Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

Norman Silverstone wrote: We are the borg. You will be assimilated. >>> Now, now you are starting to show your age. >> That's a bit unfair, TNG is on heavy rotation on Bravo, Virgin 1, et al >> all the time :) > > My humble apologies, the wonders of 'cable' I presume and the shortage > o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

Norman Silverstone wrote: We are the borg. You will be assimilated. >>> Now, now you are starting to show your age. >> That's a bit unfair, TNG is on heavy rotation on Bravo, Virgin 1, et al >> all the time :) > > My humble apologies, the wonders of 'cable' I presume and the shortage >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

> >> We are the borg. You will be assimilated. > >> > > Now, now you are starting to show your age. > > That's a bit unfair, TNG is on heavy rotation on Bravo, Virgin 1, et al > all the time :) My humble apologies, the wonders of 'cable' I presume and the shortage of good SF? Norman -- ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

Norman Silverstone wrote: >> We are the borg. You will be assimilated. >> > Now, now you are starting to show your age. That's a bit unfair, TNG is on heavy rotation on Bravo, Virgin 1, et al all the time :) -n -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk ht

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

> We are the borg. You will be assimilated. > Now, now you are starting to show your age. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

On 05/08/09 08:15, James Milligan wrote: >> one of the Alans , but not the Popey >> > > I could have sworn it said Pope! > > Never mind though - I'll just refer to each one as "an Alan" from now on :-) > > James We are the borg. You will be assimilated. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

On 5 Aug 2009, at 00:15, Alan Bell wrote: Rowan - this may be the organisation you wish to complain to - was also partly referenced to by Alan Pope earlier: one of the Alans, but not the Popey Alan. I could have sworn it said Pope! Never mind though - I'll just refer to each one as "

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Alan Bell wrote: > > Rowan - this may be the organisation you wish to complain to - was also > partly referenced to by Alan Pope earlier: > > one of the Alans, but not the Popey > This thread simply proves to me that people should all have unique first names. Anyw

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

Rowan - this may be the organisation you wish to complain to - was also partly referenced to by *Alan Pope* earlier: one of the Alans , but not the Popey Alan. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

On 4 Aug 2009, at 22:49, James Milligan wrote: On 4 Aug 2009, at 20:43, James Milligan wrote: Robert Longstaff wrote: 'Linux Certified,' Mr Pauling, who owns the name 'Linux', might be interested. How do I contact him, or his organisation, whatever it is? You could contact Linus Pauli

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

On 4 Aug 2009, at 20:43, James Milligan wrote: Robert Longstaff wrote: 'Linux Certified,' Mr Pauling, who owns the name 'Linux', might be interested. How do I contact him, or his organisation, whatever it is? You could contact Linus Pauling. However, he has been dead for fifteen years an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

Robert Longstaff wrote: >> 'Linux Certified,' Mr Pauling, who owns the name 'Linux', might be >> interested. How do I contact him, or his organisation, whatever it is? >> > > You could contact Linus Pauling. However, he has been dead > for fifteen years and I suspect couldn't care less. > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

> 'Linux Certified,' Mr Pauling, who owns the name 'Linux', might be > interested. How do I contact him, or his organisation, whatever it is? You could contact Linus Pauling. However, he has been dead for fifteen years and I suspect couldn't care less. robert_ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com ht

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

who? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds#Linux_trademark Rowan Berkeley wrote: > Some of you may recall my white elephant 'Linux Certified' machine. I > can't call LC its manufacturers, since they aren't: they just bought a > batch of Compal JHL

[ubuntu-uk] What would Linus Pauling think about 'Linux Certified'?

Some of you may recall my white elephant 'Linux Certified' machine. I can't call LC its manufacturers, since they aren't: they just bought a batch of Compal JHL90 notebooks and shoved a version of Ubuntu with a non-standard interface driver onto them (because they said, it was more stable than the