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Re: [GTALUG] GTALUG] Ancient hardware available
by Stewart Russell 11 Jul '17

11 Jul '17

All gone, seemingly.

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Ancient hardware available
by Isaac Connor 11 Jul '17

11 Jul '17

Am helping clean out some old stuff for my In-laws, as well as doing the same for myself. I know there are people on here who like/cherish these things. Various junk includes: green monochrome monitors 8inch floppy drves 5.25inch floppy drives / floppies 2-3 Sinclair ZX Spectrums random old weird circuit boards/add on cards, etc. piles of shareware cds, various old software, etc. couple of p4 xeon 2U servers various laptops/laptop parts (amd turion/p4 maybe some early core2duo,g4) p4 tablets/slates (pre-ipad) Most stuff will be on the lawn at 60 Wolfrey Ave (near broadview and danforth) until Thursday morning

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Tonight at 7:30 pm
by hi＠gtalug.org 11 Jul '17

11 Jul '17

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2017-07/> # Lighting Talks _Lighting Talks_ is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings. If you would like to give a talk, all you have to do is write your name on a post-it and stick it on the whiteboard in the front of the room. When your talk get's picked you will have five uninterrupted minutes for you to present your idea, then five minutes of audience questions. Schedule Five Minute Talks: * How does an enterprise distro kernel get made? with Dhaval Giani * Behaviour Directed Design with David Collier Brown * Mastodon with Myles Braithwaite * Add your name to this list by emailing <hi(a)gtalug.org> ## 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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Fwd: 2 new jobs at Ruby
by David Collier-Brown 07 Jul '17

07 Jul '17

My old boss went to Ruby, who is now looking for a dev/ops person and a classic sysadmin. They run a collection of dating services, one of whom got hacked, and decided to hire competent people... like my old boss (;-)) I haven't worked for Ruby, but I know they have good management! https://www.rubylife.com/job/sr-system-administrator/ https://www.rubylife.com/job/sr-devops-administrator/ --dave [and yes, the first thing I see is a broken cert, which they need fixed (;-)]

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Fwd: Dave: 2 new jobs at Ruby
by David Collier-Brown 07 Jul '17

07 Jul '17

My old boss went to Ruby, who is now looking for a dev/ops person and a classic sysadmin. They run a collection of dating services, one of whom got hacked, and decided to hire competent people... like my old boss (;-)) I haven't worked for Ruby, but I know they have good management! https://www.rubylife.com/job/sr-system-administrator/ https://www.rubylife.com/job/sr-devops-administrator/ --dave [and yes, the first thing I see is a broken cert, which they need fixed (;-)]

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday at 7pm
by hi＠gtalug.org 07 Jul '17

07 Jul '17

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2017-07/> # Lighting Talks _Lighting Talks_ is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings. If you would like to give a talk, all you have to do is write your name on a post-it and stick it on the whiteboard in the front of the room. When your talk get's picked you will have five uninterrupted minutes for you to present your idea, then five minutes of audience questions. Schedule Five Minute Talks: * How does an enterprise distro kernel get made? with Dhaval Giani * Behaviour Directed Design with David Collier Brown * Mastodon with Myles Braithwaite * Add your name to this list by emailing <hi(a)gtalug.org> ## 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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Linux hardening question
by Truth Hacker 05 Jul '17

05 Jul '17

Hi All, I am starting to go down the road to harden a Linux server, I am using the Ubuntu server image as my starting point. I searched a few articles and compiled a list of things to do, so far the stuff is a bit dated. So I was wondering if anyone has stuff ideas to help me harden my system which I plan to use to host my website using a VPS host. So far I've got step for the following: SSH / No root login, public key login Using DenyHost to reduce brute force password hacking Block port scanning Disable PING response Closing unused ports Q: What service should I consider disabling from starting automatically. Q: What program should I remove like (telnet) from my system. I am reading up on iptable and also know about ufw, but not sure how to setup a good firewall, like what to block and not. Any other ideas or checklist would be appreciated. Thanks, TH

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[GTALUG-Announce] Annual Linux in the Park on 22 July 2017 at 2 pm.
by Myles Braithwaite 04 Jul '17

04 Jul '17

<http://gtalug.org/picnics/2017/> GTALUG is having the annual Linux in the Park Potluck this year at Dufferin Grove Park on 22 July at 2 pm. Things we will provide Bathroom, BBQ, Plates, Cutlery, Serviettes, Cups, and Garbage bags. Things you might want to bring: chairs, tasty beverages, foodstuffs that you would like to share and enjoy, tarp/blanket, sunscreen, hats, things to help survive the warmth of the Canadian Wilderness. We will be doing this in a pot-luck style. Thus, please bring enough food and drink for yourself and your guests, and try to bring enough to share with others in the group. We are using the GTALUG wiki to organise everything: <https://wiki.gtalug.org/event:linux_in_the_park_2017>. ## Location HackLab.TO - Backyard 1266 Queen St. West, Suite #6, Toronto Toronto, Ontario <http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3522641496> ## 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 one of the GTALUG Board Members @ <board(a)gtalug.org>. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Re: [GTALUG] Linux hardening question
by John Moniz 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

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Backing up Windows Machines to Linux NAS,
by Scott Sullivan 28 Jun '17

28 Jun '17

I'm sure many of us have friends and family with Windows Machines. And the savvy among us run our own Linux Backup server / NAS boxes. How do you get regular, automated copies of data off said Windows machines? I would like to only hear from folks that actively using a solution. Not a list of 'exercise for the reader' google results. # Goal: To recover from a ransom-ware infection, by pulling the last clean snapshot of user data from the NAS. # Assumptions: Snapshots are handled by the Backup Server / NAS at a FS layer (ZFS / BTRFS), or by the server side backup software. # Nice to haves: * In-transit encryption. # Not an Acceptable Answers: Open Samba on the windows box, mounting it on the backup server, and running rsync regularly. Thanks in advance! -- Scott Sullivan

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