Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu, energy efficiency and sustainable computing
Hi John, Welcome aboard. To me, the environment is third or second, to be honest ;). I find it very nice to have (old, bad) batteries last longer and I also like the idea of having a fully functional desktop on a computer that costs a fraction of what a new machine (as would be required for the "mainstream" OS's) would cost. So economics and battery life is what decides it for me - with the environmental effect (or more precisely, lack of effect) is an added bonus. As for the scientific proof of the battery efficiency - I have not seen it, but I think it makes very much sense because you have lesser and smaller processes running, simply. I hope this is of use to you and look forward to seeing Lubuntu on the cover of Time magazine ;) Kristian On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:16 PM, John Eischeid wrote: > I am a freelance writing and I am researching energy efficiency and > sustainable computing. I installed Lubuntu on an old laptop that once > had Windows and had gotten a very, very bad virus. The machine was just > sitting around my apartment, but I didn't want to throw it in the trash > or give it to a recycling company, some of which don't actually recycle > the machines. I am looking for two things: > > 1) Other Lubuntu users like me. Did the environment factor into your > decision to start using Lubuntu? Did you use it to bring an old machine > back to life? > 2) Some data indicating that Lubuntu is more energy efficient. I've > seen some claims along those lines, but does anyone have any proof that > Lubuntu uses less electricity? > > I'm not sure who I'll pitch this story to, assuming that there is one, > but my previous work as been published in the New York Times and > Scientific American. You can find links to those clips here: > www.johneischeid.com/clips . You can reply to this list, or reach me at > my personal email address: john [at] johneischeid.com > > Thanks to everyone working on Lubuntu! I've been very happy with it. I > tried Ubuntu, but it was a little too much for my old machine, which is > an HP Pavillion with only 512MB of RAM. Lubuntu works! > -- > This message was sent from Launchpad by > John Eischeid (https://launchpad.net/~jteischeid) > using the "Contact this team" link on the Lubuntu team page > (https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop). > For more information see > https://help.launchpad.net/YourAccount/ContactingPeople > > ___ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Suggestion: Move these apps from "Preferences" to "System Tools" (UPDATED)
Ah - I was going to but thought the other would be lost without the context (I'd not noticed your last mail was addressed to the list as opposed to just me). Sorry, still learning the ropes about this mailing list thing. Once more, good job! Kristian On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:04 AM, Jonathan Marsden wrote: > Kristian, > > Please use "Reply all" so you do not send replies just to me, that > should really go to the list. > > On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:06 +0100, "Kristian Nordestgaard" > wrote: > > > Just copied this file over and it works fine! > > Thanks! > > > I hope to see it in the next version of Lubuntu! > > We'll see. Still needs packaging, and we're short on time. > This is now being tracked as bug #650432 on LaunchPad, so we can > continue to > work on it there. > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-default-settings/+bug/650432 > > Jonathan > -- > Jonathan Marsden > jmars...@fastmail.fm > > ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] How many OSs do you use?
I hope this works... I have a lot of OS's installed: Linux Mint Slitaz (x2) Tiny Core Linux (x2) Lubuntu Ubuntu (without X) KolibriOS (only one not linux) I use these for various things. Mint is my "daily" OS. KolibriOS "because I can" - the others somewhere in between. Still trying to get my head around TCL, though. Kristian On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Tim Bernhard wrote: > At one point I had UNR 9.10 & 10.04 , Peppermint One, Peppermint Ice, and > Lubuntu 10.10 running on my laptop (along with my almost never used Windows > 7 partition.) When I received my new laptop about a month ago, I installed > Windows 7 which I have yet to use and Lubuntu which I use everyday. So far, > I'm really pleased with Lubuntu and don't plan on switching back to Ubuntu > anytime soon. > > So while I still keep two OSs, I only use one and it's Lubuntu. > > Tim > > ___ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Suggestion: automatic removal of "ubiquity"
Sorry, that seems to be a nonexistent problem. I did a semi-borked install on a machine and the package was still there. I just checked a later install and it was not so I guess there is no bug in this case. Sorry about the inconvenience. Kristian On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 3:33 AM, Kristian wrote: > Hi again, > Another minor suggestion: have ubiquity deleted automatically when the > installation is done - as far as I can see, it does nothing? > > Best, > Kristian > -- > This message was sent from Launchpad by > Kristian (https://launchpad.net/~kristian9k) > using the "Contact this team" link on the Lubuntu team page > (https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop). > For more information see > https://help.launchpad.net/YourAccount/ContactingPeople > > ___ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
