January 2016 - luv-talk

Re: [luv-talk] torrent software
by Rohan McLeod 10 Feb '16

10 Feb '16

Andrew McGlashan wrote: > On 8/04/2015 12:08 AM, Russell Coker wrote: >> At the meeting there was a mention of the fact that we now have a legal >> precedent for film companies to force ISPs to divulge the names of customers >> who might have torrented movies. > This was bound to catch up with iiNet [and other] users.... > >> Is there any good anonymous peer to peer software? Something that uses tor >> hidden services for all communications? > Much better to just keep to legal and proper downloads, don't you think? Well of course that goes without saying ! the very idea of owning movies which I haven't paid for; or even converting DVD's so they are playable outside of brain-dead DVD players, (which mostly also seem incapable of playing them); is abhorrent to my higher moral self.! I even believe there are some who have copies of that other OS what was it called .....; anyway they have not paid for it apparently. There seems to exist a whole category of software ..shareware ? where such behaviour is rife. This software philosophy, what's it called 'open-source' ?; why it's just encourages such an attitude ! Oh Andrew; how I concur with you regarding the wickedness of the world ! regards Rohan McLeod

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Article about making use of old PCs had this clunker as an example.
by Keith Bainbridge 30 Jan '16

30 Jan '16

https://maketecheasier-holisticmedia.netdna-ssl.com/assets/uploads/2016/01/… Keith Bainbridge 0447 667 468 Keithrbau(a)gmail.com Sent from my APad

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Re: [luv-talk] Open hardware (Was: Castrated netbook)
by Rohan McLeod 23 Jan '16

23 Jan '16

Craig Sanders via luv-main wrote: > ...............snip > > "price point" has a very specific meaning in economics, and it's not > synonym for "price". Well thanks Craig; I hadn't even realised that "price point" meant anything; but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_point suggests otherwise, seems like someone trying to make sense of the vagaries, of market surveys, wonder how they cope when demand goes up with increasing price ?:-) regards Rohan McLeod

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Re: [luv-talk] Cobalt Qube 3 to give away
by Douglas Ray 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

On 20/01/16 6:34 AM, Sam Varghese via luv-talk wrote: > I have a Cobalt Qube 3 [1] which I have no use for. It is in working condition > and has Debian installed on it. > > I have used it as my home server in the past. > > It cannot be updated any further due to the specialised kernel; that is, > unless someone hacks something that is usable, something which is beyond > me. On this forum: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/install-bsd-on-a-qube-3.23363/ I see mention that "the BIOS source is available under GPL", here: ftp://open.cobaltqube.org/pub/oss/1.4/CobaltQube3_OSS_1.4.tar.gz Looks like a hassle for BSD, otherwise I'd have loved it with a two or three NIC PCI. > But for experimentation, it is fine. > > If anyone is interested in taking it, please contact me off-list. > > Thanks, > > Sam > (Sam Varghese) > > [1] http://www.gnubies.com/linux/cobalt_qube3.html > _______________________________________________ > luv-talk mailing list > luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au > http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-talk >

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Re: [luv-talk] Cobalt Qube 3 to give away
by Russell Coker 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

This Qube ran as a SE Linux play machine for many years. I took it to many conferences and had it as a challenge machine. The time a guy found a bug in crontab policy that allowed privilege escalation was in that system. On January 20, 2016 6:34:59 AM GMT+11:00, Sam Varghese via luv-talk <luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au> wrote: >I have a Cobalt Qube 3 [1] which I have no use for. It is in working >condition >and has Debian installed on it. > >I have used it as my home server in the past. > >It cannot be updated any further due to the specialised kernel; that >is, >unless someone hacks something that is usable, something which is >beyond >me. > >But for experimentation, it is fine. > >If anyone is interested in taking it, please contact me off-list. > >Thanks, > >Sam >(Sam Varghese) > >[1] http://www.gnubies.com/linux/cobalt_qube3.html >_______________________________________________ >luv-talk mailing list >luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au >http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-talk -- Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with K-9 Mail.

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Cobalt Qube 3 to give away
by Sam Varghese 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

I have a Cobalt Qube 3 [1] which I have no use for. It is in working condition and has Debian installed on it. I have used it as my home server in the past. It cannot be updated any further due to the specialised kernel; that is, unless someone hacks something that is usable, something which is beyond me. But for experimentation, it is fine. If anyone is interested in taking it, please contact me off-list. Thanks, Sam (Sam Varghese) [1] http://www.gnubies.com/linux/cobalt_qube3.html

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Anyone in need of any older computer gear?
by Anthony Hogan 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Hey folks, Is anyone in need of more 'vintage' computer gear? There's a stack of stuff I've got: * BBC + assorted parts * 386 and up motherboards * 486 and up CPUs * Assorted RAM (FP/EDO and up) * 2x APC rack mount 700VA UPSs * Pentium, PPro, P3, P4, Cel D etc. and up computers (one even has a Video Blaster SE100 in it, with the cables) * Many assorted IO cards (ISA, VLB) * Labtam X term (might even be able to rustle up an AUI adapter for it) * Assorted tower cases (AT, ATX) * 2x Wyse60 serial terminals * Multiple 10/100 switches (a couple may be managed) of varying sizes (16-24 port I think) * Multiple WiFi routers with and without modems, one 3G * Cisco SHDSL modem (dumpster dive) * 3Com business routers (another dumpster dive) * HP DL380 (G3 I think) * IBM xSeries 336 * DLT IV (I think ... VS80?) drive * Assorted 33.6 and 56K modems * Parallel port scanner (UMAX Astra 600) * Assorted CRT displays * Assorted 3.5" and 5.25" drives I'm thinking a trip to local eWaste collection point might be in order, but before turfing stuff, like to see if it'll get another go. A lot of it's in the "I never got around to using it", or "I haven't used it in ages" category :)

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Server junk removal (and recycling)
by Peter Ross 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

Hi all, at my workplace we have a huge collection of (mostly unsorted) e junk (and a bit of a hoarding habit in the past, it seems). So I have probably 10 to 20 Intel servers(all from ca. 2007), a dead HP blade center, and a storage room with old keyboards, ISA cards and more. The most likely option is recycling, they may contain more valuable metal than a truck load of Australian soil. If you have good advice please let me know. I am afraid most of it is too old to get reused but if you have sentimental interest in refurbishing the 1st PC you bought a decade earlier.. you are welcome. Just ask me what you are after. Thank you Peter

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