Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2017-05-25 Thread Roberto Verzola
> > G > > On Thursday, 30 June 2016, Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > Dear pluggers, > > > > I managed to get in touch with Louis Pouzin, an Internet pioneer who says > anyone can actually create a root server, if there are others who wa

Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2017-05-23 Thread Roberto Verzola
f the bigger questions regarding > this? Is there already a plan for that? > > Justin > > > On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 3:25 PM Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > > I was hoping at least a dozen. Actually, if the moderators agree to do it > > on this

Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2017-05-23 Thread Roberto Verzola
On Tue, 23 May 2017 13:54:29 +0800 JP Loh <j.peter...@gmail.com> wrote: > How many people are needed to make it possible? > > On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> > wrote: > > > Yes, DNS root server. Unfortunately,

Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2017-05-22 Thread Roberto Verzola
u, Jun 30, 2016 at 7:02 PM, Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > Dear pluggers, > > > > I managed to get in touch with Louis Pouzin, an Internet pioneer who says > > anyone can actually create a root server, if there are others who want to > > try th

Re: [plug] Resuming a failed mail transfer

2016-07-24 Thread Roberto Verzola
t have not heard of. Greetings, Obet On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 15:26:40 +0800 Mark David Dumlao <madum...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 21, 2016 18:35, "Roberto Verzola" <rverz...@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > > > > Why not just upload the file somewhere that supports upl

Re: [plug] Resuming a failed mail transfer

2016-07-21 Thread Roberto Verzola
nloas from where it gets interrupted either. > > Why not just upload the file somewhere that supports upload resume then > just email the URL. Most FTP servers, and cloud storage, services like > Dropbox or Google Drive, supports resuming of interrupted transfers. > > On Wed,

Re: [plug] Resuming a failed mail transfer

2016-07-20 Thread Roberto Verzola
> hit the max size limit your provider allowed to send an email... > > your work around solution is to split the large file attachment into > smaller files and send them one at a time.. there are lots of apps to > split and rebuild a file.. > > fooler. > > On Tue, Ju

Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2016-07-07 Thread Roberto Verzola
By the way, this is the Louis Pouzin I'm talking about: http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/workspace/open-root-and-the-grandfather-of-the-internet-97497 Obet On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 06:13:49 +0800 Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> wrote: > Hi Anthony, > > The sites you

Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2016-07-07 Thread Roberto Verzola
LDs -- there were a couple of companies that set up their own root servers > and sold "realnames" instead of the usual TLD.   > > > > > > From: Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> > To: plug@lists.linux.org.ph > Cc: Philippine Linux Users' Group

Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2016-07-06 Thread Roberto Verzola
ase count me in Sir Obet. > > Julius Briosos > On Jul 3, 2016 10:53 PM, "Roberto Verzola" <rverz...@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > > No it won't be face-to-face. I haven't made the actual arrangements. > > Maybe, if its ok with the moderator here, we can use this l

Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2016-07-05 Thread Roberto Verzola
t; high availability servers for the purpose. Root server - therefore implying > the need for those qualities - lacking those, a root server it ain't. > > Glenn > > On Saturday, 2 July 2016, Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > Hi fooler, > > > >

Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2016-07-03 Thread Roberto Verzola
<j.peter...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is it going to be a face to face arrangement or some form of informal webinar? > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > Yes, it is for the DNS root server. > > > > Accordin

Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2016-07-01 Thread Roberto Verzola
gt; > > > according in their faq > > https://www.orsn.org/en/faq/ > > security against manipulation.. > > fooler. -- Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://

Re: [plug] your own root server, anyone?

2016-07-01 Thread Roberto Verzola
"Zak Elep" <zak...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 7:02 PM, Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> > > wrote: > > > Dear pluggers, > > > > > > I managed to get in touch with Louis Pouzin, an Internet pioneer who > > says a

[plug] your own root server, anyone?

2016-06-30 Thread Roberto Verzola
this thing ourselves, but having access to an expert is always useful. We can even do it on this list itself, which might make it little bit more active. Let me know... Obet Verzola -- Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org> _ Philippine Linux

Re: [plug] video streaming formats

2015-04-24 Thread Roberto Verzola
: Then wouldn't you need to embed it in a player? Then in the player configuration in the website you could make the video start automatic? On Apr 23, 2015 5:05 PM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: What are the usuable formats for video streaming? (if you click on the file

[plug] video streaming formats

2015-04-23 Thread Roberto Verzola
What are the usuable formats for video streaming? (if you click on the file, the browser render it immediately as video). I ask this because the .mp4 output of ffmpeg is considered a corrupted file by reconq and firefox browsers. But the original version reads just fine. I converted the .mp4 to

Re: [plug] video streaming formats

2015-04-23 Thread Roberto Verzola
On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:20:29 +0800 Niels Tomey ni...@ixs.ph wrote: Then wouldn't you need to embed it in a player? Then in the player configuration in the website you could make the video start automatic? On Apr 23, 2015 5:05 PM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: What are the usuable

Re: [plug] ffmpeg / avconv

2015-04-22 Thread Roberto Verzola
do simple conversions now, and the defaults work fine. The url that the two Danny's gave were also very informative... Thanks, I did try openshot too, but somehow, it crashes on my system. (a netbook... haha). Obet On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 11:34:32 +0800 Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote

[plug] ffmpeg / avconv

2015-04-21 Thread Roberto Verzola
Dear pluggers, I'm trying to convert a numbered sequence of jpg files into video. The names are 0010.jpg, 0020.jpg, 0030.jpg etc. Would like to turn these into a single .mp4, or whatever format will work. I've tried ffmpeg, avconf, and winff but I only get as far as creating the video file but

Re: [plug] auto-display of a jpeg file behind a php script

2015-04-17 Thread Roberto Verzola
this thread, pls email me privately as we are going off-topic now... Greetings to all, Obet On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:16:08 +0800 Holden Hao holden...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 1:04 AM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: The hiccups might be on my side. The software is still

Re: [plug] auto-display of a jpeg file behind a php script

2015-04-17 Thread Roberto Verzola
Danny, our early graphs assumed a hypothetically low supply for illustrative purposes to simulate a brownout situation. But since Apr 13 or 14, we been using the actual available capacity as announced at ngcp.ph. So far, the supply has hovered around 1,000 MW above demand. By the way, (to make

Re: [plug] auto-display of a jpeg file behind a php script

2015-04-17 Thread Roberto Verzola
That's true, last year pa yung warnings. But if consumers can see the supply/demand graph themselves, that's much better than warnings. We can all see and decide for ourselves, when and for how long to switch off non-essential loads, and we can also see right away (nobody else needs to tell us) if

Re: [plug] auto-display of a jpeg file behind a php script

2015-04-16 Thread Roberto Verzola
The hiccups might be on my side. The software is still brittle and needs occasional hand holding. I haven't put in yet the structure to catch crashes and then reload. Wanted to be online asap so that people can already see what we mean by the immediate feedback (with hourly updates, it is not that

Re: [plug] auto-display of jpg file behind a php script

2015-04-14 Thread Roberto Verzola
for the returned image? Something like: header(‘Content-Type: image/jpeg'); Cheers, Rob On Apr 14, 2015, at 7:42 AM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Hi guys, I need more help on this one: I have a WordPress post which basically points to a php script URL, that will give back

Re: [plug] auto-display of a jpeg file behind a php script

2015-04-14 Thread Roberto Verzola
, Obet On Tue, 14 Apr 2015 01:29:23 + Danny Ching dlcco...@gmail.com wrote: I'll also setup a webpage so that anyone who wants to mirror the files won't need owncloud. On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 7:43 AM Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Hi guys, The Switch Off #NoBrownout

Re: [plug] auto-display of a jpeg file behind a php script

2015-04-14 Thread Roberto Verzola
Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Hi guys, The Switch Off #NoBrownout reality game is moving forward gradually. Thanks to Danny Ching, the jpeg file (updated hourly) is now hosted on his ownCloud server. It is available via a url for other servers. Pls email me privately if you

Re: [plug] auto-display of a jpeg file behind a php script

2015-04-14 Thread Roberto Verzola
regularly in their news reporting. Regards, Obet On Tue, 14 Apr 2015 01:29:23 + Danny Ching dlcco...@gmail.com wrote: I'll also setup a webpage so that anyone who wants to mirror the files won't need owncloud. On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 7:43 AM Roberto Verzola rverz

Re: [plug] auto-display of a jpeg file behind a php script

2015-04-14 Thread Roberto Verzola
! http://nobrownout.phl.website Mirror away guys. hehehehe On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 5:05 PM Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Ok Danny, so far so good. I think I've solved most of the problems, most of which were due to my lack of knowledge anyway. Thanks! Once we're sure

[plug] auto-display of jpg file behind a php script

2015-04-13 Thread Roberto Verzola
Hi guys, I need more help on this one: I have a WordPress post which basically points to a php script URL, that will give back a jpeg file. My intention is to generate a URL for the WordPress post so that if people access this URL from their browser, the browser picks up the url to the PHP

[plug] auto-display of a jpeg file behind a php script

2015-04-13 Thread Roberto Verzola
Hi guys, The Switch Off #NoBrownout reality game is moving forward gradually. Thanks to Danny Ching, the jpeg file (updated hourly) is now hosted on his ownCloud server. It is available via a url for other servers. Pls email me privately if you want to get the file every hour too for display in

Re: [plug] dropbox question

2015-04-12 Thread Roberto Verzola
Apr 2015 02:40:07 + Danny Ching dlcco...@gmail.com wrote: That's the right idea. So that any new file is automatically updated. Tell us as soon as your Dropbox is up. I'll mirror it on my end. On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 9:51 PM Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Hi pluggers

Re: [plug] dropbox question

2015-04-12 Thread Roberto Verzola
, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Hi pluggers! I've installed dropbox on Linux. I get responses when I type dropbox help, dropbox status, etc. It also says it is NOT running. When I run dropbox start, it say run dropbox start -i to install the daemon. I thought this would

Re: [plug] dropbox question

2015-04-12 Thread Roberto Verzola
mac, and an android phone w/o problems. I heard that Syncthing (FOSS) is very good too, but I haven't set aside time to moving to it. Btw, that power status link returns a 404. On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 3:48 PM Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: I couldn't install Dropbox properly. My

[plug] dropbox question

2015-04-11 Thread Roberto Verzola
Hi pluggers! I've installed dropbox on Linux. I get responses when I type dropbox help, dropbox status, etc. It also says it is NOT running. When I run dropbox start, it say run dropbox start -i to install the daemon. I thought this would install dropboxd in memory. But dropbox start -i tells

Re: [plug] Switch Off #NoBrownout

2015-04-07 Thread Roberto Verzola
: I'll set up my server so you can use a script to upload. Once we settle on a method (perhaps good old ftp) I'll post a link where the latest graph can be downloaded and mirrored. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 6:38 PM Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: After you get the data, you

Re: [plug] Switch Off #NoBrownout

2015-04-06 Thread Roberto Verzola
up my server so you can use a script to upload. Once we settle on a method (perhaps good old ftp) I'll post a link where the latest graph can be downloaded and mirrored. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 6:38 PM Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: After you get the data, you are welcome to do

[plug] Switch Off #NoBrownout

2015-04-05 Thread Roberto Verzola
I can now generate a .png file once every hour. Danny, how do I go about sending it to your server? I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all who have extended their support and encouragement, including code suggestions. Special thanks to Mr. fooler, to took the trouble to write a bash

Re: [plug] interview with howie severino

2015-04-05 Thread Roberto Verzola
what i noticed with that url.. it just updated every hour... 5 minutes after an hour is already good enough... that script is idempotent... meaning if you run several times on the same hour.. it will give you the same results Yes, updates are hourly, but apparently not always at the same

Re: [plug] Switch Off #NoBrownout

2015-04-05 Thread Roberto Verzola
, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:00 PM Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: I can now generate a .png file once every hour. Danny, how do I go about sending it to your server? I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all who have extended their support and encouragement, including code

Re: [plug] Switch Off #NoBrownout

2015-04-05 Thread Roberto Verzola
2015 04:17:44 + Danny Ching dlcco...@gmail.com wrote: Wow. You guys are fast! I can wget the file every hour. What do you think? Can you send me a fixed link? On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:00 PM Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: I can now generate a .png file once every hour

Re: [plug] downloading a php result

2015-04-03 Thread Roberto Verzola
Got it. Thanks to all who gave suggestions! The simplest for me to implement was Danny Escasa's. I just needed to quote the url, using wget. A peaceful Holy Week to all! Obet On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 10:27:56 +0800 Daniel Escasa desc...@gmail.com wrote: Sabi ni Obet noong Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:45

Re: [plug] downloading a php result

2015-04-03 Thread Roberto Verzola
! On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: The output of the url below is a .CSV file (hourly-updated electricity demand for Luzon). http://wesm.ph/chart/export/luzon_dmd_csv_export.php?date=20150403hour=10 This url is triggered when I click

Re: [plug] downloading a php result

2015-04-03 Thread Roberto Verzola
person then I used to use www-mechanize. Sent on the move.   Original Message   From: Roberto Verzola Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 9:45 AM To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List Reply To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List Subject: [plug

[plug] downloading a php result

2015-04-02 Thread Roberto Verzola
The output of the url below is a .CSV file (hourly-updated electricity demand for Luzon). http://wesm.ph/chart/export/luzon_dmd_csv_export.php?date=20150403hour=10 This url is triggered when I click on a button online. What I want to do is to download the resulting .csv file using wget. But I

Re: [plug] interview with howie severino

2015-04-01 Thread Roberto Verzola
can trigger the download link (using scripts) for the PNG/JPG version. On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 10:26 PM Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Danny Ching dlcco...@gmail.com wrote: My servers are at your disposal. :) Hi Danny, In case more come forward to offer their Linux

Re: [plug] interview with howie severino

2015-03-30 Thread Roberto Verzola
://www.wesm.ph/chart/export/total_dmd_export.php?date=20150330hour=14 We just replace the date and the hour. I'll try to check the source code of the website to see if we can trigger the download link (using scripts) for the PNG/JPG version. On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 10:26 PM Roberto Verzola rverz

Re: [plug] interview with howie severino

2015-03-29 Thread Roberto Verzola
) if you intend to attend. Greetings to all pluggers, Obet Verzola On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:14:36 + Danny Ching dlcco...@gmail.com wrote: My servers are at your disposal. :) On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 11:53 AM Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Dear pluggers, Here's my interview

Re: [plug] interview with howie severino

2015-03-27 Thread Roberto Verzola
it with a sysctl call... On Mar 27, 2015 11:53 AM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Dear pluggers, Here's my interview yesterday (March 25, Wed 9am) with Howie Severino in his News To Go program, on my No brownouts in summer proposal. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/459298

[plug] interview with howie severino

2015-03-26 Thread Roberto Verzola
Dear pluggers, Here's my interview yesterday (March 25, Wed 9am) with Howie Severino in his News To Go program, on my No brownouts in summer proposal. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/459298/scitech/science/solar-power-and-bayanihan-can-solve-phl-power-crisis-says-scientist If the

Re: [plug] debate

2015-03-25 Thread Roberto Verzola
Sorry, I sent this as private mail but it seems to have ended up on the list. My apologies to Mr. fooler. This was not meant to be for public consumption. Forgive an old man for his mistake. Obet On Thu, 26 Mar 2015 06:59:06 +0800 Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Thanks for your

Re: [plug] debate

2015-03-25 Thread Roberto Verzola
is a bad idea, some ideas are just better, but just like what we're always saying, if what you're doing makes you happy, the rest is irrelevant. Best regards, Gabriel On 24 Mar 2015 19:27, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: I apologize to all for trigerring an off-topic debate. All I

Re: [plug] book launching

2015-03-24 Thread Roberto Verzola
philippines... we must look at the bigger picture for long term solution... fooler. On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 11:52 PM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Hello Fooler, Rooftop solar uses space much better than a coal or nuclear plant I believe. Distributed is actually a plus, like

[plug] debate

2015-03-24 Thread Roberto Verzola
I apologize to all for trigerring an off-topic debate. All I wanted was to reach old friends I knew were still on this list. Guys, just email me privately. (And google NO BRAINER after Holy Week.) Greetings to all pluggers, Obet Verzola _

Re: [plug] book launching

2015-03-24 Thread Roberto Verzola
, pollution free and sustainable energy source... nuclear scientist knows this but oil companies are blocking it... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGhEdcwXxdE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9M__yYbsZ4 fooler. On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 12:46 AM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org

Re: [plug] book launching

2015-03-24 Thread Roberto Verzola
, pollution free and sustainable energy source... nuclear scientist knows this but oil companies are blocking it... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGhEdcwXxdE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9M__yYbsZ4 fooler. On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 12:46 AM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org

Re: [plug] Avoiding brownouts this summer (pls circulate widely)

2015-03-23 Thread Roberto Verzola
, 2015 at 12:09 AM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Kindly circulate widely the piece below. We have to convince the government and the media to get into the act. Thanks, Obet How we can avoid brownouts this summer without spending P450 million by Roberto Verzola

[plug] Avoiding brownouts this summer (pls circulate widely)

2015-03-22 Thread Roberto Verzola
Kindly circulate widely the piece below. We have to convince the government and the media to get into the act. Thanks, Obet How we can avoid brownouts this summer without spending P450 million by Roberto Verzola [The author will launch his book Crossing Over: The Energy Transition to Renewable

[plug] book launching

2015-03-21 Thread Roberto Verzola
This is a little off-topic, but maybe those who are interested in leading-edge technologies may be interested. This is also the only list I know where I can reach my old IT friends. I'm launching my book CROSSING OVER: THE ENERGY TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY tomorrow Monday, 9-12am at the

Re: [plug] copying multiple DVDs

2014-04-27 Thread Roberto Verzola
an alternative solution. --- mike t. Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: I'd like to build a Linux machine that will simultaneously burn several (say, 10) DVDs from an original ISO file. It is our DVD, so no copyright issue is involved here. I find burning from a single burner too

Re: [plug] copying multiple DVDs

2014-04-27 Thread Roberto Verzola
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 11:40 PM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org mailto:rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: I'd like to build a Linux machine that will simultaneously burn several (say, 10) DVDs from an original ISO file. It is our DVD, so no copyright issue is involved here. I find

[plug] copying multiple DVDs

2014-04-13 Thread Roberto Verzola
I'd like to build a Linux machine that will simultaneously burn several (say, 10) DVDs from an original ISO file. It is our DVD, so no copyright issue is involved here. I find burning from a single burner too slow, if I want to burn, say, 100 copies quickly. What I have in mind is to

Re: [plug] Donating hardware with Linux

2011-10-11 Thread Roberto Verzola
, have done trainings, have farmer-partners, etc.) Greetings to all, Obet Roberto Verzola Coordinator, SRI Pilipinas Ramon Tayag wrote: Does PLUG have a program like this? Where hardware is donated, then PLUG installs Linux and donates it to a school/prison/etc in need? If so, how do I go

Re: [plug] Linux netbook

2011-08-30 Thread Roberto Verzola
, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org mailto:rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Hello Mike, it's been a long time... Ok, a check mark for eMachines too. Made by Acer, right? (or is it a different company, bought by Acer?) I bought an Acer laptop along time ago. It's screen hinge broke

Re: [plug] Linux netbook

2011-08-30 Thread Roberto Verzola
Andres Montiel, CUA wrote: Here's a list specifically for netbooks. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport/Machines/Netbooks#Tier_1 On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Andres Montiel, CUA kyut...@gmail.com mailto:kyut...@gmail.com wrote: You may want to visit Ubuntu's hardware

Re: [plug] Linux netbook

2011-08-29 Thread Roberto Verzola
for around 10k-12k, with no OS installed. --- mike t. *From:* Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org *To:* Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List plug@lists.linux.org.ph *Sent:* Sunday, August 28

Re: [plug] Linux netbook

2011-08-28 Thread Roberto Verzola
William Emmanuel S. Yu wrote: You may want to find a netbook that allows you to run a generic (albiet trimmed down) linux distribution. Your software might be harder to get running on stock customized linux distributions that come with some netbooks. If python is running, I expect my

Re: [plug] Linux netbook

2011-08-28 Thread Roberto Verzola
Anuerin Diaz wrote: my msi wind u100(first gen) is still working fine on the latest ubuntu distro. all peripherals are working. it That's good to hear. How long have you been using it? Obet _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List

Re: [plug] Linux netbook

2011-08-28 Thread Roberto Verzola
Three years is good... That puts MSI higher on my list. Have you had a chance to test their warranty service? Obet Anuerin Diaz wrote: I (and sometimes my wife) have been abusing it since July 15, 2008 :) On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org mailto:rverz

[plug] ANNOUNCING Tahoe, the Least-Authority File System, v1.8.2

2011-02-01 Thread Roberto Verzola
This is supposedly a better alternative to RAID. I don't know enough to assess the claim, but maybe some people here already have experience with this file system? Obet Original Message Subject:[P2P-F] ANNOUNCING Tahoe, the Least-Authority File System, v1.8.2 Date:

[plug] Russian govt moves to FOSS

2010-12-28 Thread Roberto Verzola
Here's an encouraging story below about FOSS adoption by the Russian govt, as ordered by prime minister Putin himself. Hopefully, they will also release as FOSS any improvements or new software they make. Russians are great programmers. Obet To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web,

[plug] FTA Announcement #11: Register Now, Guest Lectures, DocBook and New FTA Materials]

2010-12-23 Thread Roberto Verzola
This looks like an interesting opportunity for learning... Note that the deadline is already on January 3. Merry Christmas to all! Obet Original Message Subject:[p2p-research] FTA Announcement #11: Register Now, Guest Lectures, DocBook and New FTA Materials Date:

[plug] Apache Software Foundation resigns from JCP Committee

2010-12-11 Thread Roberto Verzola
This might be an interesting development to some on this list, especially since Oracle now owns MySQL. Obet Original Message Subject:[p2p-research] Apache Software Foundation resigns from JCP Committee Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:12:51 -0500 From: Samuel Rose

[plug] WikiLeaks mirror sites

2010-12-09 Thread Roberto Verzola
This page shows a world map of sites mirroring WikiLeaks. It looks like four are based in the Philippines. http://labs.vis4.net/wikileaks/mirrors/ Obet _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List

Re: [plug] [OT] WikiLeaks mirror sites

2010-12-09 Thread Roberto Verzola
When the local media aired the wiretapped conversation between GMA and Garci, did they violate any law? Even conceding for the sake of argument that the wiretap was illegally done (by a govt person, not the media), once the media heard the contents, weren't they justified in following a higher

[plug] WikiLeaks mirroring

2010-12-09 Thread Roberto Verzola
I found these instructions on another list. I'm posting them here for the technically curious. Obet Mass-mirroring Wikileaks Wikileaks is currently under heavy attack. In order to make it impossible to ever fully remove Wikileaks from the Internet, we need your help. if you have a

Re: [plug] WikiLeaks mirroring

2010-12-09 Thread Roberto Verzola
It seems it is circulating in many lists. I'm not in openbsd. I posted it here because I thought the technical aspects of the mirroring, including some unusual challenges, might be interesting to some on this list. Obet Greek Ordono wrote: are you referring to openbsd (Donations)? this is

Re: [plug] really small shells

2010-06-16 Thread Roberto Verzola
On Tuesday 15 June 2010 8:43:38 am William Emmanuel S. Yu wrote: The shell that comes with busybox is tiny. Try sash too. Sent via BlackBerry from Smart Thanks, William. sash seems ok. I'm looking at it now. Greetings, Obet _ Philippine Linux

[plug] really small shells

2010-06-14 Thread Roberto Verzola
I'm looking for tiny shells for some experimentation I'm doing, including system recovery. Any suggestions? Obet Verzola _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives:

[plug] broken software at COMELEC

2010-04-21 Thread Roberto Verzola
If you want to see some broken software at COMELEC, check this out: http://www.comelec.gov.ph/precinctfinder/precinctresult.aspx Happy hacking and regards to all, Obet _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List

[plug] misaligned ovals?

2010-04-19 Thread Roberto Verzola
. --- Contact: Roberto Verzola, Secretary-General, Halalang Marangal (HALAL), 0929-856-1930 _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman

[plug] need help

2009-08-09 Thread Roberto Verzola
Hi! I've been trying to solve a problem this past months, without success. I wonder if anyone can help me. I maintain a simple blog in wordpress (rverzola.wordpress.com). I used to be able to cut-and-paste OpenOffice files by using the Paste-A-Word-Document command. This way, I wrote my posts

Re: [plug] need help

2009-08-09 Thread Roberto Verzola
PM, Roberto Verzola rverz...@gn.apc.org wrote: Hi! I've been trying to solve a problem this past months, without success. I wonder if anyone can help me. I maintain a simple blog in wordpress (rverzola.wordpress.com). I used to be able to cut-and-paste OpenOffice files by using

[plug] Windows/Linux Office/OpenOffice incompatibilities

2008-11-03 Thread Roberto Verzola
Free software advocates may be interested in this piece I just wrote: Linux/OpenOffice will never be fully compatible with Windows/Office. http://rverzola.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/linuxopenoffice-will-never-be-fully-compatible-with-windowsoffice/ Greetings to all, Obet Verzola

[plug] automated elections: voting machines have made mistakes too

2008-07-23 Thread Roberto Verzola
My study on automated elections and the mistakes voting machines have made can now be download from this site: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1150274 Halalang Marangal has several proposals to cope with the problem. One is described in this paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1149915 Comments are

[plug] by law, FOSS is now the default in Ecuador

2008-04-15 Thread Roberto Verzola
I got this from http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com. As of last week (Apr. 10, 2008), free software is now the default software in government in Ecuador. Obet Verzola Ecuador Goes Free It's easy to focus on the dramatic bad news - like the OOXML shenanigans - and overlook the quiet success

Re: [plug] Linux compat listing for phil computer shops

2007-12-02 Thread Roberto Verzola
We've checked on Samsung printers before. Back then, official support from Samsung is non-existent. But I think Samsung printers do accept either Postscript or HP PCL. As I wrote earlier, the Samsung ML-2010 explicitly claims Linux compatibility, and its accompaying CD included a Linux

Re: [plug] Possible work for PLUG

2007-12-02 Thread Roberto Verzola
On Sunday 02 December 2007 23:25:29 Danny Ching wrote: if it's a master list of locally available hardware that we are talking about, then I'm all for it. Unfortunately, the distributors need to be in on his. Since I'm sure they import new stuff everyday. How do we know which HW to include in

Re: [plug] origami cd envelop

2007-11-30 Thread Roberto Verzola
wrote: For alternative procedures, check this out: http://www.athensmusician.net/archive/2005-02-13_oragamicdholder.php This supplements this: http://www.tgries.de/origami/CD-A4-Thomas-Hull.pdf Hope this helps! On Nov 29, 2007 9:34 AM, Roberto Verzola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We keep running

Re: [plug] origami cd envelop

2007-11-30 Thread Roberto Verzola
but the procedure seems hard to follow from the text. On Nov 29, 2007 9:34 AM, Roberto Verzola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We keep running out of cd envelops, right? It is easy to fold letter-sized recycled paper to make an honest-to-goodness CD/DVD envelop. Check out the best origami CD/DVD envelop

[plug] Linux compat listing for phil computer shops

2007-11-29 Thread Roberto Verzola
Thanks for the responses to my suggestion: - others who were supportive - the complete list is already online - go hp - how do we go about this Remember that the milieu of my suggestion is computer shops, which are one of the keys for promoting linux, partic. the shop owner, or 'visor, or the

Re: [plug] Linux compat listing for phil computer shops

2007-11-29 Thread Roberto Verzola
schedule down and once the site is up I'll post it there. Gary On Nov 29, 2007 4:55 PM, Roberto Verzola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the responses to my suggestion: - others who were supportive - the complete list is already online - go hp - how do we go about this Remember

[plug] Possible work for PLUG

2007-11-28 Thread Roberto Verzola
I was recently shopping around for a cheap laser printer and everytime I asked shops will it work will Linux, they had no idea. Eh? Some would look at the manual and only one (Samsung ML-2010) explicitly said it does. Because it also had the best price (this was before the Brother sale...), I

[plug] origami cd envelop

2007-11-28 Thread Roberto Verzola
We keep running out of cd envelops, right? It is easy to fold letter-sized recycled paper to make an honest-to-goodness CD/DVD envelop. Check out the best origami CD/DVD envelop in the world here: http://rverzola.wordpress.com Regards to all, Obet

Re: [plug] [ORG] The Future of PLUG

2007-10-30 Thread Roberto Verzola
I've been working with NGOs for years. The board need not be paid staff. You just need one paid person doing all the admin/secretariat stuff. The rest can continue to work as volunteers. Regards to all, Obet Verzola On Wednesday 31 October 2007 08:50:28 Holden Hao wrote: That's one of the

[plug] HALAL Audit Report No. 4

2007-07-20 Thread Roberto Verzola
Pls distribute this announcement in various egroups: -Start of announcement Halalang Marangal's Audit Report No. 4 has been released. It analyzes the recent 2007 senatorial elections and came out with the ff findings: 1. the Comelec showed laxity bordering on

Re: [plug] halalang marangal

2007-05-19 Thread Roberto Verzola
We started with csv but many didn't know how to handle it, so we went back to .xls. Too much work having to explain the same thing over and over again. Obet On Saturday 19 May 2007 11:06 am, Rom Feria wrote: Why are the data in proprietary file format? On May 19, 2007, at 8:48 AM, Roberto

[plug] pdf to spreadsheet

2007-05-19 Thread Roberto Verzola
What is the best way to convert a table in pdf to a spreadsheet? Regards to all, Obet _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.linux.org.ph (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable

Re: [plug] pdf to spreadsheet

2007-05-19 Thread Roberto Verzola
itself on its website. Obet On Saturday 19 May 2007 7:33 pm, Orlando Andico wrote: use pdf2txt to convert the pdf to text then have some custom perl script or something to snarf the text and use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel to write out a spreadsheet. On 5/19/07, Roberto Verzola [EMAIL

[plug] halalang marangal

2007-05-18 Thread Roberto Verzola
Those who are curious how HALAL/NoCheats is faring in its citizens' audit are welcome to check our website http://halal.interdoc.org and click on the database of precinct results. Our current bottleneck is in encoding the precinct data which are coming in. We need to borrow at least 10 laptops

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