Re: [ubuntu-uk] Godwin's law WAS (Rules)

2008-05-19 Thread Jeff Fisher
W. Canis wrote: [snip] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law Thanks for the link. One is never finished with learning. But you are shooting with cannon on sparrows. Have fun, Communication requires that all parties understand a common language that is exchanged. It is not a pointless

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Godwin's law WAS (Rules)

2008-05-19 Thread Jeff Fisher
Jeff Fisher wrote: Lack of comment equals lack of influence - the consequence of which is chaos! and forgot to include: PS Upon raising this issue on Ubuntu Users list recently, I was amazed to see how many dozens of highly-charged comments there were on the subject. Only to be lampooned for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Godwin's law WAS (Rules)

2008-05-19 Thread Sean Miller
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 7:29 AM, Jeff Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS Upon raising this issue on Ubuntu Users list recently, I was amazed to see how many dozens of highly-charged comments there were on the subject. Only to be lampooned for raising the subject, I see today someone posted a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Godwin's law WAS (Rules)

2008-05-19 Thread Tan Xuan You
[snip] As for Winston Churchill, he'd have probably been too drunk to write it anywhere logical... would probably have missed the paper and written it on the tablecloth instead, then wondering why Lady Astor was chuckling to herself at the other side of the Commons Canteen. Sean

[ubuntu-uk] CTRL+ALT+F(n)

2008-05-19 Thread Michael Holloway
Hi Guys/Girls I'm running KUbuntu (and have been for about 4 versions). Since I got 8.04 (from alpha 5) and shiny new Sony Viao, I can on longer CTRL+ALT+F1 to drop the a terminal. While this isn't a huge issue; it is something I like to use (log tracing for development without mousing to find

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CTRL+ALT+F(n)

2008-05-19 Thread Andrew Oakley
Michael Holloway wrote: 8.04 (from alpha 5) and shiny new Sony Viao, I can on longer CTRL+ALT+F1 I've been meaning to investigate this for a while. This appears to be a known issue regarding upgrades from Hardy Alpha/Beta. It does not affect Gutsy-Hardy upgrades nor Hardy Final fresh installs.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CTRL+ALT+F(n)

2008-05-19 Thread Michael Holloway
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop sudo X -configure sudo mv location given for your new xorg /etc/X11/xorg.conf Haven't tried it yet, but will when I get home to my laptop. Would appreciate it if you could let me know if this fixes it! -- Andrew Oakley Andrew: Thanks for the suggestion.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CTRL+ALT+F(n)

2008-05-19 Thread Andrew Oakley
Michael Holloway wrote: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop sudo X -configure sudo mv location given for your new xorg /etc/X11/xorg.conf Haven't tried it yet, but will when I get home to my laptop. Would appreciate it if you could let me know if this fixes it! Well after running that, it completely

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CTRL+ALT+F(n)

2008-05-19 Thread Michael Holloway
On Mon, 2008-05-19 at 10:59 +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote: Michael Holloway wrote: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop sudo X -configure sudo mv location given for your new xorg /etc/X11/xorg.conf Haven't tried it yet, but will when I get home to my laptop. Would appreciate it if you could let me

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenSSL vulnerability

2008-05-19 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 http://xkcd.com/424/ :) -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIMVicauMjEM4rxIQRAmwtAKCk+LQQTfxSpicK047a4gzQXlbZUwCgmJDT y63WMnhUMtexWw9IhXrU9Ho= =QOD7

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CTRL+ALT+F(n)

2008-05-19 Thread Mark Fraser
On Monday 19 May 2008 10:54:52 Michael Holloway wrote: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop sudo X -configure sudo mv location given for your new xorg /etc/X11/xorg.conf Haven't tried it yet, but will when I get home to my laptop. Would appreciate it if you could let me know if this fixes it!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-19 Thread Mark Allison
John Atkinson wrote: Look guys The only thing I want to see in my inbox is constructive debates I don’t want to see whinging I didn’t subscribe to this!!! John LOL! Good one. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-19 Thread James Dalley
John Atkinson wrote: Look guys The only thing I want to see in my inbox is constructive debates I don’t want to see whinging I didn’t subscribe to this!!! John You did subscibe to this or you wouldn't have known what your responding to!! Plus, your response _is_ whinging, as I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-19 Thread Matt Jones
James Dalley wrote: John Atkinson wrote: Look guys The only thing I want to see in my inbox is constructive debates I don’t want to see whinging I didn’t subscribe to this!!! John You did subscibe to this or you wouldn't have known what your responding to!! Plus,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux to appear on every Asus motherboard

2008-05-19 Thread Colin Wylie
Jai Harrison wrote: What if I did not have an e-mail address available to me? It seems in that case my right to access the source would have been withdrawn from me. Surely thats just splitting hairs? I'm pretty sure anyone can get access to AN email account whether it be yours or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-19 Thread James Dalley
James Dalley wrote: John Atkinson wrote: Look guys The only thing I want to see in my inbox is constructive debates I don’t want to see whinging I didn’t subscribe to this!!! John You did subscibe to this or you wouldn't have known what your

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-19 Thread James Dalley
James Dalley wrote: John Atkinson wrote: Look guys The only thing I want to see in my inbox is constructive debates I don’t want to see whinging I didn’t subscribe to this!!! John You did subscibe to this or you wouldn't have known what your

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-19 Thread James Dalley
John Atkinson wrote: Look guys The only thing I want to see in my inbox is constructive debates I don’t want to see whinging I didn’t subscribe to this!!! John You did subscibe to this or you wouldn't have known what your responding to!! Plus,