Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)
I also went to see Genius, I will definitely be visible and I'm fairly sure I was wearing my Hardy t-shirt that day but can't be certain. I will be wearing my hardy t-shirt to the IT crowd though, even though it wont be seen. Adam. Alan Pope wrote: 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 and I might just divulge the details. :) When is the next podcast arriving anyway? It seems like ages since the last one. We had a scheduling problem last week so it was recorded at the weekend (a week late). It should be out this week. (It's all recorded, edited and mixed, we just need to all listen to and check the preview mix, decide on an episode name, encode it, upload it, sync the mirrors and create the web pages, then announce it) Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)
2008/10/16 Adam Bagnall [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I also went to see Genius, I will definitely be visible and I'm fairly sure I was wearing my Hardy t-shirt that day but can't be certain. I will be wearing my hardy t-shirt to the IT crowd though, even though it wont be seen. Adam. Last Friday, on my way home from work, I spotted a cyclist with an Ubuntu rucksack at the Peak Lane traffic lights on the A27 between Fareham and Titchfield. I think that is the first time I have spotted an Ubuntu in the wild :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)
My local bus company gives names to all its buses - one is called Intrepid. Does that count? Wonder if they'd like to change the colour scheme and logo on that vehicle Dianne -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Changing default settings for all users
2008/10/15 James Westby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 14:10 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: [snip] I vaguely remember reading something about default settings in /etc/skel but after looking in that directory I see there are just some default files for bash. Is it possible to put a set of default files in to /etc/skel and is there any specific configuration files I need? /etc/skel can contain files to go in the users home directory, so many things will be able to be customised via that mechanism. Hi Rob, Just to emphasise this point, any files you put in /etc/skel will be copied to the new user's home directory when the account is created. Cofion, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)
My local bus company gives names to all its buses - one is called Intrepid. Does that count? Wonder if they'd like to change the colour scheme and logo on that vehicle I work in a IT, so to promote Ubuntu to my workmates I installed Hardy onto a PC, fired up the 3d desktop, pointed the monitor at the rest of the office and scrawled 'DIE' in flaming letters. This attracted a bit of attention from slightly freaked out people asking how I did it, allowing me to retort 'Tis Ubuntu my friend!' Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)
How did you do it? Sean Just enable the 3d desktop in the appearance menu, then install compizconfig-settings-manager from universe. You can enable/disable all this kind of stuff in there, it'll also tell you the key combinations to do this kinda stuff for each option. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)
How did you do it? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Changing default settings for all users
Neil Greenwood wrote: 2008/10/15 James Westby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 14:10 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: [snip] I vaguely remember reading something about default settings in /etc/skel but after looking in that directory I see there are just some default files for bash. Is it possible to put a set of default files in to /etc/skel and is there any specific configuration files I need? /etc/skel can contain files to go in the users home directory, so many things will be able to be customised via that mechanism. Hi Rob, Just to emphasise this point, any files you put in /etc/skel will be copied to the new user's home directory when the account is created. Cofion, Neil. Great, that gives me something to go on. Just got to figure out the Samba/NT4 domain authentication now, failing that, LDAP authentication (see my other post for details). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:51:02 +0100, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My local bus company gives names to all its buses - one is called Intrepid. Does that count? Wonder if they'd like to change the colour scheme and logo on that vehicle I work in a IT, so to promote Ubuntu to my workmates I installed Hardy onto a PC, fired up the 3d desktop, pointed the monitor at the rest of the office and scrawled 'DIE' in flaming letters. This attracted a bit of attention from slightly freaked out people asking how I did it, allowing me to retort 'Tis Ubuntu my friend!' Chris Last year around bonfire night I set my screensaver to be a fireworks one (can't remember what it was called, trying to find it again now). That seemed to cause a small stir. That and cowsay -f s0d0mized hello . -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Authenticating against Samba/NT 4.0 domain
Neil Greenwood wrote: There was an article about PAM in Linux Format issue 99. If you subscribe, you can see the articles on their website even if you no longer have the issue. It explains what all of the different pam_xxx.so options do, and how to configure them. If you aren't a subscriber, or no longer have the issue, I'll have a look and see what I can crib from the article to help you out. Cofion, Neil. Ahh cool, I'll have to dig it out (I'm sure I have it somewhere). I did notice reading through the notes for Intrepid Beta that there is a new configuration tool for PAM. I'm just giving it a go now by installing Winbind and then I'll try running pam-auth-update and see what that does. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] [OT] How free is the Android OS?
Hi Guys, slightly off-topic, but I would appreciate your thoughts on this This was inspired by the news of the G1 phone being released in the UK on the 30th of October (http://tinyurl.com/48s4gp). Some questions; * How free is the OS really?? I know it has a Linux based kernel and will be open source (?), but with the 100% free OpenMoko, would OM be better? * Is it worth tying into a contract with t-mobile (also phone will be sim-locked), ie - does this go against what freedom is about, or is it a necessary evil? (like proprietary drivers/firmware) * Better to wait for the G2, G3 etc etc due to maturity of OS and better hardware? or cooler to be an early adopter - assumable it will be 'easily' upgradeable on the OS side. * And the ultimate question... black or white? Cheers :-) --Michael _ Michael Fletcher Visit my website here - http://www.mgfletcher.com/blog Interested in Linux? Then visit - http://www.ilovemylinux.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] How free is the Android OS?
Michael G Fletcher wrote: snip * How free is the OS really?? I know it has a Linux based kernel and will be open source (?), but with the 100% free OpenMoko, would OM be better? This might help you decide... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/16/android_kill_switch/ Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
