Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Linux portable

2008-08-06 Thread James Hooker
With 32-Bit Processor!!?... wow... the future looks bright! hehehe On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 22:21 +0100, Mark Fraser wrote: > On Wednesday 06 August 2008 15:00:11 Rob Beard wrote: > > > £169.99, as stated on the maplins site. IIRC, they are using some kind > > > of ARM processor, and for the price I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Linux portable

2008-08-06 Thread Mark Fraser
On Wednesday 06 August 2008 15:00:11 Rob Beard wrote: > > £169.99, as stated on the maplins site. IIRC, they are using some kind > > of ARM processor, and for the price I think you could pick up one of the > > low end EEE's, which will out perform it by some considerable margin. > > Probably better

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread norman
< snip > > BTW, has anyone else here hit this problem with the upgrade from Gutsy > (but 2.6.22-15 rather than 2.6.22-14) hanging at nearly the end of the > process while setting locales? I raised the question on the ubuntu-users list and the answer is yes, several people have reported the prob

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread norman
> Mac wrote: > > BTW, has anyone else here hit this problem with the upgrade from Gutsy > > (but 2.6.22-15 rather than 2.6.22-14) hanging at nearly the end of the > > process while setting locales? > > > I wouldn't know - I have upgraded from Feisty->Gutsy->Hardy ... I had > problems after Har

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread James Westby
On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 17:20 +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote: > In my experience, once a bug has been tagged as "incomplete", > basically the package maintainer is washing his hands of it and won't > even provide the bug reporters with a list of what extra information > is required to complete/confirm th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread Andrew Oakley
On 06/08/2008, David Futcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/langpack-locales/+bug/249340 > I saw the bug , but noticed it has been set to "Incomplete" which normally > means developers wont touch it with a barge pole Correct, and a huge problem with Ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread Matthew Wild
On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW, has anyone else here hit this problem with the upgrade from Gutsy > (but 2.6.22-15 rather than 2.6.22-14) hanging at nearly the end of the > process while setting locales? > I always do a fresh reinstall. However on my Dad's lap

Re: [ubuntu-uk] El Reg on IBM & Ubuntu

2008-08-06 Thread Michael Holloway
So was anybody else tempted to try this Lotus Symphony??? Well I downloaded it. I must say, while i'm not a fan of JRE - seems to be a decent package, and hey; i welcome the competition! There are some, err, "minor" areas that need work... for instance, you have to install it with sudo (or as roo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Linux portable

2008-08-06 Thread Javad Ayaz
id buy one to...as a garden internet browsing device!!! On 06/08/2008, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Matt Jones wrote: > > > £169.99, as stated on the maplins site. IIRC, they are using some kind > > of ARM processor, and for the price I think you could pick up one of the > > low end EE

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Linux portable

2008-08-06 Thread Rob Beard
> £169.99, as stated on the maplins site. IIRC, they are using some kind > of ARM processor, and for the price I think you could pick up one of the > low end EEE's, which will out perform it by some considerable margin. > Probably better built as well. > Hmm, just had another idea Would t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Linux portable

2008-08-06 Thread Rob Beard
Matt Jones wrote: > £169.99, as stated on the maplins site. IIRC, they are using some kind > of ARM processor, and for the price I think you could pick up one of the > low end EEE's, which will out perform it by some considerable margin. > Probably better built as well. > Presumably it would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread Lucy
On 06/08/2008, Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW, has anyone else here hit this problem with the upgrade from Gutsy > (but 2.6.22-15 rather than 2.6.22-14) hanging at nearly the end of the > process while setting locales? I hit the problem recently while upgrading my Dad's computer, which ha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread Stephen O'Neill
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mac wrote: > BTW, has anyone else here hit this problem with the upgrade from Gutsy > (but 2.6.22-15 rather than 2.6.22-14) hanging at nearly the end of the > process while setting locales? I wouldn't know - I have upgraded from Feisty->Gutsy->Hard

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread Mac
David Futcher wrote: > I saw the bug , but noticed it has been set to "Incomplete"... What I > didnt notice is that the last commenter (and the person who set it to > Incomplete) is Martin Pitt, the packages maintainer, so we dont need > to go and annoy him on IRC :) > > Unfortunately it looks li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread David Futcher
2008/8/6 Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > David Futcher wrote: > > It would probably be a good idea to bring this to the attention of the > core > > developers, who are in charge of packages like this. > > David >>> Norman mentioned the bug report at > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/langpack

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread Mac
David Futcher wrote: > It would probably be a good idea to bring this to the attention of the core > developers, who are in charge of packages like this. David >>> Norman mentioned the bug report at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/langpack-locales/+bug/249340 which seems to have been

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread Michael Holloway
Norman, while I agree with you to some extent. 1: Have you tried running the XP -> Vista upgrade? VERRY Messy - resulted in a re-format for me. 2: 4 Years! Something must be keeping you with us :) There are a lot of issues with Windows & Mac & Ubuntu and various other distros. Some of them reall

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread James Edward Grabham
Not to mention the £60 odd licence in the first place, and the fact XPs support WILL end, meaning to get support, you'd have Vista, which, assuming it's not a new PC, you'd need another £200 odd for a new PC!!! (Plus yet another £60 odd for the Vista license) On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 01:12:41PM

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread David Futcher
2008/8/6 norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > OK, I have sounded off but this sort of thing should not be allowed to > happen and I would be grateful if someone, who knows their way around > the Canonical set up, could bring this to the attention of someone who > cares about the future of Ubuntu. > > Norm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread Javad Ayaz
i think i would sacrifice 2 and halfs for 6 months of no virus scanning and pop ups!!! On 06/08/2008, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have used Ubuntu for almost 4 years and, from to time, there have been > discussions on how to encourage the wider use of the package. The common > recurrin

[ubuntu-uk] Norm's complaint

2008-08-06 Thread norman
I have used Ubuntu for almost 4 years and, from to time, there have been discussions on how to encourage the wider use of the package. The common recurring theme refers to ease of use and reliability and, after all this time, there are still most annoying defects rearing their ugly heads. Yesterda

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Linux portable

2008-08-06 Thread Bruce Beardall
Xiptech is a Chinese outfit: http://www.xiptech.com/enmain.htm It's difficult to find details on their Office applications but I believe, after looking here: http://www.knekt.net/preloads.htm that they're mostly just rebranded Gnome Office apps (AbiWord, Gnumeric etc.) On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Linux portable

2008-08-06 Thread Dave Morley
On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 10:37 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: > What is the price for these? > > On 06/08/2008, Mark Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just seen this in Maplin > http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=225532&source=1&DOY=6m8 > > Specs are as follows

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Linux portable

2008-08-06 Thread Matt Jones
On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the price for these? > > > On 06/08/2008, Mark Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Just seen this in Maplin >> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=225532&source=1&DOY=6m8 >> >> Specs are as follows: >> >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Linux portable

2008-08-06 Thread Javad Ayaz
What is the price for these? On 06/08/2008, Mark Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just seen this in Maplin > http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=225532&source=1&DOY=6m8 > > Specs are as follows: > > . 7-inch LCD screen and stylish piano black finish casing > · Easy to use Linux opera

[ubuntu-uk] Another Linux portable

2008-08-06 Thread Mark Fraser
Just seen this in Maplin http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=225532&source=1&DOY=6m8 Specs are as follows: . 7-inch LCD screen and stylish piano black finish casing · Easy to use Linux operating system · Complete with Xip office applications · Multi-theme display (Child or Adult mode) ·

Re: [ubuntu-uk] El Reg on IBM & Ubuntu

2008-08-06 Thread Rob Beard
Mac wrote: > Do you think members of this list may need to swat up on Notes to > accommodate the influx of new members next year? :-) > > Mac *shudders* I'd rather not swat up on Notes. That application still gives me nightmares. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] openstreetmap.org was What's happened to the Podcast?

2008-08-06 Thread Ciaran Mooney
Hi, They want whatever they can get! And the point at which its gets decided what information they get is you. If your only willing to upload traces then thats all they get, if your willing to upload the trace and sit down to draw in the roads and features even better. Its a "do what you can or w