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Re: [GTALUG] Stand-alone scanner for Ubuntu?
by Russell Reiter 08 May '17

08 May '17

I just searched for your scanner on the SANE list, as well as a cannon photo printer I'm trying to resurrect from mechanical failure. Your scanner is not on it, so it looks like Simple Scan hooks into the kernel on its own. I also saw a recent post of yours from earlier this year, I forget what forum, where you had already been exploring the udev possibilities. I usually only mess with stock debian and fedora. SElinux gave me a heck of a fight a couple of kernels ago but I was always able to use udev or SElinux itself to overcome the policy issues which were trumping previously working cannon MFP scanner hardware. Pulseaudio is another problematic implementation and I find that some spins manage to hook in correctly and some don't, depending on the kernel. So, on further reflection, it looks like the most current Ubuntu spins are hardwired to always use XHCI. This seems to me to be a transitional problem in upgrading from usb 2.0 to 3.0. If you are able to change this setting with your MB, you might try disabling XHCI in bios. This should force the system to EHCI and might resolve what I'm seeing presented as endpoint block errors in bulk transfers. Might also resolve your USB serial issues. Hope this helps. Russell

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Any experience with these FOSS platforms?
by Evan Leibovitch 08 May '17

08 May '17

Hey all, A group I'm working with is looking to see if the following self-hosted FOSS tools are a worthwhile migration from their closed alternatives: - Mattermost - for group collaboration, instead of Slack - Wekan - for task/project management, instead of Trello or Asana - BigBlueButton - for webinars, instead of Adobe Connect or GoToWebinar Any reviews, war stories or other advice is welcome. PS: Not software related, but we're also looking for an auditor familiar with Canadian nonprofit experience. Thanks! -- Evan Leibovitch Toronto, Canada Em: evan at telly dot org Sk: evanleibovitch Tw: el56

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Psychology Today profile of Richard Stallman
by Evan Leibovitch 08 May '17

08 May '17

It's from November, but it's still new if you've never seen it. https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201611/the-sorcerers-code I fully agree with the below review of the article, which may recall for some the UofT meeting many years ago that he walked out from when attendees wouldn't conform to his many naming protocols (to him there's not such thing as a "Linux system", only a "Linux-based GNU system"). He wouldn't even exchange emails with LPI unless it changed its name. I've known RMS for, well, a very, very long time. There are points on > > which we agree, and many points on which we do not -- we've had and > > have a number of serious long-term and shorter-term disagreements. His > > embrace of Julian Assange is difficult to forgive, but our continuing > > communications are cordial. Fundamentally though, my foundational > > disagreement with Richard relates to his "religious" fervor. For he > > does tend to elevate his views to the status of "my way or the highway" > > technological spiritualism. My view is that the sort of absolutism > > that is the hallmark of Richard's philosophy is not particularly > > helpful in the modern world in any contexts -- and in fact has often > > been damaging to civilization throughout history. Compromise and an > > acceptance of practical considerations are crucial to cooperation and > > advancement in human societies, and we've seen all too often that > > absolutist views can have very dark outcomes even with the best of > > underlying intentions. All that said, Richard is a nice guy, and I'm > > glad that Psychology Today has never done a profile on me. I've had more than my share of encounters with him, which have been personally pleasant but rhetorically and logically insufferable. Evan Leibovitch Toronto, Canada Em: evan at telly dot org Sk: evanleibovitch Tw: el56

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Canon Lide 30 Scanner for Linux
by phiscock＠ee.ryerson.ca 07 May '17

07 May '17

Further to my previous request: I had asked for suggestions for a modern scanner to replace this Canon Lide30 that doesn't work on my main linux box. The scanner does work under Windows. I also tried it under the other installations of Linux I have access to: meercat Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela Scanner works: no lemur Linux Mint 17 Quiana: Scanner works: no Henry Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca: Scanner works: yes netbook Ubuntu 9.04 Scanner works: yes So sometimes it works, sometimes not. (The first three were tested with SimpleScan. The last one was tested with XSane.) The scanner does show up in the lsusb listing. For a workaround, I can one of the two machines where the scanner does work. It would be nicer to get it working on all these machines, if anyone has some additional suggestions. Thanks to all who have sent me suggestions so far. Peter -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325

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Stand-alone scanner for Ubuntu?
by phiscock＠ee.ryerson.ca 06 May '17

06 May '17

My Canon Lide30 scanner used to work under Ubuntu Linux but at some point it ceased to work and I haven't been able to resurrect it. (It works OK with Windows, so it's definitely a software issue.) So now I'm looking for a stand-alone scanner that is Linux compatible. Not required to be high resolution or colour, usb powered and small footprint are preferable. Any suggestions from the Collective Mind? Peter -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325

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Teaching Opportunity at York University
by Sotirios Liaskos 05 May '17

05 May '17

We are looking for a contract instructor for a University-level Systems Administration course at the School of Information Technology, York University. The official job posting can be found here: https://cupejobs.uit.yorku.ca/pdfsR/P-FW2017-APITEC-20.pdf The session is in Fall 2017, September to December (13 weeks of classes), 3 classroom hours per week (Wednesdays 4-7pm), at the Keele and Steeles Campus. For more information or to apply please contact Sotirios Liaskos at: liaskos(a)yorku.ca -- Sotirios Liaskos Associate Professor, Director School of Information Technology York University http://itec.laps.yorku.ca

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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 23 Apr '17

23 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 23 Apr '17

23 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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