Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion
Thank you for all of your answers. And the winner is Ubuntu ! I'd already more or less made up my mind, but this helped me justify it to colleagues. Thanks Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion
Quoting Andrew Ball <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hello Matthew, > > ASB> Or X11?! ;-) > > MMW> That one's easy, some of the PHP libraries that use > > GD and similar rely on the underlying X11 > > functionality. > > I use php, but what is "GD"? > > - Andy Ball. LibGD allows you to create graphics on the fly using PHP. This means that you can use data in a database to create graphs on the fly by calling the php-script instead of an image: This executes the php script and puts an image in its place. It's definitely worth a look, used properly it can work really well! M. -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.truthisfreedom.org.uk/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!
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 the actors to wear the hardy heron T-shirt and passed on some Canonical contacts to speed it along. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion
Hello Matthew, ASB> Or X11?! ;-) MMW> That one's easy, some of the PHP libraries that use > GD and similar rely on the underlying X11 > functionality. I use php, but what is "GD"? - Andy Ball. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!
Lets crack on and get something there double quick then ;-) On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave Walker wrote: >> We would need to speak to Canonical to get clearing for the logo, i >> can't imagine them saying No. So the next thing is getting a suitable >> sized poster. If it's just a plain poster, would should probably >> consider getting a run of at least 10 - as i know i'd certainly consider >> some. > > I'd be interesting in getting a couple, maybe if we could get a decent > run of them off we could get ones to put up in places. A professionally > printed poster looks a whole lot better than something printed off on an > inkjet printer. Maybe something A3 size or bigger? > > I think it's a great idea anyway. > > Rob > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!
Dave Walker wrote: > We would need to speak to Canonical to get clearing for the logo, i > can't imagine them saying No. So the next thing is getting a suitable > sized poster. If it's just a plain poster, would should probably > consider getting a run of at least 10 - as i know i'd certainly consider > some. I'd be interesting in getting a couple, maybe if we could get a decent run of them off we could get ones to put up in places. A professionally printed poster looks a whole lot better than something printed off on an inkjet printer. Maybe something A3 size or bigger? I think it's a great idea anyway. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] AAC Encoder
I'm not very knowledgeable on the subject of encoders, but I believe there is a program called faac for aac encoding. But if you're encoding a whole mp4 movie, you may want to use mencoder (associated with mencoder). I've not tried mp4 but I'm led to believe they are supported, and I've definitely created AVIs with aac audio using it. So I would say to have a look at faac or mencoder and see if they fit your need. P.S. Mencoder is definitely scriptable, I think faac probably will be. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] AAC Encoder
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 work, but is needing a scriptable AAC encoder that will run on > the LAMP the media server sits upon, to enable MP4 encoding properly. > ffmpeg or mencoder. I have used both to do encoding such as this. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion
Quoting Andrew Ball <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hello Dave, > > DW> Why have ANY window manager on a server!? > > Or X11?! ;-) That one's easy, some of the PHP libraries that use GD and similar rely on the underlying X11 functionality. M. -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.truthisfreedom.org.uk/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] AAC Encoder
Hi guys, 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 work, but is needing a scriptable AAC encoder that will run on the LAMP the media server sits upon, to enable MP4 encoding properly. Any Ideas? Cheers, Badger. -- Badger Freelance Sound Engineer http://www.badgerdotcom.co.uk/wordpress http://www.myspace.com/badgerarc -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!
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 the > it crowd, all the t-shirts and stickers and such but doesn't have time > for this season so is asking his blog readers to submit ideas, I think > this is the perfect opportunity for us to get some propaganda into TV > land ;) > > """ > Please send your suggestions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > We also need to get legal permission to use the stuff, and we need to > get it fast, so please include as much information as you can > regarding contact details etc etc. > """ Hi Gord, Good Find! Interesting, i contacted the creator of the show during Series 2 with the intention of getting a Ubuntu poster in the background. They said it wasn't out of the question, but Series 3 was not yet in the planning stage. I would imagine that the 'Highway' poster would be less than ideal, but one stating "Ubuntu, Linux for Human Beings" only would be a really good idea. We would need to speak to Canonical to get clearing for the logo, i can't imagine them saying No. So the next thing is getting a suitable sized poster. If it's just a plain poster, would should probably consider getting a run of at least 10 - as i know i'd certainly consider some. I've added this idea to the IdealsPool of the Wiki [0]. We should probably try and construct a suitable email to Ben. If we start this on the Wiki[1], we could all try and chime in with suggestions. [0] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/IdeasPool/PosteronITCrowd/ [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/IdeasPool/PosteronITCrowd/Letter Kind Regards, Dave Walker -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!
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 the it crowd, all the t-shirts and stickers and such but doesn't have time for this season so is asking his blog readers to submit ideas, I think this is the perfect opportunity for us to get some propaganda into TV land ;) """ Please send your suggestions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] We also need to get legal permission to use the stuff, and we need to get it fast, so please include as much information as you can regarding contact details etc etc. """ -- Gord Allott ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion
Hello Dave, DW> Why have ANY window manager on a server!? Or X11?! ;-) - Andy Ball -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion
Sean Miller wrote: > though I wouldn't bother with Gnome for a webserver, Xubuntu is more than > sufficient). ! Why have ANY window manager on a server!? Kind Regards, Dave Walker -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion
I'd go for a Debian based solution as that's what I'm most comfortable with, so of your two it'd have to be Ubuntu (though I wouldn't bother with Gnome for a webserver, Xubuntu is more than sufficient). Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
