Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu's Plans To Implement UEFI SecureBoot: No GRUB2

On 22/06/12 18:08, Andres Muniz wrote: - Mensaje original - > Just saw this... > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTEyNDY > since this was brought up: would this delay boot times? I'd expect not, at

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu's Plans To Implement UEFI SecureBoot: No GRUB2

- Mensaje original - > Just saw this... > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTEyNDY > > > > since this was brought up: would this delay boot times? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu's Plans To Implement UEFI SecureBoot: No GRUB2

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 22/06/2012 17:26, mac wrote: > Just saw this... > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTEyNDY > > > Some less ad-plastered links, direct from the horses' mouths: http://blog.canonical.com/2012/06/22/an-update-on-ubuntu-and-sec

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu's Plans To Implement UEFI SecureBoot: No GRUB2

Just saw this... http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTEyNDY -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 22/06/12 11:32, Alan Bell wrote: > tried clicking through to purchase any of those? > The one I tried yesterday had Ubuntu has an option. Seems the ones I am trying today don't. Bummer. Cheers, - -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Pro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22 June 2012 13:39, scoundrel50a wrote: > > I dont know, but what you suggest is only ok if you have a decent connection > and connection speeds.. It won't be any faster through a PC if you don't have broadband. If you do have broadband, then connect the iDevice to wifi and it will downlo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22 June 2012 13:35, scoundrel50a wrote: > > its funny really, you have taken the time to correct me in great detail, but > not really attempted to answer any of the questions I have asked..I > really appreciate the teaching session anyway... What questions? This thread is a discussion

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22/06/2012 13:09, Andres Muniz wrote: - Mensaje original - > Having been somebody who bought an Acer Aspire One linux installed > computer from pcworld, the kernal installed was Linux Lite, and the guy got one of those! I used the linpus os for a while. (Fedora derivative?) It was t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22/06/2012 12:55, Liam Proven wrote: On 22 June 2012 12:42, scoundrel50a wrote: As well as that I hear support for Silverlight is being dropped in Linux, which I dont understand, as a lot of people are streaming films and things now on their computers. I know Love Film only works if you have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

- Mensaje original - > Having been somebody who bought an Acer Aspire One linux installed > computer from pcworld, the kernal installed was Linux Lite, and the guy got one of those! I used the linpus os for a while. (Fedora derivative?) It was the quickest boot I had ever seen and have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22 June 2012 12:42, scoundrel50a wrote: > > As well as that I hear support for Silverlight is being dropped in Linux, > which I dont understand, as a lot of people are streaming films and things > now on their computers. I know Love Film only works if you have Silverlight, > and wont work in Ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22 June 2012 12:35, scoundrel50a wrote: > > Oh, thanks for correcting me.I'll remember next time I am not being pointlessly pedantic - this sort of thing matters when you're asking support questions. Precision is really important. > Also, I think you mean "Linpus Lite", not "Linux Lite".

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22/06/2012 12:23, Liam Proven wrote: On 22 June 2012 09:48, scoundrel50a wrote: Having been somebody who bought an Acer Aspire One linux installed computer from pcworld, the kernal installed was Linux Lite, and the guy told me, they had had almost all the linux laptops returned, biggest reas

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22/06/2012 12:23, Liam Proven wrote: On 22 June 2012 09:48, scoundrel50a wrote: Having been somebody who bought an Acer Aspire One linux installed computer from pcworld, the kernal installed was Linux Lite, and the guy told me, they had had almost all the linux laptops returned, biggest reas

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Museum outing

On 21 June 2012 21:05, Bruno Girin wrote: > > I was thinking of Saturday 21/7 as I can't really do before that. > Otherwise, next week (27/6) is a late night dedicated to Alan Turing but > "lates" are adults only. I'd actively *prefer* an adults-only event. One of the things that keeps me out of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22 June 2012 09:48, scoundrel50a wrote: > Having been somebody who bought an Acer Aspire One linux installed computer > from pcworld, the kernal installed was Linux Lite, and the guy told me, they > had had almost all the linux laptops returned, biggest reasons, couldnt get > it to connect to t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Museum outing

On 20/06/12 23:43, Bruno Girin wrote: Hi all, Anybody fancy a geeky museum outing one weekend to go see the Codebreaker exhibition at the Science Museum? http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/galleries/turing.aspx Bruno I would be up for that, sounds fun! Alan. -- Libertus Solutions

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

tried clicking through to purchase any of those? On 22/06/12 09:16, Alan Pope wrote: Not true. They still sell Ubuntu laptops. I did a search just yesterday and found about 10 of their models where Ubuntu was an install option. http://search.euro.dell.com/results.aspx?s=gen&c=uk&l=en&cs=&k=ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22/06/12 10:47, richard wrote: > On 22/06/12 10:08, paul sutton wrote: >> On 22/06/12 08:09, Chris Fox wrote: >>> On 22/06/12 07:38, richard wrote: On 21/06/12 17:47, john wrote: > Thought that this may be interesting : > > ww.h-online.com/open/news/item/Dell-to-bring-Ubuntu-lap

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22/06/12 10:08, paul sutton wrote: On 22/06/12 08:09, Chris Fox wrote: On 22/06/12 07:38, richard wrote: On 21/06/12 17:47, john wrote: Thought that this may be interesting : ww.h-online.com/open/news/item/Dell-to-bring-Ubuntu-laptops-to-850-retail-stores-in-India-1620657.html John so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22/06/2012 09:16, Alan Pope wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 22/06/12 08:09, Chris Fox wrote: From what I recall, they did for a while and it was a monumental failure. Perhaps it was before its time, perhaps Dell didn't do a good enough job of marketing it, but either

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22/06/12 08:09, Chris Fox wrote: > On 22/06/12 07:38, richard wrote: >> On 21/06/12 17:47, john wrote: >>> Thought that this may be interesting : >>> >>> ww.h-online.com/open/news/item/Dell-to-bring-Ubuntu-laptops-to-850-retail-stores-in-India-1620657.html >>> >>> >>> >>> John >>> >> so why not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

Having been somebody who bought an Acer Aspire One linux installed computer from pcworld, the kernal installed was Linux Lite, and the guy told me, they had had almost all the linux laptops returned, biggest reasons, couldnt get it to connect to the internet, no support from ISPs, cant update/u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 22/06/12 08:09, Chris Fox wrote: > From what I recall, they did for a while and it was a monumental > failure. Perhaps it was before its time, perhaps Dell didn't do a > good enough job of marketing it, but either way I think they did it > for a wh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 21/06/12 18:00, Andy Braben wrote: > How long before they are available in 850 stores over here? > Dell don't have the same concept of stores here as they do in China and India. Those countries also have many more people who don't already have pre

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On Fri, 2012-06-22 at 07:38 +0100, richard wrote: > On 21/06/12 17:47, john wrote: > > Thought that this may be interesting : > > > > ww.h-online.com/open/news/item/Dell-to-bring-Ubuntu-laptops-to-850-retail-stores-in-India-1620657.html > > > > John > > > > > so why not sell them here too ? > Hi R

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

On 22/06/12 07:38, richard wrote: On 21/06/12 17:47, john wrote: Thought that this may be interesting : ww.h-online.com/open/news/item/Dell-to-bring-Ubuntu-laptops-to-850-retail-stores-in-India-1620657.html John so why not sell them here too ? From what I recall, they did for a while and