouble (if only >because the real costs are not apparent to "management"), I'm wondering >what is available as a real alternative to M$ for the great unwashed masses. > >Of course, the answer I would expect to hear is "Linux!", but... > >I'm talking about a solution that is useable by those who are not rabid >members of a LUG, or Sys admins in their day job. I'm talking about >productivity software that will seamlessly read and write M$ file formats >(Excel, Word, etc.). I don't know, for example, if Star Office is a real >alternative because I don't know how well it interoperates with those who >use Word, for example, on a daily basis. Perhaps there is a solution that >will reliably run M$ applications without having to buy the OS, but that is >only a step in the right direction. > >I was hoping to hear suggestions about what is out there and if Linux is >ready to work seamlessly in heterogeneous High-Tech world. This might be a >good topic for one of the WLUG meetings... > >Steve > >_______________________________________________ >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

23 years, 4 months

Re: [Wlug] Linux Desktop Conference

by Doug Chamberlin

At 11/11/2003 08:37 AM (Tuesday), you wrote: >I'm wondering if anybody went to the Linux Desktop conference in Tyngsboro >yesterday, and if so, what did you think of it? I went and learned a lot and had a good time. Lots of positive energy and chance to meet people. Minor logistical problems (less than is often seen for a first time event). Too bad it was just one day! Lots of Linux community luminaries were present. Good, thoughtful reflections on the state of Linux, open software, recent industry changes. Also, lots of practitioners who described real world experiences and successes. Bruce Perens says the biggest danger to Linux overall is software patents (but he thinks the SCO situation is almost over and will have no lasting impact on the scene). Next biggest danger is digital rights management efforts of content creators (a la RIAA). Best defense is support of EFF. Bruce says go to www.groklaw.net for a good analysis of the SCO legalities by a para-legal. Several case studies were described of government orgs and schools converting to Linux. An interesting observation was made that these are mainly outside the USA. Several demos showing the status of the Linux desktop as a viable alternative to Windows. Some talks by KDE and Gnome developers on their current work and plans. Bruce Perrins thinks IBM purchase/merger with Novell/Suse is likely. A major observation for me was that, in the cases of migration to Linux, the biggest cost category was "application migration" - not hardware, software, licensing, training, or support. costs. That is big for me since I do contract application development. Would love to help anyone re-implement Windows apps on Linux. Great talk on Linux terminal Server Project (http://www.ltsp.org/) This stuff works. Great way to use older machines but the best were the low cost, no moving parts remote boxes. No local storage but fully functional otherwise. These guys sell them as well as use them. Jill Ratkevic did an amazing job to pull this off. Apparently this is not the last of these gatherings. If you would like to see more of them join & support the Desktop Linux Consortium at http://www.desktoplinux.com/ (membership is $ free). That's all of the top of my head and not nearly a complete report. Doug C.

21 years, 9 months

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by Israel Ellner

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17 years, 2 months

Re: Gridfinity open source organization..

by Tim Keller

So far I printed out a 2x4 base plate and a couple smaller containers. I love the idea that the system is totally open and there are step files available so you can expand on it. between copious amounts of ikea skadis pegboard and my tool chest I think I can organize my tools in a way where I can adhere to the Adam Savage rule of first retrieval. Since we have a meeting this Thursday, this can be yet something else to talk about. Tim. On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 8:23 PM Joe Sherman via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > I've been following the gridfinity saga for some time now. There are > actually a lot more designs available on some of the 3d print sharing sites > too. > > There are also a few other projects with the same concept, I've also > looked at hexagon based one. > > If I could just get my z-axis on my 3d printer stable maybe I could > actually print some. > > On Sun, Sep 10, 2023, 5:36 PM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > >> This isn't related to linux, but definitely cool. >> I've been working on getting my tools all organized and I came across >> gridfinity.xyz >> >> I thought others might find it interesting as well. >> 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/FRTAR… >> > _______________________________________________ > 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/VZLYS… > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

1 year, 11 months

Re: Hierarchical note taking, Joplin, Trilium, browser extensions, etc..

by Tim Keller

Sadly no. I've looked at DokuWiki a couple of times. The problem is this. I'm lazy. The lowest barrier to entry is simply a directory called "Notes" with a bunch of text files. Being text and using a unix-like system, I've got tools like grep to find stuff. I figure the next lowest thing is some program that lets me take notes that I can then organize into some index and search against it as well. Beyond that now it becomes hosted somewhere, etc. Tim. On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 10:35 AM Mike Peckar <mpeckar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Tim, > > I might have missed it, but I'm curious if you came to any conclusions > about these tools. > > thanks, > Mike > > On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 9:31 PM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > >> At last night's meeting, a new attendee brought up a problem she was >> having and one of the solutions that got bandied about was Joplin. >> >> After doing some research, this might be my new note taking app. >> Another very interesting FOSS tool out there is called "Trilium" >> https://github.com/zadam/trilium >> >> As much as I like google's keep.. I'm fully aware that google capable of >> just pulling the rug out from under me in a moment's notice. >> >> I've spun up U22.04.3 server and I'm going to tinker with Joplin and >> possibly Trilium and let people know what I think of them. >> >> 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/UDTAP… >> > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

1 year, 3 months

Re: [Wlug] Linux

by Andy Stewart

On Monday 28 October 2002 12:58 pm, Keller, Tim wrote: > Setag Lib, > > Microsoft linux is very very good. I use it all the time, though I find I > keep getting "SEG_HATESELF" errors all the time. > > I'd be very interested in helping you get those diamonds out of your > country! I am part of the non profit group "Wereever Others are Oppressed, > Keep Intacted Entegrity" a.k.a. "WOOKIE". Currently we are in a grievous > plight and need your help so we can help people whereever they are being > oppressed, like the Galactic Senate. > > Thanks, > Tim. Sigh...I've been HAD! :-) It must be that my cold has gone to my head. Well, save my explanation, somebody else is bound to REALLY need it! :-) Now, regarding those diamonds....... Later, Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Setag Lib [mailto:bsetag@wpidalamar.com] > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 12:30 PM > To: wlug(a)wlug.org > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Linux > > > Hi to you Andy too! > > Thank you for fast reply. > > I actually already got Microsoft Linux installed! It was very easy I am > still having some questions though. I can't get on the internet, what is > wrong? My Digital camera does not work either, why not? > > Also, now that we are such good friends, I would like to tell you about > my late father who has recently died in Nigeria. If you are interested in > helping my family get a chest of diamonds out of the country, I would be > willing to make it worth your while. > > > > Thank you again! > Setag > > > P.S. This seemed a lot funnier shortly after the last wlug meeting. I > guess it lost a bit when it got held up by the non-subscribed email thing. > Of course if you still think Setag Lib (read it backwards) is real ... > please send your bank account information so I can proceed with those > diamonds. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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

22 years, 10 months

[Fwd: Special Discount for SD Best Practices 2006 Conference & Expo]

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Special Discount for SD Best Practices 2006 Conference & Expo Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:49:05 -0700 From: BWong(a)cmp.com To: andystewart(a)comcast.net Hello Andy, I would like to invite all WLUG members to attend the Software Development Best Practices 2006 Conference & Expo coming to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, September 11 - 14. With more than 175 educational sessions, SD Best Practices offers a multitude of exciting learning and networking opportunities. This year’s conference features classes, tutorials, case studies, roundtables, panels and Birds-of-a-Feathers in the following tracks: - - Build & Deploy - - C++ - - Design & Architecture - - People, Projects & Teams - - Process & Methods - - Requirements & Analysis - - Testing & Quality We encourage your members to take advantage of our generous Early Bird conference discounts. Register by August 4th with the code 6EGRAS81 to qualify for Early Bird pricing. After August 4th, your members will still save $300 off of the VIP pass by using that discount code. WLUG members also receive free admission to the SD Best Practices Expo - a $50 value! Your FREE Expo Pass grants you access to: - - All technical training sessions from IBM, Progress Software, Electric Cloud and others - - Expo Floor featuring the latest tools, technologies and solutions - - Visionary Keynote presentations - - Expo Floor Opening Party with free food and drinks Registration is fast & easy! Sign up for a Conference Pass or your free Expo Pass on-line at http://www.sdexpo.com or by phone at (800) 441-8826 and be sure to use the your special discount code: 6EGRAS81. I'd greatly appreciate it if you would help us get the word out to all your members and colleagues. Let me know if you'd like me to send you copies of our conference catalog to distribute at your next meeting. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Best regards and thanks, Bella Wong Marketing Coordinator Dr. Dobb's SD Events CMP Technology tel: 415.947.6358 | fax: 415.947.6070 | bwong(a)cmp.com http://www.sdexpo.com | http://www.ddj.com - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFExWxEHl0iXDssISsRAtLEAJsHiUtC1BDjJ25UpmBCOj0tp1pD8ACfRW/x 538/JWMWu6hyLd0HipX6ovQ= =ytos -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

19 years, 1 month

Re: WLUG history - Doug Waud's Home Networking slide deck found!

by Keith Wright

Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 08:11:20AM -0500, Andy Stewart wrote: >> I remember a talk that Doug Waud gave about computer networking. >> His first example of a network was a string with a cup at either end. > > Over a year ago when this discussion started, I saw Andy's comment > above about Doug Waud's home networking talk. I remember the talk > fondly, with the slides containing many humorous pictures of tin cans > and string. I was surprised that I did not remember this talk. I thought I had been to every WLUG meeting back then. Memories fade. I am trying to remember when I went to Mexico...I am pretty sure I was there several times. At the time I was sure I would remember every detail forever, but now I can't recall what year it was. It might have been 2001. > So I updated the WLUG website's Archive section [1] with the slides: > Home Networking (March 2001) Great job of cyber-archeology! I checked it out. It's 80 slides!! That's not a talk; It's at least four talks. I could not have forgotten all that---must not have been there. It's already proven useful in a way redeems WLUG. After moving ethernet cables around to do jit.sw/WlugMA last Thursday, I discovered I had broken another one of those stupid little plastic latch pins on the end plug. I bought a bag of a dozen at Stark electronics about the time of Doug's talk two decades ago. I am down to just three of them. Stark is long gone; where can I get more? I thought of Google, but I could not remember what the plugs were called. After paging quickly through a few slides, there was the answer! They are called RJ-45 plugs and you can buy them through Amazon. They come in bags of 100, which is excessive, but not too expensive; ($10-15). I suppose I will get a bag. That's more than a liftime supply. In a couple more decades you will be able to pick up about 90 of them _real_ cheap at the estate sale, or free from the dumpster. -- Keith

4 years, 5 months

Yet Another Perl Conference final details

by Gerard Lim

Hi everyone... This email could be of interest to people interested in the Perl programming language. I know that in Toronto there is a good-sized overlap between Linux people and Perl people (we occasionally hold "joint sessions" of our user group meetings) so we hoped to share this information with Linux folks more widely. There have been some recent developments on the YAPC::NA front, and it has been suggested to us that a reminder might be helpful to some people, so here's a quick summary of the event. Summary ------- YAPC::NA 2005 (Yet Another Perl Conference, North America) in Toronto, Canada, Monday - Wednesday 27 - 29 June, 2005 Home page: http://yapc.org/America/ Conference Location: http://89chestnut.com/ A facility of the University of Toronto Accommodations -------------- Normally registration information would come first, but accommodations are the bottleneck -- our main group reservation (at the conference hotel) expires at the end of the week, and as the conference approaches it will be extremely difficult to find a hotel anywhere in the city. Info on how to book at: http://yapc.org/America/accommodations-2005.shtml Registration ------------ Register now! :-) We are on track to break attendance records at YAPC::NA this year, and we could even sell out before the conference starts. The price for the full 3 days is USD$85. We keep it insanely low through many generous sponsorships and the all-volunteer organizational and speaking crews. Registration info: http://yapc.org/America/register-2005.shtml Direct registration link: http://donate.perlfoundation.org/index.pl?node=registrant%20info&conference… Conference Speaking Schedule ---------------------------- We've got an excellent selection of talks and speakers for Perl programmers of all levels, beginner through expert. We are fortunate enough to have presentations coming from some of the most recognizable names in Perl programming today, including Larry Wall, Chip Salzenberg, Dan Sugalski, Autrijus Tang and brian d foy. Summary -- http://yapc.org/America/schedule-2005/summary.html Day 1 -- http://yapc.org/America/schedule-2005/day1.html Day 2 -- http://yapc.org/America/schedule-2005/day2.html Day 3 -- http://yapc.org/America/schedule-2005/day3.html Lightning Talks --------------- These short (5 minutes each) talks, presented by the conference attendees, are a YAPC tradition. If you're interested please read more about them and sign up: http://www.justanotherperlhacker.org/lightning/ [ This message was sent by Gerard Lim <glim(a)mycybernet.net> on behalf of the YAPC::NA 2005 Conference organizing committee of the Toronto Perl Mongers. Thanks for your patience and support. ]

20 years, 3 months

RE: [Wlug] VNC performance

by Jeremy

FYI: Regedt32 is a slightly uglier RegEdit but includes the ability to change the permissions of certain keys (i.e. driver enum keys etc). Even when logged in administrator (which is probably why you cant change the registry - are you logged in as administrator or similar rights?) certain keys do not have write/delete access. Using regedt32 allows you to change the permission (assume admin rights) of such keys and therefore modify them. I only use regedt32 as a last resort when modify the Windows Registry, otherwise use regedit. --- "Evans, Robert" <Robert.Evans(a)stratus.com> wrote: > Try using a registry editor on Windows: > (Typically in these places on Windows 2000) > C:WINNT egedit.exe > C:WINNTsystem32 egedt32.exe > > Robert N. Evans > Software Engineer > S T R A T U S T E C H N O L O G I E S > 111 Powdermill Road, Maynard, MA 01754-3409 U.S.A. > * Tel. 978-461-7680 / * Fax. 978-461-3610 > robert.evans(a)stratus.com > Amateur Radio Call: N1BE > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Noyes [mailto:maitre@ccs.neu.edu] > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:36 PM > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Subject: [Wlug] VNC performance > > > Hi All, > I remember some time ago talking with Andy, and others about VNC performance > at a > wlug meeting. I remember that setting the depth 8 will help performance, as > well > as disabling the wallpaper. I am running the server on windows, and the > client > on a linux machine. VNC's site has info for disabling wallpaper, but it > seems to > involve editing a registry file. When i try to do so, i get an access denied > message, because that file is read only. Can someone help me out here? I > really > know very little about windows. On the client side, the option '-depth 8' > doesn't seem to do very much i get '16 bits per pixel'. > > If anyone knows of any other methods for speeding up VNC, please post. > > Thanks, > --Brad > > _______________________________________________ > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com

23 years, 8 months

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