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Debian Live Net
by Jason D. Clinton 11 May '06

11 May '06

So, since it's been a week since anyone has posted and I have nothing better to talk about, I thought I would promote some work I just commited to the Debian Live project. Currently on a Debian system, one can install the live-package package and run "make-live iso" to generate a Knoppix-like Live CD with your own custom software selection. I added support for booting the live environment from a Samba share. One runs "make-live net" and a chroot environment is configured. After configuring a dhcp3 server, tftp server and Samba, one can boot any computer with 128 MB of RAM directly in to the live environment -- it all runs off the server in read-only mode. Changes are lost just like when running a Live CD. See here if you want to know more: http://lists.debian-unofficial.org/pipermail/live/2006-May/000192.html I will be posting links to that mailing list of direct downloads of the experimental Debian packages shortly. My earlier attachments didn't show up in the archives. The company that I work for will be subsequently distributing "finished" configurations: tarballs of the chroot environment. One will be an "open source edition" with no installer or management tools and the other will be an "enterprise edition" with the afore-mentioned tools and also the ability to run Windows 98, 2000 or XP inside of a virtualizer on the thin clients. The installer and management tools are written in C# and run on the Mono runtime environment. The virtualizer can be QEMU 0.8.1 or VMware Player 1.0. They can be configured to run full-screen so that end users have no idea that they are running Windows on Linux on a thin client.

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OT: Summer Jobs
by Arthur Pemberton 11 May '06

11 May '06

For lack of a more appropriate forum... ... is anyone aware of any available summer or part-time jobs in the IT/Computer field around the Kansas City area? All the job search sites in the world are only as useful as the information put in them. Thanks. Arthur Pemberton -- To be updated...

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[work] Java programmer
by Jason Clinton 04 May '06

04 May '06

Looking for a Java programmer interested in around 20 hours of contract work. Send me your resume or vitae and indicate how much you would like to make.

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RE: [Fwd: LOL]
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 02 May '06

02 May '06

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/02/1138259 This article is somewhat relevant. Most people are unwilling to learn how or why anything works in order to solve their problems beyond clicking yes, next, next, next and finish to install it.

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RE: [Fwd: LOL]
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 02 May '06

02 May '06

What a nut. He hasn't got a single fact right that I can see. Do people actually believe nuts like this? It's not liberal or communist, it's free software. >-----Original Message----- >From: kclug-bounces(a)kclug.org >On Behalf Of Jeremy Fowler >Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 10:14 AM >Almost sounds like something from Steven Colbert... Funny.... > > >I found that some conservative blog picked up the article: http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-com puters.html > >The comments on there are hilarious. Even Tristan himself >posted, funny... > > >At Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:49:38 AM, Tristan Shuddery said... > > Thanks for posting my article Shelley; I submitted this to >the mainstream IT press, but none of them wanted to know. It's >shocking to learn that the same liberal bias that infects >mainstream news-sources also affects the technical press. > > Yes, Linux is a primative European clone; It is much less >capable than Windows. In fact it omits features that were >standard in Windows back in 1998; For example Linux has no >built-in anti-virus or anti-spyware software. > > You cannot even buy popular utilities like Norton Security >to compensate for this fact. There are no tools for common >tasks like defragging a hard disk. God knows what you would >use to send a fax or make a website. You cannot even get Front >Page for Linux. > > Linux is that bad; The only explaination I can think for >people using it is that it by-passes the protection given by >American companies and the Dept of Homeland Security. It >should be considered a terrorist program. > > Tristan

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RE: [Fwd: LOL]
by Jeremy Fowler 02 May '06

02 May '06

Almost sounds like something from Steven Colbert... Funny.... I found that some conservative blog picked up the article: http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-comput… The comments on there are hilarious. Even Tristan himself posted, funny... At Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:49:38 AM, Tristan Shuddery said... Thanks for posting my article Shelley; I submitted this to the mainstream IT press, but none of them wanted to know. It's shocking to learn that the same liberal bias that infects mainstream news-sources also affects the technical press. Yes, Linux is a primative European clone; It is much less capable than Windows. In fact it omits features that were standard in Windows back in 1998; For example Linux has no built-in anti-virus or anti-spyware software. You cannot even buy popular utilities like Norton Security to compensate for this fact. There are no tools for common tasks like defragging a hard disk. God knows what you would use to send a fax or make a website. You cannot even get Front Page for Linux. Linux is that bad; The only explaination I can think for people using it is that it by-passes the protection given by American companies and the Dept of Homeland Security. It should be considered a terrorist program. Tristan

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[Fwd: LOL]
by Jim Herrmann 02 May '06

02 May '06

You guys will get a huge kick out of this! Do you know that Linux is a liberal conspiracy? LOL! Linux: A European threat to our computers (by Tristan) Like most things that are worth owning, Computers are an American invention. Look at any modern computer and you will see that the whole thing is the product of American brilliance. For example, this rugged IBM laptop I am using was designed and built by an American company. It runs software built by Microsoft, one of America's most productive organizations. My computer does everything I could possibly want: I can do my work, submit my taxes and even search the Bible. Like all the greatest American engineering, it's an example of innovation that makes a growing group of European and Chinese hackers jealous. They hate our lead in computing technology and will stop at nothing until they have control of all of our computers. I'm talking about a project called 'Linux', something you may not have encountered, but might do some day. It's a computer program that was initially developed in Finland as a means of circumventing valuable copyrights and patents owned by an American company called SCO Group. Unlike Windows, which is a mature commercial product which is normally included with every new computer, Linux is given away. Now it may not sound like much of a problem, after all there is very little profit in merely giving a product away. This would be certainly true were in not for the Linux project's seductive Marxist ideology and the effect that it has on 'Blue-State' liberals. Indeed, Linux is so pervasive amongst the blue states and many liberal universities that a leading computer expert Steve Balmer (from Microsoft) described Linux as cancer. The American software industry is worth more than $7 Billion; Introducing a foreign product like Linux which is often copied for free could threaten that entire industry. A generation of computer users might get use to accepting foreign software hand-outs rather than paying for a superior American products. If only the danger were just to our economy: These days computers control everything from TV stations to battleships; Our crucial information and defense infrastructure is built on computer technology. If we allow this cancer into our networks, there is no knowing what the effect might be on our infrastructure, but that is just what liberals are trying to do. Imagine if the State of the Union address were hacked because the TV station decided to save money by using Linux? Imagine if a stealth-bomber crashed because it's software was written by anonymous Chinese or European hackers. It would make as much sense as inviting the French to come over and take over the White-House. And guess what software Osama Bin Laden uses on his laptop? If you guessed it was Linux you would be 100% right. Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like Disney. Next time somebody asks you how Al Queda agents pay for their rifles and rocket launchers, you can tell them that foreign hackers make software called Linux which helps them steal from Americans. This Linux problem is a growing issue, and one that conservative Americans cannot afford to ignore. Fortunately Microsoft have prepared a great deal of information to help computer users get away from this menace. But there is something you can do to help keep American #1 in the computer business: If one of your friends is using Linux or may be tempted to try it show them this article. Explain that Linux is a genuine threat and that by using it they may be opening their computer to Chinese hackers. If you see a company using Linux, it may be that they have not paid for this software. Report them to the Business Software Alliance who have the legal authority to inspect any company's computers for illegal programs like Linux. Finally, remember to include Linux users in your prayers tonight. As individuals we may not be able to change people's minds, but the Bible teaches that God can make any sinner repent. Tristan -- NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse nor protection save to call for the impeachment of the current President.

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Re: OT: Wi Fi Providers
by Tom Bruno 02 May '06

02 May '06

Jeff Perry wrote: > I'm having to set up a hotspot within my store, Whole Foods Market. > I have 2 hotspots in my building on separate networks, using the same internet line. I connected out cable modem to a hub, and let both Linksys WRT54G's grab dhcp addresses from the cable modem, then each linksys uses a separate network. I assume you can do the same with 1 wired network, and 1 wireless. > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Tom Bruno <tom(a)limesg.com> > To: Jeff Perry <perryj(a)swbell.net> > Cc: kclug(a)kclug.org > Sent: Monday, May 1, 2006 12:38:18 PM > Subject: Re: OT: Wi Fi Providers > > What do you mean by WiFi? You mean an actual internet provider that is > wifi? Those usually involve external antenna's on the buildings. If > you just mean to implement a "simple" wifi network that's independant, a > simple wireless access point would work fine. > > Depending on your location of course, but i doubt ISP wifi would reach > you indoors. As it usually involves line of sight to the towers. > (Unless your area has setup an "area" hotspot"). > > > >

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OT: Wi Fi Providers
by Jeff Perry 01 May '06

01 May '06

Just a simple question. I need to set up WiFi at work, independent of our network. Who is a good local provider? Thanks, Jeff Perry

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Re: Digital cameras
by Luke-Jr 01 May '06

01 May '06

On Sunday 30 April 2006 20:16, Arthur Pemberton wrote: > On 4/30/06, Luke-Jr <luke(a)dashjr.org> wrote: > > Anyone know any digital cameras that include open source firmware > > (Linux-based or otherwise) or have such available? > > No, but why would you _need_ open source firmware? Just curious. 1. Anything less is not morally permissible 2. Improve compression algorithms (quality or speed) 3. Add support for new compression formats 4. Add support for new filesystems (jffs2?) 5. Add drivers and support for new devices (CF GPS/Wifi?) 6. Add more image processing features (rotate prior to compression?) 7. Install games to play when bored need I think up more? ;)

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