Re: [ubuntu-uk] Software Freedom Day 2008

2008-02-22 Thread Ciaran Mooney
Hi, I'll organise a Birmingham Team again. But this year I want MORE! :) If your in the Midlands and want to help, email me. CiarĂ¡n On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > It's that time again! > > > > Ok, it isn't, but it's worth mentio

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Software Freedom Day 2008

2008-02-22 Thread Rob Beard
Alan Pope wrote: > It's that time again! > > Ok, it isn't, but it's worth mentioning that Software Freedom Day 2008 is on > 20th September this year. Just a heads up so you might want to put it in > your diary and start thinking about what we can do this year. > > Cheers, > Al. > Well in Devo

[ubuntu-uk] Software Freedom Day 2008

2008-02-22 Thread Alan Pope
It's that time again! Ok, it isn't, but it's worth mentioning that Software Freedom Day 2008 is on 20th September this year. Just a heads up so you might want to put it in your diary and start thinking about what we can do this year. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-22 Thread Gavin Ford
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 06:59:04PM +, Jai Harrison wrote: > I can understand why people who have never used Photoshop might not > find the GIMP complicated to use - especially if they've spent time > learning to use it but it presents a problem to people who are used to > image tool standards (

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-22 Thread Jai Harrison
On 2/22/08, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ps. Jai's Windows-using friends ought to be targeted by the Ubuntu > evangelists... think of all the time they'd have on their hands if they were > no longer capable of doing all his photo/image manipulation for him, lol!! > As good a reason to c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I use a desktop PC as a network hub?

2008-02-22 Thread Gaurav Patel
On 22/02/2008, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting James Grabham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Right, Im setting up a p3 800mhz 256mb box as a firewall, file server, > media > > player and to use for other stuff. > > > > Now I will have > > > > Modem>PC>old wireless router > > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I use a desktop PC as a network hub?

2008-02-22 Thread Rob Beard
Quoting James Grabham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Right, Im setting up a p3 800mhz 256mb box as a firewall, file server, media > player and to use for other stuff. > > Now I will have > > Modem>PC>old wireless router > > If I do this, I will have all network traffic coming at it through a single > 10/1

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I use a desktop PC as a network hub?

2008-02-22 Thread Kris Douglas
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Tom Bamford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/22/08, James Grabham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Right, Im setting up a p3 800mhz 256mb box as a firewall, file server, > media player and to use for other stuff. > > > > Now I will have > > > > Modem>PC>old wireles

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I use a desktop PC as a network hub?

2008-02-22 Thread Tom Bamford
On 2/22/08, James Grabham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Right, Im setting up a p3 800mhz 256mb box as a firewall, file server, > media player and to use for other stuff. > > Now I will have > > Modem>PC>old wireless router > > If I do this, I will have all network traffic coming at it through a >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I use a desktop PC as a network hub?

2008-02-22 Thread Andrew Oakley
Kris Douglas wrote: > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 12:58 PM, James Grabham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Instead of plugging all my wired computers into the router, can I shove some >> more NICs into the srever, and plug them into this, making it act as a hub > That would work well, we have a similar sy

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I use a desktop PC as a network hub?

2008-02-22 Thread Kris Douglas
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 12:58 PM, James Grabham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right, Im setting up a p3 800mhz 256mb box as a firewall, file server, media > player and to use for other stuff. > > Now I will have > > Modem>PC>old wireless router > > If I do this, I will have all network traffic comin

[ubuntu-uk] Can I use a desktop PC as a network hub?

2008-02-22 Thread James Grabham
Right, Im setting up a p3 800mhz 256mb box as a firewall, file server, media player and to use for other stuff. Now I will have Modem>PC>old wireless router If I do this, I will have all network traffic coming at it through a single 10/100 connection. Instead of plugging all my wired computers

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-22 Thread Kris Douglas
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Eh? There is a Linux version too... > > I am aware of this, but the website says... > > "GIMPshop modifies the menu structure to closely match Photoshop's, adjusts > the program's terminology to match Adobe's, and, in t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-22 Thread Sean Miller
> Eh? There is a Linux version too... I am aware of this, but the website says... "GIMPshop modifies the menu structure to closely match Photoshop's, adjusts the program's terminology to match Adobe's, and, in the Windowsversion, uses a plugin call

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting PATH and other env variables

2008-02-22 Thread Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
"Sean Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > BUT, the way that it works is that the settings are applied at the > time of LOGIN, therefore if you simply open new Gnome sessions the > script won't be run, as the new window will simply inherit the details > at the time of lo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-22 Thread Kris Douglas
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 4:59 AM, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There is a customised version of GIMP called "Gimpshop" which, I am told, > brings the product much closer to the Photoshop look/feel... the website > implies that in terms of the multiple windows vs. single windows deba

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-22 Thread Kris Douglas
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 4:59 AM, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 2/22/08, Paul Tansom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ** Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-02-20 23:08]: > > > > > I disagree. The GIMP has a difficult user interface. Photoshop was > > > extremely easy to learn t