[ubuntu-uk] Open standards policy .....
Below is an e-mail that I have sent to openstanda...@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk with a copy to Francis Maude MP at psfrancisma...@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk I have also written to my local MP. Just a thought but some of you might want to do something similar. Dear Sirs, I have been very concerned for some time about this issue and did manage to attend one of the consultation sessions two years ago. My concern is currently over the heavy handed - almost bullying - approach that seems to be employed by large commercial interests. In particular Microsoft who seem to be using closed-standards to protect their interests and limit users to their software. An example of this is in the way in which ITC in schools has degenerated into teaching of the use of Microsoft's own products and no other. If the following is to be believed, then I think we have great cause for concern about this issue. Please see: http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/04/how-microsoft-lobbied-against-true-open-standards-i/index.htm#comment-500786703 and also: http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/public-sector/2012/04/proprietary-lobby-triumphs-in.html Kind 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/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open standards policy .....
On 20/04/12 10:59, Barry Drake wrote: Below is an e-mail that I have sent to openstanda...@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk with a copy to Francis Maude MP at psfrancisma...@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk I have also written to my local MP. Just a thought but some of you might want to do something similar. Dear Sirs, I have been very concerned for some time about this issue and did manage to attend one of the consultation sessions two years ago. My concern is currently over the heavy handed - almost bullying - approach that seems to be employed by large commercial interests. In particular Microsoft who seem to be using closed-standards to protect their interests and limit users to their software. An example of this is in the way in which ITC in schools has degenerated into teaching of the use of Microsoft's own products and no other. If the following is to be believed, then I think we have great cause for concern about this issue. Please see: http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/04/how-microsoft-lobbied-against-true-open-standards-i/index.htm#comment-500786703 and also: http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/public-sector/2012/04/proprietary-lobby-triumphs-in.html Kind regards,Barry. Thanks Barry Also of interest is a new item from Glyn Moody Does Microsoft Office Lock-in Cost the UK Government £500 Million? http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/04/does-microsoft-office-lock-in-cost-the-uk-government-500-million/index.htm Shortened link: http://bit.ly/JrtxdL -- alan cocks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
On 20 April 2012 12:12, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. Hello - If you Google 'Ubuntu Asus P8H61-M' you will get some useful results, the first being that it's an EFI board so it will probably only work with a 64 bit distribution although it doesn't seem very promising from that post. Asus themselves have passed it for Ubuntu 10.10. If you're putting together a desktop machine it may be better to reverse the process and find a motherboard that will work with Linux, such as in the recommended hardware list here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecommendedHardware#Motherboards My desktop has a Gigabyte motherboard although I would have to nip out to the garage to find the exact model and it's run 11.10 64 bit with no problems since October. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood Go on Bobby, both barrels -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 CD pre-orders
On Sun, 2012-04-15 at 20:19 +0100, Alan Bell wrote: On 14/04/12 16:31, Bill Baker wrote: Alan, would it be accwptable to ask for one purely on the basis that when saying you really ought to try this to those I'm trying to convert - it is more convincing / professional to show a cd from a professonal covered CD wrapper? After all - many years ago - that's how I got here. It worked for me - and still works for others - break the barrier convince of the goodness! If an acceptable reason for nicking one our copies I will gladly spend the postage etc. Regards, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] -- -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -Free as in Freedom-- absolutely fine, I am more than happy to stuff an envelope with as many as will fit for you to hand out. Anyone who has an organized means to hand out lots of them can ask for a box of 75 (folk who do computer fairs, have a shop or work in a university or whatever, just tell me how you are going to get them distributed and you can have them) Alan. -- The Open Learning Centre is rebranding, find out about our new name and look at http://libertus.co.uk Alan, So there I was prepping send reply envelopes... when - whoops, don't even have an address to send to! [feel free to reply to my own email with pertinent address]. doh! Regards, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] -- -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -Free as in Freedom-- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. If you Google 'Ubuntu Asus P8H61-M' you will get some useful results, the first being that it's an EFI board so it will probably only work with a 64 bit distribution although it doesn't seem very promising from that post. Asus themselves have passed it for Ubuntu 10.10. Snip Surely the running of 64 bit distributions is a function of the CPU not the motherboard. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
From: nor...@littletank.org To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:10:43 +0100 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. If you Google 'Ubuntu Asus P8H61-M' you will get some useful results, the first being that it's an EFI board so it will probably only work with a 64 bit distribution although it doesn't seem very promising from that post. Asus themselves have passed it for Ubuntu 10.10. Snip Surely the running of 64 bit distributions is a function of the CPU not the motherboard. Norman and the CPU is a motherboard component -- 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] Ubuntu and Asus
On 20 April 2012 17:10, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. If you Google 'Ubuntu Asus P8H61-M' you will get some useful results, the first being that it's an EFI board so it will probably only work with a 64 bit distribution although it doesn't seem very promising from that post. Asus themselves have passed it for Ubuntu 10.10. Snip Surely the running of 64 bit distributions is a function of the CPU not the motherboard. The issue described relates to (U)EFI, which is the point at which the OS touches the motherboard (to put it simply). In this context I'm just pointing out what has been said about the motherboard you asked about. Michael also makes the point that the CPU is a consideration as well and you would have to make a decision based on what CPUs are compatible with the motherboard and how they're both going to work with the OS. I'd be more inclined to look at a barebones machine than individual parts these days as recent experience has shown me that putting components together is a minefield - the choice of power source equally dictates the capabilities of the components, and if you're at the point where the chassis works, adding the rest of the components gets a lot easier. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood TBA are particularly glib -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
