Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Introduction

2007-05-05 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi Ian, Welcome to the list mate! You can find more out about the UK local community team here: http://ubuntu-uk.org/ It shows blogs, the wiki page, IRC etc Have fun! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FW: Leaflets

2007-05-05 Thread Chris Rowson
OK, we've had lots of ideas and some quite warm debate, and a secret need to find out about the Veeches mate's girl friend (!) You ARE going to get me into trouble! Mooowahahahaha - the plot thickens -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!

2007-05-05 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hi all, I'm not sure I've mentioned this on the list before but the disc I've been working on to promote Free Culture (incl. free software) is available to download! It's an awesome disc (if I do say so myself!) and the plan is to distribute it to journalists and MPs (+ friends at uni) to help

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!

2007-05-05 Thread Josh Blacker
Hi, Great idea and kudos to you for getting it all done! Have you thought about campaigning to get your union/university moving towards completely open-source software? I know my uni computers all have openoffice and firefox installed, but numerous warnings appear about the software being

Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Introduction

2007-05-05 Thread Gregory Kirby
HI all, Tried to download ubuntu off the site and after selecting a UK site the page immediately goes to page not found. Any suggestions as to why? Paranoia suggests Bill recognises a threat to XP installation and is fighting back :-) -- Gregory -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Introduction

2007-05-05 Thread gord
On Sat, 2007-05-05 at 12:38 +0100, Gregory Kirby wrote: HI all, Tried to download ubuntu off the site and after selecting a UK site the page immediately goes to page not found. Any suggestions as to why? Paranoia suggests Bill recognises a threat to XP installation and is fighting back

Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Introduction

2007-05-05 Thread Gregory Kirby
Cheers Gord, downloaded it on a direct link and I have it on a disc but the software to check sum is telling me not correct :-( -- Gregory -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-05 Thread norman
To keep the discussion alive, here is an example of why I should use windows and not Ubuntu (not that I will). My grandson, a windows user, bought a Freecom Digital TV DVB-T USB Stick Freeview receiver, plugged it in and off he went, no problem. Now, what will I have to do if I want to use one of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-05-05 Thread Roberto Sarrionandia
Well, it does take a bit of research before hand. Hauppauge USB freeview receivers work out of the box in Linux. It all depends on the market. Manufacturers are starting to put out Linux code now, so things like that will change. norman wrote: To keep the discussion alive, here is an example of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Mobile

2007-05-05 Thread James Dalley
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 13:21:22 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Mobile Hmmm, this is interesting. Looks like Canonical has plans for Ubuntu on mobile devices http://www.ubuntu.com/employment#UMDEV Chris --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!

2007-05-05 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hi, Great idea and kudos to you for getting it all done! Have you thought about campaigning to get your union/university moving towards completely open-source software? I know my uni computers all have openoffice and firefox installed, but numerous warnings appear about the software being

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!

2007-05-05 Thread Josh Blacker
On 5/5/07, Jonathan Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Great idea and kudos to you for getting it all done! Have you thought about campaigning to get your union/university moving towards completely open-source software? I know my uni computers all have openoffice and firefox

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Mobile

2007-05-05 Thread Roberto Sarrionandia
I've just had a really cool idea. Imagine Ubuntu PDAs and stuff, if Canonical went into the actual hardware side of things. I'm literally drooling! James Dalley wrote: Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 13:21:22 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Introduction

2007-05-05 Thread Sean Miller
Gregory Kirby wrote: Tried to download ubuntu off the site and after selecting a UK site the page immediately goes to page not found. I have just tried and it is fine for me... Any suggestions as to why? Paranoia suggests Bill recognises a threat to XP installation and is fighting back