Re: [Hampshire] Security compromise in liblzma/OpenSSH daemon

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

Further musings on this (not by me, but by Joey Hess - much better
qualified that I'll ever be to comment;

https://joeyh.name/blog/entry/reflections_on_distrusting_xz/

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Re: [Hampshire] Security compromise in liblzma/OpenSSH daemon

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Mon, 1 Apr 2024 14:21:02 +0100
James Dutton via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello James,

>Maybe someone needs to write a tool that scans all .deb and .rpm
>install bash scripts, and highlights any non-trivial ones.

There's discussion of the issue on the Debian Developers ML.  I read it,
but don't post;

a) not a developer (although it's not required to be one to post there)
b) much of the discussion is too technical for me to fully comprehend or
   make useful contributions.

>The install script for xz-utils should have been simple also, it
>should only be dumping some files on your filesystem and that is it.
>No other activity it needs to do.

From what I've read, it's precisely this that triggered the
investigation;  Person installing xz-utls notices a pause during the
process and investigated why.  I'd have not noticed, I'm sure.

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Re: [Hampshire] VLC on Ubuntu not playing some DVD VRs

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Mon, 6 Mar 2023 08:51:39 +
Rob Malpass via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Rob,

>VLC opens and crashes immediately. 

What happens if you move your current VLC config out of the way?
(just rename ~/.config/vlcrc)

I had VLC crashing left, right and centre for a while.  Deleting the
existing config cured the problem.  Sometimes a small hammer blow is
necessary - even though, ideally, we'd like to know *why* it broke.

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Re: [Hampshire] List Activity

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On Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:42:33 -
rmluglist2--- via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello rmluglist2---,

>I strongly suspect folks have moved onto social media (which I've
>yet to really embrace properly) 

All best avoided, IMO.  T of most of them (fb, twitter, tiktok, etc,
etc.) mean you waive your right to privacy - despite what they say.

They may not have started that way, (the forerunner to fb was initially
set up to stalk a girl - creeepy), but they are all now in the
business of selling data to whoever wants to buy.  Mostly to target
advertising at specific audiences.

There is an exception;  The Fediverse(1).  Open source and
decentralised.  Since most instances are run by volunteers, it's usually
a good idea to bung the operators a few quid every now and then, to
assist with running costs.  Especially since there's been a a large
upswing in users since the Musk take-over of the bird-site (aka twitter).

(1)  Most well-known is software is Mastodon, but others exist.

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Re: [Hampshire] Inkjet cartridges for HP 6700 (or similar)

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:24:13 +0100
Kevin Safford via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Kevin,

>It doesn't sound as though you're too bothered about getting money for

You're right about that.  Essentially, looking to cover postage;  Pick
up out of the question - I'm in Devon, but lived in Hampshire for many
happy years.

>them, so have you considered Freegle? https://www.ilovefreegle.org/

Thanks for the suggestion.

I've got the carts up in a couple of LUGs because I am trying to avoid
signing up for yet *another* outlet.  I'll see how things pan out.

Thanks again.

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Re: [Hampshire] Inkjet cartridges for HP 6700 (or similar)

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:38:36 +0100
Brad Rogers  wrote:

Hello,

>for HP 6100, 6600, 6700 etc. printers.

To clarify further, equivalent to;

933XL - cyan
932XL - black

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[Hampshire] Inkjet cartridges for HP 6700 (or similar)

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

Hello,

I've got two black and one cyan inkjet cartridges (compatible, not HP)
for HP 6100, 6600, 6700 etc. printers.  I can see no expiry date, but as
a gauge, I bought them in January.  Had them listed on ebay, no takers
so far.  I'd rather somebody got use out of them before they get sent
for recycling.

The thing is, I no longer have the printer these were bought for; it
died, due to a lightning strike, after I bought a set of cartridges but
before they could be used.

Anybody have a suitable printer, or know somebody that has one.  A fiver
would get the lot.  They're all the  XL type; i.e. high capacity and are
therefore too big to get posted as large letter because the black carts
are 30mm across.  At a *fiver* they're only pennies each, most of the
cost being postage.

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Re: [Hampshire] Portsmouth and South East Hants LUG - April 16th IRL & Virtual meet

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:45:45 + (UTC)
Paul Tansom via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Paul,

>OK, I can't see my previous email on the lists or in my sent,

Ignore my last - I'm going mad, not you.  The one I saw was for March!
This means there have been very few messages on the list over the last
month.

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Re: [Hampshire] Portsmouth and South East Hants LUG - April 16th IRL & Virtual meet

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:45:45 + (UTC)
Paul Tansom via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Paul,

>OK, I can't see my previous email on the lists or in my sent, so either

You did send it - I received a copy on the 11th.

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Re: [Hampshire] 8% Packet loss due to ethernet cable

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 12:09:21 -
rmluglist2--- via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello rmluglist2---,

>a) the length of the cable or 

Unlikely;  Cable runs of up to 100m should be okay.  Difficult to reach
in a domestic setting.

>b) the quality of the cable or 

More likely.

You also mentioned (lack of) cable movement.  Don't be so sure -
expansion/contraction as temperature changes may play a part.

To say nothing of routing.  Esp. if the cable ever goes under floor or
via the loft.  Then rodents and all sorts of other critters might enter
the mix.

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Re: [Hampshire] Linux and LED Scrolling Signs

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On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:01:03 -
Rob via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Rob,

>However, I don't want to use Windows and I have in mind a bash script to

It comes with software.  Which I read as;  It's using a proprietary
protocol that won't run on Linux.  It won't even work on a Windows
laptop, according to their blurb.  Pretty crap at the outset, IMO.

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Re: [Hampshire] Debian flash drive mount problem

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Mon, 1 Jun 2020 21:11:10 + (UTC)
Peter Alefounder via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Peter,

>man mount gave me the impression it was possible, but it could do with
>a few examples. 

I feel your pain.  However, man pages aren't supposed to be tutorials.
Of course, some are man pages are better written than others.

This page may be useful for getting info about various commands;
http://cb.vu/unixtoolbox.xhtml

Also, I find that, quite often, Arch Linux wiki pages give excellent
guidance on multiple subjects.  The mount command is probably no
exception.

Then, of course, there's always your $FavourtieSearchEngine.

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Re: [Hampshire] Printers

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +
Owain via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Owain,

>It's a shame this list is so much quieter than it used to be, but good 

It's an inevitable consequence of time passing;  There's far more info
available on the 'net now than ten or twenty years ago.  Far more people
connected, too.  Of course, some of that info may no longer be relevant.
Be that as it may, it is therefore, possible to get a fair amount of
advice by a simple search.  IOW, there's often no need to wait for an
answer - it's almost there waiting for you.

>advise is still on hand

I'm sure there will be.


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Re: [Hampshire] Printers

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 16:06:44 +
Owain via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Owain,

>I am so regretting accepting a free HP Officejet printer.  The software 
>works ok, but for me part of the open source ethic is being able to use 
>non OEM cartridges 

I use non-HP ink cartridges in my OfficeJet without issues.

I know there was a time when HP silently blocked the possibility of using
non-HP cartridges, but that decision was soon reversed after a *massive*
outcry (no doubt followed by a downturn in sales) from pretty much all
quarters.  All this was in late 2016, BTW.  Maybe a firmware update is
in order.

Despite the reversal, HP did not apologise for the block.  Nor did they
say that they wouldn't do it again.  Therefore, once you've performed a
firmware update (if applicable) I suggest you prevent your printer from
auto-updating firmware in future.

TBH, the whole debacle seriously knocked my confidence(1) in HP.  When my
current printer dies.  I may well buy from another supplier with better
open-source credentials.

(1)  Possibly too strong a word.  HP's Linux/open-source support is
patchy, at best.

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Re: [Hampshire] Au revoir mes amis

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 18:58:12 +0100
Chris Dennis via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Chris,

>a special HantsLUG meeting in sunny Brittany sometime? 'Bringing a box' 
>all that way could be tricky though.

Not if it were a box of chocolates.   ;-)

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Re: [Hampshire] Colour Printer Replacement

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Fri, 21 Jul 2017 13:27:58 +0100
Roger Munford via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Roger,

>replacement are weird. The toner is so expensive in comparison to the 
>actual printer. Is this just a marketing ploy or is toner expensive to 
>manufacture.

Similar things apply to inkjet printers.  That is, the ink is expensive
compared to the price of the printer.  Printers are (more or less) sold
at cost (if not a loss).  Where printer makers make their money is on the
sale of consumables; ink(1), toner, etc.  So much so, that HP even went
to the extent of locking out third party ink cartridges so they couldn't
be used in HP machines. A decision that, thankfully, was reversed.

Short version;  It's largely a marketing ploy.

(1) Ink can cost around £990 a litre - over 840 times the price of
petrol (based on my printer's ink costs and local petrol prices).

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Re: [Hampshire] general genealogy questions?

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 12:11:06 +
"A. J. Trickett via Hampshire"  wrote:

Hello A.,

>Wondered if people had any opinion on which was best value, Find 
>My Past or Ancestry.com?

Whilst there's much overlap between the two, you may find that,
ultimately, you'll need data from both of them.  For example, only FMP
has the 1939 National Identity Register.  The most obvious variation is
in the Parish Register image sets they have available.

Also, do as I do and keep an eye on http://genealogydiscount.co.uk/ for
discounts.  Sometimes, you can get as much as 50% off an annual
subscription.
Should you be concerned; the site isn't a data mining site (you don't
need to enter anything at all to use it, not even an email address) and I
have no association with them other than as a satisfied user.

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Re: [Hampshire] Quite a good joke

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:58:51 +0100
Roger Munford via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Roger,

>It may already be widespread but I had never heard it before my son

You're not alone;  I don't recall hearing it before, either.

Nice one.   :-)

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Re: [Hampshire] Village History Website

[Brad Rogers via Hampshire]

On Tue, 3 May 2016 16:56:16 +0100
Chris Dennis via Hampshire  wrote:

Hello Chris,

>guessing that there is a fairly small audience for this sort of local
>interest stuff).

You might be surprised - Family historians/genealogists *love* this type
of thing as it helps them to add context to what might otherwise be a
rather 'dry' read.

Sure, it's never going to beat youtube, but that's not the point.

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