Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu, BlackBerry PlayBook and Windows in VirtualBox

Thanks for your suggestion, I will give it a try when I can. I have already installed Windows XP onto an old PC and used that to connect my PlayBook, which worked, although it took a few attempts. It is unfortunate that all the tablet makers really only consider Windows and Mac OS X when

[ubuntu-uk] Microsoft Surface Release, Will there be something similar from Ubuntu?

Now that Microsoft have announced they will release a new tablet running Windows 8, this would be a good time for Canonical to put together a tablet running Ubuntu. Does Canonical have any plans to do this? So long as it was competitively priced, it could do really well, and especially if it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft Surface Release, Will there be something similar from Ubuntu?

On 25/06/12 12:18, David King wrote: Now that Microsoft have announced they will release a new tablet running Windows 8, this would be a good time for Canonical to put together a tablet running Ubuntu. Does Canonical have any plans to do this? So long as it was competitively priced, it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu, BlackBerry PlayBook and Windows in VirtualBox

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:14 PM, David King linux...@avoura.com wrote: Thanks for your suggestion, I will give it a try when I can. I have already installed Windows XP onto an old PC and used that to connect my PlayBook, which worked, although it took a few attempts. It is unfortunate that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft Surface Release, Will there be something similar from Ubuntu?

David King wrote: Now that Microsoft have announced they will release a new tablet running Windows 8, this would be a good time for Canonical to put together a tablet running Ubuntu. A better time would have been before MS joined the party, surely? Does Canonical have any plans to do this?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft Surface Release, Will there be something similar from Ubuntu?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 25/06/12 12:18, David King wrote: Now that Microsoft have announced they will release a new tablet running Windows 8, this would be a good time for Canonical to put together a tablet running Ubuntu. Yes! It would! I'd certainly buy one! :D

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft Surface Release, Will there be something similar from Ubuntu?

On 25 June 2012 12:18, David King linux...@avoura.com wrote: ** Now that Microsoft have announced they will release a new tablet running Windows 8, this would be a good time for Canonical to put together a tablet running Ubuntu. Does Canonical have any plans to do this? So long as it was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft Surface Release, Will there be something similar from Ubuntu?

On 25 June 2012 12:18, David King linux...@avoura.com wrote: Now that Microsoft have announced they will release a new tablet running Windows 8, this would be a good time for Canonical to put together a tablet running Ubuntu. Does Canonical have any plans to do this? So long as it was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft Surface Release, Will there be something similar from Ubuntu?

On 25/06/2012 13:17, Alan Pope wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 25/06/12 12:18, David King wrote: Now that Microsoft have announced they will release a new tablet running Windows 8, this would be a good time for Canonical to put together a tablet running Ubuntu. Yes!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft Surface Release, Will there be something similar from Ubuntu?

Hi All, I really believe that Ubuntu could do something better than the folks at both Mac and Microsoft. The new internet based economy is turning out to be very different to the Web1 economy. In the Intention or Community based economy, the emphasis is turning away from being sold products,

[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [SFD-announce] SFD 2012 registration is now LIVE!

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 - Original Message Subject:[SFD-announce] SFD 2012 registration is now LIVE! Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:05:03 +0800 From: Frederic Muller - SFI f...@softwarefreedomday.org Reply-To: sfd-disc...@sf-day.org To: