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Re: [RndTbl] Roundtable Digest, Vol 123, Issue 8
by Michael Doob 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

Exactly what are the differences between the Linux and Windows versions? Cheers, Michael ------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Doob Telephone: (204) 474-9796 Department of Mathematics Fax: (204) 474-7606 University of Manitoba email: Michael_Doob(a)umanitoba.ca Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 11:54:54 -0500 From: Wyatt Zacharias <wyatt(a)magitech.ca> To: Continuation of Round Table discussion <roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca> Subject: [RndTbl] PDF Font help Message-ID: <CANd2pR04sVOf4ExJVEhSe4WN6bUkUpAcDmNKZCP-HY22i3YGxw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I'm not all that familiar with the typography world, so I'm hoping someone can lend some insight into a problem I'm having. We have pdf reports generated by Jasper which are created using the Helvetica font. My main problem, is a report generated by Jasper on Windows is slightly different than the one generated by Jasper on Linux. I'm guessing this is an issue with something other than the fonts, but to be sure, my question is does the system generating the pdf need the font installed to use that font? I assume not, since I can inspect the pdf with Acrobat, or the pdffonts command and it confirms that the font used is Helvetica. My second question, is if the pdf is being created properly, would it render improperly on a desktop that does not have Helvetica installed? If I need to have the font installed, where can I find plain old Helvetica? As I said, I'm not familiar with typography, but I can find every variety out there of helvetica, except straight up "Helvetica". -- Wyatt Zacharias

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PDF Font help
by Wyatt Zacharias 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

I'm not all that familiar with the typography world, so I'm hoping someone can lend some insight into a problem I'm having. We have pdf reports generated by Jasper which are created using the Helvetica font. My main problem, is a report generated by Jasper on Windows is slightly different than the one generated by Jasper on Linux. I'm guessing this is an issue with something other than the fonts, but to be sure, my question is does the system generating the pdf need the font installed to use that font? I assume not, since I can inspect the pdf with Acrobat, or the pdffonts command and it confirms that the font used is Helvetica. My second question, is if the pdf is being created properly, would it render improperly on a desktop that does not have Helvetica installed? If I need to have the font installed, where can I find plain old Helvetica? As I said, I'm not familiar with typography, but I can find every variety out there of helvetica, except straight up "Helvetica". -- Wyatt Zacharias

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Funny comment
by Trevor Cordes 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

I had to confirm what $x=!!$y meant in perl. Remarkably, typing !! or "!!" or \!\! into google gives you nothing. Had to use English. Got this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2168406/what-does-double-exclamation-poi… The +42 answer is quite good. Exec summary: !! is good for cleaning vars into 1 (true) or '' (false), which is important to keep warnings from complaining about undef vars. Anyhow, read the comments in the +42 answer. Hehehe. Let the flamewars begin!

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SSH to a role (not exactly)
by Kevin McGregor 08 Mar '15

08 Mar '15

I'm using Solaris 11.2. I can do this: logon with an unprivileged account which is allowed to take on the 'root' role su type password run privileged command end the su This works fine. The privileged command I want to run, though, is to SSH to another system with the same account and run the command *there* as the remotely privileged account/role, all from a script and without (obviously) having to type a password anywhere. I've figured out how to do all this IF root is *not* a role and is a regular account. How do I do it while leaving root as a role? Kevin

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Jobs available
by Wyatt Zacharias 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Hey everyone, thought I'd put the word out about a couple new positions that have opened up at Bluecross. Currently we're looking for an ETL/Integration specialist, Java Developer, and a Data Analyst. There's a chance more positions will open up as well. Find the full details here: http://www.mb.bluecross.ca/careers -- Wyatt Zacharias

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Easy script question?
by Kevin McGregor 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Can someone help me out? I'm too tired to think straight. Is there an easy/short way to get all BUT the last n lines of a text file/input? All I can think of is reversing the input line order and tail +n or something like that. FYI the input is not very big. Kevin

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MUUG Meeting, Mar 10, 7:30pm -- Building a Datacenter
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 10. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Building a Datacenter The main presentation this month will be Les, of Les.net fame, talking about how to build a datacenter. This month's RTFM segment will feature Brad Vokey, who will explore the fmt(1), fold(1) and pr(1) commands. This month we will be giving away as our door prize the new O'Reilly book Mastering Perl, as well as our usual assortment of magazines. So make sure to come on out for the meeting! Non-members (visitors) are eligible for door prizes too, though the first draw is reserved for members. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ***************************************************************** Please note our *NEW* meeting location for this month: Room 1M28, Manitoba Hall, University of Winnipeg, entrance on Ellice Ave. between Spence St. and Balmoral St. Parking is available on the surrounding streets and in the lots on nearby streets. Look for signage once you're at the building, or ask a security guard. ***************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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MTS email change DISREGARD WpgFreePress mention of transition Tool
by jd 01 Mar '15

01 Mar '15

Hello All _ _ This notice has very little to do with the normal proceedings of a group happily focussed on *nix. HOWEVER .. many of US do service Customers outside that happy world .. and .. Redmond hath spoken .. and .. _ _ Many of our Customers have been receiving MTS notices recently, about "CHANGES". There is suggestion of a "window" to respond to a transit/MIGRATE away from the current [ms-withdrawn] email service, to MTS/Alliance -hosted service, now called "MTS Mail". ( Does this ring a bell ? Yes. Only four years back. Let's not go into those old, buggy extrusions .. for now.) Today's (2015-02-28) WpgFreePress had a G.Kirbyson article, quoting a MTS/Alliance honcho " .. Melanie McKague, director of corporate communications and community investment .. " saying there is a "slick tool" ON THE WEBSITE. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/frustratingmtsnet-292868671.html This came as some surprise to an internal source, with whom I spoke this (28th) evening. I had entertained a call from (more than) one client - to help with transition. So, I showed up at one customer's site tonight. I am not cheap. No such "tool" was to be found. This made things UNCOMFORABLE, to say the least. And that, from all of our-side good intentions, adequate advance notice by MTS/Alliance emals to so many, to the subject, AND today's major-media publication, SAYING THERE WAS A TOOL ON THEIR WEBSITE. Our very helpful MTS/Alliance tech (sshh:Thomas), whom I was able to contact later in the evening's sortie, said he [paraphrase] <<had instructions to "not encourage" use of that tool>> for MOVING EMAIL OFF MS, onto MTS/Alliance's new scheme. YET. He also invited a [forward] of the clients (there are more than one) who received emails describing "15 days" .. "window deadline" .. etc. Go ahead .. waste your time on the rather wordy, ostensibly helpful FAQ page at MTS/Alliance. [Yawn] THERE IS NO DIRECT LINK, as of this last evening (Feb.28) TO ANY SUCH TOOL, contrary to the FP interview's MTS contact's statement (her word "slick" may resonate). BESIDES: There will be numerous reasons for us to hold back from "jumping on" with any transition tool, if our experience(s) with up to 3rd iteration/revision of "helpful tool" from 4yrs back, would be any indication. This unilateral withdrawal of service by <<golden opportunity outsource>> [quote:cca2010] Microsoft .. from hapless, trusting-in-outsource victim/sucker MTS/Alliance is actually deadlined (beside local discussions of "window") for the end of 2015. NOW, we, in jeopardy, in practical terms, should expect the real window, before [further unilateral] withdrawal of this ill-fated proxy delegation, should be a bit short of that. I will encourage my people to observe, patiently, at least a month of commentary about whatever "slick tool" is on offer, as to how it succeeds in data migration, before we attempt any transition. I DO NOT SUGGEST "WE" BECOME SUCH A FORUM .. although I would look to "our" discussion before many others' discussions. I immediately took an inventory of [my clients in the range of] people I expect to help through this horrid [re-]imposition. MANY are NOT INDEPENDENT of WHERE THEIR EMAIL DATA RESIDES. By this, I mean that Enough of those people happened to trust the rather big service providers (MTS/Alliance, Microsoft) and STAYED WITH REMOTE ACCESS (webclient) meaning REMOTE DATA. MEANING they will have to RELY ON A MIGRATION TOOL, should they "need" their email data to survive [again]. Of course, real transitions, especially for such IMAP, or POPx clients, who do not use local clients (who do not have full copy at a local station), will have to be CAREFULLY MANAGED. TheEasySide: Should you have a customer using (across the board of their nway field of mtsEmailClients) Local Clients [meaning local client (e.g:TBird on POPx) has recently fetched all traffic / all content] then you need worry less about Data in the transition. Simply change your source links' parameters, on a slow night/wknd. IN ADVANCE, should you choose to move your clients to a local-client (local data) scheme, like Thunderbird, then after the initial huge-sync, you only have to manage any duplicate fetch-stations, and either make them all say "Leave Data On Server", or pick a station to be BossOfEmail. If your customers have been using MS' webclient or other MS-approach - YOU WILL NEED TO CAREFULLY perform the "eventual" MTS migration tool procedure. [sigh] John D

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Re: [RndTbl] Funny comment_2
by jd 01 Mar '15

01 Mar '15

gem wars perl -vs- ruby should they agree ? Or will a Wall factor prevail ? Keeping tuned .. smiles, John D planet Brandon On 15-02-28 12:00 PM, roundtable-request(a)muug.mb.ca wrote: > Send Roundtable mailing list submissions to > roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > roundtable-request(a)muug.mb.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > roundtable-owner(a)muug.mb.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Roundtable digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Funny comment (Trevor Cordes) > 2. Re: Funny comment (Sean Walberg) > > > _______________________________________________ > Roundtable mailing list > Roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca > http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable

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threaded CP exists
by Grigory Shamov 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

Hi All, There exist a threaded and (even MPI-parallel) 'cp' for large/parallel filesystems. http://people.nas.nasa.gov/~kolano/projects/mutil.html It is a bit of pain to build as it patches a particular version of GNU coreutils. -- Grigory Shamov Westgrid/ComputeCanada Site Lead University of Manitoba E2-588 EITC Building, (204) 474-9625

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