The connection we use in the northern hemisphere is different from that in the southern hemisphere; using satellites up here came after the cables were installed. [laid by U.S.-Britain ca. '40s]
-> when Steve Jobs had the idea of connecting the world's communication, he used the existing cables, etc. ... why there cannot be a satellite for the southern hemisphere which speaks with the northern one [??? - is the $64,000 question ;-) ] BUT those in the southern hemisphere should be better off than us up here if either (1) these hackers are able to somehow knock out the satellite and/or if (2) some asteroid [or whatever] knocks it out. On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi :) > Weird. I assumed it was all done by satellites and that was why the > connection to the outside world had such limited bandwidth and was so slow. > > I remember a few years ago a ship in the Mediterranean accidentally ripped > up THE single cable connecting Asia to the rest of the world! or least the > middle-east(ish) part of Asia. Tons of people were having serious problems > with speed chess (less than 5min for an entire game). > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > From: Anthony Easthope <antiso...@myopera.com> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > Date: Tuesday, 24 July, 2012, 10:38 > > I was doing some reading about New Zealand's connection to the world and > it turns out we down under tap into some underwater fiber cable and that > the Government for some reason hires it from the US government, anyway > somewhere in the agreement it mentions that NZ can't exceed a certain > limit otherwise it would cook the service or something like that, anyway > I am writing this in a hurry as some one else wants the Mac so ill see > if i can post the link at a later date! > > On Sun, 22 Jul 2012, at 02:06 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > > Hi again (sorry for the double-posting) :) > > > > The issue about New Zealand's connection to the rest of the world cropped > > up years ago in Ubuntu. I think either Universities there or the > > authorities or someone ran a big hosting site to mirror "the essentials" > > and somehow Ubuntu managed to get mirrored on that. Server-to-server > > 'up'-loading (or is it downloading or cross-loading?) should be far > > faster than going through a domestic route! > > > > I think the Ubuntu crowd discussed posting physical media to get the bulk > > done more easily. > > Regards from > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmas...@krackedpress.com> > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > Date: Saturday, 21 July, 2012, 23:18 > > > > > > DO you have a broadband Internet connection? The .iso file is listed > > here. > > http://www.libreoffice.org/download/?type=box&version=3.5.5 > > If you do not have broadband connection, there should be a way for you to > > get a copy from some source. I have shipped one to Malta from the USA, > > but do not like to spend my own money on shipping, most of the time. > > > > ---------- > > > > Here is a link to the Online version of the DVD. [actually to the Install > > page] > > http://libreoffice-na.us/English-3.5-installs/install.html > > > > Browse this site and you will find all of the files and such on the DVD. > > The online site tends to get updated more often than the physical media > > or the .iso file does, but still it will give you a look at the DVD. > > > > Right now, the only real updates to the online version [same as the > > physical one really] is the fact that there are 2 more chapters in Draw > > online than the one that can be bought or the .iso file to be downloaded. > > > > Mostly there are the documentation, the 180+ dictionaries, the > > extensions, templates, artwork, the extra free packages, etc., etc.. I > > did not fee that a DVD should contain only the basic install files for > > LibreOffice. That would be a waste of a DVD. So it got filled with a lot > > of things that I [and others] thought a user might want to have with > > him/her on a DVD so that they did not have to go looking for it > > elsewhere. I must have 99% of the dictionaries that can work with > > LibreOffice, unless you get them via any language packages, like you need > > for a Linux install. > > > > <http://www.libreoffice.org/download/?type=box&version=3.5.5> > > On 07/21/2012 05:44 PM, Anthony Easthope wrote: > > > I am curious as to what the 2gb of extras contain! I am considering > > > purchasing a dvd but not sure if it is able to be shipped to New > Zealand > > > if it could that would be great! > > > > > > On Sat, 21 Jul 2012, at 04:07 AM, Fabian Rodriguez wrote: > > >> On 07/20/2012 10:08 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: > > >>> Thanks to Drew, we now have a service that will "print-on-demand" a > > >>> copy of the LibreOffice North American Community DVD - version 3.5.5. > > >>> > > >>> Here is a link for a direct retail page: > > >>> http://kunaki.com/sales.asp?PID=PX00B1FF2L > > >>> **Kunaki handles all the payment collection.** > > >>> > > >> [...] > > >> > > >> Well done, Drew! I had been researching manufacturers, this is the > same > > >> used by Raphael Hertzog to distribute his Debian remix: > > >> http://raphaelhertzog.com/products/debian-cd-dvd/ > > >> > > >> I had that in my personal ToDo for a while > > >> (http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User:MagicFab/LibODVD#ToDo), glad > > >> you're validating it. If/when you have a sample of what they ship, > it'd > > >> be important to have pictures. I'll order one to carry it and use as a > > >> demo. I plan to finish my local design and use the same ship by > > >> september. > > >> > > >> Cheers, > > >> > > >> Fabian Rodriguez > > >> http://libreoffice.magicfab.ca > > >> > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted