Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
On 9 December 2010 23:06, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote: Great post Alan C, I agree, it was good and covered the main points. I did rather like RedHat manuals... they summed up how Linux operated so well, especially Red Hat 9 who produced a wonderful manual... Key is that you don't pay for the operating system, you pay for value added services... and that's manuals, support, CD/DVDs or whatever. That's the way to make a living from selling GPL software, although it's also important to note that there's nothing in the GPL to prevent someone charging just for the operating system. Cofion/Regards, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] OOO Base - Recent Poor Performance
On 10 December 2010 07:07, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi Guys I use OOO Base to provide a user interface to a MySQL database. Until a couple of weeks ago the performance was excellent then, last weekend, I noticed it started taking best part of a minute to populate a simple list of around 200 entries. I tried it on my other laptop. Same thing. By way of elimination I copied the data to local tables of (HSQL) and linked a form to that. Same again. I've not changed the database or the application in any way. All I can assume is that a recent system update has caused the problems. The MySQL server and the OOO Base application are on the same machine. Has anybody else suffered a similar problem and/or have any ideas as to a solution? On my Macbook, since the most recent OpenOffice upgrade, it complains about having an incompatible or out of date version of Java before starting up. I wonder if that's the case in Linux. You could try starting it from the command line (ooffice if memory serves) and see if it complains at all. Simon -- My CV: http://bit.ly/sfgreenwood_cv Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/simonfgreenwood Twitter: @sfgreenwood -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] OOO Base - Recent Poor Performance
On Fri, 10 Dec 2010, Nigel Verity wrote: Has anybody else suffered a similar problem and/or have any ideas as to a solution? What version(s) of Ubuntu and OpenOffice.org? -Paul -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 22:37 +, alan c wrote: I never regretted paying what seemed to be fair price. However as my confidence in the community grew, so did my ability to judge between 'free' gratis and 'free' Free software offers. -- alan cocks Ubuntu user Very true, I've noticed that Windows users are very wary of 'free downloads' - for this reason we distribute FOSS apps and Ubuntu installation images on CDs or pre-loaded USB sticks to our end users. We hand these out free at events but charge for mail-order CDs and always for USB sticks as these are seriously too expensive to give away. To hand out a few dozen CDs at an event means that a couple of volunteers have to spend an afternoon feeding CDs into a row of laptops (we can't afford a pro burner - one of the Councils for Voluntary Service offered to buy Fossbox one but the cuts kiboshed that), plus the cost of the CDs, covers and labelling. We're a small non-profit, I can't really cost per CD accurately, so we charge three quid per CD send out in an SAE - people are happy to pay it because they don't trust their own ability to get the right stuff by going online. We don't make a profit on it, any money we make just goes towards keeping the non-profit organisation going - if it were a purely commercial decision, I wouldn't bother, not worth it. There's no restriction on charging for CDs, and we've talked about asking for people to contribute to refreshments at our free sessions too - same thing, in my view. Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Want to create an advert for Ubuntu?
On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 18:08 +, Liam Proven wrote: Pick the most likely lol - voluntary and community sector, of course! Oh. Right. OK. It seemed marginally less random than the others, but even so, not really to make any sense - I mean, even charity workers watch videos sometimes, and listen to music in the office, no? -- Liam Proven Betcha can't find many charities with a clue what the other acronyms even mean ;) attachment: face-wink.png-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] OOO Base - Recent Poor Performance
Hi In response to Paul Sladen's enquiry, both my laptops run Xubuntu. One is on 10.04 and the other is running 10.10. On both I run OOO 3.2.1 from the OOO mirror rather than the Ubuntu repository. However, by way of experiment, I also downloaded the Go-OO version from the repository, but it made no difference. When the problem first appeared I was interfacing with MySQL using Connector/J 5.1.12. I upgraded to the latest 5.1.14, but also to no avail. Because the slow performance has also manifested itself using embedded HSQL tables, I am pretty certain that the problem doesn't lie with the MySQL side of things; MySQL DB Browser is working just as quickly as usual. Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] connecting to secure network in University
Hello, There has been a change in the security at the University I work at, and where as before I could connect to the wireless network by simply typing in password and username (which I can still do with my Macbook Pro) connecting with Ubuntu 10.10 is defeating me. The netbook is finding and identifying the wireless network OK. Selecting the network gives a pop up dialog and filling in the connection settings (as best I can) simply allows the connection details box to disappear and then re-appear a few seconds later. There are instructions available for Nokia S60 phones and Windows (but none for Linux). Taking the settings from the windows instructions, I have the following set up as a network connection Wireless tab: SSID: the network name Mode: infrastructure BSSID: blank MAC address: left blank MTU: automatic Wireless security: Security: WPA WPA2 Enterprise Authentication: Protected EAP (PEAP) Anonymous identity: left blank CA Certificate: None (but windows instructions tell you to search for certficate and authenticate it, The Mac does this automatically) PEAP version: automatic inner authentication: MSCHAPv2 username; my username password: my password IPv4 settings: Automatic DHCP IPv6 settings: ignore The instruction for windows says to select WPA2, PEAP, uncheck authenticate as computer when computer information is available, uncheck fast reconnect, configure secure password (EAP-MSCHAPv2) to either domain account or local account, and to validate server certificate. I have been telling Ubuntu to ignore the certificate request, which from what I have read should still work. I would be very grateful if anyone can suggest what I should be trying to get connected. Many thanks, Graham -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: WikiLeaks: Stop the crackdown - incredible response!
gust got this on the gllug, thought somebody might find it interesting Jacob Mansfield Programmer On 10 December 2010 10:20, da...@gbenet.com da...@gbenet.com wrote: Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org wrote: *Incredible - nearly 400,000 signatures in one day for press freedom! Join the massive outcry and forward the email below -* Dear friends, http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?cl=855181424v=7744The chilling intimidation campaign against WikiLeaks (when they have broken no laws) is *an attack on freedom of the press and democracy.* We urgently need a massive public outcry to *stop the crackdown -- let's get to 1 million voices* and take out full page ads in US newspapers this week! [image: Sign the petition]http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?cl=855181424v=7744 The *massive campaign of intimidation* against WikiLeaks is sending a chill through free press advocates everywhere. *Legal experts say WikiLeaks has likely broken no laws. Yet top US politicians have called it a terrorist group and commentators have urged assassination* of its staff. The organization has come under massive government and corporate attack, but WikiLeaks is only publishing information provided by a whistleblower. And *it has partnered with the world's leading newspapers (NYT, Guardian, Spiegel etc)* to carefully vet the information it publishes. *The massive extra-judicial intimidation of WikiLeaks is an attack on democracy.* We urgently need a public outcry for freedom of the press and expression. *Sign the petition to stop the crackdown and forward this email to everyone* -- let's get to 1 million voices and take out full page ads in US newspapers this week! http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?vlhttp://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?cl=855181424v=7744 *WikiLeaks isn't acting alone* -- it's partnered with the top newspapers in the world (New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, etc) to carefully review 250,000 US diplomatic cables and remove any information that it is irresponsible to publish. *Only 800 cables have been published so far.*Past WikiLeaks publications have exposed government-backed torture, the murder of innocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, and corporate corruption. The US government is currently pursuing all legal avenues to stop WikiLeaks from publishing more cables, but *the laws of democracies protect freedom of the press.* The US and other governments may not like the laws that protect our freedom of expression, but that's exactly why it's so important that we have them, and why only a democratic process can change them. *Reasonable people can disagree* on whether WikiLeaks and the leading newspapers it's partnered with are releasing more information than the public should see. Whether the releases undermine diplomatic confidentiality and whether that's a good thing. Whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the personal character of a hero or a villain. *But none of this justifies a vicious campaign of intimidation to silence a legal media outlet * by governments and corporations. Click below to join the call to stop the crackdown: http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?vlhttp://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?cl=855181424v=7744 Ever wonder why the media so rarely gives the full story of what happens behind the scenes? This is why - because when they do, governments can be vicious in their response. And when that happens, *it's up to the public to stand up for our democratic rights to a free press and freedom of expression. Never has there been a more vital time for us to do so.* With hope, Ricken, Emma, Alex, Alice, Maria Paz and the rest of the Avaaz team. SOURCES: Law experts say WikiLeaks in the clear (ABC) http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s3086781.htm WikiLeaks are a bunch of terrorists, says leading U.S. congressman (Mail Online) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1333879/WikiLeaks-terrorists-says-leading-US-congressman-Peter-King.html Cyber guerrillas can help US (Financial Times) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3dd7c40-ff15-11df-956b-00144feab49a.html#axzz17QvQ4Ht5 Amazon drops WikiLeaks under political pressure (Yahoo) http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101201/tc_afp/usdiplomacyinternetwikileakscongressamazon WikiLeaks avenged by hacktivists (PC World): http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/212701/operation_payback_wikileaks_avenged_by_hacktivists.html US Gov shows true control over Internet with WikiLeaks containment (Tippett.org) http://www.tippett.org/2010/12/us-gov-shows-true-control-over-internet-with-wikileaks-containment/ US embassy cables culprit should be executed, says Mike Huckabee (The Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/us-embassy-cables-executed-mike-huckabee WikiLeaks ditched by MasterCard, Visa. Who's next? (The Christian Science Monitor)
[ubuntu-uk] connecting to secure network in University
Hi Graham, there's a bug logged for this against Network Manager: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=632184 I believe this is the same issue you're encountering and in fact it's the issue that I have with my company's WiFi and certificates. The same certificate is used for 802.1X on the wired network and this works, but it doesn't work on the WiFi which uses WPA/WPA2 Enterprise. I hadn't been digging deeper into this until a few days ago. It seems that it partially depends on the network driver as a colleague with a different wifi card is able to get on the network, but I'm not. I'm trying to gather as much information to see if I can get the developers fix it. It didn't happen on 10.04 base install, up to about a week or two before 10.10 was out, so you could try using a 10.04 installation and see if it works for you. Kind regards, Patrick Bulteel -- Message: 4 Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:56:57 + From: Graham Smith myotis...@gmail.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] connecting to secure network in University To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Message-ID: aanlktinpxiwo8dye15smjnv9hjaq-7jvez23v7keu...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hello, There has been a change in the security at the University I work at, and where as before I could connect to the wireless network by simply typing in password and username (which I can still do with my Macbook Pro) connecting with Ubuntu 10.10 is defeating me. The netbook is finding and identifying the wireless network OK. Selecting the network gives a pop up dialog and filling in the connection settings (as best I can) simply allows the connection details box to disappear and then re-appear a few seconds later. There are instructions available for Nokia S60 phones and Windows (but none for Linux). Taking the settings from the windows instructions, I have the following set up as a network connection Wireless tab: SSID: the network name Mode: infrastructure BSSID: blank MAC address: left blank MTU: automatic Wireless security: Security: WPA WPA2 Enterprise Authentication: Protected EAP (PEAP) Anonymous identity: left blank CA Certificate: None (but windows instructions tell you to search for certficate and authenticate it, The Mac does this automatically) PEAP version: automatic inner authentication: MSCHAPv2 username; my username password: my password IPv4 settings: Automatic DHCP IPv6 settings: ignore The instruction for windows says to select WPA2, PEAP, uncheck authenticate as computer when computer information is available, uncheck fast reconnect, configure secure password (EAP-MSCHAPv2) to either domain account or local account, and to validate server certificate. I have been telling Ubuntu to ignore the certificate request, which from what I have read should still work. I would be very grateful if anyone can suggest what I should be trying to get connected. Many thanks, Graham -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101210/166dd208/attachment-0001.htm -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] connecting to secure network in University
Patrick there's a bug logged for this against Network Manager: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=632184 I believe this is the same issue you're encountering and in fact it's the issue that I have with my company's WiFi and certificates. The same certificate is used for 802.1X on the wired network and this works, but it doesn't work on the WiFi which uses WPA/WPA2 Enterprise. Thanks, in fact I now realise that I'm still on 10.04, but its an Asus 901, which is the same netbook mentioned in the bug report, and it seemed to start on 10.04. Hopefully, it is the same issue and that it might be fixed with an update. The workaround is a bit beyond me :-( Graham -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] connecting to secure network in University
On 10/12/10 22:06, Graham Smith wrote: Patrick there's a bug logged for this against Network Manager: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=632184 I believe this is the same issue you're encountering and in fact it's the issue that I have with my company's WiFi and certificates. The same certificate is used for 802.1X on the wired network and this works, but it doesn't work on the WiFi which uses WPA/WPA2 Enterprise. Thanks, in fact I now realise that I'm still on 10.04, but its an Asus 901, which is the same netbook mentioned in the bug report, and it seemed to start on 10.04. Hopefully, it is the same issue and that it might be fixed with an update. The workaround is a bit beyond me :-( Graham Hi Graham, Are you by any chance trying to connect to an eduroam network? If so, you may find the instructions at this Cambridge university website helpful: http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/wireless/eduroam/configuring-ubuntu10.04.html If so, the certificate you need is located in /etc/ssl/certs/AddTrust_External_Root.pem This worked for me at Cambridge, but I'm not sure whether the same certificates are used at all universities with eduroam. Anyone know the answer to that? Kind regards, Tim * * -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
