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Waaaay offtopic
by mr6re9-mI4xJ4qlgtBiLUuM0BA3LQ＠public.gmane.org 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

On Thursday 18 December 2003 12:20, Henry Spencer wrote: > On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Robert Brockway wrote: > > > I know a lot of people who did who got sick anyway. This years strain > > > seemed to have been missed... > > > > ...I don't believe this is a case of anyone being inept. From what I > > understand, figuring out which flu will be the serious one in any given > > year can be a matter of guess work, and as a result they can get it > > wrong. > > Also, something that people often don't understand is that many vaccines > do not provide foolproof protection against even the exact strain they are > made for. They greatly *reduce* the odds of getting the bug, and if you > do get it they tend to reduce its severity, but they don't necessarily > preclude infection completely. (Notably, even if you are properly > vaccinated against smallpox, if you are heavily exposed to it, you can > come down with a mild case.) > I should mention that during the major smallpox outbreaks on record, people from one specific occupation in life were suprisinly immune to it. MilkMaids with their constant handling of cows and their raw milk, had built a strong resistance to cowpox. An occupational hazard, was in fact a blessing. In more recent 'Olden Times', parents with young children having heard of a neighbors kids with chickenpox, would hurry over so their kids would get it. "If you're not hungry and throw away the bread with the mold, you may find yourself buying it back with a cold." -- farmer6re9 Now where can I get that flu shot I heard about for my Windows PC? -- Eating Crow is better with MyCrowSauce -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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When will the persecution of MS *end*?!
by joehill-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg＠public.gmane.org 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

"Microsoft Corp. was hit Thursday with yet another antitrust lawsuit, this one accusing the software giant of illegally monopolizing the growing field of digital music and video. RealNetworks Inc. said Microsoft illegally tied its Windows Media Player software with copies of the ubiquitous Windows operating system, whether Windows users want Microsoft's player or not." Link: http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/12/18/microsoft/index.html -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways. The point, however, is to change it."-- Karl Marx -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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[Sophisticated Searches]
by mr6re9-mI4xJ4qlgtBiLUuM0BA3LQ＠public.gmane.org 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

On Thursday 18 December 2003 14:09, Fraser Campbell wrote: > On Thursday 18 December 2003 13:39, Henry Spencer wrote: > > that's aware of Internet addresses and can manipulate them as such. I'm > > sure somebody's got a library for that in Perl... > > Net::IPv4Addr ... > > use Net::IPv4Addr qw( :all ); > $logline = 'asdf 43tr gerag fdgdgf 34.23.45.222'; > if ($ip = ipv4_checkip($logline) ) { > print "$ip\n"; > } OK, fine...I'll try to teach myself some perl over the winter. Is the above going to give me what I want; a subnet match? I know how to tell iptables to drop all packets from a single IPv4Addr or it's assigned subnet. iptables -I OUTPUT -p udp -d 209.239.224.0/19 -j drop-and-log-it iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp -d 209.239.0.7 -j drop-and-log-it Now I may have 100k IPv4Addr addresses in a single log file or multiple preprocessed files and I want only the lines in which the IPv4Addr belongs to 209.239.224.0/19, then either print to stdout or a file. This entire excersise I am doing betwix two machines using only ssh and sftp. I aim to preprocess some of the data on the server before transferring over for more detailed analysis. Can anyone recommend a good book for learning perl from scrath? -- Eating Crow is better with MyCrowSauce -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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music collection to ogg vorbis ?
by lists-tZhE6lH4Esk+k03BA+Hq9g＠public.gmane.org 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 11:50, Taavi Burns wrote: > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 11:42:43AM -0500, Lloyd Budd wrote: > > What is an efficient way to achieve the ripping (+tag) under Linux? > > IIRC grip will snag disc info from freedb and rip with your choice > of filename and filled out ID3 tag, direclty to your favourite > format for which there exists a CLI encoder. > If you have a big enough collection to warrant it, the grip guy has also written ddj which is a dbase frontend for all the info grip (optionally) sticks into a mysql dbase. It's missing some key features (eg text search) but it'll do til I write my own :) Note it also allows you to pick your favourite command line player. Cheers, Oliver -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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High-Availability
by dgenn-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA＠public.gmane.org 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

Yes that is true. OpenMosix was designed as an SSI ("Single system image") cluster primarily as a load balancer. However there is a perl module developed at CPAN OpenMosix::HA adding a single inittab structure and HA capabilities for OpenMosix clusters with heartbeat capability. See below NAME OpenMosix::HA -- High Availability (HA) layer for an openMosix cluster SYNOPSIS use OpenMosix::HA; my $ha = new OpenMosix::HA; # spawn all apps for resource group "foo", runlevel "run" $ha->tell("foo","run"); # spawn all apps for resource group "foo", runlevel "runmore" # (this stops everything started by runlevel "run") $ha->tell("foo","runmore"); # get status of all resource groups $ha->status(); DESCRIPTION This module provides basic "init" functionality, giving you a single inittab-like file to manage daemon startup and restart across a cluster of openMosix machines. This gives you a high-availability cluster with low hardware overhead. In contrast to traditional HA clusters, we use the openMosix cluster membership facility to provide heartbeat and to detect network partitions. All you need to do is build a relatively conventional openMosix cluster, install this module, and configure it to start and manage your HA processes. There is no need to use the heartbeat serial cables, spare ethernet cards, or high-end server machines which traditional HA requires. There is no need for chained SCSI buses -- you can share disks among many nodes via any number of other current technologies, including SAN, NAS, GFS, or Firewire (IEEE-1394). -----Original Message----- From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug at ss.org] On Behalf Of Robert Brockway Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 3:28 PM To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org Subject: RE: [TLUG]: High-Availability On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, DanG wrote: > LVS is a very good software package that is constantly under > development and use. linux-ha.org works with LVS collaboratively. > http://oscar.openclustergroup.org/tiki-index.php OSCAR is another open > source project for cluster builds you should look at. If you want an > easy cluster to setup and administer I would look at ClusterKnoppix > which is based on the Knoppix liveCD with OpenMosix clustering > integrated. This should make for a pretty easy install/setup > http://bofh.be/clusterknoppix/ Clustering is one of those terms which maybe a bit over-used in computing. OpenMosix is not a tool that will supply HA, it is a load sharing system. If an OpenMosix node dies then data is lost, plain & simple. Infact right now a process running under OM is susceptible to loss of the original node _or_ the node the data moves too. Rob -- Robert Brockway B.Sc. email: robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy at public.gmane.org, zzbrock at uqconnect.net Linux counter project ID #16440 (http://counter.li.org) "The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens" -Baha'u'llah -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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High-Availability
by robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy＠public.gmane.org 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, DanG wrote: > LVS is a very good software package that is constantly under development and > use. linux-ha.org works with LVS collaboratively. > http://oscar.openclustergroup.org/tiki-index.php OSCAR is another open > source project for cluster builds you should look at. If you want an easy > cluster to setup and administer I would look at ClusterKnoppix which is > based on the Knoppix liveCD with OpenMosix clustering integrated. This > should make for a pretty easy install/setup http://bofh.be/clusterknoppix/ Clustering is one of those terms which maybe a bit over-used in computing. OpenMosix is not a tool that will supply HA, it is a load sharing system. If an OpenMosix node dies then data is lost, plain & simple. Infact right now a process running under OM is susceptible to loss of the original node _or_ the node the data moves too. Rob -- Robert Brockway B.Sc. email: robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy at public.gmane.org, zzbrock at uqconnect.net Linux counter project ID #16440 (http://counter.li.org) "The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens" -Baha'u'llah -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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Linux Perifinalia (sp)
by lalune-zC6tqtfhjqE＠public.gmane.org 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

Fraser Campbell wrote: > But you don't have Debian shirts :-( I could personally paint a pretty red swirl on it for you :) Anita -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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Waaaay offtopic
by joehill-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg＠public.gmane.org 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 12:05:36 -0500 (EST) "Jason Carson" <jay-ZPnsNkHkFjk at public.gmane.org> wrote: > Yep, I had it too, try studying for a final in biochemistry with it.. pure > torture! Can't even begin to comprehend...nor can I imagine what it's like for people with *real* serious illnesses. Jeez, I was thinkin' I was suffering til I thought of all those people in hospitals in the cancer ward. I am *never* going to complain about a headache again. -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Behind every great fortune is a crime." -- Balzac -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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High-Availability
by linux-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ＠public.gmane.org 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

Thank you for the leads! Madison DanG wrote: > LVS is a very good software package that is constantly under development and > use. linux-ha.org works with LVS collaboratively. > http://oscar.openclustergroup.org/tiki-index.php OSCAR is another open > source project for cluster builds you should look at. If you want an easy > cluster to setup and administer I would look at ClusterKnoppix which is > based on the Knoppix liveCD with OpenMosix clustering integrated. This > should make for a pretty easy install/setup http://bofh.be/clusterknoppix/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug at ss.org] On Behalf Of Madison > Kelly > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 1:56 PM > To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org > Subject: [TLUG]: High-Availability > > Hi all, > > I am working on developing a small cluster of servers and I was (am) > looking at LVS (Linux Virtual Server) and it -seems-- to be able to do > exactly what I want. That is; create a server cluster transparent to the > user for hosting mail, web, file serving and LAN authentication. > > Why I am posting though is that most of the pages off of > http://linux-ha.org seem to be a few years out. Am I missing any more modern > options, by chance? Does anyone have any general comments or suggestions for > what I am trying to do? > > Thanks!! > > Madison -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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Waaaay offtopic
by joehill-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg＠public.gmane.org 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 12:51:13 -0500 (EST) Justin Zygmont <jzygmont-tEQKYFGiemxAYG7eUwYNkWD2FQJk+8+b at public.gmane.org> wrote: > I remember about 2 years ago I caught a wicked flu and it wasn't going > away. When I did finally get over it, I barely got another one since. I > guess that can be the best defence sometimes. That's what I'm hoping. I'd rather make out with Steve Ballmer than go through that again. -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Well, he might as well have been bombing Denmark." -- Gore Vidal, on the bombing of Afghanistan after 9/11 -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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