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Re: [linux-421] Looking for local open source and web services programmers - Please provide the specs for your projects.  Thank you On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Michael K < [address removed] > wrote: Stephen Redihan Nov 15, 2009 1:08 AM
Looking for local open source and web services programmers - Hello I am looking for local programmers who are interesting in Michael Katykhin Nov 14, 2009 11:42 AM
November Meeting - Two quick reminders: * November's meeting will be tomororw at NEIT at 11AM. I hope to see you all there. Lots have gone on this past month with the release of Karmic Koala, so I am sure we will have plenty to discuss. If you are currently havi Mike P Nov 13, 2009 6:14 PM
Systems Administrator-Very Profitable Software Company - Title: Systems Administrator-Very Profitable Software Company Location: Burlington, MA Date Job Opened: 11-5-09 Job Description: We are working with an extremely profitable and growing software company that continues to prosper during the Larry Kahn Nov 9, 2009 10:41 AM
Linux RI - Topic: Backups - September Meeting - Thank you to everyone who helped make our BBQ a huge success. Also a special thanks to Forrest and his wife (and Ruby) for the donating their space and services for the afternoon. It was fine weather, good food, and good company! Anyway, just a Mike P Aug 14, 2009 8:57 AM
Website Updates - There have been a number of improvements to official LUG website (www.linuxri.org). If you get moment, please take a look. It is work in progress, but functional. You can expect new features coming soon, like links to past presentation slides and other Mike P Jun 6, 2009 4:41 PM
RE: Google group created - Ryan and everyone else, I constructed a tiny robot to transcribe the Meetup messages into the Google Group. This minion is a complete kludge, but it should theoretically work. If this email ends up in the Google Group later today, that means it work Mike P Jun 5, 2009 1:33 PM
Google I/O, Next meeting, and Google Groups. - Well yesterday was the last day of the Google I/O Developer conference, but I am still in California until tomorrow. The conference was very informative and lots of fun. I have lots of pictures and plenty and stories to share with everyone at the next Mike P May 29, 2009 3:57 PM
Google group created - Hello All,  Hope all is going well. Just wanted to reach out and advise that we have started an associated Google Group for the LUG. It can be found at: http://groups.google.com/group/linuxri Ryan May 20, 2009 12:52 PM
Precise time and frequency measurement - At the most recent meeting, there was an extensive discussion about how to precisely measure time and frequency for purposes of serving as an NTP reference. I want to provide a pointer to this mailing list, which is devoted to the subject: http://w Zigamorph May 15, 2009 8:58 PM
meeting this Saturday - hi Linux Fans, We will be having a RILUG meeting this Saturday the 14th at 11 am at New England Tech. We are having trouble arranging a classroom at New England Tech, so we wont have a topic this month, we will work on planning future topics as wel Forrest Sutton Mar 11, 2009 4:56 PM
March Meetup - All, Next month's Meetup is on the calendar. Here are some details: Location: New England Tech; 2480 Post Rd; CT building - Student Lounge; Warwick, RI 02886 When: Saturday March 14th @11AM Topic: We are finalizing who will be speaking, and I wil Mike P Feb 27, 2009 11:11 AM
FYI for the programmers - Hey guys, I thought this article might be interesting to some of you programmers. This article is from the biotech company that I discussed Sat. The article describes a method for searching a very large experimental space using a specific branched and MCC Feb 23, 2009 12:16 PM
Re: [linux-421] past information - Preview not available pete Feb 21, 2009 5:46 PM
past information - Hello again. Here is the list of topics for 'future meetings' that we had planned back when.. and those who said they would do them: Future topics will include the following: [anyone is welcome to add to those] Sa Marlyn Feb 21, 2009 4:40 PM
Re: [linux-421] change of organizer - Preview not available pete Feb 8, 2009 2:50 PM
change of organizer - Hello everyone. Just wanted to let you all know how great it has been knowing those of you who attended the meetup for the past year and a half or so. Thank you. I wanted to let you know that as of tomorrow, I will be stepping down as organizer of t Marlyn Feb 8, 2009 12:25 PM
Re: [linux-421] Gen. Question - Hello everyone. I hate to do this but again I have been extremely unwell and will not be able to go to the meetup tomorrow. Five members said they will show up so please go ahead and meet. I believe Matt wanted to discuss some LUG issues and Pete also. Marlyn Jan 9, 2009 10:40 AM
January Meeting - Happy Holiday's everyone. Did anyone have a topic of interest for January's meeting? ~Mike Mike P Dec 24, 2008 9:08 AM
Re: [linux-421] Gen. Question - Kidding... I was actually given this response by someone as a joke recently. But seriously... Google it. Again, kidding. The first link has all you need to install [L]AMP on Debian. Timothy O'Keefe wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/5rgdjv > > ;) > Tim O'Keefe Dec 12, 2008 12:12 PM
Re: [linux-421] Gen. Question - http://tinyurl.com/5rgdjv ;) MCC wrote: > Hey all, > I have a question for you. If I want a LAMP server what do I actually need to load on my bare bones server. For example, what apt-get commands do I really need. > Cheers, > Matt > > > Tim O'Keefe Dec 12, 2008 12:11 PM
Gen. Question - Hey all, I have a question for you. If I want a LAMP server what do I actually need to load on my bare bones server. For example, what apt-get commands do I really need. Cheers, Matt MCC Dec 12, 2008 11:06 AM
Re: [linux-421] Next Meeting - No change. Sorry for the confusion. Mythtv it is. I am the one who got confused [guess it was that fever this past weekend]. I will see you guys on Saturday 13th. My apologies again. As to hooking the mythbox up, still not sure Mike. I think you c Marlyn Dec 8, 2008 11:39 AM
Re: [linux-421] Next Meeting - Preview not available pete Dec 8, 2008 11:05 AM
Next Meeting - As Matt pointed out already there seems be some confusing on the next meeting. I still have December 13th @ 11AM on my calendar to discuss MythTV. Is this still good with everyone (including NEIT?). I'd like to bring my Mythbox although I don&# Mike P Dec 8, 2008 10:44 AM
Re: [linux-421] sorry from me - Hi Marlyn, Was there some sort change in the scheduling for the last Meetup meeting??? I was not notified about any change? Hope you feel batter, Matt Sincerely, Matt Curcio 85 Blaisdell Ave Pawtucket, RI 02860 401-316-5358 --- On Sa MCC Dec 7, 2008 8:15 PM
sorry from me - Sorry guys I was unable to make it today. I woke up feverish and sick. Hope you all had a great meeting. Marlyn Dec 6, 2008 11:43 AM
Re: [linux-421] topic for next meeting? - Excellent. So that will be the topic then. Mike Perry will you do the presentation? Marlyn On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:16 PM, MCC < [address removed] > Marlyn Dec 1, 2008 11:25 AM
Re: [linux-421] topic for next meeting? - Hi All, There is a pretty good article in LinuxFormat mag. for Myth-buntu which sounds very interesting too. I like the idea. Matt Sincerely, Matt Curcio Pawtucket, RI 02860 401-316-5358 --- On Sun, 11/30/08, Mike Perry MCC Nov 30, 2008 8:16 PM
RE: [linux-421] topic for next meeting? - Preview not available user 7982098 Nov 30, 2008 5:28 PM
Re: [linux-421] topic for next meeting? - How about MythTV? On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Marlyn < [address removed] > wrote: Mike P Nov 30, 2008 4:38 PM
topic for next meeting? - Does anyone have any presentation or topic for our upcoming meeting? please let me know if you would like to present something or have us talk about something. Marlyn Nov 30, 2008 10:50 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - Hi , Tek is looking for an unix administrator if someone is interested. I have so Roberto Sep 26, 2008 11:00 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - Preview not available pete Sep 25, 2008 7:54 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - Totally trimmed. Sorry Ron. Yes the Monday meetup is an error. The meeting is the 11th and it is aways on a Saturday - second Sat of every month. Marlyn Sep 23, 2008 11:14 AM
Why is the meetup site down? - Preview not available roberto Sep 23, 2008 11:04 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - Oh, I misunderstood. You meant MEETUP.COM, not LINUXRI.ORG. We don't have any connection with them. -- Mike On 2008-09-23 at 10:16 -0400, Marlyn wrote: > Nope. It gave me a message that said site is unavailable and had the meetup > logo up. D Zigamorph Sep 23, 2008 10:50 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - Gang, I wish you all would trim the replies, it was awfully hard and confusing to read whom wrote what. (well, I found it confusing) Am I to understand that the announced meeting for a Monday night was incorrect? Ron --- On Tue, 9/23/08, Mar ron Sep 23, 2008 10:19 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - Nope. It gave me a message that said site is unavailable and had the meetup logo up. Doesn't sound like user generated to me. :) On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Zigamorph < Marlyn Sep 23, 2008 10:16 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - I have no idea. We don't see casual outages. We have redundant power, multi-homed network providers, and pretty much backups for everything else. Generally, web hosting issues reported to us are more likely to be local to the viewer rather than the ser Zigamorph Sep 23, 2008 10:14 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - NOW it is. It was down this am. Early. On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Zigamorph < [address removed] > wrote: Marlyn Sep 23, 2008 10:10 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - It's working for me when I test it. http://www.linuxri.org/ I was concerend, considering that we host it. -- Mike On 2008-09-23 at 09:46 -0400, Marlyn wrote: > Don't know but I hope it is temporary. > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Zigamorph Sep 23, 2008 9:55 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - Don't know but I hope it is temporary. On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Zigamorph < [address removed] > wrote: Marlyn Sep 23, 2008 9:46 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - Why is the meetup site down? -- Mike On 2008-09-23 at 09:26 -0400, Marlyn wrote: > Hello everyone. The meetup site is down, but I wanted you all to know that > the meetup is not on the date it says it is. This again is an automatically > gene Zigamorph Sep 23, 2008 9:43 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - Hello everyone. The meetup site is down, but I wanted you all to know that the meetup is not on the date it says it is. This again is an automatically generated date. We did not have a September meetup. Should we have an October meetup? it Marlyn Sep 23, 2008 9:26 AM
Re: [linux-421] oCaml opportunity - If it were me, I would attempt to defer computation to something better-suited (preferably a native) library. Perhaps make a RESTful front-end to the library (w/ PHP), then use it w/ PHP.... that would be cool. Zigamorph wrote: > Given that one Tim O'Keefe Sep 4, 2008 3:35 PM
Re: [linux-421] oCaml opportunity - Given that one of the main motivations for using oCaml is the math library, getting the math to work on a PHP port is probably the bulk of the labor. Off the top of my head, I would think that it would end up being a lot more realistic to choose F# (F- Zigamorph Sep 4, 2008 3:26 PM
oCaml opportunity - Mike Ryan Sep 4, 2008 2:28 PM
Re: [linux-421] Linux Bier Wanderung - there is the eastern connecticut lug (eclug.net) not sure on how many active members they have though... On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 11:55, Marlyn wrote: > I love the idea but not sure who is in the 'area'. I think teh closest Christopher Jolley Aug 29, 2008 8:49 AM
Re: [linux-421] Linux Bier Wanderung - I love the idea but not sure who is in the 'area'. I think teh closest Linux groups are in Boston. On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:18 AM, pete < impet Marlyn Aug 28, 2008 11:55 AM
Re: [linux-421] Linux Bier Wanderung - Preview not available pete Aug 28, 2008 10:18 AM
Linux Bier Wanderung - Preview not available Samuel Shirley Aug 28, 2008 9:28 AM
Re: [linux-421] anyone interested to teach - Oh that would have been nice. I just accepted another position though. It pays a lot mor user 3931528 Aug 14, 2008 3:59 PM
anyone interested to teach - Not Linux unfortunately but we are looking for someone to teach CSI 101 - computer technologies [with Word, Excel and PPT.] in Boston. Anyone interested? email me if you are. asap. Thanks. Marlyn Marlyn Aug 14, 2008 11:36 AM
Re: [linux-421] Linux Crash - I have to keep it Ron because I TEACH at college and some of what I teach is .. drumrolls... Vista [or soon to be Vista]. I have to keep up to speed with Windows because of my teaching, but then that is precisely why I introduced the Linux Marlyn Jul 30, 2008 4:09 PM
Re: [linux-421] Linux Crash - I have a Toshiba and have done the following: First, I dumped vista (no caps here) then installed XP to run some ham radio applications I need, then installed Ubuntu. I now have a working dual boot system (after a few tweaks to XP for sound and wireles ron Jul 30, 2008 4:06 PM
Re: [linux-421] Linux Crash - I have a question, what kind of computer is it? Toshibas have alot of issues with trying to get Vista to play nicely with anything but Vista. I have an Acer, with Vista installed, as well as a few different Linux distros. I have installed M Dave S. Jul 29, 2008 10:24 PM
Re: [linux-421] Linux Crash - Thanks Matt. I'll try that one. On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 10:17 AM, MCC < [address removed] > wrote: Marlyn Jul 29, 2008 10:53 AM
Re: [linux-421] Linux Crash - Hi Marlyn, Everything that I have read on the net sex that you need 'Easy BCD' to 'help' vista along. This boot loader is appearently different from gr MCC Jul 29, 2008 10:17 AM
Re: [linux-421] Linux Crash - Well I tried both ways: I tried [after formatting] to partition vista from within vista. It allowed me to partition only 25GB. When I put in the ORIGINAL Mnadriva CD [which I got directly from Mandriva] it would reach the partition part in Marlyn Jul 29, 2008 7:44 AM
Re: [linux-421] Linux Crash - Or skip the drama and download VMWare. I have an instance of Debian 4 running in a 4GB p user 3931528 Jul 28, 2008 9:42 PM
Linux Crash - .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } Hi to everybody ... 1.- Can you send more information about yo roberto Jul 28, 2008 9:28 PM
Re: [linux-421] August meetup and I failed dramaticallly :( - I look forward to attending in September :) Will we hear about Xen? If Madriva is not working out for you, you could try WUBI (Ubuntu). http://wubi-installer.org/ -Tim Marlyn wrote: > So August meetup is cancelled of course because it is s Tim O'Keefe Jul 28, 2008 6:48 PM
August meetup and I failed dramaticallly :( - So August meetup is cancelled of course because it is summer and people seem to be enjoying their summer :) or at least I hope you are. The next meetup will be September 13th. Now THAT I won't cancel even if it is only me going. Ok I failed so Marlyn Jul 28, 2008 4:08 PM
Re: [linux-421] July meetup cancelled - mabbe we should recess fah da summah ... (smile) Ron > Hello everyone. The July meetup will be cancelled because I > only received one single 'yes' RSVP. Hopefully our > next meetup is in August. ron Jul 6, 2008 6:15 PM
July meetup cancelled - Hello everyone. The July meetup will be cancelled because I only received one single 'yes' RSVP. Hopefully our next meetup is in August. Marlyn Jul 6, 2008 10:41 AM
new in the list... - .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } Hi to everybody This message is only for say: $ printf roberto May 27, 2008 8:44 PM
Re: [linux-421] Incorrect date.. - Preview not available pete May 27, 2008 2:27 PM
Re: [linux-421] Incorrect date.. - Hello Pete. Saturday the 14th as it says in my email. :) On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 11:09 PM, pete < [address removed] > wrote: Marlyn May 21, 2008 7:41 AM
Re: [linux-421] Incorrect date.. - Preview not available pete May 20, 2008 11:09 PM
Incorrect date.. - Hello guys. Sorry the previous date is only automatically generated by meetup, and not the correct date. Naturally we NEVER meet Mondays. So.. if you RSVP'd already, just make sure you are RSVPing for the correct date. The correct date is June 14th and it Marlyn May 20, 2008 7:37 AM
Re: [linux-421] No meeting today! - Well I didn't open my e-mail this morning. well well well Pete On Saturday 10 May 2008 07:57:02 Marlyn wrote: > I believe I sent an email to all but clearly I see it did not go through to > all. Apologies if you have not received it and apologie pete May 10, 2008 12:56 PM
No meeting today! - I believe I sent an email to all but clearly I see it did not go through to all. Apologies if you have not received it and apologies for a repeat if you have. There is no meeting today. We've had almost everyone with the exception of two people RSVP a 'ye Marlyn May 10, 2008 7:57 AM
QED: An Evening with Richard Feynman - I am reposting this here because of the interest in my offhand reference to Richard Feynman in the context of the school textbook story at the last meeting. More information about the play is available from the Underground Railway Theater web site: Zigamorph May 1, 2008 11:02 AM
Re: [linux-421] USB problems - Preview not available Jacob D. Sylvia Apr 29, 2008 10:34 PM
One more item - Hi All, A friend sent me this link and said it was "f'in' cool". I agree and thought I would share it. www.ted.com cheers, Matt Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! MCC Apr 29, 2008 10:23 PM
USB problems - Hi all, Got a question... 1) I installed Bitpim, http://www.bitpim.org on Ubuntu 8.04. The software 'should' allow me to view my Blackberry CDMA phone address book, etc. My question is related to their directions. The directions MCC Apr 29, 2008 10:20 PM
Re: [linux-421] info - Well, I won't be around for the next meeting, but maybe for one in the future... On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Marlyn wrote: > Excellent. Are you volunteering? :) > > > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Adam Adam Apr 21, 2008 5:41 PM
Advice plz =) - Preview not available Dan Faria Apr 21, 2008 5:26 PM
Re: [linux-421] install fest - By the way, I just registered our group for it. Let's figure something out from now until June. :) On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Marlyn < [address removed] & Marlyn Apr 21, 2008 12:56 PM
Re: [linux-421] install fest - Ron this is great. Would you guys like or think about helping out organize an install fest at my school in Brookline, MA? if not, what shall we do here? Ideas? Forrest.. where are you? :) Maryn Marlyn Apr 21, 2008 12:35 PM
install fest - this was sent to me. Thought it may be of interest to all. Ron message follows: Worldwide 2008 Mandriva Linux Spring Installfest Mandriva rallies the community of Linux users in many cities across the globe on June, the 14th, 2008. In or ron Apr 21, 2008 10:39 AM
Re: [linux-421] info - Excellent. Are you volunteering? :) On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Adam < [address removed] > wrote: Marlyn Apr 19, 2008 11:37 AM
Re: [linux-421] info - One more topic that you might consider is a discussion of the different Linux distributions. A couple of suggested sub topics for that presentation: Package management systems Intended audience System requirements Stability vs recentness of pack Adam Apr 19, 2008 11:11 AM
info - Hello everyone. Thank you to those who showed up and I think it was a great meeting. Forrest as usual gave us quite a presentation [not that I understood all of it.. but I think I got quite a lot out of it]. Incidentally, Forrest, where is the presentatio Marlyn Apr 19, 2008 10:53 AM
Re: [linux-421] Feynman Article - I'm glad someone took the ball and ran with this, since I feel remiss after I said I would try to hunt down a link for the article I brought up in discussion. Apparently I also remembered it more accurately than I might have expected. -- Mike O Zigamorph Apr 15, 2008 4:05 PM
Feynman Article - Hi all, I had a spare moment and found that Feynman article that was mentioned last meeting. It is pretty interesting in several ways, one personal way is that I remember learning how to transpose base 2 numbers to base 5 numbers in MCC Apr 15, 2008 10:47 AM
Re: [linux-421] What building? - Umm.. I think this is it, but you can't miss it. And the room is on the 1st floor and it is room 143. The address is 2480 Post Road. Don't know if tha thelps. Marlyn On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 6:58 PM, M Marlyn Apr 11, 2008 8:45 PM
RE: [linux-421] What building? - -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Brannigan Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 5:42 PM To: [address removed] Subject: [linux-421] What building? Hey everybody... Which building is the meet up in? I see it says Matt Apr 11, 2008 6:58 PM
What building? - Hey everybody... Which building is the meet up in? I see it says the CT building, is that the Construction Technology building? Thanks! Bryan Bryan Brannigan Apr 11, 2008 5:42 PM
I won't be there tomorrow - Preview not available Pawcatuck Apr 11, 2008 5:39 PM
Re: [linux-421] Linux System Admin recommendations? - One of my principal lines of consulting business is providing support of this kind. Our key niche is companies who are small enough that they do not need a full-time IT person but large enough that they cannot get by assigning IT to someone whose real Zigamorph Apr 6, 2008 4:12 PM
Linux System Admin recommendations? - We are a small local company that is trying to do something different. We have chosen open source technologies in building our ideas. As the company has become more successful we need help supporting them. We are looking for a team of folks who are user 6924017 Apr 6, 2008 1:56 PM
Re: [linux-421] RI tech events listing - Good idea. Yup we should list it. I will get on that right away. Also, we should do some Linux event [including an install fest] with some local school. Let's discuss that at the next meeting after Forrest's presentation. :) Marlyn Marlyn Apr 2, 2008 3:24 AM
RI tech events listing - Have any of you thought about listing this meetup group on RINexus? It's run by The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation and is used by many local technologists. Here's the calendar of upcoming tech events: http://rinexus.com/calendar (no Adam Apr 1, 2008 8:54 PM
Richard Stallma - Hello everyone. As promised here is a heads up about Stallamn in Boston. He is coming on Wednesday at 7 pm to our school and the address is 303 Boylston St [route 9]. Hope some of you come [and hope somone, you know who, lets his employees get out Marlyn Apr 1, 2008 11:39 AM
Re: [linux-421] Thank you to those who showed up - Oh wow Dave, sorry about your accident. Hope you get better. Marlyn On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Diego Zamberlan < [address removed] > wrote: Marlyn Apr 1, 2008 11:37 AM
RE: [linux-421] Thank you to those who showed up - Hello Dave, Sorry to hear about you accident. Hope you will fully recover very soon. Take care, Diego Diego Zamberlan Apr 1, 2008 11:08 AM
Re: [linux-421] Thank you to those who showed up - Hello all, I want to apologize to everyone for being MIA for the last month, I was in car accident on Feb 28th, car's totaled, and I was hospitalized for a couple of weeks, just now getting out of the Percocet haze. as for the meeting on the 12th, I&# Dave S. Apr 1, 2008 10:55 AM
Re: [linux-421] job posting - Preview not available pete Mar 7, 2008 10:52 AM