Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

James Milligan wrote: > I know you're all going to hate me lol, but I'm like Paul, I use Windows > Vista a lot for schoolwork etc, and I do a lot of heavy gaming. Any specific schoolwork that you can't do on OOo? I can understand the fact you use Windows for gaming. Personally I just use my Wii

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

lol James Milligan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Pope Sent: 17 November 2008 16:12 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 2008/11/17 Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > So I just won

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

2008/11/17 Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure > that it's the retail version (not OEM) and was just wondering if > anyone had any tips on how a FOSS user c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

Give it to Paul, let him exercise his freedom of choice. Bruce On 11/17/08, Paul Mellors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Javad Ayaz wrote: > > Buy ubuntu get windows free? > > > > 2008/11/17 Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > Hey guys, > > > > So I jus

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Michael Holloway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a more serious note: Excuse me, but aren't "serious note"s banned??? What is the world coming to ! Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UK

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

2008/11/17 Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hey guys, > > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure > that it's the retail version (not OEM) and was just wondering if > anyone had any tips on how

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

2008/11/17 Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > With all due respect, Javad, who would want to put their coffee cup on > a Windows Vista install disc? > > Not at all attractive proposition... every time you raised the cup to > take a sip you'd be reminded of... well, you know... not good! > Which re

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

Javad Ayaz wrote: > Buy ubuntu get windows free? > > 2008/11/17 Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hey guys, > > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

On a more serious note: 1. To make money, eBay is probably the only real option (without effort). 2. You could always have a look if a project such as Wine takes donated copies of Windows On Mon, 2008-11-17 at 16:42 +0100, Michael Holloway wrote: > Send it to MS, tell them it doesn't work and y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

ha, i see your point! :) 2008/11/17 Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > With all due respect, Javad, who would want to put their coffee cup on > a Windows Vista install disc? > > Not at all attractive proposition... every time you raised the cup to > take a sip you'd be reminded of... well, you kno

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

With all due respect, Javad, who would want to put their coffee cup on a Windows Vista install disc? Not at all attractive proposition... every time you raised the cup to take a sip you'd be reminded of... well, you know... not good! Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:43 PM, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Keep it. That's one less copy in circulation. Hopefully one day it'll > be worth something as a museum piece, from back when companies owned > our software. You could take the opposite tack and create 200 "pirate versions"

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

1) blend it 2) A new coffee cup place thing 2008/11/17 Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On 17 Nov 2008, at 15:30, Jai Harrison wrote: > > > Hey guys, > > > > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw > > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

On 17 Nov 2008, at 15:30, Jai Harrison wrote: > Hey guys, > > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure > that it's the retail version (not OEM) and was just wondering if > anyone had any tips on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

Send it to MS, tell them it doesn't work and you want your money back :) On Mon, 2008-11-17 at 15:30 +, Jai Harrison wrote: > Hey guys, > > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure > that i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure > that it's the retail version (not OEM) and was just wondering if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

> Hey guys, > > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure > that it's the retail version (not OEM) and was just wondering if > anyone had any tips on how a FOSS user could get some value from it > (

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure > that it's the retail version (not OEM) and was just wondering if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

Buy ubuntu get windows free? 2008/11/17 Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hey guys, > > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure > that it's the retail version (not OEM) and was just wondering i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Sean Miller wrote: > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Or... >> >> Coronation Street sponsored by Ubuntu Linux - two of the nation's >> favourites ;-) > > Yes, that'd work... though Corrie is a bit "dumbing down" isn't it? > Hey it's better than Eastenders

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Or... > > Coronation Street sponsored by Ubuntu Linux - two of the nation's > favourites ;-) Yes, that'd work... though Corrie is a bit "dumbing down" isn't it? How many of the characters on there would be capable of turning

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam Bagnall wrote: > > The SSD aspire one is slightly smaller than the HDD one and can't fit a > > 2.5"hdd in it. You can replace the ssd with a 1.8" hdd providing it has > > the correct (pata zif) connector though. You can g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Adam Bagnall wrote: > The SSD aspire one is slightly smaller than the HDD one and can't fit a > 2.5"hdd in it. You can replace the ssd with a 1.8" hdd providing it has > the correct (pata zif) connector though. You can get 30gb 1.8" drives on > ebay for around £30, but that defeats the point of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Rob Beard wrote: > Adam Bagnall wrote: > > >> If you're thinking of getting the aspire one I'd definitely save the >> extra for the normal HDD version. I'm all for solid state, even if it's >> only 8gb, but the ssd in my aspire one is painfully slow. Even doing >> fairly trivial things someti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Adam Bagnall wrote: > If you're thinking of getting the aspire one I'd definitely save the > extra for the normal HDD version. I'm all for solid state, even if it's > only 8gb, but the ssd in my aspire one is painfully slow. Even doing > fairly trivial things sometimes causes the ssd activity l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Does Ubuntu have any problems working on the laptop, as in the graphics side? I would be more than willing to pay for a laptop that costs that amount and install Ubuntu and have it work properly. I say that because of all the problems I'm having with installing it on my laptop I have now, and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

2008/11/14 Paul Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I tried to print a flyer out from one of the ubuntu projects to promote > ubuntu, it was blurred when printed out on A4,(something to do with the > size of the png file or something I am not a grapnics expert so can't > fix it, so end up not bothering)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Sean Miller wrote: > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Problem with making Windows a paid extra is that Micro$oft will no >> doubt recruit Maureen Lipman or somebody to do an ad campaign saying >> "do you realise that if you buy Windows at the same tim

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

I was just looking at the HDD version, thanks for that, Adam. Cheers Bruce On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > > Dale Clarke wrote: > > > >> The Problem is that Tesco tried to get on the Acer Aspire One Linux > >> bandwagon selling it a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Sean Miller wrote: > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Problem with making Windows a paid extra is that Micro$oft will no >> doubt recruit Maureen Lipman or somebody to do an ad campaign saying >> "do you realise that if you buy Windows at the same time as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Rob Beard wrote: > Dale Clarke wrote: > >> The Problem is that Tesco tried to get on the Acer Aspire One Linux >> bandwagon selling it at £170, but have had huge returns (see Acer Forum) >> as people have not liked the linux frontend. This in my opinion will >> leave a sour taste in Tesco's m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Problem with making Windows a paid extra is that Micro$oft will no > doubt recruit Maureen Lipman or somebody to do an ad campaign saying > "do you realise that if you buy Windows at the same time as your > machine you will

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Problem with making Windows a paid extra is that Micro$oft will no doubt recruit Maureen Lipman or somebody to do an ad campaign saying "do you realise that if you buy Windows at the same time as your machine you will save £xxx or more - don't leave it too late." and the net result will be that eve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Dale Clarke wrote: > The Problem is that Tesco tried to get on the Acer Aspire One Linux > bandwagon selling it at £170, but have had huge returns (see Acer > Forum) as people have not liked the linux frontend. This in my opinion > will leave a sour taste in Tesco's mind towards Linux and can be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Dale Clarke wrote: > The Problem is that Tesco tried to get on the Acer Aspire One Linux > bandwagon selling it at £170, but have had huge returns (see Acer Forum) > as people have not liked the linux frontend. This in my opinion will > leave a sour taste in Tesco's mind towards Linux and can be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Paul Sutton wrote: > I think microsofts argument is that if hardware comes minus an OS people > will buy that and use pirated copies of windows, (which even as ubuntu > users, we can't be seen to condone that), so they have a point, > perhaps meet suppliers half way and ask them to install sa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Paul Sutton wrote: > No only that isn't it also about hardware support, many years ago, > laptops were supplied with built in modems, that only worked with > windows, or to get them to work properly with Linux required more work, > so it also sends a message to suppliers that we not only don'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

The Problem is that Tesco tried to get on the Acer Aspire One Linux bandwagon selling it at £170, but have had huge returns (see Acer Forum) as people have not liked the linux frontend. This in my opinion will leave a sour taste in Tesco's mind towards Linux and can be put squarely in Acer's backya

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Stephen O'Neill wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 14/11/08 08:04, Sean Miller wrote: > >> I agree with this, but surely rather than support folks who are >> charging over the market price for machines we should be encouraging >> the major players to provide just tha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

gav wrote: > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 06:51:55AM +, Sean Miller wrote: > >> What's the advantage of a laptop without an OS when for about £100 >> less you can go to Tesco and get one WITH an OS of a better >> specification for about £100 less and just wipe the OS off and install >> Ubuntu any

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 14/11/08 08:04, Sean Miller wrote: > I agree with this, but surely rather than support folks who are > charging over the market price for machines we should be encouraging > the major players to provide just that - laptops without Vista? Whether t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:04 AM, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fujitsu Siemens they're offering at £270 with Vista Home Premium which > is approx the same spec as the Celeron that you'd pay £400 for without > an OS at the link that initiated this thread. Sorry, that should have been Vis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Stephen O'Neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I see what you're saying, but you need to compare like with like - > whether cheaper systems in supermarkets represent good value compared to > traditional retailers is a different discussion. I agree with this, but sure

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 14/11/08 06:51, Sean Miller wrote: > What's the advantage of a laptop without an OS when for about £100 > less you can go to Tesco and get one WITH an OS of a better > specification for about £100 less and just wipe the OS off and install > Ubuntu a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 06:51:55AM +, Sean Miller wrote: > What's the advantage of a laptop without an OS when for about £100 > less you can go to Tesco and get one WITH an OS of a better > specification for about £100 less and just wipe the OS off and install > Ubuntu anyway? > > Don't unders

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

What's the advantage of a laptop without an OS when for about £100 less you can go to Tesco and get one WITH an OS of a better specification for about £100 less and just wipe the OS off and install Ubuntu anyway? Don't understand why one would want to pay premium prices just to save having to over

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

What's all this about free laptops? > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Bruce Beardall wrote: > Hi All > > Slightly off topic but I've found a PC / Laptop supplier where you can > choose a machine without an OS. > > www.pcspecialist.co.uk > > I haven't done an exhaustive search yet (nor, for that matter, have I had > any real experience of their service) but they se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

Bruce Beardall wrote: > Hi All > > Slightly off topic but I've found a PC / Laptop supplier where you can > choose a machine without an OS. > > www.pcspecialist.co.uk > > I haven't done an exhaustive search yet (nor, for that matter, have I > had any real experi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7

yep -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Holloway Sent: 22 October 2008 17:26 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7 > http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/10/14/microsoft-announces-1.html > Haha!! Love

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7

> http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/10/14/microsoft-announces-1.html > Haha!! Love a good chuckle. Theyre missing one: Windows 7 Crash Free Edition: :~$ uname -a Windows 7 michael-desktop 2.6.39-8-generic #1 SMP Wed Oct 22 01:30:40 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7

buntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7 > In return I sent him a CD with Ubuntu 8.04.1 and he has agreed to try > it. However, is Windows 7 a joke or what? I like the Mac based based high security version and the EU version designed to not do anything :-) Graham -- ubuntu-uk@lists

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7

> In return I sent him a CD with Ubuntu 8.04.1 and he has agreed to try > it. However, is Windows 7 a joke or what? I like the Mac based based high security version and the EU version designed to not do anything :-) Graham -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7

That link is definitely a joke. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7

Haha - that made me laugh that link did. Windows 7 is for real, but (hopefully!) not 20 editions! That page is a joke, of course, especially with 'Windows 7 Pirated Edition'. Nice Photoshopping though... James -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7

2008/10/22 norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My brother, who uses XP on a desktop and Vista on a laptop, has started > to ask questions about Ubuntu. Then, today, he sent me this:- > > http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/10/14/microsoft-announces-1.html > > In return I sent him a CD with Ubuntu 8.04.1 a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Server Limitations v Linux?

Eddie Armstrong wrote: > I saw this item and wondered if any of you gurus can quote figures > showing how Linux compares to those given for Windows in this article > (just curious). > > Intel's new six-core CPUs highlight Windows' limitations >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows interface (was: Bug Day)

> my name is raj, ive just installed ubuntu, and when i reboot it keeps > going to (like a dos prompt command), how come?i was hoping it wouldve > gone to dekstops like windows interface, can you help, its got me stressed > out. Hi Raj What you refer to as a "windows interface" we would call a nu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows home server

Wayne Roberts wrote: > sorry should have mentioned that, > here's the specs for windows home server, web server, ftp server (via > add-in), backup store, abbility to stream music and video. > > Ahh in that case, I guess installing Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS Server with the LAMP option which will give yo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows home server

On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Wayne Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i am downloading slampp now,any other suggestions? GNUMP3d is a good application, can be installed via command line in Ubuntu, can be configured to contain a whole directory of music, and other files, I highly recommend it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows home server

inal message > From: Wayne Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: > To: British Ubuntu Talk > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows home server > > sorry should have mentioned that, > here's the specs for windows home server, web server, ftp server (via > add-in), b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows home server

There is a distro called slampp i think. Which will do the majority of that other than streaming but you can do that with vlc. Daniel Original message From: Wayne Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows home server sorry

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows home server

sorry should have mentioned that, here's the specs for windows home server, web server, ftp server (via add-in), backup store, abbility to stream music and video. On Sun, 2008-07-20 at 19:43 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > Wayne Roberts wrote: > > can somebody suggest an alternative to windows ( sorry)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows home server

Wayne Roberts wrote: > can somebody suggest an alternative to windows ( sorry) home server > using ubuntu (of course) > > thanks > wayne > > What exactly do you want to acheve? Just a basic server to store files on? Can't say I know what the specific features of Windows Home Server are (ap

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows

On Mon, 2008-03-17 at 21:00 +, Rob Beard wrote: > Daniel Lamb wrote: > > http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/image.php?u=3411&type=sigpic&dateline=1181677427 > > > > > > > > Probably old news I found it funny.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows

Daniel Lamb wrote: > http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/image.php?u=3411&type=sigpic&dateline=1181677427 > > > > Probably old news I found it funny. > > LOL that's great. Not sure what's better, satanic messa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows

On 17/03/2008, Daniel Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/image.php?u=3411&type=sigpic&dateline=1181677427 > > Probably old news I found it funny. > > Regards, > Daniel > > An old one, but a good one :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

Hi Colin, On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 07:57 +0100, Colin McCarthy wrote: > On 10/4/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where does Obuntu fit in with this (https://launchpad.net/~obuntu)? > Is UbuntuEasyBusinessServer the new name for Obuntu or are they two > different competing versions? > Fu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

On 10/4/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Pretty much already done:- > > > https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntu-easy-business-server > https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/ebox > > :) > > The plan is for Ubuntu to release a server product which achieves

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

Alan Pope wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 20:09 +0100, Alec Wright wrote: >> On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 20:03 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: >>> Could Ubuntu not develop a more user friendly home server ie just with samba >>> and maybe amanada or bacula for backups? Not all the extras. >> What I thin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

geek!! Regards, Daniel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Pope Sent: 04 October 2007 20:20 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server Hi, On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 20:09 +0100, Alec Wright wrote: > On Thu, 2007-10-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

Hi, On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 20:09 +0100, Alec Wright wrote: > On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 20:03 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: > > Could Ubuntu not develop a more user friendly home server ie just with samba > > and maybe amanada or bacula for backups? Not all the extras. > What I think would be great is if th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

Hi Daniel, On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 19:50 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: > I work in IT in predominately windows environments and I don't know anyone > who would not be delighted to use linux servers at home. > Do you work on the Planet Tux perchance? :) Back here on planet Earth I find it surprising h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 20:03 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: > Could Ubuntu not develop a more user friendly home server ie just with samba > and maybe amanada or bacula for backups? Not all the extras. What I think would be great is if the server just sits there, being serverish, but you have a graphical

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

ckups? Not all the extras. Regards, Daniel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Rowson Sent: 04 October 2007 19:57 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server > I work in IT in predominately windows environmen

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

> I work in IT in predominately windows environments and I don't know anyone > who would not be delighted to use linux servers at home. > > Regards, > Daniel Well I suppose it depends on where you work I guess. I work for a reasonably large (130 staff or so looking after mabey 5000 desktops and a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

itish Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server > But most knowledgeable enthusiasts would rather have a "linux box" something > to be proud of!! Ah but most people who work in IT only use Windows Servers and Desktops so I'm guessing it'd be a natural extension

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

> But most knowledgeable enthusiasts would rather have a "linux box" something > to be proud of!! Ah but most people who work in IT only use Windows Servers and Desktops so I'm guessing it'd be a natural extension of that for them to buy into a Windows Home Server for their backups, DVDs etc ;-)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Rowson > Sent: 04 October 2007 19:17 > To: British Ubuntu Talk > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server > >> By joke I meant more along the lines of what a brilliant idea, a home > server >> tha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

ommandline versions as they wont understand that it can be administered remotely. Daniel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Rowson Sent: 04 October 2007 19:17 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server > By joke

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

> By joke I meant more along the lines of what a brilliant idea, a home server > that backs up pcs and stores files on the network, wait actually is that not > basically what nas does and doesn't need a full pc, or for us more > technically minded what we can do with an old cardboard box, some > mo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

17 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server Hi David, On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 16:41 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: > Is this a joke? > If by "joke" you mean "yet another version of windows which has a subtly different set of tools installed than other

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

Hi David, On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 16:41 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: > Is this a joke? > If by "joke" you mean "yet another version of windows which has a subtly different set of tools installed than other versions already available", then yes, it's a belter that Jimmy Tarbuck would be proud of! >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

Is this a joke? Ubuntu with webmin (if you want to be more serious) on it or running gnome with some utilities would be a hell of a lot better than this. This is a very basic server, something you should be able to run on an old box not running a new machine. Regards, Daniel -Original Mes

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

A few responses to the various comments: - It's no co-incidence that this message came at the same time that Macs are banging on about the same issue :-) - I'm not convinced that leaflets are the right place for this. - I agree with Matthew that this isn't the right "offensive message". I'd in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

Quoting Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Yup - boys and girls - it's unpalatable but it needs addressing. > > Manufacturers like Dell now receive as much money in subsidies and fees > from companies like AOL and McAfee for installing crapware on your new > Vista machine as they have to pay to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

Alec Wright wrote: On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 13:11 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: I think we ought to be making a far bigger play of the whole "Crapware" thing, which has done a great job of introducing hidden costs to running Windows I expect people will start making crapware for ubuntu soon

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 13:11 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > I think we ought to be making a far bigger play of the whole "Crapware" > thing, which has done a great job of introducing hidden costs to running > Windows I expect people will start making crapware for ubuntu soon, with ads on the deskto

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

Mark Harrison wrote: > Yup - boys and girls - it's unpalatable but it needs addressing. > > Manufacturers like Dell now receive as much money in subsidies and fees > from companies like AOL and McAfee for installing crapware on your new > Vista machine as they have to pay to Microsoft for the Vis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 13:51 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: > > I think we ought to be making a far bigger play of the whole "Crapware" > > thing, which has done a great job of introducing hidden costs to running > > Windows: By a strange conincidence, as I was reading Chris' message on my ISP's webmai

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

Fair points Mark, If you get a minute, pop this stuff onto the wiki - it'd be helpful to add these ideas to the leaflet concept. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets Cheers Chris On 30/06/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yup - boys and girls - it's unpalatable but it needs add

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