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Comparison of source code hosting
by David Thornton 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

The wiki treatment... lots of data https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_source_code_hosting_facilitie… David Thornton @northdot9 https://www.quadratic.net

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Which JavaScript should I learn?
by William Park 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

Hi all, (If you're on KWLUG list, sorry for duplicate.) I have a general question about JavaScript. I want to develop/propose "web app" hosted from embedded Linux board. So, - you go to its webpage, - click "web app", - it will serve out JavaScript to browser client, and - the app will be running on the browser. Which Javascript should I learn? I mean, there are Meteor, Angular, React, Ember, Vue, etc. Some are described as "framework", and others described as "library". Then, there is Web Assembly I've been reading about recently. It's difficult to figure out what's what. -- William Park <opengeometry(a)yahoo.ca>

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Hello and GnuPG/PGP key signing parties
by Rouben 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

Hello everyone! I’m a newbie to this list. The name is Rouben Tchakhmakhtchian; I’ve been a Linux user since about 1998 (dabbled with it a bit before that). I’m currently working at UofT in IT, and am still a die-hard open source enthusiast. I was wondering, does the GTALUG community still organize GPG key signing events? If not, I would also like to know how much interest there would be in such an event. Thanks in advance, and my apologies if this is an FAQ type post. I’d be happy to RTFM if you kindly point me in the right direction. :) Cheers and have a great weekend! -- Rouben

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Dinner plans before tonight's meeting
by Christopher Browne 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

I'll be heading to Kabul Express which is just around the corner from the George Vari building https://wiki.gtalug.org/pre-meeting_dinner#kabul_express -- When confronted by a difficult problem, solve it by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"

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Aging Dell monitor (U3011)
by Michael Hill 12 Mar '18

12 Mar '18

I have a ThinkPad T450 with Intel 5500 graphics that I was happy connecting to an inexpensive Samsung monitor at home and a Dell P2815Q at the office using an HDMI-to-mini-DisplayPort adapter. The Dell just runs at 3840 resolution and the Samsung at 1920. I inherited a Dell U3011 last week to use at home and it has a maximum resolution of 2560x1600. When I connect it to the ThinkPad DisplayPort using the existing HDMI adapter or a new DVI adapter, all I can get is 1920x1200. Can I ever get the higher resolution, with or without a docking station? Thanks, Mike

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A GTALUG talk from March 2017 is on youtube
by Alex Volkov 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

Hello everyone, You can now watch Peter Hiscocks presenting Assembly Language Programming Atmel Microprocessors using the Linux Operating System. https://youtu.be/LU3vET9tX6s <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FLU3vET9tX6s&h=ATPNr…> This talk is from March 2017 meeting. Alex.

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Metal-as-service talk from March 2017 is on youtube
by Alex Volkov 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

Hello everyone, You can now watch David Collier-Brown presenting Metal-as-service (Installing OS images on a large number of machines) From March 2017 meeting -- https://youtu.be/8VCCcrEEs9o Alex.

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Intel - Last level cache exploit
by Russell 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

This feature allows for an unwarranted prime and probe by indexing low level cache. The revelation of this "undocumented" split cache hash function should keep VM environment providers on their toes. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7163050/#full-text-section -- Russell

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debian Linux -- Installation DVDs Full Set - Shipped To Canadian Destination ??
by Steve Petrie, P.Eng. 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Greetings To GTALUG, I am starting to order the parts for building a new desktop PC to run debian Linux as primary operating system. Replacing an ancient Dell desktop PC with MS Windows XP. * * * * * * I'm looking for a source for full set of physical debian Linux (LXDE) installation DVDs (NOT a live install, as I understand that Linux does not yet support live install with UEFI). I need the installation DVDs because I use a very slow telephone-grade dial-up line modem for my Internet connection, so a Linux installation via network is not feasible. (I plan to try to keep using the dial-up line with the new debian Linux PC, at least for the first while. GTALUG advice put me on to the idea of using a USB dial-up modem with Linux.) Found a U.S.A.-side vendor www.shoplinuxonline.org but am concerned about getting caught in snags with payment / collection of Canadian customs duties, that may be collected by courier delivering to the Canadian address from U.S.A * * * * * * Does anyone know of a Canadian-side online seller of debian Linux (LXDE) DVD installation sets ?? I could potentially beg use of a friend's Windows 10 setup on Bell Fibe, and download the debian Linux LXDE) DVD image files and burn the DVDs myself, but I prefer to avoid the hassle and probable mistakes. Any thoughts from GTALUG members, on this piddling but potentially messy detail of getting a full set of debian Linux (LXDE) install DVDs, greatly appreciated !! Best Regards, Steve

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Extending EOL by modding intel power attributes
by Russell 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

I came across this while looking around at spectre side channels and cache fences. Apparently Coffee Lake CPU's power attributes can be reset by overriding the management engine on Skylake MB's. http://www.overclock.net/forum/8-intel-general/1665657-coffeelake-completel… The descriptions come in three parts. Here's a quote from the think tank. "(Do not mind the BS intel put out about pinout incompatibility, close look reveals there is no big issue in that - you can just pop the CFL cpu in board without a problem or risk of damage.)" Here's a peek at the patch thread. "All MSI LGA1151 boards can work with 6-core cpu. Use Intel Flash Image Tool and decomp original BIOS image. Then extract vbios and upgrade to 1054. For coffee lake 6-core,you need change sku (at the top of Flash Image Tool window )to Z370. And ME FW Version is not important here. Replace BIOS Region.bin to a MSI Z370 one.And replace Z370's vbios to the one we upgraded. Build image and flash via SPI Programmer( may be need to change 8M Flash chip to 16M) Last isolate 2 pins on cpu and you can power on." Keeping stuff away from the dustbin with a few select attribute modifications. These guys do all the groundwork and you can poke it in for free. Gotta like that. -- Russell

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