[OCLUG-Tech] Linux games, "free" for some version of "free"

2017-12-29 Thread Rob Echlin
oon, again. All my very best,Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, Canada - http://rob2.echlin.ca/ - https://linkedin.com/in/robechlin ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

[OCLUG-Tech] Git and all that

2017-10-02 Thread Rob Echlin
s and people's experiences to the slides. All my very best,Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, Canada - http://rob2.echlin.ca/ - https://linkedin.com/in/robechlin ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailma

[OCLUG-Tech] Job: Hunted!

2017-07-21 Thread Rob Echlin
best,Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, Canada - http://rob2.echlin.ca/ - https://linkedin.com/in/robechlin ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Reminder: LITW 2017 This weekend!

2017-07-16 Thread Rob Echlin
HiI am bringing my son Robert Adams, my daughter Charlotte, and her friend Fiona.Looks like we will be going by bus. All my very best,Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, Canada - http://rob2.echlin.ca/ - https://linkedin.com/in/robechlin On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 12:47:01 PM

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] July Meeting: 2017-07-06 @ 19:00

2017-07-06 Thread Rob Echlin
7;s not as interesting to me to install it on OCLUGs site for just OCLUG, but I can set it up if people are interested. Rob On Thursday, July 6, 2017, 12:42:22 PM EDT, Rob Echlin wrote: Hi Scott,If you like, I could talk about GitLab vs. GitHub. Also, would OCLUG be interested in hosting a mu

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] July Meeting: 2017-07-06 @ 19:00

2017-07-06 Thread Rob Echlin
each of several other groups.For instance, if OPAG wanted to have an Open source alternative to their existing Slack channel, we could provide it.Advantage: your old data doesn't disappear after a few months. All my very best,Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, Canada - http:/

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Anyone have a kijiji scraper?

2017-05-24 Thread Rob Echlin
I went looking for an API for Kijiji.Kijiji is part of Ebay's group of companies, and there may be an API in eBay's system. Also, there is a screen scraper for Kijiji in NPM.https://www.npmjs.com/package/kijiji-scraper Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, Canada - h

[OCLUG-Tech] What is the easiest, most reliable email +calendar serv(er|ice) for a small biz?

2017-05-23 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi For a small tech biz, 30 - 100 employees, HQ in Kanata, offices worldwide, IT = one guy. What is the best local server on Linux? Would you choose cloud? Any mail services based in Europe, where the data rules are more protective? All my very best, Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311

[OCLUG-Tech] What happens when an 18 year old buys a mainframe?

2017-05-16 Thread Rob Echlin
Pretty much what happens when any geek buys a mainframe. Rob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45X4VP8CGtk -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, Canada - http://rob2.echlin.ca/ - https://linkedin.com/in/robechlin ___ Linux mailing list Linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Looking for a Linux Consultant

2017-05-10 Thread Rob Echlin
provide: - offsite backups- VPN access for people working from home at least occasionally I am available at this time, but am interviewing for full time work.Call me and we can chat. I think there are others here who would also be interested. Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, Canada

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] need some advice on how to prune my current wiki so i can move it

2017-03-31 Thread Rob Echlin
The fact that it's a wiki makes me suspicious that you have pictures or other media.Yes, there is history, but media could make it look trivial. Rob From: Robert P. J. Day To: Ottawa Linux Users Group Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 3:51 PM Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] need some advice on how t

[OCLUG-Tech] SUSE Expert Day in Montreal

2017-03-19 Thread Rob Echlin
You can find out more at suse.com/events""" All my very best,Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, Canada - http://rob2.echlin.ca/ - https://linkedin.com/in/robechlin ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] February Meeting: 2017-02-02 @ 19:00

2017-02-02 Thread Rob Echlin
ouple of week ago tried to "apt-get install ssh-server". And apparently I didn't notice the list of packages offered by apt, which I just saw now when checking my syntax. Maybe my original spelling was worse than that? All my very best, Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] February Meeting: 2017-02-02 @ 19:00

2017-02-02 Thread Rob Echlin
ver. I am using 16.04 LTS, Xubuntu. All my very best,Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_echlin/ - http://talksoftware.wordpress.com From: Stephen M. Webb To: Rob Echlin ; Ottawa Linux Users Group Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2017 3:40

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] February Meeting: 2017-02-02 @ 19:00

2017-02-02 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi!See you guys tonight! Anyone know how to tell Ubuntu to turn on a network on bootup, before anyone logs in?(Yeah, that's easy.)But the kicker is, it has to be a WiFi network, instead of wired Ethernet. All my very best,Rob (Sorry for the double-send, Scott)  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 61

[OCLUG-Tech] Server to host high school project?

2016-12-27 Thread Rob Echlin
HiMy friend Bahman's son is working on a high school project, trying out sql injection and other attacks. Is there a public server or site that you know of that would be interested in hosting this type of school project? Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] static ip setup for Linux Mint 18 and similar

2016-12-13 Thread Rob Echlin
or Fev if the college can't find us a room in time for Jan. All my very best,Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_echlin/ - http://talksoftware.wordpress.com On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 4:39 PM, J C Nash wrote: Thanks to all for

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] December Meeting: 2016-12-01 @ 19:00

2016-11-28 Thread Rob Echlin
- Go down that hall about 6 or 10 feet to the first door on the left. - If I understand the map correctly, that's B-185. All my very best, Rob Last month's meeting was in 242. -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 - Ottawa, ON https://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_echl

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] December Meeting: 2016-12-01 @ 19:00

2016-11-28 Thread Rob Echlin
Scott, your change to the room number has been applied to all of the previous couple of months, as well as Nov, on the web site.This makes it look as if we are going to the same room we went to last month. What room was it last month? Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] December Meeting: 2016-12-01 @ 19:00

2016-11-28 Thread Rob Echlin
Algonquin has a roomfinder on their web site, but it's a pain to use. - Algonquin College - Room Finder | | | Algonquin College - Room Finder | | |  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_echlin/ - http://talksoftware.wordpres

[OCLUG-Tech] Dec meeting?

2016-11-28 Thread Rob Echlin
Just checking.Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_echlin/ - http://talksoftware.wordpress.com ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem posting to the list

2016-10-06 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Tom,I had that problem with a list a while back.Turned out my mail client "selected" the wrong email return address from the 3 or 4 that it knew about.And so my email was not from an accredited member address of the list. Do you have more than one email address? All my very best,R

[OCLUG-Tech] Now Available, one experienced build system developer

2016-10-03 Thread Rob Echlin
side and the development team. I look forward to the meeting on Thursday.I have this software on my Linux laptop, it keeps trying to give me apples for Scouts.Is it ransomware? 8^) All my very best,Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_echlin

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to best (securely?) install S/W on 1000s of remote sites?

2016-09-22 Thread Rob Echlin
 -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_echlin/ - http://talksoftware.wordpress.com On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 11:48 PM, RICHARD LEIR wrote: did you look at Koan (sub-package of Cobbler)?KoanDoesReinstall – cobbler

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OpenStack

2016-03-06 Thread Rob Echlin
years).We also have customers OEM'ing our general IoT products as part of their specific product. You asked about Ottawa companies - parts of the IoT products are designed in Ottawa, with some of the support and professional services also based here. All my very best,Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-10 Thread Rob Echlin
Oh. Wow. Sorry for the repeated mailout.There it was in my drafts, and I thought, "Oh. Must not have sent it, or it didn't work."I'm not blaming Yahoo Mail, I should have checked. My apologies for snow falls of email. All my very best,Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread Rob Echlin
inting out that site, TTER.ca, I didn't know about it. All my very best, Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_echlin/ - http://talksoftware.wordpress.com On Saturday, January 9, 2016 2:45 PM, Roland Renaud <2rjren...@gmail.com> wrote:

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread Rob Echlin
27;t be at the meetings this year. All my very best,Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_echlin/ - http://talksoftware.wordpress.com On Saturday, January 9, 2016 7:47 AM, Roland Renaud <2rjren...@gmail.com> wrote: There are probabl

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone set up gitlab community edition?

2016-01-04 Thread Rob Echlin
er it to require the CAPCHA again, possibly by failing your password several times. It works  OK for me. All my very best,Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_echlin/ - http://talksoftware.wordpress.com On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 11:

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Reminder: Linux in the Wild 2015 - July 12 @ 13:00

2015-07-12 Thread Rob Echlin
HiIf Ian has room in his trunk, I will bring 2 ballot boxes and a huge cheque.I found these recently in my bedroom, hiding in plain sight,  leaning against the wall, behind boxes and stuff piles about 2 or 3 feet high. All my very best,Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Reminder: Linux in the Wild 2015 - July 12 @ 13:00

2015-07-11 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Apparently I am bringing veggies and fruit, and maybe some tuna sandwiches, some pre-flavored tuna. I tried one today and liked it!Sorry, Lemon and Pepper won't be available. I only bought one! All my very best,Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Reminder: Linux in the Wild 2015 - July 12 @ 13:00

2015-07-11 Thread Rob Echlin
I am bringing my 2 kids. Did Ian Gorman say he  was coming?Cause we are riding with him. Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller On Sunday, July 5, 2015 8:58 AM, Murphy Scott wrote

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] "git fetch" versus "git fetch --tags"?

2015-07-01 Thread Rob Echlin
If I remember correctly, "git push" has similar stuff.You need to run "git push", then "git push --tags" to push your tags.I don't think you will get the delta pushed with the --tags version.So I think it may be similar with fetch. All my very best,Rob  

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] another philosophical question about git -- avoiding merge problems

2015-06-13 Thread Rob Echlin
 -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller On Thursday, May 14, 2015 6:18 PM, Bill Strosberg wrote: On 15-05-06 06:45 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: >  yet another process-oriented question about

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Reminder: The OCLUG AGM is during the April Meeting

2015-03-22 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Scott,How is the meeting on April 8, if it is on the "first" Thursday of the month?Did I miss a change in the schedule? Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller On Tuesday, March 17, 20

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Weekly legal newsletter pitch

2015-02-17 Thread Rob Echlin
+1 ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] next meeting? and free wireless routers

2015-01-05 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Rob, I am interested in picking up one of those. I expect to make it to the meeting on Thursday. One that the WRT project supports would be better, but I definitely need a router. All my very best, Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 - Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com

[OCLUG-Tech] Nov meeting?

2014-10-31 Thread Rob Echlin
HiAny location and topics for Nov? Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] philosophy of initial content for git repository?

2014-10-05 Thread Rob Echlin
lank space at the start of the line. In XML, though, indenting can mess it up. All my very best, Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 - Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller On Tuesday, September 23, 2014 2:28 PM, Paul Hays wrote:

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] linux in the wet?

2014-07-13 Thread Rob Echlin
;, I'm not sure. ) All my very best, Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller On Sunday, July 13, 2014 10:00:08 AM, Rob Echlin wrote: > > >I ride a bike, and I'm swimming

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] linux in the wet?

2014-07-13 Thread Rob Echlin
I ride a bike, and I'm swimming down the road, swimmy, swimmy road, swimmy, swimmy road. (The original, about a dwarf digging a hole, is stuck in my head just now...)(sorry )   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.googl

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] RVSP for Linux In The Wild

2014-07-12 Thread Rob Echlin
Actually, the water in the streams is quite a bit higher than usual. The river might not be safe. We will have to evaluate at the time - so don't promise wading to the kids! Anyone able to give me and two kids a ride? We live at Bayshore, as many of you know. All my very best, Rob   --

[OCLUG-Tech] Tech Writer job for very technical person

2014-03-20 Thread Rob Echlin
writers, but with technical experience and training. All my very best, Rob P.S. If you apply, let me know, so we will know, please.   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller

[OCLUG-Tech] Fw: [Enlightenment-announce] 1.9.0-alpha1 Pre-release: EFL, Elementary, Evas_Generic_Loaders, Emotion_Generic_Players

2014-02-12 Thread Rob Echlin
Now that's how you announce new software!   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 4:54:32 PM, Michael Blumenkrantz wrote: It's that time again! Stefan i

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] RHEL/Centos compatibility for new chipsets

2014-02-06 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Steve Is that a 64bit installer? I would expect a 32 bit might have trouble, but not sure what would cause such a problem. How far did you get in the install? Might one of your previous choices have caused the problem? Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http

[OCLUG-Tech] Database version control

2013-12-20 Thread Rob Echlin
t/sql-source-control/ All my very best, Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] books

2013-12-19 Thread Rob Echlin
I think "he never read a book" means he never read paper books. Some programs are going that way now. All the texts are in ebook form and you are required to have a laptop **OR** a tablet to take the course. My example is from Algonquin, but I think some universities are doing that, too. Rob

[OCLUG-Tech] If not Dice, what?

2013-12-19 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi guys, I'm sure some of you use Dice, but there have to be other places to look, maybe even some specific to open source jobs. What do you follow instead of Dice to 'track trends' in your job sector? Thanks, Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  O

[OCLUG-Tech] Open source 'R' useful for Big Data Visualization - "Dice"

2013-12-19 Thread Rob Echlin
cts/?CMPID=EM_SV_UP_JS_AD_LC_AD_&utm_source=Cheetahmail&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Advisory_Lifecycle&om_rid=AAGso-&om_mid=_BQI8$-B8tYqRPk&dadv&om_rid=AACYL-&om_mid=_BSswozB83QeqWD&dice 'R' - not just for academics and pirates anymore! Ro

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Advise needed regarding Ubuntu upgrade

2013-11-03 Thread Rob Echlin
+1 on all the advice so far. I use separate partitions for /home on all my home machines. Ubuntu and pretty much all other distros offer an optional install path that allows you to choose to mount some other drive or partition as /home. Just be sure to uncheck the "format" option! With a 500GB

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Wind River has some open linux positions in Kanata

2013-11-03 Thread Rob Echlin
System Administrator' roles > lately. >> Any leads are appreciated! >> >> Thanks, >> Jeff >> >> >>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Rob Echlin > wrote: >>> >>> Hi >>> Wind River has some open linux positions in K

[OCLUG-Tech] Game system photos on Wikipedia given a huge boost

2013-11-01 Thread Rob Echlin
  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

[OCLUG-Tech] Wind River has some open linux positions in Kanata

2013-10-30 Thread Rob Echlin
//windriver.tms.hrdepartment.com/ And then restrict the sites list to Kanata. Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller  ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Au revoir!

2013-09-06 Thread Rob Echlin
the members. Rob > > From: Richard Guy Briggs >To: Rob Echlin >Cc: "linux@lists.oclug.on.ca" >Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2013 1:04:26 PM >Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Au revoir! > > >On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 09:41:16A

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Au revoir!

2013-09-06 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Aaron, Thanks, And thanks to you for stepping up to take the Treasurer position. Rob > > From: Aaron Wilcox >To: Rob Echlin >Cc: "linux@lists.oclug.on.ca" >Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2013 12:44:25 PM >Subject: Re: [OCLUG-

[OCLUG-Tech] Au revoir!

2013-09-05 Thread Rob Echlin
be at club meetings for the next year or two, at least 8 times a year, probably 10. I will continue to be on the mail lists, and sometimes on IRC. All my very best, Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coder

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Troubles installing with Suse USB stick

2013-08-13 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Sean, sudo is apparently one of the things you need to add to the image, at least on the Live part. Workaround: > su - (enter password for OCLUG user.) $ yast Rob > > From: Sean Rickerd >To: Rob Echlin ; Rick >Cc: "linux@lists.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Troubles installing with Suse USB stick

2013-08-13 Thread Rob Echlin
dware compatibility. I don't know what distros support Mac hardware, especially new Mac hardware. It may be worth checking on this. Anyone know more? We do have some Mac users. Good luck. All my very best, Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.c

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Troubles installing with Suse USB stick

2013-08-12 Thread Rob Echlin
ink it means when it says "Ncurses selected but no terminal available". Does anyone know what the name of the application is in SUSE that installs SUSE onto the hard disk from a Live USB stick? Did anyone else try to install from the usb sticks that Sean Rickerd provided at the meeting las

[OCLUG-Tech] Troubles installing with Suse USB stick

2013-08-11 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi When I run things from the live CD, I get an error: "GTK GUI wanted but not found" ... "Ncurses selected but no terminal available" I can't figure out how to run it from the command line - no idea what it is called. Suggestions? Thanks! Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 6

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] i'm assuming there is no august meeting?

2013-08-06 Thread Rob Echlin
talk and demo of the BTRFS (Butter/Better/B-Tree File System) which is considered production ready with SUSE Linux -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller > > From:

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] detecting subversion not connected

2013-07-17 Thread Rob Echlin
languages. Perl and Python are both listed. There are some examples in the redbean book. - http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.6/svn-book.html Good luck, and I hope this helps. Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.g

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] July meetup - "Linux in the Wild"

2013-07-13 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Qingwei, You are welcome to come! We will be near the south end of Strathcona Park. All my very best, Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller > > From: Q

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] July meetup - "Linux in the Wild"

2013-07-13 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Tomorrow brings one of the best networking opportunities of the OCLUG calendar. Make this your opportunity to talk face to face! How many of those laptops are hiding a marvellous beard, or maybe a clean-shaven face? Ciao! Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http

[OCLUG-Tech] July meetup - "Linux in the Wild"

2013-07-08 Thread Rob Echlin
and stuff.   RSVP, with adult and child counts, so we can decide how much pop and juice to bring. Looking forward to seeing you! Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hiring: PHP Developers

2013-07-05 Thread Rob Echlin
ot;, or "which Sunday in July?" Again, I'm sorry we haven't clarified the date yet. Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller > > From: Jean-Luc

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] July Meetup

2013-07-02 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Sean, In place of a July meeting we have a family picnic on a Sunday. The meeting for August is not set yet, since our meeting space at Shopify is not available on our regular meeting night, but will probably be either the first or second Tuesday.   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311

[OCLUG-Tech] Breakout groups at the meeting

2013-06-02 Thread Rob Echlin
y to split up the groups? - What topics would you like to see this Thursday? - Can you provide a quick demo or 5 minute presentation for this month or August, Sept? Thanks! Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] the rest of the beaglebone black parts have arrived

2013-05-27 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Rob, Demo of the Beagle Board sounds great! One option is to do that as one of the topics for the breakout sessions? You can have the projector if lots of people want to take part. Rob > > From: Robert P. J. Day >To: Ottawa Linux Users Group >Sent: Saturd

[OCLUG-Tech] Embedded developer with virtualization exp

2013-05-21 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Wind River (Kanata) has a few jobs open at the moment. This one was in my inbox this morning. Rob https://windriver.tms.hrdepartment.com/jobs/3457/Embedded-Linux-Developer-Open-Virtualization-ProductKanata-ON -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help for new Linux users - before the club meeting

2013-05-06 Thread Rob Echlin
long for 5 minutes?) - or maybe use the VM, not showing how to set it up, to demonstrate a database on a server or use two of them to demonstrate failover? - simple programming demo - simple shell script demo   - anyone got scripts they use a lot?   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottaw

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help for new Linux users - before the club meeting

2013-05-05 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Ed and Roland, I would be in favour of renaming this to "Learning more about Linux", or similar. We can have one or two volunteers take a total newbie or two off to a different table and discuss their issues separately. We have not been promoting the "new to linux" session outside the club,

[OCLUG-Tech] KDE is fast and small?

2013-04-15 Thread Rob Echlin
55% less memory used than Mint's Cinnamon. ? Measured with:  - free -m Source: http://www.datamation.com/open-source/gnome-or-kde-the-old-question-is-new-today-1.html Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.googl

[OCLUG-Tech] Apache OpenMeetings

2013-04-09 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Does anyone here know anything about Apache OpenMeetings? Would there be any benefit in running it on a server for the club? Could it of interest to Linux gamers, as a way to replace Skype? Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Building Windows Games with Unity

2013-04-09 Thread Rob Echlin
And one of their platforms is indeed Linux. It's a work-in-progress effort, though. Rob > > From: Rob Echlin >To: OCLUG- Lists >Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 10:22:33 AM >Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] Building Windows Games with Unity > >

[OCLUG-Tech] Building Windows Games with Unity

2013-04-09 Thread Rob Echlin
word, but AFAICT (IANAL) you can trademark it within a narrow product range. So Canonical came second (or more). Now, if only you could publish to Unity from Unity, while running Unity on Unity or even on Gnome or LXDE, that would be cool. Although not $1500 worth of cool. Rob   -- Rob Echl

[OCLUG-Tech] New board members

2013-04-03 Thread Rob Echlin
have an exciting set of changes proposed for the new year. This is a good time to participate in positive change for the Linux and Open Source community in Ottawa! All my very best, Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http

[OCLUG-Tech] help for new Linux users - before the club meeting

2013-04-01 Thread Rob Echlin
, please let us know. email for this group is: h...@oclug.on.ca Some web pages with help information are available on our wiki at: - http://wiki.oclug.on.ca/wiki/GettingStarted Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http

[OCLUG-Tech] email on Linux - AGM discussion suggestion

2013-04-01 Thread Rob Echlin
inux: http://ostatic.com/blog/is-a-new-approach-to-email-just-what-linux-needs All my very best, Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller ___ Linux mailing

[OCLUG-Tech] SIG's at OCLUG meetings?

2013-04-01 Thread Rob Echlin
st for the SIGs, and separate lists for any that get a lot of traffic? The Linux Photography SIG has its own mail list. Of course, all groups could schedule meetings at other times, as well. Goups are also invited to make short presentations to the main group, or long ones. All my very best, Rob

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] April Meeting: Annual General Meeting

2013-03-30 Thread Rob Echlin
hi Rober, What John means is: Newcomers are Welcome! Please join us! You may also wish to stay for the Beer SIG after the meeting. Actual consumption of alcoholic beverages not required - they a have other stuff. Rob -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OVLUG

2013-03-26 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Rick, I forwarded to my brother who is in the area. I like the light bulb. Rob > > From: Rick Malone >To: li...@oclug.on.ca >Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:57:41 PM >Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] OVLUG > >I'd like to let the OCLUG know that I am trying to get th

[OCLUG-Tech] "Software freedom day" spawns: "Culture" freedom day

2013-03-24 Thread Rob Echlin
Let's see: - Software Freedom Day - Hardware Freedom Day - Culture Freedom Day What would "Freedom Freedom Day" mean? Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] A New Linux Users Group

2013-03-24 Thread Rob Echlin
with the question of how to grow our own group. You can look at our board minutes to see some of our discussions. http://wiki.oclug.on.ca/wiki/OclugBoardMeetings Rob E -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to set up "passwordless" ssh login?

2013-03-20 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Rob, Yup. As you said elsewhere. No way around this without some r/w space. Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller > > From: Robert P. J. Day >To: Rob Ech

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to set up "passwordless" ssh login?

2013-03-19 Thread Rob Echlin
ction to the target, this would be an easy extra step. You can add their keys to the server account when you need to, then they have passwordless access to that account. Rob   > > From: Robert P. J. Day >To: Rob Echlin >Cc: Ottawa Linux Us

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to set up "passwordless" ssh login?

2013-03-19 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Rob, 1) I believe that the location where the SSH server looks for keys can be configured in /etc in its config fiile. Is that on a read-only location, too? 2) Given what you do every day, I think there is some possibility that you are going to burn the file system on the remote system yourse

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to use udevadm to print *just* KERNEL and SUBSYSTEM?

2013-03-16 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Rob Taking the simple method, this works for me: udevadm info -a -p $(udevadm info -q path -n /dev/tty3) | grep -e KERNEL -e SUBSYSTEM Signed, Captain Obvious!   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller

[OCLUG-Tech] Jobs at Wind River

2013-03-15 Thread Rob Echlin
the jobs in Kanata: https://windriver.tms.hrdepartment.com/cgi-bin/a/searchjobs_quick.cgi?&geog=Kanata_ON_CA Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller ___ L

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] [OT] Greeting, Introduction Qingwei Zhang.

2013-03-12 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Qingwei Zhang, It's good to hear from you. Thank you for joining our list. Your experience sounds impressive! I look forward to meeting you in person at the April meeting. Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.googl

[OCLUG-Tech] Meeting tonight! Tiki-Wiki presentation!

2013-03-07 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi We are meeting downtown at Shopify, 7pm. I look forward to seeing you there! Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller ___ Linux mailing list Linux

[OCLUG-Tech] how to find speakers: was "more emphasis on online tutorials as opposed to meetings?"

2013-02-21 Thread Rob Echlin
e will find interesting. Everyone present seemed to enjoy the talks, and the after talk at the bar. Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller - Forwarded Message - >From: Rob Echlin >To:

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] more emphasis on online tutorials as opposed to meetings?

2013-02-17 Thread Rob Echlin
would be come more >friendly to people who can only suggest topics for other people to >present.  Finally, informal clouds of people who do things and people >who read things and people who participate in other ways could submit >suggestions feeling they are submitting

[OCLUG-Tech] Jobs at Wind River Systems

2013-02-11 Thread Rob Echlin
A couple of higher level jobs for people with experience in C, assembly, embedded real-time. One for a test engineer with some programming experience. - "Assets" list includes XML, Python, C. https://windriver.tms.hrdepartment.com/cgi-bin/a/searchjobs_quick.cgi Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B

[OCLUG-Tech] Fw: [Clg] Microsoft sur le conseil exécutif du PQ

2013-02-10 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi The PQ bought an estimated $500,000 of software from Microsoft without having public bids, in October, and it was revealed only last Thursday. Couldn't find an English version of the story. Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  -

[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM and electons at the April meeting

2013-02-05 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi This is an official announcement that OCLUG will have its AGM and Board elections at the April meeting. That will be on April 4. Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller

[OCLUG-Tech] Share, share - Hauppauge 150

2013-02-05 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi I will bring a WinTV card to Share, Share on Thursday. Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http

[OCLUG-Tech] Shopify hiring, getting more space at 126 York

2013-02-01 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Seems they are taking over the rest of the 3rd floor. Expecting to grow to 250 employees by end of 2013. Rob Story in OBJ. http://www.obj.ca/Technology/2013-02-01/article-3168116/Shopify-expands-to-accommodate-100-new-hires/1 -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Feb 7 meeting - "Share"

2013-01-27 Thread Rob Echlin
When I set up the meeting info, I changed the title to "Share, Share", and add the "What's New and Cool in Linux" idea, as suggested by Dmitriy. Rob >________ > From: Rob Echlin >To: OCLUG- Lists >Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013

[OCLUG-Tech] Feb 7 meeting - "Share"

2013-01-27 Thread Rob Echlin
the Feb 7 OCLUG meeting) Location: Shopify, 126 York St, back door of the building, same as the OCLUG meetings. Ciao! Rob   -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller _

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