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Re: Kclug Digest, Vol 34, Issue 4
by Craig Aldinger 07 May '07

07 May '07

RE: Earle Beason, 07May07 I'm normally just a reader of KCLUG but, after reading that particular post, I'd like to put in my pocket change worth of comment. I don't understand code either and am probably a "least common denominator user" but, after spending many years wrangling around with the Gates Empire software, it has been a joy and an education to work and play in the open source code world. Thanks to KCLUG and Oren Beck in particular, I have learned more about computing in less than a year than I ever did in the lifetime prior to my inroduction to Linux. I don't have any particular axe to grind concerning Windows, just the observation that, after experiencing both Windows and Ubuntu/Kubuntu Linux, I'll happily take Linux any day. In the short time I have been reading this digest I haven't really observed anything truly hateful directed at Bill Gates/Windows, just a variety of opinions and/or comparisons, so I feel that Earle's "nasty attitude about window users" comment both inaccurate and unjustified. And to everybody in the KCLUG community, thank you for your ongoing dedication to the spirit of freedom! Rev C.E. Aldinger gonzogone(a)gmail.com On 5/7/07, kclug-request(a)kclug.org <kclug-request(a)kclug.org> wrote: > > Send Kclug mailing list submissions to > kclug(a)kclug.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kclug-request(a)kclug.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kclug-owner(a)kclug.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Kclug digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Job Opportunity (Steven Danz) > 2. Fwd: Ubuntu ShipIt (Justin Dugger) > 3. Re: Fwd: Ubuntu ShipIt (Jonathan Hutchins) > 4. Re: Ubuntu ShipIt (David Nicol) > 5. Re: Kclug Digest, Vol 34, Issue 3 (Earle Beason) > 6. Re: Kclug Digest, Vol 34, Issue 3 (Jonathan Hutchins) > 7. Re: Ubuntu ShipIt (Monty J. Harder) > 8. Free to good home... (Steven Danz) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 13:29:34 -0500 > From: Steven Danz <steven-danz(a)kc.rr.com> > Subject: Job Opportunity > To: kclug <kclug(a)kclug.org> > Message-ID: <463F700E.8060802(a)kc.rr.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > All, > > For anyone looking for a Linux sys admin (and more) position, this just > came up where I work: > > > http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/jobsearch.asp?q=Aviation+Weather+Center&jb… > > If you have any questions, just ask! > > Steven > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 14:14:40 -0500 > From: "Justin Dugger" <jldugger(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Fwd: Ubuntu ShipIt > To: KCLUG <kclug(a)kclug.org> > Message-ID: > <816bc7510705071214w74e309e6jf32efbbe41797b0(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > A few lunches ago, someone jokingly suggested putting an Ubuntu CD in > every > dorm room as a way to get rid of > all my spare CD-Rs I'm never gonna use. Since the people present were > receptive to the idea, I decided to follow up on it. The Ubuntu people > responded positively, but balked at the number we'd need. > > So at this point we have a few choices: > * Make do with the 200 they've offered > * Make our own from CD-Rs and labels > * Ask for more from the right people within Ubuntu > * Find sponsorship from local and Ubuntu related interests (ie Canonical, > maybe Dell) > > So what's needed from the LUG now is opinions on the options, and of > course > alternative suggestions. > > Justin Dugger > > On 5/7/07, Marilize Coetzee <info(a)shipit.ubuntu.com > wrote: > > > > Hi Justin > > > > Thank you for contacting us. > > > > This is a wonderful idea, but unfortunately we cannot send you such a > > large number of CD's. > > The best I can do is 200. > > If you are interested, place an order on Shipit and use my name as > > reason for ordering. > > https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ > > > > Kind regards > > Marilize > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm a member of Kansas State University's LUG, and we were > > thinking > > about promoting Linux usage on campus via Ubuntu. Personally, I > > use > > Ubuntu on all my computers and at the research lab, but our LUG > > is more > > diverse, involving gentoo devs and users of various other > > platforms. > > Still, the entire LUG seems to agree that Ubuntu is a great > > match for > > people new to linux, and we've handed out Dapper and Breezy CDs > > at > > previous events. > > > > We're thinking of doing something far more massive, potentially > > using over a 1000 CDs. We'd like to see about getting an Ubuntu > > CD > > placed in the care package the dorms place in students rooms at > > the > > beginning of the school year. Do you think our LUG needs to > > form a > > LoCo subgroup first to be considered for something on this > > scale? One > > thing I want to avoid is converting our LUG into a tool to > > promote a > > single platform, even if it's very good for some of our purposes > > ^_^ > > > > I of course realize that this bulk request of CDs may be > > rejected as > > inefficient and AOL-like. The original idea came up as a way to > > dispense with the bulk CDs we've all purchased but realized > > we'll > > never use, and it occurred to me that shipIt might be a viable > > avenue > > for this, with excellent labels and inserts to boot. > > > > Justin Dugger > > > > > > >

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Free to good home...
by Steven Danz 07 May '07

07 May '07

I have a 'standard' 79" tall server rack that I need to clear out of the garage for anyone that wants to come get it. Solid panels on three sides with two power strips and a fan in the top. I'm located down around Stanley, just south of OP. Steven

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Job Opportunity
by Steven Danz 07 May '07

07 May '07

All, For anyone looking for a Linux sys admin (and more) position, this just came up where I work: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/jobsearch.asp?q=Aviation+Weather+Center&jb… If you have any questions, just ask! Steven

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Re: What SuSE users think
by Jared Jennings 07 May '07

07 May '07

I cannot agree with you on this statement. It's about time for a distribution to be available that would work for the corporate environment. There are many admins wanting to use a Linux Distribution because of the stability, but cannot because there is not a distribution available that has the product, technical, or corporate support. There are so many other distributions available that do not and will not care about the "BOTTOM" technical skilled user, that for one company to do this will not effect you. Jared On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 10:26 -0500, Jonathan Hutchins wrote: > By "lusers", I mean Least Common Denominator Users - the kind I really > wish > Linux would not try to recruit. Let Bill Gates have the bottom end of > the > cesspit. Linux is for people who can and want to understand and > control what > their computer is doing. Those who don't want to know should stick > with > Windows.

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What SuSE users think
by Jonathan Hutchins 07 May '07

07 May '07

Big survey of SuSE users: http://files.opensuse.org/opensuse/en/6/6c/Opensuse_survey_102_data_final.p… Pretty much what I would expect, the majority are lusers who still run Windows.

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Motherboard/Processor combo on ebay
by Joe Brouhard 06 May '07

06 May '07

Just a FYI.. i'm selling a motherboard/processor combo on ebay. The reserve price is at $70. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE… -- Joe Brouhard jbrouhard(a)gmail.com

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Speakers wanted
by Justin Dugger 03 May '07

03 May '07

Hi, I'm looking for speakers for the Kansas State University Local Users Group (http://k-slug.org/). We're a student and staff oriented group with a fairly knowledgeable Linux user base, but we're looking to expand membership and our hope is for many more novice users come fall. We'd like expand our speakers roster in the coming year, so we're looking for speakers related to Linux and open source technologies. Preferably speakers are the people who made the tools they're presenting, but previous talks have been done by advanced users with great success. If your company is looking to hire new students, giving a talk is probably a good way to pick up interested and talented individuals (and get out of the office for a bit! ^_^). KSU is located in Manhattan and is about two hour's drive from KC. If you have any questions, email me or try #k-slug on Freenode. Justin Dugger

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Kansas City Asterisk User Group Meeting Announcement
by Kyle Sexton 02 May '07

02 May '07

All, Starting this month will be the first official meeting of the Kansas City Asterisk User Group (http://www.kcaug.net). The location of the meeting will be at the Daily Dose Bar & Coffee House, in Overland Park. Meetings will be held on the last Sunday of every month (the 27th for this month) at 2pm. If you have ideas or topics you'd like to discuss please let me know and we can work something out. They serve coffee and alcohol, so it should be a good meeting. :) Full address: Daily Dose Bar & Coffee House (Northwest corner of 135th and Quivera, facing Quivera) 12056 W 135th St Overland Park, KS 66221 -- Kyle Sexton

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No More Fonera Freebies
by Billy Crook 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

Looks like from now on, the invites only make them $20. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: FON Support Team <fon-en-support(a)maileu.custhelp.com> Date: Apr 24, 2007 4:30 AM Subject: Re: Invite a Friend to get a free La Fonera, our free FON WiFi router! [Incident: 070423-000186] To: billycrook(a)gmail.com Response (Luis Enrique)24/04/2007 10.30 AM Dear customer, Please note previous Fonero Gets Fonero promotion came to an end some weeks ago, current promotion allowes you to send up to three invitations so your friends whom are intersted in FON get La Fonera router for less than half it's price (20€). Best Regards, Luis FON Customer Care

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Backups in a mixed environment
by cragos＠gmail.com 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

My wife just lost a big chunk of a document she was working on on her Windows machine. She wouldn't have lost it, however, if I'd rigged her box to do a nightly backup to a CVS server or something of the sort on my Ubuntu box. I'm going to setup something like that now, but I'd like your suggestions on just precisely what to use on each end. Server side requirements: 1: Minimal upkeep 2: Backed up files accessible without much hassle on the server side Client side requirements: 1: Easy enough to use if my wife wants to make an unscheduled backup or change the directories/files being tracked 2: Easily scheduled Ideally: 1: The client side software should also exist or have functional counterparts available for Linux and Mac OSX 2: The client side automation should run through Scheduled Tasks/run like a cron job, so that she doesn't have to have yet another permanently memory-resident application in her toolbar. 3: The server shouldn't require more than one or two open ports 4: The network traffic should be encrypted, so that if I chose to do remote backups, I wouldn't have to mess with tunneling. Any suggestions? PS: already pointed out Leapord's Time Machine, and got shot down. No new Macs for us poor folk. Might give http://www.mogware.com/FileHamster/ProductTour/ a shot, though, if I can't find a reasonable OSS networked solution. Thanks, Sean

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