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Fwd: full circle magazine - #1 released!
by Ian McDonald 10 Jun '07

10 Jun '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ronnie Tucker <ronnie(a)fullcirclemagazine.org> Date: Jun 8, 2007 6:50 AM Subject: full circle magazine - #1 released! To: ubuntu-news(a)lists.ubuntu.com Been a long time coming but here it is! full circle #1 Full Circle - the Ubuntu Community Magazine are proud to announce our first _full_ issue. It contains : * Ubuntu install step-by-step * How-To : Linux Directory Structure, MythTV Intro, Learning Scribus and Adding/Removing Software * Review of GRAMPS genealogy software * Interview with Deluge developer * Letters, Q&A, MyDesktop screenshot, MyPC photo, Top5 and more! Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-1/ English language only at the moment, translations on the way... Don't forget to check out Issue #0, now in over _seven_ different languages! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/download-magazine/ -- Many thanks, Ronnie Editor Full Circle - the Ubuntu Community Magazine www.fullcirclemagazine.org -- ubuntu-news mailing list ubuntu-news(a)lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-news -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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WLUG Fixit Meeting is today!
by Meeting Reminder bot 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

A reminder, the WLUG Fixit Meeting is today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- After much procrastination we've finally restarted the http://www.wlug.org.nz/SaturdayWorkshops. The first one for 2007 is on June 9th. Future workshops will be on the first Saturday of the month. Time: 10am to 2pm Location: IT Training building, 17 Devon Road. (http://zoomin.co.nz/?search/address/17+devon+road%2C+hamilton) The room has plenty of benches, power and network sockets. We'll also provide tea and coffee. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rod (http://www.wlug.org.nz/RodAldridge) or Bruce (http://zcat.geek.nz/) Requests For Help: ElroyLiddington - would like assistance with Ubuntu 6.06 LTS? KDE setup - currently using Gnome, but prefer KDE WM, but having issues getting task-bar-applets-installed/PPP-working. Not important, but maybe: help with lmsensors/SMARTD setup if available :-) and setting up pppd bandwidth throttling for say http/ftp downloads etc, so when requesting a webpage, downloads get throttled until request has completed?

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Workshop reminder
by Roderick Aldrdge 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

The next WLUG Workshop is at 17 Devon Road, Frankton on Saturday 9th starting at 10am and finishing at 4pm. A donation is asked for to cover costs and lunch (just something basic unless you bring your own). Now is your chance to encourage anyone who is interested or needs help to bring along their machine and get it sorted. Helpers are specially welcome. Roderick

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WLUG Fixit Meeting tomorrow
by Meeting Reminder bot 07 Jun '07

07 Jun '07

A reminder; the WLUG Fixit Meeting is tomorrow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- After much procrastination we've finally restarted the http://www.wlug.org.nz/SaturdayWorkshops. The first one for 2007 is on June 9th. Future workshops will be on the first Saturday of the month. Time: 10am to 2pm Location: IT Training building, 17 Devon Road. (http://zoomin.co.nz/?search/address/17+devon+road%2C+hamilton) The room has plenty of benches, power and network sockets. We'll also provide tea and coffee. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rod (http://www.wlug.org.nz/RodAldridge) or Bruce (http://zcat.geek.nz/)

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linux.conf.au 2008 calling for presentations
by Brenda Wallace 07 Jun '07

07 Jun '07

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- == linux.conf.au 2008 Call For Presentations == linux.conf.au isn't just a Linux conference. It is a technical conference about Free Software, held annually in Australasia. We invite submissions on any Free Software related subject; from Linux and the BSDs to OpenOffice.org, from networking to audio-visual magic, from deep hacks to Creative Commons. ** Please feel free to forward this email to any group ** ** or individual who you feel might be interested. ** == Important dates == * Submissions open: Friday, June 1 2007 * Submission deadline: Friday, July 20, 2007 * Email notifications from review committee: early September * Conference begins: Monday, January 28 2008 == Presentations being accepted == You can submit a 50 minute talk proposal, or a 2 or 4 hour tutorial proposal: tutorials are interactive and involve more audience participation. All presentations must be related to Free and Open Source Software. == How to submit == Please see http://linux.conf.au/presentations for more information on the types of presentations we're looking for and full details of how to submit a proposal. You can even submit a video pitch! == About linux.conf.au == linux.conf.au (http://linux.conf.au/) is Australia's annual technical conference about Free Software. Fun, informal and seriously technical, linux.conf.au draws together Free and Open Source Software developers from across the world. It will be held from January 28th to February 2nd, 2008 at The University of Melbourne. == About Linux Australia == Linux Australia (http://www.linux.org.au/) is the peak body for Linux User Groups (LUGs) around Australia, and as such represents approximately 5000 Australian Linux users and developers. Linux Australia facilitates the organisation of this international Free Software conference in a different Australasian city each year. -- Donna Benjamin Conference Director linux.conf.au 2008 donna(a)mel8ourne.org ph/fax +61 3 9235 5454 http://lca2008.linux.org.au/ -------------------------------------------------------

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Asterisk article
by Michael McDonald 06 Jun '07

06 Jun '07

Following the recent meeting, was interesting to note an article in Stuff http://www.stuff.co.nz/4080632a28.html Michael

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Uploading photos to Flickr
by Ian McDonald 06 Jun '07

06 Jun '07

Folks, Here is an article about doing this in KDE. I installed it just fine in Debian and it set itself up easily with my Flickr account. http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/29/1556207&from=rss (For those that don't know Flickr is a service of Yahoo that allows online photo storage. Google has a similar service in Picasa). Ian -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Mythbuntu
by Ian McDonald 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

For MythTV users of Ubuntu. This looks quite interesting: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NTgxOA -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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New Zealand Government decides in favour of NeoOffice for Apple Computers within education.
by Chris O'Halloran 02 Jun '07

02 Jun '07

http://digitaltippingpoint.com/?q=node/81 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10442388 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10442422 NeoOffice is a derivative of OpenOffice designed to work on Apple computers. This articles is discussed on slashdot but often becomes side tracked. Perhaps Nandor Tanczos and Steve Maharey have been talking.

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Upcoming Fixit Meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 01 Jun '07

01 Jun '07

The WLUG Fixit Meeting is 1 week away. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- After much procrastination we've finally restarted the http://www.wlug.org.nz/SaturdayWorkshops. The first one for 2007 is on June 9th. Future workshops will be on the first Saturday of the month. Time: 10am to 2pm Location: IT Training building, 17 Devon Road. (http://zoomin.co.nz/?search/address/17+devon+road%2C+hamilton) The room has plenty of benches, power and network sockets. We'll also provide tea and coffee. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rod (http://www.wlug.org.nz/RodAldridge) or Bruce (http://zcat.geek.nz/)

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Re: [wlug] wlug Digest, Vol 191, Issue 16
by Eric Light 31 May '07

31 May '07

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Help setting up DHCP and RAID in Ubuntu
by Eric Light 29 May '07

29 May '07

Hi everyone, Is there anyone in the Hamilton area who could spare some time (in person) to help a linux newbie? I've been dabbling with a new computer, and I've done everything I needed to do with the exception of RAID-1 and DHCP. I have a feeling I've also stuffed up something, as I've got an external eSATA hard drive (for backups) which doesn't auto-mount, and I can't figure it out. I'm sorry to say I'm a bit tight on the old wallet this week, but anyone who lends a hand will get a nice cup of coffee, and their choice of a couple classic linux books I've got hanging around. I live in the Hillcrest area, but I'm quite happy to meet elsewhere if desired. More details available on request. :-) Thanks in advance! - Eric

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Linux OCR reviews
by Ian McDonald 29 May '07

29 May '07

Found this quite interesting: http://www.osnews.com/story.php/17968/Review-Linux-OCR -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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NZOSS AGM
by Peter Harrison 29 May '07

29 May '07

June 24th will see the NZOSS elect a new President. The AGM will be held across the country with venues in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch connected by Internet Conference. Vik Olliver and Don Christie will be running for President. Both candidates are very well respected in the open source community. The new President will be challenged by several projects such as ongoing patent opposition against Microsoft's XML Word Processing patent, lobbying against DRM restrictions in law, supporting open source in education and promoting open source events. Don Christie: Don is a founder and director Catalyst IT Limited, a New Zealand based software development company. Catalyst specialise in providing open source software solutions to the education sector, corporates and government agencies in New Zealand and round the world. He has lived and worked in three continents. He has specific interest in technology that empowers and enables grass roots organisations and business to extend their potential. He is also a member of the NZ Institute of International Affairs. Don says that "I would not be putting myself forward for this role if I were not convinced that the NZOSS has already achieved a great deal and has an important role to play in the future. FOSS is much more than a philosophy, it runs the heart of communications and IT round the world. It is used by start-ups round the world who attract billions of dollars of investment every year. It is core to the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of developers and companies that employ them. The philosophy of FOSS has now extended to many walks of life, from publishing to architecture through the use of Creative Commons type licences. This is in many sense purely an issue of history repeating itself as we once again discover the value of community over the individual." He is keen to start attracting businesses to become members of the NZOSS and expand its reach beyond the current membership base. He believes that many businesses do not realise just how much they need to protect the systems they have built or run from predatory attacks. He is keen to carry that message through to this audience. He comments that "I see no reason why most of the IT businesses in New Zealand would not have an affiliation with the NZOSS at one level or another." Vik Olliver: Vik Olliver is a software developer from Waitakere. Born in the UK, he emigrated to NZ in 1994 with his wife Suz and daughters Kate & Tamara. He has worked on projects ranging from implantable heart monitors to launching satellites, and from urban self-sufficiency to hydroponics in moonrock. He has also done enough journalism to get the shakes if he doesn't write articles occasionally. Vik is a staunch supporter of Open Source, Open Standards and an Open society. He has persuaded companies and retailers to pick up the Open Source banner, represented New Zealand as a regional delegate at LinuxConf Australia, and took part in the reviewing of OSS guidelines for the NZ government. He looks forward to embracing the innovation that Open Source is bringing to us at an ever accelerating rate.

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Joost and Linux
by Ian McDonald 29 May '07

29 May '07

Joost is a really interesting project from the founders of Skype and Kazaa. It looks great too. They are looking to port to Linux and use a lot of open source projects but here's a guide to using it on Wine. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070528-joost-on-linux-its-difficult-… (NB I haven't tried myself) -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 27 May '07

27 May '07

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LindsayDruett will be speaking on http://www.wlug.org.nz/Asterisk. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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unsubsribe
by Terry Cole 27 May '07

27 May '07

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 24 May '07

24 May '07

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LindsayDruett will be speaking on http://www.wlug.org.nz/Asterisk. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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Software Freedom Day
by Ian McDonald 24 May '07

24 May '07

Folks, The committee have been looking at what we can do to promote this event this year and have come up with some ideas but we need your input. What we are looking at is a public display at the library and also an event like we had in Centreplace last year, followed by an installfest. We have people on the committe who are willing to organise the library display and the installfest. However if we are to do an event like Centreplace we need some volunteers who are prepared to lead it. Committee members are prepared to help but want somebody to lead it. If this feels like you, then contact us. Please note that this is a reasonable amount of work to carry out as Craig Box will attest to from last year. Ian (WLUG president) -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 20 May '07

20 May '07

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LindsayDruett will be speaking on http://www.wlug.org.nz/Asterisk. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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Re: [wlug] DVD authoring for Linux
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 19 May '07

19 May '07

I had a problem with DeVeDe "losing my sound track and replacing it with white noise. I thought it to be operator error but maybe not. Regards John > > Devede works ok on the whole, but gets things really badly > wrong sometimes. For example, one movie I mastered/burned > had the soundtrack missing. Also, it doesn't let you name > the titles. > > Unfortunately, DVD mastering is one of the few remaining > areas where Linux continues to cling to its old > geekocratic reputation. > > <tangent>/me heard some folks on #xfce describing Ubuntu > as the 'Windows Vista of the Linux World'</tangent> > > There's definitely room for a nice gui-based DVD author > prog which allows simple use, yet gives control as needed. > > David > > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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DVD authoring for Linux
by Ian McDonald 18 May '07

18 May '07

Found this quite interesting: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/09/1552256 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Microsoft back ODF as a standard!
by Ian McDonald 18 May '07

18 May '07

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9720370-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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hosting company
by Haldor Riddering 17 May '07

17 May '07

hi, whats a good local linux hosting company. I just want a smallish footprint with a database and php option someone who could walk me through buying a domain too as it's all new to me. thanks heaps Haldor Riddering

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Powersaving on Linux
by Ian McDonald 14 May '07

14 May '07

Intel has released this tool to show how you can save power better on your machine: http://www.linuxpowertop.org/ -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Microsoft counts number of opensource patent issues
by Ian McDonald 14 May '07

14 May '07

Microsoft is starting to rattle some sabres: An excerpt from http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867/ (Found at lwn.net) But he does break down the total number allegedly violated - 235 - into categories. He says that the Linux kernel - the deepest layer of the free operating system, which interacts most directly with the computer hardware - violates 42 Microsoft patents. The Linux graphical user interfaces - essentially, the way design elements like menus and toolbars are set up - run afoul of another 65, he claims. The Open Office suite of programs, which is analogous to Microsoft Office, infringes 45 more. E-mail programs infringe 15, while other assorted FOSS programs allegedly transgress 68. Looks like Microsoft is starting to change strategy.... -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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AMD to offer Open Source drivers.
by James Pluck 13 May '07

13 May '07

http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/05/09/amd-will-deliver-… -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum "Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list..."

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 13 May '07

13 May '07

As per the WLUG charter, please note that there is a WLUG executive committee meeting one week from today. If you wish to get an item on the agenda for this meeting, please email it to secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hopefully this is the correst date. Location to be discussed on list, I guess... # Previous Minutes # Treasurers report # Correspondence # Matters # Server status # General business * Workshop at Glenview Activity Center. * SFD event, Newb presentation and Installfest

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Warren Hughes (IBM) is away
by Warren Hughes 09 May '07

09 May '07

I will be out of the office starting 07/05/2007 and will not return until 11/05/2007. I am travelling on business. I will be checking my email daily. In my adsense feel free to contact Andrew Fox on 0800 801800. Take care, Warren.

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Making PDFs in Linux
by Ian McDonald 08 May '07

08 May '07

Good article here about setting up a printer driver to output PDF so you can create PDFs from any application just about: http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/03/1421232&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Ubuntu moving into handheld/embedded market
by Ian McDonald 06 May '07

06 May '07

This could be interesting as it's a largely untapped marked so players like Microsoft may not be dominant from the start. At present Nokia use Linux and there is some Windows XP on UMPC. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-May/000289.html At the heart of the Ubuntu project lies a belief that open source software and technology can play a key role in enabling individuals to achieve their potential. A central goal has been the creation of a world-class, free and open source operating system that we have worked to make accessible across notebooks, desktops, thin clients and servers. Three years on, it is clear that new types of device - small, handheld, graphical tablets which are Internet-enabled are going to change the way we communicate and collaborate. These devices place new demands on open source software and require innovative graphical interfaces, improved power management and better responsiveness. Intel, specifically, have announced a new low-power processor and chipset architecture which will be designed to allow full internet use on these mobile Internet devices. To fulfil the aims of our mission and in response to the technical challenges that these devices pose, we are announcing the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded project. We will start more detailed planning at the Ubuntu Developer Summit next week in Seville and the first release of this edition will be in October with Ubuntu 7.10. If you are interested in the project, please get involved. We will be working through our normal development processes on Launchpad, the developer mailing lists and IRC. Finally, we are delighted to be working with Intel on this version of Ubuntu. Intel are making significant contributions of technology, people and expertise to the project. We hope that others who are interested in producing an easy-to-use and open source environment for this class of device will join us in making this a success. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Firefox attack
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 02 May '07

02 May '07

Hi All. Recently my firefox browser was sneakily attacked by a "systemdoctor/drivecleaner" scam programme that gave a bogus harddrive scan and reported a bogus outcome then locked the browser unless the home site was visited. I fond out that I need to install Adblock into firefox then block adbrite by: *.adbrite.com/* If any one is aware of more of these nasties that can be simply eradicated by Adblock please feal free to share. Given that most of the list are IT experts, this will come as a history lesson I guess. However if it can help one person it will be worthwhile posting. Regards John

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Dell selling Ubuntu machines soon
by Ian McDonald 01 May '07

01 May '07

http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/01/1333205&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Ubuntu's reputation dented?
by Michael McDonald 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

I've had a few problems since upgrading from Ubuntu 6.10 to 7.04 I'm still researching what to do about them. It seems I'm not the only one with problems. The ones I've got are: 1. USB flash drive is no longer auto-mounted. System message log notes insertion and removal. 2. System doesn't appear to recognise any media in DVD/CD drive. 3. Swap file has to be mounted manually. The last problem may go back to 6.10 ... it was because of that problem that I decided to upgrade. Seems that the swap file was corrupted a while back. Has anyone else done the upgrade? Did you experience any of the above problems? Michael

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Feisty edubuntu, xubuntu CDs wanted. Kubuntu available
by Roderick Aldridge 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

I have Kubuntu Feisty if anybody wants a CD. Can anybody in Hamilton supply Feisty edubuntu and/or xubuntu CDs? in exchange for blank CDs, Kubuntu Feisty or other suitable compensation. Roderick Aldridge

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laptops that like linux.
by Chris O'Halloran 27 Apr '07

27 Apr '07

Hello, I am interested in buying a laptop. A key requirement would be that it ran Linux (Kubuntu) smoothly and that all the hardware was supported, not neccessarily by *open* source drivers as binary drivers would be okay eg NVIDIA drivers. I would be interested to read comments on what would might be a good model or vendor and advice on hardware options that definitely struggle to work? I realise that there are all sorts of websites for advice but sometimes the models aren't readily avaiable here. If someone has recently bought a laptop that they are really happy with Linux wise, I'd be interested to know. Options I am interested in moderately large screen, nvidia graphics card, intel duo and linux support camera and wifi. Thoughts, comments appreciated. Chris

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Linux Kernel 2.6.21 released
by James Pluck 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/1932236&from=rss -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum "Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list..."

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Re: [wlug] laptops that like linux.
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

Sorry spelling Sould be SiS The 670 I think. Regards John ---- Original Message Follows ----- > Hi John. > > Just to clarify, did you mean 'SiS', or 'SyS? > >

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Re: [wlug] laptops that like linux.
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

Hi There, I know from experience that if you buy a laptop with a "SyS" graphics card that uses shared memory you may have some trouble. Regards John.. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Hello, > > I am interested in buying a laptop.

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Re: [wlug] Firefox
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

Hi Again, I think Elroy got it right as my browser is OK most times again. Thanks John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Possibly. is it broken tonight?? > John :-o > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > Would this be related to the Interweb in NZ being broken > > lately? > > Elroy.

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Sales
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

Hi All, While browsing through some computer sale sight I came across this: http://www.taurangacomputers.co.nz/high_end_celeron.htm So you can "downgrade" away from windows vista and get a cash discount :-) I wonder how many other stores offer this. Most of the sales people I have spoken with are not willing to refund the cost of preinstalled windows or sell without the o/s. Regards John.

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WLUG Wiki PHP error while editing
by elroy 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

When I go to save an edit of a page: ** *" Warning!* PHP Warning lib/stdlib.php:1504: Warning: preg_match(): Unknown modifier '\' (...repeated 2 times) " Any ideas? Cheers, Elroy.

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Re: [wlug] Firefox
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

Possibly. is it broken tonight?? John :-o ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Would this be related to the Interweb in NZ being broken > lately? > > > Elroy. > > > > jaytee(a)clear.net.nz wrote: > > >Hi People, > > My web browser is doing some odd things > >likely I was looking in the wrong place (Firefox > stalling) >Any help would be appreciated. > >Regards John Grrr! It has happened with this post:-( > >

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Firefox
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

Hi People, My web browser is doing some odd things. If I am using webmail (clear.net) I can usually read mail and browse the inbox but if I choose to reply or new it goes into "connecting to" mode and stalls. My option seems to be to copy my text to an editor, close, re-open Firefox and sign into my mailbox again then paste and post. A similar thing happens when I am browsing forums, I can read them but if I choose to reply the stall thing happens again and even the copy paste thing is not a success. Google did not help me that much though it is likely I was looking in the wrong place (Firefox stalling) Any help would be appreciated. Regards John Grrr! It has happened with this post:-(

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Linux Mobile Internet Devices
by Mathew Carley 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

No word yet on a price of the Intel/Red Flag device (I've put a giant "wanted to buy" for these specific devices on a big import/export site - shall see what that turns up). I can get Nokia N770 internet tablets at reasonable prices (cheaper than I can buy them in Finland!). I've asked for prices on other models too. GPS unit is also available for those interested. Sadly the n-series tablets are not *strictly* a Linux-device, and may not be as flexible as the MID at the link below... or... maybe they are - they seem to be Linux-based. I don't know how you guys classify these things, and I'm not interested in starting a war about it - or am I. Do these devices have to be pure GNU/Linux, free software, GPL license code etc for you to drool over them or what? Any criteria that needs to be fulfilled for you to just go "I want one" as below? Mathew P.S. Do we get to coin a new phrase for the Linux/Intel combination: Lintel? Anyone want to try and register lintel.com in case it hasn't gone already? > > I like the idea. I was unable to find, however, an actual release date > - the articles are all future-tense. Hopefully the OS is available in > English. > > I'm trying to find a vendor (in China or HK) to negotiate an export > deal with to Europe as we speak - I've been wanting devices like these > for about 18 months to facilitate a tourism project - if the price is > right, I'm want many of them! > > Admittedly, DSE could probably get a better price than we could at the > end of the day, but I can hopefully respond to the market faster than > they can. I'll let you know what I find out and thus the plausibility > of importing some to NZ. > > Mathew > > >>>> On 4/17/07, Ian McDonald <ian.mcdonald(a)jandi.co.nz> wrote: >>>> Linux powered mini devices: >>>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8166710404.html >>>> >> >> >>> You and me both buddy! I wonder what the bulk buy pricepoint is and >>> if we can drum up enough interest to make it worthwhile importing some >>> *grin* >>> >> >> I'm in. Perhaps we could lobby DSE? ;) >> >

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Fwd: Ubuntu 7.04 released
by Simon Green 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

It's out :-) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ubuntu Announcements <noreply(a)ubuntu.com> Date: 20-Apr-2007 02:18 Subject: Ubuntu 7.04 released To: Ubuntu Announcement List <ubuntu-announce(a)lists.ubuntu.com> The Ubuntu team is proud to announce version 7.04 of the Ubuntu family of distributions. Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent software installed by default, an incredible variety of add-on software available with a few clicks, and professional technical support from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. Ubuntu 7.04 is also the basis for new 7.04 releases of Kubuntu and Edubuntu: Kubuntu announcement http://www.kubuntu.org/announcements/7.04-release.php Edubuntu announcement http://www.edubuntu.org/news/7.04-release Ubuntu 7.04 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Note that 6.06 LTS is a long-term support release, and so users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to continue using that version rather than upgrade to or install 7.04. Read more in the following press releases: Ubuntu 7.04 http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu704 Desktop edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntudesktop704 Server edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntuserver704 Ubuntu flavours http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntuflavours704 To Get Ubuntu 7.04 ------------------ To download Ubuntu 7.04, or obtain CDs, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu Users of Ubuntu 6.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 7.04 via Update Manager. As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge. For further information about upgrading, see: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading We recommend that everyone, especially those upgrading an existing Ubuntu system, read the release notes available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/704 Find out what's new in this release with a graphical tour: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/704tour Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu channel on IRC.FreeNode.net, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website: http://www.ubuntu.com/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce

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Linux Mobile Internet Devices
by Mathew Carley 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

I like the idea. I was unable to find, however, an actual release date - the articles are all future-tense. Hopefully the OS is available in English. I'm trying to find a vendor (in China or HK) to negotiate an export deal with to Europe as we speak - I've been wanting devices like these for about 18 months to facilitate a tourism project - if the price is right, I'm want many of them! Admittedly, DSE could probably get a better price than we could at the end of the day, but I can hopefully respond to the market faster than they can. I'll let you know what I find out and thus the plausibility of importing some to NZ. Mathew >>> On 4/17/07, Ian McDonald <ian.mcdonald(a)jandi.co.nz> wrote: >>> Linux powered mini devices: >>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8166710404.html >>> > > >> You and me both buddy! I wonder what the bulk buy pricepoint is and >> if we can drum up enough interest to make it worthwhile importing some >> *grin* >> > > I'm in. Perhaps we could lobby DSE? ;) >

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Firebird 2 finally released
by Ian McDonald 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/18/224256&from=rss Has direct support for things like gmail a/cs etc. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Widelands editor
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Hi All I am playing around with the terrian editor in widelands and am surprised to find that there is no Headquarters supplied.(the default building for each of the players) I have tried save the new work in /usr/share/games/widelands/maps but it still does not give me a HQ. Anyone have some helpful thoughts on this? The reason I am doing this is that I am really new to any form of gaming and want to give myself some "extra" resources so the game lasts longer before I kill it with some basic provisioning error. Regards John

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Hacking Ubuntu
by Ian McDonald 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Here are some good general purpose tips in here: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2114115,00.asp Just be aware that for fresh installs of Ubuntu from last version (I think) that startup has changed a lot from what is described so be careful out there. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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I want one
by Ian McDonald 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Linux powered mini devices: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8166710404.html -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Fwd: Full Circle - the Ubuntu Community Magazine - issue #0
by Ian McDonald 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ronnie Tucker <ronnie(a)ronnietucker.co.uk> Date: Apr 16, 2007 3:25 PM Subject: Full Circle - the Ubuntu Community Magazine - issue #0 To: ubuntu-news(a)lists.ubuntu.com We at Full Circle - the Ubuntu Community Magazine are proud to announce our first release, issue 0. A preview issue of whats to come, Issue #0 contains two articles on the History of Ubuntu - from Warty to Feisty and Ubuntu 7.04 - Feisty Fawn's New Features Visit the Full Circle website at http://www.fullcirclemagazine.org. Issue #0 can be downloaded directly from http://files.fullcirclemagazine.org/uploads/issue0.pdf -- Many thanks, Ronnie e : ronnie(a)RonnieTucker.co.uk w : www.RonnieTucker.co.uk -- ubuntu-news mailing list ubuntu-news(a)lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-news -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Review of Debian 4
by Ian McDonald 14 Apr '07

14 Apr '07

http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/13/1231226 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Why open source
by Ian McDonald 13 Apr '07

13 Apr '07

References to a longer article but looks really good (just skimmed). Useful to give your IT managers: http://lwn.net/Articles/230479/rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Two CUPS questions [re-sent, because I did something wrong with my earlier post]
by Leslie Katz 13 Apr '07

13 Apr '07

I hope to get a Canon PIXMA MP160 all-in-one printing with a computer running Damn Small Linux ("DSL") and CUPS. Right now, I have access to neither the computer nor the printer, but hope to get guidance in advance about the matter. Last weekend, in the absence of access to the computer running DSL and CUPS, I was able to get the MP160 printing with a computer running Fedora Core 3 and CUPS. I did that by installing two RPMs supplied by Canon, which it said were for Fedora Core 6. Due to RAM and storage constraints, I can't hope (by, for example, using alien) to install the entire contents of those two RPM packages on the computer running DSL. However, among the installed files from the two RPMs were: (1) a .ppd file; (2) a filter file; and (3) a backend file. The .ppd file included a line referring to the filter file. I have two questions: 1. Is there any chance that by copying all three of the files I've mentioned to the appropriate directories on the computer running DSL, I could get the MP160 to print with that computer? 2. If not, could I edit the .ppd file to remove the reference to the filter file and copy only the edited .ppd file to the computer running DSL, relying on the fact that default CUPS filter and backend files are already on that computer? Thanks for reading, Leslie -- Visit http://stumblng.tumblr.com An Australian lawyers' tumblelog about things (some legal, some not) you might otherwise have missed

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recovering from "rm -rf"
by Jonathan Purvis 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

While upgrading my Ubuntu machine i needed to manually remove /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/dbus, but i accidently removed /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages instead. I was safe as i could ask dpkg which packages had files in those directories (with -S) and reinstall them. If someone else needs to do this, the command is: sudo apt-get --reinstall install `dpkg -S /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages | cut -d: -f1 | sed 's/,//g'` (changing the directory name, of course)

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is tomorrow!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

There is a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting tomorrow: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Nevill-Manning will speak on something interesting he promises. Craig is Engineering Director for http://www.wlug.org.nz/Google and invented Froogle. He is a http://www.wlug.org.nz/PhD graduate from WaikatoUniversity. This meeting is on Wednesday as that's when he's in the country.

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CUPS questions
by lesliek＠ozemail.com.au 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

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PC, Mac and Linux
by Felix 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

http://www.novell.com/linux/meetlinux/ Enjoy.

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Article on Palm phones (Treo) and Linux
by Ian McDonald 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6175171.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&sub… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Nevill-Manning will speak on something interesting he promises. Craig is Engineering Director for http://www.wlug.org.nz/Google and invented Froogle. He is a http://www.wlug.org.nz/PhD graduate from WaikatoUniversity. This meeting is on Wednesday as that's when he's in the country.

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Help for locking myself out of administrating machine
by Ian McDonald 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

Somehow my graphical administration on one of my machines has gone screwball. I entered a root password incorrectly under Desktop, Administration, Networking and now it won't come right even after rebooting and using correct password. I'm getting The entered password is invalid as a dialog title and a message box saying Check that you typed it correctly and that you haven't activated the "caps lock" key This occurs after successfully authenticating and even if I try the following at command line: gksu network-admin sudo network-admin kdesu network-admin or su (or sudo -s) followed by network-admin I presume this is some sort of lock that I've put in place by doing it wrongly but how do I fix? Googled for the error and didn't get much useful back (apart from a few people who had done the same thing!) Ian -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Gaim 2.0.0 just about and called Pidgin
by Ian McDonald 08 Apr '07

08 Apr '07

http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/08/000218&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Warren Hughes (IBM) is away
by Warren Hughes 06 Apr '07

06 Apr '07

I will be out of the office starting 04/04/2007 and will not return until 12/04/2007. I am on holiday. In my adsense feel free to contact Andrew Fox on 0800 801800. Cheers, Warren.

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lightppd - an alternative to Apache
by Ian McDonald 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

This is the web server that powers YouTube and Wikipedia. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2007/04/05/the-lighttpd-web-server.html -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Article on DRM free iTunes and Linux
by Ian McDonald 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/03/1556246&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Nevill-Manning will speak on something interesting he promises. Craig is Engineering Director for http://www.wlug.org.nz/Google and invented Froogle. He is a http://www.wlug.org.nz/PhD graduate from WaikatoUniversity. This meeting is on Wednesday as that's when he's in the country.

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What's in Gnome 2.18
by Ian McDonald 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/02/1919225&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Fwd: It's Official: Dell Offering Linux on Select Notebooks, PCs
by Ian McDonald 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Snippet from today's WinInfo update ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: WinInfo UPDATE <WinInfo_UPDATE(a)list.windowsitpro.com> Date: 29 Mar 2007 11:50:38 PDT Subject: It's Official: Dell Offering Linux on Select Notebooks, PCs To: ian.mcdonald(a)jandi.co.nz - It's Official: Dell Offering Linux on Select Notebooks, PCs ==== IN THE NEWS ================================ -It's Official: Dell Offering Linux on Select Notebooks, PCs -Microsoft Updates Zune, Cites Ongoing Successes -Apple Bows to Industry Pressure, Offers Album Discounts by Paul Thurrott, thurrott(a)windowsitpro.com Dell has responded to overwhelming feedback from its IdeaStorm customer feedback site this week by announcing that it will soon begin offering the open-source OS Linux on select Dell desktop and notebook PCs. The announcement comes about a month and a half after IdeaStorm was first brought online. The availability of Linux was, overwhelmingly, the number one customer request. "We have heard you and appreciate the direct feedback," Dell wrote to customers in a posting to its corporate blog. "We will expand our Linux support beyond our existing servers and Precision workstation line. Our first step in this effort is offering Linux pre-installed on select desktop and notebook systems. We will provide an update in the coming weeks that includes detailed information on which systems we will offer, our testing and certification efforts, and the Linux distribution(s) that will be available. The countdown begins today." Dell's sudden fixation on customer feedback comes in the wake of a disappointing year in which it fell from its perch atop the PC industry, ousted its CEO, and saw founder Michael Dell retake the reins of the company. Mr. Dell feels that better connecting with its customers--and delivering exactly what they want--is the key to future growth. That said, it's unclear how offering a free OS--one that Dell will need to support--will dramatically improve the bottom line. In the battle for the desktop, Windows remains the overwhelming champion, with more than 95 percent of the market. Apple's Mac OS X accounts for about 2.5 percent of the worldwide OS market.

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shane Hobson from LiteUp will be speaking on the fibre network around Hamilton that they manage and are expanding. This is the network that Hamilton City Council have put in and the government has just given $3 million to. It is an open access network similar to CityLink in Wellington. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.05 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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Re: [wlug] OpenSourceHowTo.org
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 25 Mar '07

25 Mar '07

Not really a concern about my name I am also known as jjohn and jtohn so J'ohn will be fine. I still maintain that the word "tos" looks awful in howtos... Regards J'ohn ----- Original Message Follows ----- > >:DOn Sun, 2007-03-25 at 11:46 +0200, A. Pagaltzis wrote:> > Hi Jâohn,> > * jaytee(a)clear.net.nz <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> > [2007-03-25 08:30]:> > How-tos may be correct but it looks > awful. I prefer the> > incorrect "how-to's"> > I know your > name is âJohnâ but I think that looks too plain. > Iâll> be writing it Jâohn instead from now on.> > With > pleasure > ,_______________________________________________wlug > mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nzUnsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [wlug] OpenSourceHowTo.org
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 25 Mar '07

25 Mar '07

How-tos may be correct but it looks awful. I prefer the incorrect "how-to's" Regards John > Thus, the plural of how-to is how-tos. The plural of wiki > is wikis. > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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OpenSourceHowTo.org
by Paul Matthews 25 Mar '07

25 Mar '07

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shane Hobson from LiteUp will be speaking on the fibre network around Hamilton that they manage and are expanding. This is the network that Hamilton City Council have put in and the government has just given $3 million to. It is an open access network similar to CityLink in Wellington. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.05 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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Windows under Ubuntu
by Ian McDonald 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

This article has a link to running Windows under Ubuntu including some of the nice changes coming up in Ubuntu 7.04: http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=17531 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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How to recover from failed edgy install
by Glenn Ramsey 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Hi, My attempt to upgrade my laptop from Dapper to Edgy has failed. After booting it goes into single user mode and I assume that upstart is not installed correctly. Does anyone know how to recover from this? I searched but so far haven't found anything helpful. Glenn -- Glenn Ramsey <glenn(a)componic.co.nz> 07 8627077 http://www.componic.co.nz

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Linus discusses GPL v2/v3
by Ian McDonald 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198002077 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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MS announce putting Visual FoxPro into OSS
by James Pluck 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

An interesting turnup for the books. MS on Monday announced they will be producing no further versions of VisFox and are releasing the core code of Visual FoxPro to the Open Source Community. http://tinyurl.com/2byuwo -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum "Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list..."

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Article on Beryl 0.2.0
by Ian McDonald 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

Ars Technica is giving an outline of Beryl including some of the new features of Beryl 0.2.0. Looks pretty cool. http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/beryl-bling.ars -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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A Linux distro built on Python
by Ian McDonald 18 Mar '07

18 Mar '07

This is quite interesting article about Pardus: http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=17508 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Debian stable vs Debian testing.
by Oliver Jones 18 Mar '07

18 Mar '07

Hi Folks. I've got a box running Debian stable (sarge) but in order to get some features I've installed some packages from testing. This causes a few problems when I try and keep my box updated. Which makes me worry. Should I just give stable the boot and switch to running entirely from testing? Anyone here doing that? Any problems? Regards

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 18 Mar '07

18 Mar '07

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shane Hobson from LiteUp will be speaking on the fibre network around Hamilton that they manage and are expanding. This is the network that Hamilton City Council have put in and the government has just given $3 million to. It is an open access network similar to CityLink in Wellington. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.05 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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Changing ext3 file system to ext2
by Leslie Katz 18 Mar '07

18 Mar '07

Hello again, Ian. Well, gparted worked as advertised on ext3 file systems. Thanks so much again for drawing it to my attention. I have some questions arising, though, if I may. Here's what the output of fdisk now shows for the relevant drive. Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux /dev/hdb2 14 1318 10482412+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb3 1319 1449 1052257+ 82 Linux swap /dev/hdb4 1450 4865 27439020 5 Extended /dev/hdb5 1450 1462 104391 83 Linux /dev/hdb6 1463 4865 27334566 83 Linux hdb1 and hdb2 are respectively my original /boot and / partitions for FC3, with hdb2 now shrunk from 35 GB to 10GB. hdb3 is my new swap partition--it's functioning and I've added it my fstab file. However, I'm not quite sure what to do now about hdb5 and hdb6. I want them respectively to serve the same function for FC6 as hdb1 and hdb2 now do for FC3. In my fstab file, the entries for hdb2 and hdb1 respectively are as follows: LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1 LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 Do I make hdb5 bootable, label hdb5 and hdb6 respectively /bootfc6 and /fc6 and then mount them on mountpoints corresponding to their labels? Or (as often happens with Linux) am I missing some fundamental point about this? Thanks again, Leslie

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Changing ext3 file system to ext2
by Leslie Katz 18 Mar '07

18 Mar '07

Ian McDonald wrote: > It's trying to mount the filesystem as ext3 so go into the file > /etc/fstab and change references of ext3 to ext2 and try again. > > Once you've got this sorted have a look at gparted as this can resize > ext3 filesystems just fine and also comes in a boot cd: > http://gparted.sourceforge.net/features.php > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=173… > > Ian > Thanks for replying, Ian. After posting, I reversed in Knoppix all that I'd done to my hdb2 and my fstab and could boot up successfully in Fedora again. Given your alerting me to gparted, I've downloaded it and will now try my resizing with it instead. Thanks again, Leslie

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Changing ext3 file system to ext2
by Leslie Katz 17 Mar '07

17 Mar '07

There's a good expression used in an American judicial decision: the judge said he wouldn't "let the sideshow take over the whole circus". I think that's what I've done. I use Fedora. I want to shrink my / partition (/dev/hdb2) in order to create an extra partition on which to install a later version of Fedora. (I'm not prepared to erase my existing version until I've satisfied myself that all is well with the new one.) A book I've often used to help me said that one should use QTParted to shrink the partition. I booted up with a Knoppix live cd and tried to use the provided QTParted, but it wouldn't let me resize the partition. I went Googling and found that I couldn't use QTParted to resize a partition with an ext3 file system on it. I first had to change the file system to ext2, then resize, then change back to ext3 (if I wanted). I found on the Web a Red Hat (v 9) page called "Reverting to an ext2 File System": http://www.fis.unipr.it/pub/linux/redhat/9++/en/doc/RH-DOCS/rhl-cg-en-9/s1-… Its instructions, in summary, were, with /dev/hdb2 unmounted: #/sbin/tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/hdb2 #/sbin/e2fsck -y /dev/hdb2 # <mount /dev/hdb2> " Next, remove the .journal file at the root level of the partition by changing to the directory where it is mounted and typing: rm -f .journal". "If you permanently change the partition to ext2, remember to update the /etc/fstab file." In Knoppix, I followed the first two instructions and then ran QTParted. It showed /dev/hdb2 as having an ext2 file system. I also edited the /etc/fstab file on /dev/hdb2 to change the file system shown for /dev/hdb2 to ext2. I didn't remove the .journal file, simply because I couldn't find one, but I thought that maybe it had been automatically erased when I changed the file system to ext2. I then booted up in Fedora and got during booting up: "mounting root filesystem ext3: no journal on filesystem on hdb2 mount: error 22 mounting ext3 mount: error 2 mounting none switching to new root switchroot: mount failed: 22 umount /initrd/dev failed 2" (There was more, but that's all I copied down.) Can anyone tell me what more I should be doing than's on the Red Hat page? Thanks for reading, Leslie

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PDF editor
by Ian McDonald 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

This looks like a potentially useful tool once they sort out a few bugs. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Fwd: Article on Microsoft's OSS Lab, Bill Hilf etc
by Ian McDonald 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Article in light of last month's meeting. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brett Roberts Date: Mar 14, 2007 8:43 AM Subject: Article on Microsoft's OSS Lab, Bill Hilf etc To: Ian McDonald <ian.mcdonald(a)jandi.co.nz> Hi Ian, Thought you might be interested in this: http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=688 Cheers ........... Brett brett roberts | director of innovation | microsoft new zealand -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Fedora Core 7 test 2 DVD available
by Eric Light 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Hi all, I've just recently finished downloading and burning the FC7 test 2 DVD. It wasn't particularly happy on my machine so I'm going back to Ubuntu. In the meantime, would anyone like a copy? I'm in Hillcrest, or at Uni every weekday. Cheers, - Eric

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Re: [wlug] Licence fees
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Hope you all read the source code (same page) it is quite funny to me and I do not read code. *thinks* maybe thats why.. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 11:32 +1300, David Nicholls wrote: > > And this one is literally a joke. > > They're both a joke, although only LGA was intentionally > so. > > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Licence fees
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Hi All. Found this and wondered to where I should pay my fees (if beer and pizza I will suspect something.) Alternately. Who has got the hack for this?? :-)) http://www.linuxgenuineadvantage.org/ Regards John

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Metisse - another variation on Window manager
by Ian McDonald 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this one before but it looks quite cool. It's part of Mandriva and there's a good review here which shows some nice screenshots: http://polishlinux.org/apps/window-managers/metisse-you-thought-you-knew-wh… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Books for library? Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 7
by Ian McDonald 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

Hi there all, Below is a newsletter we get from time to time detailing new books. If any of these sound like something you'd like us to get (we get a limited amount free) then put it on: http://wlug.org.nz/WantedBooks The only obligation is that if you ask for it you must review it. Ian ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marsee Henon <marsee(a)oreilly.com> Date: Mar 8, 2007 8:47 AM Subject: [wlug-committee] Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 7 To: wlug-committee(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Hi-- Are you attending the Society for Photographic Education's National Conference in Miami next month? Or Photoshop World in Boston in April? Send me an email to let me know. I'll be in the O'Reilly booth at both shows and would love to say hi and meet you in person. Here's a free expo bass for Photoshop World Boston: <http://oreilly.com/PhotoshopWorld07_expo-free.pdf> Just in case you didn't catch it, here's Mark Frauenfelder, MAKE Magazine Editor, on "The Colbert Report" Tuesday night: <http://makezine.com/go/colbert> More on Mark's appearance can be found on the MAKE blog: <http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/03/welcome_heros.html> --Marsee ================================================================ O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders March 7, 2007 ================================================================ -Looking for Slashdot and Amazon Reviewers -Put Up a RailsConf, Etech, or Where Banner, Get a free book -Maker Faire Post Cards Availble for CA or TX ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book Info ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Review Books are Available Copies of our books and PDFs are available for your members to review--just send me an email to request them and and please include the item's ISBN number (click on the "More Details" link to find the ISBN.) 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For book review writing tips and suggestions, go to: <http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html> ***A+, Network+, Security+ Exams in a Nutshell Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596528248 If you're preparing for the new CompTIA 2006 certification in A+, or the current Network+ and Security+ certifications, you'll find this book invaluable. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596528249/> ***ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns: Rough Cut Version Publisher: O'Reilly This hands-on introduction to design patterns is for experienced Flash developers ready to tackle sophisticated programming techniques with ActionScript 3.0. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510343/> ***Ajax on Java Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596101872 This practical guide shows you how to make your Java web applications more responsive and dynamic by incorporating new Ajaxian features: suggestion lists, drag-and-drop, and more. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596101879/> ***The Art and Science of CSS (SitePoint) Publisher: SitePoint ISBN 10: 0975841971 A full-color book for web designers using CSS that shows you how to develop cool and visually appealing web site components. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0975841971/> ***Asterisk: The Future of Telephony: Rough Cuts Version, Second Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596514050 Revised for the 1.4 release of the software, the new edition of "Asterisk: The Future of Telephony" reveals how you can save money on equipment and support, and finally be in control of your telephone system. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510480/> ***bash Cookbook: Rough Cuts Version Publisher: O'Reilly "bash Cookbook" presents a variety of recipes and tricks for all levels of shell programmers so that anyone can become a proficient user of the most common Unix shell--the bash shell--and cygwin or other popular Unix emulation packages. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bashckbk/> ***Beyond Schemas: Planning Your XML Model (PDF) Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596527705 This guide explains each of those factors in detail and recommends an approach for documenting your schema development plan in an information model. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527709/> ***Closeup Shooting Publisher: Rocky Nook ISBN 10: 1933952091 This illustrated guide will take the reader on a journey into the wonderful world of small, smaller, and smallest objects and show him how he can capture their beauty with photographic images. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933952091/> ***CompTIA A+Essentials 220-601 Exam Guide (PDF) Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596513720 This guide was created with one purpose in mind, to ensure that you pass CompTIA's A+ Essentials Exam. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596513726/> ***Designing BSD Rootkits Publisher: No Starch ISBN 10: 1593271425 In addition to explaining rootkits and rootkit writing, this book aims to inspire readers to explore the FreeBSD kernel and gain a better understanding of the kernel and the FreeBSD operating system itself. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593271425/> ***HDR: An Introduction to High Dynamic Range Photography (PDF) Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596510179 A step-by-step introduction to one of the hottest new imaging trends. We'll walk you through making the best HDR images-from image capture to digital darkroom tips and tricks. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510176/> ***Head First Algebra Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596527519 Looking for a FUN way to learn--or to teach--algebra? In a way that works? It's a complete algebra learning experience engages readers fully by having them play games, solve puzzles, ponder mysteries, bake brownies, and even cut pages out of the book. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527518/> ***Head First PMP Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596102348 This unique book provides much-needed coverage of the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) objectives and certification exam, using the unique and highly effective Head First learning concept. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596102340/> ***Introduction to Flex 2 (PDF) Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596550030 This Short Cut is all about getting up and running with Adobe Flex 2.0; a perfect title would be "(Almost) Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know about Flex 2 But Were Afraid to Ask." <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596550035/> ***Lead Generation on the Web (PDF) Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596510217 This Short Cut will walk you through a step-by-step process for generating leads and sales and help you identify metrics for success, create a plan to hit those metrics, and put in place a system for nurturing leads into successful sales. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510213/> ***Learning WCF: Rough Cuts Version Publisher: O'Reilly This easy-to-use introduction is for beginning to intermediate developers who want to a more conceptual understanding of Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) for building distributed systems and web services on a company network. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596101626/> ***Linux Appliance Design Publisher: No Starch ISBN 10: 1593271409 Programmers will learn how to build backend daemons, handle asynchronous events, and connect various user interfaces (including web, framebuffers, infared control, SNMP, and front panels) to these processes for remote configuration and control. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593271409/> ***Linux System Administration Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596009526 For experienced system administrators looking to acquire Linux skills, and seasoned Linux users facing a new challenge, this book offers practical knowledge for managing a complete range of Linux systems and servers. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596009526/> ***MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 09 Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 059651378X MAKE magazine leaves no stone unturned in its quest for the bizarre in Volume 09, the Fringe issue. Behold such wonders as the cosmic ray cloud chamber, high-voltage levitation, and the amazing vortex tube. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/makemag07v9/> ***Microsoft Windows Vista Exam 70-620 Guide (PDF) Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596510691 This no-nonsense guide was created with one purpose in mind: to ensure your readiness to pass Microsoft's Windows Vista Configuration Exam 70-620. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510695/> ***Programming .NET 3.0: Rough Cuts Version Publisher: O'Reilly Bestselling author Jesse Liberty and industry expert Alex Horovitz uncover the common threads that unite the .NET 3.0 technologies, so you can benefit from the best practices and architectural patterns baked into the new Microsoft frameworks. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/059652756X/> ***Programming WCF Services Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596526997 Written by Microsoft software legend Juval Lowy, Programming WCF Services is the authoritative introduction to Microsoft's new, and some say revolutionary, unified platform for developing service-oriented applications (SOA) on Windows. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596526993/> ***Programming WPF: Rough Cuts Version, Second Edition Publisher: O'Reilly If you want to build applications that take full advantage of Windows Vista's new user interface capabilities, you need to learn Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510381/> ***QuickBase: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596529600 You'll learn how to choose among QuickBase's dozens of ready-made applications and customize one to fit your needs so you can filter, sort, and group data, display it several ways, create reports, and assign people to different roles. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596529604/> ***TextMate Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf ISBN 10: 097873923X TextMate is a full-featured text editor available for Mac OS X that can greatly enhance your text manipulation skills. TextMate is actually a thin shell over a personalized team of robot ninjas ready to do your bidding. Let's face it, who doesn't want their very own team of robot ninjas? <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/097873923X/> ***Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers Publisher: No Starch ISBN 10: 1593271204 Readers will learn how to write stealthy webbots that read email, emulate online forms, auto-authenticate, manage cookies, and handle encryption. Sample projects reinforce these new skills so that readers can create more sophisticated webbots and spiders to track online prices, create anonymous browing environments, bid on auctions in their closing moments, and more. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593271204/> ***What's New in Apache Web Server 2.2? (PDF) Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596529279 "What's New in Apache Web Server 2.2?" shows you all the new features you'll know to set up and administer the Apache 2.2 web server. Learn how to take advantage of its improved caching, proxying, authentication, and other improvements in your Web 2.0 applications. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596529277/> ***Windows Admin Programming with Visual C# 2005 Little Black Book Publisher: Paraglyph ISBN 10: 1933097205 This book covers a wide range of important Windows admin tasks from file management to network management to backup and security. The hands-on immediate solutions are especially designed to save programmers hundreds of hours of valuable time. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933097205/> ***Windows Vista Pocket Reference Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596528086 "Windows Vista Pocket Reference" is the ideal guide to setting up and navigating the basics of this new operating system, from the new user interface to networking, multimedia, security, and mobility. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596528089/> ***Windows Vista: The Definitive Guide Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN 10: 0596528000 Whether you're a beginner, power user, or seasoned professional, this complete guide has everything you need to customize the operating system, master your digital media, manage your data, and maintain your computer--regardless of which Windows Vista edition you're using. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596528003/> ***MAKE Magazine Subscriptions MAKE Magazine Subscriptions The annual subscription price for four issues is $34.95. 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Check out our books, and talk with O'Reilly editors and expert authors. <http://www.sdexpo.com/> ***Jim Holmes, Dayton-Cincinnati Code Camp, Cincinnati, OH--Mar 24 Author Jim Holmes ("Windows Developer Power Tools") is a speaker at the Dayton-Cincinnati Code Camp. <http://cinnug.org/codecamp/default.aspx> ***Rob Orsini at Web Design World, San Francisco, CA Mar 26-27 Author Rob Orsini ("Rails Cookbook") will present "Cooking with Rails--A survey of the Rails framework, for web designers." <http://www.ftponline.com/conferences/webdesignworld/> ***Eddie Tapp, Wedding & Portrait Photographers International, Las Vegas, NV--Mar24-28 Author Eddie Tapp ("Photoshop Workflow Setups" & "Practical Color Management") is one of the speakers at this year's event. <http://www.wppionline.com/> ***Eric Meyer at An Event Apart, Boston, MA Mar 26-27 Eric Meyer ("CSS: The Definitive Guide, Third Edition") is one of the featured speakers. <http://www.aneventapart.com/> ***O'Reilly at Photoshop World, Boston, MA--Apr 4-5 Stop by the our booth (#203) to peruse our books, meet our expert authors, or just say hi. On hand will be Mikkel Aaland, Eddie Tapp, Julieanne Kost, Deke McClelland, and more. <http://www.photoshopworld.com/> Free expo hall pass: <http://oreilly.com/PhotoshopWorld07_expo-free.pdf> ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***RailsConf 2007 is now sold out--Get On the Waiting List Now If you were not able to register for RailsConf 2007before it sold out, please add your name to our waiting list and we will notify you if more space becomes available. If space does open up, the opportunity to register for the conference will given on a first come, first served basis. <http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/rails2007/create/inv> ***Register for ETech 2007--Mar 26-29 Use code "et07usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off the early registration price. 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David will also sing and play the piano to entertain the crowds. NYPC General meetings are Free and Open to All For more information and directions, go to: <http://nypc.org/generalmeeting.php> ***Call For Makers: Maker Faire Bay Area 2007--Deadline Extended to March 18 Maker Faire Bay Area will take place May 19-20, 2007 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, CA. Here's some new ideas for projects that we're looking for: Halloween projects (props, costumes, interactive displays, music), Recycled things, Ham Radio, Weather stations, Cars (hot rods, custom vans, especially with a tech flavor), Airplanes and Aeronautics (models, etc), History of Science & Engineering, Biology/Biotech, Chemistry, Cool RC Toys & Mods, Video Games (retro, arcade and more), Trains, Looms (historical or unusual), Sewing demonstrations, Kites, Boats, Old Farm or Garden Equipment (Tractors, etc.), Temporary Structures (Tents, Domes, etc.), Unusual Tools or Machines, How to Fix Things or Take them Apart (Vacuums, Clocks, Washing Machines, etc.). 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These courses provide a complete understanding of front-end web development, from HTML and CSS, to JavaScript DOM and AJAX. <http://oreillylearning.com/courses/clientsidecert.php3> ***User Group Members Receive a Special 30% Discount on O'Reilly Learning Courses As an O'Reilly User Group member, you save on all the courses in the following University of Illinois Certificate Series: -Linux/Unix System Administration -Web Programming -Open Source Programming -.NET Programming -Client-Side Web Programming featuring AJAX To redeem, use Promotion Code "ORALL1," good for a 30% discount, in Step #3 of the enrollment process. Each course comes with a free O'Reilly book and a 7-day money-back guarantee. Register online: <https://oreillylearning.com/enroll/> --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***How an Accident of Hardware Design Encouraged Open Source In the early 1970s, the designers at DEC made a technical decision about memory addressing that separated their computers from the mainframes of the day. That single decision led to porting woes throughout the 1980s--and, so believes Mark Rosenthal, made free and open source software more possible and appealing. <http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2007/02/22/open-formats-open-source.html> ***How to Optimize Rank Data in MySQL Suppose you need to calculate constantly-changing information based on constantly-updated information in one or more tables. Are you stuck doing everything in multiple expensive queries? By no means. Baron Schwartz demonstrates how careful denormalization and query construction can lower your database load and simplify your code. <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mysql/2007/03/01/optimize-mysql-rank-data.h…> --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***Lightroom Getting Started: Organizing the Lightroom Workspace The Lightroom workspace is extremely malleable. You can easily enlarge or shrink the various windows to suit your viewing and working preferences, whether you are on a laptop in the field or your cinema display in the studio. In this downloadable PDF excerpt from Photoshop "Lightroom Aventure--Mastering Adobe's next-generation tool for digital photographers," Mikkel Aaland takes you on a short Lightroom tour of the workspace. <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2007/02/22/lightroom-workspace.html> ***Joe Schorr on Color Management in Aperture Joe Schorr, Apple Senior Product Manager for Aperture, covers color management in Aperture 1.5.2. Derrick Story interviews Joe in this exclusive O'Reilly Media podcast. <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2007/02/13/inside_aperture_podcast-9.html> --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***Replacing AppleScript with Ruby Matt Neuberg describes how to use rb-appscript to manage Apple events without Applescript. Learn the basics of rb-appscript usage, with example scripts, including a rewrite of the Ruby-AppleScript example from Matt's book "AppleScript: The Definitive Guide." <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2007/02/27/replacing-applescript-with…> ***Stream Live HDTV from Your Mac Erica Sadun shows how to stream HD EyeTV video from a Mac using VLC in five easy steps, even as it records. Learn how to build this remote video streaming solution by accessing EyeTV's raw MPEG transport streams and using VLC to stream that MPEG and watch the video on another computer. <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2007/02/20/stream-live-hdtv-from-your…> --------------------- Microsoft/.NET --------------------- ***Cleaning Up Your Disk Drives in Windows Vista Your PC's hard disk fills up fast with junk, gunk, and extraneous files. In this excerpt from "Windows Vista: The Definitive Guide," William R. Stanek and Paul Marquardt show you how to clean it up fast. <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2007/03/06/cleaning-up-your-d…> ***The Three Faces of ASP.NET AJAX Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz show you how to how to make the most out of AJAX, whether you want to work with simple drag-and-drop controls, create custom controls or extenders, or dig deep into its innards and see how it all works. <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2007/02/27/the-three-faces-of…> ***Analyzing Assemblies with Reflector In this excerpt from "Windows Developer Power Tools," James Avery and Jim Holmes show you how to use Reflector freeware to explore any .NET assembly and find its dependencies and callers, or dive down and explore an entire assembly. <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2007/02/20/analyzing-assembli…> --------------------- Java --------------------- ***Statement, Branch, and Path Coverage Testing in Java Even with unit tests approaching 100% coverage, critical logic errors could be hiding in your code. It is impossible to test every possible condition, but with a little analysis of the potential paths and a plan to test them, you can be much more confident in the quality of your tests. <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2007/03/02/statement-branch-and-path-cov…> ***An Introduction to Hibernate 3 Annotations Hibernate is just about the defacto standard for Java database persistence. With Hibernate 3, it has become even easier to specify how your Java objects are stored in a database. In this article, John Smart shows how Java 5 annotations are used by Hibernate to simplify your code and make persisting your data even easier. <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2007/02/08/an-introduction-to-hibernate-…> --------------------- Web --------------------- ***Learn Ruby on Rails: the Ultimate Beginner's Tutorial In this action-packed adventure, Patrick provides rock-solid foundations in object oriented programming principles, and a detailed explanation of Ruby syntax. After this comprehensive tour, you'll plunge into the mysterious depths of the Rails framework. <http://www.sitepoint.com/article/learn-ruby-on-rails> ***Avoid Evil JavaScript What makes some JavaScript Evil, and can beginners learn to write Good JavaScript code from day one? <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/02/09/avoiding-evil-javascript/> ***The Hard Facts about Heading Structure Because assistive technologies like screen readers allow users to navigate through a document by its heading structure, its important to ensure your site is up to scratch. 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Assorted Linux Book Sale
by Eric Light 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

Hi everyone, I hope I'm not out of line by posting this here. I've recently dug up a large chunk of Linux and Unix related books which I'm trying to sell. Most are from O'Reilly, and are some years old. All are in excellent condition (e.g. many have never been opened). I've got the following titles: Unix in a Nutshell Sendmail Managing Projects with Make Running Linux Linux Configuration and Installation (MIS Press) Linux Network Administrator's Guide System Performance Tuning MH & xmh: E-Mail for Users and Programmers Practical Unix Security Essential System Administration If anyone is interested in buying one (or two, or three) please contact me off-list. I'm asking $20 each, but if you're interested, make an offer! Cheers, - Eric

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Simple program debug <Python>
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 05 Mar '07

05 Mar '07

Hello All, I have written a small program along the lines of the spam salad example. I have managed to get to the point of if the user inputs an invalid numeral then they are prompted to re enter a number between 1 and 3. I now want to do the same thing if any alpha character or more is entered. at the moment if a alpha is inputted the program crashes with a script error. What do I need do to refer the user to the invalid input prompt?? Regards John

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Audio tutor
by Leslie Katz 04 Mar '07

04 Mar '07

Here are three I found: http://radio.linuxquestions.org/linux/lq-podcasts/ http://www.linuxactionshow.com/ http://www.podtech.net/home/search/Linux

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fish
by Chris O'Halloran 03 Mar '07

03 Mar '07

I came across this in Linux User magazine. It supposed to be slightly more interactive and user friendly shell to Bash. sudo apt-get install fish then at the command line in bash, type fish (you might have to logout and login to make the fish shell available) The shell will change to the fish shell. The main difference I've noticed is the colours and that tab completion is a little more sophisticated. Here's the main website http://www.fishshell.org/ have fun.

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Application news
by Ian McDonald 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Talk here about how KDE4 will do file management differently: http://dot.kde.org/1172721427/ And comments about improvements in Inkscape 0.45 here and future direction (I'm quite impressed every time I use Inkscape): http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/23/1639217 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Audio tutor
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Hello All. I found a site that allows me to download audio files of Linux information so I am able to play them whilst driving: http://www.linuxreality.com/ If anyone knows of more sites like this please post the link(s) Regards John

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penguin suit
by Cairo Kingsbury 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

For software freedom day we got Mystique costumes to make us a tux penguin suit. Lots of people thought it was very cool and I think we should use it at lots more events but at the moment we have to book it in advance and pay $15 to hire it. I think WLUG should buy it so we can use it any time and we should use it a lot more. We asked and Mystique will sell it to us for $150 which is only the same as hiring it ten times. What does everyone else think?

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Matamata Linux support?
by Ian McDonald 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jesse Archer <jesse(a)tvmg.co.nz> Date: Mar 1, 2007 4:54 PM Subject: WLUG To: ian.mcdonald(a)jandi.co.nz Hi Ian, Just wanting to know whether you would be able to send a message around the WLUG mailing list – to see if there are any linux-savvy people in the Matamata area? If you could do this that would be great – I work for TVMG, and we are interested in making contact with anyone over this way who would be interested in having a chat with us about our linux server. Regards * * *Jesse Archer * Hosting Administrator | AlphaMedia Concepts *T*** +64 7 888 5030 ext. 813 *F*** +64 7 888 6050 *E*** jesse(a)alphamedia.co.nz *W*** alphamedia.co.nz [image: AlphaMedia Concepts] 11a Meura Street | PO Box 411, Matamata, New Zealand ------------------------------ The content of this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. If it is not intended for you, please email the sender immediately and destroy the original message. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Interesting article on KVM/Virtualisation
by Ian McDonald 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

KVM is new in the kernel in 2.6.20 and is another virtualisation approach. Article talks about OpenVZ, Xen, VMWare http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6161804.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&sub… I do disagree with their conclusion though! -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Re: [wlug] Show Us The Code!
by David Bowen 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

> > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:04:05 +1300 > From: "James Pluck" <papabearnz(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [wlug] Show Us The Code! > To: "WLUG Mailing List" <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > Message-ID: > <69dff2130702251404j34b3616fl907ff979c9dcd0b0(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > A website asking MS to show the Linux community WHERE they believe the > breaches of their IP lie so that those sections can be rewritten to > avoid any suspicion of plagiarism. > > http://showusthecode.com/ > > J > > Personally I think it would be interesting for Linux vendors to use the Lanham act to ask them to put up or shut up, but I suspect the lawyers would hate that idea too!

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Fwd: Dell pre-installing Novell
by Ian McDonald 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

Folks, Just had this forwarded to me from an out of town visitor for tonight's meeting - Dell to install Novell Linux on machines and looking at more options. Ian ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matthew Craig <linuxgamingworld(a)gmail.com> Date: Feb 26, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: Re: Greetings !!! To: Ian McDonald <ian.mcdonald(a)jandi.co.nz> http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/ideastorm/ideasinaction?c=us… Check out this Dell / Novell announcement from a few hours ago. Worth reviewing for your meeting with Microsoft. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Show Us The Code!
by James Pluck 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

A website asking MS to show the Linux community WHERE they believe the breaches of their IP lie so that those sections can be rewritten to avoid any suspicion of plagiarism. http://showusthecode.com/ J -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum "Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list..."

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Linuxchix NZ
by Brenda Wallace 25 Feb '07

25 Feb '07

hey folks - couldn't find an obvious "contact" button on your website, so i subscribed here. ================================================== Monday 26 February - Announcing Linuxchix New Zealand. LinuxChix NZ is a community for women who like Linux, and for women and men who want to support women in computing. Linuxchix NZ is a new chapter of an international linuxchix community. Globally, membership ranges from complete novices to experienced users, and includes professional and amateur programmers, system administrators, linux kernel developers, database adminstrators, QA testers, technical writers, and computer journalists. Linuxchix NZ activities include support forums, mentoring, training courses, social meetups and linux install fests. Linuxchix is run by women and for women. Membership is free - the only requirement is that members be polite and be helpful. Women make up approximately 42% of NZ's IT Industry, but once data entry and unskilled work is excluded this drops to somewhere nearer 15%. Linuxchix, and the New Zealand chapter of Linuxchix exists to connect women working in the IT industry, contributing to FOSS, as well as female users of the Linux operating system looking for support and community. For more information, visit http://linuxchix.org.nz or email contact(a)linuxchix.org.nz

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 25 Feb '07

25 Feb '07

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brett Roberts from MicrosoftCorporation will be speaking on the recent deal that they have signed with http://www.wlug.org.nz/Novell. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.05 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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Traffic monitoring
by Glenn Ramsey 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

Hi, I recently got a wireless broadband service installed and my data allowance is small (and expensive too!). I noticed that something on my network is using about 3Mb/hour and I need to find that and switch it off. I have a Debian box and a Windows XP box on the network connected like this: SIU---router~~wireless link~~access point---switch--PCs where SIU is the wireless service interface unit, equivalent to a DSL modem. I am assuming that the traffic I need to monitor is coming from one of my PCs and not the router so I want to install a traffic monitoring program on the Debian box. There seem to be lots of them available so can anyone suggest one that would be suitable for this application? Ideally it would have minimal configuration requirements. TIA Glenn BTW The router is a Linksys WRT54Gv5 and I tried the Linux based DD-WRT firmware which has many more features than the native firmware but the router's wireless interface wouldn't work properly with it. -- Glenn Ramsey <glenn(a)componic.co.nz> 07 8627077 http://www.componic.co.nz

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A couple of interesting links..
by Bruce Kingsbury 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

http://www.robweir.com/blog/ http://stephesblog.blogs.com/my_weblog/

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Making your own Debian/Ubuntu packages
by Ian McDonald 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

I know quite a few people already do this but for those that don't know how here is a good article out: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/21/1546215 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Change of venue for Monday meeting
by Ian McDonald 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

Folks, Our meeting will be in TW2.05 - just near the usual venue. Our usual venue has been booked for the next two meeting times so we are using this room instead. Thanks, Ian -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Visual Basic for Linux
by Ian McDonald 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

Mono has added more support for this for those interested: http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/02/21/visual_basic_mono_linux/ -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brett Roberts from MicrosoftCorporation will be speaking on the recent deal that they have signed with http://www.wlug.org.nz/Novell. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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OpenSourceHowTo.org
by Don Gould 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=688782 The summary on WP is useful. The rest speaks for itself! Cheers Don -- Don Gould www.thinkdesignprint.co.nz - www.tcn.bowenvale.co.nz - www.bowenvale.co.nz - www.hearingbooks.co.nz - www.crra.org.nz - www.justhelicopters.co.nz - www.buxtonsquare.co.nz - skype:ThinkDesignPrint?add - Good ideas: www.solarking.co.nz

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Steve Ballmer clarifies MS position on IP rights since Novell Deal
by James Pluck 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

An article from Computerworld to add grist to the mill of questions for Monday's guest speaker. http://tinyurl.com/2q8bur -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum "Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list..."

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First stable release of read/write NTFS driver
by Ian McDonald 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

The NTFS-3G project has just released their first stable release: http://www.ntfs-3g.org/ This is a read/write NTFS driver for Linux (and other OSes). I've used this quite successfully during the beta so if you have old Windows data you want to access or you want to dual boot you might want to check it out. Ian -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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IRD pushes Linux deeper into the enterprise
by James Pluck 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

"Suse Linux on Intel hardware is the server platform of choice for the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department as it embarks on a major, compliance-driven electronic document management project." See below URL for detail. http://tinyurl.com/yuc3l5 -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum "Dear IRD: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list..."

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 18 Feb '07

18 Feb '07

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BrettRoberts from MicrosoftCorporation will be speaking on the recent deal that they have signed with http://www.wlug.org.nz/Novell. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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Woof won't work. Why?
by Leslie Katz 18 Feb '07

18 Feb '07

I've plugged my modem and more than one computer into an Ethernet switch, so that any computer plugged into the switch can use my Internet connection. On a couple of occasions, I've wanted to transfer a file from one of the plugged-in computers to another (both using Linux) and have been able to do so via ssh. A few days ago, I learnt about Woof: http://enterprise.linux.com/print.pl?sid=07/02/07/2118208, and decided to try it instead of ssh. I followed the instructions in the document and got the transferor computer to announce that it was serving, on a specified URL, the file I wanted to transfer. However, when I tried to go to that URL using Opera on the transferee computer, all I got was the hour glass; nothing else happened. I then tried wget instead. Then, I got the output "connecting to" the specified URL, but again nothing else happened. I'm satisfied that the connection problem isn't a firewall one. The transferor computer uses Firestarter and it gives no indication that it's refusing the attempted connection from the transferee computer. I've just installed the OS on the transferee computer and haven't yet added a firewall. Opera and wget both work otherwise than when I try to connect to the transferor computer. What other reasons might there be for the transferee computer not to connect to the transferor one?

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Open source strategy game
by Ian McDonald 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Here's a write up on FreeCol. Looks interesting if you like Risk/Civilization etc. http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/15/1536256&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Free as in price, not source raw image editor
by Ian McDonald 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

This looks like a really good tool for anybody working with raw images http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/07/1930237&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Interesting enterprise storage for Linux from google staff
by Ian McDonald 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Saw at osnews today a reference to Zumastor which is at: http://zumastor.googlepages.com/ Zumastor is a community project started by Google members to bring enterprise storage features to Linux. Currently, we offer a ready-to-use network storage server with enterprise features such as online volume backup, multiple volume snapshots, remote volume replication, integration with Kerberized CITI NFS and Samba, all wrapped up with a nice, easy management interface. As a subproject we offer the ddsnap virtual snapshot Linux kernel extension, which adds multiple snapshot and remote replication capability to Linux filesystems in general. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Photoshop CS2 on Linux (and other apps??)
by Ian McDonald 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

Greig pointed me to this article: http://26bits.com/2007/photoshop-cs2-on-linux-ubuntu/ The trick is that they got the app to run off a USB stick/fixed location first (documented). This makes sense to me as the install is often the hardest part for Wine. Ian -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Problem with usb recognition
by Ron Dean 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

This afternoon my usb icons disappeared from my Desktop The lights are still on the devices. I can find no usb devices in /media. Is there a command I can run to check them. I did an update to my software this morning. Any help would be appreciated. -- Ron Dean 2 Shannon Place Hamilton 3200 New Zealand Phone 64-7-8493904

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 11 Feb '07

11 Feb '07

As per the WLUG charter, please note that there is a WLUG executive committee meeting one week from today. If you wish to get an item on the agenda for this meeting, please email it to secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Committee meeting 7:30pm at James's, 31 Aberfoyle Street # Minutes # Matters Arising # Correspondence # Treasurers report # General Business

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Read-write access to an ext3 partition
by Roderick Aldridge 11 Feb '07

11 Feb '07

I want to be able to read-write to one of my ext3 partitions as an ordinary user as I can to the home partition and the FAT32 partitions. I am running Kubuntu Edgy which uses UUIDs in /etc/fstab which I haven't got the hang of yet (for everything except floppies and CDROMs). e.g. # /dev/hdd2 UUID=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxx /media/hdd2 ext3 defaults 0 2 # /dev/hdd1 UUID=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx /media/hddboot ext3 defaults 0 2 and for the FAT32 partitions: # /dev/hdb1 UUID=xxxx-xxxx /media/win-c vfat defaults,utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 0 # /dev/hdb5 UUID=xxxx-xxxx /media/win-data vfat defaults,utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 0 # /dev/hda7 The umask option seems to be available only on FAT32 partitions and just adding user or users to the ext3 options doesn't do the trick. I have Googled and looked at the Edgy manual but can't find anything that quite explains how to do it in the approved way - not one that I can understand anyway. Can somebody point me to the right way of doing this? TIA Rod

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Sorry I forgot to mention I am using Ubuntu 6.10
by Ron Dean 11 Feb '07

11 Feb '07

-- Ron Dean 2 Shannon Place Hamilton 3200 New Zealand Phone 64-7-8493904

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Fwd: [ANNOUNCE] d80211 based driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
by Ian McDonald 09 Feb '07

09 Feb '07

Useful drivers for people if you have a reasonably new notebook. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: James Ketrenos <jketreno(a)linux.intel.com> Date: Feb 10, 2007 10:12 AM Subject: [ANNOUNCE] d80211 based driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG To: linux-kernel(a)vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless(a)vger.kernel.org, ipw3945-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net, netdev(a)vger.kernel.org Please hold all questions until I am done with this email. Thank you. We are pleased to announce the availability of a new driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection adapter. This new driver uses the new d80211 subsystem previously only available as part of the wireless-dev tree. You can find the new driver, and additional information about it, here: http://intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi. Within the new driver package are sources which we plan to submit for kernel inclusion as well as scripts and patches which create a version of the driver which can be loaded into kernels based on 2.6.18 and newer (provided you have installed the d80211 subsystem as well) The README document can walk you through pretty quickly. Since a lot of our users are not able to move to the latest versions of the Linux kernel, we have put together a d80211 package allowing the installation of the d80211 subsystem into an existing kernel image without the need to migrate to wireless-dev, or upgrade to a newer kernel at all (assuming you are using 2.6.18 or newer). You can find that package at: http://intellinuxwireless.org/d80211 Ok. Now... any questions? Thanks, James / Intel Corporation - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo(a)vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Linspire to be based on Ubuntu rather than Debian
by Ian McDonald 09 Feb '07

09 Feb '07

http://distrocenter.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/09/201256&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Thursday night curry in Hamilton
by Ian McDonald 07 Feb '07

07 Feb '07

Folks, Jayne and I have thought about this and decided that it's really time Hamilton got their act together on this one. Various people/groups have talked about this but no-one has done this yet (that I'm aware of) and we'd like to see this kick off. The aim of this is for IT professionals to get together to socialise/network. Thanks to Sam Sargent we now have a mailing list. Feel free to sign up here: http://list.thursdaynightcurry.com/mailman/listinfo/hamilton We also have a web page pointed to from http://thursdaynightcurry.com - at the moment this is more a place holder. Ian -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Warren Hughes (IBM) is travelling until Mon Feb 12
by Warren Hughes 06 Feb '07

06 Feb '07

I will be out of the office starting 05/02/2007 and will not return until 12/02/2007. I am at a conference in Australia, but will be checking my email daily. Cheers, Warren.

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comp201 MIPS teaching boards
by Bo Wang 06 Feb '07

06 Feb '07

Hi all, Got this board off Simon(Thanks!!) few months ago. Had enough fun with it. Now I am willing to pass on to someone else. For those who missed out last time, this is a great opportunity. First in First serve. Email me back off the list if you are keen. Thanks, Bo

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Nice writeup on gstreamer/Fluendo and proprietary codecs
by Ian McDonald 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/26/1534206&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- CS SEMINAR Thursday 1st February, 3:00pm-5:00pm or later, S.1.05, WaikatoUniversity ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Apologies for such short notice, but it doesn't happen everyday that one gets a visitor from Google... Note: this seminar is not limited to computer science people, we're just hosting it. If you know people who might be interested, let them know about it!] Abstract: Chris will be talking about interesting stuff he's doing at Google and is open for discussion. About Chris DiBona: Chris DiBona is the Open Source Programs Manager for Mountain View, CA based Google, Inc. His job includes running the Summer of Code and releasing open source software on Google's Code website, which can be found at http://code.google.com. Before joining Google, Mr. DiBona was an editor/author for the popular online website Slashdot.org and He is an internationally known advocate of open source software and related methodologies. He co-edited the award winning essay compilations "Open Sources" and "Open Sources 2.0" and writes for a great number of publications. He was briefly the Linux guy on TechTV and speaks on a variety of open source issues internationally. Additional information from John Houlker about Chris: Chris is also involved in issues regarding moving extremely large databases around on disk, some areas in geo-spatial information, and has been involved in a games start-up. Links: * O'Reilly biography (http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/619) * Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_DiBona) * Google (http://code.google.com) * Google Summer of Code (http://code.google.com/soc/) * Blog (http://egofood.blogspot.com/)

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Seminar on Thu 1st February: Chris DiBona from Google
by Peter Reutemann 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

---------------------------------------------------------------- CS SEMINAR Thursday 1st February, 3:00pm-5:00pm or later, S.1.05 ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Apologies for such short notice, but it doesn't happen everyday that one gets a visitor from Google... Note: this seminar is not limited to computer science people, we're just hosting it. If you know people who might be interested, let them know about it!] Abstract: Chris will be talking about interesting stuff he's doing at Google and is open for discussion. About Chris DiBona: Chris DiBona is the Open Source Programs Manager for Mountain View, Ca based Google, Inc. His job includes running the Summer of Code and releasing open source software on Google's Code website, which can be found at http://code.google.com. Before joining Google, Mr. DiBona was an editor/author for the popular online website Slashdot.org and He is an internationally known advocate of open source software and related methodologies. He co-edited the award winning essay compilations "Open Sources" and "Open Sources 2.0" and writes for a great number of publications. He was briefly the Linux guy on TechTV and speaks on a variety of open source issues internationally. Additional information from John Houlker about Chris: Chris is also involved in issues regarding moving extremely large databases around on disk, some areas in geo-spatial information, and has been involved in a games start-up. Links: - O'Reilly biography http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/619 - WikiPedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_DiBona - Google http://code.google.com - Google Summer of Code http://code.google.com/soc/ - Blog http://egofood.blogspot.com/ Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Article on CrossOver 6
by Ian McDonald 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

This program allows you to run Windows apps on Linux and is based on Wine. It has been around for a while but here is a recent update: http://applications.linux.com/applications/07/01/23/1725227.shtml?tid=13 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Re: [wlug] New Ubuntu Distro coming
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 28 Jan '07

28 Jan '07

No. regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 22:52 +1300, Daniel Lawson wrote: > > Dominic Bnonn Tennant wrote: > > > Pff, Dr Bates, > > > > That is is a stupid way to carry on this thread. How > about we end it. > > Time for some Nazi references? > > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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New Ubuntu Distro coming
by James Pluck 28 Jan '07

28 Jan '07

Ubuntu Studio. A distro tailored towards audio and video enthusiasts and Professionals. http://ubuntustudio.org/ J -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum "Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list..."

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RimuHosting Hiring (Yes, Again)
by Peter Bryant 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

Hi. I'm looking for someone(s) to do Linux support work for RimuHosting: setup people's Linux servers, install Linux apps, troubleshoot problems and the like. It can be very interesting, challenging work. You get to play with _lots_ of servers, distros and get exposure, it seems, to any app that runs on Linux. For those that don't know, RimuHosting is based in Cambridge and we provide Linux VPS and dedicated server hosting and support to customers dotted all around the world. This job would suit a uni student. Or maybe someone who is looking to do more than just manage some company's boring old internal servers and apps. If you are available to work part-time (with the possibility of full time work later on) then check out: http://forums.rimuhosting.com/forums/showthread.php?p=645#post645 If you had any questions just reply off list to me. Cheers, Peter http://rimuhosting.com

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Toshiba I/O Adaptor PA2728U
by Leslie Katz 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Someone offered me the above. I had no need for it, but took it anyway. Does anyone here have a use for it? If so, let me know and I'll post it to you.

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Good Dilbert cartoon
by Ian McDonald 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20070125.html -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Dual booting Linux and XP or Vista
by Ian McDonald 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

There's an excellent write up here: http://apcmag.com/5162/the_definitive_dual_booting_guide_linux_vista_and_xp Basically summary is install XP/Vista before Linux if possible, but if you can't they explain how to work in with Microsoft boot tools and installers (Vista has become more complex, not simpler). Also mentions two very useful tools: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 This also talks about how to do xp/vista dual boot if you want as well. Ian -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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"Free" version of Ubuntu - gNewSense
by Ian McDonald 21 Jan '07

21 Jan '07

Some people think Ubuntu shouldn't be using non-free software and have made gNewSense which is now supported by Gnu Interesting interview here about it: http://cuttingfree.blogsome.com/2007/01/19/an-interview-with-gnewsense-foun… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 21 Jan '07

21 Jan '07

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ubuntu dual-boot presentation by CairoKingsbury Ubuntu is so easy even my mum (http://www.wlug.org.nz/YourMum) can use it! And it's really easy to install too. 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ubuntu dual-boot presentation by CairoKingsbury Ubuntu is so easy even my mum (http://www.wlug.org.nz/YourMum) can use it! And it's really easy to install too. 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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Another lightweight Linux distribution
by Ian McDonald 17 Jan '07

17 Jan '07

There's a review of DeLi here: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/10/1529228 This runs on 386 class machinery with 4 MB RAM upwards. This might be useful to have in your toolkit with DSL and Puppy which are also well suited to older machines. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Flashplayer 9 release out now
by Ian McDonald 17 Jan '07

17 Jan '07

Now out of beta: http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/2007/01/flash_player_9_for_linux_x86.html -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Windows based installer for Ubuntu
by Ian McDonald 17 Jan '07

17 Jan '07

This sounds cool: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=338279 A good way for people to get used to Linux. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

As per the WLUG charter, please note that there is a WLUG executive committee meeting one week from today. If you wish to get an item on the agenda for this meeting, please email it to secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I think we have a committee meeting about here? 1. Minutes of previous meeting. 2. Matters arising. 3. Correspondence. 4. Treasurers report. 5. General Business

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Good new online about starting kernel building
by Ian McDonald 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

If you're interested in having a play with the Linux kernel yourself then there is an excellent new resource online at: http://www.kroah.com/lkn/ It does not assume you are a programmer or an expert so is suitable for most users who can use a command line. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Correcting filesystem errors
by Leslie Katz 10 Jan '07

10 Jan '07

Thanks very much for putting me right about the above, Daniel. Using mkfs (instead of fdisk) allowed me to replace the filesystems on the my three Linux partitions and, when I ran fsck afterwards on each of those partitions, I got a clean bill of health (though I understand your warning about the hard disk possibly going bad). I'm now onto re-installing DSL. Thanks again, Leslie

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Correcting filesystem errors
by Leslie Katz 09 Jan '07

09 Jan '07

I have an old Compaq laptop I'm trying to fix for the son of friends. I'm the one who gave him the laptop, with Damn Small Linux installed on the machine's only hard disk, so that he could use the thing for browsing, email, instant messaging, etc. When I set it up, I had four partitions: 1. hda1 was the boot partition. It started at cylinder 5 and went to 483. I put a regular Linux filesystem on it, ID 83. 2. hda2 started at cylinder 484 and went to 961. I put a regular Linux filesystem on it too, ID 83. 3. hda3 started at cylinder 1 and went to 4. I put a Compaq diagnostics filesystem on it, ID 12. I have a vague memory of learning at the time I was setting up the laptop that the BIOS for the computer was on the hard disk and that's why I had hda3. 4. hda4 started at cylinder 962 and went to 993. I put a Linux swap filesystem on it, ID 82. When I took the computer back to try to fix it, I was aware that there were lots of filesystem problems being reported. At the same time, I thought I'd take the opportunity to upgrade to the latest version of DSL for the boy. I thought the best way to proceed was to boot up using a Knoppix live cd in text mode, delete the existing partions 1, 2 and 4 and add new partitions 1,2 and 4 with the same filesystems as the original partitions had had before. I did that using fdisk and was told I'd have to reboot before my changes took effect. I did that and then tried to run fsck /dev/hda1. I thought there'd be no problem reported by fsck, because I thought that replacing the partitions as I'd done would have overwritten everything on them. However, that doesn't seem to be right. fsck found errors and asked me to confirm every change it suggested as it went along. I didn't want to have to do that, so I exited and ran fsck -p /dev/hda1 instead. However, that didn't work either. It kept telling me that because of unexpected inconsistencies, I had to proceed manually. How do I obliterate everything on hda but hda3 and create my other partitions and filesystems afresh, in a way that puts an end to existing filesystem errors?

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Easier to install non-free software in Feisty
by Ian McDonald 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Regardless on whether you think non-free is good or bad Ubuntu looks to be making it easier for next release: http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=16890 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

As per the WLUG charter, please note that there is a WLUG executive committee meeting one week from today. If you wish to get an item on the agenda for this meeting, please email it to secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Provisional agenda: # Minutes of previous meeting # Matters arising # Correspondence # Treasurers report # Topics for 2007 meetings # Public advocacy events ## Talking to local businesses ## Hamilton Central Library display ## Workshops ## Installfest # General Business CommitteeMeetingTopics

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Getting your money back for Windows
by Ian McDonald 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Have a look at this for how to return your copy of Windows on a new PC: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/03/227237 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group

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Fwd: [NZOSS-OpenChat] Little pressie for you all...
by Ian McDonald 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Interesting article here. Has some good points but it is heavily biased. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Date: Dec 25, 2006 12:17 AM Subject: [NZOSS-OpenChat] Little pressie for you all... To: NZOSS OpenChat <openchat(a)nzoss.org.nz> Hi all, Speaking of inspiration (and yes, thanks very much, Peter, for the excellent newsletter): in case you haven't read this already, I found this (not so) little gem to be most inspiring: http://www.vanwensveen.nl/rants/microsoft/IhateMS.html He might be dutch, but man can he wield the english language. Enjoy (and spread it around - I'm finding more and more people who a year ago wouldn't have cared less, are now interested in knowing why they might not want to deal with Microsoft... converted a guy - a visiting german - this evening, even). The tide has turned. Merry Christmas to those of you who observe such occasions - happy belated solstice to others. Hope you're all enjoying a good break. Dave -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group

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KDE SVG rendering
by Ian McDonald 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

If you want to look at how KDE 4 will be prettier have a look at: http://dot.kde.org/1167723426/ This is pretty much how the world is going - for example Vista does similar things -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group

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Re: [wlug] Wireless networking-Progress
by David 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

wlug-request(a)list.waikato.ac.nz wrote: I am trying to get my wifes computer set up on a wireless network, Ubuntu Edgy. I have a Dynalink / Netcom NP452 network card 88w8835 (libertas) chipset. I have set up the drivers with ndiswrapper. All seems OK except access point not associated, as below No it is a PCI card for a desktop Seems I was a little dyslexic, It is a NP542 card (not 452) The spec sheet is here Well we have progress First I got it going without WEP by removing the WE key and then it was necessary to reboot Edgy in order to get it to work again without the WEP key. Logging out and in again wasn't enough. Used command line to put the WEP key in sudo iwconfig wlan0 key s:(wepkey) This still did not work until we added open to the end ie. sudo iwconfig wlan0 key s:(wepkey) open This works, until the machine is rebooted. I assume that this will require manual editing of a config file. Am I right and which file do I have to edit. FYI the drivers I used with ndiswrapper were the WIN XP drivers on the CD. Thanks David Bowen

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Re: [wlug] Wireless networking
by David 31 Dec '06

31 Dec '06

wlug-request(a)list.waikato.ac.nz wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Wireless networking (Piers Harding) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:04:41 +0000 > From: Piers Harding <piers(a)ompka.net> > Subject: Re: [wlug] Wireless networking > To: Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > Message-ID: <20061230150440.GC30893(a)ompka.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi - is that a PCMCIA card? For the internal mini-PCMCIA card that > came with my laptop (AMILO - Fujitsu-Siemens 64bit also running on > Ubuntu Edgy) I had to build the acer_acpi module to activate the > internal aerial - might be a red herring, but you never know => > http://www.archernar.co.uk/acer_acpi/acer_acpi_main.html > > Cheers. > > > Thanks. No it is a PCI card for a desktop Seems I was a little dyslexic, It is a NP542 card (not 452) The spec sheet is here http://www.netcomm.com.au/Spec_Sheets/NP542_SpecSheet.pdf *David*

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Wireless networking
by David 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

Hi I am trying to get my wifes computer set up on a wireless network, Ubuntu Edgy. I have a Dynalink / Netcom NP452 network card 88w8835 (libertas) chipset. I have set up the drivers with ndiswrapper. All seems OK except access point not associated, as below noi(a)noi-desktop:~$ sudo iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11FH ESSID:off/any Mode:Managed Frequency:2.442 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Sensitivity=-200 dBm RTS thr:2346 B Fragment thr:2346 B Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 Yes no signal shows up from the router (Dynalink RTA1025W) -- Linux based apparently :-) but doing a scan picks up two networks. Mine is the first one. noi(a)noi-desktop:~$ sudo iwlist wlan0 scan Password: wlan0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:16:E3:58:B2:54 ESSID:"Sompoi" Protocol:IEEE 802.11g Mode:Managed Frequency:2.442 GHz (Channel 7) Quality:0/100 Signal level:-91 dBm Noise level:-256 dBm Encryption key:off Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s Extra:bcn_int=100 Extra:atim=0 Cell 02 - Address: 00:14:78:F9:E5:96 ESSID:"TP-LINK" Protocol:IEEE 802.11g Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6) Quality:0/100 Signal level:-91 dBm Noise level:-256 dBm Encryption key:on Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Extra:bcn_int=100 Extra:atim=0 I have updated the router firmware, I am not sure what to do next. Rather new to networking, particularly wireless. Any suggestions appreciated Regards David Bowen

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Warren Hughes (IBM) is on leave until Jan 15
by Warren Hughes 29 Dec '06

29 Dec '06

I will be out of the office starting 28/12/2006 and will not return until 15/01/2007. Hi, thanks for your email. I'm on leave until Jan 15. I look forward to catching up with you on my return. Thanks and Merry Xmas, Warren.

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Re: [wlug] Working working - always working! *sigh*
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

Haaa, I got lucky also, Had a load to pick up on the 23rd in Detroit, MI that had to deliver Boxing Day at Laredo TX So I got to drive 720 miles on Christmas day. Got sent back to Detroit so looks like I get the same deal for the New Year. Ho Ho Ho Seasons Greeting all John... ----- Original Message Follows ----- > So who else has drawn the short straw and is working > through this year? > > > Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas weekend - however > you chose to spend it - and Best wishes for the rapidly > approaching 2K7! > > > James. > > -- > James Pluck > PalmOS Ergo Sum > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Working working - always working! *sigh*
by James Pluck 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

So who else has drawn the short straw and is working through this year? The cafe in the building is closed, the coffee is a barely acceptable substitute for the real thing and the workload is normal only there's fewer people to do it :) However, it is not all gloom and doom :) At least I still have my annual leave time for a holiday in the new year - that'll be cool! I'm thinking somewhere warm and sunny with a pool or nice ocean to swim in - around the time everyone else is shivering at their desks *grin* Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas weekend - however you chose to spend it - and Best wishes for the rapidly approaching 2K7! James. -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum

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Re: [wlug] Help with configuring modem under Ubuntu DD
by David 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

Hi First is to identify the modem chipset. You can do this visually or use scanmodem from http://www.linmodems.org/ You unzip the file and make it executable by running the command chmom +x scanModem Note the capital "M" then run it ./scanModem It will output to the home directory a file identifying the chipset and where to find drivers, if available. Also check out the Ubuntu wiki https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto It was very good for setting up an Intel 536 modem "which is still available" Good luck David Bowen

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Help with configuring modem under Ubuntu DD
by James Pluck 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

Hi all, A friend of mine is trying to set up dialup internet on his computer under Ubuntu (as a gift for his wife so she can keep in touch with a good friend who's moved back to England - It's a surprise for Christmas). He and I have done our best to get things going but no joy. The modem is reporting as a HCF 56K voice/data/fax but we don't know the make as the computer was bought second hand with no supporting documentation :( Is there anyone out there who is adept at getting modems to work under Ubuntu who could help us get this working? We discovered that the Windows XP (original version - prior even to SP1) that is on the HDD (we installed Ubuntu to dual boot) is a pirated copy so it won't allow us to update the security patches and get things working under windows in the meantime. Any help would be appreciated. James. -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum

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Help with configuring modem under Ubuntu DD
by Leslie Katz 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

My view of these things is, no doubt, tainted, but when I got a used machine with an HCF modem already in it and set it up for a friend, I bought the Linuxant driver as the best way to get the thing going quickly. Upgrading kernels since hasn't presented any problem--the licence is perpetual, it seems, including upgraded drivers. Also, I had some problem, the nature of which I can't now recall, and asked Linuxant for assistance. I got it immediately by email and the problem turned out not to be a driver problem. (Maybe it was a wvdial problem.) However, the tech person, Jonathan, helped me sort it out over a couple more emails, even though I acknowledged to him that I knew he had no obligation to do so. Leslie

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First look at Thunderbird 2 beta
by Ian McDonald 20 Dec '06

20 Dec '06

Interesting article here: http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/12/19/2151210&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group

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New Ubuntu release available from Dick Smith Electronics
by Craig Box 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

>From http://forums.wlug.org.nz/viewtopic.php?p=246 "I thought to pass on the news that DSE has started stocking the Ubuntu 6.10 Live DVD version. It comes with x86 and AMD64 Live DVD and retails for $9.98, great for those who don't wish to spend their bandwidth downloading it." The forum also has a high-res image of the new cover, which has been changed from DSE blue to a more Ubuntu brown. If you are interested in supporting DSE, ensuring they keep doing things like this, or just don't want to have to download the DVDs yourself, check it out: http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/en/product/XC4046

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Re: [wlug] Giveaway: MIPS teaching boards
by simc＠xtra.co.nz 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

---- simc(a)xtra.co.nz wrote: > I have three working boards that were used by the University of Waikato for teaching assembly language (MIPS) in 201. They have been sitting in a lecturers office for several years, the lecturer intended to make them into chip jewelry. I don't have any software or documentation (anyone?). They are all gone now, sorry to those who missed out. Simon Crosby

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Vista and Samba shares
by Ian McDonald 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

If you're planning on getting the two working together you might want to read this: http://www.builderau.com.au/blogs/codemonkeybusiness/viewblogpost.htm?p=339… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group

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Giveaway: MIPS teaching boards
by simc＠xtra.co.nz 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

I have three working boards that were used by the University of Waikato for teaching assembly language (MIPS) in 201. They have been sitting in a lecturers office for several years, the lecturer intended to make them into chip jewelry. I don't have any software or documentation (anyone?). To get it to work you need a power supply (mine is 12V, 2A) and a 9 pin serial extention cord. Minicom can be used to conect to the boards monitor program. Contact me off list if you are interested. Simon Crosby

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Job hunting in Hamilton
by Bryce Utting 13 Dec '06

13 Dec '06

Hi all, Sorry about the WLUG-wide post, but hunting and chasing contacts and watching the agencies for over a year so far hasn't turned up anything yet. 'Tis a one-off message, I promise. Living in Pukekohe is just too much of a cost, so I'm trying to find a job back home in Hamilton. I've been working as an IT manager (JOAT: Windows, BSD, Samba, Apache, Perl, Postfix, etc) since 2001 and was a VB developer for a couple of years before that. The gotcha is that for health reasons I have to limit my work hours to 20 a week, which is why no-one's taken me up so far. (Yes, the university frequently job-shares, but their pay scales would mean a pay cut I can't afford.) Half-time jobs very rarely get listed, and my experience is that they only become available when an employer realises (a) they have a desperate need for someone with experience, but (b) they can't free up $80-$100K. If anyone knows of someone who's quietly despairing of finding someone they can afford but could work with those hours, I'd dearly love to hear about it. Address is as per header, CV available on request. I'd prefer to avoid short-term work if at all possible. And, yes, I'm fully resigned to many more months of searching. Sigh. Thanks all, and merry messy kweznuz! Bryce -- I am very new to programming drivers so if I sound un-knowledgeable then it's because I am. -- first4internet's Ceri Coburn on writing Sony's DRM rootkit http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~butting

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Fwd: [nzlug] OpenMedia formally release their Web based Virtual Remote add on for MythTV
by Ian McDonald 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

I know some people here are keen on Myth TV so forwarding. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Steven Ellis <mail_lists(a)stevencherie.net> Date: Dec 12, 2006 9:54 AM Subject: [nzlug] OpenMedia formally release their Web based Virtual Remote add on for MythTV To: aucklug(a)linux.net.nz, nzlug(a)linux.net.nz The primary aim for this was to assist customers with disabilities or access issues that would prevent them from using a conventional remote control to use their MythTV units. We have worked very closely with a customer who has Cerebral Palsy to come up with a layout that was both simple and obvious. As part of OpenMedia's commitment to the Open Source community all of this development is being released back to the MythTV team under standard Open Source Licenses. The initial release is now available on-line, and you can find more details at http://www.mythtv.co.nz/mythtv/?p=29 Steve. -- Steven Ellis - Technical Director OpenMedia Limited email - steven(a)openmedia.co.nz sales - sales(a)openmedia.co.nz support - support(a)openmedia.co.nz website - http://www.openmedia.co.nz _______________________________________________ NZLUG mailing list NZLUG(a)linux.net.nz http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nzlug -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 10 Dec '06

10 Dec '06

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JamesPluck's house. This is at 31 Aberfoyle Street, Dinsdale. (http://zoomin.co.nz/nz/hamilton/nawton/aberfoyle+street/31/) Make sure you turn off Ellicot Road as the two ends of Aberfoyle Street do not connect! BYO meat and drinks, http://www.wlug.org.nz/WLUG will supply things like bread, salads, tables, BBQ.

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Java problem
by Leslie Katz 09 Dec '06

09 Dec '06

I posted a message a short time ago and don't know how to edit it, assuming that's possible, so I send this follow-on message. I kept looking for an answer to my problem after sending my original post and just found it. I record it, just in case it should be of use to someone who searches the archive later with a similar problem. As root, I did: mv /usr/bin/java /usr/bin/java.old ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0_09/bin/java /usr/bin/java Now, all works. Apologies for troubling people unnecessarily. Leslie

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Government overhauls copyright law.
by Ian McDonald 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

Folks, Here is a major announcement from the government: http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=28024 and the actual proposed legislation is here: http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/5A88D15B-C4A1-42C2-AE75-9200DD87F738/… Some quick highlights as I read the act: (Note I am not a lawyer) - Reverse engineering IS allowed under some circumstances - basically for interoperability - format shifting is allowed but only initially for 2 years, this can be extended though (or not) - time shifting is allowed provided you don't keep it and it's not available on demand - ISPs are basically not liable (provided they follow take down notices) - allowed to alter commercial software if the vendor doesn't fix problems in reasonable time - anti-TPM (DRM via another name) is prohibited for sale or for producing (seems to cover open source). Fines of $150K or 5 years jail. Doesn't seem to prohibit if you have a copy but you can't write it yourself, sell it or tell others about it. Does make it an offence if you use it to copy copyrighted material. But you are allowed to use anti-TPM for "interoperability of software" so conceivably you could use software to play Itunes or DVDs on Linux. But this only applies if you have asked vendor for a copy you can use and they don't supply in a reasonable time. Overall this seems to be much better than DMCA of the USA but not perfect. It is probably better than people could have hoped for. Ian -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group

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Java problem
by Leslie Katz 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

When I test my Java Virtual Machine at www.java.com, I'm congratulated (no less), told I have the latest version, 1.5.0_09, and told that the JRE is functioning correctly. However, when, in a terminal, I issue the command "java -version", I get the following message: Error occurred during initialization of VM java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object I've tried to figure out how to resolve the contradiction in favour of the former statement, but it's beyond me. A snippet I've perhaps understood seems to suggest that rt.jar has the class file for java.lang.Object. I looked for rt.jar on my system and found I had two of them: /usr/lib/jre/lib/rt.jar; and /usr/java/jre1.5.0_09/lib/rt.jar. Why I have two, I don't know. The first one is smaller and seems to be older. I tried renaming it to rt.jar.old and then issuing the java -version command again. That had no positive effect, so I renamed it rt.jar again. Another snippet suggested that the problem might be that rt.jar was not included in the boot class path. I'm not sure if that's the same thing as not having the correct entry for JAVA_HOME, but I saw it suggested that, if there was no entry identifying Java's "home directory" Java might fail to identify its home directory. I found an entry about JAVA_HOME in /etc/profile.d/java.sh. It was: export JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin/java. Well, /usr/bin/java bears no resemblance to either of the two directories where I found the two rt.jar files. I did try substituting export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jre1.5.0_09/ for the original entry, but that didn't work. If anyone has any further suggestions, I'd be grateful. Leslie PS Maybe I should add that when I run Firefox 2.0 and get a list of plugins, the java plugin is there. It seems to be working properly.

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Sunday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 07 Dec '06

07 Dec '06

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Sunday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JamesPluck's house. This is at 31 Aberfoyle Street, Dinsdale. (http://zoomin.co.nz/nz/hamilton/nawton/aberfoyle+street/31/) Make sure you turn off Ellicot Road as the two ends of Aberfoyle Street do not connect! BYO meat and drinks, http://www.wlug.org.nz/WLUG will supply things like bread, salads, tables, BBQ.

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Re: [wlug] I've seen the light
by elroy 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

My story: I have a requirement for a reliable, semi-up-to-date PC, that would keep my data reasonably safe if a HDD went South [1]. I would also like to be able to play the occasional Win32 game on it. Also, being faster than a Celeron-400 would be a bonus. I decided to get an IBM Netfinity 5100 (IBM x230?) - currently it has Dual-P-3-733s/1.2GB RAM/36GB RAID-5 Ultra160 SCSI/1x 10KRPM 36GB SCSI, with DVD-RW. Being slightly wary of Linux, I went about installing and using Win2k on it. Whether this is actually supported on this hardware would be interesting to find out - I'm guessing not, due to the USB issues I had... anything USB, and BSOD. Joy. I had a spare machine (Celeron-400), with USB stick that needed files from BenQ old digital camera copied to it. The Netfinity wouldn't budge, and ended up being unable to get past the boot prompt. Chucked an old copy of Ubuntu (5.04? Live CD) I was given at one of the WLUG meetings I attended, into the Celeron machine, it fired up, I connected the USB stick, it auto-mounted it, and I could see and access my files. Thought that was pretty cool, so connected the camera - same thing happened... I was impressed. I got the job done. I gave the Ubuntu CD a quick whirl on the Netfinity - and haven't looked back :-) Currently have an Intel SRCS14L plus 2x 320GB SATA to go into the Netfinity as RAID-1. Currently trying to figure out best way to get data transferred from Netfinity==>Celeron; remove SCSI RAID gear (insufficient capacity), install Intel RAID controller, setup, then move data from Celeron==>Netfinity again. Questions: Any reference pointers to NFS for noobs would be appreciated - having issues with identifying where exactly it is/isn't working... :-) Am learning a reasonable amount, however. Failing NFS, any Samba info would be appreciated - D/L'ing Samba packages plus docs at the moment... Recommendations for partitioning scheme please? Current Idea: Out of ~300GB: =GRUB= ===500MB /boot=B== ====4GB Linux Swap==== =====4GB Windows Swap===== ???? PROFIT! ======60GB Windows NTFS===B=== =======60GB Linux Business===B==== ========60GB Linux Play/Testing===B===== =========60GB Data1 FAT32=========== ==========60GB Data2 FAT32=========== Any help appreciated :-) Elroy. [1] A regular backup plan is also on the agenda... :P

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A flight simulator for Linux
by Ian McDonald 04 Dec '06

04 Dec '06

Good write up on flight gear at linux.com: http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/20/0533247&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JamesPluck's house. This is at 31 Aberfoyle Street, Dinsdale. (http://zoomin.co.nz/nz/hamilton/nawton/aberfoyle+street/31/) Make sure you turn off Ellicot Road as the two ends of Aberfoyle Street do not connect! BYO meat and drinks, http://www.wlug.org.nz/WLUG will supply things like bread, salads, tables, BBQ.

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- End of year BBQ has been moved to 10th.

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Novell CEO gives interview about Microsoft deal
by Ian McDonald 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

Some more interesting background: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art… -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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Good summary of PDF support in Linux
by Ian McDonald 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/20/1933239&from=rss I agree with them that kpdf is nice - i use it a lot. -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW) as usual. A presentation on the SlackWare distribution by DeniseBates

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Java to be licensed under the GPL and become open source
by Chris O'Halloran 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/getinvolved.jsp http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000125 http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/002516.html

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW) as usual. A presentation on the SlackWare distribution by DeniseBates

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Article about Debian release management
by Ian McDonald 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Interesting reading for Debian fans: http://distrocenter.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/21/1552223&from=rss -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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Date for Xmas bbq - 9th or 10th?
by Ian McDonald 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Folks, We were going to have the BBQ on Saturday the 9th because of the Santa Parade on the 10th. However at least one person can't make it on the 9th because of other commitments. The santa parade is likely to be finished by early afternoon but I understand that people with families mightn't want to be going out all day to events. Can anybody who can't make it on the 9th or 10th please email me so that we can find the date that affects the least number of people. Thanks, Ian -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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Updated articles on Microsoft and Novell
by Ian McDonald 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

Interesting reading. Microsoft says Novell does infringe patents and that's why we signed this agreement. Novell says no they don't and the agreement doesn't say that. Microsoft say - you're right the agreement doesn't say that but you still infringe our patents (but are protected by the agreement) http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6137444.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&sub… http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061120203431766 -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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Today's interesting articles
by Ian McDonald 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

One on how to use OpenVPN to connect networks: http://tips.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/07/213217&from=rss Another on how to setup Linux document management software: http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/10/31/1629224&from=rss -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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Creating videos using only open source software
by Ian McDonald 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/13/2129256&from=rss -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW) as usual. A presentation on the SlackWare distribution by DeniseBates

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usb problems
by Ron Dean 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

I foolishly used a usb 1 device on my computer and since then have not been able to use my usb 2 card reader or my pen drive or usb hard drive. I rebooted with the devices plugged in but they still weren't detected. Ron Dean

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Upgrade problems
by John Torrance 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Just a short post to that you all for you help. A really big thanks to Bruce who spent a number of hours trying to solve my problem. It is great to have so many people happy to help a novice like me. I was unable to solve my upgrade problem in the end and I reloaded Dapper. I did come across the following which may have solved my problem - it may be helpful to someone. /*no text status messages in ubuntu edgy 6.10 splash screen* After upgrading from ubuntu 6.06 to ubuntu 6.10, usplash stopped working, Ubuntu started displaying a blank screen during startup and shutdown. *Solution* Edgy disabled the status messages in Usplash, but you can get them back easily using the following commands. First, open your menu.lst gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst Now you remove any mention of “quiet” from the file. You should get the messages again next time you boot./ /November 2nd, 2006 at 8:30 am <http://www.debianadmin.com/ubuntu-edgy-upgrade-common-problems-with-solutio…> In “text and splash doesn’t after upgrade to edgy” section, sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst should be a tiny typo of gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst/ Dapper is working for me and so I will probably just stick with it for the moment Cheers John

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Usb problems
by Ron Dean 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

I'm sorry I didn't mention that I'm using Ubuntu 6.10

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Sun considering GPL for Solaris
by Ian McDonald 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6135461.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&sub… -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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Ubuntu/X/Beryl update
by Ian McDonald 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Interesting read: http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/13/2112259&from=rss -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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Sun release J2SE and J2ME under GPL
by James Pluck 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

I don't know who of you have seen this but it's the next step from Sun... http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/NL/87E69818532E8A9DCC25722500118A72 -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum

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ADS Realm - Openfiler configuration
by Chris O'Halloran 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Hello, I am assisting the setting up of an "openfiler" server at work. www.openfiller.com Its on a network using Active Directories and I want openfiler to be visible on the network. One authentication question I have is what consitutes the ADS realm. Google search bring up lots of questions asked by other people on samba groups etc but I wonder how I can establish it from the windows configuration We've tried "tesla.local" and that seems to work to a certain extent but still can't see the computer on the Windows network. I've wondered if we haven't quite got the ADS realm or is there some other SAMBA setting the probably stopping the server being seen.

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

As per the WLUG charter, please note that there is a WLUG executive committee meeting one week from today. If you wish to get an item on the agenda for this meeting, please email it to secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG Comittee Meeting 20 Nov 2006 7:30pm, 31 Aberfoyle St (enter from Ellicot Rd end) Provisional agenda: # Minutes of previous meeting # Matters arising # Correspondence # Treasurers report # Server ## Hard disks ## NAS? # Topics for 2007 meetings # Public advocacy events ## Talking to local businesses ## Hamilton Central Library display ## Installfest # General Business

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