Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-11 Thread Artur Łądka
On 11/09/13 16:07, Paul Stimpson wrote: Hi Peter, On 11/09/13 12:21, Peter Alefounder wrote: I have been considering what new motherboard + processor to get that will work with Linux without any problems. I like the look of this one, MSI FM2-A75MA-E35: http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/FM2-A75MA

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-11 Thread Paul Stimpson
Hi Peter, On 11/09/13 12:21, Peter Alefounder wrote: I have been considering what new motherboard + processor to get that will work with Linux without any problems. I like the look of this one, MSI FM2-A75MA-E35: http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/FM2-A75MA-E35.html There days, with the notabl

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-11 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:58:24 +0100, arturla...@gmail.com said: > try Ubuntu (or K/X/Lubuntu) - it is Debian based, have very good support > and work just out of the box while Debian needs much more configuration. In what way does Debian need "much more configuration"? (Genuine question) -- "Yo

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-12 Thread Artur Łądka
On 11/09/13 19:52, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:58:24 +0100, arturla...@gmail.com said: try Ubuntu (or K/X/Lubuntu) - it is Debian based, have very good support and work just out of the box while Debian needs much more configuration. In what way does Debian need "much more confi

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-12 Thread Gordon Scott
On 12/09/2013 11:04, Artur Łądka wrote: ... better for people who just want working system straight after installation That's usually my issue and I agree Ubuntu usually does that fine. Most stuff just installs and runs. My only personal issue with Ubuntu itself is the Unity desktop, but as

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-13 Thread Owain Clarke
On 12/09/13 11:04, Artur ?a;dka wrote: On 11/09/13 19:52, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:58:24 +0100, arturla...@gmail.com said: try Ubuntu (or K/X/Lubuntu) - it is Debian based, have very good support and work just out of the box while Debian needs much more configuration. In wh

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-13 Thread Gordon Scott
On Fri, 2013-09-13 at 09:24 +0100, Owain Clarke wrote: > Google Has No Respect for Your Privacy IMHO, that's an understatement (no disrespect). Google appears to see our personal information as it's prime target. I've been _very_ confident for a long time now that Google scans and uses gmail con

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-13 Thread Peter Alefounder
Thank you, Paul and others, for your comments.   Paul Stimpson said: > I generally reckon on 3-5 years' life for a PSU. If your PSU is older > than 3 years then I would pension it off or, more likely, get a new case > so my new toy is shiny too. If your PSU is that age, it may not have > SATA powe

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-13 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:36:04 +0100 Gordon Scott wrote: Hello Gordon, >I've been _very_ confident for a long time now that Google scans and >uses gmail content. They always have. They've never hidden that fact. That's why, like you, I prefer to avoid them. Even if I do need to search using th

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-13 Thread Gordon Scott
On Fri, 2013-09-13 at 14:30 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > What I can't believe, because it's simply not possible, is that google > 'accidentally' slurped up people's data whilst driving around taking > pictures for streetview. I feel sure that's not a silly mistake they're likely to repeat with Go

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-13 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:38:58 +0100 Gordon Scott wrote: Hello Gordon, >OK, that's supposed to be funny. I think :-) And with all that you wrote slowly coming true, a truly Orwellian future can't be that far off. :-( -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-13 Thread Samuel Penn
On Friday 13 Sep 2013 14:30:11 Brad Rogers wrote: > On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:36:04 +0100 > Gordon Scott wrote: > > Hello Gordon, > > >I've been _very_ confident for a long time now that Google scans and > >uses gmail content. > > They always have. They've never hidden that fact. That's why, lik

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-14 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:27:26 +0100 Samuel Penn wrote: Hello Samuel, >On Friday 13 Sep 2013 14:30:11 Brad Rogers wrote: >> They always have. They've never hidden that fact. That's why, like >> you, I prefer to avoid them. >Technically, most ISPs do, even if it's just scanning for SPAM. They *c

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-15 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
I noticed that you're in need of a tin-foil hat by reading your emails. I have several designs of varying degrees of effectiveness available on my store. I've already charged your credit card so if you fancy dropping by I'll get you set up. And the reason people refer to email as like a postcard a

Re: [Hampshire] choice of motherboard for use with Linux

2013-09-20 Thread Peter Alefounder
said: > As I wrote in previous thread, there should be no problem with any > motherboard, but I will go to Intel platform - all because of AMD > graphics card driver. You are going to use integrated GPU and I am sure > that Intel HD Graphics will be much less problematic.   I was wrong about DNUK