[PLUG] ISP near Gresham

2017-10-02 Thread Lou
Hi guys. I would like to know your opinion and experiences with ISP near Gresham. I recently moved to zip code 97230. What is the best ISP that will let me use my own modem and router? I like to tink and install custom firmwares like DD-WRT and LibreCMC. I read that if I get Fiber-optic that o

Re: [PLUG] Open Source Licenses

2017-07-22 Thread Lou
How to choose a license for your own work: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html Various Licenses and Comments about Them: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html On July 19, 2017 4:07:11 PM PDT, "Brian P. Martin" wrote: >I think this is going to be the beginning of

Re: [PLUG] What role could or should the Open Source Software community play in the 2016 election?

2016-02-02 Thread Lou
Well, this has more to do with "Free Software" than "Open Source" that has different philosophies. Releasing the source code is not enough as the licence might be still very restrictive (here is the code, look. You can see it but you can't touch it.) http://www.counterpunch.org/2004/08/19/why-we-

Re: [PLUG] Home Router Recommendations

2015-08-01 Thread Lou
I am the extremely proud and happy owner of ThinkPenguins's LibreCMC router which is 100% Free Software. I am delighted that it has a lot of options, and I like that we can customize is however we want. Judging by the recent changes in their wiki, I think a new LibreCMC firmware version is goin

Re: [PLUG] Home Router Recommendations

2015-07-31 Thread Lou
I am the extremely proud and happy owner of ThinkPenguins's LibreCMC router which is 100% Free Software. I am delighted that it has a lot of options, and I like that we can customize is however we want. Judging by the recent changes in their wiki, I think a new LibreCMC firmware version is goin

Re: [PLUG] Thursday: June PLUG Meeting: Open Hardware and why it matters

2015-06-04 Thread Lou
Yes, I will also be streaming tonight's meeting. I haven't met any of you in person yet, but I am incredible happy to know that there is a GNU/Linux and Unix group here at PDX. On 06/04/2015 06:41 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: > On 06/02/2015 11:19 PM, Michael Dexter wrote: >> Portland Linux/Unix Gro