Okay, I know this should probably be in SLUG-Chat,
but I couldn't resist sharing with a larger
audience :)
They're linked on a blog at Wired
http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/2007/03/novell_launches.html
The second of the two ads is the best.
I'm a bit tired so I'm a bit slow, but it wasn't
until the end that I realised how clever the
second ad is.
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PC and Mac are surprised that Linux is being given
cool things and ask "people just share that stuff
with you?" to which Linux replies "All the time".
Very good.
Regards,
Patrick
http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/2007/03/novell_launches.html
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G'day all!
== March SLUG Monthly Meeting ==
When:
18.30, Friday, 30 March, 2007
Where:
Level 13, IBM Building, 601 Pacific Highway, St. Leonards
SLUG's monthly meeting + AGM, featuring the normal AGM bits and a
general talk. Meetings are open to the general public, and free of
charge.
This month's meeting will be at the IBM building, Level 13, 601 Pacific
Highway, St. Leonards, starting at 18.30.
We ask that people arrive 20 minutes early so we can all get into the
building and start on time.
A committee member will also be standing outside the building to meet,
greet, and provide directions to the venue.
= Talks =
AGM: The 2006 SLUG AGM. All the normal shenanigans.
General Talk: IBM's Lotus Notes native Linux port
A representative from IBM will be talking about their native port of
Lotus Notes to Linux. The sessions will be rounded out with a general
Q&A session about IBM and Linux.
Further details will be posted on the website.
== Schedule ==
* 6.30pm: Open Doors
* 6.45pm: The Usual Suspects
* 7.00pm: SLUG AGM
* 8.00pm: (approx) Break for tea and coffee
* 8.20pm: General Talk: IBM's Lotus Notes native Linux port
* 9.20pm: Dinner: TBA
Hope to see you there!
Lindsay
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Hi
The only way that I've been able to install ubuntu on my pentium-m laptop is
this bizare sequence:
1) Install server on laptop
After install boot fails with a register dump
2) install server on a desktop machine
3) apt-get the generic image (not the server!)
4) boot the lappie on knoppix.
copy the generic kernel, initrd, modules from desktop
5) boot the lappie, install ubuntu-desktop
OK nearly all good
apt-get the latest generic kernel fails (mkinitramfs tools dependencies)
The real problem is that despite wearing all desktop clothes the lappie
'knows' it's a server.
How, where do I change the personality from server to desktop?
BTW the problem is common to 6.06, 6.10 and feisty-beta
In every case live CD boots, displays a screen about gnome-error (message,
network ?) and there is a pretty desktop, mouse-that-moves and is
unresponsive to anything else eg install (icon highlights, click does pretty
much nothing.
This lappy installs SuSE 10.2 without any fuss, and as a server seems to run
perfectly (with the hand-crafted generic kernel, the server kernel gives a
register dump)
James
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Hi
The only way that I've been able to install ubuntu on my pentium-m
laptop is this bizare sequence:
<snip>
This lappy installs SuSE 10.2 without any fuss, and as a server seems
to run perfectly (with the hand-crafted generic kernel, the server
kernel gives a register dump)
Have you tried booting with some of the various 'cheat codes' at boot
time. Some of the options can be found at the following page:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions
I had an older system that I had to disable acpi on to get to boot.
There may be some other options that get around whatever peculiar issue
is present.
Andrew S.
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If anyone knows anything about a mob calling itself Level Five Research
then I would like to hear about them off list.
The fact that they have both of their name servers on the same subnet is
not something that inspires confidence.
Also anything about Abovenet Communications in the US.
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