Re: [ubuntu-uk] Want a high level influential role at the cabinet office on an Open Standards board?

[Bruno Girin]

On 05/03/12 16:19, Alan Bell wrote:
> sadly there is no money attached to it, but it is a real opportunity
> to get your points about open standards and free software across at a
> very high level.
>
> http://bitly.com/xN81Zv
>
> It would be good to have some Ubuntu folk apply for this, I think
> there is a genuine desire not to have a board stuffed with partners of
> large well known proprietary software suppliers, so you are in with a
> chance. It isn't a massive commitment, about one day a month.

Fails at the first hurdle: their application form is a Word document :-)
Having said this, I think I will apply. Being a contractor makes it easy
to take one day off a month.

Cheers,

Bruno


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[ubuntu-uk] Xorg high CPU usage

[Pete Smout]

Hi,

For about a week now my laptop (ubuntu 10.04 LTS fully updated) has been 
freezing up for approx 30 secs, with gkrellm and top showing xorg using 
100% cpu usage?
There seems to be no pattern to what programs I am using, everything 
from open office to clementine to smplayer or thunderbird, not at any 
certain time of day or day of the week, or even weather using the 
inbuilt screen or external one.


My understanding (admittedly limited) is that xorg is the bit that works 
the display (screen). Has anyone else come across this?


For reference the laptop specs are:

Acer Aspire 5720
Intel T5250 Dual core processor
Ram 2.0 gb
Internal graphics (intel)
Internal sound (intel)

Thanks in advance for any ideas

Regards

Pete


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] FW: Copyright consultation: get involved [NP]

[Andres Muniz]

FYI. I know some of you are more involved with copyright stuff.


> 
> From: Richard Booth [mailto:rich...@creativeindustriesktn.org] 
> Sent: 05 March 2012 13:31
> To: a...@npl.co.uk
> Subject: Copyright consultation: get involved
> 
>   
> 
> Dear Andres
> 
> Copyright is the dominant form of IP protection for the creative
> industries, applying to everything from artistic performances to
> software code. As a member of our IP and Open Source group
>  , we are
> writing to draw your attention to the formal review process currently
> under way, and what the Creative Industries KTN is doing about it. 
> 
> The outcomes of the current consultation round are likely to reshape
> what can and cannot legally be done with creative content. However, the
> documentation is substantial and some of the issues under consideration
> are somewhat technical. Accordingly, CI KTN is providing a series of
> short articles which explain the main changes currently under
> consideration  ,
> to help you decide whether you would like to contribute your own views
> and experiences to this consultation exercise.
> 
> Yours Sincerely 
> 
> 
> 
> Richard Booth 
> Communications & Membership Manager 
> Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network 
> 
> Telephone: 020 3051 0589 
> 
> Email: rich...@creativeindustriesktn.org 
> Web:   http://www.creativeindustriesktn.org
>  
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[ubuntu-uk] Want a high level influential role at the cabinet office on an Open Standards board?

[Alan Bell]

sadly there is no money attached to it, but it is a real opportunity to 
get your points about open standards and free software across at a very 
high level.


http://bitly.com/xN81Zv

It would be good to have some Ubuntu folk apply for this, I think there 
is a genuine desire not to have a board stuffed with partners of large 
well known proprietary software suppliers, so you are in with a chance. 
It isn't a massive commitment, about one day a month.


Alan.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] dig out your old computers...

[Phill Whiteside]

Hi,

I've no oblections to Gmane being added to lubuntu-qa.

on none-pae, there is an active email (on lubuntu-qa) and a live forum
thread ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1924455 ) Using the
mini-iso is the way that is being done, so you would be able to use the
steps to install any of the *buntu familiy once you have the mini-iso
loaded by amending the instructions.

Regards,

Phill.


On 4 March 2012 23:55, Paul Broadhead  wrote:

> Phill Whiteside wrote:
>
> > Yeah, for the testing of lubuntu [1] [2]
>
> I have a Thinkpad X31 that is non pae.  It does have over 1GB RAM
> however so does not tick all your boxes.  Anyhow, I download the latest
> lubuntu beta-1 and created a bootable USB.  Unfortunately, this failed
> to boot with the same pae error message that the standard ubuntu 12.04
> beta-1 gives.  I'll happily try again with another build
>
> I came across the non pae issue yesterday when I tested the standard
> 12.04 beat-1 build.  In the end, I got a working system by installing
> via the non-pae mini.iso image.
>
> Regards,
> Paul
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