RE: [SLUG] Fortress .... err Firewall Australia

2008-10-21 Thread SMITH GARETH
I know there is no perfect solution. TV has always been censored throughout Australia. If TV becomes and online? What happens if it is uncensored? Mum and Dad who don't know how to filter their own web content what do they do? I know my grandfather cant use his mobile phone let alone filter

Re: [SLUG] Fortress .... err Firewall Australia

2008-10-21 Thread Kyle
Has anyone seen this; http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Sections/NEWS/PDFs/081016_copyrouter.pdf SMITH GARETH wrote: I know there is no perfect solution. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs:

Re: [SLUG] Fortress .... err Firewall Australia

2008-10-21 Thread david
AUSTRALIA is the pilot! Sounds like Paypal. Are we so gullible? Kyle wrote: Has anyone seen this; http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Sections/NEWS/PDFs/081016_copyrouter.pdf -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs:

Re: [SLUG] Fortress .... err Firewall Australia

2008-10-21 Thread Adam Kennedy
To summarise: This router disables all transport compression, and man-in-the-middles or disables all transport encryption, then relies on the police to send the network operator a list of every single child porn url and file hash in the entire world... What could possibly go wrong? Adam K

[SLUG] RE: Fortress .... err Firewall Australia

2008-10-21 Thread elliott-brennan
(Beware: bottom poster - no innuendo intended) James Purser [EMAIL PROTECTED] I also do not need to be subjected to a Telly Tubby friendly internet for the sake of the children. China filters the whole internet to the country... In other words Hey look, a nation well known for abusing basic

Re: [SLUG] RE: Fortress .... err Firewall Australia

2008-10-21 Thread Tony Sceats
Okay, okay, okay. But other than that, it's a good idea isn't it, this ISP filtering the 'net for the Govmint man? One problem that arises is that because this is an 'opt-out' strategy, by opting out you may be put onto a list of deviants that could be used in a variety of illegitimate ways

Re: [SLUG] Bluetooth a2dp volume control????

2008-10-21 Thread Morgan Storey
I have seen this and have this same issue with my USB headset and when I used to use my A2DP headset, the only way I found to play with the volume was with the buttons on the side that plugged into the gnome sound manager. So maybe alsa-config? On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Peter Chubb [EMAIL

Re: [SLUG] Fortress .... err Firewall Australia

2008-10-21 Thread Tony Sceats
surely? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

RE: [SLUG] Fortress .... err Firewall Australia

2008-10-21 Thread Scott Ragen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 21/10/2008 03:13:42 PM: Hi there, Maybe I missed something but the censorship on the website on the original post was to be applied to Australian homes, schools and public computers. If you're a techno head and want to view an UNCENSORED content get an

[SLUG] Ruxcon 2008

2008-10-21 Thread announce
Ruxcon is Australia's premier technical computer security conference, held annually at the University of Technology (UTS), Sydney. After a break in 2007, Ruxcon is back and bigger than ever. Ruxcon brings together the best and the brightest security talent in the Australia-Pacific region through

[SLUG] LinuxChix/AussieDevChix meeting in Sydney, Lindt Cafe, Darling Harbour, Fri Oct 31, 5:30pm

2008-10-21 Thread melissa
Aussie(Linux)Chix and AussieDevChix will have their regular joint meeting in Sydney before the Sydney Linux User Group meeting this month. Feel free to forward this message to any women you think might be interested in coming. Date: Friday 31st October 2008 Time: 5:30-6:15pm Location:

Re: [SLUG] X11 authentication rejection when trying to start VMs using vmware GUI

2008-10-21 Thread Michael Lake
Hi all Thanks to James Purser and Gareth. I ended up avoiding the solution to the X11 auth probs by installing the right version of vmware-server-console locally and connecting to the remote server directly from my local box rather than through another servers console. Now I can connect

Re: [SLUG] Fortress .... err Firewall Australia

2008-10-21 Thread Adelle Hartley
SMITH GARETH wrote: Our internet connections are already filtered and intercepted so why not filter the extra CRAP like PORN out. Why are you downloading porn if you don't want it? Adelle. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: