[GNHLUG] MonadLUG February Meeting Announcement Forth
Date: February 10th, 2011, Thursday, 7 PMSubject: The Forth Programming Language PhilosophySpeaker: Charles MontgomeryLocation: SAU 1 offices, 106 Hancock Road, Peterborough, NH Join us Thursday evening to hear Charles present an overview of Forth. Originally developed for the 8080 microprocessor in 1976, this interesting language and its distinctive stack approach remains relevant today on modern hardware in several specialized areas.___ gnhlug-announce mailing list gnhlug-annou...@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-announce/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Not your father's OTRS.
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio k...@jots.org wrote: If you've been pondering a ticketing system, I strongly suggest kicking the tires on OTRS -- but be sure it's v. 3.x or higher. Anyone here care to comment on OTRS vs RT (Request Tracker)? trouble ticket system has been on my work to-do list for two employers now. I have gotten as far as deciding the two big FOSS players were RT and OTRS. I've never had time to research a comparison. Shared thoughts would be much appreciated. -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Net Neutrality and the FCC
When: February 16, 2011 7PM (6:30PM for QA) Topic: Net Neutrality and the FCC Moderator: Caroline Hunter Location: MIT Building E51, Room 395 Caroline will moderate and lead a discussion on the recent FCC Net Neutrality rulings. The following is a short extract of topics Caroline and guests plan to cover: 1. Net Neutrality through the FCC’s Eyes 1. Limiting power of big business 2. Closing the Digital Divide 3. Genachowski’s Initiatives II. Net Neutrality vs. Network Management 1. Big business helping small business 2. Government as unwelcome complication 3. Broadband corporations as community partners 4. Service fees and packages - comparison 5. Higher education stake in broadband company success III. Social Justice, Integrated Progress 1. Government as broadband customer 2. Job growth in telecomm vs. knowledge empowerment 3. Digital Citizenship - First and Second Class VI. Open Source Community Role in NN Debate 1. Copyleft movement success? 2. Subversive programming in current affairs 3. Resources available to voice position 4. Ways to share expertise - Installfest 5. Policy in government of tech industry vs. government 6. Gaming as method for community engagement For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site http://www.blu.org Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51 parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St. After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting location at The Cambridge Brewery. -- Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
BLU google calendar [Was BLU mtg Wed. Feb 16, 7pm Net Neutrality and the FCC
Caroline will moderate and lead a discussion on the recent FCC Net Neutrality rulings. The following is a short extract of topics Caroline and guests plan to cover: Looks like an extremely interesting topic. Wish I could make it to this one, but I'm previously committed. insert jokes about my state of mind here :) I would have reserved this meeting time but it didn't show up in my Google calendars. I do have the blu-eve...@gapps.blu.org calendar enabled in my gcal views, but it seems to be empty. Anyone know if that calendar been replaced or abandoned? -- Jeff KinzEmergent Design, Authored using Dragon Naturally Speaking software, errors may be present. answer:Yes, Absolutely. question : Are you sure? answer: It reverses the conversation making it harder to follow. question: Why is top posting frowned upon? teachers.tv/videos/benjamin-zander Its all invented.Standing in possibility.Remember Rule 6. If its not fun, you're not doing it right. (Notable exception: discussing evolution with people who think the earth is 6,000 years old. :-) ) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Open Webinar Software that runs on Linux
Hi, I am trying to find some Open Source software that can do a webinar. It either has to handle clients of the major OSes (Linux, OS/X, MS) or has to be browser based. The less that has to be installed on the client, the better. The server side would ideally be Linux. The server side software could either be hosted or downloadable to the server. Ideally the software would allow: Video and Audio transmission of the presenter to the clients, the ability to show *Office slides to the clients, and allow the clients to chat back to the presenter (audio and video coming back is not necessary) Additionally it would be nice if the software also allowed for scheduling the meeting, could capture the video/audio and allow it to be downloaded or played back later. The software does not have to be gratis, but it does have to be Open, and it would be better if it was freely developed. DIMDIM would have been a good choice, but they were recently sold, and the code and accessibility to DIMDIM seems to be up in the air right now. Thanks in advance for any ideas along this line. maddog ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Open Webinar Software that runs on Linux
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Jon 'maddog' Hall mad...@li.org wrote: Hi, I am trying to find some Open Source software that can do a webinar. I heard about Big Blue Button http://bigbluebutton.org/ on a recent eppisode of FLOSS weekly http://twit.tv/floss147. It is only focused on remote learning, but I think it meets most of your specs. Only user environment requirment is Flash in the browser for most, and Java only for feeding in audio/video, such as for the presenter. They've got like a 10min server setup guide for an Ubuntu box. Their biggest focus is on making such collaboration easy: like pressing a big blue button. Similar, but not to be confused with the red button used to get office supplies, etc. ;-) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Open Webinar Software that runs on Linux
I'm trying to get Boston User Groups to use Big Blue Button http://bigbluebutton.org/, but they want to use Microsoft's :-( On 02/09/2011 03:59 PM, Alan Johnson wrote: On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Jon 'maddog' Hall mad...@li.org mailto:mad...@li.org wrote: Hi, I am trying to find some Open Source software that can do a webinar. I heard about Big Blue Button http://bigbluebutton.org/ on a recent eppisode of FLOSS weekly http://twit.tv/floss147. It is only focused on remote learning, but I think it meets most of your specs. Only user environment requirment is Flash in the browser for most, and Java only for feeding in audio/video, such as for the presenter. They've got like a 10min server setup guide for an Ubuntu box. Their biggest focus is on making such collaboration easy: like pressing a big blue button. Similar, but not to be confused with the red button used to get office supplies, etc. ;-) -- Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Open Webinar Software that runs on Linux
I meant to add to my previous post. If anyone uses it for a meeting, please report. On 02/09/2011 03:59 PM, Alan Johnson wrote: On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Jon 'maddog' Hall mad...@li.org mailto:mad...@li.org wrote: Hi, I am trying to find some Open Source software that can do a webinar. I heard about Big Blue Button http://bigbluebutton.org/ on a recent eppisode of FLOSS weekly http://twit.tv/floss147. It is only focused on remote learning, but I think it meets most of your specs. Only user environment requirment is Flash in the browser for most, and Java only for feeding in audio/video, such as for the presenter. They've got like a 10min server setup guide for an Ubuntu box. Their biggest focus is on making such collaboration easy: like pressing a big blue button. Similar, but not to be confused with the red button used to get office supplies, etc. ;-) -- Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: BLU google calendar [Was BLU mtg Wed. Feb 16, 7pm Net Neutrality and the FCC
We probably should use it. We post all of our meetings on the BLU website as well as on Boston User Groups, but posting on gapps would be useful too. On 02/09/2011 03:38 PM, jk...@kinz.org wrote: Caroline will moderate and lead a discussion on the recent FCC Net Neutrality rulings. The following is a short extract of topics Caroline and guests plan to cover: Looks like an extremely interesting topic. Wish I could make it to this one, but I'm previously committed. insert jokes about my state of mind here :) I would have reserved this meeting time but it didn't show up in my Google calendars. I do have the blu-eve...@gapps.blu.org calendar enabled in my gcal views, but it seems to be empty. Anyone know if that calendar been replaced or abandoned? -- Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Open Webinar Software that runs on Linux
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Jon 'maddog' Hall mad...@li.org wrote: Hi, I am trying to find some Open Source software that can do a webinar. Big Blue Button (http://www.bigbluebutton.org/) was mentioned recently on one of the lists -- Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Shopping carts
I am looking for a shopping cart solution to add to several existing web sites I admin (all are LAMP, generally Perl or PHP coding). Basically, I want to be able to programmatically add items to the cart, preferably by a HTTP request (something like this: http://addcart.example.com?item=1234desc=Item_being_soldprice=3495.00. (I do not have source code for all the components of some of the sites, and this method will work for them.) The request can be limited to originating from the same server via localhost interface, if needed. A separate request would check-out. The order would be encrypted and emailed (again, to a local email server). I'm comfortable with Perl, PHP, Python, and can work with most others. Any suggestions? Thanks. -- Dan Jenkins, Rastech Inc., Bedford, NH, USA - 1-603-206-9951 +++ IT Technical Support Service for four decades ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Shopping carts
On Wed, 2011-02-09 at 16:44 -0500, Dan Jenkins wrote: Basically, I want to be able to programmatically add items to the cart, preferably by a HTTP request (something like this: http://addcart.example.com?item=1234desc=Item_being_soldprice=3495.00. (I do not have source code for all the components of some of the sites, and this method will work for them.) No suggestion for a cart, but that URL scheme would seem to allow people to name their own price. I'm sure that you have ways to control the price, but publishing that URL as a suggested interface makes me nervous. -- Lloyd Kvam Venix Corp DLSLUG/GNHLUG library http://dlslug.org/library.html http://www.librarything.com/catalog/dlslug http://www.librarything.com/catalog/dlslugsort=stamp http://www.librarything.com/rss/recent/dlslug ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Shopping carts
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011, Dan Jenkins d...@rastech.com wrote: I am looking for a shopping cart solution to add to several existing web sites I admin ... ... The url would be invoked solely via a localhost interface from one program to the receiving cart ... ... A separate request would check-out ... ... The actual order must, in most cases, be manually processed ... ... The order would be encrypted and emailed (again, to a local email server ... You might want to clarify what you're looking for here. Most commerce systems I've used assume a human being using a web browser at the other end of an HTTP transaction. They present the catalog, allow the human to pick products from that catalog and put them in the cart, and then checkout -- enter payment and shipping info. The UI is done via HTTP and HTML and a web browser. HTTP cookies track cart state (or at least, a session ID). You're saying you want to submit items via local channels (thereby implying you'll do the catalog, too), checkout via local channels, submit order info via local channels... what exactly does that leave for the commerce system to *do*? :-) When it comes to the server side of commerce systems, I've only ever really dealt with Zen Cart (a fork of osCommerce). It gets the job done, and is a relatively simple system and thus easier to fit into one's head. And free. There's a strong user community web forum. There's a web knowledgebase, which is good because the code I had to deal with was not well commented. The design didn't strike me as overly modular. So it might be tough to adapt it to... whatever it is you're doing. -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Shopping carts
On 2/9/2011 8:54 PM, Benjamin Scott wrote: On Wed, Feb 9, 2011, Dan Jenkins d...@rastech.com wrote: I am looking for a shopping cart solution to add to several existing web sites I admin ... ... The url would be invoked solely via a localhost interface from one program to the receiving cart ... ... A separate request would check-out ... ... The actual order must, in most cases, be manually processed ... ... The order would be encrypted and emailed (again, to a local email server ... You might want to clarify what you're looking for here. Most commerce systems I've used assume a human being using a web browser at the other end of an HTTP transaction. They present the catalog, allow the human to pick products from that catalog and put them in the cart, and then checkout -- enter payment and shipping info. The UI is done via HTTP and HTML and a web browser. HTTP cookies track cart state (or at least, a session ID). You're saying you want to submit items via local channels (thereby implying you'll do the catalog, too), checkout via local channels, submit order info via local channels... what exactly does that leave for the commerce system to *do*? :-) When it comes to the server side of commerce systems, I've only ever really dealt with Zen Cart (a fork of osCommerce). It gets the job done, and is a relatively simple system and thus easier to fit into one's head. And free. There's a strong user community web forum. There's a web knowledgebase, which is good because the code I had to deal with was not well commented. The design didn't strike me as overly modular. So it might be tough to adapt it to... whatever it is you're doing. Yeah, my description is poor. A little background might make it clearer. I admin some web stores. They carry unique items. I mean unique exactly: there is one of each item being sold. I already have a catalog system, which works fine. When someone orders an item, a single order form is created, from which the customer checks out by completing the form which is encrypted and emailed internally. Customers do not have to login to purchase, and no customer information is retained on the server at all. The immediate task I want is to create a shopping cart, which allows a customer to add items to the cart and continue shopping, and then check out, get an order form with all the items included and complete one step for payment (instead of one per item). Again, no customer information is to be stored on the server, and no login to purchase is required. We want to retain the current ordering system indefinitely (one form per item and immediate payment for each purchase). We want to provide the optional shopping cart system for those who choose that. Additionally, the shopping cart would allow us to handle non-unique items (parts, accessories, and such), which we currently handle entirely manually. We do not want to perform credit card approval through the shopping cart for several reasons. So, the goal of the shopping cart is simply to aggregate multiple orders into a single order settlement. It does seem like a fairly simple task, however, none of the carts I've examined appear to handle this scenario. To add complication, we have an auction site which needs a very similar solution. It is a closed source solution. To compound the issue, the number of web stores is due to proliferate twenty-fold in the near future to boutiques for each class of good. Some of those boutiques will sell non-unique items primarily. So, a single, simple shopping cart (for want of a better name) should work for all of these separate needs, and provide a consistent interface across all the sites. The last complication My hypothetical interface was just a suggestion. Other methods would be fine. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
