Hi,
This has been discussed at the last two Ubuntu Developer Summits, and it's
good to see something come of those discussions:-
http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1225
Get thinking and if you're a media type - get creating!
I'd be interested to hear what kind of audio and video people would like to
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 07:46:56PM +0100, Colin Wylie wrote:
> This is not strictly Ubuntu related, but I thought some of you might be
> able to help. A colleague at work has managed to set up Clipshare (Kinda
> like a youtube clone - http://www.clip-share.com/) on our Flash Media
> server at wo
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 08:03:30PM +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> Lets crack on and get something there double quick then ;-)
>
I've already sent a suggestion about Ubuntu but I don't see why we can't
send another. I did it before I saw this thread, great minds eh :)
I suggested they get one of t
On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 06:03:45PM +0100, ptaylor wrote:
> any ideas,
> i want to backup my laptop to my desktop, ie, a direct hdd and partiton
> backup over the wifi and ethernet,
>
I use backup manager which is super easy to configure. I just install the
package and it prompts me for where I
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 12:01:50AM +0100, Kris Douglas wrote:
> Could someone moderate this guys email address please?
>
Already done.
FYI $someone = me || riddell
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Hi Tim,
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 01:25:42AM +0100, Tim Dobson wrote:
> Please forward this to any other lists or people who you think might be
> interested.
If you mail announcements like this to the lugmaster mailing list on
lug.org.uk then individual LUG Masters can forward on to their groups
On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 09:18:53PM +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> I'm configuring a server with software RAID and wondered if any of you
> have any ideas about monitoring the RAID array. Does anyone have any
> ideas about suitable applications for monitoring software RAID status
> under Ubuntu?
>
I
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 12:23:37AM +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote:
> Webmin does monitor software raid.
>
> Worth having a quick look at it.
>
Do people actually still use webmin?
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On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 07:37:42PM +0100, Mac wrote:
> Alan Pope wrote:
> > Do people actually still use webmin?
>
> Al >>> I've been thinking of using it; is that not a sensible thing to
> do? How come?
>
I dunno really, I just stopped using it back in th
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 08:41:33PM +0100, Mac wrote:
> OK. So it wasn't that you discovered a serious problem. Phew! :-)
>
Well... there's that as well ;)
> (Do you think its absence from the Debian/Ubuntu repos is 'cos it's
> released under a BSD licence and not GPL?)
>
I believe that it
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 09:17:10PM +0100, Johnathon Tinsley wrote:
> Its absence is deliberate, and its not licensing related. Webmin plays
> with the config files of programs it alters in nasty ways. I don't know
> the specifics, but both Ubuntu & Debian refuse to package it.
>
O RLY? Where'd yo
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:09:05PM +0100, Johnathon Tinsley wrote:
> You might find this thread helpful:
> http://groups.google.com/group/coloco/browse_thread/thread/321fcdaecde25b44
>
> Has one of your devs talking in it...
>
>From that thread:-
"P.S.
If you're using WebMin you probably should
On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:28:44AM +0100, Dave Morley wrote:
> Popey I got to see you say that to bigron ;)
I've got a year to get my muscles built up before I say it to him at LRL 09
:)
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On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 03:44:40PM +0100, alan c wrote:
> In Bracknell, the Carphone Warehouse Webbook (Elonex) with
> preinstalled Ubuntu which is included in one of CPW's deals is in such
> extraordinary demand that the recent display item in CPW Bracknell
> Princess Square shopping mall was stol
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 02:48:47PM +0100, Scrase, Eddie wrote:
> While Pidgin is a good IM client, it fails #2 above. aMSN tries to be
> clone of Messenger, but it still has some way to go. I use Messenger to
> talk to my two teenagers. A while ago I tried aMSN, but quickly went
> back to Messen
On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:19:26AM +0100, Josh Blacker wrote:
> "Still, at least there's one ray of hope. Winer only said it [Vista]
> has the smell of death about it. When that turns into the stench of
> death, it's time to run. Run what? Perhaps Ubuntu. At least it's cheap."
>
> Not the most
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 08:49:37PM +0100, Jai Harrison wrote:
> I hadn't thought about that. I'm sure we could add a regional builders
> list below the existing one. After all, the aim is simply to help
> people get an Ubuntu system.
>
I agree. I believe we should be promoting vendors who sell Ub
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 09:01:34PM +0100, Douglas Campbell wrote:
> On holiday in Zambia I came across an Internet cafe converting to
> Ubuntu. It is the Kilimanjaro cafe at the Manda Hill shopping centre.
>
> If any of you ever go to the country, please use it. They were set up
> for wireless a
On Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 09:34:07AM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote:
>Im taking delivery of a Samsung Omnia today which is running Windows
>Mobile. Up till now ive never used Windows mobile and have only experience
>with Symbian. BUT i have had experience with WINDOWS..so im dreading
>Window
On Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 09:34:07AM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote:
>On a side note im intended you utilize the wifi on this phone which means
>linking up to my pc. How secure and easy to set up, is wifi in ubuntu? Ive
>read of problems with setting up wifi in Ubuntu.
>
Taking the subject of
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 09:50:34PM +0100, John Levin wrote:
> A question for you all, one that's been exercising me: where do you find
> out about applications?
Through blog posts, news articles, twitter and identi.ca feeds most often.
Recent examples for me include GNOME-Do and Gwibber. I disco
On Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 10:10:18AM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote:
>well in answer to your quesiton about whywell since my contract is
>up..this is the new phone being offered to me. I was just wondering if
>ubuntu would run on it. it has a 657mhz processor in there after all.
>
Ask for
On Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 10:55:36AM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote:
>WHAT did you go for in the end?
>
Nokia N82.
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On Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 01:14:23PM +0100, Farran wrote:
>has anyone got any suggestions for a new keyboard? I've got a horrendously
>old one, and i'm looking to replace it. i know a lot of shortcut buttons,
>for example, don't always work, and i don't know which keyboards are good
>
On Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 02:50:59PM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote:
>sticking with this topic i want to ask a question...can i install a
>windows app on windows mobile i.e Virtualbox, and then install a ubuntu
>mobile version on that? and do a dual boot ...a bit like my pc..i could
>boot ub
Woo
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-09-01-n47.html
New open source web browser from Google. Looks very interesting from a
security and performance perspective alone. The cartoon is a great way to
introduce a new product to the media too.
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On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 08:33:59PM +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 08:03:30PM +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> > Lets crack on and get something there double quick then ;-)
> >
>
> I've already sent a suggestion about Ubuntu but I don't see why we
On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 12:11:54PM +0100, John Levin wrote:
> Sean Miller wrote:
> > Sounds great fun!
> >
> > Can we ensure they portray a relatively positive image of
> > Ubuntu/Linux, or doesn't it matter?
> >
>
> *cough* So what would the Ubuntu equivalent of "Have you tried turning
> it of
On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 11:11:45AM +0100, Sean Miller wrote:
> Sounds great fun!
>
> Can we ensure they portray a relatively positive image of
> Ubuntu/Linux, or doesn't it matter?
>
It's unlikely that Ubuntu/Linux will feature in the story line. The only
reason for the mail to them was regardi
On Tue, 2008-08-12 at 18:23 +0100, Gordon Allott wrote:
> A friend poked me towards
> http://whythatsdelightful.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/be-my-hive-brain/
> today, which is the blog of graham linehan (creator/writer of the it
> crowd), basically the jist is that normally he designs the look of t
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Has anyone applied for a stand for us at the Linux expo yet? I have
> noticed that Ubuntu-UK isn't listed as an exhibitor on the .org village
> site and there's less than a month to go now. If we are planning to do
> somethi
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Will there be more cake? Count me in for the party. I expect someone on
> here will suggest the Pembury Tavern as the location but it's not the
> most accessible place as it's not near a tube station. I vote +1 for De
> Hems
2008/10/13 Josh Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> This Monday the Metro (that fine journalistic endeavour) ran a feature
> on how the first British-born space tourist (who is a US citizen) took
> the Metro, making it the first newspaper in space. It also mentioned
> some other space tourists including
2008/10/15 Matt Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I don't think that Alan can win on his own podcast :P
>
You honestly wouldn't believe the lengths to which we go to ensure the
competition winner is a) not one of us (not actually that hard to do),
b) random.
Buy me a pint at the Intrepid release party
Hi all,
Just over a year ago [0] I was narrowly voted in as the Point of
Contact (PoC) for the UK LoCo team. I've enjoyed the role, but feel
that the team is in need of invigoration, and as such I will stand
down from the post as of 30th November 2008.
Since I have been PoC for the Ubuntu LoCo I
2008/10/17 ptaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> What does the role of UK LOCO POC involve, what responsabilities, and
> tasks does it involve,
>
Good question.
The role used to be called 'Team Leader'. However there was a meeting
(whilst I was on holiday) where it was decided that the role should be
"P
2008/10/20 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I would have loved to have come along but due to low finances and the
> fact I crashed my car last week I'm going to be unable to make it this
> year. I presume the Linux Expo Live 2009 will be around the same time
> next year?
>
There's _another_ MASS
2008/10/20 John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Alan Pope wrote:
>> There's _another_ MASSIVE event _possibly_ happening next year, but
>> more on that later.. :)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Al.
>>
>
> Oh Alan, you tease! C'mon, spill the bean
2008/10/21 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> [quote]
> it may be a good
>>> candidate for backporting to Intrepid (and perhaps Hardy)
> [/quote]
>
> maybe hardy.. hardy should be a priority as people who have rolled out
> an LTS release who plan to stick with it for at least 2 years to maximise
> the LTS
2008/10/21 Bruce Beardall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Tombuntu is usually pretty good with his How-to instructions.
>
> http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/10/14/install-openofficeorg-30-in-ubuntu-804-and-810/
>
Shame he relegates the fact that removing OO.o 2.4 removes
ubuntu-desktop, and thus will in
2008/10/22 Michael Holloway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I am pretty confident that allowing the system to do a full upgrade will
> sort out the problem.
>
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>
Before that I'd recommend letting any previous package configurations
complete properly..
sudo
2008/10/22 Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Thanks for clearing that up - is there an argument that the update
> process should be more clever than that, as I'd guess it'd put off
> "newbies"... ?
>
There's a compelling argument that "newbies" should _not_ run the
development version of Ubuntu.
2008/10/28 Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Is anyone here in the vicinity of Leicester or can they put me in
> touch with anyone in the vicinity of Leicester that will have access
> to a copy of the Intrepid ISO in 2 or so days time at launch? I'm
> currently living in student accommodation and
2008/10/28 Andrew Oakley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Who's coming to the Canonical-organised Intrepid release party at Waxy
> O'Connors, London on Thursday night?
>
Yup, I'll be there.
> Shall I bring "Hello My Name Is..." stickers like last time?
>
Blimey, my memory is shocking.. did you have some l
FYI!
-- Forwarded message --
From: Jono Bacon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2008/10/29
Subject: Ubuntu Open Week!
To: LoCo Council <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi everyone,
Please pass this onto your locos!
Just a quick note to let you know that Ubuntu Open Week has been
announced for the
2008/10/31 George MacLeod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I have been using Ubuntu since 5.04 and have never had a major problem until
> now. I have upgrade before via CD and via the network and always with only
> minor issue, if any, until now. I ran the network upgrade as before to go
> from 8.04 to 8.10
2008/11/2 Ken Robson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Since I installed 8.10 64bit as a fresh install, when I eject a cd
> (using right click eject) it immediately closed it again before I have
> time to remove the cd.
>
Sounds like you may have found a bug in Ubuntu.
You could report this bug so that in t
2008/11/2 Robert Leverington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hello Alan,
>
> Alan Pope wrote:
>> I'm quite staggered that you think an entire OS release should be
>> delayed for this! I personally use my CDROM drive once in a blue moon.
>
> A lot of people still use
2008/11/2 David Futcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Actually, this bug is already well known by the developers and is documented
> in the Intrepid Release Notes [1]. I have no idea why
Ah even better. The original poster can subscribe to that bug and thus
get notified of any workarounds (other than th
2008/11/3 John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi, thank you for your message. I have posted about 3 or 4 things to
> Launchpad, and none of them have been answered, I keep getting messages
> saying that they have been closed due to inactivity, so you will have to
> excuse my reluctance to post there. Its a
2008/11/4 norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras w32codecs
>>
>> That's all, and it works for me.
>
> I have checked and I believe I have everything installed that I might
> need including w32codecs. The pop up window appears and at the bottom
> left says th
2008/11/4 norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> < snip >
>>
>> I note though that my new ibex machine already has them all which i
>> suspect is a by product of installing the ubuntu-restricted-extras
>> package.
>
> I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that I will advise my brother to
> forget his fears
2008/11/4 Michael G Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> ah yes, i see what you mean... mine works (looks like it's through
> totem plugin), and i think the only things i did was install the
> gstreamer-plugins, good bad and ugly.
>
I just tested this on a fairly fresh install of Ubuntu 8.10 32-bit
(h
2008/11/5 Simos Xenitellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Many people make the mistake to install the stock Ubuntu on the EEE.
> The specialised version that Yishay mentions below is what people
> should be installing instead.
> Advanced users would stick to the stock Ubuntu on the EEE.
>
I have stock Ubu
Hi,
As I previously mentioned [0], I'll be stepping down from stewardship
of the good ship Ubuntu UK LoCo at the end of November.
The first part of the process starts now, which is where we identify
those individuals who would like to be considered for the role. Once
this process is over, startin
2008/11/7 Lucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/11/5 Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> I have stock Ubuntu 8.10 on my EEE 900 and it works very nicely, much
>> better than previous releases.
>
> Did you do a fresh install or an upgrade?
>
It's actually a bit o
Hi,
This evening we will be recording episode 18 of the Ubuntu UK Podcast.
If any of you have any suggestions (before 7pm tonight) could you
please drop an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or reply to this post.
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2008/11/8 alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I have just tried kubuntu 8.10 Live CD for the first time and I am
> deeply troubled by what I find.
>
I just booted Kubuntu 8.10 on my Dell XPS laptop and it seemed quite
nice. I'm no fan of KDE but I can see how it might appeal to someone
looking at XP or
2008/11/8 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Sean Miller wrote:
> > We now seem to have a relatively stable system for him, but I've told
>> him to leave NVDIA graphics out for the time being. That REALLY
>> screws everything.
>>
>
> Ahh so I'm not the only one to think this then?
>
> When I upgrad
2008/11/8 alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> It seems that some problems are associated with xorg and its (now)
> lack of visible configuration. I could usually stumble in the right
> direction when xorg.conf was meaningful, even using vi, but I am
> quite lost in the current situations, with the minim
FYI: See below.
If you have any marketing materials, please consider uploading it to
the new spread ubuntu site.
Cheers,
Al.
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From: Rubén Romero y Cordero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2008/11/10
Subject: Announcement: SpreadUbuntu 0.1 - codename "evan"
To: "U
2008/11/10 Paul Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I have a password for the shipit site, and a password for brainstorm, do
> i need another (but different) password for this site
>
> thanks for any help
>
Hi,
You don't, no. You can logon using your launchpad OpenID. You can find
your OpenID url by
2008/11/6 ged byrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> If the position has now changed from 'point of contact' to 'team leader'
> will you be putting you're name down for another go ?
>
Heh, good question. No.
My reason for stepping down is to let someone else have a go, to
invigorate the team and to ensure
2008/11/14 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> The cheapest option is the 8.9" Asus EeePC 900A N270 with 1GB Ram and an
> 8GB SSD. It doesn't say what CPU it has (I presume it would be the
> 1.6GHz single core Atom?). This one in white or black is £194.
>
The 900A is confusingly the same spec as th
2008/11/14 Paul Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I tried to print a flyer out from one of the ubuntu projects to promote
> ubuntu, it was blurred when printed out on A4,(something to do with the
> size of the png file or something I am not a grapnics expert so can't
> fix it, so end up not bothering)
2008/11/14 davmor2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> You need an ethernet connect till you get the backport
> drivers on for the wifi to work (ath5k).
Or stick the .deb on a usb stick :)
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2008/11/14 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I might have to print off some Ubuntu fridge magnets though. I've often
> thought that my fridge should be powered by Ubuntu ;-)
>
I quite like the idea of a bumper sticker. I have a debian one on my
car at the moment, but it's been on there a few years
I wrote:-
> If you want to be considered for the position of Ubuntu UK LoCo Team
> Leader please create an entry at [1] (note url changed since my last
> mail) outlining who you are and a little bit about yourself. You might
> also want to add a line or two about direction you'd like to see the
>
2008/11/14 David King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> And considering Ubuntu is from South Africa (not the USA, like
> Microsoft), we really need to have any posters, etc., using the
> international standard paper sizes like A4, A3, A2, etc.
>
Ubuntu isn't really "from" South Africa. The company that spons
2008/11/14 alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I really like the idea of bumper stickers!
> Bumper stickers of any reasonable quality - with some water and UV
> resistance - are not particularly cheap. I have modified oval stickers
> for my bumpers, and they are still fading. In fact the standard gloss
>
2008/11/14 Michael Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/11/14 Paul Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> http://bumperstickers.cafepress.com/item/ubuntu-sticker-bumper/158648386
>>
>> $4.49
>>
>> Not sure what the current exchange rate is,
>>
> Cafepress says £3.03 here.
I'm going to the US for the Ubuntu
2008/11/16 David King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Below that is a large area of white space and then the bottom line
> quoted earlier.
>
The only two requirements are:-
1) You need to sign up to launchpad
2) You need to join the UK Team.
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk
If you aren't signed in you w
2008/11/16 Matthew Daubney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I'll stick this in this thread as it's related. Will there be a chance
> to discuss the election process once it's finished?
There was an opportunity between my first mail on the subject and the
start of November :)
However I came up with the plan
2008/11/16 Paul Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Are launch parties designed for the Ubuntu team communty or aimed at the
> public generally ?
>
Going by the last 3 that I have been to, everyone is welcome.
> I can help with one in Exeter, (i will probably need a lift though, sort
> this out nearer
2008/11/17 Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> With all due respect, Javad, who would want to put their coffee cup on
> a Windows Vista install disc?
>
> Not at all attractive proposition... every time you raised the cup to
> take a sip you'd be reminded of... well, you know... not good!
>
Which re
2008/11/17 Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw
> and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure
> that it's the retail version (not OEM) and was just wondering if
> anyone had any tips on how a FOSS user c
2008/11/21 Mark Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Just a quick reminder that the new series of The IT Crowd starts tonight at
> 10.00 on Channel 4. Be on the look out for Ubuntu.
>
Yeah, keep an eye out for Ubuntu stuff on set. You never know... :)
Cheers,
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2008/11/29 alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I was pleased that we could buy the camera we wanted. Also that the
> shop began to get experience of live usb/cd ubuntu, and had seen an
> example of spending power linked to ubuntu.
I wonder if they would have reacted if someone - umm - more - (trying
to
2008/11/15 Michael Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Never mind the US elections, Never mind the by-and-local elections..
> This is the election you've all been waiting for !
>
> Seriously though, *Voting opens* [0] at Midnight tonight *00:00 15/11/08
> GMT* (approx 40min time) for the position of Ubuntu
2008/11/30 Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> And finally to all those who voted - A record number of you (89) for any
>> vote in Ubuntu-UK's history.
>
> Do we know what that is as a percentage of the Ubuntu-UK Community?
>
There are around 100 people in the #ubuntu-uk irc channel,
Hi Liam
(recognising you from cix days of yore by the way)
2008/12/5 Liam Proven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> - I had to use the nVidia-settings applet to set up the screens; the
> Ubuntu displays control panel seems unaware I have 2 monitors.
>
Using twinview?
Can you post your xorg.conf somewhere
2008/12/10 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Try apt-get update -d
>
> The -d switch means that it just downloads updates but doesn't install
> them. That way you can say download a few updates and then if she turns
> the PC off you can just start it again. I'm sure there's a more elegant
> way of
2008/12/16 Robert Flatters :
> The Teacher should have stop and thought about what he said. You cannot come
> out with such a thing when its a know fact there is more OS than just
> Windows.
> The teacher should apologised for his out burst and gone for a cooling off.
>
Have you actually _read_ th
2008/12/16 Andrew Oakley :
> This sounds like a broken xorg.conf file. Try running without an
> xorg.conf file. Hardy and Intrepid should manage without one, and/or
> automatically generate a new one for you. Then use the restricted
> drivers utility System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers (N
2008/12/17 Philip Wyett :
> Not too sure Marks assertion that 1024x768 is probably the most widely
> used size of screen on laptops is correct overall but is within the
> thinkpad fan base. I haven't had a laptop with a default of 1024x768 for
> years but 1280x800 and now 1440x900. I am wrong in my
2008/12/17 gav :
> I'm using Fluxbox rather than Gnome, I never really got on with the
> Desktop Environments. Would my screenshots still be helpful?
>
As he didn't specifically ask for GNOME, I'd say you could submit
anything within reason really.
Cheers,
Al.
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htt
FYI: See below..
-- Forwarded message --
From: Mark Shuttleworth
Date: 2008/12/17
Subject: Help improve the desktop experience! Send screenshots of your
1024x768 desktop
To: Ubuntu Developers
Hi folks
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FYI: Shall we do one?
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From: Jorge O. Castro
Date: 2008/12/17
Subject: Announcing the next Global Bug Jam
To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts"
Hi everyone,
I've just announced the next Ubuntu Global Bug Jam:
http://castrojo.wordpress.com/20
2008/12/17 alan c :
> OT:
> Alan I am trying to get in contact with you re some CDs - not sure if
> the emails have gotten through?
Hmm, dunno what happened there, sorry... will mail you off list..
Cheers,
Al.
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2008/12/18 Sean Miller :
> Personally I'd do the power line - it's simple.
>
Another +1 for powerline. I actually use mine in two ways with 4
develo devices although of course you can use 2 as a minimum.
I have one attached to the switch near the cable modem. Another is in
the kitchen attached to
2008/12/18 Sean Farley :
> Get me off this list please! My mailbox can't cope!
>
There is a link at the bottom of every mail (including this one)
detailing where you go to unsubscribe.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
Cheers,
Al.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/install/bbc_iplayer_desktop
Requires Flash and Adobe Air.
Have fun :)
Cheers,
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2008/12/18 Ian Pascoe :
> Gents
>
> Although I agree that the idea of PowerLine adapters is a great one and can
> be a boon may I put in a word of caution?
>
The ones I have include encryption over the power line which is
configurable using a linux utility.
Cheers,
Al.
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2008/12/18 Jake Bunce :
> For powerline adapters to work, they need to run on the same electrical ring
> main. As each house will have it's own fuse box & ring main, "leakage" to
> outside of the home is not going to be an issue.
Not true, there's no filter on your consumer unit to stop it 'leakin
2008/12/21 David King :
> I do not see why more people do not use 64-bit operating systems. The
> CPUs on all new PCs are now 64-bit, so why not have 64-bit OS?
Because (on my laptop) there's zero benefit to running 64-bit version
of the OS and there are some gotchas with a few things either not
w
2008/12/21 Tim Powys-Lybbe :
> Can you recommend a speedometer?
>
Geekbench?
http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/
32-bit version is free, unfortunately the 64-bit version is payware.
Cheers,
Al.
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2008/12/21 Iain Lane :
> Well we have a fair amount of time to sort this out. Does anyone have
> any contacts at Canonical to see if we could use their space for the
> weekend? I'd imagine having some employees along would help. Perfect
> opportunity for our LoCo to do something awesome \o/
>
I as
2008/12/22 Lizzeh R :
> Very exciting, and I think this is a fun and great competition. I don't
> think it's limiting in the idea that you have only 1 60 second video, only
> because if someone had the chance to make a series of videos, it would be
> unfair. Then again, it's all about content, no
> cool thanks I'm going in in about 20 minutes. I never knew /var was so big
> relatively - so I'll give it a partition. Any other / that
> should have their own (apart from /home)?
None of them _need_ to be separate partitions. Historically people
used to do this so that an overfilling /var or /h
2009/1/3 Liam Proven :
> What's the best Ubuntu remix for the Eee? Eeebuntu, Ubuntu-Eee, something
> else?
>
I use stock Ubuntu with my Eee. I added a different kernel, but thats
about it, its pretty much stock Ubuntu.
However for a long time I used Xandros and had no problem with it as
it "just
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