Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread Matthew East
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, * Alan Pope: So my questions are, do we have anyone who can write good copy (or know where to blag it from the wiki) to make a good leaflet or two? Should this be done by the marketing team and not us? It's a good idea. Definitely it's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread James Tait
Alan Pope wrote: Should this be done by the marketing team and not us? I'd say it might be beneficial to us if they were involved, even just to avoid duplication of effort. What leaflets (at a high level) would you like to see? What is Ubuntu? What is Linux? Can I run my Windows software?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread TheVeech
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 13:09 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 12:50:57PM +0100, TheVeech wrote: [2] http://hants.lug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?InfoPoints/FlyerMasters [3] http://gllug.org.uk/index.php?/archives/25-Review-Software-Freedom-Day.html [4]

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop effects

2007-05-03 Thread TheVeech
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 09:39 +0100, Keith Bowerman wrote: Since I upgraded to Feisty last month, I have suffered a minor hiccough whilst booting up. When logging in, the Ubuntu desktop opens but without my four workspace icons at the bottom right of the screen, and any filer window appears

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread Kris Marsh
On 5/3/07, James Tait [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With that all said, questions I think we could address initially include the obvious and you've already listed some of them: - What is Ubuntu? - What is Linux? - I understand free, but what is Open Source? - Will it work on my computer?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] screencasts, was Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread TheVeech
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 13:13 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 12:50:57PM +0100, TheVeech wrote: About the medium, how about also getting a bunch of us to spend some quality time collaborating on a series of screencasts, then distributing them on video sites, via bittorrent and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread Josh Blacker
On 5/3/07, Kris Marsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And most importantly: Why should I use it? Maybe before we decide what we want to tell people, we really need to decide *who* we are talking to, and what we want to tell them as the big picture? I like the Ubuntu specification way of doing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] screencasts, was Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread Alan Pope
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 10:58:47AM +0100, TheVeech wrote: Yes, but maybe it's a case of pooling our talents. E.g. you're especially good at the narration but, I might be able to help with others on ideas and scripts. Other people might want to do storyboards, and so on. Thank you for the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread TheVeech
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 14:42 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: Right - I'll step forward as a marketeer :-) However, in typical marketing style, I'm going to answer the question I wish you'd asked instead... hence I'm going to talk about the general flyers for use at shows issue, rather than the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] screencasts, was Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread TheVeech
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 11:14 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 10:58:47AM +0100, TheVeech wrote: Yes, but maybe it's a case of pooling our talents. E.g. you're especially good at the narration but, I might be able to help with others on ideas and scripts. Other people might

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
Quoting Josh Blacker [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 5/3/07, Kris Marsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And most importantly: Why should I use it? Maybe before we decide what we want to tell people, we really need to decide *who* we are talking to, and what we want to tell them as the big picture? I like

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop effects

2007-05-03 Thread TheVeech
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 12:30 +0100, Keith Bowerman wrote: Following advice from TheVeech, I saved the current session, rebooted and everything's hunky dory. It's easy when you know how isn't it? Just have around the System Preferences and System Administration menus, to get a feel for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mindmapping (was Loading Fiesty into Mac mini)

2007-05-03 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 29/04/07, TheVeech [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've decided to give Vym another chance because I rely on mindpammping quite a lot and because there was only one dependency (libqt3-mt) with it. You never know, I might get attached to it. If not, there's bound to be another solution around

Re: [ubuntu-uk] screencasts, was Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread Alan Pope
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 12:41:32PM +0100, TheVeech wrote: I've come across this, but didn't think to give any input. From now, count me in. I hope others will think about it, too, because the potential of the work that could be done here's so far untapped, IMHO. Excellent. I did mention

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop effects

2007-05-03 Thread Michael Wood
Keith Bowerman wrote: Since I upgraded to Feisty last month, I have suffered a minor hiccough whilst booting up. When logging in, the Ubuntu desktop opens but without my four workspace icons at the bottom right of the screen, and any filer window appears without the minimise, maximise and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mindmapping (was Loading Fiesty into Mac mini)

2007-05-03 Thread TheVeech
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 13:49 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote: On 29/04/07, TheVeech [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've decided to give Vym another chance because I rely on mindpammping quite a lot and because there was only one dependency (libqt3-mt) with it. You never know, I might get attached

[ubuntu-uk] Extending the pre-installed Linux offer to the UK

2007-05-03 Thread Chris Rowson
I created this entry on the Dell IdeaStorm site. Please vote for it and or comment. http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66735/Extend_offers_like_Linux_preinstallation_to_the_UK__Europe Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Extending the pre-installed Linux offer to the UK

2007-05-03 Thread Peter Lewis
On Thursday 03 May 2007 at 17:49:20 Chris Rowson wrote: I created this entry on the Dell IdeaStorm site. Please vote for it and or comment. Good work... it seems that there are already a couple of duplicates on the site, but more can't do any harm! Vote for all three!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Extending the pre-installed Linux offer to the UK

2007-05-03 Thread Chris Rowson
Good work... it seems that there are already a couple of duplicates on the site, but more can't do any harm! Vote for all three! http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66735/Extend_offers_like_Linux_preinstallation_to_the_UK__Europe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Extending the pre-installed Linux offer to the UK

2007-05-03 Thread Andrew Gee
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I didn't even realise the linux on Dell PCs was a US only thing! I should read more on things like this next time! Andrew Gee [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.webspot.co.uk Chris Rowson wrote: I created this entry on the Dell IdeaStorm site. Please

[ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread Ian Pascoe
One question that's been missed off all of this valuable discussions is: Why should I try this Linux thingy? Consider your normal Windows Home User who is not a techy or geek. What do they use their computer for? Playing music and videos, bit of Internet, some e-mailling and maybe the odd

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread Chris Rowson
I always find this a toughy. One problem I often encounter in my 20 something peer group is lack of support for gaming. For instance, as I write this, I'm setting up a computer with Feisty and trying to get Eve online working on it. That's one thing that's very important to a lot of people, and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
On 03/05/07, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I always find this a toughy. One problem I often encounter in my 20 something peer group is lack of support for gaming. For instance, as I write this, I'm setting up a computer with Feisty and trying to get Eve online working on it. That's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-03 Thread Chris Rowson
Is this an occasion where it's important to recognise our weaknesses and pick our battles carefully? If Ubuntu is not ready to be a platform for high-end gaming let's admit it: currently it's just not easy and easy is what people want with their appliances. I'm inclined to agree with you,