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Server rack questions
by o1bigtenor 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

Greetings Have an old HP rack (tall think its a 42U or so. Finding the cage nuts - - - where at a reasonable price? What else to I need to install 2 old servers and 2 rack UPSs? I have been looking but am finding that different companies call things by different names. Also looking where I might be able to get these things reasonably (have access to a US delivery address if that helps the costs). TIA Dee

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday at 7:30pm
by Myles Braithwaite 06 Nov '15

06 Nov '15

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2015-11/> # Lightening Talks November's GTALUG meeting will be a bunch of audience organised short talks. 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 10 minutes of uninterrupted time for you to present, then 10 minutes of audience questions/concerns. Slides are not required, but if you need them please bring a PDF copy on a USB key or email them to <speaker-coordinator(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 The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socializing. # 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 jeopardize 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 honored 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 http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Backups for files
by o1bigtenor 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Greetings Looking at backing up a little less than 300 GB of files. Want to do one copy to 25 GB Bluray discs. Looking for suggestions for programs, methods, and/or techniques. TIA Dee

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on 10th November at 7:30pm
by Myles Braithwaite 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2015-11/> # Lightening Talks November's GTALUG meeting will be a bunch of audience organised short talks. 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 10 minutes of uninterrupted time for you to present, then 10 minutes of audience questions/concerns. Slides are not required, but if you need them please bring a PDF copy on a USB key or email them to <speaker-coordinator(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 The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socializing. # 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 jeopardize 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 honored 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 http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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VLC unable to play video
by Daniel Wayne Armstrong 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

Hi all... After a recent upgrade this week on a box running Debian stretch/testing the VLC media player continues to successfully play audio MP3 files but crashes trying to play video files with the message: "Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Segmentation fault" VDPAU packages installed and their versions: ii libvdpau-va-gl1:amd64 0.3.4-3 ii libvdpau1:amd64 1.1.1-2 ii mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64 11.0.2-1 ii vdpau-driver-all:amd64 1.1.1-2 ii vdpau-va-driver:amd64 0.7.4-4 No updates are pending. Any ideas about how to fix this would be much appreciated! -- (o< .: Per curiositas ad astra .: http://www.circuidipity.com (/)_

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AWS bring up?
by Scott Sullivan 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

I'm hoping some can share some experience taking an in house web app to a scaled AWS based web service. Contact me off list, I'll buy lunch. -- Scott Sullivan

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odd DHCP participant on Rogers cable internet
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

I've just noticed that DHCP responses come from 7.11.164.145. According to whois, that address belongs to the US Department of Defence. I'm pretty sure that that means Rogers has hijacked DoD addresses. What's up with that? NetRange: 7.0.0.0 - 7.255.255.255 CIDR: 7.0.0.0/8 NetName: DISANET7 NetHandle: NET-7-0-0-0-1 Parent: () NetType: Direct Allocation OriginAS: Organization: DoD Network Information Center (DNIC) RegDate: 1997-11-24 Updated: 2006-04-28 Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-7-0-0-0-1

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GTALUG Board/Operations Meeting Tomorrow at 7:30pm
by Myles Braithwaite 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

For all those that are interested there is a GTALUG board/operations meeting tomorrow at 7:30pm at HackLab Toronto. All GTALUG members are welcome. You can view the agenda here: <http://board.gtalug.org/2015-10-26/agenda.html>.

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(off topic) unlocked phones
by Evan Leibovitch 24 Oct '15

24 Oct '15

Hi all. I have an informational favour to ask. I'm not in a position to go to local stores and the info isn't readily available online. I want to buy an unlocked phone as a gift. Two that I am looking at are the Moto G and the Alcatel Idol 3. Both have websites that sell unlocked phones mail order in the States, but if I indicate Canada they send me to a carrier (Bell or Telus). Would anyone here know if the Canadian versions of these phones are carrier locked, if the American ones are not? I'm happy to buy one off-contract if I know it can be taken to any carrier. Alternately, does anyone have a different recommendation in the $300-400 range? I know that Canada Computer sells the Asus Zenfone, but I know little about this Intel-powered phone. All help is appreciated. (obLinux: Android only). And don't even mention the Oneplus; nice phone, supremely flaky company. Thanks!

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BlackBerry Priv
by Clifford Ilkay 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

>From <http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/21/blackberry-android-security/>: "BlackBerry also "hardened" the Linux kernel with various top-secret patches" How can they have "top-secret patches" to the Linux kernel and comply with the terms of the GPL? -- Regards, Clifford Ilkay +1 647-778-8696

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