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Fwd: [clue-tech] Happy Birthday Linux

Roy J. Tellason — 2008-10-05T18:50:49

:-) ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [clue-tech] Happy Birthday Linux Date: Sunday 05 October 2008 11:45 From: "Jed S. Baer" public.gmane.org> To: clue-tech-yb90uu6a9SlM656bX5wj8A< at >public.gmane.org 17 years ago today: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/msg/2194d253268b0a1b -- _______________________________________________ clue-tech mailing list clue-tech-yb90uu6a9SlM656bX5wj8A< at >public.gmane.org http://www.cluedenver.org/mailman/listinfo/clue-tech -------------------------------------------------------

OT: More Free/Cheap Stuff

Chris Moates — 2008-10-04T21:33:11

In my never ending quest to try and get rid of excess hardware, I'm posting the following spreadsheet containing items I would like to get rid of. http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p3sxTSydKeAExTgjTfRLWWg&hl=en Everything is first come, first serve. Please email me to reserve an item. Strong preference given to people willing to come pick things up, as opposed to wait for the next meeting. I will continue to post items to this page, and will post again once everything is on the list for this round. Chris

Fwd: [Electronics_101] Re: XMOS

Roy J. Tellason — 2008-10-03T00:41:42

Embedded linux, cool stuff... :-) ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [Electronics_101] Re: XMOS Date: Thursday 02 October 2008 18:37 From: "rtstofer" public.gmane.org> To: Electronics_101-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org --- In Electronics_101-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org, "Herbert E. Plett" ...> wrote: So does Linux on a 40 pin DIP http://www.tincantools.com/ Richard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electronics_101/ -------------------------------------------------------

OT: Career opportunities at Fort Indiantown Gap

David J. Hand — 2008-10-02T17:03:12

The company I work for, Computer Sciences Corporation, is seeking individuals to fill several positions at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA including one in my shop. You can see the listings by visiting this page... http://www.csc.com/mms/careersus/en/mcs/mcs4380/uploads/jo_us.shtml ...and drilling down through the following in the location fields... USA PA: PENNSYLVANIA FT INDIANTOWN GAP Good luck doing this on linux...It worked for me yesterday, not today though (for some unknown reason, which I don't have time to figure out). Flames to /dev/null. Anyway, In my shop we are looking for a SimTech2. This is someone who repairs and maintains flight simulators and/or ground vehicle simulators. Electronics repair and maintenance experience is required; digital, analog, and power systems to name a few. Computer experience is required; dos, linux, unix, windows. Hydraulics experience is desireable. You must be able to climb stairs and ladders, etc. You must be able to obtain/maintain a DoD secret security clearance. Please contact me off-list if you have any questions, or have interest in pursuing this. There are other positions listed on the website for this location, but I may not be able to give you much information about them.

[OT] Looking for practical application of C++ for bro

Jerod Lycett — 2008-10-01T09:39:00

In my quest to get my family FOSS I've already gotten them using Thunderbird and OpenOffice. I've also gotten my mom to be a bit of a geek (still working on it) and now I've begun it for my little brother by convincing him to take C++ this year in school. He's homeschooled so he's self teaching out of 'for Dummies'. This has lead to the problem that I face often and that is, there is nothing practical to put the knowledge to for us. So I thought I'd ask whether any of you had any ideas of projects he could do to practice what he's working on (he specifically mentioned he couldn't think of when he'd ever want to use an array).

LinuxMCE Website

Bob K Mertz — 2008-10-01T01:27:37

Anyone know whats going on with LinuxMCE? The only thing that seems to be working is the main page and any link off of it goes to a blank page that just says "wiki" which leads to a non-existent page.

Java Job in Mechanicsburg

Chuck Craig — 2008-09-30T01:38:03

A friend just forwarded this to me but I don't do much Java and I don't live near Mechanicsburg. -Chuck C. JFC is working with a client in the Mechanicsburg, PA area who is in need of several Java Developers. This is a 1year minimum contract with project extensions on a W2 basis. The pay range is up to mid 80k annually based on experience. We need several developers for each position. Qualified candidates will have: RAD/Eclipse Web Services Development Relational Data Model Relational Data Query Language Knowledge of pattern-based, object oriented developoment, in particular, MVC XML UML Hibernate Rational ClearCaseTM a plus! Portlets BEA Aqualogic or Plumtree API and/or JSR 168 API For immediate consideration, send your resume in today! graceo-FYD+kM9lecDwvR0lvYjcXw< at >public.gmane.org

Wireless - try two

Fleet Teachout — 2008-09-29T22:42:19

Took back the USB card. Bought a PCI wireless card from BullCo (he deals with linux things). Ron said all I needed to do was plug it in and it would work. Well, guess what! None of the iw... routines show anything. lshw -C network does nothing because lshw isn't on this computer. The pci card is another Level One device - WNC-301. I looked under System/Network/wireless and don't see this card listed. I'm wondering if, early on, I didn't disable something in the network arena because I didn't need it. Any suggestions. As far as I know, the card is installed properly. - fleet -

OT: Free: Computer Automation I100 UNIX terminal

Chris Moates — 2008-09-28T16:46:19

I've got this UNIX terminal lying around, which is going to the big computer graveyard in the sky unless someone wants it. Here's a picture: http://jet.mox.net/~six/i100.jpg And here's what I know about it: Computer Automation I100 Workstation 40MB Hard Drive 5.25" Floppy Drive Mouse Keyboard Green screen monitor AT&T UNIX 3.5 Boots, works, root can log in with no password Has AUI ethernet jack on the back If you want it, let me know and make arrangements to come pick it up, since we're not having another CPLUG meeting for 2 months. Otherwise, it's on the curb on Tuesday. :) Chris

mount for non-root users under slackware

Roy J. Tellason — 2008-09-27T00:12:52

We have a family member here that's using a machine that's out in the kitchen with an external hard drive, and although I put a line in fstab to deal with that drive including "user" and "auto" in there it didn't mount the drive, nor would it allow him to do it (I tried it under his login and got "only root can do that". How do I fix this?

Open NMS

Jeff Best — 2008-09-25T16:51:06

If anyone is interested... The week of Oct 6th - 10th Tarus Balog, an OpenNMS maintainer will be in town on helping us tweak our system. If there is enough interest we could have an unofficial cplug meeting at one evening ABC or LBC or Panera.... So let me know and I'll pull something together. Jeff B.

Wireless help?

Fleet Teachout — 2008-09-24T22:44:09

I purchased today a WNC-0305USB 11 gig wireless USB adapter. I plugged it into a USB port and rebooted. Nothing appears on the desk top (no icon or whatever). The software that comes with it is MAC/MS, of course. I see I have iwconfig, iwconfig, iwevent, iwgetid, iwlist, iwpriv and iwspy (all in /sbin) /var/log/dmesg mentions USB several times; but I don't see anything with the above WSN number or any mention of wireless. Of course, I don't really know what I'm looking for. So, what's my next step? Just in case: CentOS 5 distribution. - fleet -

old hardware

Scott Loveless — 2008-09-23T18:57:15

Howdy. Just looking for a few opinions. First the background. I have a Compaq Contura 410c, probably circa 1995 or thereabouts. 50 MHz 486 with, I think, 32 MB RAM. Ooh! And a color screen. The battery is shot, but I don't plan on taking it anywhere. (FWIW, this was the machine Andersen Consulting issued to my wife when she went to work for them back in '98. She kinda forgot to give it back when they gave her something better.) It has a floppy drive, 1 GB hd (which I can swap out for something bigger if need be), and a PCMCIA ethernet adapter. No USB or CD. I'd like to install a very lightweight distro and run mail and gopher servers on it. No X is necessary. A few years ago, when I first planned to do this, I kinda got sidetracked by new babies and a new home and a new job. I also recall there being several very small distributions that would run on this sort of hardware. Any thoughts on what I should be looking at as far as a Linux distro and mail server software? Thanks, folks.

[MechanicsburgPaFreecycle] OFFER: Lots of Linux Distros...Etters (fwd)

Fleet Teachout — 2008-09-23T17:11:16

Thought there might be some interest for this. - fleet - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:58:34 -0000 From: n3tqv public.gmane.org> To: MechanicsburgPaFreecycle-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org Subject: [MechanicsburgPaFreecycle] OFFER: Lots of Linux Distros...Etters Gotta clear out the radio shack so I have a box full (at least 50) of Linux distributions. These are installation CDs that will run or install on hardware back to the Pentium era. Lots of Red Hat, SUSE, and a bunch of 'run off the CD' distros. Great for someone who knows LInux or wants to. Email me and tell me what you will do with these. I can use them as target practice but I'm looking for someone that can use them.

printing from openoffice

Roy J. Tellason — 2008-09-23T00:06:22

I have people sending me stuff in *.doc and other m$ formats, and so far open office does just fine in terms of opening those files. However, when I go to print anything the only choice that comes up in that context is "generic printer" and trying to print to that gives me an error popup. I ran across info somewhere or other talking about the program that's in the open office directory that needs to be run, with regard to setting things up for some other printer besides that -- "spadmin"? So I run it and select the printer (LJ5MP in my case) and tell it "cups" where it gives me the chance to. Trying it out just now I get the "error while printing" error box again. Am I missing something here?

CPOSC / Open Source Conference

Eric Andreychek — 2008-09-22T16:41:26

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Okay, one more quick mention that if you sign up by the conference today, you'll get a sweet t-shirt! (the deadline was previously Friday, but was moved back due to the printer being on vacation ;-) Also note that there's only 34 seats left as of now. You can sign up here: http://cposc.eventbrite.com/ CPOSC is a one day Open Source conference right here in Harrisburg. There's 3 tracks and 18 speakers, it should be a lot of fun! More details are here: http://www.cposc.org/ See you there, -Eric - -- Eric Andreychek | Lucy: "What happens if you practice the OpenThought LLC | piano for 20 years and then end up not eric-2NzNsDCoGT1eUblJweXhKg< at >public.gmane.org | being rich and famous?" http://OpenThought.net | Schroeder: "The joy is in the playing." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFI18q1R5UKaDAjAG4RAu9UAKDSlEB/KGMTQsyN1QZDoQa0Z2vXIQCgyPPt AA9e+w5vUmC85CgVgEMv/lo= =1DnK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

clustering solution

Stephen Kratzer — 2008-09-19T18:04:05

All, I'm looking for an enterprise-class clustering and virtual server solution that would allow me to: - aggregate the resources of a large number of physical servers into allocatable pools of resources including CPU, memory, disk space, etc. - create a large number of virtual servers which can each be allocated, with fine granularity, a fixed or variable amount of resources from each pool - replicate virtual servers across clusters so that any cluster, in addition to running its own virtual servers, can act as a secondary, backup server for another cluster (with failover happening automatically in the event of an entire cluster failure or even a virtual server failure) - easily manage clusters and virtual servers Does anything currently available even come close, or is this wishful thinking? Stephen Kratzer

OT: Sysadmin Job at Nova Corporation

2008-09-18T18:26:54

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Howdy, Rachel Cross from Nova Corporation notified me of a couple of openings they have there now, including a Linux Sysadmin job as well as a help desk position. They're listed here: http://www.nova-dine.com/careers.aspx Senior Linux System Administrator Location: Mechanicsburg, PA NOVA Corporation seeks a full-time Senior Linux System Administrator to have the following responsibilities: . Support the development and implementation of systems diagnostic and maintenance tools to ensure the availability and functionality of systems required in support of organizational objectives through the following actions: . Develop standards and criteria for accessing server performance, availability, capacity, or configuration problems. . Develop procedures for responding to new threats to systems to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability. . Check files for problems and review operations to ensure only valid processes are running. . Reallocate resources as they become available, optimize system performance, and recommend additional components to improve overall performance. . Support the evaluation and recommendations for the selection of new system diagnostic tools. . Manage the installation of software and hardware fixes, updates and enhancements. . Control the current versions and future releases of application software and document the physical configuration of information systems. . Optimize the functionality of networks and systems and diagnoses and recover failed systems. . Apply information security/information assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of system administration services. . Support the installation and configuration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications and software and hardware products. . Work closely with customers for seamless integration. . Resolve installation problems. . Identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities and risks. . Maintain server integrity and availability. . Manage accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment. . Develop and present training on the operation and maintenance of systems to the Unix Server Support staff. . Plan and coordinate the installation of new products or equipment in a server environment. Primary Operating Systems that will be supported: . Red Hat Enterprise Level 4 and 5 Experience Level: . Preferred is at least ten years of general experience in systems software support, of which at least three years is specialized experience in the area of Unix servers. Five years of general ADP experience will be considered for a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in computer science or other related degree in information system technology/engineering. Requirements: . Provide senior level systems administration support to the SMC Mechanicsburg Unix Server Support Group's Unix based servers. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: . MUST BE A US CITIZEN and have or be able to obtain a Top Secret Security Clearance NOVA Corporation is an equal opportunity employer provided this position is subject to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act. Please send your resume, cover letter and any supporting documents to NOVA Corporation, 417 Phoenix Drive, Suite B, Chambersburg, PA 17201 or email to angel.snider-8L1A7p5mcFLYbTqN3TP0Kg< at >public.gmane.org Information must be received no later than close of business on Friday, September 26, 2008. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFI0p1uR5UKaDAjAG4RAlXiAKCI9K8FUPQqBoEgjRh8E8Q5/AF2/QCeIhne Xhp0Y4HbPIP7zZo32/6KDvw= =YPyc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Procmail Users/Abusers

Fleet Teachout — 2008-09-18T02:03:20

Check this out if you haven't already. http://procmail.markmail.org/ - fleet -

Linux for PS3

Samuel Barnes — 2008-09-17T15:30:31

...inspired by a comment in the "Tone" thread... Has anyone tried the PS3-flavor of Linux...on a PS3 that is? I'm trying to find an excuse to get one instead of a new PC and "great games" isn't going to cut it with the "Boss." What about any of the other game stations?

[Somewhat OT] Ruby Club

Nathan Powell — 2008-09-16T17:43:55

Hello, I just wanted to pimp^H^H^H^H let everyone know that in addition to the wonderfully full featured LUG, the area also sports a handsome programming club. We are the Central PA Ruby Brigade. We have a neglected blog: http://cpruby.org/ and a Meetup group: http://ruby.meetup.com/102/ Despite our meager web presence we actually have a pretty decent turn out for the meetings. We also have some really good topics, except the months when I speak. If you have any interest, we are meeting at ITT (same place as the LUG) on Thursday. This months topics are 'Introduction To irb' and 'inject/collect/select/reject -- aw yeah'. Hope to see you there!