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Alg meeting at Waterloo IceHouse May 24

Paul Elliott — 2012-05-20T16:49:26

Start: 2012-05-24 19:00
End: 2012-05-24 21:00

Thursday, May 24, from 7-9pm we will have the Austin Linux Group
meeting at WaterLoo Icehouse on Burnet which is located here.
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/photos/10237888
http://goo.gl/2XmGH

It is not far from Burnet/Colfax Bus stop
http://goo.gl/q6cWU

We will discuss GNU Linux and answer questions and try to find a
perminet meeting place for ALG.  I will try to arrive early to reserve
a spot close to the electric outlet by the plug.

Alg meeting at Waterloo IceHouse May 17

Paul Elliott — 2012-05-15T06:29:42

Start: 2012-05-17 19:00
End: 2012-05-17 21:00

Thursday, May 17, from 7-9pm we will have the Austin Linux Group
meeting at WaterLoo Icehouse on Burnet which is located here.
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/photos/10237888
http://goo.gl/2XmGH

It is not far from Burnet/Colfax Bus stop
http://goo.gl/q6cWU

We will discuss GNU Linux and answer questions and try to find a
perminet meeting place for ALG.  I will try to arrive early to reserve
a spot close to the electric outlet by the plug.

ALG Elections.

Paul Elliott — 2012-05-15T06:10:30

The ALG board elections will be held at the
regular alg meeting on May 31. Show up pay your dues
and vote for the board member of your choice.
You may be drafted into the ALG board!

Senior Linux Systems Engineer Opportunity

Jeff Brockmeyer — 2012-05-09T15:39:44

Our client is looking for a sharp Senior Linux Systems Engineer to manage
their infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing
and generating functions for automated deployment in a high availability
environment.  

 

Responsibilities: 

Deploy and maintain secure environment

Maintain consistency in deployments and configurations

Configure and install software and hardware

Create and manager technical docs and policies 

Create disaster recovery plan

 

Requirements: 

Extensive experience with Redhat Linux in an enterprise environment 

In depth experience with LDAP, DNS, Kerberos and SELinux

Knowledge of SAN's (iSCSI protocol/ multipathing)

Knowledge of load balancing

Solid networking skills in complex environments

Bachelor's degree in any science or engineering discipline 

 

Preferences:

Experience with Hadoop clusters, Splunk or Tripwire

Experience with VMware, Citrix or Windows Server

 

Luna Data Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. This is a full time
position in Austin, TX. There is no sponsorship available for this
opportunity. 

 

If anyone is interested, please send your resume to
jeff-P9if04YXLyUJvtFkdXX2HpqQE7yCjDx5< at >public.gmane.org 

 

Jeff Brockmeyer - IT Recruiter

Luna Data Solutions, Inc.

1408 W. Koenig Ln Ste. D 

Austin, TX 78756

512-828-7906 ext. 203 

512-284-7638 (fax)

 

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Alg meeting at Waterloo IceHouse May 10

Paul Elliott — 2012-05-04T22:23:46

Start: 2012-05-10 19:00
End: 2012-05-10 21:00

Thursday, May 10, from 7-9pm we will have the Austin Linux Group
meeting at WaterLoo Icehouse on brunet which is located here.
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/photos/10237888
http://goo.gl/2XmGH

It is not far from Burnet/Colfax Bus stop
http://goo.gl/q6cWU

We will discuss GNU Linux and answer questions and try to find a
perminet meeting place for ALG.  I will try to arrive early to reserve
a spot close to the electric outlet by the plug.

Re: SDF

Sonja Michelle Lina Thomas — 2012-05-01T13:52:18

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I've been a member for 12 years now.  I don't do much more than email,
file storage and personal webpage on them much more though. Don't
really do much *nix stuff any more now that I don't run my own server
and left the IT world.

But anyhooo, SDF is a good solid place.

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sonjamichelle-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org

"I realized fear one morning, when the blare of the fox-hunters sound.
When they are all chasing after the poor bloody fox, it's safer to be
dressed like a hound."


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SDF

2012-05-01T02:03:43

Any one use SDF public access unix servers.

www.sdf.org

do
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Linux Support Engineer Opportunity

Jeff Brockmeyer — 2012-04-30T19:12:31

Good Afternoon,

 

I have a full time opportunity for a Support Engineer here in Austin. To
apply, send your resume to jeff-P9if04YXLyUJvtFkdXX2HpqQE7yCjDx5< at >public.gmane.org 

 

Our client is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed individual to join
their customer support team as a Support Engineer. In this role you will
provide support to customers dealing with issues surrounding the use of the
company's product.

 

A deep desire to provide excellent customer service coupled with a strong
(and broad) technical background will be imperative to succeed at this
position.

 

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

.          Field customer support requests (telephone, web, email), perform
problem determination, and deliver solutions

.          On-Call (rotation) for Support for Critical Issues (scheduled in
advance)

.          Track open customer issues, communicate status to customers

.          Interface with engineering to develop and test solutions

.          Work with engineering to install and test new versions of
products

.          Follow up with customers to verify solutions are successful

.          Summarize, communicate and escalate customer experiences

 

 

Qualifications include: 

 

Required Experience / Skills: 

.          One or more years' experience providing technical support for
enterprise software solutions

.          Experience with Linux system administration (Windows exp. is a
plus)

.          Experience with network administration

.          Excellent phone and email skills, positive customer-centric
attitude

.          Strong problem solving skills

.          Organized, self-starter with an ability to follow through on
issues under minimal supervision

.          Ability to multi-task and quickly shift contexts

 

Desired Experience / Skills: 

.          BS in information technology related field

.          Experience supporting products with TCP/IP and SNMP networking
components

.          Experience with: Python, Zope, MySQL, WMI, DCOM

.          Experience with systems and network monitoring tools (Zenoss,
Nagios, BMC, etc.)

 

Thanks,

Jeff

 

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Luna Data Solutions, Inc.

 

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Alg meeting at Waterloo IceHouse May 3

Paul Elliott — 2012-04-27T16:29:51

Start: 2012-05-03 19:00
End: 2012-05-03 21:00

Thursday, May 3, from 7-9pm we will have the Austin Linux Group
meeting at WaterLoo Icehouse on brunet which is located here.
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/photos/10237888
http://goo.gl/2XmGH

It is not far from Burnet/Colfax Bus stop
http://goo.gl/q6cWU

We will discuss GNU Linux and answer questions and try to find a
perminet meeting place for ALG.  I will try to arrive early to reserve
a spot close to the electric outlet by the plug.

Re: Wiki Software

Lars Noldan — 2012-04-25T16:59:27

I also use doku as my personal wiki for notes etc.  with a mobile theme it
works pretty well from my phone.
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Re: Wiki Software

2012-04-25T15:47:24

Tess,

I actually use Duku as a personal wiki.  Keep note on it so I can 
access them anywere.

do


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Re: ALG meeting at New Horizons Computer Learning Center; Chef management tool

Matthew Ray — 2012-04-24T15:48:50

Looking forward to it, bring your questions and I'll be happy to go
way off-topic :)

Thanks,
Matt

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Know anyone who needs a jr. admin?

Tristan Mendoza — 2012-04-23T23:34:35

Hi all,

As some of you know, I have been spending this last year looking over 
RHEL administration material, and most recently Bash and Perl scripting 
materials using LinuxCBT training videos and taking alot of notes.  I 
also played around with installing some stuff on CentOS VMs

The reason for this initiative spawned from having a job which is a 
non-technical role and having downtime to study and stay up to speed the 
best I can on my own.  I have been in this position for about 6 years 
and I know it won't look too hot on an IT resume.  I am quite eager to 
get into a junior position where I can get some practice and build my 
skills.  I have a strong interest in TCP/IP and lean toward that rather 
than software development (although I dabble in a number of languages 
C/C++, Java, etc).  Learning Cisco stuff is another goal of mine, but I 
am focusing now on Linux administration.

I have been out of an IT job for some time, but managed computer labs at 
UT in the 90's for about 5 years (mainly Mac and Windows workstations 
and servers back then).  I went to program for a couple of years before 
industry layoffs ensued. Throughout the 200* decade, I have maintained a 
good book collection and try to stay on top of things on my own.

Ultimately, I would like to ask if you or your colleagues might know of 
something such as a jr. admin position that would be a good fit.   I am 
dedicated to tech and do my homework when I have systems to work with.  
I can pass along a resume if you know about something.  Please let me 
know- I am pretty open to ideas, and want to get back into the thick of 
things as soon as possible.

Thanks a bunch!
Tristan Mendoza




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ALG meeting at New Horizons Computer Learning Center; Chef management tool

Paul Elliott — 2012-04-22T23:24:34

Start: 2012-04-26 19:00
End: 2012-04-26 21:00

Again Thrursday, April 26, from 7-9pm Austin Linux Group will meet at
a new place:
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
300 E. Highland Mall Blvd
Suite 100
Austin TX 78752
Enter through the back of the building.
http://goo.gl/TnR9p


Matthew Ray will present on Chef. Chef is a management tool that
manages large numbers of systems via "recipes" and is similar to other
management tools like Puppet or CFengine.

Alg meeting at Waterloo IceHouse April 19

Paul Elliott — 2012-04-16T02:47:36

Start: 2012-04-19 19:00
End: 2012-04-19 21:00

Thursday, April 5, from 7-9pm we will have the Austin Linux Group
meeting at WaterLoo Icehouse on brunet which is located here.
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/photos/10237888
http://goo.gl/2XmGH

It is not far from Burnet/Colfax Bus stop
http://goo.gl/q6cWU

We will discuss GNU Linux and answer questions and try to find a
perminet meeting place for ALG.  I will try to arrive early to reserve
a spot close to the electric outlet by the plug.

Alg meeting at Waterloo IceHouse April 12

Paul Elliott — 2012-04-10T03:52:41

Start: 2012-04-12 19:00
End: 2012-04-12 21:00
Note that we will be meeting in a new (old) place.

Thursday, April 5, from 7-9pm we will have the Austin Linux Group
meeting at WaterLoo Icehouse on brunet which is located here.
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/photos/10237888
http://goo.gl/2XmGH

It is not far from Burnet/Colfax Bus stop
http://goo.gl/q6cWU

We will discuss GNU Linux and answer questions and try to find a
perminet meeting place for ALG.  I will try to arrive early to reserve
a spot close to the electric outlet by the plug.

Alg meeting at Waterloo IceHouse April 5

Paul Elliott — 2012-03-31T00:47:56

Start: 2012-04-05 19:00
End: 2012-04-05 21:00
Note that we will be meeting in a new (old) place.

Thursday, April 5, from 7-9pm we will have the Austin Linux Group
meeting at WaterLoo Icehouse on brunet which is located here.
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/photos/10237888
http://goo.gl/2XmGH

It is not far from Burnet/Colfax Bus stop
http://goo.gl/q6cWU

We will discuss GNU Linux and answer questions and try to find a
perminet meeting place for ALG.  I will try to arrive early to reserve
a spot close to the electric outlet by the plug.

Alg meeting at Waterloo IceHouse March 29

Paul Elliott — 2012-03-27T22:33:17

Start: 2012-03-29 19:00
End: 2012-03-29 21:00

Note that we will be meeting in a new (old) place.

Thursday, March 29, from 7-9pm we will have the Austin Linux Group
meeting at WaterLoo Icehouse on brunet which is located here.
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/photos/10237888
http://goo.gl/2XmGH

It is not far from Burnet/Colfax Bus stop
http://goo.gl/q6cWU

We will discuss GNU Linux and answer questions and try to find a
perminet meeting place for ALG.  I will try to arrive early to reserve
a spot close to the electric outlet by the plug.

Alg meeting at Waterloo IceHouse March 22

Paul Elliott — 2012-03-19T07:46:25

Start: 2012-03-22 19:00
End: 2012-03-22 21:00
Note that we will be meeting in a new (old) place.

Thursday, March 22, from 7-9pm we will have the Austin Linux Group
meeting at WaterLoo Icehouse on brunet which is located here.
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/photos/10237888
http://goo.gl/2XmGH

It is not far from Burnet/Colfax Bus stop
http://goo.gl/q6cWU

We will discuss GNU Linux and answer questions and try to find a
perminet meeting place for ALG.  I will try to arrive early to reserve
a spot close to the electric outlet by the plug.

Re: image editing

George Goodyear — 2012-03-16T13:58:44

You might want to try UFRaw. I use it sometimes to edit photos. I have a 
Nikon and the proprietary formate for Nikon is .NEF. In the previous 
version of Gimp, 2.3 or 4. I really can't remember, but UFRaw and Gimp 
used to work really well with each other. Then this latest version came 
out or the one I am using 2.6 and it all got screwy. Though the UFRaw 
version changed, it isn't that much different. Gimp change the way some 
of the actions in the menu worked. It was like trying to learn a whole 
new Gimp. Granted before I was working with a long term version of 
Ubuntu and maybe the change was gradual, but since I was using the same 
version of Gimp and UFRaw, I did get comfortable with them.

The problem I am have with Gimp right now is that picture is coming out 
much darker than I it is pictured on my screen and black and white pics 
and the various shades of gray are now pink and black with various 
shades of gray. Really weird. I might have to up grade again to see if I 
can get any better results. I am using Ubuntu 10.10 and it is coming to 
and end for support.
On my laptop I am using Mint Linux. It seems pretty stable and not too 
heavy.

Carlos

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Openstack and other folly

Tristan Mendoza — 2012-03-16T12:07:44

Found from "Linux Today", I was just about to adopt OpenStack after 
Spring Break was over- I may not.
There are questions on it qualifying as true OOS
Sorry for the blabbing:

I have had other adventures the last two days so I am taking a break. 
Spring Break: Movies: Silent Running, Star Wars, someone is getting me 
back into Babylon 5

After celebrating Pi Day on 3-14-2012, I last night (next evening) was 
carrying out trash and fell down the stairs which marked the top of my 
nose with a little T for Tristan (my name) scratching by the concrete so 
i will now have an identifying mark as a scar. Initially I was angry but 
maybe it will heal ok and go well with my Marvel-like Pi outfit with my 
ThinkGeek tshirt and Punisher-like leather jacket (someone's asking me 
to do it so I think I will!)

One thing I found this Spring Break is Rush's music videos. I am not a 
big Rush fan- I stopped looking at them in 1984- but this stuff isnt 
bad! Retrospective 2009 dvd (I got overloaded and and to stop)

Sorry to miss last night's meeting... I thought I should go to bed and 
am still healing
Here is that article on OpenStack:
----TristanMTx

------------------


Is the OpenStack Foundation All about Big Money?

By Sean Michael Kerner | March 14, 2012


 From the 'Apache Way' files:

The OpenStack foundation is gearing up and figuring out how to organize 
itself. Part of the discussion involves money and membership class fees.

It's a topic that is never an easy one with open source software and 
always draws critics. With the OpenStack Foundation, the plan is to have 
a super-member class that will cost $2.5 million.

Yeaah, I did a double take too. Reminds me of the old OSDL days when 
they charged anyone that wanted to associated with Linux $1 million.

With OpenStack there is at least one vocal opponent of the super-member 
plan - OpenStack co-founder Joshua McKenty.

If we have a simple pay-to-play model, then we can trust market 
economics and enforce transparency of spending," McKenty wrote. "If we 
have a simple 'meritocracy', then we can expect the most skilled and 
dedicated to rise to the top, provided we’re extremely careful about how 
we measure skill and dedication. If we blend the two, I’m deeply 
concerned that we’ll see the worst of both systems play out over time – 
the selfishness of market-driven economics dominating our decisions with 
the petulant moralism of the meritocracy. "

An interesting argument and McKenty knows alot more OpenStack than I do. 
That said, I think that McKenty is wrong.

You need to look no farther than the Apache Software Foundation to see 
how this dual system of money and meritocracy can work. The Apache 
Software Foundation takes big money from vendors like Microsoft, who 
yield little influence on development. Development is managed by The 
Apache Way of meritocracy and it works. The Eclipse Foundation has a 
similar model that has also worked well.

So yes, you can have big money and a meritocracy for developers too.

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