Re: [ubuntu-uk] Venue for London Bugjam
2009/1/26 John Levin j...@technolalia.org: James Thomas wrote: Hi all, Just a note to say I have a venue in central London, next to Liverpool Street station. Details can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GlobalBugJam/London :) James Thomas (selinuxium) Excellent! I was getting frustrated at drawing a blank on this. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Good to see the London location sorted out. Do we have any more info about the Birmingham one? I heard that it was at the Linux Emporium in Birmingham, but haven't heard anything about times or a verification of the location. Josh -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Venue for London Bugjam
Good to see the London location sorted out. Do we have any more info about the Birmingham one? I heard that it was at the Linux Emporium in Birmingham, but haven't heard anything about times or a verification of the location. Erm. I haven't heard that. I'll speak to Linux Emporium and get back to you. Btw. I am from Birmingham, I have decided to go to London for the Bug Jam. It's best you join the SB-Lug and Wolves LUG mailing lists and see if you can garner some help and support. Ciarán -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Bloggers Wanted
Thought this may be of interest to someone: Nine Lives Media Inc. — WorksWithU.com’s parent company — is seeking at least three contributing bloggers who can offer balanced coverage of Microsoft and Windows 7, Apple and Mac OS X, and Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux. Here’s what we’re seeking. Canonical and Ubuntu Linux Contributing Blogger: Yes, you should run Ubuntu regularly if you want to cover Ubuntu for us. But more importantly, you should be able to cover what Canonical is doing right — and wrong — as it promotes Ubuntu server, desktop and mobile editions to businesses. http://www.workswithu.com/2009/01/25/ubuntu-windows-7-and-apple-bloggers-wanted/ -- Dave Murphy - http://schwuk.com Get in touch - http://schwuk.com/contact signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Memory upgrade
On 25/01/2009 23:20, Kris Douglas wrote: My XPS M1530 runs with a fast 3gb set from aria, works fine... and my desktop runs on aria ram too :) Ahh that's good to know. I've always been doubious about buying cheap memory since I worked at eBuyer and the other guys there told me when I started that in no uncertain terms that their value memory was not very good. Not sure if it's changed since. The Aria memory though has been fine in anything I've put it in. Kind of makes me wonder why I spent nearly £70 on 4GB of OCZ memory when I upgraded my desktop last year. :-) Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Venue for London Bugjam
If you are going to attend the London BugJam could you please update the wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GlobalBugJam/London to show you are attending... Not a problem! Although there is another page that people were writing their names on for attending at various locations. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/GlobalBugJam09 May be an idea to try and contact them and say that a venue has been found, and edit the wiki page to that effect. Ciarán -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Venue for London Bugjam
Hi, What qualities are you looking for a leader? As so far no-one has stepped up to the plate. Do you want an experienced bug squasher or just someone to take responsibility for the room/projector? I think we can survive without an experienced bug squasher, although it may be slower. But learning together would be fun. Ciarán -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manlug
2009/1/25 Tim Dobson li...@tdobson.net: Simon Wears wrote: Firstly - my apologies! I think I sent out a blank email to the list by accident. Second - I'm living in Manchester, and was thinking of going along to one of the MANlug meetings. Does anyone on this list go, or know how active they are? Hiya, I'm based near Manchester and though I've never been to a ManLUG meeting, I know a load of people who do and hangout on #manlug on irc.oftc.net (I'm tdobson - feel free to say hi) There is actually quite a broad spectrum of tech groups in the northwest. Thanks for that excellent summary Tim, I really should have remembered Manchester Free Software! To the OP, don't be put off by the name, there are plenty of people running Ubuntu in the group (as well as gnewsense). I would strongly recommend joining both the manlug [1] and MFS [2] mailing lists to keep up with events in the area. As Tim said, the drupal talk in February should be really interesting. Also, if you're interested in the more social side of things, then I would strongly recommend the monthly #manlug currybeer on 6th February. [1] http://www.manlug.org [2] http://manchester.fsuk.org [3] http://www.manlug.org.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Memory upgrade
I have bought RAM from ebuyer before, and it very soon failed and had to be replaced. I have since gone elsewhere for RAM and not had any problems. David Rob Beard wrote: Ahh that's good to know. I've always been doubious about buying cheap memory since I worked at eBuyer and the other guys there told me when I started that in no uncertain terms that their value memory was not very good. Not sure if it's changed since. The Aria memory though has been fine in anything I've put it in. Kind of makes me wonder why I spent nearly £70 on 4GB of OCZ memory when I upgraded my desktop last year. :-) Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?
Hi, Its that time of the year again where i get a new phone. Im thinking of going with the andorid. How compatible are the two systems, since they are both open source? -- Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?
what about the G2 or the android v2 aka cupcake? would that be worth waiting for? 2009/1/26 John Levin j...@technolalia.org: javadayaz wrote: Hi, Its that time of the year again where i get a new phone. Im thinking of going with the andorid. How compatible are the two systems, since they are both open source? If you get a T-Mobile gphone, be prepared to be disappointed. The Bluetooth API doesn't work which makes things more difficult than they should be; the phone can be mounted via usb, but integrating the data isn't the simplest thing. Frankly, if I was getting a new phone, I'd go the apple route. Android/ t-mobile has been a real letdown. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?
On 26/01/2009 15:43, javadayaz wrote: what about the G2 or the android v2 aka cupcake? would that be worth waiting for? If you ask me, I'd say you'd be worth getting a different phone for now (as mentioned an iPhone) and then maybe hang on until the Android 2 has been out a while. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?
Nice! The iTunes DB updating is the bit that I'm most interested in - everything else can either be done over the air or via USB mounting. On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Paul Sladen ubu...@paul.sladen.org wrote: On Mon, 26 Jan 2009, Ian Betteridge wrote: The only problem is managing it under Linux, if you don't want to jailbreak the phone... Oh, we're nearly there :) * USB mounting working * iTunesDB updating almost working * Signing is there, but needs simplifying Contact sync almost there read-only. Another six months maybe ... and then they'll change it all again. -Paul -- Why do one side of a triangle when you can do all three. Somewhere, GB. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?
I opted for a Openmoko Freerunner last august. development has been slower than some would have expected and there are a couple of hardware buzzing issues. (there is a fix but requires soldering) There are plenty of distros [1] for it including two based on debian and there is also a beta port of android released by koolu. status etc here [2] although android on the freerunner is not quite ready as a daily phone many others are using other ditros quite happily. as far as i know androids filesytem on the g1 provided by t-mobile is readonly. it has been cracked twice and then patched again in updates. google is offering a developer edition of the g1 which solves this problem but this would not come with the unlimited data contract from t-mobile. also worth noting that there is also a g2 handset on the way. which does not feature a keyboard. Thus awaiting the cupcake release which should include a virtual keyboard. some great guys in the community have added a virtual keyboard to the koolu release but it has issues with not being able to input text in some of the dialogs. as for the android os look and feel. i realy like it. some nice visuals and snappy screens. azmodie [1] http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Distributions [2] http://freerunner.android.koolu.com/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Venue for London Bugjam
Evening, Sorry another question. I am not from London, so will not have my own home to go to between the days. Is there any chance a fellow participant has a spare sofa that I could sleep on? I would be very grateful. Cheers, Ciarán -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Venue for London Bugjam
Ciaran Mooney wrote: Evening, Sorry another question. I am not from London, so will not have my own home to go to between the days. Is there any chance a fellow participant has a spare sofa that I could sleep on? I would be very grateful. I can *probably* (pending a few diary synchronizations). John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Venue for London Bugjam
I can *probably* (pending a few diary synchronizations). Cheers! Could you tell me once you have got your diary synchronised? So that I can sleep soundly knowing I don't have to start looking for park benches. :) Ciarán -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Installing Edubuntu 8.04.1 on Ubuntu 8.04.2
Hi folks, I'm in the process of installing an Edubuntu based LTSP server. Now I've downloaded and installed the Ubuntu 8.04.2 Alternative CD and told it to install an LTSP server however on trying to download Edubuntu 8.04 I find there is only 8.04.1 available (or 8.10). I just wondered if it was okay to install Edubuntu 8.04.1 on top of Ubuntu 8.04.2 or if I'll have to reinstall Ubuntu 8.04.1 instead, then install Edubuntu 8.04.1 and update over the internet? While I think about it too, this server has 4GB Ram but I was installing the 32-bit version with the idea of installing the server kernel with the extensions to support 4GB Ram, would this work okay on an LTSP server? Ta, Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?
Hi, Its that time of the year again where i get a new phone. Im thinking of going with the andorid. How compatible are the two systems, since they are both open source? If you get a T-Mobile gphone, be prepared to be disappointed. The Bluetooth API doesn't work which makes things more difficult than they should be; the phone can be mounted via usb, but integrating the data isn't the simplest thing. Frankly, if I was getting a new phone, I'd go the apple route. Android/ t-mobile has been a real letdown. On the other hand, people talk about how wonderful the iPhone is, but it's pretty damn expensive, and how well does it sync to Ubuntu? I understand that it only works with iTunes and not with any open source music managers. Is this correct? And it doesn't do cut 'n' paste? Come on Apple it's been around since th 80's... As to the G1, I've had one for a month and think it's bloomin' marverlous, it's a breath of fresh air after a couple of WinMobile phones (which weren't too bad with hindsight) and a few top end Nokias, which have been a real disappointment in many areas. Symbian has gone way down in my opinion... The G1 has tonnes of great apps easily downloadable via Android Market (I mean really - a digital spirit level... how cool is that?), over-the-air syncing to google contacts, google calender, google mail. The K9 email app is great for non-google email accounts, and a really nice REAL keyboard, none of this touch screen typing c...@p. As for syncing the contacts, it should be pretty simple to write a script that logs into your google account, exports the contacts and then imports it to Thunderbird/Evolution. Yes, it's true Bluetooth is a disappointment, it was cut to make the launch date, and my biggest annoyance bluetooth tethering to my laptop doesn't work (though there is USB based http-proxy availble), but both are being worked on. The battery life has also been critised, but really if you have wi-fi, bluetooth, GPS, cell location, and 3G connectivity all turned on, and for the first week or two you're constantly playing with the thing, it's a wonder the battery lasts the time it does. There is very usefull Battery Manager app, that extends battery life no end. With things turned down/off, you can get 4-5 days out of a full charge, but as it charges from a mini USB plug, it's pretty easy to keep it charged. The Cupcake release mentioned in another email is a new version of the Android OS, due out very soon, which should have these things and a whole host of new functionality. Lee -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?
The iPhone is great, but has it's drawbacks. It syncs easy with googlemail and google contacts. Calendars are a little harder, I use neuvasync as a middle man for sync. Iphones have Bluetooth, yet I think you need an app to use it. Same with mms. After jailbreaking I couldn't get the iPhone to sync with amarok 1.4, and it seemed to slow down, so I put it back in jail. No cut and paste native, I hear you can get an app for it though. Don't know if it's a jailbreak app though. Battery runs down quick with everything on, so I leave mine with wifi off. iPod feature chews battery too if you have it on loud for a while. Overall, I'm happy with my iPhone though. It's very easy to use, and I only have ubuntu-uk podcast on it for audio anyway, for during lectures. I use iTunes on windows to sync. I use it mostly for SMS, phone, facebook at uni, twitter, blogging on-the-go, and podcasts. On another note, you know your a geek when you send emails from your iPhone while at a rock club. In the middle of the dance floor. On 26 Jan 2009, at 23:17, LeeGroups mailgro...@varga.co.uk wrote: Hi, Its that time of the year again where i get a new phone. Im thinking of going with the andorid. How compatible are the two systems, since they are both open source? If you get a T-Mobile gphone, be prepared to be disappointed. The Bluetooth API doesn't work which makes things more difficult than they should be; the phone can be mounted via usb, but integrating the data isn't the simplest thing. Frankly, if I was getting a new phone, I'd go the apple route. Android/ t-mobile has been a real letdown. On the other hand, people talk about how wonderful the iPhone is, but it's pretty damn expensive, and how well does it sync to Ubuntu? I understand that it only works with iTunes and not with any open source music managers. Is this correct? And it doesn't do cut 'n' paste? Come on Apple it's been around since th 80's... As to the G1, I've had one for a month and think it's bloomin' marverlous, it's a breath of fresh air after a couple of WinMobile phones (which weren't too bad with hindsight) and a few top end Nokias, which have been a real disappointment in many areas. Symbian has gone way down in my opinion... The G1 has tonnes of great apps easily downloadable via Android Market (I mean really - a digital spirit level... how cool is that?), over-the-air syncing to google contacts, google calender, google mail. The K9 email app is great for non-google email accounts, and a really nice REAL keyboard, none of this touch screen typing c...@p. As for syncing the contacts, it should be pretty simple to write a script that logs into your google account, exports the contacts and then imports it to Thunderbird/Evolution. Yes, it's true Bluetooth is a disappointment, it was cut to make the launch date, and my biggest annoyance bluetooth tethering to my laptop doesn't work (though there is USB based http-proxy availble), but both are being worked on. The battery life has also been critised, but really if you have wi-fi, bluetooth, GPS, cell location, and 3G connectivity all turned on, and for the first week or two you're constantly playing with the thing, it's a wonder the battery lasts the time it does. There is very usefull Battery Manager app, that extends battery life no end. With things turned down/off, you can get 4-5 days out of a full charge, but as it charges from a mini USB plug, it's pretty easy to keep it charged. The Cupcake release mentioned in another email is a new version of the Android OS, due out very soon, which should have these things and a whole host of new functionality. Lee -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] G1 options - was: Im buying a new phone!!...
Is it possible to get a G1 (hacked or otherwise) running on PAYG? I don't really use my phone enough to justify about £30/mth on a G1, but I quite fancy the wifi etc on it. If I could buy a G1 from fleaBay and pop my o2 PAYG SIM in it, that'd be ideal. I have a couple of T-mobile PAYG SIMs too if they'd work better? LeeGroups wrote: On the other hand, people talk about how wonderful the iPhone is, but it's pretty damn expensive, and how well does it sync to Ubuntu? I understand that it only works with iTunes and not with any open source music managers. Is this correct? And it doesn't do cut 'n' paste? Come on Apple it's been around since th 80's... As to the G1, I've had one for a month and think it's bloomin' marverlous, it's a breath of fresh air after a couple of WinMobile phones (which weren't too bad with hindsight) and a few top end Nokias, which have been a real disappointment in many areas. Symbian has gone way down in my opinion... The G1 has tonnes of great apps easily downloadable via Android Market (I mean really - a digital spirit level... how cool is that?), over-the-air syncing to google contacts, google calender, google mail. The K9 email app is great for non-google email accounts, and a really nice REAL keyboard, none of this touch screen typing c...@p. As for syncing the contacts, it should be pretty simple to write a script that logs into your google account, exports the contacts and then imports it to Thunderbird/Evolution. Yes, it's true Bluetooth is a disappointment, it was cut to make the launch date, and my biggest annoyance bluetooth tethering to my laptop doesn't work (though there is USB based http-proxy availble), but both are being worked on. The battery life has also been critised, but really if you have wi-fi, bluetooth, GPS, cell location, and 3G connectivity all turned on, and for the first week or two you're constantly playing with the thing, it's a wonder the battery lasts the time it does. There is very usefull Battery Manager app, that extends battery life no end. With things turned down/off, you can get 4-5 days out of a full charge, but as it charges from a mini USB plug, it's pretty easy to keep it charged. The Cupcake release mentioned in another email is a new version of the Android OS, due out very soon, which should have these things and a whole host of new functionality. Lee -- Ronnie Tucker ron...@ronnietucker.co.uk www.RonnieTucker.co.uk MSN: ronnietuc...@hotmail.com Registered Linux User # 456627 Registered Ubuntu User # 18227 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] G1 options - was: Im buying a new phone!!...
you can get the developer edition of the phone here. http://code.google.com/android/dev-devices.html azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
