Re: [ubuntu-uk] Want to create an advert for Ubuntu?

2010-12-08 Thread gazz
On Tue, 2010-12-07 at 22:14 +, alan c wrote: On 07/12/10 20:19, gazz wrote: Wish I could - was intending to help out with the Wordpress site on Friday but just got sandbagged with 2 meetings on Friday :( Nice to be so much in demand! Maybe drop in sometimes to tell some stories

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Want to create an advert for Ubuntu?

2010-12-08 Thread mahad
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 68, Issue 9

2010-12-08 Thread Mark Harrison
[5] it reads and writes all Microsoft files and anything from any Windows or Mac program. A genuine question here. A lot of MS Office files include large numbers of embedded macros. Is there something that will run these reliably? I realise that in some industries this is a wider issue

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Want to create an advert for Ubuntu?

2010-12-08 Thread Liam Proven
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 9:36 PM, Will Bickerstaff will.bickerst...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: I have no idea what FruitLoops is. AutoCAD I can believe would be difficult, but then, the only way to open an AutoCAD file is to have a

[ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2010-12-08 Thread Jacob Mansfield
somebody wanna flame this guy, I'm too tired http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ubuntu-10-10-Latest-Desktop-Netbook-Server-Ed-/110614591450?pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SRhash=item19c124b7da Jacob Mansfield Programmer -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2010-12-08 Thread Alan Bell
On 08/12/10 20:36, Jacob Mansfield wrote: somebody wanna flame this guy, I'm too tired http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ubuntu-10-10-Latest-Desktop-Netbook-Server-Ed-/110614591450?pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SRhash=item19c124b7da

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2010-12-08 Thread Jacob Mansfield
I thought the GPL specified that it had to be distributed freely? Jacob Mansfield Programmer -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2010-12-08 Thread Rob Beard
On 08/12/10 20:36, Jacob Mansfield wrote: somebody wanna flame this guy, I'm too tired http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ubuntu-10-10-Latest-Desktop-Netbook-Server-Ed-/110614591450?pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SRhash=item19c124b7da

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2010-12-08 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 8 December 2010 21:01, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.com wrote: I thought the GPL specified that it had to be distributed freely? Jacob Mansfield Programmer Nope. You can charge whatever you like for GPL software. You just have to give away the source when you sell it. That way, the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2010-12-08 Thread Alan Bell
On 08/12/10 21:01, Jacob Mansfield wrote: I thought the GPL specified that it had to be distributed freely? Jacob Mansfield Programmer nope. Go read it, it is an interesting and readable document. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2010-12-08 Thread Chris Wilson
Also, http://shop.canonical.com/index.php?cPath=17 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2010-12-08 Thread Alvin Chang
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Alan Bell alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.com wrote: On 08/12/10 21:01, Jacob Mansfield wrote: I thought the GPL specified that it had to be distributed freely? Jacob Mansfield Programmer nope. Go read it, it is an interesting and readable document.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2010-12-08 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 08/12/10 21:01, Jacob Mansfield wrote: I thought the GPL specified that it had to be distributed freely? Freely yes. freely no. Free as in freedom not [necessarily] as in gratis. Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com