Re: Bill Sconce obituary and memorial date (February 13th at Boire Field, Nashua, NH)

[Warren Luebkeman]

correction:  a brimmed red hat, rather

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 10:33 PM, Warren Luebkeman 
wrote:

> wish i had seen this earlier.  bill was one of the first people i had met
> when venturing into the Linux community in NH.  he was wearing a red
> brimmed hat at the lug meeting in peterborough, probably around 2007.  had
> a chance to spend some time with him at a conference in maine, he was
> presenting on python.  at the end of the conference he was looking for a
> ride to the local airport to fly himself home.
>
> reading this makes me wish i had gotten to know him more.  seems as though
> he had as full of a life as anyone could hope for.
>
> On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 2:11 PM, mad...@li.org 
> wrote:
>
>> Bill (William Joseph) Sconce, age 72, Lyndeborough, NH, died on January 5,
>> 2016 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA. The cause was a cerebral
>> hemorrhage.  He was a good man.
>>
>>
>> Bill was born April 19, 1943 in Indianapolis, IN, and came home to the
>> House on the Hill in Edinburgh, IN. Bill grew up there with his brother
>> David, who predeceased him. His parents were Eva Mae and Joseph Byce
>> Sconce.  Bill soon became a proficient Spelunker and surveyor in the caves
>> of Indiana and Kentucky, and a motorcycle enthusiast. Graduating from
>> Culver Military Academy, where he earned his Amateur Radio License, he
>> received a Fulbright scholarship and rode his Norton motorcycle to CalTech
>> in San Francisco, CA where he studied Physics and worked in a
>> crystalography laboratory. He was drafted during the Vietnam war protests
>> at that school and served in Taigu Korea, where he studied IBM Cobol and
>> the Korean language, and rode a Honda 90 motorcycle in the mountains. He
>> returned to Louisville, KY and began a long career in computer science and
>> founded his company Industrial Specialities.  He met the love of his life
>> in Louisville, Janet Levy, and with her encouragement he completed his
>> dream of becoming a pilot, holding a Commercial, Instrument, and
>> Instructor
>> license. He continued studies at University of Louisville in linguistics
>> and computer science. Bill & Janet moved to NH in 1979 for Bill to
>> graduate
>> from being Symposium Coordinator for DECUS to assume the position of
>> Product Manager for the RSTS Group at Digital Equipment Corporation. Bill
>> worked for and was layed off from DEC, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard, at
>> which point he revived his corporation, named it In Spec, Inc. and divided
>> his time between software engineering and flight instruction.  Bill was a
>> devoted supporter of GPL and "free" Linux software and the Python
>> programming language. Bill was a member of the Vintage BMW Motorcycle
>> Owners, Ltd., the BMW MOVer Motorcycle Club of Vermont, the Contoocook
>> Valley Radio Club,  a life member of the National Speological Society and
>> the American Radio Relay League. He supported the EAA and was a Regional
>> Judge for aerobatic competitions for IAC for many years. He loved
>> aviation,
>> including hot air ballooning and skydiving.  He participated in Young
>> Eagles at Boire Airport in Nashua, NH and enjoyed teaching young people to
>> fly. He taught spins in his Cessna Aerobat. And he was a Quiet Birdman.
>> He
>> was a member of the Rex Stout Wolfepack Book Club and The Wodehouse
>> Society.   Bill loved theatre, classical and rock music, and especially
>> lately, attending Dr. David Landman's Poetry Nights of medieval poetry in
>> Lexington, MA.
>>
>>
>> He loved fixing things and if there were no parts available for a project
>> he promptly made them himself on his metal lathe, or just used his
>> ingenuity to create something needed.
>>
>>
>> He loved cigars, scotch, butter, reading, airplanes, old test equipment,
>> Paris, BMWs, his red convertible Cabriolet with red earmuffs, and his big
>> black 4 cylinder 4WD truck, bird watching (outwitting squirrels), camping,
>> hiking on Pitcher Mountain, William Blake, and he suffered not fools. One
>> of his favorite lead-ins: "As an engineer..."
>>
>>
>> Bill is survived by his wife, Janet Levy Sconce, his sister-in-law, June
>> Levy and her family, and many dear friends. Bill was a kind and loving
>> "daddy" to Virgil Fox and RDB, the cats of his home. Thanks to "The
>> Committee" and especially Donna Shea, Chris Levin, Ken Hamel, Donna
>> Giovannini, Tom Steger, Michelle Donovan, Simon Hutchings, John & Cathy
>> Gubernat and the surgeons, doctors, and nurses at Lahey Hospital. The
>> family is grateful to all of his many friends who offered support and
>> love.
>>
>>
>> There will be a memorial for Bill on February 13, 11:00-2:00  at Nashua
>> Jet
>> Aviation located on Boire Field in Nashua, NH. Call Air Direct Airways,
>> (603) 882-5606 for more information.
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Re: Bill Sconce obituary and memorial date (February 13th at Boire Field, Nashua, NH)

[Warren Luebkeman]

wish i had seen this earlier.  bill was one of the first people i had met
when venturing into the Linux community in NH.  he was wearing a red
brimmed hat at the lug meeting in peterborough, probably around 2007.  had
a chance to spend some time with him at a conference in maine, he was
presenting on python.  at the end of the conference he was looking for a
ride to the local airport to fly himself home.

reading this makes me wish i had gotten to know him more.  seems as though
he had as full of a life as anyone could hope for.

On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 2:11 PM, mad...@li.org 
wrote:

> Bill (William Joseph) Sconce, age 72, Lyndeborough, NH, died on January 5,
> 2016 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA. The cause was a cerebral
> hemorrhage.  He was a good man.
>
>
> Bill was born April 19, 1943 in Indianapolis, IN, and came home to the
> House on the Hill in Edinburgh, IN. Bill grew up there with his brother
> David, who predeceased him. His parents were Eva Mae and Joseph Byce
> Sconce.  Bill soon became a proficient Spelunker and surveyor in the caves
> of Indiana and Kentucky, and a motorcycle enthusiast. Graduating from
> Culver Military Academy, where he earned his Amateur Radio License, he
> received a Fulbright scholarship and rode his Norton motorcycle to CalTech
> in San Francisco, CA where he studied Physics and worked in a
> crystalography laboratory. He was drafted during the Vietnam war protests
> at that school and served in Taigu Korea, where he studied IBM Cobol and
> the Korean language, and rode a Honda 90 motorcycle in the mountains. He
> returned to Louisville, KY and began a long career in computer science and
> founded his company Industrial Specialities.  He met the love of his life
> in Louisville, Janet Levy, and with her encouragement he completed his
> dream of becoming a pilot, holding a Commercial, Instrument, and Instructor
> license. He continued studies at University of Louisville in linguistics
> and computer science. Bill & Janet moved to NH in 1979 for Bill to graduate
> from being Symposium Coordinator for DECUS to assume the position of
> Product Manager for the RSTS Group at Digital Equipment Corporation. Bill
> worked for and was layed off from DEC, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard, at
> which point he revived his corporation, named it In Spec, Inc. and divided
> his time between software engineering and flight instruction.  Bill was a
> devoted supporter of GPL and "free" Linux software and the Python
> programming language. Bill was a member of the Vintage BMW Motorcycle
> Owners, Ltd., the BMW MOVer Motorcycle Club of Vermont, the Contoocook
> Valley Radio Club,  a life member of the National Speological Society and
> the American Radio Relay League. He supported the EAA and was a Regional
> Judge for aerobatic competitions for IAC for many years. He loved aviation,
> including hot air ballooning and skydiving.  He participated in Young
> Eagles at Boire Airport in Nashua, NH and enjoyed teaching young people to
> fly. He taught spins in his Cessna Aerobat. And he was a Quiet Birdman.  He
> was a member of the Rex Stout Wolfepack Book Club and The Wodehouse
> Society.   Bill loved theatre, classical and rock music, and especially
> lately, attending Dr. David Landman's Poetry Nights of medieval poetry in
> Lexington, MA.
>
>
> He loved fixing things and if there were no parts available for a project
> he promptly made them himself on his metal lathe, or just used his
> ingenuity to create something needed.
>
>
> He loved cigars, scotch, butter, reading, airplanes, old test equipment,
> Paris, BMWs, his red convertible Cabriolet with red earmuffs, and his big
> black 4 cylinder 4WD truck, bird watching (outwitting squirrels), camping,
> hiking on Pitcher Mountain, William Blake, and he suffered not fools. One
> of his favorite lead-ins: "As an engineer..."
>
>
> Bill is survived by his wife, Janet Levy Sconce, his sister-in-law, June
> Levy and her family, and many dear friends. Bill was a kind and loving
> "daddy" to Virgil Fox and RDB, the cats of his home. Thanks to "The
> Committee" and especially Donna Shea, Chris Levin, Ken Hamel, Donna
> Giovannini, Tom Steger, Michelle Donovan, Simon Hutchings, John & Cathy
> Gubernat and the surgeons, doctors, and nurses at Lahey Hospital. The
> family is grateful to all of his many friends who offered support and love.
>
>
> There will be a memorial for Bill on February 13, 11:00-2:00  at Nashua Jet
> Aviation located on Boire Field in Nashua, NH. Call Air Direct Airways,
> (603) 882-5606 for more information.
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Bill Sconce memorial service - Saturday, Feburary 13th, 1100-1400 hours

[mad...@li.org]

All,

There will be a memorial service for Bill Sconce on Saturday, February 13th at 
the Nashua Airport Hanger under the Tower (Nashua Jet Aviation) where Bill 
spent a lot of time flying and teaching others to fly.

Please feel free to attend, even without RSVP.

maddog
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Re: Bill Sconce obituary and memorial date (February 13th at Boire Field, Nashua, NH)

[Brian Chabot]

He and I share a birth date... I never knew that.

I met him but I did not know him.  I think we would have gotten along quite
well.

I hope to be able to make it to the memorial.

Brian

Brian Chabot

On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 2:11 PM, mad...@li.org 
wrote:

> Bill (William Joseph) Sconce, age 72, Lyndeborough, NH, died on January 5,
> 2016 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA. The cause was a cerebral
> hemorrhage.  He was a good man.
>
>
> Bill was born April 19, 1943 in Indianapolis, IN, and came home to the
> House on the Hill in Edinburgh, IN. Bill grew up there with his brother
> David, who predeceased him. His parents were Eva Mae and Joseph Byce
> Sconce.  Bill soon became a proficient Spelunker and surveyor in the caves
> of Indiana and Kentucky, and a motorcycle enthusiast. Graduating from
> Culver Military Academy, where he earned his Amateur Radio License, he
> received a Fulbright scholarship and rode his Norton motorcycle to CalTech
> in San Francisco, CA where he studied Physics and worked in a
> crystalography laboratory. He was drafted during the Vietnam war protests
> at that school and served in Taigu Korea, where he studied IBM Cobol and
> the Korean language, and rode a Honda 90 motorcycle in the mountains. He
> returned to Louisville, KY and began a long career in computer science and
> founded his company Industrial Specialities.  He met the love of his life
> in Louisville, Janet Levy, and with her encouragement he completed his
> dream of becoming a pilot, holding a Commercial, Instrument, and Instructor
> license. He continued studies at University of Louisville in linguistics
> and computer science. Bill & Janet moved to NH in 1979 for Bill to graduate
> from being Symposium Coordinator for DECUS to assume the position of
> Product Manager for the RSTS Group at Digital Equipment Corporation. Bill
> worked for and was layed off from DEC, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard, at
> which point he revived his corporation, named it In Spec, Inc. and divided
> his time between software engineering and flight instruction.  Bill was a
> devoted supporter of GPL and "free" Linux software and the Python
> programming language. Bill was a member of the Vintage BMW Motorcycle
> Owners, Ltd., the BMW MOVer Motorcycle Club of Vermont, the Contoocook
> Valley Radio Club,  a life member of the National Speological Society and
> the American Radio Relay League. He supported the EAA and was a Regional
> Judge for aerobatic competitions for IAC for many years. He loved aviation,
> including hot air ballooning and skydiving.  He participated in Young
> Eagles at Boire Airport in Nashua, NH and enjoyed teaching young people to
> fly. He taught spins in his Cessna Aerobat. And he was a Quiet Birdman.  He
> was a member of the Rex Stout Wolfepack Book Club and The Wodehouse
> Society.   Bill loved theatre, classical and rock music, and especially
> lately, attending Dr. David Landman's Poetry Nights of medieval poetry in
> Lexington, MA.
>
>
> He loved fixing things and if there were no parts available for a project
> he promptly made them himself on his metal lathe, or just used his
> ingenuity to create something needed.
>
>
> He loved cigars, scotch, butter, reading, airplanes, old test equipment,
> Paris, BMWs, his red convertible Cabriolet with red earmuffs, and his big
> black 4 cylinder 4WD truck, bird watching (outwitting squirrels), camping,
> hiking on Pitcher Mountain, William Blake, and he suffered not fools. One
> of his favorite lead-ins: "As an engineer..."
>
>
> Bill is survived by his wife, Janet Levy Sconce, his sister-in-law, June
> Levy and her family, and many dear friends. Bill was a kind and loving
> "daddy" to Virgil Fox and RDB, the cats of his home. Thanks to "The
> Committee" and especially Donna Shea, Chris Levin, Ken Hamel, Donna
> Giovannini, Tom Steger, Michelle Donovan, Simon Hutchings, John & Cathy
> Gubernat and the surgeons, doctors, and nurses at Lahey Hospital. The
> family is grateful to all of his many friends who offered support and love.
>
>
> There will be a memorial for Bill on February 13, 11:00-2:00  at Nashua Jet
> Aviation located on Boire Field in Nashua, NH. Call Air Direct Airways,
> (603) 882-5606 for more information.
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Bill Sconce obituary and memorial date (February 13th at Boire Field, Nashua, NH)

[mad...@li.org]

Bill (William Joseph) Sconce, age 72, Lyndeborough, NH, died on January 5,
2016 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA. The cause was a cerebral
hemorrhage.  He was a good man.


Bill was born April 19, 1943 in Indianapolis, IN, and came home to the
House on the Hill in Edinburgh, IN. Bill grew up there with his brother
David, who predeceased him. His parents were Eva Mae and Joseph Byce
Sconce.  Bill soon became a proficient Spelunker and surveyor in the caves
of Indiana and Kentucky, and a motorcycle enthusiast. Graduating from
Culver Military Academy, where he earned his Amateur Radio License, he
received a Fulbright scholarship and rode his Norton motorcycle to CalTech
in San Francisco, CA where he studied Physics and worked in a
crystalography laboratory. He was drafted during the Vietnam war protests
at that school and served in Taigu Korea, where he studied IBM Cobol and
the Korean language, and rode a Honda 90 motorcycle in the mountains. He
returned to Louisville, KY and began a long career in computer science and
founded his company Industrial Specialities.  He met the love of his life
in Louisville, Janet Levy, and with her encouragement he completed his
dream of becoming a pilot, holding a Commercial, Instrument, and Instructor
license. He continued studies at University of Louisville in linguistics
and computer science. Bill & Janet moved to NH in 1979 for Bill to graduate
from being Symposium Coordinator for DECUS to assume the position of
Product Manager for the RSTS Group at Digital Equipment Corporation. Bill
worked for and was layed off from DEC, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard, at
which point he revived his corporation, named it In Spec, Inc. and divided
his time between software engineering and flight instruction.  Bill was a
devoted supporter of GPL and "free" Linux software and the Python
programming language. Bill was a member of the Vintage BMW Motorcycle
Owners, Ltd., the BMW MOVer Motorcycle Club of Vermont, the Contoocook
Valley Radio Club,  a life member of the National Speological Society and
the American Radio Relay League. He supported the EAA and was a Regional
Judge for aerobatic competitions for IAC for many years. He loved aviation,
including hot air ballooning and skydiving.  He participated in Young
Eagles at Boire Airport in Nashua, NH and enjoyed teaching young people to
fly. He taught spins in his Cessna Aerobat. And he was a Quiet Birdman.  He
was a member of the Rex Stout Wolfepack Book Club and The Wodehouse
Society.   Bill loved theatre, classical and rock music, and especially
lately, attending Dr. David Landman's Poetry Nights of medieval poetry in
Lexington, MA.


He loved fixing things and if there were no parts available for a project
he promptly made them himself on his metal lathe, or just used his
ingenuity to create something needed.


He loved cigars, scotch, butter, reading, airplanes, old test equipment,
Paris, BMWs, his red convertible Cabriolet with red earmuffs, and his big
black 4 cylinder 4WD truck, bird watching (outwitting squirrels), camping,
hiking on Pitcher Mountain, William Blake, and he suffered not fools. One
of his favorite lead-ins: "As an engineer..."


Bill is survived by his wife, Janet Levy Sconce, his sister-in-law, June
Levy and her family, and many dear friends. Bill was a kind and loving
"daddy" to Virgil Fox and RDB, the cats of his home. Thanks to "The
Committee" and especially Donna Shea, Chris Levin, Ken Hamel, Donna
Giovannini, Tom Steger, Michelle Donovan, Simon Hutchings, John & Cathy
Gubernat and the surgeons, doctors, and nurses at Lahey Hospital. The
family is grateful to all of his many friends who offered support and love.


There will be a memorial for Bill on February 13, 11:00-2:00  at Nashua Jet
Aviation located on Boire Field in Nashua, NH. Call Air Direct Airways,
(603) 882-5606 for more information.
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Celebration of Bill Sconce to be held this spring

[mad...@li.org]

GNHLUG,

Here is some email from Donna Shea about Bill and Janet.

md

- Forwarded Message -
It is with a heavy heart that I let you know that Bill passed late
yesterday afternoon.  He passed peacefully with his Janet by his side.

There will not be any services at this time but a celebration of Bill will
be planned sometime this spring.

Janet's mailing address is:

Janet Levy
P.O. Box 85
Milford, NH

Thank you all for your support and kind words during this difficult time.

Donna
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Re: Bill Sconce

[Ken D'Ambrosio]

Oh, what terrible news!  I still remember him for being a part of one of 
my daughter's high points: when she was six or so, she was completely 
fascinated with airplanes, so my wife -- ever the social organizer -- 
got a party for her down at a hanger at the Nashua airport, and the kids 
got to go up in pairs in a plane.  Not having been aware of Bill's 
aviation angle, I was completely surprised to find him there, and we had 
a most enjoyable chat.  An absolute blast was had by all; the kids loved 
all the plane stuff, and (I hope/think that) the staff enjoyed the kids 
with their wide-eyed awe.

Thanks, Maddog, for keeping us in touch on this.  He will be missed.

-Ken


On 2016-01-05 10:47, mad...@li.org wrote:
> GNHLUG family,
> 
> A couple of days ago I wrote to tell you that the prognosis for Bill
> was looking better.  Unfortunately that does not seem to be the case.
> The prognosis is that Bill will never regain consciousness.  Following
> Bill's wishes, life support was removed and although Bill is breathing
> on his own, the doctors feel death is near.
> 
> Janet Levy, Bill's wife, has said her "good-byes" to him, as I feel we
> all must start to do.
> 
> If I hear anything about funeral services or requests from Janet I
> will pass them on to you.
> 
> Warmest regards,
> 
> maddog
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Re: Bill Sconce

[Tyson Sawyer]

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 10:47 AM, mad...@li.org <jonhal...@comcast.net> wrote:
> A couple of days ago I wrote to tell you that the prognosis for Bill was 
> looking better.  Unfortunately that does not seem to be the case

I will miss Bill.  I first knew him in the mid-80's when he
participated in aerobatic competition with his C-150 Aerobat.  The
competition moved to a different airport and I didn't see him for
decades.  Later I found the python group and was caught off guard when
I saw a familiar name at the center of the action.  I had to send him
an email to confirm if he was the C-150 Aerobat "Bill Sconce" that I
had once known.

I will miss him and his quiet demeanor.

Ty

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of many bad measures.   - Daniel Webster
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Re: Bill Sconce

[Mark E. Mallett]

So sorry to hear - it's very sad news indeed.

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Re: Bill Sconce

[Jerry Feldman]

I wish Bill the best of luck. I've known Bill since 1988 when we worked 
in the PDP 11 compiler group in ZK1. Bill and I would talk flying as he 
and I were a active pilots at the time.


On 12/30/2015 01:26 PM, mad...@li.org wrote:

Hello all,

Bill Sconce, one of GMHLUG's longest and most righteous members had a stroke on 
Christmas evening.  He was operated on at Lehey Hospital in Burlington, MA and 
is still under sedation.  It may be weeks before he can go home.

Many of you may remember Bill as "Mr. Python", and his support of Python in 
specific was as strong as Free Software in general.

I have been receiving updates through mutual friends, and here is what I have 
on his condition:

• It wasn't a clot stroke but a bleed
• The small amount of blood that has accumulated in front of his head could 
just be an after-effect of surgery and not another bleed
• The midline shift of his brain has almost moved back to where it should be
• His pupils now match

so the prognosis is much better than it was at first.

I contacted Janet Levy, his wife, and she said that cards could be sent to:

Bill Sconce
P. O. Box 85, Milford, NH 03055

Janet can either take the cards to the hospital or wait until he comes home.  I 
am sure that he would love to hear from you.

I will send out updates to the list as I hear of things.

Warmest regards,

Jon "maddog" Hall

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Bill Sconce

[mad...@li.org]

Hello all,

Bill Sconce, one of GMHLUG's longest and most righteous members had a stroke on 
Christmas evening.  He was operated on at Lehey Hospital in Burlington, MA and 
is still under sedation.  It may be weeks before he can go home.

Many of you may remember Bill as "Mr. Python", and his support of Python in 
specific was as strong as Free Software in general.

I have been receiving updates through mutual friends, and here is what I have 
on his condition:

• It wasn't a clot stroke but a bleed
• The small amount of blood that has accumulated in front of his head could 
just be an after-effect of surgery and not another bleed
• The midline shift of his brain has almost moved back to where it should be
• His pupils now match

so the prognosis is much better than it was at first.

I contacted Janet Levy, his wife, and she said that cards could be sent to:

Bill Sconce
P. O. Box 85, Milford, NH 03055

Janet can either take the cards to the hospital or wait until he comes home.  I 
am sure that he would love to hear from you.

I will send out updates to the list as I hear of things.

Warmest regards,

Jon "maddog" Hall

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Re: Bill Sconce

[Ed lawson]

On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:26:57 + (UTC)
"mad...@li.org" <jonhal...@comcast.net> wrote:

>
> Bill Sconce, one of GMHLUG's longest and most righteous members had a
> stroke on Christmas evening. 

How very sad.  I always enjoyed our conversations, and then there were
Judy's cookies and his mint juleps.
> 
> so the prognosis is much better than it was at first.

At least this is good news, and I hope he will have a full recovery.

-- 
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Ham Callsign: K1VP
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Re: Bill Sconce

[Greg Rundlett (freephile)]

On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 1:26 PM, mad...@li.org <jonhal...@comcast.net>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Bill Sconce, one of GMHLUG's longest and most righteous members had a
> stroke on Christmas evening.  He was operated on at Lehey Hospital in
> Burlington, MA and is still under sedation.  It may be weeks before he can
> go home.
>

I am really sad to hear this unfortunate news.  I hope Bill is getting the
best care possible and that all are well!

Peace, Hope, Love!

Card sent.

~ Greg

Greg Rundlett
https://eQuality-Tech.com <https://equality-tech.com/>
https://freephile.org
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Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce

[Ted Roche]

Kudos from Bill Sconce for pointing out that of the two Dapper Drake  
disks - the well-named Desktop and the mysterious Alternate - the  
Alternate disk can install in text mode easier, faster and  
occasionally on a machine that has trouble with the GUI installer. I  
updated an HP Omnibook PII-266 using the text interface and it worked  
well.


Ted Roche
Ted Roche  Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com


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Re: Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce

[Marc Nozell]

On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 10:03 -0400, Ted Roche wrote:
 Kudos from Bill Sconce for pointing out that of the two Dapper Drake  
 disks - the well-named Desktop and the mysterious Alternate - the  
 Alternate disk can install in text mode easier, faster and  
 occasionally on a machine that has trouble with the GUI installer. I  
 updated an HP Omnibook PII-266 using the text interface and it worked  
 well.

I've been using Ubuntu on my corporate compaq nc6000 laptop since the
Warty and upgrading all the way to Dapper. Naturally it has gathered 
various configuration cruft along the way.

Recently I installed Dapper from scratch and have taken notes of all the
post-installation configuration step to get it set up the way I like it:

http://nozell.com/blog/my-ubuntu-dapper-configuration/

It is a cut-n-paste from a personal, private wiki so the formatting is a
little rough.

-marc
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Re: Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce

[Python]

On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 11:01 -0400, Marc Nozell wrote:
 On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 10:03 -0400, Ted Roche wrote:
  Kudos from Bill Sconce for pointing out that of the two Dapper Drake  
  disks - the well-named Desktop and the mysterious Alternate - the  
  Alternate disk can install in text mode easier, faster and  
  occasionally on a machine that has trouble with the GUI installer. I  
  updated an HP Omnibook PII-266 using the text interface and it worked  
  well.
 
 I've been using Ubuntu on my corporate compaq nc6000 laptop since the
 Warty and upgrading all the way to Dapper. Naturally it has gathered 
 various configuration cruft along the way.
 
 Recently I installed Dapper from scratch and have taken notes of all the
 post-installation configuration step to get it set up the way I like it:
 
 http://nozell.com/blog/my-ubuntu-dapper-configuration/
 
 It is a cut-n-paste from a personal, private wiki so the formatting is a
 little rough.
 
 -marc

Thanks for the tips.  

An alternative for ntp servers is
http://www.pool.ntp.org/

0.us.pool.ntp.org
1.us.pool.ntp.org
2.us.pool.ntp.org

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Venix Corp

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Re: Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce

[Marc Nozell]

On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 11:59 -0400, Python wrote:

 Thanks for the tips.  
 
 An alternative for ntp servers is
 http://www.pool.ntp.org/
 
 0.us.pool.ntp.org
 1.us.pool.ntp.org
 2.us.pool.ntp.org
 

I should have been more clear, those 15.x.x.x NTP servers are 
inside our corporate firewall.  The external NTP servers
aren't proxied.

-marc

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Re: Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce

[Tom Buskey]

On 6/28/06, Marc Nozell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been using Ubuntu on my corporate compaq nc6000 laptop since theWarty and upgrading all the way to Dapper. Naturally it has gatheredvarious configuration cruft along the way.Recently I installed Dapper from scratch and have taken notes of all the
post-installation configuration step to get it set up the way I like it:http://nozell.com/blog/my-ubuntu-dapper-configuration/
Has anyone upgraded from Breezy(?) 5.10 to Dapper?I've tried to upgrade my laptop with both the desktop and alternate CDs with no luck. Tried redownloading the image/reburning w/ verify, etc.I get past the partitioning (where I say preserve /, swap, and /home ) and the installer complains about the files existing in / and crashes.
Luckily it's before anything gets deleted.I'm thinking I'll have to install from scratch for / (leaving /home alone) but maybe I'm doing something wrong.

Re: Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce

[Marc Nozell]

On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 02:30:40PM -0400, Tom Buskey wrote:
 On 6/28/06, Marc Nozell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 I've been using Ubuntu on my corporate compaq nc6000 laptop since the
 Warty and upgrading all the way to Dapper. Naturally it has gathered
 various configuration cruft along the way.
 
 Recently I installed Dapper from scratch and have taken notes of all the
 post-installation configuration step to get it set up the way I like it:
 
 http://nozell.com/blog/my-ubuntu-dapper-configuration/
 
 
 
 Has anyone upgraded from Breezy(?) 5.10 to Dapper?
 I've tried to upgrade my laptop with both the desktop and alternate CDs with
 no luck.  Tried redownloading the image/reburning w/ verify, etc.

Basically you can replace 'breezy' references with 'dapper' references
in /etc/apt/sources.list and then:

sudo apt-get update  sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

And also read this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DapperUpgrades

-marc
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PySIG, 25-May-2006: Bill Sconce and Python Generators

[Ted Roche]

WHEN: May 25th, 7 PM
WHERE: Amoskeag Business Incubator, Manchester (directions at bottom)
WHO: Bill Sconce, Fearless PySIG Leader
WHAT: Generators in Python

The next meeting of the Greater New Hampshire Python  Milk/ Cookies
SIG will be one week from this Thursday's fine MerriLUG meeting --
Thursday, May 25th, at the Amoskeag Business Incubator, 7:00 P.M.
(the usual place, the usual time). Bill Sconce will be the featured
speaker, on Why Python is Neat, Part IX -- Generators

Python has a wealth of features which are designed to make your life
easier as a programmer, and to improve the chances that code which
looks right to you IS right.  The savings can be tremendous,
especially when right code avoids pernicious but common problems
such as picket-fence errors.

This presentation discusses one of the powerful structures which
every Python programmer uses daily: the humble for loop.  There's a
lot more going on in a for loop than meets the eye!  We'll examine
what Python does for you behind the scenes, and demystify how
generators let you easily and transparently help Python help you --
that is, how to capitalize on built-in generalized structures to
create nearly-bugproof specific structures which solve YOUR problems.

Bill has been using high- and low-level programming languages since
learning about Fortran as a TA.  (We're not saying how long ago that
was, but Fortran II was very new.)  He claims to have achieved or
faked proficiency in another 20 or so languages since then, and
almost every week finds new evidence that Python is the best one so far.

We'll also have our usual QA, and Python trivia.  Because several
people asked us about Python at LinuxWorld last month we'll include
some material for newbies.  (Please be thinking about that - should
we have a newbies segment EVERY meeting?)

There may also be cookies and milk again, depending...   :)

Directions:  http://www.snhu.edu/amoskeagincubator/directions.html

Ted Roche
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http://www.tedroche.com


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CentraLUG Meeting, February 6, Bill Sconce: Moodle and David Berube: Extracting MSOffice docs

[Ted Roche]

The monthly meeting of CentraLUG, the Concord/Central New Hampshire  
chapter of the Greater New Hampshire Linux Users Group, occurs on the  
first Monday of each month on the New Hampshire Institute Campus  
starting at 7 PM. This month, we'll be meeting in our usual spot in  
Room 146 of the Library/Learning Center/Bookstore, http:// 
www.nhti.net/nhtimap.pdf , marked as I on that map. Directions and  
maps are available on the NHTI site at http://www.nhti.edu. Open to  
the public. Free admission. Tell your friends.


This month's meeting will feature two presentations: Bill Sconce with  
Moodle and David Berube on Extracting Content from MS Office Documents.


According to the web site (http://www.moodle.org), Moodle is a  
course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package  
designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create  
effective online learning communities.  Moodle is in use in many  
communities locally and worldwide. While Moodle is primariy a LAMP  
app, it also works with PostgreSQL and on a variety of platforms  
(Windows, OS X, Netware). Bill will share what he's learning in  
setting up Moodle for a local client.


David will be showing techniques based on his upcoming PHP Magazine  
article, Converting MS Office Documents with PHP. The techniques  
can be applied outside of PHP, and cover open source tools to convert  
Word and Excel documents into HTML or PDF... as well as a little  
extra Ghostscript magic.


More details at about this meeting, direction and group info  are  
available at http://www.centralug.org and http://www.gnhlug.org.


We're also in the process of finalizing details for the March  
meeting, where we hope to have access to a lab of computers where we  
can see a live demo of the LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project), see  
a build and install and learn about cross-compatibility with Windows  
Terminal Services. This meeting will likely be off-site in Penacook,  
details are still being ironed out, so stay tuned!


Hope to see you there!



Ted Roche
Ted Roche  Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com



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