Re: Are UI developers all left handed?

2012-08-10 Thread Dotan Cohen
be vaunted in blog posts. Effective usability is done in hundreds or thousands of tiny changes, each of which individually contributes negligibly, but together form a whole. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Canonical's future

2011-04-30 Thread Dotan Cohen
Canonical's OS differentiate itself from other Linux-based OSes, but it won't be 11.04 that does it. I suppose give them another two releases with Unity, until the next LTS, to see how Ubuntu will no longer be yet another Linux-based OS. Sort of how OS-X is not another *BSD. -- Dotan Cohen http

Re: Defaults and behaviour of PC Speaker in future Ubuntu *Server* releases

2010-09-12 Thread Dotan Cohen
the machine you're looking for! I reference this classic: http://www.bash.org/?5273 -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo

Is Ubuntu limited to only four serial ports?

2010-05-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
with another identical, known good card showed the same results. This is Ubuntu 10.04. Is Ubuntu limited to only four serial ports? Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings

Re: OneNote2007 and Project2007 equivalent in Ubuntu

2009-11-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/11/14 Palle Hellemann pallehellem...@gmail.com: I'm missing the functions of these 2 Windows applications. Are there anything in Ubuntu resembling them or solving similar jobs. For OneNote you could try either Basket or Zim. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il

Re: OneNote2007 and Project2007 equivalent in Ubuntu

2009-11-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
that you are missing from OneNote in Basket and/or Zim, I will gladly take the time to file the appropriate bugs. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-11-01 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/11/1 Derek Broughton de...@pointerstop.ca: Dotan Cohen wrote: sigh  They _are_ they sysadmin.  Like it or not.  And yes, they'll enable an exploitable module - but they'll do that whether you make it hard for them or not.  If you won't give them the tools, they'll just google

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-31 Thread Dotan Cohen
are solving a problem that I don't perceive. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
. There must be someone in the loop who can handle the hazards that do occur. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
tools, so long as it is clear that they are intended for professional use only. Giving the impression that 'regular folks' can administer a server with XYZ Hack Tool is irresponsible. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
give them. There was never a question of if. The question is how wise is it to give a TIG welder to an eight year old and to tell him that he can build a hotrod. Or to give a scalpel to a six year old and to tell him that if his tummy hurts he can take out the hurting part. -- Dotan Cohen

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
. Exactly. None of those things are dangerous. I think its called progress. If con is the opposite of pro, then what is the opposite of progress? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
config files is _not_ the tool to give them. If you could suggest what such a tool would actually do, I'd love to hear it. Not the general make it easy, make it safe but details. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
have no vested interest in keeping server administration a closed profession. Quite the opposite, I would only benefit from it. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
are arguments in favour of allowing them to continue to use bad tools, to create badly configured servers, from Microsoft. My arguments are against making a dangerous tool accessible to the masses. Assessible in this context meaning seemingly designed for. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
Here is a great example of people administering things that they shouldn't: http://thedailywtf.com/Comments/PHP-has-an-eval-function-like-perl.aspx -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
://thedailywtf.com/Comments/PHP-has-an-eval-function-like-perl.aspx Very funny. Now, wouldn't it have been better to give Jim some useful tools? No. It would have been better to train him. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
. Of course, that howto also recommends setting up a mail server, but inadvertently doesn't set a password for the SMTP server. Thank you for proving my point. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
for the different workers to find the info, even from their cellphones while on the road, right? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
it. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
Or puts them out of a job? Likely we are talking about a small business here, so the decision maker might be the top of the organization's food chain. But it might get him sued, and thus out of a business. If it is a sole proprietorship, it might put him out of a house too. -- Dotan Cohen

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
just wants that new Unbuto thing that will let his customers see what books he has. And of course he will make sure that he can access the customer's data (name, phone number, email address, credit card info) from a little hidden link in the corner that nobody would ever notice. -- Dotan Cohen

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
doesn't need to give people another gun to shoot themselves in the foot. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
For your information, Linux savvy companies tend to... Linux-savvy companies are not the issue here. GUI server tools will attract mom 'n pop small businesses as well. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
for such outfits. That is exactly my point. If they need a Windows server or a Linux server, they need IT personnel and they need real system administrators and not random idiots who know how to point and click. Thank you! -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
of this you have also forgotten that Ubuntu is used worldwide, including places without much IT infrastructure, let alone IT training in order to be an uber sysadmin. What has this strawman have to do with the argument that servers should be run by competent IT professionals? -- Dotan Cohen http

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
As a computer science student, I know about Internet security. As a mechanical engineering student, I don't know anything about internet security. You don't want to give me powerful tools and let me loose on the wild wild web. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-24 Thread Dotan Cohen
, obvious, or easy. Why not have a GUI program that performs brain surgery? That rebuilds Ford smallblocks? That gives legal advice? Some jobs require a professional, and making them accessible does nobody any good. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-24 Thread Dotan Cohen
computer user is competent enough to do, even if Microsoft has a server product that is marketed at every computer user. Fluke has a multimeter that is marketed at any garage monkey, that does not mean that just anybody can diagnose ignition problems on a 2007 Mustang GT. -- Dotan Cohen http://what

Re: Ubuntu Domain Server

2009-10-24 Thread Dotan Cohen
they want to share their files between computers in their home network! For sharing between machines on the same LAN, use giver: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-transfer-files-easily-among-linux-machines/ -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

2009-08-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
that things need to improve, nothing can be fixed without specific examples. Thank you for taking the time to let us know how you feel, but please take the time to be specific enough to help improve the situation. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel

Re: Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

2009-08-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
challenge, judging from what I have read.  THAT is a prime time example and Ubuntu is just not ready. I do not understand this comment. Is the Colbert Report something that you are trying to watch on Ubuntu? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

2009-08-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
users these days find essential. Cheers, Al. If Jonathan lives in the United States or some other country with no civil liberties or consumer protection, then he may be breaking local laws if he does as your suggest. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu

Re: Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

2009-08-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
where new adopters can find it? http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/04/installing-flash-in-ubuntu-904-with-firefox/ PS: please reply to the list, not to me personally. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

2009-08-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
that Ubuntu does _badly_. In defence, I am familiar with neither the windows nor the Gnome menus. I do know that the Windows menu starts with Start though. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

2009-08-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
After the application is installed, a bubble notification guides you to the newly installed program by highlighting the path in the start menu. This part would be nice to see in our DE's. https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205388 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197604 -- Dotan

Re: Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

2009-08-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
You mean non-descriptive program names like outlook, access, excel, power point? The problem isn't unique to Linux. Certainly not unique to Linux, but an area in which there is much need and room for improvement. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu

Re: Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

2009-08-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
in the paper that these same puppies are now $5 dollars each . y ou go out and buy then ALL the next day. Actually, I'm the meanie who eats those puppies. Babies, too. Linus will eventually take over in the US ,, there is no stopping it. Rock on! -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http

Re: L2TP dialer included as default

2009-05-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
bring this up. Thank you, Josh I should mention here that of the 40-50 Kubuntu installs that I have done for people, about 10 of them went right back to their old operating system due to lack of an L2TP dialer in the default Ubuntu install. No L2TP dialer == No Internet == No *buntu -- Dotan

Re: Ubuntu Gaming Team

2009-04-24 Thread Dotan Cohen
will move over and more companies will develop for it. Yes, but look what happens when game devs try to port their work to Linux: http://linuxhaters.blogspot.com/2008/09/mini-rant.html No wonder they stay far away. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel

Re: Ubuntu Gaming Team

2009-04-24 Thread Dotan Cohen
. The problem is that Linux does not yet offer a stable API to game devs. Just look at Pulse Audio. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: Call for Jaunty testers (PulseAudio stability-related)

2009-03-20 Thread Dotan Cohen
? Should I just open different audio applications (Amarok, Skype, VLC) and try to play some files? Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: Call for Jaunty testers (PulseAudio stability-related)

2009-03-20 Thread Dotan Cohen
Please remember that I am only interested in PulseAudio *stability* changes, not whether PulseAudio is inaudible, etc. Will do in the coming days. Thanks, Daniel. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Nonsensical jack sensing - A bug day idea

2009-02-20 Thread Dotan Cohen
-- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه‍-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы

Re: Fake login screens

2009-02-15 Thread Dotan Cohen
technologies. Ubuntu is a stable distro designed for everyday usage. Even if the bleeding edge had been introduced in Ubuntu in the past (Compiz is a terrific example), that is no argument for changing basic system behaviour. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט

Re: Fake login screens

2009-02-15 Thread Dotan Cohen
. This is the type of feature that people rely on when they need it the most, and they need to know that it has been disabled _before_ they need it. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل

Re: Fwd: Is disabling ctrl-alt-backspace really such a good idea? - no.

2009-02-12 Thread Dotan Cohen
, but at least I have that workaround. Similarly, 3-D apps such as Google Earth and Stellarium often lock up on my system (for the past three Ubuntu versions) and I need to CAB at that time as well. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס

Re: Go-OO.org?

2008-12-31 Thread Dotan Cohen
themselves as that would compromise their Star Office suit (not GPL) however having a strong OOo is beneficial to Sun. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه‍-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е

Re: Go-OOO.org?

2008-12-30 Thread Dotan Cohen
at home. And none of them have OOo which supports docx out of box. 1) OOo3 supports docx out of the box, but not very well 2) Ubuntu uses go-oo, not OOo -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-29 Thread Dotan Cohen
. Just my two euro cents, Peter. Lots of old computers have only CD drives, no DVD drive. That's bitten me at least three times, back when I was installing Fedora instead of Ubuntu for people, and the computer wouldn't read the disc! -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/12/28 Chris chris062...@gmail.com: Remember the free ship-it program though! (It takes forever to get my CDs though, and I'm in FL!) I don't think they ship outside the US though... They shipped to me in Israel. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/12/28 Chris chris062...@gmail.com: Do you think if Ubuntu did go to DVD format, will shipit still, ship? How much shit will shipit ship, if shipit still ships shit? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
felt really happy with this attitude. Maybe it probed the interfaces and found no active internet connection. That is good because if there _is_ a network connection but the mirrors are slow, the installer hangs. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
if that Linux distro will likely or likely not fit on that disk. Ask a non-geek friend, or relative. Because according to Bug #1, that is Ubuntu's target audience. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/12/27 Nils Kassube kass...@gmx.net: OK, the answers above are made-up but I think they match the audience in question. ++Nils -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-26 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/12/26 HggdH hgg...@gmail.com: Le Thursday 25 December 2008 à 22:40 +0200, Dotan Cohen a écrit : 2008/12/25 Manish Sinha manishsinha.t...@gmail.com: I again repeat the above line since bandwidth is one of the two main issues, first being the installer connecting to the internet without

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-26 Thread Dotan Cohen
. The solution is sensible defaults, easy configurations, and advanced option dialogs. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه‍-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-26 Thread Dotan Cohen
that it is malicious? That was a rather naive comment! -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه‍-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и

Re: How to push bugs upstream

2008-12-26 Thread Dotan Cohen
://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+bug/282379 Thanks, Markus / Traumflug Go to the official bugtracker and file it: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Bugtracker -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
McCall 1) The prompt could be at the beggining of the install process as the installer already knows that it will need the language file. 2) See my comment on the relevant bug, where I suggest that such languages that need to download files be clearly marked. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
-get update when installed? Vincenzo I'm all for that, add it to the bug report. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه‍-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С

Re: You lost a new Ubuntu user

2008-12-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
connecting to a network, then don't plug it in. I have lived in areas of limited and expensive bandwidth, and even for a desktop with the network cable under the desk, it seemed common sense that so long as it was plugged in, something would try to connect. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com

Re: Linux tearing up your Harddrive? FUD?

2008-11-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
manufacturer's settings by default and provides very conservative settings of it's own, which prolong drive life. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه‍-و-ي А-Б-В-Г

Re: Ubuntu Brainstorm 8.10 report

2008-11-02 Thread Dotan Cohen
list, and let them know that you as a dev take that project seriously. The few who know about brainstorm seem to think that it is worthless to post there. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü -- Ubuntu

Re: feedback on new wiki theme

2008-09-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
a few static pages, both with the new and old themes? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe

Re: feedback on new wiki theme

2008-09-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/9/6 Matthew East [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Dotan Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not see anything as having changed. Could you post a few static pages, both with the new and old themes? There are some screenshots here - http://doc.ubuntu.com/~mdke/wikitheme

Re: OpenOffice 3 and Firefox 3.1 in Intrepid?

2008-08-31 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/8/31 Alexander Sack [EMAIL PROTECTED]: FF 3.1 won't be final in time for intrepid (not even close) Just like Firefox 3.0 was not final in time for Hardy? Not a troll, but an honest question regarding the 'not ready' status of upstream software. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http

Re: OpenOffice 3 and Firefox 3.1 in Intrepid?

2008-08-31 Thread Dotan Cohen
, which is fine. Sorry, I posted before this message arrived. I retract my comment of one minute ago. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Wrong time in Korganizer in Ubuntu 8.10a3. My mistake or bug?

2008-08-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/8/18 DULMANDAKH Sukhbaatar [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 1:55 AM, Dotan Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In Kubuntu 8.10 alpha 3, in Korganizer all the date/times are 7 hours early. I live in UTC+2, with a seven hour difference to the US East coast. I installed as the default

Wrong time in Korganizer in Ubuntu 8.10a3. My mistake or bug?

2008-08-16 Thread Dotan Cohen
localization. I then logged out and logged back in, and then imported the srd.ics file from Kubuntu 8.04 with KDE 3.5.9. Is this a bug or my mistake? Should I file it at launchpad? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת

Re: New motherboard not supported by Ubuntu

2008-06-02 Thread Dotan Cohen
earlier today so I haven't received any answer yet. Thanks. I wrote to Gigabyte as well. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting

Re: Ubuntu beyond GTK apps?

2008-05-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: Ubuntu beyond GTK apps?

2008-05-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
into their online accounts. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Ubuntu beyond GTK apps?

2008-05-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
reversed 5) Use GTK default 6) CowboyNeal Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list