Call of Duty? Anyone? On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Sanga M. Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Im actually in florida, but ill still throw down on some halo3. Send me > your gamertag, and try and get the new map pack if possible. Its hard to get > a matchif you don't have the new map pack > > Sanga M. Collins > Network Engineering > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > IT Management LLC > 6491 Sunset Strip #5, > Sunrise Fl, 33313 > Tel: (954) 572 7411, > Fax: (435) 578 7411 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Simon Vass > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 7:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [LUG] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 44, Issue 13 > > Wow, another Xbox 360 Owner in Ug HALO 3 Deathmatch! ;-) > > Seriously though your right the state of gaming on Linux blows compared to > Windows, I think this is going to change over the next few years as > different initiatives take off. By the way have you tried X Beyond the > Frontier 2 or X3 which have Linux versions. The main problem is that the > OpenGL performance and drivers are way off their Windows equivalents in > terms of performance. The gap is reducing fast but until the experience can > be equal Games companies won't develop for it, and they define the industry > at present. > > Some games companies though who require an online experience though are > using Linux and OSS to drive this. See Second Life. Tribes. > > I have been promising George EACOSS for a long time (sorry) that we should > put together some lug ideas and showcase them in real life. I think we as > the lug are need to put stuff together meet, chat swap idea's and really > generate a groundswell of interest. > > Effende's serve a mean metzi plate and have a projector? We have Ubuntu HH > due in 6 days! > > Anyway a oft quoted idea? > > Simon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, 18 April 2008 10:17:57 o'clock GMT +03:00 Kuwait / Riyadh > Subject: LUG Digest, Vol 44, Issue 13 > > Send LUG mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LUG digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OS X on a PC (Niles Collins) > 2. Re: OS X on a PC (andrew colin) > 3. Re: OS X on a PC (Niles Collins) > 4. RE: OS X on a PC (Sanga M. Collins) > 5. ICTs: Is your wealth a click away? - Reminder (Milton Aineruhanga) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:09:53 -0400 > From: "Niles Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] OS X on a PC > To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I also agree with that point. Youngsters can be introduced to linux > because > you can accomplish most daily tasks on desktop linux. You don't need > expensive hardware since linux will run on your toaster if you put in some > work. Also you can get together and translate linux to all the various > languages spoken in Africa. I think Windows only has Kiswahili as a > option. > I don't want to preach the same points that most of you probably already > know. > > I have been using desktop linux as my regular home computer and as my > workstation at my job, and i have almost got to the point where i don't > need > a windows computer anymore. I only have one to play games on. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/lug/attachments/20080417/33905844/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:45:54 +0200 > From: "andrew colin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] OS X on a PC > To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Sanga M. Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Very good point about the 'usage scenarios' I have several Linux > > computers, and apart from nagios netmon, on one of my servers, and > > Netscreen security manager on another server, > > > Strange, > > I cant find anything else > > to do with Linux so my Linux laptop is gathering dust. > > I get along so well with out M$ have not used it in years close to 5 > if i can remember so i dont understand what you are talking about > > As for games what are games consoles for if you want to play games on > your laptop. > > > > > > > Sanga M. Collins > > Network Engineering > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > IT Management LLC > > 6491 Sunset Strip #5, > > Sunrise Fl, 33313 > > Tel: (954) 572 7411, > > Fax: (435) 578 7411 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > > > > > Of Muhumuza Brian > > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:16 AM > > To: Linux Users Group Uganda > > Subject: Re: [LUG] OS X on a PC > > > > The way i see it, MUK students & people in Uganda in general don't > > use Linux because its usage scenarios are very few -- as one of the > > many possible reasons. > > > > Linux is an excellent server os, and this is said in all linux > > classes. A linux class is not complete without the "Linux Server > > Usage" scenario (HTTP, FTP, SSH, DNS, DHCP, Mail, etc). > > > > I wonder how many linux students get to deploy a linux server outside > > the class room. > > > > I also wonder how many tech guys in Uganda can say they *personally* > > have a server on the internet -- an excellent linux usage scenario. > > If it were cheap to put a computer onto the public internet, that > > would be big potential for linux deployments. > > > > We need to create many more linux usage scenarios if we want people > > to use it. Probably it's the way linux is taught. All linux classes > > focus on the server aspect of linux which, unfortunately isn't within > > the usage scope of most people *even* those that go to MUK Faculty of > > Computing. > > > > On 16 Apr 2008, at 09:00, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > > > > > Hi P. > > > > > > Maybe we should discuss why MUK students are not using linux. After > > > all this > > > is the LUG (not the AUG ;-) > > > > > > When we went to the presentation of the third year students last > > > year we saw a > > > lot of php/mysql applications. These just run and install much > > > nicer on > > > linux. That, in a normal world, would be a benifit for the students. > > > > > > As MUK is preparing students for the real world, and in the real > > > world, php & > > > mysql applications run on linux & apache mostly, training students > > > in that > > > setup is also not a bad idea. > > > > > > Well, i am preaching for my own church (and the AUG guys) again. > > > > > > Is there anything we can do to make that clear to MUK tutors & > > > students? > > > > > > rgds, > > > reinier > > > > > > > > > >> MB > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). 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(zen) > http://www.topdog.za.net/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:59:44 -0400 > From: "Niles Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] OS X on a PC > To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Console games are great in their own respect. But i find PC games are a > richer experience. The mods and community for PC games are what keeps me > coming back. And users still play old PC games, once a console falls a > generation behind good luck finding games for it. I look at OSS projects > like Open Transport Tycoon as a way to get younger kids into Linux. Once > they figure out that they can create their own content and share it > amongst > their peers. But their need to be more OSS games for this to happen. I > feel > an OSS football game would be the best ice breaker. It would definitely > hold > children's interest. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/lug/attachments/20080417/e2760ac7/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:14:31 -0400 > From: "Sanga M. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [LUG] OS X on a PC > To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Sometimes this forum makes me wonder. Its seems like I pissed of a > moderator or something so my posts need to be attacked. Anyways I have a > troll hat somewhere I haven't used in a while so here goes. > > Andrew: > > what is strange about the uses I have for my Linux servers? > > I really don't have any uses for my Linux laptop. All the software I use > at home cant run on Linux so I have an IMac. I guess I "get along > without MS too!" > > As far as games go, not everything is released on consoles. I do have an > xbox 360 (that I play to death), but last time I check there was no > world of warcraft or homeworld 2, so when im sitting in heathrow airport > waiting 10 hours for my connecting flight to kampala, I might want to > play a few games on my laptop .... but ohh wait I cant coz its Ubuntu > ... I guess I can try and deploy apache with php a few times and > hopefully time will fly by. > > So this thread was about getting people into the Linux fold. I posted my > experiences, and it seems that my experiences are now the subject of the > thread. Ive tried to get back to the original topic, and ignored the > other useless responses, but to no avail. > > > Sanga M. Collins > Network Engineering > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > IT Management LLC > 6491 Sunset Strip #5, > Sunrise Fl, 33313 > Tel: (954) 572 7411, > Fax: (435) 578 7411 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of andrew colin > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 2:46 PM > To: Linux Users Group Uganda > Subject: Re: [LUG] OS X on a PC > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Sanga M. Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Very good point about the 'usage scenarios' I have several Linux > > computers, and apart from nagios netmon, on one of my servers, and > > Netscreen security manager on another server, > > > Strange, > > I cant find anything else > > to do with Linux so my Linux laptop is gathering dust. > > I get along so well with out M$ have not used it in years close to 5 > if i can remember so i dont understand what you are talking about > > As for games what are games consoles for if you want to play games on > your laptop. > > > > > > > Sanga M. Collins > > Network Engineering > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > IT Management LLC > > 6491 Sunset Strip #5, > > Sunrise Fl, 33313 > > Tel: (954) 572 7411, > > Fax: (435) 578 7411 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > > > > > Of Muhumuza Brian > > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:16 AM > > To: Linux Users Group Uganda > > Subject: Re: [LUG] OS X on a PC > > > > The way i see it, MUK students & people in Uganda in general don't > > use Linux because its usage scenarios are very few -- as one of the > > many possible reasons. > > > > Linux is an excellent server os, and this is said in all linux > > classes. A linux class is not complete without the "Linux Server > > Usage" scenario (HTTP, FTP, SSH, DNS, DHCP, Mail, etc). > > > > I wonder how many linux students get to deploy a linux server outside > > the class room. > > > > I also wonder how many tech guys in Uganda can say they *personally* > > have a server on the internet -- an excellent linux usage scenario. > > If it were cheap to put a computer onto the public internet, that > > would be big potential for linux deployments. > > > > We need to create many more linux usage scenarios if we want people > > to use it. Probably it's the way linux is taught. All linux classes > > focus on the server aspect of linux which, unfortunately isn't within > > the usage scope of most people *even* those that go to MUK Faculty of > > Computing. > > > > On 16 Apr 2008, at 09:00, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > > > > > Hi P. > > > > > > Maybe we should discuss why MUK students are not using linux. After > > > all this > > > is the LUG (not the AUG ;-) > > > > > > When we went to the presentation of the third year students last > > > year we saw a > > > lot of php/mysql applications. These just run and install much > > > nicer on > > > linux. That, in a normal world, would be a benifit for the > students. > > > > > > As MUK is preparing students for the real world, and in the real > > > world, php & > > > mysql applications run on linux & apache mostly, training students > > > in that > > > setup is also not a bad idea. > > > > > > Well, i am preaching for my own church (and the AUG guys) again. > > > > > > Is there anything we can do to make that clear to MUK tutors & > > > students? > > > > > > rgds, > > > reinier > > > > > > > > > >> MB > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including > > attachments if any). 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