Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Merchandise BoF?

[Luca Capello]

Hi there!

On Thu, 2010-07-29 at 15:52 -0400, Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote:
> As far as the "Merchandise BoF" goes, I would love to participate in the
> brainstorming, but I am only going to be there Saturday, Sunday and most
> of Monday.  Sometime on Saturday afternoon would be good for me, or
> Monday mid-day.

Saturday is obviously not anymore available and anyway I, for myself,
will be in Central Park celebrating the Swiss National Day (an occasion
to meet some friends of mine):

  http://swisssociety.com/events/139/view_detail.html

Monday seems to be available: for what is "other locations" there should
be no problem for the time slot, while if we want a room, the "414
Shapiro" room is available only between 

  http://penta.debconf.org/dc10_schedule/day_2010-08-02.en.html

I just submitted an event in Penta and I will discuss tomorrow with
DebConf10's organizers about the possible schedule.  As far as I know,
the possible participants are maddog, Felipe and myself here in NYC and
maybe Axel via IRC.  If anyone else is interested, please let me know
(directly or via mail) in case we will organize a sort of informal (and
thus not scheduled) BoF.

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca


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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Java meetup @ NYC Saturday 31

[Torsten Werner]

Hi all,

I suggests, we meet at 7 pm in Mudd and see who has arrived already.

Cheers,
Torsten

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:41 PM, Tom Marble  wrote:
> All:
>
> For those of you attending Debconf who will be in NYC this Saturday
> we are hoping to get together informally.
>
> For those of us arriving earlier we will try to get together
> in the afternoon (before dinner).  For everyone else perhaps
> we can find a pint after dinner.
>
> Please RSVP on debian-java if you can attend (and what time
> you expect to be at Columbia).  I should be at Columbia by 3pm.
>
> If you reply to me (off list) with your mobile number I'll
> share mine so we find each other.
>
> Regards,
>
> --Tom
>
> p.s. I missed the deadline for the KSP and will want to have
>     my shiny new 4096 key signed.. bring your fingerprint :)
>     http://people.debian.org/~anibal/ksp-dc10/ksp-dc10.html
>
> __
> This is the maintainer address of Debian's Java team
> .
> Please use
> debian-j...@lists.debian.org for discussions and questions.
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[Debconf-discuss] Thinkpad T4x Docking Station

[Michael Banck]

Hi,

my Thinkpad T42 reboots instantly (with no output) when I try to boot
the Xen hypervisor.  I thought maybe it makes sense to wire up a serial
console, but a serial port is only available on the docking station/port
replicator, which I do not have.

Does anybody have a docking station or port replicator for a T4x or has
another idea how to get serial console going?


Thanks,

Michael
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[Debconf-discuss] BoF: RC bug squashing (campaigns)

[Stefano Zacchiroli]

Hi everybody, it wouldn't be nice to campaign for preparing BoF in
advance and not doing it for a BoF I've submitted myself!  So, if you
are interested in fixing RC bugs and in SPAM-ing planet about your
initiatives in that direction, then you're also invited to attend:

  RC bug fixing + NMU = Fun
  http://penta.debconf.org/dc10_schedule/events/609.en.html

which is scheduled for tomorrow, at 11:30.

If you are attending, you're also invited to have a look at the
introductory slides [1] and to think about the following "working
questions":

* do you have NMU (campaign) experiences? good or bad ones?
* advertising NMU campaign: useful or just SPAM?
* is the goal of “more collaborative” RC-fix worthwhile?
* how can we motivate people to do more NMUs?
* (how) should we communicate about NMU campaigns?
* are current NMU rules (devref §5.11.1) good enough?
* is LowThresholdNMU useful anymore?
* do we need an “NMU” equivalent for package removals?
* provocation: as an NMU-er, is Maintainer a feature or a bug?

See you tomorrow!
Cheers.

[1] 
http://git.upsilon.cc/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=talks/201008-debconf10-rcbw.git;a=tree;h=refs/heads/pdf;hb=pdf

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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Java meetup @ NYC Saturday 31

[Torsten Werner]

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Torsten Werner  wrote:
> I suggests, we meet at 7 pm in Mudd and see who has arrived already.

I didn't know that dinner will be until 8 pm. Let's meet after dinner
at 8 pm in Mudd.

Cheers,
Torsten
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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Java meetup @ NYC Saturday 31

[Pablo Duboue]

WORKSFORME ;-)
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[Debconf-discuss] Some quieter bars and cafes

[Gabriella Coleman]

So some of us have hit a few bars that were unbearably loud, and chock
full of teenage girls barely old enough to legally drink (but
immensely impressed by men in kilts). One place is the Heights (whose
outdoor rooftop seating/bar seems nice but we have never managed to
get there when that is open). 1020 is the other bar that is quite
loud.

I have scoped out a few places and asked around for bars and cafes in
the area that are quieter.

One bar is Amsterdam restaurant:

http://www.amsterdamrestaurant.com/

They serve food, have outdoor seating, and is quite large.

I am also currently working at Max's cafe (to escape the a/c and get
some coffee). It is pretty pleasant here and they have a full wine
bar, sangria, beer and a few other drinks and are open until 12 AM.
There is free wireless as well but you have to get the password from
the wait staff. This is a good place to work on your talk and bring a
group (though not huge) over for some drinks.  They have side walk
seating as well, which is a ++ in this beautiful weather. They have a
wine happy hour from 5-7 as well.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/max-cafe-new-york

Biella
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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Merchandise BoF?

[Luca Capello]

Hi there!

On Sat, 2010-07-31 at 05:09 -0400, Luca Capello wrote:
> Monday seems to be available: for what is "other locations" there should
> be no problem for the time slot, while if we want a room, the "414
> Shapiro" room is available only between 
> 
>   http://penta.debconf.org/dc10_schedule/day_2010-08-02.en.html
> 
> I just submitted an event in Penta and I will discuss tomorrow with
> DebConf10's organizers about the possible schedule.

Done, scheduled for Monday morning, 10:30-11:30 (AM, of course):

  http://penta.debconf.org/dc10_schedule/events/683.en.html

The description contains a list of all merchandise we have/had, i.e.:

- backpacks
Debian Brasil
- foilstickers
Alexander Wirt
Debian Brasil
debian.ch
- mugs
Debian Brasil
- pins
Debian Brasil
debian.ch
- Swiss Army knife (design/model to be decided)
debian.ch
- T-Shirts
Alexander Wirt
Debian Brasil
debian.ch
Debian UK
Joost van Baal
- umbrellas
Adrian Von Bidder (maybe soon debian.ch)
- wine
Anto Recio & Holger Levsen

I have also bcc:ed all the people interested in or that have/had
merchandise, thus Adrian, Alexander, Anto, Axel, Holger, Felipe,
Gaudenz, maddog, Joost van Baal and Steve McIntyre.  I will plan to do
the same sometime after the BoF while sending the final report, so
please write me if you are not interested.

BTW, I have created a wiki page for merchandise and linked it from the
DebianEventsHowto page, feel free to update it/them:

  http://wiki.debian.org/Merchandise
  http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEventsHowto

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca


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[Debconf-discuss] Debconf runners: morning run planned Aug 1st 7:30am

[Christian PERRIER]

For tomorrow's morning run, I propose going through Riverside Park
down along the Hudson River, via the "Hudson Greenway". That involves
going through 114th St west for two blocks, then follow Riverside Park
and cross Henry Hudson Pkwy when possible to reach the Hudson
Greenway.

Then follow it down as long as we want..:-)

The general goal would be being back no later than 9am, probably
earlier even so that showered runners can attend the opening of Debian
Day.:-)

So, if interested, please join *at 7:30* on Sunday Aug. 1st in front
of Carman Hall building.

As usual, we'll adapt the pace to whatever is suitable for everybody,
so don't be afraid by those crazy freaks who happen to spend their
life running...:-)

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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Merchandise BoF?

[Alexander Wirt]

Luca Capello schrieb am Saturday, den 31. July 2010:

> Hi there!
> 
> On Sat, 2010-07-31 at 05:09 -0400, Luca Capello wrote:
> > Monday seems to be available: for what is "other locations" there should
> > be no problem for the time slot, while if we want a room, the "414
> > Shapiro" room is available only between 
> > 
> >   http://penta.debconf.org/dc10_schedule/day_2010-08-02.en.html
> > 
> > I just submitted an event in Penta and I will discuss tomorrow with
> > DebConf10's organizers about the possible schedule.
> 
> Done, scheduled for Monday morning, 10:30-11:30 (AM, of course):
> 
>   http://penta.debconf.org/dc10_schedule/events/683.en.html
> 
> The description contains a list of all merchandise we have/had, i.e.:
> 
> - backpacks
> Debian Brasil
> - foilstickers
> Alexander Wirt
> Debian Brasil
> debian.ch
> - mugs
> Debian Brasil
  Alexander Wirt
> - pins
> Debian Brasil
> debian.ch
  Alexander Wirt
- Frozen Mugs
  Alexander Wirt
- Caps 
  Alexander Wirt
- Frisbees 
  Alexander Wirt
- Sweatshirts
  Alexander Wirt
- Long Sleeves
  Alexander Wirt
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[Debconf-discuss] Debconf runners: (reminder) how about participate to a local 5K race during DebConf?

[Christian PERRIER]

Before DebCamp started, I proposed the following:

> So, recently, I got in touch with a local group of runners who happen
> to organize a 5K (K stands for kilometers, not for thousands of
> dollars in prizes) race every other Thursday not too far from the
> DebConf venue. And, guess what? They'll have one on Aug 5th, so during
> DebConf.
> 
> I indeed already plan to go there and enjoy running with other running
> freaks. The race is apparently quite friendly and opened to all kind
> of runners (from the videos I've seen).
> 
> The running group is the Van Cortland Track Club, and happen to have
> their "running headquarters" in Van Cortland Park, in Bronx. The race
> is called the "XC Summer Series". Start is at 7pm and a participation
> of UDS5 is asked to participate.
> 
> More details can be found at
> http://vctconline.ning.com/page/xc-summer-series-2
> 
> The race location is very easy to access from DebConf venue at
> Columbia: use subway line 1 all the way to the end (242th street) and
> walk a few mins to Van Cortland Park. The trip should be about 30
> minutes or so. From Google Maps, Van Cortland Park seems to be a nice
> place... Hopefully, New-Yorkers can confirm...or tell me that I'm crazy!

I met with the VCTC folks this morning and they're enthusiast about
having some of us participating to their race. One can see this as a
nice way to do some free software advocacy and have opportunities to
talk about Debian..:-)

Running in kilt is even possible...and don't be scared: I noticed this
morning that all kind of runners are over there, so even occasionnal
runners can easily participate.

So, if interested, please register on
http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/5KRunningRace (registering
yourself means nothing...even if you happen to not be able to
participate...the real registration, that involves a $5 fee, is made
just before the race).

I hope that this will not conflict with another DC10 event (I'm
fearing the group photo) as we'll have to leave no later than 17:45
(sorry5:45pm). I apologize in advance to last speakers for that
day whose talks could be missing some of us.



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[Debconf-discuss] Debconf runners: report from Sat 31th morning run

[Christian PERRIER]

> Plans for DebConf/DebCamp runners for tomorrow will take a little bit
> more of your time.
> 
> I plan to join the "Saturday morning group runs" of the Van Cortland
> Track Club (the place where we'll be running a local 5K race next
> Thursday).

I ended up going there alone, which isn't indeed a big surprise, given
the early meeting time, after a party where some ppl came back quite
late..:-)

Anyway, I'm really happy of that idea of joining a group of local
runners just to share some time around.

I finally left Columbia at about 7:15am and easily found my way to Van
Cortlandt Park...by just taking a 1 train up to the end of the
line. Nice ride, by the way to ride an early morning train up to
Bronx, which involves a few parts outside in a "standard" NY
neighbourhood, with more views of the "real city" (slightly different
from Times Square, of course).

I easily met with the local runners group in VC Park. They were very
welcoming  and happy to learn that someone went through their website
to just find a cool way to avoid running alone in NYC.

Their group run starts with an altogether small ride for 1 mile or so,
then the groups split, depending on the distance and pace they want to
run. I easily connected with the 10-milers who happen to run the same
pace than I do and they brought me to their "Aqueduct" loop that goes
up North along a great trail in woods that happens to be built above
an aqueduct bringin water to NYC, than back in a small valley along a
golf course.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?source=s_d&saddr=116th+st+and+broadway,+manhattan&daddr=87+3rd+ave,+brooklyn&hl=en&geocode=FS2ubgId02aX-ymdzCHAPvbCiTFsKtPTuIgZkQ%3BFYTIbAIdmiGX-ymH6VQfrVvCiTESun5NNJ_1PQ&mra=ls&dirflg=r&ttype=dep&date=07%2F29%2F10&time=1:53pm&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112674109703111277943.00048c8f0429ae50e9be5&ll=40.907286,-73.881855&spn=0.061884,0.149345&t=h&z=13&start=0
gives an idea of this nice 9 mile loop.

After the run, the group gathers together again and has breakfast in a
restaurant in the neighbourhood. I had a very pleasant chat with many
different people, all sharing the passion of running.

They were very interested by the fact that we're indeed to plan coming
back for their Thursday race
(http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/5KRunningRace). I think that
thy will enjoy a lot having a group of various running geeks coming to
their cross-country race. Don't forget saving your DebConf10 tee-shirt
for that day! I'll make a special announcement about the race, again.


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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian umbrellas for DebConf10: order *now*!

[Luca Capello]

Hi there!

On Mon, 2010-06-28 at 18:18 +0200, Luca Capello wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:43:54 +0200, Luca Capello wrote:
> > This is why the umbrella selling policy for DebConf10 is "first arrived,
> > first served", so interested people should sign up ASAP (orders close on
> > June 27th) on the DebConf wiki (and also send me an email, please):
> >
> >   http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/DebianUmbrella
> 
> Given that Giacomo (Cate) will bring another box with 12 umbrellas and
> until now only 13 pieces were ordered, there will be spare umbrellas for
> everyone not subscribed.  Obviously, if you are sure you want one,
> please put your name on the wiki page above.

Giacomo and me are now ready to sell the umbrellas.  To cover customs
taxes, the price has been set to 30USD.

According to your position in the order list, you should either look for
Giacomo or myself, please check the wiki page.  People who have
preordered them have been bcc:ed with this mail, too.  We still have 7
unclaimed umbrellas, thus if you want one just look for me (again "first
arrived, first served" policy).

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca


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[Debconf-discuss] Good wine and cheese stores nearby

[Christian PERRIER]

Hello folks,

Thanks to Michelle, again, please find a list of local stores where
you can find good cheese and/or good wine in case you couldn't make it
with ${localcheese}.

(please be patient about the "cheese trips" I announced yesterday,
meant to bring cheese to the C&W location: we're trying to sort out
issues to access the building. In the meantime, please store your
stuff in fridges you'll probably find at your dorm's floor lounges)

Cheese/grocery stores:
Milano Market
2892 Broadway
(@113th)

New York, NY 10025-7821

WestSide Market (@110th)
2840 Broadway, NY

Citarella
461 West 125th Street

Wine stores:

International Wine and Spirits
2903 Broadway @ 112th St.
Bigger selection but no guarantee the wines are good. Reasonable prices.

Vino Fino
1252 Amsterdam @ 122nd St.
Smaller selection, but all the wines are good and reasonably priced.

I'll call security and let you know how it goes.

Michelle



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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debconf runners: (reminder) how about participate to a local 5K race during DebConf?

[Luca Capello]

Hi there!

On Sat, 2010-07-31 at 15:46 -0400, Christian PERRIER wrote:
> > So, recently, I got in touch with a local group of runners who happen
> > to organize a 5K (K stands for kilometers, not for thousands of
> > dollars in prizes) race every other Thursday not too far from the
> > DebConf venue. And, guess what? They'll have one on Aug 5th, so during
> > DebConf.
[...]
> I met with the VCTC folks this morning and they're enthusiast about
> having some of us participating to their race. One can see this as a
> nice way to do some free software advocacy and have opportunities to
> talk about Debian..:-)
> 
> Running in kilt is even possible...and don't be scared: I noticed this
> morning that all kind of runners are over there, so even occasionnal
> runners can easily participate.

Well, in that case I would definitively like to participate... if the
DPL will run in kilt together with us!  Zack, I guess that after being a
pitcher the evening before, running would be even better.  And do not
worry, I am sure someone other from the Debian "cheerleaders" would join
us to share this pleasure.

> I hope that this will not conflict with another DC10 event (I'm
> fearing the group photo) as we'll have to leave no later than 17:45
> (sorry5:45pm). I apologize in advance to last speakers for that
> day whose talks could be missing some of us.

DCschedule does not show any event after 18:00 for that day, can we add
this event in Penta as well?

  http://penta.debconf.org/dc10_schedule/day_2010-08-05.en.html

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca


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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Columbia Debian mirror

[Luca Capello]

Hi there!

On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 10:40 -0400, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Hector Oron  wrote:
> > IIRC while Debconf at Extremadura all debian.org DNS were hijacked and 
> > pointed to a local mirror. Thanks to DSA.
> > Would it be useful and/or possible to repeat this setup?
> 
> I overheard someone mention that we're not using our own DNS servers
> this year so that isn't possible.
> 
> Hopefully one day ftp.debian.org will be like cdn.debian.net and we
> can all just use that.

The problem is the unusual Columbia repository path:

http://lists.debconf.org/lurker/message/20100729.161958.50a8b2bc.en.html

I still consider this change a worth request (which I did, without
success, last year for DebConf9 as well), especially to spread
cdn.debian.net use.

Thx, bye,
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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debconf runners: (reminder) how about participate to a local 5K race during DebConf?

[Stefano Zacchiroli]

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 04:16:46PM -0400, Luca Capello wrote:
> Well, in that case I would definitively like to participate... if the
> DPL will run in kilt together with us!  Zack, I guess that after being
> a pitcher the evening before, running would be even better.

Folks, if we continue down this slope, by the end of the conference I'll
be barely able to retain enough dignity to walk into my office again :-)

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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Columbia Debian mirror

[Jimmy Kaplowitz]

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 04:24:03PM -0400, Luca Capello wrote:
> The problem is the unusual Columbia repository path:
> 
> http://lists.debconf.org/lurker/message/20100729.161958.50a8b2bc.en.html
> 
> I still consider this change a worth request (which I did, without
> success, last year for DebConf9 as well), especially to spread
> cdn.debian.net use.

They now seem to support /debian too, in addition to their unusual one.
Presumably that's the result of one of the many requests Debian has made to
them recently in relation to DC10.

- Jimmy Kaplowitz
ji...@debconf.org
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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debconf runners: (reminder) how about participate to a local 5K race during DebConf?

[Christian PERRIER]

Quoting Luca Capello (l...@pca.it):

> DCschedule does not show any event after 18:00 for that day, can we add
> this event in Penta as well?


I am somehow reluctant to invade Penta with "my" running
freakyness


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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Columbia Debian mirror

[Luca Capello]

Hi there!

On Sat, 2010-07-31 at 16:36 -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 04:24:03PM -0400, Luca Capello wrote:
> > The problem is the unusual Columbia repository path:
> > 
> > http://lists.debconf.org/lurker/message/20100729.161958.50a8b2bc.en.html
> > 
> > I still consider this change a worth request (which I did, without
> > success, last year for DebConf9 as well), especially to spread
> > cdn.debian.net use.
> 
> They now seem to support /debian too, in addition to their unusual one.
> Presumably that's the result of one of the many requests Debian has made to
> them recently in relation to DC10.

Jimmy, you made my day, thank you!

Araki-san, would it be possible to add the Columbia University mirror to
cdn.debian.net, please?

For the debian-mirrors@ people, maybe the Columbia mirror information on
 should be updated as well.

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca


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Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] NEEDED: Monetary Transactions Coordinator

[Luca Capello]

Hi Jimmy!

On Thu, 2010-07-29 at 15:26 -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote:
> In addition to the MANY IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER NEEDS (*hint hint*) Biella
> has been emailing about, I need to delegate to someone the coordination
> of monetary transactions at the front desk. This will primarily involve
> selling food tickets to pay-per-meal attendees, as well as things like
> extra t-shirts and some merchandise like stickers; giving out quarters
> for laundry use in exchange for $1 bills and coins; and accepting
> donations for DebConf, Debian, and SPI.

I can do that for a while, giving that anyway I have debian.ch
merchandise and I will coordinate the Debian Merchandise BoF:

  http://penta.debconf.org/dc10_schedule/events/683.en.html

However, I do not want to be there all the time, if possible, given also
that I would like to attend some events and have to meet other people in
NYC.  If that is possible, feel free to drop me a mail.

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca


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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Good wine and cheese stores nearby

[Clint Adams]

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 04:08:24PM -0400, Christian PERRIER wrote:
> Cheese/grocery stores:

Some others if you want to go on a longer walk:

Fairway, 2127 Broadway (at 74th St)

Fairway, 2328 12th Ave (at 130th St)

Zabar's, 2245 Broadway (at 80th St)
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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Thinkpad T4x Docking Station

[chris-debian]

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:20:06PM -0400, Michael Banck wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> my Thinkpad T42 reboots instantly (with no output) when I try to boot
> the Xen hypervisor.  I thought maybe it makes sense to wire up a serial
> console, but a serial port is only available on the docking station/port
> replicator, which I do not have.
> 
> Does anybody have a docking station or port replicator for a T4x or has
> another idea how to get serial console going?

You can pass an option to the booting kernel to set up a serial console, 
as well as the serial port speed and stop bits.  Such as this:

   console=ttyS0,38400n8

However from here there's a snag; I don't have my port replicator with 
me (and I don't think it would matter, as I think the port replicator 
for the T61 is different than the T42 anyway), and the only other 
option is to use a USB->serial converter.  That's something I _do_ have 
with me, however at the point that the kernel is booting it likely 
won't connect the USB->serial converter, so I'm not sure if you could 
instead pass something like:

   console=ttyUSB0,38400n8

and actually have it work.

  -- Chris

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[Debconf-discuss] Won't need to bother you for storage, thx!

[Pablo Duboue]

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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Good wine and cheese stores nearby

[Michael Shuler]

This afternoon on my walk, I stopped in Martin Brothers Wines & Spirits
and purchased a couple relatively inexpensive Spanish vintages.  While I
did not find any from Extremedura, which was my target, bottle #1 is
satisfactory  ;)

Martin Brothers is a fairly small store, but seemed to my untrained wine
eye to have a wide variety from many regions and a wide price range.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/martin-brothers-wines-and-spirits-new-york

2781 Broadway - NW corner of about 107th and Broadway

-- 
Michael
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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Questions regarding the mass-KSP at DebConf10

[Dara Adib]

Rogério Brito wrote:

> The skeleton of the LaTeX file, in case anybody is interested is this:

Thanks. I used your example to print out the participant list.

However, it seems the list was encoded in unicode (utf8) and not latin1.

So I changed

| \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}

to

| \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

Otherwise some UIDs were garbled (at least on my system). For example,
your name on my PDF output with latin1 became "Rogà c rio Theodoro de
Brito" instead of "Rogério Theodoro de Brito" as utf8 correctly
displayed.

I had the same problem with a2ps, but I don't think there is a way for
a2ps to read unicode (see bug #180236). There seems to be an
alternative called u2ps though.
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