Hi, I replied perfectly fine to
"Got this from a friend...Could be a discussion topic for LUG tomorrow:" with the remark that it seems more useful to me to discuss stuff we can actually change ourselves. And I gave an example. Now that we are talking about it, Mike, what subject could you talk about tomorrow that is of interest to us all? rgds, Reinier > wait... did Reinier just "hijack" someones thread???????? > > On 20 October 2011 10:47, Reinier Battenberg < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I would be more interested in things that we have more control over > > ourselves, > > like cool projects going on in Uganda, or people who have experience with > > FLOSS technologies that they would like to share with the group. > > > > Perhaps even something else than Drupal :-) > > > > Is there for example, anyone that can show how to install postgresql in a > > clear and easy way? I always follow some manuals or blogs I find on the > > interwebs when I do that, but I have never really understood how the > > security > > model works, with this postgres user and authenticating and login in. I > > know > > there is very experienced postgresql people on this list and this would be > > very helpful, not just for me (and our crew) but for a lot more people. > > > > It would also be very nice to hear other people than the usual bunch. > > > > rgds, > > > > Reinier > > > > > > > Got this from a friend...Could be a discussion topic for LUG tomorrow: > > > > > > > > > If Microsoft gets away with this, then no computer that has a Windows 8 > > logo > > > on it will not be able to boot from free OSs like Linux. This will > > > be part of the BIOS. You might not be able to run free software > > > like LibreOffice, if it goes to the extreme end. > > > > > > To me, if MS get away with forcing OEMs to make it so their systems > > cannot > > > run Linux, then it is another anti-trust violation for MS. Billy > > > boy is going back to court about unfair practices from the 90's, so > > > if people do not step up now to convince OEMs that we will not buy their > > > products if they implement the free OS and software blocker at the > > > BOOT LEVEL, then we cannot buy any new computers for Linux. > > > > > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/free-software-foundation-urges-oems- > > to-say-no-to-mandatory-windows-8-uefi- cage/9770?alertspromo=&tag=nl.rSINGLE > > > < > > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/free-software-foundation-urges-oems- > > to-say-no-to-mandatory-windows-8-uefi- cage/9770?alertspromo=&tag=nl.rSINGLE > > > > > > > > > > Free Software Foundation urges OEMs to say no to mandatory Windows 8 > > > UEFI cage > > > > > > By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | October 18, 2011, 1:26pm PDT > > > > > > Summary: The Free Software Foundation is asking OEMs to give users a > > > choice on Microsoft anti-Linux Windows 8's United Extensive Firmware > > > security "feature." > > > > > > -- > > > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: > > [email protected] > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > Love indeed conquers all..... > > > Brian A. Ssennoga > > > > > -- > > rgds, > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > http://twitter.com/batje > > http://twitter.com/mapuganda > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > > any way. > > > > > > -- > Mike > > Of course, you might discount this possibility, but remember that one in a > million chances happen 99% of the time. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -- rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 758 801 749 www.mountbatten.net http://twitter.com/batje http://twitter.com/mapuganda _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). 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