Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas Revelation
On 28 December 2011 00:28, Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: ** Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com [2011-12-27 20:39]: On 27 December 2011 19:25, Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: ** Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com [2011-12-25 10:25]: Dear All Santa brought my daughter her first laptop for Christmas. In common with most 11-year olds she appears to never listen to a word I say, but almost her first comment after opening the box was has it already got Linux on it?. There is hope for the future! ** end quote [Nigel Verity] I tweeted/Facebook'd/Google+'d/Dented a coupld of similar things about my eldest son (10, nearly 11) recently. The first was a question he asked shortly after I'd installed Ubuntu on the family PC, which was Why doesn't the school use Linux?. The second came about a week later I think, when he was heard to say I'm going to use Linux because it is faster, more reliable and has lots of cool games. Some things just make you feel warm all over and consider that it is worth it and there really is hope :) Like it! Now, see, if your sig contained your Twitter ID, say, I could have found that and retweeted it. ;¬) ** end quote [Liam Proven] Just Google my name, I'm not that difficult to find ;) I'm aptanet on twitter and identica. It is also linked from the website in my sig. :) It's Yulietide. I'm lazy. ;¬) Done! -- Liam Proven • Info profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/lproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AIM/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas Revelation
** Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com [2011-12-25 10:25]: Dear All Santa brought my daughter her first laptop for Christmas. In common with most 11-year olds she appears to never listen to a word I say, but almost her first comment after opening the box was has it already got Linux on it?. There is hope for the future! ** end quote [Nigel Verity] I tweeted/Facebook'd/Google+'d/Dented a coupld of similar things about my eldest son (10, nearly 11) recently. The first was a question he asked shortly after I'd installed Ubuntu on the family PC, which was Why doesn't the school use Linux?. The second came about a week later I think, when he was heard to say I'm going to use Linux because it is faster, more reliable and has lots of cool games. Some things just make you feel warm all over and consider that it is worth it and there really is hope :) -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 == Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6NU -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas Revelation
On 27 December 2011 19:25, Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: ** Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com [2011-12-25 10:25]: Dear All Santa brought my daughter her first laptop for Christmas. In common with most 11-year olds she appears to never listen to a word I say, but almost her first comment after opening the box was has it already got Linux on it?. There is hope for the future! ** end quote [Nigel Verity] I tweeted/Facebook'd/Google+'d/Dented a coupld of similar things about my eldest son (10, nearly 11) recently. The first was a question he asked shortly after I'd installed Ubuntu on the family PC, which was Why doesn't the school use Linux?. The second came about a week later I think, when he was heard to say I'm going to use Linux because it is faster, more reliable and has lots of cool games. Some things just make you feel warm all over and consider that it is worth it and there really is hope :) Like it! Now, see, if your sig contained your Twitter ID, say, I could have found that and retweeted it. ;¬) -- Liam Proven • Info profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/lproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AIM/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas Revelation
** Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com [2011-12-27 20:39]: On 27 December 2011 19:25, Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: ** Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com [2011-12-25 10:25]: Dear All Santa brought my daughter her first laptop for Christmas. In common with most 11-year olds she appears to never listen to a word I say, but almost her first comment after opening the box was has it already got Linux on it?. There is hope for the future! ** end quote [Nigel Verity] I tweeted/Facebook'd/Google+'d/Dented a coupld of similar things about my eldest son (10, nearly 11) recently. The first was a question he asked shortly after I'd installed Ubuntu on the family PC, which was Why doesn't the school use Linux?. The second came about a week later I think, when he was heard to say I'm going to use Linux because it is faster, more reliable and has lots of cool games. Some things just make you feel warm all over and consider that it is worth it and there really is hope :) Like it! Now, see, if your sig contained your Twitter ID, say, I could have found that and retweeted it. ;¬) ** end quote [Liam Proven] Just Google my name, I'm not that difficult to find ;) I'm aptanet on twitter and identica. It is also linked from the website in my sig. :) -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 == Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6NU -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Christmas Revelation
Dear All Santa brought my daughter her first laptop for Christmas. In common with most 11-year olds she appears to never listen to a word I say, but almost her first comment after opening the box was has it already got Linux on it?. There is hope for the future! Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas Revelation
On 25 December 2011 10:21, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Santa brought my daughter her first laptop for Christmas. In common with most 11-year olds she appears to never listen to a word I say, but almost her first comment after opening the box was has it already got Linux on it?. There is hope for the future! Haha... good one!! :-) Happy Christmas to all... Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas Revelation
Thanks, that certainly brought a smile to my face :) I am sure that your daughter will enjoy her time with Linux. Regards, Phill. On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.comwrote: Dear All Santa brought my daughter her first laptop for Christmas. In common with most 11-year olds she appears to never listen to a word I say, but almost her first comment after opening the box was has it already got Linux on it?. There is hope for the future! Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas Revelation
Very cool. My son has a pet Venus fly trap he named Mozilla, I'm one very proud geeky dad too. :0) On Dec 25, 2011 5:29 PM, Phill Whiteside phi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Thanks, that certainly brought a smile to my face :) I am sure that your daughter will enjoy her time with Linux. Regards, Phill. On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.comwrote: Dear All Santa brought my daughter her first laptop for Christmas. In common with most 11-year olds she appears to never listen to a word I say, but almost her first comment after opening the box was has it already got Linux on it?. There is hope for the future! Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- 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] Christmas Revelation
On Sun, 2011-12-25 at 19:47 +, Gary Cordery wrote: Very cool. My son has a pet Venus fly trap he named Mozilla, I'm one very proud geeky dad too. :0) I wonder if he calls the way it traps its food Googling? ;) 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/
