Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - UK schools frameworks accepted

2008-09-23 Thread Rob Beard
alan c wrote: > maybe there will be a linux os variant called 'Credit Crunch'! LOL, maybe Ubuntu 9.10 Cruncy Credit > > Well done for the SFD in Torbay! We need a few more in UK! > ( I was in the Bracknell SFD event) Thanks, it was a lot of work for not much attendance but saying that at leas

Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - UK schools frameworks accepted

2008-09-23 Thread Rob Beard
Ian Pascoe wrote: > I wonder if this in any way ties in with the PM's announcement about giving > "poor" children eithre laptops or Broadband access? > > Ian > Yes funny that. I'm going to get onto my local MP about it. I would like to know if these £700 worth of vouchers for funding things l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - UK schools frameworks accepted

2008-09-23 Thread Ian Pascoe
I wonder if this in any way ties in with the PM's announcement about giving "poor" children eithre laptops or Broadband access? Ian -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of alan c Sent: 23 September 2008 18:52 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Server Limitations v Linux?

2008-09-23 Thread Rob Beard
Eddie Armstrong wrote: > I saw this item and wondered if any of you gurus can quote figures > showing how Linux compares to those given for Windows in this article > (just curious). > > Intel's new six-core CPUs highlight Windows' limitations >

[ubuntu-uk] Windows Server Limitations v Linux?

2008-09-23 Thread Eddie Armstrong
I saw this item and wondered if any of you gurus can quote figures showing how Linux compares to those given for Windows in this article (just curious). Intel's new six-core CPUs highlight Windows' limitations

Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - UK schools frameworks accepted

2008-09-23 Thread alan c
Rob Beard wrote: > alan c wrote: >> Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough >> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/22/open-source-makes-historic-uk >> >> to date: >> Sirius, Novell >> more to come I believe > > I was involved with a SFD event on Saturday in Torbay. A couple of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox3 on network

2008-09-23 Thread Mac
Robert McWilliam wrote: > ...I've had a quick look for how to get more debug output from > firefox and it looks like it needs recompiling firefox and knowing > enough about the internals to tell it what you want to know. Robert >>> It's very good of you to research this. I think the option of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox3 on network

2008-09-23 Thread Robert McWilliam
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 06:10:17PM +0100, Mac wrote: > Robert McWilliam wrote: > > Do you get any error messages if you run firefox from a terminal? > > None: it runs with no errors... > Helpful. I've had a quick look for how to get more debug output from firefox and it looks like it needs reco

Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - UK schools frameworks accepted

2008-09-23 Thread Rob Beard
alan c wrote: > Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough > http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/22/open-source-makes-historic-uk > > to date: > Sirius, Novell > more to come I believe I was involved with a SFD event on Saturday in Torbay. A couple of school technicians turned u