Re: [free-software-melb] Draft Fedora plan to cope with Secure Boot on x86 hardware

2012-06-06 Thread Martin Ebourne
On Thu, 2012-05-31 at 22:55 +1000, Matt Giuca wrote: > > Please don't blame the fedora people for this. They are doing what they > > need to, it's not their fault. They have to do this if they want to offer > > mostly free software within the reach of people without specialist > > knowledge. It's r

Re: [free-software-melb] Supporting Restricted Boot statement

2012-07-20 Thread Martin Ebourne
On Fri, 2012-07-20 at 16:39 +1000, Adam Bolte wrote: > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 04:26:54PM +1000, Chris Samuel wrote: > > On 20/07/12 13:14, Ben Sturmfels wrote: > > > > > At last night's discussion group, I mentioned that I'd like to see us > > > support the FSF's statement on Restricted Boot vs S

[free-software-melb] Mandatory ipads in schools

2014-11-24 Thread Martin Ebourne
Hi all, I've been lurking on this list for quite a while now, because it is a topic that interests me. I would come to some of the meetings, but I am in Adelaide so that somewhat precludes it. :-( Anyhow I have an issue that concerns me and I'd be interested in other people's experiences in this

Re: [free-software-melb] Mandatory ipads in schools

2014-11-24 Thread Martin Ebourne
On Tue, 2014-11-25 at 16:06 +1000, Fraser Tweedale wrote: > A friend of mine recently went through a similar situation with a > state primary school Queensland: a BYOD (laptop) program where the > only supported operating systems were Windows and Mac OS X. He > corresponded with the principal and

Re: [free-software-melb] Mandatory ipads in schools

2014-12-18 Thread Martin Ebourne
On Thu, 2014-12-18 at 12:13 +1100, Noah O'Donoghue wrote: > I've been on conferences where teachers talk for days about all the apps > they are using in their classroom and the ways they are using them for > educational outcomes. There are just so many apps available. Here's a link > to multiple pa

Re: [free-software-melb] Mandatory ipads in schools

2014-12-21 Thread Martin Ebourne
On Fri, 2014-12-19 at 23:56 +1100, Noah O'Donoghue wrote: > > You might have to clarify this, I did a quick look at JB Hifi and could > only find a refurbished 10inch samsung tablet for $398 ( > https://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers-tablets/tablets/samsung/samsung-galaxy-note-10-1-16gb-tablet-wi-fi-w