Re: [GTALUG] For Chris: Commodore BASIC as a scripting language

[William Porquet via talk]

I've come to the realization that, in this day and age of hypervisors and
virutalization, Windows has become a rather complex and somewhat buggy
service that runs under Linux. Or is has for me, anyway.

My CDN$0.02.

William

On Mon, 26 Aug 2019 at 12:31, Russell Reiter  wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 11:48 AM William Porquet via talk 
> wrote:
>
>> "It's trivial to make fun of Microsoft products, but it takes a real
>> hacker to make them work, and a god to make them do anything useful." -
>> anonymous hacker
>>
>> Still true today? :-)
>>
>
> I'd say so, considering the corporation which basically said Linux was not
> secure, in order to keep their own market dominance, has now embraced Linux
> with its own WSL.
>
> Perhaps the gods have their own ways of making things useful.
>
>
>>
>> On Mon, 26 Aug 2019 at 11:43, James Knott via talk 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2019-08-26 11:34 AM, Russell Reiter wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 10:05 AM James Knott via talk, >> > <mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > On 2019-08-26 08:49 AM, Russell Reiter wrote:
>>> > > Nobody likes to be called a thief and a parasite by somebody.
>>> This
>>> > > situation, after Gates et. al. purloined acadamec knowledge for
>>> > > commercial endeavor, was kind of "the pot calling the kettle
>>> > black,"
>>> > > all things considered.
>>> >
>>> > Of course, we can't forget BG was a dumpster diver, looking for
>>> > source code.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Sssh, you,re leaking M$ trade secrets. :-o
>>> >
>>>
>>> It's not a secret to anyone who's used Windows.  ;-)
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Re: [GTALUG] For Chris: Commodore BASIC as a scripting language

[William Porquet via talk]

"It's trivial to make fun of Microsoft products, but it takes a real hacker
to make them work, and a god to make them do anything useful." - anonymous
hacker

Still true today? :-)


On Mon, 26 Aug 2019 at 11:43, James Knott via talk  wrote:

> On 2019-08-26 11:34 AM, Russell Reiter wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 10:05 AM James Knott via talk,  > > wrote:
> >
> > On 2019-08-26 08:49 AM, Russell Reiter wrote:
> > > Nobody likes to be called a thief and a parasite by somebody. This
> > > situation, after Gates et. al. purloined acadamec knowledge for
> > > commercial endeavor, was kind of "the pot calling the kettle
> > black,"
> > > all things considered.
> >
> > Of course, we can't forget BG was a dumpster diver, looking for
> > source code.
> >
> >
> > Sssh, you,re leaking M$ trade secrets. :-o
> >
>
> It's not a secret to anyone who's used Windows.  ;-)
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Re: [GTALUG] Calling all networking and SVN gurus

[William Porquet via talk]

Silly-assed guess? Maybe the connection is being reset at the firewall
level, or by some network nanny/intrusion detection? Maybe it's based on
the source IP which has been flagged as bad for some reason?

"Intermittant and infrequent" was the phrase that made me wonder.

Good luck,
William Porquet

On Fri, 7 Jun 2019 at 13:14, Giles Orr via talk  wrote:

> To forestall the inevitable suggestion: no, the solution is not to move to
> git.  At least not yet: for various reasons, it can't happen right now.
> This is the last holdout, all our other repos are already git.
>
> I apologize for the length of this dissertation: I've been doing my
> homework as fast as I can, and I want to provide complete information.
>
> I've just moved a previously semi-local (different building but "on
> campus") SVN server to a cloud instance (running Debian, SVN 1.9.5, and
> Apache 2.4.25, access via https://).  For the most part it went smoothly,
> but now our "on campus" Jenkins server intermittently loses the network
> connection on 'svn up' so the deploy fails.  That's bad.  What's far worse
> is that while Jenkins initially resumed these broken updates politely when
> the deployment was re-run, it's now decided that these resumes have left a
> locked workspace and it has to do a fresh checkout.  One of the problems
> with moving this repository to git is that SVN trunk is ~5G in size: a
> checkout to a local client takes 5-10 minutes, but for some reason a
> Jenkins checkout takes about 30 minutes (this is all pretty new to me, and
> I haven't had time to investigate that time difference yet).  An update
> takes a 60 seconds, but a new checkout takes 30 minutes - you can see where
> that causes delays in deployment.
>
> One possible mitigation is to trap the SVN failure, do a clean-up on the
> directory and re-run.  I may have to try this, but ... that's just
> mitigation, not a solution.
>
> The Jenkins server is on Windows (I wasn't given a choice) and mostly
> works well.  It uses Cygwin for all the SVN stuff (SVN version 1.11.x).
> It's also at a different physical location from me with different network
> rules.
>
> The critical lines of the failure error:
>
> org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNException: svn: E175002: Connection reset
>
> svn: E175002: REPORT request failed on '/svn/repo/!svn/vcc/default'
>
>
> (It being Java, the errors run to 40 or 50 lines: I think this is the only
> part that's important.)  Unfortunately, this is one of those errors that
> Google searches produce lots of questions, lots of speculations ... and no
> solid answers.  At least not that I've found.  Likewise, a lot of people
> want to know, as I did, about the relatively unusual filepath
> ("!svn/vcc/default") but I've never seen a solid answer as to what that's
> about either.  The logs show Jenkins requests against that filepath with
> both REPORT and PROPFIND, but Jenkins is only failing on REPORT.  Both of
> these request types are WebDAV extensions.
>
> Our staff don't seem to be having any trouble checking out or updating the
> repository across a mix of Windows and Mac clients.
>
> I've so far failed at getting more logging out of SVN and Apache: what I
> do have doesn't tell me much useful, at least not related to these failures.
>
> This problem is intermittent and infrequent.  I'm thinking the next step
> is network sniffing - although I'm hoping someone can suggest something
> better.  I'm relatively inexperienced with Wireshark and tcpdump (and SVN
> ...), but what experience I do have suggests all I'm going to get is to
> learn that SVN stopped providing data without finding out why or how to fix
> it.
>
> Any suggestions welcomed, thanks.
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Re: [GTALUG] Rogers "Anyplace TV" does not support Firefox

[William Porquet via talk]

What about IE Tab extension to Chrome?

W.

On Sun, Mar 10, 2019, 8:09 AM James Knott via talk,  wrote:

> On 03/09/2019 05:15 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
> > It silently won't allow login from Firefox or Chromium on Linux.
> > Since it is silent, I don't know what it is objecting too.
>
>
> IIRC, it also had to Chrome on Windows.
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Re: [GTALUG] Local source for weird RAM

[William Porquet via talk]

Try Crucial.com for their web-based compatibility wizard? Worked for me a
few times.

Even if you don't want to pay their prices, you have enough information to
be dangerous. :-)

Cheers,
William

On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 14:52, Mike Kallies via talk  wrote:

> Hello GTALUG,
>
> I have an HP ML110 G6 which I'm using for some minor virtualization, but
> it has 12G of RAM in it.   I've been looking how to bring it up to 32G,
> but the options have been risky and expensive.   So much so, that
> replacing it with a different machine seems more worthwhile.
>
> Does anyone know a local source for these 8G "Dual Ranked, ECC,
> Unbuffered/NON-REGISTERED" modules?
>
>
> https://trainingrevolution.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/hp-proliant-ml110-g6-server-maximum-memory-configuration-32gb/
>
> Or should I give up and buy a new machine?
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Re: [GTALUG] TPL teaching Linux

[William Porquet via talk]

Are there opportunities so help with this project? I'm know enough about
Linux to be dangerous, and I'd love to help others get there too. :-)

Cheers,
William



On Fri, 1 Mar 2019 at 13:27, Kevin Cozens via talk  wrote:

> On 2019-02-28 9:58 p.m., Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote:
> > Libraries around the world are getting involved in "leaning circles", in
> > which a group of learners work together with each other, online training,
> > library-supplied facilitation staff and sporadic involvement by subject
> > experts.
> [snip]
> > As it turns out, the global leader in Linux learning circles is right
> > here at the Toronto Public Library.
> [snip]
> > The initial run of four-week "Linux Unhatched" circles is just now
> > concluding. I audited them at three of the six different branches
> [snip]
> > For its next step, the TPL is offering a 70-hour course on Linux
> > Essentials, based on the LPI certificate program of the same name and
> > done through the Cisco Networking Academy.
>
> Thanks for the information, Evan.
>
> Does a person interested in this course need to attend one or more
> gatherings at one of the libraries? If this is tied in with the LPI, does
> someone who completes this course get a credit towards one of the Linux
> certification courses they offer?
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Re: [GTALUG] optimum swap size

[William Porquet via talk]

I've done both as a hack yes.

W.

On Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 11:51 AM Gary via talk,  wrote:

> So another 2 gigs of swap wouldn't hurt. Can I use a swap file IN ADDITION
> TO a swap partition?
> /gary
>
> On 19-02-27 10:12 AM, Jason Shaw via talk wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 7:02 AM Gary via talk  wrote:
>
>> I have kubuntu 18.04 with 20 gigs ram. Does anyone know what the optimum
>> size swap area that I should have? Currently, my swap partition is 2
>> gigs. Can I increase that by creating a swap file in addition to the
>> swap partition?
>>
>> /gary
>>
>> Is swap size still as relevant as it was a decade ago? On a host with 20G
> RAM, I'd imagine the likelihood of hitting swap being much lower.  Having a
> couple of G available just in case seems like a good idea, but I'm unsure
> if the old (Total RAM * 2)=swap equation still rings true.
>
> *does some quick internet sleuthing*
>
> According to this article:
> https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-swap-space.html RedHat basically
> says that for CentOS server 7, a minimum of 4G is recommended.  The caveat
> to this is that if your system needs to hibernate/suspend-to-disk, in which
> case you'll want 1.5-2x RAM as swap in order to write in-use memory to disk.
>
> -jason
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Re: [GTALUG] Linux on ppc64 (G5) - distro support

[William Porquet via talk]

I have a similar boat-anchor Mac G5. Lubuntu PPC works quite well on it. I
can't upgrade from 16 to 18 yet, doesn't seem to be supported or the distro
isn't ripe yet.

You pick up one from Masterfile too?

Cheers,
William

On Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 10:33, Stewart Russell via talk 
wrote:

> Hey - so I picked up a couple of very pretty but backbreakingly-heavy
> Apple G5s - one dual-core, the other dual-processor single core. I know
> these are old machines (2005) and vastly inefficient compared to modern
> machines: there are faster ARM SBCs. G5s make amazing room heaters when
> they are busy.
>
> Distro support seems to have completely dropped away for these  machines.
> ppc64el is alive and well on IBM servers, but PowerMacs are big-endian.
>
> Anyone using ppc64 here? What distro would you recommend? Debian used to
> have ppc64 support, but its last release is in LTS with no future releases
> planned.
>
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Re: [GTALUG] Microsoft says its new Linux-based OS will secure IoT devices for a decade - TechRepublic

[William Porquet via talk]

Didn't Microsoft own Xenix eventually?

"Microsoft hopes that XENIX will become the preferred choice for
software production and exchange", the company stated in 1981.[8]
Microsoft referred to its own MS-DOS as its "single-user,
single-tasking operating system",[31] and advised customers that
wanted multiuser or multitaskingsupport to buy Xenix.[31][32] It
planned to over time improve MS-DOS so it would be almost
indistinguishable from single-user Xenix, or XEDOS, which would also
run on the 68000, Z8000, and LSI-11; they would be upwardly compatible
with Xenix, which BYTE in 1983 described as "the multi-user MS-DOS of
the future." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix#History

On 18 April 2018 at 18:14, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk  wrote:
> | From: James Knott via talk 
> |
> | What's this?  Microsoft developing a Linux based OS??
> |
> | 
> https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-says-its-new-linux-based-os-will-secure-iot-devices-for-a-decade/?ftag=TRE684d531=12825460
> |
> | It's amazing the changes at Microsoft, since Bill & Steve left.
>
> If they can deliver what they promise, it's a very interesting
> offering.
>
> Most embeded software is "fire and forget".  As a customer, one cannot
> expect support longevity in IoT devices these days.  But it is really
> important.
>
> Not many companies could make that 10 year promise believable.  I wish
> it were from a more disinterested company.
>
> I currently have this queued in my MP3 player:
> "(In)Security in Home Embedded Devices"
> 
> Still fresh after four years.
>
> I got to it from Getty's blog:
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Re: [GTALUG] BASH on Android OS

[William Porquet via talk]

Termux on my Android laptop/tablet is pretty much identical to having a
Debian shell environment. The only hackable hitch is that the binary paths
are not standard. But there's a termux-fix-shebang script you can apply to
your scripts to fix that.

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On 31 Oct 2017 2:38 p.m., "R360 Design INC" <r360des...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks everyone for the feedback. Presumably the list of linux commands in
> Termux on Android is a subset of the full list of Linux Bash shell  (i.e.
> Ubuntu or Redhat)
>
> On MacOS one can go to /usr/sbin folder for the list of shell commands
> available.  Where can we get a list of available shell commands on Android
> OS? Is there a definitive guide for Linux programming on Android similar to
> that on Ubuntu?
>
> On Monday, October 30, 2017, William Porquet via talk <talk@gtalug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> http://smallbusiness.chron.com/add-startup-applications-andr
>> oid-58654.html
>>
>> You're welcome. ;-)
>>
>> Seems no rooting required.
>>
>> Cheers,
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>> On 30 Oct 2017 3:23 p.m., "Kevin Cozens via talk" <talk@gtalug.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2017-10-28 11:42 PM, R360 Design INC via talk wrote:
>>>
>>>> Where can we find Bash scripting guide specifically for Android
>>>> devices? Ideally we will create Bash scripts that automatically execute
>>>> when we turn on the Android device.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I suspect you will have to root the device to be able to setup scripts
>>> that will run when the device it turned on.
>>>
>>> One option you can look at for running scripts is the app called BusyBox.
>>>
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>>>
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Re: [GTALUG] BASH on Android OS

[William Porquet via talk]

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/add-startup-applications-android-58654.html

You're welcome. ;-)

Seems no rooting required.

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On 30 Oct 2017 3:23 p.m., "Kevin Cozens via talk"  wrote:

> On 2017-10-28 11:42 PM, R360 Design INC via talk wrote:
>
>> Where can we find Bash scripting guide specifically for Android devices?
>> Ideally we will create Bash scripts that automatically execute when we turn
>> on the Android device.
>>
>
> I suspect you will have to root the device to be able to setup scripts
> that will run when the device it turned on.
>
> One option you can look at for running scripts is the app called BusyBox.
>
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Re: [GTALUG] BASH on Android OS

[William Porquet via talk]

You may want to look into Termux for Android. Free download, gives you a
full Debian bash shell with capacity to use apt-get for installing extra
packages.

https://termux.com

I'm not sure how to get Termux to load on login (that's more of an Android
expert question), but once Termux does launch, you could easily add a
startup script to Termux's bash (.login I think?).

Anyone know how to make Android start a program automatically?

Hope this helps,
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On 28 Oct 2017 11:42 p.m., "R360 Design INC via talk" 
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Hello everybody,

Where can we find Bash scripting guide specifically for Android devices?
Ideally we will create Bash scripts that automatically execute when we turn
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Re: [GTALUG] Voynich Manuscript update

[William Porquet via talk]

I read the articles. I still don't see a translation so I'm sceptical.

Cheers,
William

On Sep 9, 2017 2:11 PM, "Richard Weait via talk"  wrote:

> Now, a claim that the Voynich Manuscript has been "decoded". Well,
> "read" really, not decoded.  It was in shorthand, of a sort.
>
> https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/the-mysterious-voynich-manuscript-
> has-finally-been-decoded/
>
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Re: [GTALUG] Fw: surprise!

[William Porquet via talk]

What the... okay, I think it's safe to say *don't open the damned link".

Somebody got pwned.

W.

On 7 Apr 2017 18:33, "GTALUG Talk via talk"  wrote:

> Yo!
>
>
>
> I've got something awesome that is going to surprise you, just take a look 
> open
> link 
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Re: [GTALUG] Fwd: Bell Fibe -- thoughts?

[William Porquet via talk]

Another Bell support caveat involving Fibe that I never thought I'd
have to deal with...

My parents decided to come visit Toronto to help in the sale of a
condo we own together. I didn't have Internet or cable at the
location. So my mum calls up Bell in Nova Scotia and orders a 3-month
trial special offer, and then gives the installation address to the
condo in Toronto. It gets installed, dry loop, Internet box, PVR, no
problem. Works pretty good all told. Then the first time I call for
tech support, I'm told that Bell has no record of my dry loop number.
Nada. Zip. I don't exist.

After some investigation it comes out that actually we're not a Bell
customer. We're a Bell *Aiant* customer. Apparently the east-coast
merger a number of years back made for some interesting wrinkles in
support structure. Another toll-free number. I finally got my default
admin password. (It was "admin" by the way.)

As if this wasn't bad enough (there are *two* Bells?!)... Then my mum
decides to transfer the aforementioned Vibe connection to my new
apartment in Toronto. Same rigmarole to start, plus several transfers
to overseas call-centres before she *finally* got an order number and
I could arrange a Bell tech visit to get the wires hooked up.

This might be an edge case, but it's a good example of how internally
fscked up Bell is as a corporation.

Cheers,
William

On 24 August 2016 at 06:55, James Knott via talk  wrote:
> On 08/23/2016 11:46 PM, Amos H. Weatherill via talk wrote:
>> The other major problem with the Fibe Service is that they refuse to
>> provide Static IP Addresses with their Residental Service Offerings.
>
> IIRC, with Bell, your host name changes with the IP address, unlike
> Rogers, where your host name won't change, unless you change hardware.
> Also, with Rogers, the IP address changes so seldom, it's virtually
> static.  Rogers also has IPv6 available now.  Does Bell?
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