[GNHLUG] MerriLUG Nashua, Thur 21 Aug, Linux is Finished?

2008-08-14 Thread Jim Kuzdrall
Who ?: Everybody What : Linux suggestions and improvements Where: Martha's Exchange Day ?: Thur 21 Aug **Next Week** Time : 6:00 PM for grub, 7:30 PM for discussion :: Overview The kernel is done. Who would need features beyond KDE 3.4? Ubunto installation is the acme of perfection.

Ubuntu New Hampshire LoCo

2008-08-14 Thread Arc Riley
Hey Everyone For those who have applied and denied membership with the NH LoCo, I'm sorry it's taken this long to resolve the problem. Our membership is now fully open with no approval process or requirements to join beyond an interest in being involved with the local Ubuntu community. The

Tomorrow's Boston User Groups Virtualization Event has been postponed.

2008-08-14 Thread Jerry Feldman
The Virtualization Deep Dive Day has been postponed, probably to October or November. http://bug.bostonusergroups.org/Lists/Groups%20Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=3Source=http%3A%2F%2Fbug%2Ebostonusergroups%2Eorg%2Fdefault%2Easpx -- Jerry Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Treasurer Boston Linux and Unix

Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Bruce Labitt
Anyone using / playing with a Freerunner Phone? Opinions? Cool? Stinks? Not ready? If not ready - what is your estimate of ahem talent level to get it to work well enough. (Makes and takes calls, browses on wifi, GPS?) Does anyone know if they have any plans to go quad band? That way I

Re: Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Jarod Wilson
On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 14:30 -0400, Bruce Labitt wrote: Anyone using / playing with a Freerunner Phone? Opinions? Cool? Stinks? Not ready? If not ready - what is your estimate of ahem talent level to get it to work well enough. (Makes and takes calls, browses on wifi, GPS?) Based on

Re: Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Neil Joseph Schelly
On Thursday 14 August 2008 14:30, Bruce Labitt wrote: Anyone using / playing with a Freerunner Phone? Opinions? Cool? Stinks? Not ready? I've got one. I like playing with it so far. Ready depends on your target audience I guess. I'm not using it as a phone, but I hope to within the year.

RE: Example of ARM based linux board using initramfs and serialconsole

2008-08-14 Thread Alexander Wolfson
All this happened to be an error in a memory map plus hardware bug in the processor that is not completely solved yet. Basically nothing related to initramfs itself. As a positive outcome I bought couple of books and improved my understanding of the Embedded Linux. BTW I would highly recommend

Re: Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Bruce Labitt
Jarod Wilson wrote: On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 14:30 -0400, Bruce Labitt wrote: Anyone using / playing with a Freerunner Phone? Opinions? Cool? Stinks? Not ready? If not ready - what is your estimate of ahem talent level to get it to work well enough. (Makes and takes calls, browses on

Re: Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Bruce Labitt
Neil Joseph Schelly wrote: On Thursday 14 August 2008 14:30, Bruce Labitt wrote: Anyone using / playing with a Freerunner Phone? Opinions? Cool? Stinks? Not ready? I've got one. I like playing with it so far. Ready depends on your target audience I guess. I'm not using it as a

Re: Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Jarod Wilson
On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 15:34 -0400, Bruce Labitt wrote: Jarod Wilson wrote: On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 14:30 -0400, Bruce Labitt wrote: Anyone using / playing with a Freerunner Phone? Opinions? Cool? Stinks? Not ready? If not ready - what is your estimate of ahem talent level to get

[GNHLUG] PySIG in two weeks - Aug 28th - BOSS

2008-08-14 Thread Bill Sconce
PySIG August, two weeks from today. August 28th 2008, at the Amoskeag Business Incubator Featured presenter, Ray Côté, from Appropriate Solutions, Inc., Peterborough. BOSS, a 'net search API from Yahoo. Mashups scriptable from Python! BOSS (Build your Own Search Service) is different –

Re: Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Bruce Labitt
Jarod Wilson wrote: Hey, openmoko *is* linux content, the above wasn't necessary. ;) You got me :) However the enhanced cells DO run YDL, hence the Linux content. (Apparently openmoko almost works ;) ) I benchmarked my C code on a QS22 prototype (courtesy of a university) and found it

Re: Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Jarod Wilson
On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 17:18 -0400, Bruce Labitt wrote: I've got one of those new YDL PowerStation boxes arriving shortly myself... Not cell, but a decently modern ppc64 workstation... Cells are very tough to program. Well, the ppc part of the cell is easy. The SPE's (signal

Re: Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Jarod Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gotta make sure ppc64 Fedora kernels are functional. This is a work system, not a personal system. :) Aw, come on. You couldn't slip a PS3 past purchasing? But I need one. For... kernel debugging. Yah, kernel

Re: Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Bruce Labitt
Jarod Wilson wrote: On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 17:18 -0400, Bruce Labitt wrote: I've got one of those new YDL PowerStation boxes arriving shortly myself... Not cell, but a decently modern ppc64 workstation... Cells are very tough to program. Well, the ppc

Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest XXX Saturday August 23, 2008

2008-08-14 Thread Jerry Feldman
Boston Linux Installfest XXX When: Saturday, August 23, 2008 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Where: MIT Building E-51, Room 061 2 Amherst St, Cambridge Plenty of parking in front of the building What you need to bring: Your computer, monitor, power strips and your Linux

Re: Free Runner Phone

2008-08-14 Thread Bruce Labitt
Ben Scott wrote: On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Jarod Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gotta make sure ppc64 Fedora kernels are functional. This is a work system, not a personal system. :) Aw, come on. You couldn't slip a PS3 past purchasing? But I need one. For... kernel