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Recording of Stewart Russell's April GTALUG Talk is now up on YouTube
by Myles Braithwaite 👾 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH_txB_hJWw> Thanks to Alex Volkov we now have the recording of April's GTALUG presentation with Stewart Russell on "A Bit More Than Mostly Searchable: Scanned Paper You Can Find" up on YouTube. It's a really awesome recording! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJY/6cmAAoJEKSaZN9bQjWQrI0P/2i7Urn+X81UYk1J/jngcWVC 9QYw1tvdbMIvBxwPlhuP6QxwkHJwvlzwf1efw73Ox0wZscjkMG33eC2lbaASIU7n Ts08nCuW3TzV1Kq7hPF5cfHQUkDHVoafEvnYw2hT9i3YmyY0NClQ6PrZZ+/2rL47 qNQyAv77YTtA8mFDCheSP5OwBukpjow3vKLQfg9aXdySKFN0hSPpb+RqtO3D7bGX mDZNhYFAkLyGffgB9f4x0rVizQ8roWmMCrDC36uehusebNlKeErQINQ71hHewNMX HdkkEmabuXRz1m6hhPvzX5BXGiHc9QXHUD3eq3nP9MBgs8ktzS+nz1aGAn9n322t oXksbpADRE2eeLKJHlViv8nBup013MXHWYCyB+tAYX6S2PCqiaVfJAjVEwACrQDS 0CAX8vsOVWP4CVLFup/46GN7c7i7vH6Jm1GWPEa+mp3Wsc8wkQ9O/2N4jEx8iSmK SLfGcOOIyMXEqIHbOkIPwosJTkNksre5iL1fv27wGbYxJyika8aqa21Swhb8CEWe 2rviHFGqw9rSf5D0XEWRY5kSbblbW47s4xFj4pdzVm1JPpqFhUTXhKqGnp+3204e aaSDxXA1NDYG0WfjG350TcYlVF8BUvlwH1UtF9LyBBt/50V6s6UNrFErh0EDJkz7 HqUXSMJSeJhzXFTrowZ3 =pwlD -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Skype platform connectivity challenge
by Alex Beamish 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Hi all, My chorus is thinking about having a coach work with us over a Skype connection, with the catch that we rehearse at a church whose WiFi we're not allowed to use. (It's complicated.) It would be possible to use a cell phone as a hotspot, but I'm not sure if it would provide enough bandwidth for the call. The rehearsal would be about three hours, so at 128kbps (Google's answer for Video calling), that would burn through 135M, so about 1/7 of my monthly allotment. Then again, video isn't necessarily required, and that would cut down the required bandwidth to 30kbps. Are there any alternative products or services that anyone could suggest for this type of application? -- Alex Beamish Software Developer / https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alex-beamish-5111ba3 Baritone, Board Member, Toronto Northern Lights, 2013 Champions / www.northernlightschorus.com Certified Contest Administrator, Barbershop Harmony Society / www.barbershop.org

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Newegg.ca sales -- Linksys WRT1900AC, Samsung 128GB USB sticks
by William Park 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Something I noticed while shopping on Newegg.ca: 1. Linksys WRT1900AC -- $155.99 reburbished. I don't know what that means. Why was it returned in the first place? https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABAK48X8218&cm_sp=Homepa… 2. Samsung 128GB USB sticks. - BAR -- $45, it's regular stick - FIT -- $45, short like wireless receiver - DUO -- $50, has both USB-A and micro-USB https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147469 https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147470 https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147471 -- William

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Call for Proposals for DebConf17 Open Day
by znoteer＠hailmail.net 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Hi, I'm a member of the team that is preparing DebConf17 in Montreal (https://debconf17.debconf.org/) I've also been a listener on this list for a few months. My current task is to share our Call for Proposals for Open Day (https://debconf17.debconf.org/schedule/open-day/) which will take place on 5 August 2017, between DebCamp and DebConf. We'd like to invite any GTALUGers, who might be making the trip to DebConf17, to submit ideas for Open Day. To that end, I've included our Call for Proposals below. As stated in the CfP, we're also looking for people who might be interested in helping with the Open Day InstallFest. We hope to see GTALUGers at DebConf17 in great numbers. Thanks, and see you in Montreal! -- znoteer znoteer(a)hailmail.net ----------------- begin call for proposals ----------------- (la version française suit la version anglaise) Call for Proposals for DebConf17 Open Day The DebConf team would like to call for proposals for the DebConf17 Open Day, a whole day dedicated to sessions about Debian and Free Software, and aimed at the general public. Open Day will preceed DebConf17 and will be held in Montreal, Canada, on August 5th 2017. DebConf Open Day will be a great opportunity for users, developers and people simply curious about our work to meet and learn about the Debian Project, Free Software in general and related topics. Submit your proposal We welcome submissions of workshops, presentations or any other activity which involves Debian and Free Software. Activities in both English and French are accepted. Here are some ideas about content we'd love to offer during Open Day. This list is not exhaustive, feel free to propose other ideas! * An introduction to various aspects of the Debian Project * Talks about Debian and Free Software in art, education and/or research* A primer on contributing to Free Software projects * Free software & Privacy/Surveillance * An introduction to programming and/or hardware tinkering * A workshop about your favorite piece of Free Software * A presentation about your favorite Free Software-related project (user group, advocacy group, etc.) To submit your proposal, please fill the form at https://debconf17.debconf.org/talks/new/ Volunteer We need volunteers to help ensure Open Day is a success! We are specifically looking for people familiar with the Debian installer to attend the Debian installfest, as resources for people seeking help to install Debian on their devices. If you're interested, please add your name to our wiki: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf17/OpenDay#Installfest Attend Participation to Open Day is free and no registration is required. The schedule for Open Day will be announced in June 2017. ------ Ouverture des soumissions pour la journée portes ouvertes DebConf17 L'équipe de DebConf est à la recherche d'activités pour la journée portes ouvertes DebConf17, une journée dédiée à des activités de type grand public traitant de Debian et des logiciels libres. L'événement aura lieu le 5 août 2017, soit le jour précédant l'ouverture de DebConf17. Toutes les personnes intéressées de près ou de loin par le projet Debian et les logiciels libres auront une excellente opportunité de se rencontrer et d'en apprendre plus. Soumettez une activité Nous sommes à la recherche de présentations, d'activités participatives ou de toutes autres activités à propos de Debian et des logiciels libres. Les activités en français et en anglais sont les bienvenues. Voici quelques idées de contenu que nous aimerions offrir durant la journée portes ouvertes. Celle liste n'est pas exhaustive, n'hésitez pas à proposer d'autres idées ! * Une introduction aux divers aspects du projet Debian * Des présentations sur Debian et les logiciels libres dans l'art, l'éducation et la recherche* Une initiation à la contribution aux projets de logiciels libres * Logiciel libre et Vie privée/Surveillance * Une introduction à la programmation et/ou au bricolage matériel * Une présentation sur votre projet préféré en lien avec les logiciels libres (groupes d'utilisateurs, groupes militants, etc.) Pour soumettre une activité, veuillez remplir le formulaire suivant : https://debconf17.debconf.org/talks/new/ Devenez volontaire Nous avons besoin de bénévoles afin que la journée portes ouvertes DebConf17 soit un succès ! Nous sommes spécifiquement à la recherche de personnes familières avec l'installateur Debian pour assister à l'« installfest » de Debian, en tant que soutien aux personnes ayant besoin d'aide pour installer Debian sur leur machine. Si cela vous intéresse, veuillez ajouter votre nom au wiki : https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf17/OpenDay#Installfest Soyez présent-e-s! La participation aux portes ouvertes est gratuite. Aucune inscription n'est requise. Le programme de la journée portes ouvertes sera annoncé en juin 2017. ----------------- end call for proposals ------------------- -- http://www.fastmail.com - Accessible with your email software or over the web

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war story: some tablet-ish computers don't sleep
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

Some recent tablets don't know how to sleep. I know, this is crazy. Instead they are designed to take frequent naps, interleaved with checking on "stuff". Kind of like a smart phone. This feature was called "Connected Standby" by Microsoft but is now called "InstantGo". <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InstantGo> Linux has no support for InstantGo and PCs with it have no support for Sleep or Hiberate power states. Example machines: Mirosoft Surface Pro machines and Dell's Venue 11 Pro. I'm typing this on a Venue 11 Pro (model 1140) running Fedora 25. That's how come I've learned this. The best work around has been to add a file /etc/systemd/sleep.conf with this (not indented): # see https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102281#c56 [Sleep] SuspendState=freeze Freezing isn't as good at saving power as Sleeping, but it will do. I think that this was the only painful discovery I've made so far while setting up Linux on the Venue 11 Pro.

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tablet-with-keyboard deal?
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

I've never seen or touched one of these so I cannot attest to the qualities of the actual device. <http://www.ebay.ca/itm/eduGear-11-6-Tablet-With-Keyboard-Intel-Core-i3-128G…> - sale ends in 20 hours - $249.99 + tax, free shipping. Netbook price, but better - low power Haswell Intel i3 processor. Still takes a lot of power for a tablet, but pretty good for an i3. Introduced 4 years ago. - only 1266x768 resolution, but on 11.6" notebook that's OK (we expect more of tablets) - Comes with Win 10 pro and MS Office 2016, which is worth something to somebody. - eduGear seems to be a local Markham company targetting education. Same address as CDI (I saw it every time I went to the IBM lab a couple of weeks ago). - IPS screen (good) - USB 3 (good) - 4G RAM (not bad) - 128G SSD (nice) - Supports 802.11ac (good) - beware: the keyboard or its attachment may be annoying

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Shopping for barebone PC
by Evan Leibovitch 18 Apr '17

18 Apr '17

Hi there. I will probably be shopping for a new barebone PC system in the neatr future. I'm looking for recommendations for both a barebones model and the best CPU for it. Intended OS is Linux Mint, Main uses are for browsing (Chromium), Samba client and video conversion using Handbrake. Most files will be on a server, in fact the new system could get by with just a minimal-sized SSD. Also appreciated is a link to anywhere that would tell me, at any given moment, the current state/generation of Intel processors to help the shopping process. Thanks! -- Evan Leibovitch Toronto, Canada Em: evan at telly dot org Sk: evanleibovitch Tw: el56

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on 9 May 2017 at 7:30pm
by hi＠gtalug.org 17 Apr '17

17 Apr '17

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2017-05/> # Lessons learnt as a maintainer with Dhaval Giani I have been an upstream maintainer of libcgroup. As a maintainer, I have had varied experiences which have taught me important lessons. This talk goes over some anecdotes, and hopefully they provide some humour and some lessons. ## Location George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street, Room 203 Ryerson University <http://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525> ## Schedule * 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner. * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. * 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising. # Code of Conduct We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or offline. We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open. Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: <http://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board(a)gtalug.org>. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Keeping it alive: Nexus 7 (2012) running lineageOS 14.1
by Scott Sullivan 17 Apr '17

17 Apr '17

At Hacklab.to's recent Junk Day, I managed to acquire the older model of the Nexus 7 (2012 WIFI, aka grouper). It's most recent vendor firmware was Android 5.1.1 and it ran like molasses. So I decided to take a look at getting LineageOS on it. Firstly to see if I could, second to have recent version of android, and three to remove any bloat by having a lean starting point. For those unfamiliar, the Company named Cyanogen, imploded, and so the community android distro of the same name, re-branded and are continuing the work under the name LineageOS. I've already been testing it on a nexus 4, and will likely move my OnePlus One to it in the foreseeable future. LinageOS 14.1 is Android 7.1 equivalent. After a look around the internet, I found a dev doing a not yet official build of lineageOS for the Nexus 7 (2012). And an official build of TWRP which is LineageOS's recommend recovery image. https://twrp.me/devices/asusnexus72012wifi.html http://www.lineageosdownloads.com/download-nexus-7-2012-lineage-os/ http://opengapps.org/ (ARM, 7.1, Pico) Modifying the general instructions (and having done this a few times, they really are all the same). https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/flo/install adb reboot bootloader fastboot oem unlock fastboot reboot fastboot flash recovery /home/scott/Downloads/twrp-3.1.0-0-grouper.img # reboot into recovery adb push /home/scott/Downloads/lineage-14.1-20170315-UNOFFICIAL-aaopt-grouper.zip /sdcard/ adb push /home/scott/Downloads/open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20170414.zip /sdcard/ # then install these ZIPs and reboot. Took a long time to get through initial boot, and then first time configuration. But when it was all done, while it is still a bit laggy to use, it noticeably better then before. Also by using the pico package all the stock google bloat is gone, basically just having the play store to install only the apps I need. It's now good enough to be a kitchen 'doohicky'. I know there are a number of folks with Nexus 7 (2013) in your community, but any earlier adopters of the 2012 might appreciate this. -- Scott Sullivan

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Upcoming Meeting (was Meeting on 11 April at 7:30pm)
by Myles Braithwaite 15 Apr '17

15 Apr '17

11 April - A Bit More Than Mostly Searchable: Scanned Paper You Can Find with Stewart Russell Building on a GTALUG Lightning Talk from 2015, Stewart goes over what you'll need to turn messy piles of paper into a (mostly) organized archive of compact searchable electronic files. 9 May - Lessons learnt as a maintainer with Dhaval Giani I have been an upstream maintainer of libcgroup. As a maintainer, I have had varied experiences which have taught me important lessons. This talk goes over some anecdotes, and hopefully they provide some humour and some lessons. 13 June - Intelligent Availability; The evolution of High Availability with Madison Kelly Madison will discuss the tenants of and concepts behind “Intelligent Availability” and how it provides “next gen” availability. The “Anvil!” platform is the first full IA platform, combining a fully redundant architecture along with the 100% open source Striker UI and ScanCore “decision engine”. A live demonstration of this platform will be used to show IA in action. Various faults will be induced, showing how the Anvil! autonomously reacts to mitigate these changing risks. Attendees will be learn how to apply these IA techniques and concepts, allowing them to make their own IT environments more resilient. -- Have an awesome day, and happy open-sourcing :-).

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