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Re: [nSLUG] Any experience with setting up 'Ubuntu Single sign-up'?

by Malcolm MacDonald

Even if you have an always on PC, Ubuntu is great at alerting you to any updates. I’ve never used it & don’t feel I’ve missed out on anything. Malcolm Malcolm MacDonald geekymalcolm(a)outlook.com ________________________________ From: nSLUG <nslug-bounces(a)nslug.ns.ca> on behalf of Joel Maxwell <jaymax(a)runbox.com> Sent: Monday, September 6, 2021 7:05:41 PM To: Nova Scotia Linux User Group <nslug(a)nslug.ns.ca> Cc: Halifax Computer Club <hcc(a)chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: Re: [nSLUG] Any experience with setting up 'Ubuntu Single sign-up'? IMO Livepatch is a gimmick unless you have an always-on computer. All the stuff Ubuntu expects you to sign up for to take adavantage of said gimmick, is indicative of the trendline of Canonical as a company to mimick some semblance of the Windows business model. The desire for seeking new ways for monetization is not new for Ubuntu, and have clashed with their own userbase before. https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthelinuxex… I don't have experience to share with these features - based on your own comments in not finding them relevant, I get the impression that you are trying to justify the up-sell presented to you. Given my own libre-leaning bias, I have no desire to validate such justification. Joel. On 2021-09-06 15:03, Frank Geitzler wrote: >I am installing Ubuntu 20.04 on a 'new-to-me' laptop, and have reached >the point where it suggests 'Livepatch': > >"Canonical Livepatch helps keep your computer secure, by applying some updates that would normally require restarting." >*Would you like to set up Livepatch now?* " with the two 'buttons' <Set Up Livepatch...> and <Legal notice> > >[I decided that would be a good idea, and selected the 'set up...' >button. After giving it authorization to do so, I was advised that in >order to use Livepatch, I need to use an Ubuntu One account for >'Single-sign-up', which enables cookie tracking for Canonical to >automatically install these updates. Accepting this automatically >gives consent to the use of cookies.] > >"By selecting ‘Accept’, you consent to the use of these methods by us >and trusted third parties.". > >[In addition, it required me to sign up for 'Ubuntu Single sign-up' >which I think (but am not sure) is an extra-cost option. I don't >really want 'single-sign-up, but at any rate, going through this >process, I found options to limit my tracking choices. I didn't want >to choose 'accept all', so I scrolled down. The choices (if you can >call them that) were;] > >*"Essential* > >Enables the site’s core functionality, such as navigation, access to >secure areas, video players and payments. The site cannot function >properly without these cookies; they can only be disabled by changing >your browser preferences." [There appears to be no choice here.] > > >*"Performance*" [followed by a ‘ON/OFF’ graphic, which does not >appearto have a default. in addition, the graphic does not have text >to indicate which is 'on' or 'off' -when you click one both change >color -one changes to 'Back' and the other changes to 'White' -and >when then you click the other, they effectively change position. This >is confusing to me, as I can't be sure now whether the 'Black' means >'Off' or 'Selected'. "Collects information on site usage, for >example, which pages are most frequently visited." > >*"Functionality"*[followed by a similar ‘ON/OFF’ graphic...] > >"Recognises you when you return to our site. This enables us to >personalise content, greet you by name, remember your preferences, and >help you share pages on social networks. [Idon’t chose to use social >networks.] > > <Save preferences> > >I don't plan to make use of Ubuntu's 'offsite storage' either -I >prefer to keep everything 'in-house. > >Does anyone have more experience with these options which you care to >share? I have been using Ubuntu for over 10 years, but have had no >experience beyond Ubuntu 18.04, and want to put Ubuntu 20.04 on this >'new' computer. There is no real rush, but would appreciate some >feedback to dispel my confusion. Thanks, Frank > > > >_______________________________________________ >nSLUG mailing list >nSLUG(a)nslug.ns.ca >https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnslug.ns.ca… _______________________________________________ nSLUG mailing list nSLUG(a)nslug.ns.ca https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnslug.ns.ca…

2 years, 8 months

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Re: Attention All Members: HCC Bank Account Proposal. Vote Required.

by Andrew Cornwall

Hi Richard (and all), Thank you for dealing with the HCC bank account situation. In the past the club made an annual contribution to the Chebucto Community Net which hosts our website otherwise for free. According to its website, the Chebucto Community Net is a volunteer operated federally registered charity. If a new treasurer does not emerge I vote for Chebucto receiving a donation, with thanks. I hope all is well with you ... and everybody! --- Andy Andrew Cornwall cornwaab(a)yahoo.com On Sunday, August 8, 2021, 01:51:16 p.m. ADT, Richard Bonner <ak621(a)chebucto.ns.ca> wrote: Hello, All. As you know our Treasurer, Richard McNair, has passed away. The club has a bank account that Richard managed, and because my signing authority was never removed, I should be able to straighten this situation with little hassle. However, because I do not wish to be treasurer, and because the account is little used, and because we no longer collect dues, it is my suggestion that I close the account, pay off any monies owing, and then give the remainder away as a charitable donation from the HCC. It is further my suggestion that the recipient chosen be computer related. Our money could go for computers or supplies for some school, or given generally to the education system for the same purpose. It might go to a seniors' group, or to some underprivileged group. In whatever case, it would be donated with the stipulation that it be used strictly for computer purposes, and that this be proven to us. I do not currently know the amount involved, but believe it to be under $1,000. There is no rush regarding this because to the bank, nothing has changed; however, I would like to see this cleared up by the end of September at the latest. What I need from the membership is: * A decision either to maintain or to close the account. * If it is to be maintained, a treasurer will have to be found. * If it is to be closed, suggest which group might get the money. -------- Please answer this e-mail as to your decision regarding the club's bank account, and what you believe should happen next. Richard Bonner Former Chair

2 years, 9 months

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A summertime NSLUG/HCC backyard social

by Joel Maxwell

Hope everyone is doing well in spite of the variety of lockdowns, bubbles, and other forms of isolation. I hosted an NSLUG social at my house the summer of 2019, and I plan to re-mix the idea this coming July. It'd be in my backyard to help cover most chances of contingency plans, during the afternoon of a July Saturday or Sunday (the 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 24th, or 25th depending on the weather) while avoiding the long weekends. More details to follow once the warmer months approach, but sending this message now to get the idea out well in advance. Only other detail I'll add for now is that my residence is located in the Hydrostone/Convoy Place area of Halifax. Feel free to add some chatter in the lists. -- Regards, Joel Maxwell

2 years, 10 months

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Bill Marchant

by Jack Warkentin

Hi Everybody Bill had his bypass operation yesterday. Only his son and daughter-in-law are allowed to visit him this week. His daughter-in-law called me this afternoon. She said he is doing well but quite groggy from the operation and all of the post-op meds he is being given. She said he will call me when he is up to it. Jack Jack Warkentin, phone 902-404-0457, email jwrk(a)eastlink.ca 39 Inverness Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3P 1X6

2 years, 10 months

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Bill Marchant in hospital

by Jack Warkentin

Hi Everybody Bill Marchant is in hospital with a heart issue. He is to have a bypass operation on Monday. I have visited him in hospital a couple of times and he is in good health apart from the heart situation, so he should come through the operation well. Please all wish him well. Jack Jack Warkentin, phone 902-404-0457, email jwrk(a)eastlink.ca 39 Inverness Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3P 1X6

2 years, 10 months

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by Thayne Maclean

Best Wishes. Personally I'd be interested in a summer get together!!!! DEPENDING ON THE COVID SITUATION AT THAT TIME.. Regards, Caper

3 years, 2 months

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Am I shouting in the void?

by Joel Maxwell

Addressing some mailing list issues today, maybe someone will get this? Second attempt using a different address. -- Regards, Joel Maxwell

3 years, 2 months

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Experience with local ISP?

by Andrew Cornwall

Hello, I hope that everyone is safe and doing well! I have a question that some members of the group may be able to answer. If anyone has used a locally available higher speed Internet provider, not including Bell Aliant and Eastlink, what has been your experience. I am wondering about the desirability of trying out such an ISP. I want reliable fairly fast Internet, (VOIP) telephone, and organized streaming TV (is Roku any good?)Â In Bell Aliant and Eastlink terms this is called a package or 'bundle'. Anyone else interested? HAPPY NEW YEAR! --- Andy (Cornwall) cornwaab(a)yahoo.com

3 years, 3 months

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Canceled event: nSLUG / HCC - Meeting @ Monthly from 19:00 to 20:00 on the fourth Wednesday (ADT) (hcc@chebucto.ns.ca)

by oliver.doepner＠gmail.com

This event has been canceled. Title: nSLUG / HCC - Meeting We use the Community Room is on the second floor. There is an accessible lift which is usually available, for those with mobility problems -if you require it, and it is locked or is otherwise out of service, check with the Courtesy Desk -they are usually very helpful, but we really can't guarantee it. Also see http://hcc.chebucto.org/meetings.html When: Monthly from 19:00 to 20:00 on the fourth Wednesday Atlantic Time - Halifax Where: Sobeys North &Windsor, 2651 Windsor St, Halifax, NS B3K 5C7, Canada Calendar: hcc(a)chebucto.ns.ca Who: * Oliver Doepner - creator * nslug(a)nslug.ns.ca * frank.geitzler(a)ns.sympatico.ca * hcc(a)chebucto.ns.ca Invitation from Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ You are receiving this courtesy email at the account hcc(a)chebucto.ns.ca because you are an attendee of this event. To stop receiving future updates for this event, decline this event. Alternatively you can sign up for a Google account at https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ and control your notification settings for your entire calendar. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organizer and be added to the guest list, or invite others regardless of their own invitation status, or to modify your RSVP. Learn more at https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding

3 years, 6 months

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Remembering the Golden Age of Computer User Groups

by Joel Maxwell

A quote from the by-lines: "But to my dismay, many young technically-inclined whippersnappers are completely unaware of computer user groups' existence and their importance in the personal computer's development. That's a damned shame... Computer groups celebrated the industry's fundamental values: a delight in technology's capabilities, a willingness to share knowledge, and a tacit understanding that we're all here to help one another...Once personal computers went mainstream, troubleshooting them stopped being an esoteric endeavor." http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/aXAvmtcw7bU/remembering-the… -- Regards, Joel Maxwell

3 years, 8 months

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