Uni contact for an RMS talk

2009-09-22 Thread Rik Tindall
Hi CLUGees, Is there anyone subscribed here who is university-based? Assistance is requested to help arrange a meeting space for a talk that Richard Stallman is offering to do here in Christchurch, three weeks from tonight, please. Or at CPIT, or any other locale suggestions? Cheers, Rik

Tip of the Day : Graphviz, digraphs in neato

2009-09-22 Thread John Carter
Many of you may be aware of Graphviz, the best in OSS graph visualization. Where a graph is an abstract collection of nodes joined together by edges. http://www.graphviz.org/ If you are not aware of it, take a look at the gallery. http://www.graphviz.org/Gallery.php If you are aware of i

Good broadband provider in Christchurch

2009-09-22 Thread Dan Wallis
Hello I'm currently living in the UK, and am moving to Christchurch in January. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good ISP in NZ? When I was growing up (in NZ), Clear.net.nz were good, but that was back in the days of dial-up. Is the information on http://www.internetchoice.co.nz reliable

Re: Good broadband provider in Christchurch

2009-09-22 Thread Hadley Rich
On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:25:22 Dan Wallis wrote: > I'm currently living in the UK, and am moving to Christchurch in > January. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good ISP in NZ? > When I was growing up (in NZ), Clear.net.nz were good, but that was > back in the days of dial-up. Is the informa

Re: Good broadband provider in Christchurch

2009-09-22 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 5:25 AM, Dan Wallis wrote: > Hello > > I'm currently living in the UK, and am moving to Christchurch in > January. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good ISP in NZ? > When I was growing up (in NZ), Clear.net.nz were good, but that was > back in the days of dial-up.

Re: Good broadband provider in Christchurch

2009-09-22 Thread Ross Drummond
On Wednesday 23 September 2009, Dan Wallis wrote: > Hello > > I'm currently living in the UK, and am moving to Christchurch in > January. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good ISP in NZ? > When I was growing up (in NZ), Clear.net.nz were good, but that was > back in the days of dial-up. I

Re: Good broadband provider in Christchurch

2009-09-22 Thread Daniel Hill
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dan Wallis wrote: > Hello > > I'm currently living in the UK, and am moving to Christchurch in > January. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good ISP in NZ? > When I was growing up (in NZ), Clear.net.nz were good, but that was > back in the da

Uni contact for an RMS talk

2009-09-22 Thread Rik Tindall
Hi CLUGees & GNUz, Is there anyone subscribed here who is university-based? Assistance is required to arrange a meeting space for a talk that Richard Stallman is offering to do here in Christchurch, three weeks from tonight. Or at CPIT, or any other locale suggestions? Cheers, Rik

Re: Good broadband provider in Christchurch

2009-09-22 Thread Craig Falconer
Dan Wallis wrote, On 23/09/09 13:38: I'm currently living in the UK, and am moving to Christchurch in January. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good ISP in NZ? When I was growing up (in NZ), Clear.net.nz were good, but that was back in the days of dial-up. Is the information on http://w

Re: Good broadband provider in Christchurch

2009-09-22 Thread Robert Fisher
On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:25:22 Dan Wallis wrote: > Hello > > I'm currently living in the UK, and am moving to Christchurch in > January. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good ISP in NZ? > When I was growing up (in NZ), Clear.net.nz were good, but that was > back in the days of dial-up. Is

RE: Good broadband provider in Christchurch

2009-09-22 Thread Payne, Owen
On a similar note and sorry to top the thread...but what are the contract terms like for broadband, are they all 12 months 24 months or are there any that offer short term, casual contracts? -Original Message- From: Robert Fisher [mailto:rob...@fisher.net.nz] Sent: Wednesday, 23 Septem

Uni contact for an RMS talk

2009-09-22 Thread Rik Tindall
Hi CLUGees, Is there anyone subscribed here who is university-based? Assistance is required to arrange a meeting space for a talk that Richard Stallman is offering to do here in Christchurch, three weeks from tonight. Or at CPIT, or any other locale suggestions? Cheers, Rik

Linux audio synchronisation

2009-09-22 Thread Stephen Irons
A singer/guitarist wants a live string ensemble as backing for one of his songs; he currently uses a synthesizer. A professional musician has written a number of alternative arrangements for up to 8 instruments. The singer and his producer want to hear how each of these will work before spendi

Re: Linux audio synchronisation

2009-09-22 Thread Stephen Irons
Stephen Irons wrote: A singer/guitarist wants a live string ensemble as backing for one of his songs; he currently uses a synthesizer. A professional musician has written a number of alternative arrangements for up to 8 instruments. The singer and his producer want to hear how each of these w

Re: Linux audio synchronisation

2009-09-22 Thread Andrew Errington
On Wed, September 23, 2009 14:55, Stephen Irons wrote: > Stephen Irons wrote: I don't know the complete solution to your problem, but I think 'Fluidsynth' is what you want for playing the midi. I discovered on my Mepis (Debian-derived) box that fluidsynth was easy to install, and there were two s

Re: Linux audio synchronisation

2009-09-22 Thread Andrew Errington
On Wed, September 23, 2009 15:44, Andrew Errington wrote: >> http://www.lesbell.com.au/Home.nsf/b8ec57204f60dfcb4a2568c60014ed0f/c4b39482154feb03ca256f8100150ad9?OpenDocument > Actually, that article mentions Rosegarden, which I think is probably what you need. Here's why: http://www.rosegardenm