Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......
On 30/07/11 22:15, Colin Law wrote: On 30 July 2011 22:04, scoundrel50a wrote: needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom, which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with Linux, and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He pulls out this memory stick, and asked which distro I was using, and started Ubuntu 10.10...was very surprised. Suffice to say, it works perfectly...just thought you might like to know. In which store did you find this enlightened salesman? Colin Tottenham Ct RoadLondon. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......
On 30 July 2011 22:04, scoundrel50a wrote: > needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom, > which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with Linux, > and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He pulls out this memory stick, > and asked which distro I was using, and started Ubuntu 10.10...was very > surprised. Suffice to say, it works perfectly...just thought you might like > to know. In which store did you find this enlightened salesman? Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......
Cool :), -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. scoundrel50a wrote: needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom, which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with Linux, and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He pulls out this memory stick, and asked which distro I was using, and started Ubuntu 10.10...was very surprised. Suffice to say, it works perfectly...just thought you might like to know. John -- 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/
[ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......
needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom, which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with Linux, and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He pulls out this memory stick, and asked which distro I was using, and started Ubuntu 10.10...was very surprised. Suffice to say, it works perfectly...just thought you might like to know. John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [admin] [Feedback] Announcing the launch of SFD Registration
More SFD details... -- Forwarded message -- From: Date: 30 July 2011 13:48 Subject: [admin] [Feedback] Announcing the launch of SFD Registration To: ad...@lug.org.uk Pockey Lam sent a message using the contact form at http://lug.org.uk/contact. Hi UK Lugs, This is Pockey from Software Freedom International. I see that there are so many lugs in UK ;-) and only 5 teams registered so far (http://softwarefreedomday.org/map) , it would be great if you can help us to announce the launch of registration to all the lugs in UK. I prepared an email, please feel free to improve / modify it. Thank you very much! Announcement starts: You must have heard about Software Freedom Day already :-) If you plan to organize a Software Freedom Day (SFD) event this year, but haven't registered yet, you should definitely go to register as soon as possible to get some goodies on or before August 2nd! SFD Goodies availability is subject to first come first served basis and each pack will include 3 t-shirts, 20 stickers, 10 tshirt transfer labels, 3 dvds, 20 balloons and a 2-meter long banner :-) Registration is very easy, you just need to : 1) create a wiki page of your event under wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2011, and then 2) go to http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/cgi-bin/register.py to submit your event information. If you have any issue regarding registration, you may read our howto on http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/CreateYourTeampage or contact us via email: sfd-discuss(at)sf-day.org or IRC: #sfd @freenode server. If you wonder what is SFD or how to organize or participate in a SFD event? Please go to our website on http://www.softwarefreedomday.org and read our startguide on http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/StartGuide If you already registered your SFD event, all the best to your event! Please help us to promote Software Freedom Day by placing a SFD web banner on your website / blog: http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Promote and link back to your SFD event page or softwarefreedomday.org front page. Thank you! Announcement stops Look forward to hearing from you! Regards, Pockey -- Please reply to the list and not an individual administrator. ad...@mailman.lug.org.uk mailing list https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/admin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] HLUG Open Source Schools Project
O n Fri, 2011-07-29 at 18:13 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > I'm > currently working on a project here in Torbay to provide a couple of > old > laptops to a local Sure Start Centre as a sort of mobile computer > suite > (well 2 laptops and a printer) and maybe something like this would > work > well rather than me re-inventing the wheel :-) > > I'll be sure to forward this e-mail to my local LUG, we have a couple > of > people in our LUG who have some involvement with schools and > nurseries > so maybe of interest to them. > Hi Rob Tuxedu primary would definately be good for a surestart centre - it is ment to be run live and you will not be able to access the internet or any files on the computer while you are using it - so you can safely let small children explore - you might want to load lubuntu or ubuntu as the main OS for adults with full funtionality and have Tuxedu as the option for when children use them. As I said it's still being developed but should be ready fairly soon and once it is i'll let you know. We are developing it so that it can be shared and we will also make documentation we create for tuxedu and for the schools project generally available for everyone to share - we are hoping it will be a straightforward way to get children and teachers involved with and confident about using open source and moving away from completely windows based systems. Sarah -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network support
On Sat, 2011-07-30 at 10:16 +0100, Mike Carter wrote: > > *I am looking at a Bespoke CRM system at present but again those who > are talking to me are trying to get me to use SAGE and add in the > modules. Sage only works with Windows so for me it is no good. Some years ago I ran a business and my accountant insisted on my using Sage. I thought it was dreadful. If I were in business now, I would probably use Gnucash. It is fully configurable. Sage is a bit like Windows; you have to work the way it wants you to. Regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network support
On 30 July 2011 09:48, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Welcome to the community! > > To clarify things I've asked a bunch of questions below. > > On 30 July 2011 09:31, Mike Carter wrote: > > I am setting up an educational training company and I > > have been trying to get some help on setting up the network. > > Is this computer based training? > What are are the courses in? - i.e. are they Ubuntu related or are > they generic computer courses like "How to use office" or something > more generic? > Courses that have already been written in some specific format or > something yet to be developed? > By "network" I take it you're talking about a training room of > computers with a setup people can just turn up and use? > * I am using a Learning Platform which is Cloud based so all courses will run through that but I would want to give access to local resources. I am trying out ESOL and TEFL courses, English and Maths. The centre will also act as a facilitator for anyone wanting to hold events Computer based or not so I will provide conference facilities including IWB. > > The local > > people I have asked for help have said I am crazy to want to base my new > > business on Ubuntu and are advising using Microsoft products. > > Heh. Perhaps Microsoft products are in their comfort zone. > * Yes I think you are absolutely correct and over the years I have tried to say to educationists that we are not Microsoft Trainers we are there to enhance learning by using technology, word processing not Word, Spreadsheet simulation not Excel skilled people. For me it is about transferable skills using technology not merely learning Microsoft products. > > > The whole venture depends > > on having access to courses and I really need some sort of managed > system. > > By managed system do you mean a system to track student progress? > *I am looking at a Bespoke CRM system at present but again those who are talking to me are trying to get me to use SAGE and add in the modules. Sage only works with Windows so for me it is no good. > > > I > > am willing to be educated in running the system but I will have enough on > my > > plate setting up and running the business. I am convinced that Ubuntu > will > > provide the necessary system I need I just need someone to guide me and > > check that things work. If any one like a challenge then please get in > > contact. > > > > On this mailing list you'll get community based help. If you're > looking for paid-for help with the project then I'd personally > recommend these people:- > * Yes I have already sent a request to libertus through the website so I am waiting to hear what they say. I am really excited about the prospect of using Ubuntu and Open source software to support my new venture, I just wish I had the skills to do it but then in my view learning comes through collaboration and already I have learned much from ubuntu-UK contributors. * Thanks for the quick response Mike > > http://libertus.co.uk/ > > It's run by Alan Bell and Alan Lord (yes, lots of Alans around here) > and they're both on this mailing list. > > Cheers, > Al. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Mike Carter Managing Director Tyncan Ltd. 07949293995 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network support
On 30 Jul 2011, at 09:31, Mike Carter wrote: > Hi Everyone > I have just started to use Ubuntu recently on a stand alone computer and I > think it is amazing. I am setting up an educational training company and I > have been trying to get some help on setting up the network. The local people > I have asked for help have said I am crazy to want to base my new business on > Ubuntu and are advising using Microsoft products. I do not want to do this I > have made a decision to use Ubuntu and I want to make it work. Canonical > suggested I ask for help through the forum, although I have worked with > computers for a long time I am not a technical person. I want to use small > form factor computers and a server in house. The whole venture depends on > having access to courses and I really need some sort of managed system. I am > willing to be educated in running the system but I will have enough on my > plate setting up and running the business. I am convinced that Ubuntu will > provide the necessary system I need I just need someone to guide me and check > that things work. If any one like a challenge then please get in contact. > Kind regards > Mike > > -- > Mike Carter > Managing Director > Tyncan Ltd. > 07949293995 > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Hi I work for a company that runs Degree and Masters courses online. We use Ubuntu on our servers and Moodle for our learning management software. All our software is open source. Contact me and I will try to help. Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network support
Hi Mike, Welcome to the community! To clarify things I've asked a bunch of questions below. On 30 July 2011 09:31, Mike Carter wrote: > I am setting up an educational training company and I > have been trying to get some help on setting up the network. Is this computer based training? What are are the courses in? - i.e. are they Ubuntu related or are they generic computer courses like "How to use office" or something more generic? Courses that have already been written in some specific format or something yet to be developed? By "network" I take it you're talking about a training room of computers with a setup people can just turn up and use? > The local > people I have asked for help have said I am crazy to want to base my new > business on Ubuntu and are advising using Microsoft products. Heh. Perhaps Microsoft products are in their comfort zone. > The whole venture depends > on having access to courses and I really need some sort of managed system. By managed system do you mean a system to track student progress? > I > am willing to be educated in running the system but I will have enough on my > plate setting up and running the business. I am convinced that Ubuntu will > provide the necessary system I need I just need someone to guide me and > check that things work. If any one like a challenge then please get in > contact. > On this mailing list you'll get community based help. If you're looking for paid-for help with the project then I'd personally recommend these people:- http://libertus.co.uk/ It's run by Alan Bell and Alan Lord (yes, lots of Alans around here) and they're both on this mailing list. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Network support
Hi Everyone I have just started to use Ubuntu recently on a stand alone computer and I think it is amazing. I am setting up an educational training company and I have been trying to get some help on setting up the network. The local people I have asked for help have said I am crazy to want to base my new business on Ubuntu and are advising using Microsoft products. I do not want to do this I have made a decision to use Ubuntu and I want to make it work. Canonical suggested I ask for help through the forum, although I have worked with computers for a long time I am not a technical person. I want to use small form factor computers and a server in house. The whole venture depends on having access to courses and I really need some sort of managed system. I am willing to be educated in running the system but I will have enough on my plate setting up and running the business. I am convinced that Ubuntu will provide the necessary system I need I just need someone to guide me and check that things work. If any one like a challenge then please get in contact. Kind regards Mike -- Mike Carter Managing Director Tyncan Ltd. 07949293995 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
