[Dorset] Working with Linux and open source
Hey list! I recently quit my job (because I'd not been paid for 3 months). I'd always talked about becoming a contractor and doing freelance work, so with this incentive I decided to take the plunge. I know several people on the list work some or all of the time with Linux and/or FOSS, which is something I'd very much like to do too. I'd love to hear from anyone who cares to share:- * What it is that you do * What you like or dislike about it * How you ended up doing it All the best, John -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Working with Linux and open source
Hey John, I lost my job 3 months ago, same story, no pay. I do FOSS - Linux and Windows, obviously I haven't made any money, but I use it as a CV builder. Also it is great fun and educational. Responses typically vary between "not enough experience for Linux" to "Too much going on, he wouldn't concentrate on his job" to "Yikes, he might replace me!" Twerps. "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! I live next to 40 million mediocrities who have been trained to kill me" Simono On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 09:14 +0100, John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: > Hey list! > > I recently quit my job (because I'd not been paid for 3 months). I'd > always talked about becoming a contractor and doing freelance work, so > with this incentive I decided to take the plunge. > > I know several people on the list work some or all of the time with > Linux and/or FOSS, which is something I'd very much like to do too. I'd > love to hear from anyone who cares to share:- > > * What it is that you do > * What you like or dislike about it > * How you ended up doing it > > All the best, > > John > > -- > Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] clamav
On Wed, 2010-09-29 at 18:57 +0100, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > Just installed the full kit on both 10.04 computers. > The clamgtk interface works fine on the netbook; collapses on the > desktop. > Anybody any clues? > Simono Simono, I was just wondering. Has it caught any intrusions yet? Peter -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] clamav
On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 09:44 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > Simono, I was just wondering. Has it caught any intrusions yet? > > Peter I did a full scan, and it found about 50 test files deliberately left there by Ubuntu to test Clam. Nothing 'hot' though, nothing at all. Simono -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Which language is most popular.
On 15/10/2010 15:12, Andrew R Paterson wrote: > > And I freely admit you did more ADA than me ;) But once I had discovered "pragma interface" and "unchecked conversion" I found that I could just put an ADA API wrapper on my C :-) Si -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] clamav
On 16/10/10 09:51, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 09:44 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: >> Simono, I was just wondering. Has it caught any intrusions yet? >> >> Peter > I did a full scan, and it found about 50 test files deliberately left > there by Ubuntu to test Clam. > Nothing 'hot' though, nothing at all. Where are you using it Simon? I was under the impression that its primary use was on mail servers for scanning attachments, rather than on workstations. I guess if you share files with other people you might want to ensure that you are not a conduit for infected files, but other than that I wonder if it's worth the overhead of running a scanner on a Linux desktop machine. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] clamav
As I understand it Sean, the mail scanner is the only daemon it runs. Full scans (much easier when you use the GUI) find files that are suspicious and quarantine them. Any deletion is manual and at the users risk; there is no active scan like on windows, it just finds files when you tell it to scan. That way resources aren't consumed. Simono On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 10:13 +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote: > On 16/10/10 09:51, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 09:44 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > >> Simono, I was just wondering. Has it caught any intrusions yet? > >> > >> Peter > > I did a full scan, and it found about 50 test files deliberately left > > there by Ubuntu to test Clam. > > Nothing 'hot' though, nothing at all. > > Where are you using it Simon? > > I was under the impression that its primary use was on mail servers for > scanning attachments, rather than on workstations. I guess if you share > files with other people you might want to ensure that you are not a > conduit for infected files, but other than that I wonder if it's worth > the overhead of running a scanner on a Linux desktop machine. > > Sean > -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Working with Linux and open source
On 16/10/10 09:14, John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: Hey list! I recently quit my job (because I'd not been paid for 3 months). I'd always talked about becoming a contractor and doing freelance work, so with this incentive I decided to take the plunge. I know several people on the list work some or all of the time with Linux and/or FOSS, which is something I'd very much like to do too. I'd love to hear from anyone who cares to share:- I strongly suggest you get certified. I took RHCE as most work is Red Hat based. I've recently passed LPI level 1 and I am now doing level 2 as a more generic qualification. Look at jobserve and jobsite for the skills they are asking for. Most sys admin contracts are London based so if you want to work from home, you'd have a better chance being a programmer (like python). There are more full time jobs than contracts available, but nothing in this area. The recession should help Linux expand but I'm not seeing any increase in contracts yet. It is still growing slowly but steady. You will find it difficult to find work initially but once you've started, it should then be easier. John. -- -- Discover Linux - Open Source Solutions to Business and Schools http://discoverlinux.co.uk -- -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Anyone in or near Melksham?
Philip Might be worth getting in touch with the Open Source Hardware User Group mentioned below in a post I sent out for them 2 days ago. Cheers Mark Elkins --- On Thu, 14/10/10, Mark Elkins wrote: From: Mark Elkins Subject: [Ossg-announcements] Open source hardware & software event. To: ossg-announceme...@ossg.bcs.org Date: Thursday, 14 October, 2010, 8:42 OSSG members may well be interested an event next week (on 21/10/10 in London) being run by the Open Source Hardware User Group, on a cutting edge software-defined radio platform. This is a comprehensive project that combines open source software and open source hardware, and SDR technology is at the forefront of research in radio systems. Full details including registration are at: http://oshug.org/event/5 Mark Elkins Chair OSSG Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 22:40:03 +0100 From: Philip Vossler Subject: [Dorset] Anyone in or near Melksham? To: Dorset Linux User Group Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Are there any Dorset members at all close to Melksham? I'd like to run an install day here in Melksham - maybe at the old Wiltshire College Campus (if I can gain access), or possibly at the company I work for. Hopefully this would be the start of a regular group that are into hacking hardware and Linux (not quite a LUG). I know very few people in the area and am keen to meet like minded engineers that would like to take technology into the community. I need a few people to form a core group and hatch a solid proposal before going public with the idea. Any comments or suggestions very welcome! regards Phil Vossler -- -- ___ dorset mailing list dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset End of dorset Digest, Vol 353, Issue 15 *** -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Anyone in or near Melksham?
Although living in Christchurch I work in Corsham a lot and so drive through Melksham on the way home - convenient to drop into a group depending what time. Regards, Si On 09/10/2010 22:40, Philip Vossler wrote: > Are there any Dorset members at all close to Melksham? -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Working with Linux and open source
On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:27:18 +0100, voluntar...@btopenworld.com said: > I do FOSS - Linux and Windows, obviously I haven't made any money That's not obvious at all. I run a small business that deals only in Linux, and we make money. John: send me personal mail if you want to ask about working with Linux. Keith -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Working with Linux and open source
On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 15:50 +0100, Keith Edmunds wrote: > That's not obvious at all. > > I run a small business that deals only in Linux, and we make money. > > John: send me personal mail if you want to ask about working with Linux. > > Keith > Keith - I didn't say I hadn't tried. Kudos. Simono -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Working with Linux and open source
On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:14:25 +0100, voluntar...@btopenworld.com said: > Keith - I didn't say I hadn't tried. Neither did I. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Working with Linux and open source
So, Keith, what is your business? Simono On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 16:56 +0100, Keith Edmunds wrote: > On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:14:25 +0100, voluntar...@btopenworld.com said: > > > Keith - I didn't say I hadn't tried. > > Neither did I. > > -- > Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Using GtK 2 For Interfaces
Solved - with a neat workaround.
Using the 'layout' sample code from the sole Mono example, it was very
easy to use DrawLayout instead of DrawGlyphs, now that everything else
is sorted.
DrawGlyphs was possibly overkill, useful for Hebrew, Arabic, Mandarin
etc, but not strictly necessary for standard English fonts.
Nice feature is that when I use the Font selection button on my GUI, the
text updates without hitting the write button again.
Here's the central code:
Pango.Layout layout = new Pango.Layout(this.PangoContext);
layout.Width = Pango.Units.FromPixels(400);//the 400 is width
layout.Wrap = Pango.WrapMode.Word;
layout.Alignment = Pango.Alignment.Left;
layout.FontDescription =
Pango.FontDescription.FromString(fontbutton1.FontName );
layout.SetMarkup("" +
"Simon" + "");
Gdk.Window drawable = drawingarea1.GdkWindow ;
Gdk.GC glick = new Gdk.GC(drawable);
drawable.DrawLayout( glick, 20, 20, layout);
Simono
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Re: [Dorset] Working with Linux and open source
On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:06:14 +0100, voluntar...@btopenworld.com said: > So, Keith, what is your business? Linux support and consultancy (http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk). -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Which language is most popular.
On 15 Oct 2010, at 12:20, Simon P Smith wrote: > On 15/10/2010 12:03, Paul Tansom wrote: >> >> I've also used APL, which isn't >> _ > > Yikes, I remember APL (another programming language) > hieroglyphics but brilliant at matrix manipulation - used it to > calculate radiation patterns for tornado nose cones ... There's a completely awesome screencast of some APL development here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9xAKttWgP4 I love showing this to people sans the video title to see when folk can guess what they're implementing :-) Adrian -- http://quietstars.com adri...@quietstars.com twitter.com/adrianh t. +44 (0)7752 419080 skype adrianjohnhoward del.icio.us/adrianh -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
