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Going to FSOSS 2016... route question
by William Park 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

I'm thinking about taking public transit to FSOSS2016. I can get to Go Union Station easy. From there, Trip planner says - Union -> University Subway line -> Downsview -> York U - Union -> Yonge Subway line -> Finch -> York U For those living (and taking TTC) in Toronto, which route is least crowded during morning/afternoon rush hours? -- William

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GTALUG Election Officer
by Myles Braithwaite 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

GTALUG is looking for an Election Officer to oversee the GTALUG Board Election on 11 October 2016 at 7:30 p.m.. We need someone who will: * Run the GTALUG candidate nomination process. * Announce the candidates for the GTALUG board. * Give out ballots to GTALUG members. * Count the votes. This person cannot be on the board, an executive of the GTALUG organisation, or running for a board seat. If interested, contact me off list at <me(a)mylesbraithwaite.com>.

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Re: [GTALUG] EnterpriseLibre Project Closing
by Bob Jonkman 01 Oct '16

01 Oct '16

Hi Bill: This is sad news. I've mentioned EnterpriseLibre at a couple of user groups I participate in, and had hoped the project would be better recognized that it is. I'm forwarding your message to the Free Software mailing lists I subscribe to. Perhaps this will generate a bit of interest. --Bob. On 2016-10-01 12:26 PM, Bill Stewart wrote: > > Hi, our vision was that FOSS needed to be used by a critical mass > to thrive, and that meant it needed to be complete, powerful, and > easy. So we integrated the first truly full-stack FOSS solution, > servers to apps, with virtual desktops so anyone could use it > anywhere. I still believe this is the key need to spread FOSS to a > critical mass. It solves all the problems. A full description of > the system, advantages, architecture etc. can be found in the > System Description: > https://wiki.enterpriselibre.org/images/c/c5/EnterpriseLibre-System-Descrip… > > Can I recommend you keep a copy of that document in case the > future ever calls, and someone wants to relaunch a complete FOSS > solution? It has ten years of intellectual value in it. > > For the EnterpriseLibre project will be closing down by the end of > the month. If you want to grab a copy of the working system, for a > local server or AWS, please do so soon from > https://wiki.enterpriselibre.org/index.php/Development > > The last version can not only support a team with an IT solution > better than most onsite, it can create additional solutions for > other teams at a click. Almost alive, nearly self-aware ;-) > > I tried getting hosters interested in it - a full FOSS competitor > to Google Apps and Office 365 - better, more secure, more apps, and > real virtual desktops available anywhere! But no luck. Open > source hosters are few and far between. > > I also tried getting the FOSS community to run with it. But people > are busy. It's a big, complicated system. Made simple for users. > But lives are full. I understand that. > > EnterpriseLibre influenced the present, and may someday help shape > the future. As the proprietary systems tighten their grip on our > privacy, wallets, and freedom a little more every day, there may > come a time when someone with the resources to launch this again, > and grow it, will want to free more than the individual, and > provide software freedom to teams, non-profits, and small > organizations of all types, pick this back up, and make it even > better. The code will always be on GitHub. By an order of > magnitude in software power, FOSS or closed, there is no other > solution like it available anywhere else in the world today. > > May your tomorrows ripen into everything they should be. Stay > strong. Ride the long wave. The universe is unfolding - with all > its fits and starts - exactly as it should. > > Cheers! Bill > > > > _______________________________________________ EnterpriseLibre > mailing list EnterpriseLibre(a)lists.cirruscomputing.com > http://lists.cirruscomputing.com/listinfo/enterpriselibre > -- -- Bob Jonkman <bjonkman(a)sobac.com> Phone: +1-519-635-9413 SOBAC Microcomputer Services http://sobac.com/sobac/ Software --- Office & Business Automation --- Consulting GnuPG Fngrprnt:04F7 742B 8F54 C40A E115 26C2 B912 89B0 D2CC E5EA

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curious... Linux vs BSD ?
by William Park 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Just curious about state of Linux vs BSD... I use Linux, but examining my use case carefully, I don't really "use" Linux. I use applications and tools found in Linux distro. These applications and tools can also be found in BSD distro. To those who knows/uses both BSD and Linux... Should I learn BSD, and which one? -- William

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LPI beta testing news exams in Toronto
by Evan Leibovitch 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

[apologies if this was double-posted -- I has originally sent this from a non-subscribed address ] Hi all, The (GTA-based) Linux Professional Institute is doing beta testing on new exams for its second-level two certification. Testing is going on in Toronto, and participants (who can pass the exams) may achieve their LPIC-2 certification free of charge. If interested, please go to this link <https://lpi.org/lpic-2-beta-signup/> for more information. Meta-discussion on the value of certification is beyond the point of this announcement. FWIW, since I helped co-found it LPI, in part based on discussions held in this very mailing list, it has delivered nearly 500,000 exams worldwide and helped a lot of people get jobs. -- Evan Leibovitch Geneva, CH Em: evan at telly dot org Sk: evanleibovitch Tw: el56

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Re: [GTALUG] OT - the heuristics of privacy
by Russell Reiter 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Belated thanks for the link. I had thought after the Snowden video which showed how to disable the mic on a common cell phone, there might be some hope for project Ara. Alas not, it's been cancelled. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Ara. Russell Sent from mobile. On Sep 22, 2016 12:27 PM, "Bob Jonkman via talk" <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yes, there's an app in F-Droid that claims to detect such attacks. I haven't used it. https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=stingray&fdid=com.SecUpwN. AIMSICD - --Bob. On 2016-09-22 11:47 AM, Russell Reiter via talk wrote: > Interesting tech news about Stingray surveillance. I wonder if > there is some way to detect that an intruder has captured your > signal. You can test for capture and cause them to power down by > having someone near you call 911. Apparently authorities have to > let EMS calls access the real network. I think black hats.... umm > not so much. > > http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/technology/government- surveillance-rules-rcmp-csis-1.3769014 > > Russell Sent from mobile. > > > > --- Talk Mailing List talk(a)gtalug.org > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > - -- - -- Bob Jonkman <bjonkman(a)sobac.com> Phone: +1-519-635-9413 SOBAC Microcomputer Services http://sobac.com/sobac/ Software --- Office & Business Automation --- Consulting GnuPG Fngrprnt:04F7 742B 8F54 C40A E115 26C2 B912 89B0 D2CC E5EA -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 Comment: Ensure confidentiality, authenticity, non-repudiability iEYEARECAAYFAlfkBmcACgkQuRKJsNLM5ere1QCgjFBKsYya3zyJjX00UcZkKoKI YFcAoOQI0dgyfiVdtI55oXI9G2kGxD5C =KDIG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --- Talk Mailing List talk(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

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LPI is beta-testing new exams
by Evan Leibovitch 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Hi all, The (GTA-based) Linux Professional Institute is doing beta testing on new exams for its level two certification. Testing is going on in Toronto, and participants (who can pass the exams) may achieve their LPIC-2 certification free of charge. If interested, please go to this link for more information: https://lpi.org/lpic-2-beta-signup/ - Evan

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GTALUG Board Elections
by Myles Braithwaite 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

GTALUG's Annual General Meeting is coming up on 11 October 2016 which means we will be hainvg an election for board members. To vote you will need to be a member of the GTALUG Organisation which costs $20 for the year (this helps cover the cost of running the server for the mailing list and website). This year there are three openings on the board. If you are interested in helping GTALUG become even more awesome then you should definitly run. Just show up to the Annual Genreal Meeting (on 11 October 2016 at 7:30 p.m.), nominate yourself, and ask for someone to second your nomination. The requirments for being a board memeber are: * You have to be at least eighteen years old. * You have to be a member of GTALUG (or become one within ten days of getting elected). * The abliity to somewhat regularly attend GTALUG board meetings (this year were held on the forth Monday of the month at HackLab.TO (1266 Queen St. West)). See GTALUG Bylaw Number 1, Directors for more info: <https://git.io/vPTue>.

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on 11 October at 7:30pm
by hi＠gtalug.org 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2016-10/> ### Annual General Meeting (7:30 p.m.) * GTALUG Update - 5 minutes * Treasury Update - 5 minutes * Board Elections - 15 minutes ### Ansible (8:00 p.m.) Ansible allows you to turn your infrastructure administration into a codebase. Descripting all the processes that are necessary for deploying a server with a set of provisioning scrips that can be stored in version control. Myles Braithwaite will be giving an overview of deploy and configure your infrastructure with Ansible. Alex Volkov wil be going over running Vagrant as test environment, setting free as in speech LXC and KVM hypervisors with Vagrant, notes on getting from bare hardware running with Debian automated install, and a few wrong Ansible commands. ## 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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FSOSS 2016 registration is now open
by Stewart C. Russell 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

As Scott mentioned at Tuesday's meeting: What ==== The 16th Free Software and Open Source Symposium http://cdot.fsoss.ca/ Where ===== Seneca@York Campus 70 The Pond Rd, North York, ON M3J 3M6 http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=43.77151&mlon=-79.50007#map=18/43.77151/… geo:43.772,-79.5 When ===== 2016-10-27 – 2016-10-28 (Last Thursday & Friday in October) How much ======== $75 early bird until beginning of October How === http://fsoss2016.strikingly.com/#register-for-fsoss (or go through the main http://cdot.fsoss.ca/ link) Why === I enjoyed this a lot the last time I went. Price seems to have gone up a bit, but it goes up a *lot* if you miss the early bird. Easy to get to by transit, kinda expensive to park. ISTR a somewhat stodgy pizza lunch is thrown in, but the campus is about a 10 minute stroll to Bamiyan Kabob, a truly epic Afghani restaurant. cheers, Stewart (oh, and in same location *tonight* is the Raspberry Pi meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Raspberry-Pi/events/229466291/ )

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