[plug] Revisiting PLUG

2014-06-05 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Today, I thought of saying Hi to this good old mailing list while I was cleaning my inbox, and also because I recognized some members of this list on security reports that reached my "other" inbox the other day. So I looked into the threads as far as 2013 and I noticed that the topics are generall

Re: [plug] HIgh availability requirements

2013-03-01 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Hi Bong, Your question reminded me of my projects and PLUG presentations[1] back in 2002 -2005. I'm just surprised to hear that people are still recommending the use of Heartbeat/DRBD for implementing a redundant website infrastructure. Back then, DRBD isn't fast enough for our application and mad

Re: [plug] Linux Phones in the Market

2010-08-05 Thread Ariz Jacinto
google nexus one On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Danny Ching wrote: > talaga bang mahilig sa mura ang PLUGers? Parang wala pang naka xperia, droid > or HTC desire sa mga nag-reply ah? hehehe > _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List ht

[plug] mifos: open source MIS for microfinance

2010-06-06 Thread Ariz Jacinto
I saw an open source project intended for microfinance called mifos[1]. What's interesting though is that they have an office in the Philippines and they're hiring hiring for a systems administrator[2]. Here's a TEDxSeattle video[3] of one of the projects that their parent foundation[4] is working

[plug] MSFT now have access to AMZN's patent on Linux-based servers

2010-02-22 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Microsoft signed a patent cross-license agreement with Amazon.com Inc[1] which provides each company with access to the other’s patent portfolio including coverage for Amazon’s use of Linux-based servers Ref: [1] http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2010/feb10/02-22MSAmazonPR.mspx ___

[plug] Inquirer: Filipina named VP/PM of Apache Archiva

2009-12-04 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Ref Links: http://www.inquirer.net/vdo/player.php?vid=728 http://archiva.apache.org/ http://www.packtpub.com/apache-maven-2-effective-implementations/book -- Sent from Seattle, WA, United States _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List h

[plug] Review of automation code set in February

2009-10-14 Thread Ariz Jacinto
here's an update for those who are following this thread[1] : "Review of automation code set in February"[2] (via Inquirer.net) [1] http://www.mentby.com/Group/plug/comelec-sued.html [2] http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20091014-230017/Review-of-automation-code-set-in-Febru

Re: [plug] The Death of Election 2010 Source Code Review

2009-09-24 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Hi Pablo, i'm curious. let's say that the source code will not be released for review, will the machine be available for testing though? On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Pablo Manalastas wrote: > The Death of Election 2010 Source Code Review > [Para hindi maging OT, the election programs run on

Re: [plug] Microsoft's vision of the future

2009-09-18 Thread Ariz Jacinto
back in the late 90s i got excited about the future after seeing nokia's presentation on mobile phones as a network gaming console. it's now a reality but it's dominated by non-nokia phones. On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 7:32 PM, fooler mail wrote: > > here is a simple one from our research ce

Re: [plug] Facebook Apps - Smiley

2009-09-17 Thread Ariz Jacinto
you need to post the web server error logs and your httpd.conf so that we could troubleshoot it for FREE :-) On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Oscar Plameras wrote: > ... The Facebook Apps is > still complaining with HTTP 500 error, meaning can't access one or several > files. > > The Smiley Face

Re: [plug] Nokia N900

2009-08-27 Thread Ariz Jacinto
I think the website is trying to impress geeks with its technical specifications[1] although it doesn't specify any of the ff: - battery life - amount of heat it generates - accelerometer - app store for maemo i just hope the maemo appstore won't have a separate download for dependencies and then

[plug] Microsoft contributes to Linux kernel

2009-07-20 Thread Ariz Jacinto
FTA[1]: " Microsoft is contributing thousands of lines of code to the Linux kernel, with the blessing of open-source leaders The contribution of code will make it possible to run a variety of Linux distributions as guests on Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization technology for Windows Server 2008

Re: [plug] Code Review & SysAdmin of Election 2010 Computers

2009-07-14 Thread Ariz Jacinto
G uses AES256 only for encryption/decryption, and not for computing > hashes.  I think SHA256 should work just fine. > > //PManalastas > > > --- On Tue, 7/14/09, Ariz Jacinto wrote: > >> From: Ariz Jacinto > >> Hi Pablo, >> >> There's a problem with t

Re: [plug] Code Review & SysAdmin of Election 2010 Computers

2009-07-13 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Hi Pablo, There's a problem with that suggestion since MD5[1] and SHA1[2] are both vulnerable to hash collisions[3]. Try AES-256 :-D [1] http://www.mscs.dal.ca/~selinger/md5collision/ [2] http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/ST/hash/statement.html [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_%28computer_sci

Re: [plug] Download the GPL'd code used in Kindle

2009-06-16 Thread Ariz Jacinto
te: > > I think you mean "human-readable" source code of Kindle? > > PRManalastas > *** > > --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Ariz Jacinto wrote: > >> FTA: "Amazon is pleased to make available to you for download an >> archive file of the machine readable sourc

[plug] Download the GPL'd code used in Kindle

2009-06-16 Thread Ariz Jacinto
FTA: "Amazon is pleased to make available to you for download an archive file of the machine readable source code ("Source Code") corresponding to modified software packages used in the Kindle device" http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200203720

Re: [plug] Better Distro

2009-04-27 Thread Ariz Jacinto
It seems like you'll be doing some MS Windows integration, so why not consider SUSE Linux Enterprise Server[1] ? ;-D [1] http://www.novell.com/products/server/interoperability.html On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 5:18 PM, AL Pelias wrote: > > ...May I know which is better distro CentOS or Ubuntu in th

Re: [plug] Open Source Activity Map according to RH

2009-04-23 Thread Ariz Jacinto
o' common guys! did anyone bother to read the report or the raw data[1]? SoC is not part of the metrics (yet) nor SourceForge, CodePlex, LaunchPad, etc. We even got 0 for the native language translation, maybe we should start from there and contribute more to Debian Tagalog[2] or Ubuntu Filipino[2]

[plug] oracle acquires sun/mysql

2009-04-20 Thread Ariz Jacinto
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/20/128246 say hello to percona :-D _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph

[plug] RP retailer Puregold goes for Linux-based system

2009-04-16 Thread Ariz Jacinto
FTA: http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20090416-199780/RP-retailer-goes-for-Linux-based-system "Puregold has ordered more than 2,000 licenses of TPLinux software [Linux-based point-of-sale or POS system], according to Paderborn, Germany-based Wincor Nixdorf, which sells ni

Re: [plug] Xaprb: 50 things to know before migrating Oracle to MySQL

2009-03-27 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Based on your example below, I understand why companies would want to use proprietary software because the available turn key solution[1] appeals to them and _not_ because it is a requirement for PCI-DSS[2] compliance. Maybe it's not what you really meant but the statement could easily be taken out

[plug] OpenWRT / DD-WRT are vulnerable to botnet worm

2009-03-24 Thread Ariz Jacinto
FTA: http://dronebl.org/blog/8 "...You are only vulnerable if: Your device is a mipsel device. Your device has telnet, SSH or web-based interfaces available to the WAN Your username and password combinations are weak, OR the daemons that your firmware uses are exploitable. As such, 90% of the ro

[plug] Xaprb: 50 things to know before migrating Oracle to MySQL

2009-03-12 Thread Ariz Jacinto
FTA: http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2009/03/13/50-things-to-know-before-migrating-oracle-to-mysql/ "[...] 1. Subqueries are poorly optimized. 2. Complex queries are a weak point. 3. The query executioner (aka query optimizer / planner) is less sophisticated. 4. Performance tuning and me

Re: [plug] PLUG Website

2009-03-12 Thread Ariz Jacinto
try using the acronym "A.S.A.P." next time ;-) On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Gabriel H. Mercado wrote: > [...] > funny how its getting attention now, after all these months I've been > waiting for comments. > > gary > > _ Philippine Linux User

Re: [plug] PLUG Website

2009-03-11 Thread Ariz Jacinto
can you make the contents of the aggregated feeds be displayed on the main page? On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Gabriel H. Mercado wrote: > I am hosting http://www.linux.org.ph/ > > _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists

[plug] PLUG & PHIWUG on Interoperability

2009-03-11 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Amusing post[1] from PHIWUG. But we did talked about PLUG, PHIWUG and interop though ;-) [1] http://msforums.ph/blogs/jayr/archive/2009/03/11/talk-about-interoperability.aspx _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.

Re: [plug] Optimal Number Files of Per Directory

2009-02-22 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Having the features of the latest filesystems is cool but i don't think we should be too adventurous on migrating production data immediately unless your job or business does *not* mind losing some data or, at least, service interruptions. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:17 AM, jan gestre wrote: > I

[plug] Xaprb: Migrating US Government applications from Oracle to MySQL

2009-02-19 Thread Ariz Jacinto
FTA: http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2009/02/19/migrating-us-government-applications-from-oracle-to-mysql/ " [...] Here are samples of the questions I heard: - Does MySQL provide encryption comparable to Oracle? - Can MySQL reach into Oracle to get legacy data? - Is there something comparable

Re: [plug] Optimal Number Files of Per Directory

2009-02-12 Thread Ariz Jacinto
first, you should think of the naming convention suited for your files and directories since they can be partitioned according to dept, groups, projects, clients, date, control numbers, etc. if i may ask, what filesystem are you going to use? are you expecting your users to browse/scan the fileserv

Re: [plug] "Team PinoyOpenSource" - misuse of the term?

2009-02-04 Thread Ariz Jacinto
with their name, i think they're planning to expand their business to encompass all open-source solutions and not just Joomla (+++ points for thinking ahead and for the SEO-value! ;-P ). the team might be composed of young individuals and we should leave them with their marketing strategy. at leas

[plug] [OT] MSFT, Sidekick & NetBSD (was: PDA/Phone programming platform)

2009-02-03 Thread Ariz Jacinto
in other news: MSFT is hiring NetBSD developers[1][2] to work on the Sidekick mobile phones. [1] http://gdamore.blogspot.com/2008/10/microsoft-netbsd.html [2] http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/31/forget-microsoft-ce-sidekick-lx-2009-to-run-netbsd%27/ On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Pablo

Re: [plug] Somewhat OT: 25 most dangerous programming errors

2009-01-25 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Of course it won't look original since OWASP contributed to the list! :-) Anyway, OWASP's list is specific for web applications/services while the CWE/SANS TOP 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors list refers to programming in general. GSSP[1], anyone? [1] http://www.sans-ssi.org/certification/#c

Re: [plug] Is there a way to find out who steak or break my lock in SVN?

2009-01-25 Thread Ariz Jacinto
FTM: shell> **svn status --show-updates then look for the broken/stolen attribute(s). On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 6:52 PM, Jay Jesus Amorin wrote: > Hi Pluggers, > > I have lock a file on the repository and the someone steal or break it. Is > there a way i can find out who steal or break it? How

Re: [plug] Google releases Android platform source code

2009-01-08 Thread Ariz Jacinto
I'll be more surprise to see Android running on set-top boxes[1] especially that a lot of people are now watching/browsing online videos/photos from their wide-screen TVs. MSFT tried conquering the TV before[2] but it didn't last[3] although their Xbox360/Netflix[4] solution is kinda cool and might

[plug] Search Trend Between Ubuntu and Redhat (was: Ubuntu's Network Manager)

2008-12-27 Thread Ariz Jacinto
I was looking at the search trend between Redhat and Ubuntu from the Philippines[1] earlier today and I'm wondering if the free branded live distribution CDs gives it mass appeal? I remember the time when (santa) Jerome gave a lot of sleeved live CDs and everyone gladly took not one but 2 or 3! (ma

[plug] [Comics] Linux on The iPhone

2008-12-15 Thread Ariz Jacinto
http://www.geekherocomic.com/2008/11/29/linux-on-the-iphone/ Nokia + SSH , ftw! _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph

Re: [plug] Congratulations to DabaweGNU

2008-11-27 Thread Ariz Jacinto
congrats Holden! On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 7:38 PM, jopoy solano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Congratulations to DabaweGNU and Holden Hao for being among the > winners in [1] SFD 2008 best event! [...] _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing Li

Re: [plug] [put-up-or-shut-up conference] let's do it?

2008-11-10 Thread Ariz Jacinto
If you all got bored with the CTF format, try the "DTF" (defend) format wherein the vm images are already compromised and, are running both legit and malicious services (botnet). Players have to fix/defend the enterpise network (includes web, mail, file, etc. servers and desktop clients) while main

Re: [plug] Forum with web service support for authentication

2008-11-09 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Simply determine which database between the two apps is more authoritative to be a sign-on server, then create a web service around it. But run the web service over HTTPS, private network, [insert security considerations here] . Read this project[1] from G for reference. And for the profile link p

Re: [plug] view ".3gp" videos on an Acer Aspire One / Linpus Linux Lite

2008-11-07 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Try RealPlayer for Linux or Helix. http://www.real.com/linux https://player.helixcommunity.org/Image:2005/downloads On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:22 PM, Calen Martin D. Legaspi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the reply, David. I already have VLC installed, but it's unable > to play the 3gp

[plug] Build exciting Linux based applications on Cisco AXP and win!

2008-11-02 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Cisco is inviting application developers who "think outside the box", to innovate and promote the concept of the network as a platform. This is your opportunity to build exciting Linux based applications on the Cisco Application Extension Platform (AXP), and win a share of the total prize pool valu

Re: [plug] Google releases Android platform source code

2008-10-28 Thread Ariz Jacinto
so many APIs, yet so little time :-) On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Miguel Paraz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you're looking for source code for a cellphone, there's none - only > the emulator used for the SDK has source. For the real thing, talk to > HTC, Motorola, etc... :) __

[plug] Forget Android, BMW + Linux is here!

2008-10-25 Thread Ariz Jacinto
*Mr. Carlos Yu might be interested on this one :-) FTA: http://www.autonews.com/article/20081023/COPY/310239911/-1/SUPPLIERS "BMW is developing an open-source platform for vehicle electronics. By taking the open-source approach, rather than using proprietary software, BMW aims to allow provider

Re: [plug] Open Source Voice to Text Converter

2008-10-25 Thread Ariz Jacinto
- open source voice recognition: yes [1] - open source voice to text: XVoice[2] (old and requires the proprietary ViaVoice[3]) EvalDictator[4] - open source / enterprise voice to text application: ???[5] ask IBM to open source ViaVoice :-) or try your luck with other VR engines[6] [1

Re: [plug] Google releases Android platform source code

2008-10-22 Thread Ariz Jacinto
if we could only run games ala PSP on it, then it'll definitely have a much greater appeal. oh wait, they've recently acquired(?) Valve Software, makers of HL, CS, etc. hhmm... nah! ;-P On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Miguel Paraz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://source.android.com/ > w

Re: [plug] Another misinformed journalist

2008-10-16 Thread Ariz Jacinto
If the reporter saw that same stats then we can't blame him, right? I remember replying to a similar inq7.net article a few years ago but all i got was an invitation to join Phil Honeynet ;-) I don't mind reading the same from a blogger as long as he/she can point me to his/her sources and/or dis

Re: [plug] OT: company is applying for software patents, need advice

2008-10-08 Thread Ariz Jacinto
you might want to pledge[1][2] your patent to open source if ever you'll be granted with one elsewhere. that way you'll be perceived as less evil :-) I don't think software patents would generally just go away. But let's just hope there'll be a reform ;-) http://www.google.com/search?q=open+sou

[plug] Intel e1000e (was: Mark IPW2100 driver as broken in linux kernel.)

2008-09-23 Thread Ariz Jacinto
s far better than by simply marking it as > obsolete :) > > On 9/21/08, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 3:15 AM, Ariz Jacinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> FTBP: > >> http://tservice.net.ru/~s0mbre/blog/devel/other

Re: [plug] Scribus

2008-09-22 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Straight from Scribus FAQ: http://www.scribus.net/?q=faq/12 yes, but only if you export the document to EPS format and you'll not be able to retain the original format/quality. on one of my previous roles, we tried replacing a propietary publishing software with an F/OSS alternative that supports

[plug] Mark IPW2100 driver as broken in linux kernel.

2008-09-21 Thread Ariz Jacinto
FTBP: http://tservice.net.ru/~s0mbre/blog/devel/other/2008_09_21.html "[...]Also added couple of jokes about conspiracy theories (like bug fires because Intel forces us to buy a new adapter by this error) to make it a little bit more flameable and to bring attention. I really hope Intel does not d

Re: [plug] Google Phone

2008-09-18 Thread Ariz Jacinto
while waiting for it to hit the stores, why not try the google landline handsets[1]? especially now that google can index audio[2] which might enable you to view your chat logs on gmail[3]? isn't that freaky, err i mean, amazing?:-) [1] http://www.amazon.com/28821FE2-Cordless-Answering-Featur

Re: [plug] St. Paul's College goes Microsoft

2008-09-16 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Hi Junix, naah. i think those potential users are more scared of the unknown rather than the known usability issues. In the end, using the first approach have a bigger chance to make those users love Linux desktop even more while those under the second one would just end up heart-broken (sounds ch

Re: [plug] Microsoft launches open source lab in RP

2008-09-13 Thread Ariz Jacinto
is it just me or PLUG missed this story[1]? :-) heck, even slashdot[2] got it! iirc, PLUG even had a hard time guessing my related q[3] last year. [1] http://www.gmanews.tv/story/112115/Microsoft-launches-open-source-lab-in-RP [2] http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/09/1728253 [3] ht

Re: [plug] replicating mysql

2008-09-13 Thread Ariz Jacinto
yes. but that depends if you're planning to sync the same table on both A,Z,C which i'm not sure how you're currently handling the index. However, you might want to consider the ff options: option 1: Replication chain where A -> Z -> C -> B. caveat: server Z and C are burdened with the unnec

Re: [plug] St. Paul's College goes Microsoft

2008-09-13 Thread Ariz Jacinto
those kind of assumptions are advantageous to MSFT :-) i think it would be pointless to convince the school administrators when we should be convincing the students instead. and i have to admit that there are a lot of usability issues with a Linux Desktop as compared to other desktop OS. you can

Re: [plug] OWASP in MNL?

2008-09-13 Thread Ariz Jacinto
iirc, i emailed OWASP-Phils 2 years ago and asked if some of them are going to attend the OWASP conference in Seattle. somehow i had the impression that there are only 1-2 person(s) active in the group back then :-) > Is OWASP in the Philippines dead? I managed to talk to Adrian a couple > o

Re: [plug] Handling Newlines in Data for Unix/Linux Based CGI Programs [OT?]

2008-06-10 Thread Ariz Jacinto
can you elaborate your problem further? On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:43 AM, Ludwig Isaac Lim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi: > > Any Linux/Unix CGI/web developer here? Is it a practice in CGI > programming (under Unix/Linux) > to convert newlines in HTML input from "\n\r" or "\r" to "\n"? > >

Re: [plug] tiff to PDF compression/Conversion with OCR Capability Multilanguage

2008-06-10 Thread Ariz Jacinto
is your server not a multi-proc/core? does your app behave the same having those extra proc/core? On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:51 AM, Jagi Sarcilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > It killing my server. 99.99% CPU/MEM Utilization for 150,000 Documents(not > single page) everyday. > [...] > ___

[plug] GPL v3 & Startups

2008-06-03 Thread Ariz Jacinto
"Startups using open source software should expect more scrutiny in due diligence before investors will commit to funding." FTA: "Open Source Software Shows Its Muscle" http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202421869652 _ Phili

Re: [plug] nagios plugins "check_interface_table.pl "

2008-06-03 Thread Ariz Jacinto
just install or point it to the missing file. On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 8:17 AM, rick rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Guys, > [...] > Can't locate Config/General.pm in @INC (@INC contains: > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 [...] _ Philippine Li

Re: [plug] [rant?] Business-Related Topics (was: What Do You Wanna Learn From A PLUG Meet?)

2008-06-01 Thread Ariz Jacinto
hehehe. i gotcha. i think PLUG should first post or update its vision/mission statement and make it clear(attn: Gabriel). before, what's needed is to promote FOSS and then recently, lobby FOSS in gov't/public education but other NGOs are already doing the latter and they're doing it well. i rememb

Re: [plug] PHP + SQL Server

2008-06-01 Thread Ariz Jacinto
PHP and zend framework works with SQL server and MSFT made sure of that, if you know what i mean. On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 9:12 PM, Rommel Asibal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Has anyone here ever successfully gotten php to work with sql server? I'm > just testing out a few things a

[plug] [rant?] Business-Related Topics (was: What Do You Wanna Learn From A PLUG Meet?)

2008-06-01 Thread Ariz Jacinto
i don't know about that. remember when we tried this before and the attendance was less than stellar (less than 20 compared to the usual 200++). but maybe things are different now than before? maybe doing business is not really in our culture to start with? if i'm going to use the analogy (sari-sa

Re: [plug] What Do You Wanna Learn From A PLUG Meet?

2008-05-29 Thread Ariz Jacinto
I mean both. I should've added the word "also". thanks Kelsey, for pointing that out. elaborating on Mike's statement, good luck on your insurance claims if you+your car got into an accident which is caused by a faulty electrical wiring/electronics and is traceable to the hack that you did based o

Re: [plug] What Do You Wanna Learn From A PLUG Meet?

2008-05-27 Thread Ariz Jacinto
i'm also doing a sort of in-car system and even bought a "sexy" voice font for it. but i won't even try messing with the ECU settings since it would void the insurance. i think i'm going to settle for little tykes for now :-p On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Carlos Yu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

[plug] RSS support on Mailman/Lurker? (was: PLUG's Aggregated Feeds)

2008-05-25 Thread Ariz Jacinto
How about adding RSS support on Mailman/Lurker? ( http://www.google.ca/search?q=mailman+rss+feed) On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 12:22 AM, Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > added! :) > > > On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Ian Dexter R. Marquez < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hey, Ga

Re: [plug] Decrypting encrypted entry in mysql

2008-05-22 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Thanks for posting this Xander. i hope this would stop having a PLUG-Hash/Crypt/Crack mailing list :-) On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Xander Solis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Nelson, > > Just for fun, I've checked on the legalese for the task you want to make, I > believe when they say

Re: [plug] PLUG meetups (was Re: Building the Open Source Portfolio)

2008-05-21 Thread Ariz Jacinto
i also noticed that a number of people (3-8, 40-60s) are using ubuntu for surfing the web using old/modest laptops. parents even sell their OLPCs[1] once their kid is tired of it. and for those in between, Linux laptop is no longer the cool thing but it's the one with a fruit sign on it :-) but d

Re: [plug] PLUG meetups (was Re: Building the Open Source Portfolio)

2008-05-17 Thread Ariz Jacinto
you can't go wrong with coffee or beer (or both). just take it from there. hehehe. On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 9:55 PM, Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the core reason of which, imo, is the lack of an agenda. A REASON. > > lacking which, there is no urgency. > > Gary > > > __

[plug] weekend project, anyone?

2008-05-16 Thread Ariz Jacinto
http://nuigroup.com/wiki/Basic_Touchlib_Application/ _ _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph

Re: [plug] web hosting ideas

2008-05-15 Thread Ariz Jacinto
too bad, only the top and catchy ones (i.e. donutbai.com) caught my attention. hehehe. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 6:36 PM, John Osena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > > My company is ranked #2. Sorry for the shameless plug but it is on topic. > :D > ___

Re: [plug] Building the Open Source Portfolio (was Re: Help for Job Hunters)

2008-05-08 Thread Ariz Jacinto
maybe that's it. the local demand for software is pretty low compared to overseas'. and with regards to web apps, local consumers tend to embrace global brands and there's nothing new about it. i think success rate is much higher if you launch your product elsewhere or if you cater to OFWs worldwid

Re: [plug] Building the Open Source Portfolio (was Re: Help for Job Hunters)

2008-05-07 Thread Ariz Jacinto
(denial mode) i still refuse to accept that fact even though it is likely and inevitable hehehe. i'll bookmark and reopen this thread once i really given up. oh well, maybe sometime next week hehehe. On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You know Ariz, I re

Re: [plug] Building the Open Source Portfolio (was Re: Help for Job Hunters)

2008-05-06 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Dado Banatao[1] - S3 Video Caterina Fake[2] - Flickr / VC Peter Valdes[3] - IBM/Tivoli Winston Damarillo - IBM/Gluecode Joey Gurango - MS Great Plains Orlando Vea - PLDT/Smart Communications ... - i don't know them personally too but there's no doubt about their accomplishment :) [1] http://

Re: [plug] Building the Open Source Portfolio (was Re: Help for Job Hunters)

2008-05-06 Thread Ariz Jacinto
; > but that is so loser-ish :-P > > Make no mistake, I still hack. > > I hack boats. I hack camera lenses. I hack flashes to add > functionality to them. I hack cameras (well, i blew up my EOS 350D > from hacking it.. oh well) > > All of which are far more fun than contri

Re: [plug] Decrypting passwords

2008-05-06 Thread Ariz Jacinto
and there goes the privacy of their co-workers and/or clients and worst, the vuln was even made public. i'm not sure what's your company's policy for disclosure but i'm pretty confident that this shouldn't be one of them especially if you're in a BPO industry. now that you've mentioned your current

Re: [plug] Building the Open Source Portfolio (was Re: Help for Job Hunters)

2008-05-05 Thread Ariz Jacinto
it's all about motivation. i'm pretty sure most of us, if not all, can contribute to the code of any open source project or even initiate one. some might have already fixed some bugs of any popular projects but are too shy(?) to submit the patch. others simply starts to loose motivation whenever th

Re: [plug] Decrypting passwords

2008-05-02 Thread Ariz Jacinto
Iris, password hashes are not meant to be decrypted that's why brute force is needed. but in your case, i really don't think it's necessary. perhaps your fellow sysad is making fun(?) of you or he/she haven't tried (hint) migrating/replicating user credentials before? Ariz On Fri, May 2, 2008

Re: [plug] Multiple folder access one FTP account

2008-04-23 Thread Ariz Jacinto
here's what i did before to jail the user to the home directory and yet be able to access other directories outside/higher than his home directory: _Bind_ the OutsideDirectory as a sub-directory of his HomeDirectory via mounting. ex. HomeDirectory /home/hdir OutsideDirectory /usr/loca

Re: [plug] 3 linux on a load balancer swith

2008-04-23 Thread Ariz Jacinto
don't expect you web servers to have an equal number of processes. even if your servers have an equal number of connections at any given time, the load on each machine (identical, i assume) depends on the size of the transaction for each clients. you might be expecting an outcome similar to a DNS r

Re: [plug] How to put LINUX hostname to Microsoft DDNS

2008-04-21 Thread Ariz Jacinto
i don't know what you are really up to :) but you might want to try enabling samba+active directory[1] on our SuSe Linux which would update the entries on your MS DDNS server. if that wouldn't work, ask your developers to create a sinple web/xml DDNS update service on your MS DDNS server and a c

[plug] MSOffice 2007 does NOT Conform to OOXML Standard

2008-04-21 Thread Ariz Jacinto
ooopppsss http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080421091129596 _ _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph

[plug] National open source user group meet-up slated in Cebu (WAS: check this out: PH-LWUG)

2008-04-19 Thread Ariz Jacinto
here's another: FTA: http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20080419-131447/National-open-source-user-group-meet-up-slated-in-Cebu [...] "The idea of congregating local open source groups came about after Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) commissioner M

[plug] check this out: PH-LWUG

2008-04-19 Thread Ariz Jacinto
http://www.ph-lwug.org/ _ _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph

Re: [plug] redundant session in cluster - Email found in subject

2008-04-15 Thread Ariz Jacinto
having used those two before, the switch over may take as fast as 6-10(?)secs but is usually set to 3 minutes to avoid false positives. what are the chances for your user to be caught within that 10secs window? that depends on the number of users at any given time :) my point is, the app should n

Re: [plug] redundant session in cluster

2008-04-15 Thread Ariz Jacinto
i'm not sure how your app currently handle sessions but you can mitigate the problem by storing the session outside of the web server and store it on the database or memcached servers, e.g. PHP's session_set_save_handler(). however, zero interruption is not guaranteed since large websites even exp

Re: [plug] x509

2008-04-11 Thread Ariz Jacinto
let me guess, your problem has something to do with your certificate not supporting wildcards for the sub-domains. On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Sir June <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Our off-shore security consultant sent me an email about a security issue > on our webserver. > > "The subjec

Re: [plug] OT: Phone/PDA for Sys-ads on the go?

2008-04-09 Thread Ariz Jacinto
like i said, it depends on the phone model. HTC Hermes 100 is old and uses WM v5 and not v6.x but i do think you can upgrade[1] it to v6. i have issues with the UI though, but you can try installing PointUI[2] too and see if that would work for you. nevertheless, a wide and touch screen interface i

Re: [plug] OT: Phone/PDA for Sys-ads on the go?

2008-04-07 Thread Ariz Jacinto
in fairness, a WM6-based device (ie. HTC, etc) could also do the job :D since it supports SSH (PuTTY), VPN (OpenVPN), RDP, VNC, Skype, IMAP, SMB, FTP, web browser, commandline console, etc., but just make sure you're subscribe to unlimited dataplan. and if your unit supports WLAN, then it's defini

[plug] OOXML is now an ISO Standard (Phils also voted in favor)

2008-04-01 Thread Ariz Jacinto
OOXML is now an ISO Standard [1] and the Phils also voted in favor of OOXML but as an O-Member only[2] [1] http://www.google.com/search?q=ooxml+now+a+standard [2] http://www.ip-watch.org/files/JTC_1_SC_34_2008-04-01_-_Result_of_voting_on_ISO_IEC_DIS_29500.pdf _ _

Re: [plug] Test Email

2008-03-29 Thread Ariz Jacinto
same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago (and counting?). then i remember that Gmail is still in beta and i think these incidents would be a great response to Paul Buchheit's (Gmail's 1st Engr.) statement[1]. [1] http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/02/gmails-humble-beginning.html On S

[plug] IBM invests in EnterpriseDB (Postgresql) to compete with MySQL/Oracle

2008-03-25 Thread Ariz Jacinto
IBM invests $10M in EnterpriseDB[1], a leading Postgresql support vendor, to compete with MySQL on the open source side and with Oracle on the propietary side. IBM have its own propietary database which is DB2 while Sun also backs Postgresql and preferred by Oracle before acquiring MySQL AB. and th

Re: [plug] [PH-Cyberview] good book on secure programming?

2008-03-23 Thread Ariz Jacinto
thanks for the link! On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Miguel Paraz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > Reviving... Not a book, but relevant I believe: > > > https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/seccode/CERT+Secure+Coding+Standards > __

Re: [plug] Archiving System

2008-03-22 Thread Ariz Jacinto
achiving is one thing while searching is another issue. for the latter, just make sure that your system supports tagging in order to make your image search more refined unless you want to implement a search feature that uses image recognition, then you might want to join this team[1] instead? :)

Re: [plug] graphical mailers - features and stability?

2008-03-22 Thread Ariz Jacinto
maybe the more stable version of Evolution was the previous one? :) kidding aside, have you tried archiving your mail, then updating Evolution, and then restoring from archive? or perhaps the MUA is not the core of your problem, maybe it's the mbox format. consider using a MUA that supports a part

[plug] [OT] Open Source Filesystem Mentioned in Court

2008-03-18 Thread Ariz Jacinto
i kinda like the question, "Where is the code?" FTA: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/03/reiser-and-pros.html " The defendant and prosecutor also went back and forth about Hans Reiser's company Namesys and the open source ReiserFS filesystem . The defendant said as much as $4 mill

[plug] Tux Droid: a new toy for us...

2008-03-16 Thread Ariz Jacinto
check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbzyBEeShEk $100 a piece (but might be retailed around 12T-15T in the philippines?). _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.linux.org.ph (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelin

Re: [plug] PAGASA's Debian Cluster

2008-03-13 Thread Ariz Jacinto
misleading headline. i thought they're refering to any of the top500 supercomputers. On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Miguel Paraz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Article Lite: > http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1611547855;pp;1 > > Does anyone have the technical details? > __

Re: [plug] the day has come...

2008-03-07 Thread Ariz Jacinto
i saw the slides a few days ago too. the performance is kinda interesting and worth testing. it can be imple- mented on newer deployment of machines but it's not that easy on existing production servers. but the author says it best, "The point of this benchmark is not to unilaterally declare victo

Re: [plug] Second Hand Unix Manuals? [OT]

2008-03-07 Thread Ariz Jacinto
i saw numerous (and bought some) unix books on various garage sales last year which costs between 1-5 bucks (manuals goes for free). i'm not sure if it has something to do with MS-Landia :) On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:22 AM, thad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got those for free in the fai

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