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Software Freedom Day timelapse video
by Bruce Kingsbury 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

Timelapse video of WLUG's SFD event as seen by our live webcam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0sJ66ofnR8 -- Disclaimer: By sending an email to any of my addresses you are agreeing that: 1. I am by definition, "the intended recipient" 2. All information in the email is mine to do with as I see fit and make such financial profit, political mileage, or good joke as it lends itself to. 3. I may take the contents as representing the views of your company. 4. This overrides any disclaimer or statement of confidentiality that may be included on your message.

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SFD
by Liz Quilty 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

I think its safe to say that the SFD was another sucess I've uploaded the photos i took here http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishes/sets/72157622284205669/ Let me know if there are any you want taken down at all or if you want a larger copy for whatever reason. I heard a fair bit of good feedback from several people, and also managed to get all the sponsors names out and about a fair bit. Anyone else got anything to contribute? Liz

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Message from Rod
by Chris O'Halloran 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

Can anyone (or two or three) help to welcome people as they come in, get those interested to fill in a form to be in the draw for the USB sticks, answer queries, etc. Three people would be good at 10am to start, fewer needed later. Rod

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General reminder - please post from your nominated email address
by Chris O'Halloran 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

Hello all, As the list moderator I've been processing quite a bit a email from those of you who are posting from email address that you didn't use to sign up for the wlug-list. I appreciate that many of us accumulate email addresses but if you want your contributions to the list to be processed without delay, I suggest you take a moment before posting to remember which email you signed up to the list with. Regards, Chris O'Halloran wlug list moderator

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sfd prep
by John Billings 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

Hey, Bruce and I are meeting at the hub tomorrow at 10 am to do the last minute scurrying about. We have this to do list: how many tables do we need? Get them network check projector and AV system for conference room coffee, etc print membership forms create/print eval/survey/prize entry forms (all one doc) round up some demo boxen ... other things we are forgetting? I think we should try to find a whiteboard, might be one wintec can let us use. So anyone interested to help, your invited to join us. Best, John

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WLUG Fixit Meeting tomorrow
by Meeting Reminder bot 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

A reminder; the WLUG Fixit Meeting is tomorrow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday September 5th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm SaturdayWorkshop at Te Whanau Pūtahi (http://zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/hamilton/fairfield/-te+whanau+ptahi/) the community church at the end of Oxford Street. We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc.

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Kiwi PyCon 2009 - Open for Registration
by Tim Knapp 14 Sep '09

14 Sep '09

Hello from Kiwi PyCon 2009 HQ, Registration is now open for Kiwi PyCon 2009! To skip to the chase, the following links will provide you with the added motivation (as if you needed it) to register for this first-of-its-kind event in Asia-Pacific: 1. Conference schedule: http://nz.pycon.org/talks-cfp/schedule/ 2. Registration page: http://nz.pycon.org/registrations/ 3. After entering your registration details, you'll be emailed an invoice for payment and following payment your place will be confirmed! Its as easy as 1-2-3. Students/Unwaged delegates will receive a discounted price of $20, with general admission being $40 and speakers (i.e. excluding Lightning Talks and Open Spaces sessions) receive a further discounted price of $10 (all prices are in NZD). Registration includes: * Kiwi PyCon T shirt (designed by the guy who brought you the BCA Ts) * Espresso coffee vouchers * Lunch and morning/afternoon tea snacks * Opportunity for lots of schwag giveaways There are only 100 places available for the Pre-Conference Party and 150 places for the Conference proper and we can't confirm your spot until you've paid up so get in quick to ensure you don't miss out. See you on the day - November 7-8, 2009 @ Christchurch, NZ! Over and out, Kiwi PyCon 2009 Organising Committee

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SFDbarcamp
by John Billings 14 Sep '09

14 Sep '09

We have a really nice venue for Software Freedom Day this year, and we are trying to come up with ideas to best utilize it. So one of those ideas is to have a barcamp, where anyone can give a presentation on anything they are interested in. I've put up a page here to get things started: http://wlug.org.nz/SFDbarcamp If we don't fill up that page, you can always sign up the day of, or if you change your mind or something, we won't hold you to anything. It's basically an open mic kind of thing, as long as the talk is somehow related to FOSS. You can do slides if you want, we will have a projector. Please edit the page above or let me know if you want to give a talk or have any thoughts or suggestions. - John

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Richard Stallman on Software Patents
by David Hallett 13 Sep '09

13 Sep '09

30 September 2009: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Events Room 1, Gallagher Hub Wintec City Campus, Gate 5 Tristram Street, Hamilton In this insightful discussion, international Free Software advocate Richard Stallman (RMS) will argue that software patents seriously and significantly obstruct software development. Software patents are patents that cover software ideas. Stallman will argue that they restrict the development of software to the point that the risk of legal action as a result of design decisions is dramatically raised. Stallman will also make the point that patents in other fields restrict factories, but in IT, software patents restrict every computer user and consumer. Stallman will also present some of the international research and economic data related to this issue. Light refreshments provided. About The Speaker Richard Stallman is a software developer and software freedom activist. In 1983 he announced the project to develop the GNU operating system, a Unix-like operating system meant to be entirely free software, and has been the project's leader ever since. With that announcement Stallman also launched the Free Software Movement. In October 1985 he started the Free Software Foundation. Registration Details: Registration is free but essential. Places are limited - please register to secure your place. http://www.nzcs.org.nz/events/waikato_bop/70-Richard_Stallman_on_Software_P…

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Re: [wlug] WLUG Fixit Meeting is today!
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 13 Sep '09

13 Sep '09

Hi again, Found my drive squirreled away safely..Joy joy. Regards John.. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Hi Folks, > I may have left my hard drive at the venue. Please let me > know if someone picked it up for me. > Regards John.. > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > A reminder, the WLUG Fixit Meeting is today. > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Bash Shell Comands for getting into Suoeruser
by Robert D Davidson 10 Sep '09

10 Sep '09

Hi Wlug, Can someone please give me the correct bash shell commands for getting into super user mode. Cheers Robert

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Alexa Rankings
by Robert D Davidson 07 Sep '09

07 Sep '09

Hi Wlug, Does anyone at the Wlug know how Alexa rankings work? Cheers Robert

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Re: [wlug] WLUG Fixit Meeting is today!
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 06 Sep '09

06 Sep '09

Hi Folks, I may have left my hard drive at the venue. Please let me know if someone picked it up for me. Regards John.. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > A reminder, the WLUG Fixit Meeting is today. _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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top - explained in detail
by Peter Reutemann 05 Sep '09

05 Sep '09

Hi there Just came across this very good article on linux.com covering the commandline tool "top": http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/42048-uncover-the-meaning-of-tops-stat… I'll have to admit, most of the times I only use "top" to see what process is sucking up all that CPU again... :-) 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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WLUG Fixit Meeting is today!
by Meeting Reminder bot 04 Sep '09

04 Sep '09

A reminder, the WLUG Fixit Meeting is today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday September 5th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm SaturdayWorkshop at Te Whanau Pūtahi (http://zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/hamilton/fairfield/-te+whanau+ptahi/) the community church at the end of Oxford Street. We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc.

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Modem Problem for Fixit Day
by Robert D Davidson 04 Sep '09

04 Sep '09

Hi Wlug, Just wanting to know if it is still worth bringing my systems and it's new modem to fixit day. I wonder if after the last couple of unsuccessful tries if it is a lost cause or not? Cheers Robert

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Eday coming very soon
by Bruce Kingsbury 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

EDAY is the weekend after next, Saturday 12th If you want to volunteer to help out please fill out the form here; http://eday.org.nz/about-eday/be-an-eday-volunteer.html (Hopefully it isn't too late, I just realized I never got around to doing this!)

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Hard drive Check
by Ron Dean 30 Aug '09

30 Aug '09

In Ubuntu 9.04 i386 I have an automatic test for my internal hard-drives . How do I run such a test with an external 500 gb Sata hard-drive divided into two Partitions /dev/sdd1fat 32 /media/disk-1 size 293.19 gb other Partition /dev/sdd2 Ext3 /media/disk-2 172.5 gb -- Ron Dean 2 Shannon Place Nawton Hamilton Ph 8493904

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Free stuff?
by Bruce Kingsbury 29 Aug '09

29 Aug '09

Just wondering if anyone has a spare 17" CRT (working) or a few keyboards they'd like to give away? I'm short of a few. -- Disclaimer: By sending an email to any of my addresses you are agreeing that: 1. I am by definition, "the intended recipient" 2. All information in the email is mine to do with as I see fit and make such financial profit, political mileage, or good joke as it lends itself to. 3. I may take the contents as representing the views of your company. 4. This overrides any disclaimer or statement of confidentiality that may be included on your message.

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Re: [wlug] Waikato Linux Users Group Software Freedom Day - Request for Participation
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

Thanks Rod, One day it will all sink in (perhaps).......... All the best John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > jaytee(a)clear.net.nz wrote: > > Hi John > > Given that I am not rostered to work that Saturday I > > will help with any thing you may need. If you are going > > to the fixit meet tomorrow?? You can bail me up then. > > Regards John > > > > > The next workshop is Saturday week September 5th - First > Satuday of the month. > > Rod >

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Re: [wlug] Waikato Linux Users Group Software Freedom Day - Request for Participation
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

Hi John Given that I am not rostered to work that Saturday I will help with any thing you may need. If you are going to the fixit meet tomorrow?? You can bail me up then. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > A few of us will be volunteering at eDay on 12th > September. > > http://eday.org.nz/component/content/article/31.html > > The WLUG Committee is making up some flyers for SFD and > copies of the OpenDisc, or a custom version of it, to > distribute. We need some volunteers, who would just want > greet people and hand out the flyer and ask them if they > would like the disc and give them a quick synopsis of the > event if they ask. > > Most of us will be busy with carting around the old > equipment, and if you don't believe it's a dirty job: > > http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/2917626571_70175d76a8_b.jpg > > So if your not so keen on heavy lifting but would like to > help out, please consider volunteering for this important > job! Let Bruce or me know if your available. > > Thanks, > John > > > Bruce Kingsbury wrote: > > Waikato Linux Users Group plan to hold a Software > > Freedom Day public event at the Galagher meeting rooms, > > Wintec Central Hamilton Campus on Saturday September > > 19th, 2009. > > Last year's event (held at Waikato University) was a > > great success and a lot of fun. This year we expect the > > event to be bigger, and even more fun! > > > > If you're contributing to Free software, providing > > support for Free software or doing something interesting > > using free software and you'd like to display what > > you're doing the general public, software Freedom Day is > an ideal opportunity for this and we'd like you to be > > involved. Please contact myself or any of the WLUG > > committee and we'll set aside some space for you. We > > also have a presentation room available if you'd like to > > schedule a short presentation sometime during the day. > > Also feel free to forward this announcement to anyone > > else who may be interested and isn't on the mailing > > lists I've sent this to. > > Further details may be found at http://wlug.org.nz/sfd > > and http://wlug.org.nz/SFDPlanning > > > > > > > > Bruce Kingsbury > > President, Waikato Linux Users Group > > <president(a)wlug.org.nz> > > _______________________________________________ wlug > > mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Waikato Linux Users Group Software Freedom Day - Request for Participation
by Bruce Kingsbury 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

Waikato Linux Users Group plan to hold a Software Freedom Day public event at the Galagher meeting rooms, Wintec Central Hamilton Campus on Saturday September 19th, 2009. Last year's event (held at Waikato University) was a great success and a lot of fun. This year we expect the event to be bigger, and even more fun! If you're contributing to Free software, providing support for Free software or doing something interesting using free software and you'd like to display what you're doing the general public, software Freedom Day is an ideal opportunity for this and we'd like you to be involved. Please contact myself or any of the WLUG committee and we'll set aside some space for you. We also have a presentation room available if you'd like to schedule a short presentation sometime during the day. Also feel free to forward this announcement to anyone else who may be interested and isn't on the mailing lists I've sent this to. Further details may be found at http://wlug.org.nz/sfd and http://wlug.org.nz/SFDPlanning Bruce Kingsbury President, Waikato Linux Users Group <president(a)wlug.org.nz>

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- We need an agenda here please, ChrisOh?

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greenstone Digital Library David Bainbrige is a lecturer at the University of Waikato where he leads the research group on Digital Libraries. Will present on Greenstone, an open-source digital library system used at places such as the BBC, the UN and many libraries around the world. More Info http://www.greenstone.org/ 7:30pm MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4) http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map/data/uow/2/3_1_2.png

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wtb .. 256M x2 sodimm
by stephen pearce 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

re the previous post ... it seems pc133 is ok ... -- Stephen Pearce Critical Care Whangarei ph 021 390 997

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wtb .. 256 Mb pc100 sodimm
by stephen pearce 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

Hi Anyone who has 2 of these for a travelmate 210 (750MHz) and is interested in selling them please let me know. (I was told pc133 is not suitable .. is this correct) I would like to set it up to run puppy .. currently it has 128M which is a bit skimpy Thanks -- Stephen Pearce Critical Care Whangarei ph 021 390 997

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Re: [wlug] Abandonware..Noctropolis
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 22 Aug '09

22 Aug '09

Hi All, I did finally get this to work but sadly I needed to use alcohol 120 and dosbox in windows but it crashes a lot (I know, windows) when I try to save game and other functions I was unable to mount my drives in the Linux dosbox or wine. maybe someone can show me how at the next fixit meeting. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Thanks Dean , > I will try this on the w/e > Regards John > > Hi John, > > > > First you should convert the ccd/img files into an ISO > > image using ccd2iso, my next course of action would be > > to then mount it as a loop file: > > > > sudo mkdir /media/iso > > sudo mount ~/noct.iso -o loop /media/iso > > > > Or you could burn it as a CD. > > > > -- > > Dean > > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Help! sata to molex power adapter cable needed!
by James Pluck 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

Hi all, Can anyone help. I need to do a virus kill on a friend's HDD and the external hdd set power brick only has a molex connector. I need to borrow a SATA to Molex power adaptor cable. Can anyone help? Cheers James.

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greenstone Digital Library David Bainbrige is a lecturer at the University of Waikato where he leads the research group on Digital Libraries. Will present on Greenstone, an open-source digital library system used at places such as the BBC, the UN and many libraries around the world. More Info http://www.greenstone.org/ 7:30pm MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4) http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map/data/uow/2/3_1_2.png

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Re: [wlug] Abandonware..Noctropolis
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

Thanks Dean , I will try this on the w/e Regards John > Hi John, > > First you should convert the ccd/img files into an ISO > image using ccd2iso, my next course of action would be to > then mount it as a loop file: > > sudo mkdir /media/iso > sudo mount ~/noct.iso -o loop /media/iso > > Or you could burn it as a CD. > > -- > Dean > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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STLab M-320 AV Grabber Video Capture adapter DVD Xpress Dongle and linux
by stephen pearce 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

Re this device STLab M-320 AV Grabber Video Capture adapter DVD Xpress Dongle I think it uses conextant hardware codecs ... has anyone any experience with using it with linux? Thanks -- Stephen Pearce Critical Care Whangarei ph 021 390 997

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Re: [wlug] Abandonware..Noctropolis
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

There are lots of different files in each directory; I took some time to recap and I think I may have caused the problem. I downloaded something called: Noctropolis_English_Uncensored. The download contained: Noctropolis_English_Uncensored.ccd 2.7kb Noctropolis_English_Uncensored.img 602.2mb Noctropolis_English_Uncensored.sub 24.5mb Noctropolis-Manual.pdf unreadable with document viewer "unknown mime type" I copied them to a c/d found they were unreadable so saved them as an iso on my hard drive. I think this may have caused all the files to be appended... Does anyone have some suggestions as to what course of action I should follow? Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > This is untested, but should do what you want. > > find . -type d -exec rename s/;1$// {}/*;1 \; > > Explanation; 'find' all directories, and in each exec the > rename command > rename substituting the regular expression /;1$/ for // > (empty string) all the files in "directory_name/*;1" > > Did you also need to rename the directories? > > 2009/8/17 <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> > > > sorry Liz, > > I meant to reply all. There are a thousand different > > files in eight directories > > Regards John > > > > > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > Hi All, > > > I recently downloaded an iso of "noctropolis" an EA > > > game from way back. I was having problems with trying > > > to install under both wine and windows. Dialogue box > > > opened then closed immediately. I then noticed that > > > ALL the file extensions have the suffix ;1. > > > eg install.exe;1 if I need to rename them all it will > > > take forever. Can anyone suggest a sensible course of > > > action please. > > > Regards John > > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > -- > Disclaimer: > By sending an email to any of my addresses you are > agreeing that: > 1. I am by definition, "the intended recipient" > 2. All information in the email is mine to do with as I > see fit and make such financial profit, political mileage, > or good joke as it lends itself to. > 3. I may take the contents as representing the views of > your company. > 4. This overrides any disclaimer or statement of > confidentiality that may be included on your message. >

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Fwd: Re: Abandonware..Noctropolis
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

Sorry I did it again! ----- Message Forwarded on Tue 18/8/2009 ----- From: "" <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> To: Bruce Kingsbury <zcat(a)zcat.geek.nz>,Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: Re: [wlug] Abandonware..Noctropolis Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:03:39 +1200 There are lots of different files in each directory; I took some time to recap and I think I may have caused the problem. I downloaded something called: Noctropolis_English_Uncensored. The download contained: Noctropolis_English_Uncensored.ccd 2.7kb Noctropolis_English_Uncensored.img 602.2mb Noctropolis_English_Uncensored.sub 24.5mb Noctropolis-Manual.pdf unreadable with document viewer "unknown mime type" I copied them to a c/d found they were unreadable so saved them as an iso on my hard drive. I think this may have caused all the files to be appended... Does anyone have some suggestions as to what course of action I should follow? Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > This is untested, but should do what you want. > > find . -type d -exec rename s/;1$// {}/*;1 \; > > Explanation; 'find' all directories, and in each exec the > rename command > rename substituting the regular expression /;1$/ for // > (empty string) all the files in "directory_name/*;1" > > Did you also need to rename the directories? > > 2009/8/17 <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> > > > sorry Liz, > > I meant to reply all. There are a thousand different > > files in eight directories > > Regards John > > > > > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > Hi All, > > > I recently downloaded an iso of "noctropolis" an EA > > > game from way back. I was having problems with trying > > > to install under both wine and windows. Dialogue box > > > opened then closed immediately. I then noticed that > > > ALL the file extensions have the suffix ;1. > > > eg install.exe;1 if I need to rename them all it will > > > take forever. Can anyone suggest a sensible course of > > > action please. > > > Regards John > > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > -- > Disclaimer: > By sending an email to any of my addresses you are > agreeing that: > 1. I am by definition, "the intended recipient" > 2. All information in the email is mine to do with as I > see fit and make such financial profit, political mileage, > or good joke as it lends itself to. > 3. I may take the contents as representing the views of > your company. > 4. This overrides any disclaimer or statement of > confidentiality that may be included on your message. >

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How sneaky is this?
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

Hi Folks, I guess most of you, being into it, were aware of this: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/you-deleted-your-cookies-think-again/ Regards John

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 16 Aug '09

16 Aug '09

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greenstone Digital Library David Bainbrige, a lecturor at the University of Waikato, where he leads the research group on Digital Librarys. Will present on Greenstone, an open-source digital library system used, at places such as the BBC, the UN and many librarys around the world. More Info http://www.greenstone.org/

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Re: [wlug] Abandonware.................Noctropolis
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 16 Aug '09

16 Aug '09

sorry Liz, I meant to reply all. There are a thousand different files in eight directories Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Hi All, > I recently downloaded an iso of "noctropolis" an EA game > from way back. I was having problems with trying to > install under both wine and windows. Dialogue box opened > then closed immediately. I then noticed that ALL the file > extensions have the suffix ;1. > eg install.exe;1 if I need to rename them all it will take > forever. Can anyone suggest a sensible course of action > please. > Regards John

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Abandonware.................Noctropolis
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 16 Aug '09

16 Aug '09

Hi All, I recently downloaded an iso of "noctropolis" an EA game from way back. I was having problems with trying to install under both wine and windows. Dialogue box opened then closed immediately. I then noticed that ALL the file extensions have the suffix ;1. eg install.exe;1 if I need to rename them all it will take forever. Can anyone suggest a sensible course of action please. Regards John

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Bootkit Bypasses TrueCrypt Encryption
by Peter Reutemann 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

Just came across this article on slashdot, about how a bootkit is used to bypass TrueCrypt's encryption in a rather elegant way: http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/08/01/2247225/Bootkit-Bypasses-TrueCrypt-En… At least, there is some form of protection possible, since anti-virus software fails completely at detecting the bootkit: "However, administrator privileges or physical access to a system are required for an infection. At present, only machines running the traditional BIOS are vulnerable. The attack is unsuccessful when the BIOS successor the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is at work on the motherboard. The most effective protection appears to be encrypting the entire hard disk with software that is based on the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)." 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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Sat Workshop
by Ronnie Collinson 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Is it possible to get a lift there (and back) tomorrow from someone, from near the University. Im keen to do the full day again be great if thats possible Thanks Ronnie

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sata to usb
by Ronnie Collinson 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Today at the fixit meeting, someone (iirc it was Rod) had a sata to usb adapter without a enclousure just wondering if you could tell me where you got it as it would be awesome to add to my collection of useful computer tools but cant seem to find one online

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WLUG Fixit Meeting is today!
by Meeting Reminder bot 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

A reminder, the WLUG Fixit Meeting is today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday August 1st, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm SaturdayWorkshop at Te Whanau Pūtahi (http://zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/hamilton/fairfield/-te+whanau+ptahi/) the community church at the end of Oxford Street. We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc.

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What is copyright?
by John Billings 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

If you attended the last WLUG workshop, you might have heard that question and some others, and even recorded your response. If your interested in hearing the finished product, you can listen in to New It Make on Thursday at 2pm, on Community Radio Hamilton, or if you can't wait for that you can download an mp3 from here: http://newitmake.org.nz/site/audio/show/6-episode-four-part-1 I plagiarized the idea from this video: http://questioncopyright.org/public_perception_of_copyright Thanks to those who participated! Best, John

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Re: [wlug] Message for Michael MXDonald
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

You need to preface your command with the word sudo then a space that will make you root whilst that job is done. Regards john ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Hi Michael, > > Thanks for that. However how do I make myself root to run > pppconfig? > > > Cheers > > > > Robert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael McDonald" <mikencolleen(a)gmail.com> > To: "Waikato Linux Users Group" <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 3:56 PM > Subject: Re: [wlug] Adding a Serial Modem > > > 2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>: > > Yes indeed, I was told at the last WLUG Fixit meeting, > > after someone spent two hours trying to get a driver > > going for a Conextant internal modem and failed, that > getting a serial modem would be trivially easy. However > > this has not proved to be the case and I am getting an > > earful from the groundcrew. > > The last time I installed a serial modem I found that the > most reliable method was using commands:- > 1. pppconfig for setup > 2. pon to connect > 3. poff to disconnect > > Michael > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.28/2259 - > Release Date: 07/24/09 18:24:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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re-scoring music using Rosegarden
by Justin Hyde 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

I want to re-score some music (on paper) from tenor clef to bass clef and would like to use Rosegarden on my Ubuntu box to do this. I have read the tutorial at www.rosegardenmusic.com but I am still finding it hard to work out the basics of writing the music on-screen. Are there any local users of Rosegarden who could assist me? Cheers Justin Hyde

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MythTV PaulQuilty Will be giving a talk on the setup and uses of MythTV. He will take you through ins and outs, basic configuration, and answer any questions. PaulQuilty Also aims to bring a few MythBuntu CDs to give away to anyone interested in setting up their own PVR easily. http://www.mythtv.co.nz http://www.mythtv.org 7:30pm MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4)

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Re: [wlug] Message for Michael MXDonald
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

I cannot remember exactly but I think I encountered a similar problem and chose different tty numbers until I got a connection. Hope this is helpful. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > H Michael, > > I got into root and used pppconfig everthing went fine > except the modem was not found automatically and I > manually set it to dev/ttyS1 the offered default value. > Howver when I tired pon I got unrecognized option > '/dev/modem > > Maybe the modem port is not turned on in the BIOS as Bruce > said? > > > Cheers > > > Robert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Kingsbury" <zcat(a)zcat.geek.nz> > To: "Waikato Linux Users Group" <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 6:57 PM > Subject: Re: [wlug] Message for Michael MXDonald > > > There is NO root password. > > Open a terminal in your normal user login (Accessories, > Terminal) and type "sudo pppconfig" -- and the password it > asks for is the same one you used to log in. > > 2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>: > > Hi Jaytee, > > > > The root password seems to be different from the > > password entered for the user account created when > loading Ubuntu. Is there any way of getting it or > > is known only to the Kernal Maintainers? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Robert > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> > > To: "Waikato Linux Users Group" > > <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 > > 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [wlug] Message for Michael MXDonald > > > > > >> You need to preface your command with the word sudo > then a >> space that will make you root whilst that job is > done. >> Regards john > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message Follows ----- > >> > Hi Michael, > >> > > >> > Thanks for that. However how do I make myself root to > run >> > pppconfig? > >> > > >> > > >> > Cheers > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Robert > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Michael McDonald" <mikencolleen(a)gmail.com> > >> > To: "Waikato Linux Users Group" > <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> >> > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 > 3:56 PM >> > Subject: Re: [wlug] Adding a Serial Modem > >> > > >> > > >> > 2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson > <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>: >> > > Yes indeed, I was told > at the last WLUG Fixit meeting, >> > > after someone spent > two hours trying to get a driver >> > > going for a > Conextant internal modem and failed, that >> > getting a > serial modem would be trivially easy. However >> > > this > has not proved to be the case and I am getting an >> > > > earful from the groundcrew. >> > > >> > The last time I installed a serial modem I found that > the >> > most reliable method was using commands:- > >> > 1. pppconfig for setup > >> > 2. pon to connect > >> > 3. poff to disconnect > >> > > >> > Michael > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > >> > Unsubscribe: > >> > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > >> > ------------------ ---- >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. > >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.28/2259 - > >> > Release Date: 07/24/09 18:24:00 > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > >> > Unsubscribe: > >> > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >> _______________________________________________ > >> wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > >> Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- -- > > ---- > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.28/2259 - > > Release Date: 07/24/09 18:24:00 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > -- > Disclaimer: > By sending an email to any of my addresses you are > agreeing that: > 1. I am by definition, "the intended recipient" > 2. All information in the email is mine to do with as I > see fit and make such financial profit, political mileage, > or good joke as it lends itself to. > 3. I may take the contents as representing the views of > your company. > 4. This overrides any disclaimer or statement of > confidentiality that may be included on your message. > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.28/2259 - > Release Date: 07/24/09 18:24:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [wlug] Fun with windows xp..............
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Thanks Michael, That is very helpful, I would never of thought of the two windows. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > 2009/7/26 <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz>: > > Hi All, > > I am currently trying to recover three hundred media > > files from a windows system that keeps rebooting. > > With Puppy fire-hydrant the machine ran for a long time > > without error. I could access the windows drive and the > > files I wish to recover. The usb drive was mounted and > > had read write permissions. the problem was I could only > > copy ONE file at a time.. > > Puppy 4.2 permits multiple copies. Open two windows, > source and destination folders, select source files, drag > across to destination window and specify copy. > > For some strange reason, Puppy doesn't do it the usual gui > copy & paste way. > > Michael

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Fun with windows xp..............
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Hi All, I am currently trying to recover three hundred media files from a windows system that keeps rebooting. With Puppy fire-hydrant the machine ran for a long time without error. I could access the windows drive and the files I wish to recover. The usb drive was mounted and had read write permissions. the problem was I could only copy ONE file at a time.. ON to Knoppix which also ran well, I could access the directories and bulk copy the files but could not mount the usb drive for some bizarre reason. Went to windows where everything I needed is available but it started rebooting as soon as it got warmed up.. My next course of action may be to remove the drive from the machine so that I can copy the info directly to another drive. However if some one knows a simple fix for the usb mount in Knoppix I would like to hear from you. Regards John

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Re: [wlug] Fun with windows xp..............
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Thanks to Bruce and Chris, I will attempt to do the command line stuff and see what happens. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:26:21 jaytee(a)clear.net.nz wrote: > > Hi All, > > I am currently trying to recover three hundred media > > files from a windows system that keeps rebooting. > > With Puppy fire-hydrant the machine ran for a long time > > without error. I could access the windows drive and the > > files I wish to recover. The usb drive was mounted and > > had read write permissions. the problem was I could only > > copy ONE file at a time.. > > ON to Knoppix which also ran well, I could access the > > directories and bulk copy the files but could not mount > > the usb drive for some bizarre reason. > > Have you tried copy the files using the command line? ie > > Something like > > cp -Rv /mnt/path_to_windows_mounted_file system_files/* > /media/usb/. > > -R recursive (so will include sub directories) > -v verbose (so you can watch what is happening) > > obviously you'll have to amend the file system paths. > > Cheers, > > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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Re: [wlug] Message for Michael MXDonald
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Hi Robert What Michael just said :-) Good luck John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Hi Jaytee, > > The root password seems to be different from the password > entered for the user account created when loading Ubuntu. > Is there any way of getting it or is known only to the > Kernal Maintainers? > > > Cheers > > > Robert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> > To: "Waikato Linux Users Group" <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 5:10 PM > Subject: Re: [wlug] Message for Michael MXDonald > > > > You need to preface your command with the word sudo then > > a space that will make you root whilst that job is done. > > Regards john > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > Thanks for that. However how do I make myself root to > > > run pppconfig? > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Michael McDonald" <mikencolleen(a)gmail.com> > > > To: "Waikato Linux Users Group" > > > <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 > > > 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [wlug] Adding a Serial Modem > > > > > > > > > 2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>: > > > > Yes indeed, I was told at the last WLUG Fixit > > > > meeting, after someone spent two hours trying to get > > > > a driver going for a Conextant internal modem and > > > failed, that getting a serial modem would be trivially > > > > easy. However this has not proved to be the case and > > > > I am getting an earful from the groundcrew. > > > > > > The last time I installed a serial modem I found that > > > the most reliable method was using commands:- > > > 1. pppconfig for setup > > > 2. pon to connect > > > 3. poff to disconnect > > > > > > Michael > > > _______________________________________________ > > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > Unsubscribe: > > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------ ---- > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.28/2259 - > > > Release Date: 07/24/09 18:24:00 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > Unsubscribe: > > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.28/2259 - > Release Date: 07/24/09 18:24:00 > >

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