I'd be interested as well - again, only in model 'B'. Perhaps someone
could set up a 'registration' page on the wiki or elgg?
Cheers,
- Eric
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:00, <wlug-request(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> wrote:
>
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:35:46 +1200
> From: stephen pearce <pearce.sg(a)gmail.com>
> To: wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz
> Subject: [wlug] raspberry pi order
>
> Hi
> I would be interested in at least one .. and am prepared to pay cost
> if there is a bulk order .. if this goes ahead could you let me know
> and I'll forward you the money
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Stephen Pearce
> Critical Care
> Whangarei
> ph 021 390 997
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:40:29 +1200
> From: David McNab <david(a)rebirthing.co.nz>
> To: Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz>
> Subject: Re: [wlug] raspberry pi order
>
> On 24/04/12 10:35, stephen pearce wrote:
> > Hi
> > I would be interested in at least one .. and am prepared to pay cost
> > if there is a bulk order .. if this goes ahead could you let me know
> > and I'll forward you the money
> > Thanks
> Ditto, but I would only want a Model B. The A's lack of ethernet is a
> bit of a blocker.
>
> Cheers
> David
>
>
NZ Computer Society National Series: Games development from NZ - How to get
ahead
13 June 2012: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Events Room One, Gallagher Hub
Wintec City Campus
Gate 3, Tristram Street
Hamilton
Games development from NZ: How to get ahead
The games development industry is big. Seriously big. Globally the $90
billion games industry is already larger than music recordings and the
Hollywood box office and has been an investment hot spot.
And the New Zealand industry is no exception. Our video games industry grew
significantly last year and is one of the fastest growing export sectors in
the country. When digital distribution and smartphone AppStores reduced the
barriers to publishing, the lid was taken off a sector that had long shown
promise. Finally our distance from publishers and financiers is no longer
an issue.
But what's really happening in New Zealand and how do you get in on the
action?
In this interactive presentation Stephen Knightly from the NZ Game
Developers Association will give a "state of the nation" on the growth and
position of the New Zealand games sector and talk in depth about how you or
your company can break in.
Note: Light lunch provided. Free for NZCS members, inexpensive for others.
Registration required at the following URL:
http://www.nzcs.org.nz/events/waikato_bop/593-Games_development
Regards,
David Hallett, BSc, MNZCS ITCP
P.O. Box 15-516
Hamilton, New Zealand
Mobile: +64-21-802 256
"Bringing together GNOME 2 and the latest Ubuntu release, version 2 of
Snowlinux, code-named "Cream", features the MATE GNOME 2.x fork as its
default desktop"
-- source: http://h-online.com/-1586876
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
Thanks, I was just doing some reading on it also ... broken sym-links
could take on a whole new dimension of fail with this scheme :) We'll
know if it was a successful test if it eventually makes it into Red Hat
Enterprise I suppose. At least it will somewhat declutter the '/' root
directory.
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [wlug] Fedora 17 "Beefy Miracle" released
> From: Peter Reutemann <fracpete(a)waikato.ac.nz>
> Date: Wed, May 30, 2012 12:01 pm
> To: Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz>
>
>
> > Any ideas where all the files from /bin /sbin /lib and /lib64 will be
> > moved to? seems quite a dramatic change ... I always thought that seemed
> > like quite logical layout. I can see many a broken shell script in
> > Fedora's future.
>
> The distinction between executables for the root user and other mere
> mortals has become blurred over time and apparently, one can no longer
> really boot up with an empty /usr. More information here:
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/UsrMove
>
> In the referenced article "What's new in Fedora 17"
> (http://h-online.com/-1585254), there is the following information on
> what's happening to the obsolete directories:
>
> "In Fedora 17, all of the files which were previously located in these
> directories are now in similarly named sub-directories of /usr/. To
> ensure backwards compatibility, the deleted directories have been
> replaced with symbolic links that point to the new directories."
>
> Shouldn't break any scripts therefore.
>
> Cheers, Peter
> --
> Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
> http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
> _______________________________________________
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> Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
Any ideas where all the files from /bin /sbin /lib and /lib64 will be
moved to? seems quite a dramatic change ... I always thought that seemed
like quite logical layout. I can see many a broken shell script in
Fedora's future.
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [wlug] Fedora 17 "Beefy Miracle" released
> From: Peter Reutemann <fracpete(a)waikato.ac.nz>
> Date: Wed, May 30, 2012 8:56 am
> To: wlug <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz>
>
>
> "The GNOME Shell is now able to run without 3D acceleration. A major
> restructuring of the filesystem sees the demise of the /bin/, /sbin/,
> /lib/ and /lib64/ directories."
>
> --source: http://h-online.com/-1585486
>
> Good news for users of older hardware that doesn't support 3D
> acceleration, since Ubuntu seems to drop Unity 2D support starting
> with 12.10:
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA5OTA
>
> Cheers, Peter
> --
> Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
> http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
> _______________________________________________
> wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz
> Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
"The GNOME Shell is now able to run without 3D acceleration. A major
restructuring of the filesystem sees the demise of the /bin/, /sbin/,
/lib/ and /lib64/ directories."
--source: http://h-online.com/-1585486
Good news for users of older hardware that doesn't support 3D
acceleration, since Ubuntu seems to drop Unity 2D support starting
with 12.10:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA5OTA
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
"Duplicity supports syncing files locally between filesystems,
SSH/SCP, rsync, FTP, WebDAV, Tahoe-LAFS, and Amazon S3 to name just a
few. So if you prefer to sync to a remote server that you control,
then Duplicity is a great choice."
"One of Duplicity's features is that can encrypt backups. In fact,
that's the default. You'll need a Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG) key to use
encryption."
-- source: https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/581431-backing-up-on-linux-with-dupli…
Personally, I use "grsync" (graphical frontend to rsync; for mp3s and
photos) and "sbackup" (for all other files) to back up our computers
onto an (encrypted) external drive.
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
''Where?''
Meet up at the university, in MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4)
''When?''
7:30pm onwards
''What?''
* IanStewart talks about
** his presentation to the HCC regarding saving money with open-source software
** Debian 6.0.4/6.0.5 and Tails 0.11 (maybe TOR)
* PeterReutemann talks about the new Linux Mint release
