Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update 2012- Re: Fwd: [Ossg-announcements] Adoption of Open Source across HM Government – London 22/02/11 and 01/03/11]]

2012-04-14 Thread Norman Silverstone
big snip Update 2012: Proprietary lobby triumphs in first open standards showdown http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/public-sector/2012/04/proprietary-lobby-triumphs-in.html -- Is this not yet another example of the ineptness of the present Government and its subservience to big

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 CD pre-orders

2012-04-14 Thread Bill Baker
On Tue, 2012-04-10 at 10:30 +0100, Alan Bell wrote: Hi all, I am now accepting pre-orders for CDs of the Ubuntu 12.04 release. Please email me off-list for the address to send your stamped addressed envelope and I will put these to one side and send out CDs as soon as I get them. CDs

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update 2012- Re: Fwd: [Ossg-announcements] Adoption of Open Source across HM Government – London 22/02/11 and 01/03/11]]

2012-04-14 Thread Bruno Girin
On 14/04/12 16:13, Norman Silverstone wrote: big snip Update 2012: Proprietary lobby triumphs in first open standards showdown http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/public-sector/2012/04/proprietary-lobby-triumphs-in.html -- Is this not yet another example of the ineptness of the present

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 CD pre-orders

2012-04-14 Thread Pete Smout
On 14/04/12 16:31, Bill Baker wrote: Registered Ubuntu User 32366 Not related but how do you Registered Ubuntu User 32366 ? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 CD pre-orders

2012-04-14 Thread Gareth France
Pardon? On 14/04/12 18:56, Pete Smout wrote: On 14/04/12 16:31, Bill Baker wrote: Registered Ubuntu User 32366 Not related but how do you Registered Ubuntu User 32366 ? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 CD pre-orders

2012-04-14 Thread Bill Baker
On Sat, 2012-04-14 at 18:56 +0100, Pete Smout wrote: On 14/04/12 16:31, Bill Baker wrote: Registered Ubuntu User 32366 Not related but how do you Registered Ubuntu User 32366 ? It was a thing started a long time ago [ now forgotten, I fear] http://counter.li.org/ Silver Fox also started

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screen power off timing

2012-04-14 Thread Daniel Case
Hey Andres, I couldn't find a way to set the time to more than 1 hour, but I remember there was a command that switched it off. You may be able to make a script if you are good with the terminal. xset dpms force off On 9 April 2012 16:09, Andres Muniz andre...@gmail.com wrote: ** Hi, i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screen power off timing

2012-04-14 Thread Andres Muniz
- Mensaje original - Hey Andres, I couldn't find a way to set the time to more than 1 hour, but I remember there was a command that switched it off. You may be able to make a script if you are good with the terminal. xset dpms force off thanks for this, i might give it a go.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update 2012- Re: Fwd: [Ossg-announcements] Adoption of Open Source across HM Government – London 22/02/11 and 01/03/11]]

2012-04-14 Thread Andres Muniz
- Mensaje original - On 14/04/12 16:13, Norman Silverstone wrote: big snip There is also an online consultation on the subject [2]. Once again, it is essential for us to make our voice heard and to reply to it. So take 10 minutes and make your voice heard. [2]

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 CD pre-orders

2012-04-14 Thread Phill Whiteside
Does this ability spread to other flavours of the family, or just Ubuntu? The artwork for Lubuntu 12.04 is at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Marketing is this possible and at what cost / CD? Thanks, Phill. On 15 April 2012 00:10, Bill Baker boo...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, 2012-04-14 at 18:56