On 30/01/07, Robin Menneer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nobody has mentioned that promoting linux is different from promoting
> an operating system.Until folk are agreed on Suse (which I had until
> Novell took it over) Ubuntu (which I have and enjoy), Kubuntu,
> mandrice or other systems, the man
Nobody has mentioned that promoting linux is different from promoting
an operating system. Until folk are agreed on Suse (which I had until
Novell took it over) Ubuntu (which I have and enjoy), Kubuntu,
mandrice or other systems, the man in the street is going to stay
confused. It's like the Corn
On 30/01/07, Martyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Beeb have got a story on the Vista release here:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6310599.stm
>
> and it doesn't seem terribly enthusiastic, there's a mention of Apple &
> Linux, but interestingly the "Have Your Say" quote is "I'll run Lin
On 30/01/07, Martyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Beeb have got a story on the Vista release here:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6310599.stm
>
> and it doesn't seem terribly enthusiastic, there's a mention of Apple &
> Linux, but interestingly the "Have Your Say" quote is "I'll run Lin
The Beeb have got a story on the Vista release here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6310599.stm
and it doesn't seem terribly enthusiastic, there's a mention of Apple &
Linux, but interestingly the "Have Your Say" quote is "*I'll run Linux on
most of my machines, it does everything I need mu
- Original Message -
From: Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2007 12:03 pm
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Battle of the Operating Systems
To: British Ubuntu Talk
> On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 05:49:56PM +, London School of
> Puppetry wrote:
> &g
On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 11:51 +, Alan Pope wrote:
> It has been updated. Linuxy comments at the top.
Although it seems my comment has not been added, there are a fair few
Linuxy comments, with 8 specifically mentioning Ubuntu. Which is a good
thing!
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On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 05:49:56PM +, London School of Puppetry wrote:
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was free-
> then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it ...it comes
> free with a new computer.so then what is my answer? Caroline
>
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 09:00:42AM +, David Morley wrote:
> > >
> > Maybe too many Linux users have posted because of people posting to mailing
> > lists about the page, so they're taking ages to moderate all the comments.
> > Hopefully there'll be a sudden flood of Linux posts soon...
> >
> I
typical mainstream press treatment of open source.
get used to it.
Jonathan Roberts wrote:
> Has anyone else noticed that they've stopped updating that webpage and
> the comments are heavily skewed in favor of OSX?
>
> I can't believe the majority of users out there are on OSX and I get
> the i
> >
> Maybe too many Linux users have posted because of people posting to mailing
> lists about the page, so they're taking ages to moderate all the comments.
> Hopefully there'll be a sudden flood of Linux posts soon...
>
I have written a letter saying we're a bit miffed at the lack of
updates and
- Original Message -
From: Jonathan Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:31 am
Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Battle of the operating systems
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> Has anyone else noticed that they've stopped updating that
> webpage and
&
Has anyone else noticed that they've stopped updating that webpage and
the comments are heavily skewed in favor of OSX?
I can't believe the majority of users out there are on OSX and I get
the impression a lot of GNU/Linux users have also written in yet have
nearly zero representation!
Add to tha
Ubuntu does need a firewall/virus detectors, but (and it's a big but)
there is less of a need for them.
While it is true that most virus/trojan/spyware/malware attacks Windows
based PCs, it's not just because there are more of them out there... The
problem with Window is that it is fundamentally
On 24/01/07, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Some great replies- but does Ubuntu not need firewalls and virus detectors
> then?
There are no open ports during install unlike windows. Once installed
you can setup a firewall "sudo apt-get install firestarter", which is
the bes
It does need a firewall, but one is built in (I prefer a hardware
firewall anyway) to prevent malicious access through ports. Viruses
aren't really a threat to any Linux distribution, it is fundamentally
more secure than Windows, because of the way it is built very few
viruses have managed to affec
I have just sent in my comments to the BBC- thanks for the link. Caroline
On 24/01/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All,
Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from the
Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why you are
suc
Some great replies- but does Ubuntu not need firewalls and virus detectors
then? and if not why not? Caroline
On 24/01/07, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was
> free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was
> free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for
> it ...it comes free with a new computer.so then what is my answer?
> Caroline
The operating system, presumably Windows, comes free (actually the cost
is
London School of Puppetry wrote:
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was
> free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it
> ...it comes free with a new computer.so then what is my answer?
Hello, Caroline.
The conventional reply is 'free'
On 24/01/07, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was free-
> then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it ...it comes
> free with a new computer.so then what is my answer? Caroline
Just explai
London School of Puppetry wrote:
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was
> free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it
> ...it comes free with a new computer.so then what is my answer?
It is not. The cost of Windows is included with th
Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was free-
then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it ...it comes
free with a new computer.so then what is my answer? Caroline
On 24/01/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All,
Found yet ano
On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 10:07 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from
> the Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why
> you are such a supporter of your chosen operating system and what
> features y
On 24/01/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> paul mellors wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from
> >> the Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why
> >> you are such a su
paul mellors wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from
>> the Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why
>> you are such a supporter of your chosen operating system and what
>> features you
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from
> the Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why
> you are such a supporter of your chosen operating system and what
> features you love about it."
>
> http://n
Hi All,
Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from the
Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why you are such
a supporter of your chosen operating system and what features you love about
it."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6288119.stm
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