Devon and Cornwall GNU/Linux Users Group

About the DCGLUG

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DEVON AND CORNWALL GNU/LINUX USER GROUP

The aims of the Devon and Cornwall GNU / Linux user group are :

  • Promote, advocate and support the use of Free software and GNU / Linux within Devon and Cornwall.
  • Provide platforms for help and support.
  • Promote alternatives to closed source software or platforms.
  • Promote useful information relating to FLOSS and related topics.
  • Hold regular ‘physical meetings’  which are more social gatherings.
  • Provide a platform for discussion via our e-mail mailing list, IRC and Social Media.
  • Promote and support related activities and or groups such as code club.

We run an active e-mail discussion list.  Please visit our join page for more details and a link to the mailmail sign up form.

We have an mailing list archive which can be viewed here.

We also run a IRC channel on freenode

server irc.freenode.net – Port 6667 channel #dcglug

Please see tutorials menu for help with setting up IRC.

 

National Cyber Security Centre publish Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Guide

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National Cyber Security Centre publish Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Guide.

Last week the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) in the UK issued their latest publication which gives advice on how to configure Ubuntu 18.04 LTS in accordance with their security best practices.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)is the UK government department responsible for providing guidance on Information Security to the UK public and private sectors as well as responding to online security incidents and securing networks.

https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/07/30/national-cyber-security-centre-publish-ubuntu-18-04-lts-security-guide

July Plymouth Meeting

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As per messages to the lug list, Hush coffee in Plymouth has sadly closed, this means that a new venue for LUG meetings is being looked for.

For the July meeting it has been suggested that people meet at :
Venue : Moments Cafe,
Address : New George St.
Map : https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5789779896

Date : Sat 28th July 2018

Time : From 12 Noon

For information about this and future meetings, best to join the
mailing list:

https://www.dcglug.org.uk/join/

Linux Mint 19 and other lug news

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Linux Mint 19 was recently released.  ( https://linuxmint.com/ ) This has a host of new features, and is a long term support release.

As far as meetings are concerned,  the Holsworthy meeting will take place as usual at the white hart on the 3rd Saturday in August (Sat 18th).   The July Plymouth Meeting (4th Saturday) has a new venue and the website will be updated shortly.   The August meeting will take place on Saturday 25th August.

The Holsworthy CoderDojo is now up and running.   Volunteers are still needed for other Dojos planned for other parts of Devon.   The Paignton Code club is taking a break and will be returning in September as a  CoderDojo,

Copyright directive update

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Update on previous posts on the EU Copyright Directive and Link Tax.

Today, MEPs on the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament were asked to decide: Should your freedom to participate on the web be restricted to serve corporate interests – or should alternative measures be adopted that safeguard fundamental rights?

Despite a massive outpouring of protest from voters during these last few days, the majority voted for both the link tax and upload filters:

https://juliareda.eu/2018/06/not-giving-up/

It looks like our local MEP Clare Moody voted AGAINST THIS,  however this does not mean the right is over,  we need to keep the pressure up and end this piece of legislation.

End of life support for Debian 8 – Jessie

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“Released more than three years ago, on April 25, 2015, Debian GNU/Linux 8 “Jessie” is currently considered the “oldstable” Debian branch since the release of the Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” operating system series precisely a year ago, on June 17, 2017. As such, Debian GNU/Linux 8 “Jessie” has now reached end of life and will no longer receive regular security support beginning June 17, 2018.”

Read more  (Links to Tux Machines)

Carry on the conversation on our Friendi.ca account.  See link in sidebar.

 

 

Link Tax Day of Action

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Next week the European Union’s JURI committee will decide the fate of
the Internet in the EU. If the lobbyists for the big publishers have
their way, every website will be forced to pay a tax for every link to
news content on the web. Added to that, they want to force sites to
install "censorship machines" to filter and block uploaded content.1

This will hamper or outright break every site and service based in the
EU, which means that the impact will be seen by Internet users all over
the world.

That’s why the OpenMedia community, along with our partners and other
organisations across Europe,2 are making one last urgent push to Save
the Link and stop censorship machines.

Just 9 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will decide,3 so we’re
tweeting them to tell them the choice is clear. Today, June 12, is the
day of action across Europe to #SaveYourInternet.

If these laws pass, it will be the end of smaller Internet operators in
Europe. The automated content-filtering technology the lawmakers are
demanding will be hideously expensive, and will not be nearly as
accurate as they claim.

The link tax is an unprecedented assault on the free and open web: it
goes to the heart of what makes the Internet so powerful — the free
sharing of information.

Even if you’re not directly represented by one of these 9 MEPs, they
are deciding on a law that will affect all of us, in Europe and around
the world.

SEND A MESSAGE TO THESE 9 MEPs NOW:
https://savethelink.org/tweet-your-mep-saveyourinternet?src=162696

It doesn’t matter if you’re from a country represented by one of the 9
MEPs or not; we all need to stand together to put a stop to this
dangerous and destructive proposal. Send a tweet to an MEP today and
tell them to SaveYourInternet.

After years of delays and debate, we’re at the critical point now. We
can’t let up. Too much depends on this. Let’s take over the Internet
today and make it a day the deciding MEPs can never forget.

Yours for the open web,
Dave, for the team at OpenMedia

P.S A tweet will take just a minute or two of your time, but will reach
the people making this crucial decision. Send a tweet today. If you
don’t use Twitter, you can email the MEPs here too:
https://savethelink.org/tweet-your-mep-saveyourinternet?src=162696

Footnotes
1. Article 13 could "destroy the internet as we know it": What is it,
why is it controversial and what will it mean for memes?
http://www.alphr.com/politics/1009470/article-13-EU-what-is-it-copyright
2. Save Your Internet. https://saveyourinternet.eu/ 3. Copyright JURI
MEPs undecided. https://edri.org/files/Copyright_JURI_MEPs_undecided.pdf

Holsworthy Coderdojo

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Anyone who has been following the list recently will be aware of Tom, from Holsworthy who has been setting up a Coderdojo in Holsworthy.

Today, it was announced,  this is now all set up.  Please go here for more information.   I have added the details to the other events page.

We wish Tom best of luck with this venture and hope that it grows and does well,  which I am sure it will.

Paul