September 2013 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

TrueAbility Launches Ability Screen for Linux Pros
by Peter Reutemann 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

"Jobs are also on the rise for Linux professionals, and Technical assessment platform provider, TrueAbility, has announced the launch of AbilityScreen for Linux Professionals, billed as "a new way to evaluate the skill level of those who work within a Linux environment." It allows Linux professionals to demonstrate their expertise and prove what they know, helping companies to discover them. The company also hosts Linux Showdowns for demonstrating skills." -- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/trueability-launches-ability-screen-for-linux-pros Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Google and Samsung soar into list of top 10 Linux contributors
by Peter Reutemann 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

"Google and Samsung have become increasingly frequent contributors to Linux, and each is now among the top 10 companies sponsoring the open source kernel that powers operating systems from mobile devices to desktops and servers. A new Linux Kernel Development report (informally known as "Who Writes Linux") released today by the Linux Foundation names Samsung and Google as the seventh and eighth most frequent corporate contributors, behind Red Hat, Intel, Texas Instruments, Linaro, SUSE, and IBM. The report covers almost 92,000 changes to Linux from 3,738 individuals since version 3.3 in March 2012." -- source: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/google-and-samsung-so… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Installing Rackspace Private Cloud In 20 Minutes Or Less
by Peter Reutemann 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

"Being an application developer with a very limited attention span, my test of any new technology or product is how quickly can I write my “Hello World” application. The Rackspace Private Cloud, which is based on OpenStack, is intended for a full-fledged data center with a number of compute, storage and network requirements, but I was still hoping to install it in just a few minutes." -- source: http://www.rackspace.com/blog/installing-rackspace-private-cloud-in-20-minu… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Raspberry Pi As an Ad Blocking Access Point
by Peter Reutemann 13 Sep '13

13 Sep '13

"Adafruit has a new tutorial that will show you how to use your Raspberry Pi as a WiFi access point that blocks ads by default for any devices using it. This is really neat in that it would work for your Android or iOS device, your Xbox 360, TiVo, laptop, and more without needing to customize any of those devices other than to use your Raspberry Pi as the access point for WiFi. Using an ad-blocker can be useful for conserving bandwidth, helping out low-power devices, or for keeping your sanity while browsing the web!" -- source: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/13/09/13/2059228 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Google Releases Raspberry Pi Web Dev Teaching Tool
by Peter Reutemann 13 Sep '13

13 Sep '13

"Google has released 'Coder,' described as a simple way to make web stuff on Raspberry Pi. The idea is to make the Pi into a simple web server and web development environment on which kids can learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript. They provide an image for the Raspberry Pi, and they've open-sourced Coder as well. 'We thought about all the stuff we could do to make Coder a more complete package, but we have a hunch that the sooner this gets into the open source and maker communities, the more we’ll learn about how it might be used. Hopefully, a few more folks will pitch in and help us make this even more accessible and helpful for new coders.'" -- source: http://developers.slashdot.org/story/13/09/13/1514202 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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JOB | Permanent Linux Systems Administrator (Singapore)
by James Tobin 13 Sep '13

13 Sep '13

Hello, I am working with an employer that is looking to hire a permanent Linux system administrator with an automation and scripting mindset as well as exposure to MySQL (the very minimum; replication) for a position in Singapore. Relocation assistance could also be offered. Should any list members like to discuss with me further I can be reached using James (at) Camalyn (dot) Org -- James Tobin http://www.camalyn.org | +44 8444 820 691 x 86246

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Intel, Red Hat Working On Enabling Wayland Support In GNOME
by Peter Reutemann 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

"After shooting down Canonical's Mir, Intel and Red Hat teams have increased collaboration on the development of Wayland. Developers at Intel and Red Hat are working together to 'merge and stabilize the patches to enable Wayland support in GNOME,' as Christian Schaller writes on his blog. The teams are also looking into improving the stack further. Weston won't be used anymore, so GNOME Shell will become the Wayland compositor. It must be noted that Canonical earlier committed to supporting and embracing Wayland. Despite that promise, the company silently stopped contribution, and it was later learned that they were secretly working on their own display server, Mir. Intel's management recently rejected patches for Mir, leaving its maintainance to Canonical. Before Intel's rejection, GNOME and KDE also refused to adopt Mir. Intel's message is clear to Canonical: if you promise to contribute, then do so." -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/09/10/1928248 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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For Future Intarweb DHCP Server Users:
by Elroy 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

Troubleshooting ISC DHCP SERVER config-file (dhcpd.conf) error messages: If you get: " For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf line 33: e74f4b0 exceeds max (255) for precision. " Make sure you put colons ":" between each two alphanumeric digits in your MAC addresses, e.g. 0A1B2C3D4E5F, will give you the above error. Make sure it looks like: 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F. Also, IP addresses go in quotes "192.168.0.xxx" etc, and MAC addresses 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F do not need any. HTHSITNF.

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Linux From Scratch 7.4 is Available
by Peter Reutemann 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

"Linux From Scratch is famous for being hard. While most distributions have tried to dumb down their system for the inexperience, LFS has stayed true to its original vision, almost. Yet very few reviews appear for this venerable project. Well, version LFS 7.4 was recently released and perhaps some attention might help." -- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/linux-from-scratch-7-4-is-available Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Intel Rejects Supporting Ubuntu's XMir
by Peter Reutemann 08 Sep '13

08 Sep '13

"Just days after Intel added XMir support to their Linux graphics driver so it would work with the in-development the X11 compatibility layer to the Mir display server premiering with Ubuntu 13.10, Intel management has rejected the action and had the XMir patch reverted. There's been controversy surrounding Mir with it competing with Wayland and the state of the display server being rather immature and its performance coming up short while it will still debut in Ubuntu 13.10. Intel management had to say, "We do not condone or support Canonical in the course of action they have chosen, and will not carry XMir patches upstream." As a result, Canonical will need to ship their own packaged version of the Intel (and AMD and Nouveau drivers) with out-of-tree patches." -- source: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/09/08/0431242 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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