Re: [ubuntu-uk] hard disk problem ?

2011-07-08 Thread john beddard
Many Thanks Alan, Platform standards are the key to the whole game. With the final decisions being made at the political level. Will keep up to date with U.K Government decision making.And join Open-Source Lobby. John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-uk] boot time

2011-07-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
Is it my imagination or does 11.04 take considerably longer to cold boot than previous, recent versions of Ubuntu? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] hard disk problem ?

2011-07-08 Thread Yorvyk
'The adoption of compulsory open standards will help government to avoid lengthy vendor lock-in' What does this mean? Are the government's open standards the same as we would understand them? Is open source and open standards the same thing? -- Steve Cook (Yorvyk) http://lubuntu.net

Re: [ubuntu-uk] boot time

2011-07-08 Thread Dino T.
Yeah it does. Mine used to boot in about 20 seconds. it went past 30 seconds. *Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons)* http://www.ubuntu.com/ On 8 July 2011 10:41, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: Is it my imagination or does 11.04 take considerably longer to cold boot than previous,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] boot time

2011-07-08 Thread George MacLeod
On 8 July 2011 10:41, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: Is it my imagination or does 11.04 take considerably longer to cold boot than previous, recent versions of Ubuntu? Norman I've noticed this too on at least 3 machines, I also get the impression it takes longer if you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] hard disk problem ?

2011-07-08 Thread john beddard
They are not the same but successful platforms derive from the adoption of standards : usually taking years and loads of committee meetings. A platform is like a bus. Get it into the bus station before the competition. Then leave no passengers behind. The saying' Its more difficult to be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] boot time

2011-07-08 Thread Matthew Daubney
On 8 July 2011 10:41, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: Is it my imagination or does 11.04 take considerably longer to cold boot than previous, recent versions of Ubuntu? Norman You can measure this with bootchart http://www.bootchart.org/ I think it's in the repos. -Matt

[ubuntu-uk] Adding storage two a Ubuntu server?

2011-07-08 Thread Alexander Birchall
Hi All, I find that a Ubuntu server (Release 11.04(natty) I inherited has available 60 GB of unused space on the hard disk. I would like to expand the existing 40 GB available to the server to incorporate this extra 60 GB, but I have so far been unable to do it. Using the Disk Utility on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adding storage two a Ubuntu server?

2011-07-08 Thread J Fernyhough
On 8 July 2011 12:48, Alexander Birchall tengallon...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: Hi All, I find that a Ubuntu server (Release 11.04(natty) I inherited has available 60 GB of unused space on the hard disk.  I would like to expand the existing 40 GB available to the server to incorporate this extra

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Global Jam 2nd-4th September

2011-07-08 Thread Alan Bell
here follows a message about the Ubuntu Global Jam, we should do something for this. Ideas on the back of an email . . . Alan. The Ubuntu Global Jam is a worldwide event in which Ubuntu LoCo Teams get together at a local venue and work on Ubuntu, get know each other, and otherwise just have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] hard disk problem ?

2011-07-08 Thread alan c
On 08/07/11 10:56, Yorvyk wrote: 'The adoption of compulsory open standards will help government to avoid lengthy vendor lock-in' What does this mean? Are the government's open standards the same as we would understand them? Is open source and open standards the same thing? Open source

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adding storage two a Ubuntu server?

2011-07-08 Thread Rob Beard
On 08/07/11 12:48, Alexander Birchall wrote: Hi All, I find that a Ubuntu server (Release 11.04(natty) I inherited has available 60 GB of unused space on the hard disk. I would like to expand the existing 40 GB available to the server to incorporate this extra 60 GB, but I have so far been

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adding storage two a Ubuntu server?

2011-07-08 Thread Rob Beard
On 08/07/11 17:39, Rob Beard wrote: On 08/07/11 12:48, Alexander Birchall wrote: Hi All, I find that a Ubuntu server (Release 11.04(natty) I inherited has available 60 GB of unused space on the hard disk. I would like to expand the existing 40 GB available to the server to incorporate this

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on Lenovo 11 Thinkpad

2011-07-08 Thread James Morrissey
Hi, With recent talk of hardware running more slowly under Ubuntu, and with my thinking of getting a new portable laptop, i thought i might check with the list here to see if anyone knows if there will be any problems with the following. I don't know much about hardware so if there is anything

Re: [ubuntu-uk] hard disk problem ?

2011-07-08 Thread Neil Greenwood
On Dydd Gwener 08 mis Gorffennaf 2011 17:37:49 BST, alan c wrote: On 08/07/11 10:56, Yorvyk wrote: 'The adoption of compulsory open standards will help government to avoid lengthy vendor lock-in' What does this mean? Are the government's open standards the same as we would understand

[ubuntu-uk] Mythubuntu: what harware?

2011-07-08 Thread Andres
I'm seeing virgin media tv ads about the tivo box. Is this stuff that mythubuntu can do? If so what is the hardware any of you would recomend? -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mythubuntu: what harware?

2011-07-08 Thread Rob Beard
On 08/07/11 21:27, Andres wrote: I'm seeing virgin media tv ads about the tivo box. Is this stuff that mythubuntu can do? If so what is the hardware any of you would recomend? I understand the Tivo box has some sort of inteligence in it in that it can suggest TV programs and what not. Not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Global Jam 2nd-4th September

2011-07-08 Thread Bruno Girin
On Fri, 2011-07-08 at 14:17 +0100, Alan Bell wrote: here follows a message about the Ubuntu Global Jam, we should do something for this. Ideas on the back of an email . . . I'm happy to help organise anything like this around London and I should be free that weekend. Cheers, Bruno --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mythubuntu: what harware?

2011-07-08 Thread Andres
Thanks! i only have freeview so i guess I just need something to plug in an antenna or an euroconnector? (Looking for something that is proved to work with ubuntu of course. -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Original

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Global Jam 2nd-4th September

2011-07-08 Thread Matthew Daubney
I'd vote on some time being assigned to a set of technical talks as I don't attend enough these days. On a side note, if someone would like to give a tslk on how oAuth works, I'd be all ears :-) Matt Daubney -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk