Re: opensource wide area san?

2009-07-31 Thread Michael Butash
Well, don't have to use DFS per say, but it might be easiest if you're native windows. If you do, specifically look at 2003 R2's DFS-R as supposedly it fixes most/all the shortcommings of FRS, replacing and relegating it only to sysvol duties. This still won't help iscsi raw volumes hosted off

Re: opensource wide area san?

2009-07-31 Thread Bryan O'Neal
Have you thought about an Open AFS cluster? On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Stephen cryptwo...@gmail.com wrote: We are useing an openfiler server here and it has been running great. right now it is hosting several iSCSI connections to our servers however we need to replicate data on one of

Re: Microsoft Submits Code to Linux Kernel - Linus Responds

2009-07-31 Thread Bryan O'Neal
Old news. The code is so their virtual server can run linux more efficiently. On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 6:22 AM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.comwrote: http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7439/1.html -- (623)239-3392 (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com

Java web page key word search protocal

2009-07-31 Thread Bryan O'Neal
Ok, so I want to, with utmost efficacy, go through a web pages and ask how many of a set of key words is in that web page. Does any one know of a good open source tool for this? I have hundreds of web pages and a near equal number of key word sets so scraping each page, parsing to create a vector

Re: Java web page key word search protocal

2009-07-31 Thread Lisa Kachold
Try using google? On 7/31/09, Bryan O'Neal bon...@cornerstonehome.com wrote: Ok, so I want to, with utmost efficacy, go through a web pages and ask how many of a set of key words is in that web page. Does any one know of a good open source tool for this? I have hundreds of web pages and a

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread tshipley
I tried to boot from a Fedora 11 live cd, but the boot quit part way through. (The initial [GRUB?] splash screen comes up.) Is there a shop in town that works with Linux? I live near ASU West. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel -Original Message- From: Lisa

Re: Microsoft Submits Code to Linux Kernel - Linus Responds

2009-07-31 Thread Dennis Kibbe
On Fri, 2009-07-31 at 02:07 -0700, Bryan O'Neal wrote: Old news. The code is so their virtual server can run linux more efficiently. Don't see how this is old news except that M$ did release the code to Windows Services for UNIX under the GPL years ago. From Bradley's blog at SFLC. Another

Re: perlmonks.org site User Information Leak

2009-07-31 Thread Lisa Kachold
Hmmm? Blaming this on simple passwords is irresponsible! On 7/30/09, Ben azlob...@gmail.com wrote: You might want to change your password. http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=784737 http://perlbuzz.com/2009/07/perlmonks-users-your-passwords-have-been-published.html Ben

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Ryan Rix
http://www.redsevenlinux.com/ On 7/31/09, tship...@deru.com tship...@deru.com wrote: I tried to boot from a Fedora 11 live cd, but the boot quit part way through. (The initial [GRUB?] splash screen comes up.) Is there a shop in town that works with Linux? I live near ASU West. Sent from

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Alan Dayley
Are you able to get to the initial menu where it asks if you want to boot or install or etc.? On that menu is a memory test choice. It'll crank up memtestx86 and start testing your RAM. The problems you describe could be RAM issues. Many times the system can run just enough to test the RAM and

Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Alan Dayley
Hey everyone. I wanted to point out some events and information I have come to be involved with that many of you will probably also enjoy. I also would love to see more Linux/FS/OSS people participating in these things. http://www.phxsug.org - Phoenix Scrum User Group website

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Michael Butash
Try unplugging input peripherals and even internal cards until something clicks. I've had bad video cards give the same response, bad memory, even a quirky western digital external usb drive cause issues you describe to halt the kernel boot. Simplifying the hardware complexity should prove

Re: perlmonks.org site User Information Leak

2009-07-31 Thread Ben
The monks will need to fast and pray, and do penance... [hears Gregorian chants in the distance] Ben On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Lisa Kacholdlisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: Hmmm? Blaming this on simple passwords is irresponsible! On 7/30/09, Ben azlob...@gmail.com wrote: You might want

Re: perlmonks.org site User Information Leak

2009-07-31 Thread JD Austin
Are you saying the go to the WALL and pray :) On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Ben azlob...@gmail.com wrote: The monks will need to fast and pray, and do penance... [hears Gregorian chants in the distance] Ben On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Lisa Kacholdlisakach...@obnosis.com wrote:

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Matt Graham
From: Alan Dayley ala...@consultpros.com [snip] http://gangplankhq.com - A co-working space and group of tech companies that sponsor lots of events. Great place to meet other developers. Channel 3 had a segment about Gangplank on the news Wednesday night. It gives a good flavor of what the

Re: opensource wide area san?

2009-07-31 Thread Stephen
Well this only has to last for about 4 months then most of our remote sites collapse into our new facility 2 of the buildings aren't really ours so the 10mb Ethernet is/was not an option. (it is in the new building) Ill have to revisit openAFS as i havent looked at it in some time (was kinda

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread keith smith
I really like what is going on. This is really cool. The article says Queen Creek resident Derek Neighbors... That name sounds familiar. Keith Smith --- On Fri, 7/31/09, Matt Graham danceswithcr...@usa.net wrote: From: Matt Graham danceswithcr...@usa.net

RE: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Bob Elzer
I seem to remember that I had to turn off acpi on an old laptop to get it to completely boot. -Original Message- From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Michael Butash Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:42

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Alan Dayley
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Matt Grahamdanceswithcr...@usa.net wrote: I read something about this just this morning: http://azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2009/07/31/20090731coworking0719.html , take a look at the reader comments below the article.  (It's like a bunch of

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Alan Dayley
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:22 AM, keith smithklsmith2...@yahoo.com wrote: I really like what is going on.  This is really cool. The article says Queen Creek resident Derek Neighbors...  That name sounds familiar. Yep, that's THE Derek Neighbors we love. He has been and is busy building

Re: perlmonks.org site User Information Leak

2009-07-31 Thread Stephen
i dont think it was blaming the passwords as much as just making sure you changed it after the fact... On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Lisa Kacholdlisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: Hmmm? Blaming this on simple passwords is irresponsible! On 7/30/09, Ben azlob...@gmail.com wrote: You might

Re: perlmonks.org site User Information Leak

2009-07-31 Thread Lisa Kachold
It was an encroachment born of failure in input/output sanitation, which is long and code intensively difficult in perl, especially in the epoch this site was developed. It was lack of development testing that assisted; and it was also due to failure to upgrade OpenSSL, Apache2 and it was failure

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Lisa Kachold
Tech scene sadly is not tech. The many people actually out there, in the trenches, working while trying to find balance in social time off are the real minions of community! Don't you know about Rule #999? Ignore all forum comments in regular press (outside of technical forums, where you ignore

Re: ****Re: guess what....

2009-07-31 Thread Marco Savo
This is off topic, but interesting, I'd like to add my view of not-american but (legal) immigrant. I'm Italian, our health system doesn't work so well as European standards because of Mafia, but, is much better than the private American one and cost the country half of the American one. For get

Re: ****Re: guess what....

2009-07-31 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Marco Savosavoma...@gmail.com wrote: This is off topic, but interesting, I'd  like to add my view of not-american but (legal) immigrant. I'm Italian, our health system doesn't work so well as European standards because of Mafia, but, is much better than the

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Joshua Zeidner
Alan, while I appreciate your post, and anyone who is making a sincere effort to build community in Phoenix... be warned. There are some small groups who periodically spawn off new 'communities' every month or so. Look closely and you see the same few people with reused marketing recipes.

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Joshua Zeidner
I switched from Kubuntu to Ubuntu... Ubuntu is more solid. -jmz On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Trent Shipleytrent_ship...@yahoo.com wrote: I've been running Kubuntu on my desktop for a while now.  Since the upgrade to 9.04 it has worked really well.  Today the update program said the

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread tshipley
Ubuntu is a little more solid than Kubuntu, but since the computer doesn't boot let alone launch the X windowing system I doubt that is immediately relevant. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel -Original Message- From: Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com Date: Fri,

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Stephen
getting it to boot is a big start, but im still with those suggesting some quick HDD diagnostics just to make sure befor eyou get so drastic as reinstall they are generally easy if you can borrow some download space and a cdrom... but given the new iso isnt booting either it may be a bios setting

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Alan Dayley
Josh, I feel warned. And I don't understand the reason for such a strong warning. There are people in every industry, government or community who wish to fleece their community for their own profit instead of mutual benefit. The trick is to find the positive people and ignore the rest. Apply

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Joshua Zeidner
Alan, Wish I had time to respond to all these points right now, not sure you read me the way I would prefer however. Its not so grave a warning, just getting the word out on my first hand experiences. Im just one of many- but hopefully an impartial observer and someone genuinely concerned

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Joshua Zeidner
another point, honestly reading through some of the criticisms on azcentral and being of the cafe dwelling creed myself, I'd have to say that many of those points are accurate. I've heard lots of 'entrepreneurs' with big ideas around here who never get anywhere with them. Sorry, but a word

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Joshua Zeidner
another great one: OK, my question stands. Where are the incubators, the bootstrap seminars, the serious entrepreneurial meetups in Phoenix??? (crickets chirping). Phoenix just ain't happening as a serious place where serious people are doing serious things. No one wants it badly enough here.

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Ryan Rix
On 7/31/09, Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com wrote: I switched from Kubuntu to Ubuntu... Ubuntu is more solid. -jmz I don't get that at all, from the internal-x-won't-start-kernel-problem-ohnoes standpoint this thread is about, given that kubuntu == ubuntu + apt-get install

Serial Port Terminal Emulation problems in Ubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Mike Bushroe
I am using Ubuntu at work, were connect to a Linux based Ether switch/router both by serial port and by telnet. When I use the default terminal emulation program in Ubuntu, I am able to run nano (the only editor on the switch), but I can not save the results because the program traps ^O to use for

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Ryan Rixphrkonale...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/31/09, Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com wrote:   I switched from Kubuntu to Ubuntu... Ubuntu is more solid.   -jmz I don't get that at all, from the internal-x-won't-start-kernel-problem-ohnoes standpoint this

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Ryan Rix
And the developer zeal of KDE and the future sustainability of its tech is much higher. KDE is a desktop designed with the future in mind, whereas GNOME is designed to introduce new users to GNU/Linux and provide a simple, deathly easy to use desktop. KDE has akonadi, nepomuk, strigi, plasma

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 5:55 PM, Ryan Rixphrkonale...@gmail.com wrote: And the developer zeal of KDE and the future sustainability of its tech is much higher.  KDE is a desktop designed with the future in mind, whereas GNOME is designed to introduce new users to GNU/Linux and provide a simple,

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Ryan Rix
Besides the DE itself you simply cannot compare KUbuntu and Ubuntu -- they are identical. GNOME may be more 'stable' but when you think about it, products like RHEl are stable too. That doesn't necessarily make it better. The developer zeal of KDE and the future sustainability of its tech is much

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Ryan Rix
On 7/31/09, Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 5:55 PM, Ryan Rixphrkonale...@gmail.com wrote: And the developer zeal of KDE and the future sustainability of its tech is much higher. KDE is a desktop designed with the future in mind, whereas GNOME is designed to

Re: Serial Port Terminal Emulation problems in Ubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Lisa Kachold
Solutions: 0) Use nano's ESC ESC o function: http://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v2.1/nano.html#Special-Functions 1) Alternate editor: # sudo apt-get install pico Use pico and Control X (save and exit). Use pico and ESC ESC o 2) Set up a serial console:

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Lisa Kachold
On 7/31/09, Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com wrote: Alan, while I appreciate your post, and anyone who is making a sincere effort to build community in Phoenix... be warned. There are some small groups who periodically spawn off new 'communities' every month or so. Look closely and

Re: Serial Port Terminal Emulation problems in Ubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Jim March
Quoting: sudo apt-get install pico If I'm reading this right, the editor in question resides on the box he's diddling with, NOT the Ubuntu box. So unless the router he's configuring is running a Debian family OS (unlikely, right?) this won't work :).

Re: Serial Port Terminal Emulation problems in Ubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Michael Butash
There is a version of putty for linux as well (apt-get install putty) that might prove a bit more friendly. As far as I know it's a mirror of the win32 version. I just dislike putty on any platform, but spend quite a bit of time consoled into network gear, and minicom has typically most always

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread keith smith
I see value in these places. It gives one a place to plug in and find like minded people. I was excited when I read the story. Keith Smith --- On Fri, 7/31/09, Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com wrote: From: Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com Subject: Re:

Re: Serial Port Terminal Emulation problems in Ubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Lisa Kachold
On 7/31/09, Jim March 1.jim.ma...@gmail.com wrote: Quoting: sudo apt-get install pico If I'm reading this right, the editor in question resides on the box he's diddling with, NOT the Ubuntu box. So unless the router he's configuring is running a Debian family OS (unlikely, right?) this

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Trent Shipley
On Jul 31, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Alan Dayley wrote: Are you able to get to the initial menu where it asks if you want to boot or install or etc.? On that menu is a memory test choice. It'll crank up memtestx86 and start testing your RAM. The problems you describe could be RAM issues. Many

Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

2009-07-31 Thread Nathan England
On Friday 31 July 2009 07:14:52 pm keith smith wrote: I see value in these places. It gives one a place to plug in and find like minded people. I was excited when I read the story. Keith Smith I wish there was something like that down here in Douglas!

Re: Serial Port Terminal Emulation problems in Ubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Ryan Rix
On Fri 31 July 2009 7:19:28 pm Lisa Kachold wrote: On 7/31/09, Jim March 1.jim.ma...@gmail.com wrote: Quoting: sudo apt-get install pico If I'm reading this right, the editor in question resides on the box he's diddling with, NOT the Ubuntu box. So unless the router he's configuring

Re: BAD kubuntu

2009-07-31 Thread Ryan Rix
On Fri 31 July 2009 8:07:17 pm Trent Shipley wrote: (Dell's site does recommend updating the BIOS for my motherboard but their program won't run from a CD and I couldn't figure out how to make a bootable DOS flash drive) WHY doesn't it run from CD? What type of tool -is- it? I've made

RE: Zii?

2009-07-31 Thread Ryan Rix
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bob Elzer wrote: Drool... .. o ooo--__ \.. It turns out that Zii is a subsidiary of Creative, the MP3 player company. So, I guess that the Zii may not be so much Vapourware as Developerware... Still

RE: Zii?

2009-07-31 Thread Michael Butash
Zii Egg device I presume you're talking about, Zii itself is the actual processor platform. It's custom integrated ARM chipset, custom video processing, custom audio solution, basic wire/wireless/periphery connectivity. Toss in accelerometers and the like, and you have an oemable ipod