Re: Shutting down CLUG wiki (including Fwd: Adding content to the NZLUG/WLUG wiki)
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Jim Cheetham j...@gonzul.net wrote: I'm planning to shut down[2] the CLUG wiki. This action has now been completed. Useful CLUG content has been migrated to http://wiki.linux.net.nz/CLUG. For anyone who cares, the phpwiki dumps of the last state of the old wiki are still available on http://clug.net.nz/. After a suitable period, I will replace the current notice page with a redirect to http://wiki.linux.net.nz/CLUG. If you feel that anything important has been missed, either contribute it yourself or contact me (via this list, or directly). Remember that although I've been hosting the CLUG wiki site, I do not own or control the CLUG domain names; these are held by Nick Rout. -jim
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
Maybe if they re-open Georgie Pie Riccarton we can start the CLUG meetings there! I distinctly recall Volker being there. Though if its in a McDonald's I think I'll pass. Cheers Christopher Sawtell wrote: 2009/5/23 Jim Cheetham j...@inode.co.nz mailto:j...@inode.co.nz On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Christopher Sawtell csawt...@gmail.com mailto:csawt...@gmail.com wrote: By all means feel very free to re-start the monthly meetings. ... Be warned however that finding competent free of charge orators who live nearby and know about any of the subject matter below is like finding a needle in a haystack. I think there's a big difference between the sort of social gathering that meetup.com http://meetup.com likes to promote, and a more formal 'presentations' style. What is working well down here in Dunedin is a bi-weekly social gathering in a friendly pub. Sometimes the tables are covered with laptops, sometimes a whole desktop machine makes it along if there's a particular problem ... sometimes it's just chatting about non-computer stuff. But it's with like-minded geeks. So 'presentations' isn't working. Try social for a while ... :-) The LUG I may well be joining [1] has something similar to what Jim is proposing. Afternoon of first Sunday of the month for a presentation or what have you, and a pub evening on a fixed day of the month. In their case the 15th. Even though they seem, from their web page, to be in a similar state of activity as us, I think that that is worth trying. [1] http://www.aberlug.org.uk/ -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
Every Friday of every month - Twisted Hop in Poplar Street. From 4.30 pm. http://www.thetwistedhop.co.nz/ Be there or be a windows user :-)
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
On Sun, 24 May 2009 18:31:14 Paul Swafford wrote: Maybe if they re-open Georgie Pie Riccarton we can start the CLUG meetings there! I distinctly recall Volker being there. Though if its in a McDonald's I think I'll pass. Burger King is my bare minimum. And even that is pushing it. How about just bringing a plate each? -- Quote of the login: The bugs you have to avoid are the ones that give the user not only the inclination to get on a plane, but also the time. -- Kay Bostic
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
On Sun, 2009-05-24 at 19:42 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: Every Friday of every month - Twisted Hop in Poplar Street. From 4.30 pm. http://www.thetwistedhop.co.nz/ Be there or be a windows user :-) maybe we could book the bit at the left hand end???
Re: a do nothing shell ?
On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 12:59 PM, John Collis j...@indranet.co.nz wrote: Hi, Last time I had to do this, I simply wrote a simple command in C, that would wait for a character and then exit. It doesn't have to be too complicated. You could easily print a simple prompt (to alert any user who looks at a terminal) and then wait. For security just don't use getchar() or any function that is susceptible to a buffer overflow attack and you should be fine. Using a script for this type of usage is not generally regarded as secure. What reasons are against using /bin/cat ? input = output ( so you can type garbage and hit enter to check the connections working still ) and ^D or ^C to disconnect. -- Kent perl -e print substr( \edrgmaM SPA nocomil.i...@tfrken\, \$_ * 3, 3 ) for ( 9,8,0,7,1,6,5,4,3,2 );
text sizing
Hi All, I am playing with kde and ekiga but am having trouble reading the miniscule serif text of the ekiga help file. I have looked at text sizes set by kcontrol to no avail, and anyway all text is set up as sans-serif fonts so it does not follow kcontrol fonts. Any idea how I can change the font size used by ekiga help? TIA Barry
Re: text sizing
Replying to myself . I have now solved the problem!!! Barry Marchant wrote: Hi All, I am playing with kde and ekiga but am having trouble reading the miniscule serif text of the ekiga help file. I have looked at text sizes set by kcontrol to no avail, and anyway all text is set up as sans-serif fonts so it does not follow kcontrol fonts. Any idea how I can change the font size used by ekiga help? TIA Barry
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Ryan McCoskrie ryan.mccosk...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, 24 May 2009 18:31:14 Paul Swafford wrote: Maybe if they re-open Georgie Pie Riccarton we can start the CLUG meetings there! I distinctly recall Volker being there. Though if its in a McDonald's I think I'll pass. Burger King is my bare minimum. And even that is pushing it. Guinness or an English Ale is my minimum. I think you can just forget linux meetings in a fast food place.
Re: text sizing
For posterity you should tell us how. On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 10:54 PM, Barry Marchant barr...@paradise.net.nz wrote: Replying to myself . I have now solved the problem!!! Barry Marchant wrote: Hi All, I am playing with kde and ekiga but am having trouble reading the miniscule serif text of the ekiga help file. I have looked at text sizes set by kcontrol to no avail, and anyway all text is set up as sans-serif fonts so it does not follow kcontrol fonts. Any idea how I can change the font size used by ekiga help? TIA Barry
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: Guinness or an English Ale is my minimum. I think you can just forget linux meetings in a fast food place. Seconded! Or Twisted Ankle at The Twisted Hop. Local beer from a local micro brewery. The Twisted Ankle is also one of the listed locations on Meetup.com. They also have free wireless for customers. -- Regards Gold Evolved Development +64 21 248-4653 http://evolved.net.nz/ g...@evolved.net.nz
Farewell Meal and Drinks for Chris
Hey everyone, Christopher Sawtell will be abandoning us soon to go to Aberdeen. There will be a leaving meal and drinks for him on Tuesday next week (not tomorrow). It will be at the Twisted Hop. If you are planning to go, then it might be a good idea to let Chris know so he can make a booking. He can also let you know what time it will be. Unfortunately I can't go, but I would like to thank Chris for all his work with the CLUG and wish him the best of luck for the future. -- Thanks David Kirk
Re: Farewell Meal and Drinks for Chris
On Mon, May 25, 2009 08:46, David Kirk wrote: snip Unfortunately I can't go, but I would like to thank Chris for all his work with the CLUG and wish him the best of luck for the future. Hear, hear! I can't be there either, but I echo your sentiments. Thanks Chris, and all the best! Andrew
Re: Farewell Meal and Drinks for Chris
2009/5/25 David Kirk davidrk...@gmail.com Hey everyone, Christopher Sawtell will be abandoning us soon to go to Aberdeen. No, not entirely. I intend to stay on the list, for a while anyway, to keep an ear to the ground as it were. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Gold g...@evolved.net.nz wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: Guinness or an English Ale is my minimum. I think you can just forget linux meetings in a fast food place. Seconded! Or Twisted Ankle at The Twisted Hop. Local beer from a local micro brewery. The Twisted Ankle is also one of the listed locations on Meetup.com. They also have free wireless for customers. Pomeroys also has an excellent selection of beers!
Re: Farewell Meal and Drinks for Chris
Chris I have inserted it in my diary, but I'll need a time. On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Christopher Sawtell csawt...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/5/25 David Kirk davidrk...@gmail.com Hey everyone, Christopher Sawtell will be abandoning us soon to go to Aberdeen. No, not entirely. I intend to stay on the list, for a while anyway, to keep an ear to the ground as it were. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Gold g...@evolved.net.nz wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: Guinness or an English Ale is my minimum. I think you can just forget linux meetings in a fast food place. Seconded! Or Twisted Ankle at The Twisted Hop. Local beer from a local micro brewery. The Twisted Ankle is also one of the listed locations on Meetup.com. They also have free wireless for customers. Pomeroys also has an excellent selection of beers! And wifi? -- Regards Gold Evolved Development +64 21 248-4653 http://evolved.net.nz/ g...@evolved.net.nz
Re: Farewell Meal and Drinks for Chris
Greetings, I was thinking of Tuesday 9th. June 6:30pm onwards @ Twisted Hop. In spite of being in NZ for over 40 years I still have to come to terms with the precise meaning of next wrt dates and weeks. If most folks on the list would interpret David's announcement as 2 June, as I would, I'll change my understanding and we'll have the gathering on that day. 2009/5/25 Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com Chris I have inserted it in my diary, but I'll need a time. On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Christopher Sawtell csawt...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/5/25 David Kirk davidrk...@gmail.com Hey everyone, Christopher Sawtell will be abandoning us soon to go to Aberdeen. No, not entirely. I intend to stay on the list, for a while anyway, to keep an ear to the ground as it were. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Farewell Meal and Drinks for Chris
Chris, I was thinking of Tuesday 9th. June 6:30pm onwards @ Twisted Hop. In spite of being in NZ for over 40 years I still have to come to terms with the precise meaning of next wrt dates and weeks. If most folks on the list would interpret David's announcement as 2 June, as I would, I'll change my understanding and we'll have the gathering on that day. Ach! Sorry 'bout that. I should have just put the date. -- Later David Kirk
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Gold g...@evolved.net.nz wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Gold g...@evolved.net.nz wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: Guinness or an English Ale is my minimum. I think you can just forget linux meetings in a fast food place. Seconded! Or Twisted Ankle at The Twisted Hop. Local beer from a local micro brewery. The Twisted Ankle is also one of the listed locations on Meetup.com. They also have free wireless for customers. Pomeroys also has an excellent selection of beers! And wifi? I dunno, but we are talking about a SOCIAL gathering!
Re: Farewell Meal and Drinks for Chris
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM, David Kirk davidrk...@gmail.com wrote: Chris, I was thinking of Tuesday 9th. June 6:30pm onwards @ Twisted Hop. Well in that case, as you know, I can't make it. Same reason as every other second Tuesday of the month.
Re: Farewell Meal and Drinks for Chris
2009/5/25 Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM, David Kirk davidrk...@gmail.com wrote: Chris, I was thinking of Tuesday 9th. June 6:30pm onwards @ Twisted Hop. Well in that case, as you know, I can't make it. Same reason as every other second Tuesday of the month. OK then well have it on the 2nd. June 6:30pm onwards @ Twisted Hop. Folks should take the above line as the 'Official Announcement'. I'll book a table. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Farewell Meal and Drinks for Chris
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Christopher Sawtell csawt...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/5/25 Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM, David Kirk davidrk...@gmail.com wrote: Chris, I was thinking of Tuesday 9th. June 6:30pm onwards @ Twisted Hop. Well in that case, as you know, I can't make it. Same reason as every other second Tuesday of the month. OK then well have it on the 2nd. June 6:30pm onwards @ Twisted Hop. Folks should take the above line as the 'Official Announcement'. I'll book a table. Thanks, I appreciate the change, it would have been a shame to miss it!
Re: Farewell Meal and Drinks for Chris
OK then well have it on the 2nd. June 6:30pm onwards @ Twisted Hop. Folks should take the above line as the 'Official Announcement'. I'll book a table. I won't be able to make the meal, but I will probably come by a bit later and have a drink with you. -- Later David Kirk
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Gold g...@evolved.net.nz wrote: And wifi? I dunno, but we are talking about a SOCIAL gathering! _Without_ wifi? ;) How do you function without a net connection? ;) -- Regards Gold Evolved Development +64 21 248-4653 http://evolved.net.nz/ g...@evolved.net.nz signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: text sizing - Ekiga Help
To change the display font in ekiga Help.. 1. open ekiga 2. select Help -- Contents 3. select Edit -- Preferences 4. unselect 'Use System Fonts' 5. make your choice Barry Nick Rout wrote: For posterity you should tell us how. On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 10:54 PM, Barry Marchant barr...@paradise.net.nz wrote: Replying to myself . I have now solved the problem!!! Barry Marchant wrote: Hi All, I am playing with kde and ekiga but am having trouble reading the miniscule serif text of the ekiga help file. I have looked at text sizes set by kcontrol to no avail, and anyway all text is set up as sans-serif fonts so it does not follow kcontrol fonts. Any idea how I can change the font size used by ekiga help? TIA Barry
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
Gold wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Gold g...@evolved.net.nz wrote: And wifi? I dunno, but we are talking about a SOCIAL gathering! _Without_ wifi? ;) How do you function without a net connection? ;) Verbally -- face2face?
Re: Linux Meetup Groups near Christchurch
And wifi? I dunno, but we are talking about a SOCIAL gathering! _Without_ wifi? ;) How do you function without a net connection? ;) Verbally -- face2face? Besides who wants computers round a whole lot of pints of ale. Disaster in waiting!
