Re: [ubuntu-uk] acronyms?

2006-11-04 Thread Sean Miller
Nik Butler wrote: is we check in with Melissa Drapper ( Ive sent her an email ) and a few Shame Nick Drake died, they'd have made a lovely couple... (why does the name Drapper-Drake seem so familiar to me ;-)) arrange some sort of Sponsored event for Friday 17th ( Children in need )

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread Andy
On 04/11/06, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm new to this, It shows, A little note about mailing list etiquette. We do not need you to tell us what font size we want to view your message in, we are perfectly capable of adjusting our email software to a size that is comfortable. This means don't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread Dean Sas
Andy wrote: On 04/11/06, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm new to this, [netiquette stuff snipped] You could have phrased that a little nicer, please is a nice word. Immediately greeting new users in such a way is one of the reasons mailing lists are seen as off putting and elitist. It's not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Eamonn Sullivan
On 11/4/06, Pete Ryland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Currently, Nik Butler is doing a fantastic job as our interim leader. However, in the spirit of democracy, it has been suggested that this should be confirmed (or denied) by a vote. Might I suggest a deadline of tomorrow evening, Sunday the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Nicholas Butler
Pete Ryland wrote: Currently, Nik Butler is doing a fantastic job as our interim leader. Thanks, so can I count on your vote then grin However, in the spirit of democracy, it has been suggested that this should be confirmed (or denied) by a vote. Viva la revolutution. Might I suggest a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Caroline Ford
On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 13:57 +, Pete Ryland wrote: Currently, Nik Butler is doing a fantastic job as our interim leader. However, in the spirit of democracy, it has been suggested that this should be confirmed (or denied) by a vote. Might I suggest a deadline of tomorrow evening, Sunday

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Dean Sas
Nicholas Butler wrote: or we could use that grin um how do we use that ? Maybe only LP team admins can do that - Michael Wood (x3n) is listed as ours at the moment. We need a list of nominees first though. Actually it leads to the interesting question of how many members are on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Dean Sas
Nicholas Butler wrote: Pete Ryland wrote: Currently, Nik Butler is doing a fantastic job as our interim leader. However, in the spirit of democracy, it has been suggested that this should be confirmed (or denied) by a vote. Might I suggest a deadline of tomorrow evening, Sunday the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread alan c
Pete Ryland wrote: Currently, Nik Butler is doing a fantastic job as our interim leader. However, in the spirit of democracy, it has been suggested that this should be confirmed (or denied) by a vote. Might I suggest a deadline of tomorrow evening, Sunday the 5th of November 2006, at

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Nik Butler
Can I just point out that : Approval Application needs to take some level of precedence this wee, if not tommorow. Jono got up and showed a world Map of LocoTeams in who were Approved and who were awaiting approval. He stood in the Expo and told people that we would be getting approved

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread alan c
Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 06:56:21PM +, Tony Arnold wrote: Nik, Nicholas Butler wrote: My personal preferences are to use the Mailing list, however if a Forum exists I will make sure I drop in and keep an eye on it and let people know about the mailing list and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread alan c
Nik Butler wrote: Pete Ryland wrote: On 03/11/06, Joseph Price [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also is there anyone who has assumed the lead of ubuntu-uk? Are you putting your hand up for the job? :-) Perhaps we should have a vote? There are probably a few people who would like this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread Sean Miller
I don't understand why we're doing all this again... Nick put himself forward many months ago and asked if anybody else was interested to which he got no responses... so surely the request for candidates to come forward has already been and gone and this is just wasting time going through it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread Nik Butler
Sean Miller wrote: I don't understand why we're doing all this again... Nick put himself forward many months ago and asked if anybody else was interested to which he got no responses... so surely the request for candidates to come forward has already been and gone and this is just wasting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Eamonn Sullivan
On 11/4/06, Nik Butler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can I just point out that : Approval Application needs to take some level of precedence this wee, if not tommorow. Jono got up and showed a world Map of LocoTeams in who were Approved and who were awaiting approval. He stood in the Expo and

[ubuntu-uk] UKteam who are the members.

2006-11-04 Thread Nik Butler
I realise we have the wiki for the gallery, but shall we use the LaunchPad to register the members ? https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-uk This not only lets us track members but see who has signed the Code of Conduct and what other teams people are members of. So if youve not signed up

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread Ian
Then I am out of here, good bye! ---Original Message--- From: Andy Date: 04/11/2006 13:03:52 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] Uk Loco team forums On 04/11/06, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm new to this, It shows, A little note about

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread Ian
I could not see where to unsub? ---Original Message--- From: Andy Date: 04/11/2006 13:03:52 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums On 04/11/06, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm new to this, It shows, A little note about mailing list etiquette. We

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread Nik Butler
END OF THREAD Guys Im drawing this whole sub-thread to a close . I would like not to have any responses to the above and I have emailed Ian with his answer. For the moment in as much as I can enforce the idea I suggest we will not be creating or using ubuntu forums for the Ubuntu-UK teams

[ubuntu-uk] Just to Lighten the Tone.

2006-11-04 Thread Nik Butler
So here I am preparing for the BCF worthing Sussex Lug Meeting and I am installing Kubuntu onto an Old Sony Viao. And all I can hear are the stern words of Mr Cocks. Click once to install, not double click .Double clicks cause it to crash. So thanks AC Im clicking once . just for you ! Nik

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKteam who are the members.

2006-11-04 Thread David Morley
On 04/11/06, Nik Butler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I realise we have the wiki for the gallery, but shall we use the LaunchPad to register the members ? https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-uk This not only lets us track members but see who has signed the Code of Conduct and what other teams

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups Wiki page

2006-11-04 Thread alan c
Tony Arnold wrote: I've added a few notes to Alan's notes on this page, FYI. Alan, did you mean 'meatspace' or 'meetspace'? Regards, Tony. I get very lost with all of the pages and resources - :-( can you give a link please? -- alan cocks Linux registered user #360648 --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread alan c
Ian wrote: I could not see where to unsub? I think it is: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk [...] wouldn't want to inadvertently exclude anyone, that's not the Ubuntu way. - Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups Wiki page

2006-11-04 Thread Tony Arnold
Alan, alan c wrote: I've added a few notes to Alan's notes on this page, FYI. Alan, did you mean 'meatspace' or 'meetspace'? Regards, Tony. I get very lost with all of the pages and resources - :-( can you give a link please? Yes, that would have been a good idea! It's here:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Alan Pope
On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 01:57:17PM +, Pete Ryland wrote: Currently, Nik Butler is doing a fantastic job as our interim leader. However, in the spirit of democracy, it has been suggested that this should be confirmed (or denied) by a vote. By who? Where? Might I suggest a deadline of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups Wiki page

2006-11-04 Thread Alan Pope
On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 06:10:53PM +, Tony Arnold wrote: I've added a few notes to Alan's notes on this page, FYI. Alan, did you mean 'meatspace' or 'meetspace'? There's quite a few Alans on this list :) As I was the one who typed the main chunk of the rebuttals to the LUGs are dying

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread Ian
You have and its appalling bad taste in my language. ---Original Message--- From: Alan c Date: 04/11/2006 20:54:57 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] Uk Loco team forums Ian wrote: I could not see where to unsub? I think it is:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread Andy
On 04/11/06, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You have and its appalling bad taste in my language. Its was never my intention to offend anyone, I am really sorry that you feel you must leave an entire group because of me. I am unsure what you mean by 'bad taste'. sorry I have seen so much worse on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups Wiki page

2006-11-04 Thread Tony Arnold
Alan, Alan Pope wrote: On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 06:10:53PM +, Tony Arnold wrote: I've added a few notes to Alan's notes on this page, FYI. Alan, did you mean 'meatspace' or 'meetspace'? There's quite a few Alans on this list :) As I was the one who typed the main chunk of the

[ubuntu-uk] Sonic Stage alternative

2006-11-04 Thread STONE COLD
Hi, just wondering if someone can help! I have a Sony NWHD3 and to put music on there i have power up windows for it! So i thought maybe theres a way around this! so i sat there and thinking and thinkingand eventually came up with this idea. The player shows up as a removable drive.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sonic Stage alternative

2006-11-04 Thread Robert K. Day
On Saturday 04 November 2006 23:59, STONE COLD wrote: The player shows up as a removable drive. could i put a linux app like Juk on there...and save my music on there..mp3's, ogg files etc. ? There is a similiar program for windows called mp3filemanagerwhere this program is installed on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sonic Stage alternative

2006-11-04 Thread STONE COLD
that is true...but it doesnt support a drag and drop system..all music must be put on the player via sonicstage...any music put on the player via drag and drop just wont show up on the player itself! From: Robert K. Day [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alan Pope wrote: Having a vote proposed with little or no notice and no thought for procedure is as good as no vote at all. I do support Nik in his current role but do not feel that this is an adequate way to vote. I suggest we leave

[ubuntu-uk] top posting row (was Uk Loco team forums)

2006-11-04 Thread Sean Miller
Ian wrote: You have and its appalling bad taste in my language. Just to explain for a moment, Ian, why people feel so passionately at times about top posting in an e-mail list and as a result sometimes we can end up with situations like this where one person feels victimised or the like...

Re: [ubuntu-uk] top posting row (was Uk Loco team forums)

2006-11-04 Thread Ian
But I was not here to make a date. And I see other top posting OK. ---Original Message--- From: Sean Miller Date: 05/11/2006 05:10:03 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubuntu-UK] top posting row (was Uk Loco team forums) Ian wrote: You have and its appalling

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sonic Stage alternative

2006-11-04 Thread Ian
Have you told Stone Cold off yet??? ---Original Message--- From: STONE COLD Date: 05/11/2006 00:50:43 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] Sonic Stage alternative That is true...but it doesn't support a drag and drop system..all music must