Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.10 So far mixed fortunes

2011-12-03 Thread Nick McAlpin
For me, anything old gets either Arch Linux or Debian installed, with fluxbox/Openbox and lxde Arch isn#39;t as hard as everyone makes it out to be!-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.10 So far mixed fortunes

2011-12-03 Thread Nick McAlpin
Sorry, this phone makes it impossible to bottom quote, so I will just write the post in detail and context. For older systems, you want to save as much as space as possible and only have what you need installed and not have any extra drivers or things you don#39;t need. I choose Arch for older

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Are we missing the point with an OS ?

2011-12-03 Thread Nick McAlpin
In my opinion, the desktop environment or window manager marks the end of the os to applications barrier, obviously ignoring the applications that come with de and wm. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.10 So far mixed fortunes

2011-12-03 Thread Nick McAlpin
I#39;m not really an expert - more of an intermediate ;)-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What should be done for 12.04

2011-09-27 Thread Nick McAlpin
I'm sorry, but if you want stability for a Server etc, you'd be going with RHEL, SELD or Cent OS, because they are the most stable (nowhere near the best, especially Cent OS), but they are rock stable. Ubuntu's market should be the end-user market of regular people, not business. Ubuntu is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [FOSDEM] Dates for FOSDEM 2012: 4 5 February

2011-09-12 Thread Nick McAlpin
Hello and thanks for the message. Unfortunately, I cannot make it on any of the dates you suggested. But, it sounds like a great event and good luck to anyone who goes. Can't wait for Ubuntu 11.10 to come out soon though, it's getting very close now! Nick.