Re: [GLLUG] JOB | Startup in London, UK (Blockchain, Cryptocurrency)

2023-07-14 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2023-07-14 18:42, Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG wrote: On 2023-07-14 16:06, James Tobin via GLLUG wrote: Hello, Fuck off, James. Just to add to this: I'm not a list admin anymore but, if I were, this is now grounds for a permanent ban. James has a very long history of ignoring the list's

Re: [GLLUG] JOB | Startup in London, UK (Blockchain, Cryptocurrency)

2023-07-14 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2023-07-14 16:06, James Tobin via GLLUG wrote: Hello, Fuck off, James. -- GLLUG mailing list GLLUG@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug

[GLLUG] Caution with recruitment agencies

2023-06-08 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
Even after 20-odd years as a contractor, you can still be surprised by recruitment agencies. A contract recently blew up on me in a new and exciting way, here's the story: https://blog.hinterlands.org/2023/06/when-contract-hunting-goes-wrong-teksystems-allegis-group/ -- GLLUG mailing

Re: [GLLUG] JOB | Lead Linux Sysadmin (Edinburgh/London)

2023-03-14 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2023-03-14 12:29, Andy Smith via GLLUG wrote: Hello, On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 09:49:11AM +, John Hearns via GLLUG wrote: We had endless wrangling about this in the early days. As I remember we had one problem recruiter. And do you remember who that was? James Tobin. I guess he

Re: [GLLUG] JOB | Lead Linux Sysadmin (Edinburgh/London)

2023-03-08 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2023-03-08 10:50, Rizwan Syed via GLLUG wrote: guys who let recruiters use the group mailing address? this should not be allowed (Please don't top post) The rule used to be that recruiters were allowed to infrequently post here providing that they were clear about things like who the

Re: [GLLUG] JOB | Lead Linux Sysadmin (Edinburgh/London)

2023-03-08 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2023-03-08 10:46, James Tobin via GLLUG wrote: Hello, I'm working with an employer that is looking to hire someone in (Edinburgh or London) that can administer on-prem and vmware platforms. Consequently, I had hoped that some members of this group may like to discuss further. I can be

Re: [GLLUG] Direct Fibre To The House

2022-08-29 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2022-08-29 12:33, Andy Smith via GLLUG wrote: I would expect most domestic broadband to come with non-static IPv6, yes. For no other reason than that a static v6 assignment is useful to a minority, and therefore worth charging extra for. Speaking for two ISPs I use, Zen and AA, both

Re: [GLLUG] Debian mobile phone

2022-04-16 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2022-04-16 12:55, Alain D D Williams via GLLUG wrote: Does anyone have any experience with this ? What should I look for ? What avoid ? AFAIK you have precisely one vendor option that will fit your requirements, a PinePhone. -- GLLUG mailing list GLLUG@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [GLLUG] Job Posting

2021-10-06 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2021-10-06 11:35, John Hearns via GLLUG wrote: Lee, I for one do not see a problem in a job ad. Having worked for Framestore a good few years ago I can recommend anyone to go work for an effects company. It is hard work but you will work with some brilliant and creative people. As someone

Re: [GLLUG] BEST NIX-BASED ROUTER

2021-06-17 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2021-06-17 11:58, Alistair Mann via GLLUG wrote: My solution was to write a FUSE filesystem You were wrong the moment you decided that writing a filesystem was a good idea. -- GLLUG mailing list GLLUG@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug

Re: [GLLUG] BEST NIX-BASED ROUTER

2021-06-16 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2021-06-16 13:13, John Edwards via GLLUG wrote: The Ubiquiti look pretty, and can work well, but have a history of poor compliance with the GPL as well as a very bad approach to security: I am a unifi fanboi, and run their kits for my (fairly complex) home network. I recommend them to

Re: [GLLUG] Best NIX-based router/software for a small business network

2021-06-15 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2021-06-15 18:12, gvim via GLLUG wrote: Didn't OpenWRT have some security holes a while back? I'm trying to sell clients on a first line of defence against potential ransomware attacks so I need something rock solid. There are many vectors for ransomware that aren't the router/firewall. If

Re: [GLLUG] Best NIX-based router/software for a small business network

2021-06-14 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2021-06-14 15:42, gvim via GLLUG wrote: With ransomeware becoming a threat to both small and large businesses I'm inclined to advise small businesses to change their router as a first line of defence. What is currently the best NIX-based router/software? pfSense? If I was installing such a

Re: [GLLUG] Power control over IP

2021-05-29 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2021-05-29 16:19, stuart taylor via GLLUG wrote: Can anyone point me towards a suitable 'power supply over IP' solution? Are there any drawbacks to using these? Anything by APC. It's perfectly normal and reasonable to have remote control power. -- GLLUG mailing list

Re: [GLLUG] Using IPv6 addresses with Debian

2021-03-11 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2021-03-11 15:14, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: IPv6 is designed so that a single address can be allocated to multiple interfaces, for example in a round-robin That's not a "design" of IPv6 but rather a function of 802.3ad. -- GLLUG mailing list GLLUG@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [GLLUG] Teddy bear principle

2020-12-23 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-12-23 10:42, Andrew Black via GLLUG wrote: I cant put my finger on where it came from (does it matter). Google is taking me to all sorts of sites like "how to make teddies" and "why teddies are called ted". Rubber duck debugging. -- GLLUG mailing list GLLUG@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [GLLUG] request for IT security assistance

2020-10-23 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-10-23 21:06, MJ via GLLUG wrote: This is a request from private, non commercial, non legal human being. What's a "non legal human being"? I'd appreciate if some one lands me a hand. With? -- GLLUG mailing list GLLUG@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [GLLUG] Moving from a Paradox database on Microsoft to Linux

2020-07-28 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-07-28 17:40, John Winters via GLLUG wrote: Importing into any Linux database from a CSV file is easy-peasy and can be accomplished in 5-10 lines of code. That is almost certainly guaranteed not to work for any relational database as the relations will not be maintained. -- GLLUG

Re: [GLLUG] Moving from a Paradox database on Microsoft to Linux

2020-07-28 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-07-28 17:01, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: Hello, I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database to something suitable on Linux. Any information welcome. Thanks. A little googling suggests there are tools for automatically converting paradox database to

Re: [GLLUG] Retrieving debian source package.

2020-07-12 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-07-12 10:14, Tim Woodall via GLLUG wrote: E: Can not find version '4.6-1+deb10u2' of package 'squid' E: Unable to find a source package for squid ... I have this in my lists: Package: squid Binary: squid3, squid, squid-common, squidclient, squid-cgi, squid-purge Version:

Re: [GLLUG] KVM Performance

2020-06-09 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-06-09 21:51, Ken Smith via GLLUG wrote: What to conclude? Is the hardware just not fast enough? Are newer processors better at abstracting the VM guests with less performance impact? What am I missing?? The more levels of indirection you have between any 2 components in a system the

Re: [GLLUG] How worried should I be ...

2020-05-22 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-05-22 16:37, Alain D D Williams via GLLUG wrote: The message below was put to all login sessions this morning. I have never seen this before. There is nothing more in /var/log/messages. You probably have faulty RAM. Run memtest. -- GLLUG mailing list GLLUG@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [GLLUG] moving a fixed ip number

2020-02-04 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-02-04 11:09, Oliver Howe via GLLUG wrote: It is a leased line into my office. I want to move to a new provider (the current one is more of a reseller) and keep the same IP address as a lot of my clients allow me access to their systems based on my IP address. According to whois the owner

Re: [GLLUG] Web hosting

2020-01-16 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-01-16 20:10, Alistair Mann via GLLUG wrote: Bytemark still are imho Many tech people I talk to say there has (had) been a noticeable and noticed degradation in their service since the buyout. I personally voted with my feet as soon as the buyout went ahead: I will not knowingly