Re: [ubuntu-art] next meeting

2007-11-01 Thread Kenneth Wimer
Hi all, Due to schedule changes at the UDS the 15:00 time for the meeting was a problem. We'll push it back until 17:00. Sorry for the error, I promise it will not happen again. -- Ken On Sunday 28 October 2007 15:54:25 Kenneth Wimer wrote: Hi all, As nobobdy has complained, the next

[ubuntu-art] Meeting Log

2007-11-01 Thread Thorten Wilms
Hi! Log of today's artwork meeting in #ubuntu-meeting attached. -- Thorsten Wilms thorwil's design for free software: http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ ubuntu-art_meeting_log_2007-11-01.txt.bz2 Description: application/bzip -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-art] Hardy GTK Theme

2007-11-01 Thread Corey Woodworth
I think a dark theme with orange highlights would be a great new direction to go in. A dark theme is working out great for Ubuntu studio. If we do decide to go that route, I think we should definitely consider the Aurora GTK engine. It looks great with dark color schemes, and is currently the

[ubuntu-art] GOing for Gold

2007-11-01 Thread Viper550
Hey everyone, you remember me? Right? Yeah, back from the dead again. Anyway, I heard about that new Ubuntu variant we're debuting for 8.04, Gobuntu - that so-called 100% free Ubuntu variant. I've actually already got some possible ideas for how we could do the artwork for this one. I've got 3

Re: [ubuntu-art] Hardy GTK Theme

2007-11-01 Thread Steven Wallace
Hi, Like the screenshot, it's hard to get a good dark theme that doesn't look to heavy. The white and orange work well. (Hope thats orange, my work computer only has 16bit colour). Also where did you get Mac OSX style dock? Looks sweet. Steve On 11/2/07, Corey Woodworth [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ubuntu-art] Hardy GTK Theme

2007-11-01 Thread Corey Woodworth
Aurora looks good in lighter colors as well, but it may come off as too glossy. Dark themes do have their problems too. I do hate it when all my text boxes in webpages use a dark theme when the page design expected them to be white. Here is a pic of Aurora in lighter colors, but keeping with the

Moblin-applets status

2007-11-01 Thread Brandt, Todd E
Very short update: Held a review of the moblin-applets feature set through the moblin mailing list and the overwhelming response was that we have way more features than we need. Thus, this week I've been chopping the applets down to the bare minimum of features for use on a mobile device. Also

Re: Moblin-applets status

2007-11-01 Thread Bill Filler
The spec has been updated with topics from today's discussion at UDS. See the Issues section at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileAndEmbedded/ Utilities On Nov 1, 2007, at 10:57 AM, Brandt, Todd E wrote: Very short update: Held a review of the moblin-applets feature set through the

Re: [ubuntu-in] This is about Ubuntu Indian Members..

2007-11-01 Thread Bhavani Shankar R
On 11/1/07, Shakthi Kannan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, - On 10/31/07, Bhavani Shankar R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | freedom) you work along with some one... and since everyone is treated on | par and everyone is experienced those corporate stuff of team leader and a \-- That is

Re: [ubuntu-in] This is about Ubuntu Indian Members..

2007-11-01 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, - On 11/1/07, Bhavani Shankar R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Ok ok let me explain.. \-- Thanks for your reply. I'll stop here. SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu experience on Acer Aspire 4520/4710

2007-11-01 Thread Jayanth S
On 10/31/07, Jayanth S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will check for sure and get back to you.. Thanks Uphaar.. http://www.amonks.in I installed Ubuntu(Gusty) Fresh on my laptop.. Still no luck in getting the WiFi working.. Though the bluetooth works well.. -- Jay Impossible Is Nothing

Re: [ubuntu-in] This is about Ubuntu Indian Members..

2007-11-01 Thread nan budh
Bhavani Shankar R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK I admit and I quit.I better do my media center work rather than stepping into the community Bhavani Shankar. Bhavani, please...Either quit or stay..its been maybe 10th time you r saying that u r quitting. cmon man. u do what u

[ubuntu-in] Java plugin for gusty

2007-11-01 Thread Mir Nazim
Hello guy here I am again to bug you guys. I am running Gusty on AMD Turion 64 x2. Now I need Java plugin for firefox/swiftfox. I found out that sun-java6-plugin package is not available for 64 bit version. But even sun-java5-plugin is not showing up in repositories. Any idea what to do.

Re: [ubuntu-in] Java plugin for gusty

2007-11-01 Thread Onkar Shinde
On 11/1/07, Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guy here I am again to bug you guys. I am running Gusty on AMD Turion 64 x2. Now I need Java plugin for firefox/swiftfox. I found out that sun-java6-plugin package is not available for 64 bit version. But even sun-java5-plugin is not

Re: [ubuntu-in] Java plugin for gusty

2007-11-01 Thread Mir Nazim
On 11/1/07, Onkar Shinde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/1/07, Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guy here I am again to bug you guys. I am running Gusty on AMD Turion 64 x2. Now I need Java plugin for firefox/swiftfox. I found out that sun-java6-plugin package is not available for

Re: [ubuntu-in] Java plugin for gusty

2007-11-01 Thread Onkar Shinde
Mir Nazim wrote: On 11/1/07, Onkar Shinde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/1/07, Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guy here I am again to bug you guys. I am running Gusty on AMD Turion 64 x2. Now I need Java plugin for firefox/swiftfox. I found out that sun-java6-plugin

[ubuntu-in] Instant Messenger in Gutsy

2007-11-01 Thread Ashfaq Shaikh
I have downloaded and installed Gutsy about 15 days back. After the initial fears I had very well settled and happy without windows interface except for the voice messengers like yahoo and Google talk which I used extensively in windows for voice chatting. I am sure linux too is competable, and

Re: [ubuntu-in] Instant Messenger in Gutsy

2007-11-01 Thread Gora Mohanty
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 21:56 +0530, Ashfaq Shaikh wrote: I have downloaded and installed Gutsy about 15 days back. After the initial fears I had very well settled and happy without windows interface except for the voice messengers like yahoo and Google talk which I used extensively in windows

Re: [ubuntu-in] This is about Ubuntu Indian Members..

2007-11-01 Thread Bhavani Shankar R
On 11/1/07, nan budh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Bhavani Shankar R [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: OK I admit and I quit.I better do my media center work rather than stepping into the community Bhavani Shankar. Bhavani, please...Either quit or stay..its been maybe 10th time you r

Re: [ubuntu-in] Java plugin for gusty

2007-11-01 Thread nan budh
Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guy here I am again to bug you guys. I am running Gusty on AMD Turion 64 x2. Hi Mir. I am at my wits end with gutsy freeze-up on every possible excuse(My Machine: AMD Athlon 64 2800+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB SATA SAmsung Hard disk, LG 700E Monitor, Asus K8S

Re: [ubuntu-in] This is about Ubuntu Indian Members..

2007-11-01 Thread gaurav chaturvedi
As you can see, this troll derives entertainment from our replys. I suggest that we dont reply to his mails at all, just ignore him, he will wither and die. Conclusion = Dont feed this troll. -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-in] Instant Messenger in Gutsy

2007-11-01 Thread Vivek Khurana
On Nov 1, 2007 9:24 PM, Vipul Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does it work for *voice* on yahoo / google talk? I have been unable to find that feature in pidgin. What is the status of the vv (voice and video) plugin? I guess this was one of the Google Summer of Code projects for pidgin.

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu experience on Acer Aspire 4520/4710

2007-11-01 Thread Uphaar Agrawalla
On 11/1/07, Jayanth S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/31/07, Jayanth S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will check for sure and get back to you.. Thanks Uphaar.. I installed Ubuntu(Gusty) Fresh on my laptop.. Still no luck in getting the WiFi working.. Though the bluetooth works well.. If

Re: [ubuntu-in] This is about Ubuntu Indian Members..

2007-11-01 Thread Mir Nazim
TOP POST AGAIN I AM QUITING I AM QUITING I AM QUITING BLAH BLAH BLAH Bhavi, why don't you just stop BLAHing and just QUIT. /TOP POST AGAIN On 11/2/07, Vivek Khurana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 1, 2007 11:39 PM, Bhavani Shankar R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No way i m quitting... Its really

Re: [ubuntu-in] This is about Ubuntu Indian Members..

2007-11-01 Thread Parthan S R
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mir Nazim wrote: TOP POST AGAIN I AM QUITING I AM QUITING I AM QUITING BLAH BLAH BLAH Bhavi, why don't you just stop BLAHing and just QUIT. /TOP POST AGAIN I Kindly request you to stop continuing|feeding any trolls and further comments in this

Re: [ubuntu-in] Java plugin for gusty

2007-11-01 Thread Mir Nazim
On 11/2/07, nan budh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guy here I am again to bug you guys. I am running Gusty on AMD Turion 64 x2. Hi Mir. I am at my wits end with gutsy freeze-up on every possible excuse(My Machine: AMD Athlon 64 2800+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [RESOLVED] PCI Wirless card recommendation

2007-11-01 Thread Mark Fraser
On Monday 22 October 2007 18:58:48 Tony Arnold wrote: On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 14:35 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: Can anyone recommend a PCI based Wireless card that is known to work well with Gutsy, preferably out of the box? The recommendation in various places is for RAlink chipset devices

[ubuntu-uk] Another broadband related q? Sorry!

2007-11-01 Thread STONE COLD
So im getting regular speeds of 50kbs if im torrenting somethingi have a 2mb line with virgin!!!If not what should it be? Am i getting the full capacity? how much is 2mb in kbs? Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another broadband related q? Sorry!

2007-11-01 Thread Rob Beard
STONE COLD wrote: So im getting regular speeds of 50kbs if im torrenting somethingi have a 2mb line with virgin!!!If not what should it be? Am i getting the full capacity? how much is 2mb in kbs? Regards Javad I think it all depends on how many people you're

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another broadband related q? Sorry!

2007-11-01 Thread Robert McWilliam
On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 09:53:29 + STONE COLD [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So im getting regular speeds of 50kbs if im torrenting somethingi have a 2mb line with virgin!!!If not what should it be? Am i getting the full capacity? how much is 2mb in kbs? 2 Mb/s is 2 Mega bits per second = 2

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another broadband related q? Sorry!

2007-11-01 Thread Sean Miller
This is a wonderful speed checker... http://www.speedtest.net/ Has multiple places you can check speed to as, of course, the delay could be at the other end ;-) As for kbps and kb/s me old IT teacher taught me there were 8 bits in a byte... therefore maximum on 2mbps would be 2048kbps/8 which I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another broadband related q? Sorry!

2007-11-01 Thread STONE COLD
i will do a test and put up the results! Yes my broadband is thru cable! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:11:09 + Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another broadband related q? Sorry! You can not judge your connection on torrents for a start as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another broadband related q? Sorry!

2007-11-01 Thread Daniel Lamb
You can not judge your connection on torrents for a start as it also depends on how many people are sharing and speed they are sharing at. Also I believe it is 2mb per minute rather than kbs, if you are worried about your speed try the broadband speed test that think broadband provide. Also is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another broadband related q? Sorry!

2007-11-01 Thread Daniel Lamb
It also depends who you have broadband with Tesco etc offer llu broadband which means they can add as many users as they want. The other thing is that people talk about the best broadband provider, from my experience (I am an entanet and zen reseller) if you are happy paying more you get a

[ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread Alec Wright
Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy? Cheers Alec Wright -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread Dave Murphy
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:47 +, Alec Wright wrote: Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy? Hardy has only just started

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread Kris Marsh
On 11/1/07, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy? Cheers Alec Wright --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread Kirrus
- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy? Cheers Alec Wright Not yet! Let them

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Alec, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:47 +, Alec Wright wrote: Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy? The Hardy repository isn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Load Unload Cycles

2007-11-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
Hi Tom, Samsung quote the load unload cycle threshold as 60, so in your case with such a high number of counts I'd be inclined to apply the workaround. There is a correlation on some drives but it depends on the manufacturer. Hitachi and IBM use ramp or rollers to lift the heads from the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband speeds and prices!

2007-11-01 Thread Sean Miller
BT Voyager routers are commercial products, sold in PC World etc. so they wouldn't be locked into anything... I think it's the ones that BT supply with their broadband as part of the package that are the issue. Personally I prefer the Voyager routers anyway... they're more intuitive to configure

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread Sean Miller
Ah, so we're going with an H then. I wondered whether H and W would be skipped on the basis that the letters had already been used before Ubuntu switched into this alphabetical progressed (Warty/Hoary)... clearly not... Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband speeds and prices!

2007-11-01 Thread Steve Flynn
On 01/11/2007, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BT Voyager routers are commercial products, sold in PC World etc. so they wouldn't be locked into anything... I think it's the ones that BT supply with their broadband as part of the package that are the issue. Indeed. It always amuses me

[ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Alec Wright
Or so Evesham tech support say... Here's what happened: Whenever I switched my computer on, it would switch off within five seconds or so. If I switch it on again, it will switch off again even more quickly. It doesn't even get to detecting disk drives, let alone booting an operating system. It

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Daniel Lamb
Does that surprise you? Anyways what machine are you running? What are the problems? Regards, Daniel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alec Wright Sent: 01 November 2007 14:56 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Linux

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread John Levin
Alan Pope wrote: Hi Alec, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:47 +, Alec Wright wrote: Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy? The

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Mark Harrison
Hi, I'm calling back. Your tech support guy told me to re-install Windows, but the PC is switching off before it starts the install... M. Alec Wright wrote: Or so Evesham tech support say... Here's what happened: Whenever I switched my computer on, it would switch off within five seconds

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Michael Holloway
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 14:55 +, Alec Wright wrote: Or so Evesham tech support say... Here's what happened: Whenever I switched my computer on, it would switch off within five seconds or so. If I switch it on again, it will switch off again even more quickly. It doesn't even get to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Alec On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 14:55 +, Alec Wright wrote: I phoned Evesham tech support, and they immediately said it was a windows driver problem. When I told him it didn't have windows on it, but had Linux on it, he put me on hold for a few minutes. When he got back, he told me that he

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:02 +, John Levin wrote: Alan Pope wrote: Hi Alec, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:47 +, Alec Wright wrote: Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Sean Miller
Totally agree... it's like being asked to check your dial-up networking settings when complaining that your router can't connect to the internet... It's like duh! it's a router... -- this may have improved now, seeing as many ISPs are now promoting routers rather than the old Alcatel Speedtouch

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Daniel Lamb
Yes usually do not volunteer information, and agree when they say something, I they say to try something then take some time and then say you tried it, usually if you keep saying it doesn't work whatever they say then they will send out an engineer. The only time you have problems is if they ask

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Alec Wright
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:03 +, Mark Harrison wrote: Hi, I'm calling back. Your tech support guy told me to re-install Windows, but the PC is switching off before it starts the install... Suggested that to my dad (whos making the calls now) too Thanks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Alec Wright
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:34 +, Dougie Richardson wrote: It may be worth reading this http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/fact-sheets/page38311.html carefully so you know all your rights before going any further. From the warranty terms and conditions: 1. Cover provided by this contract: ...

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Load Unload Cycles

2007-11-01 Thread Tom Bamford
Hi Dougie, Thank you for explaining it a bit more. I have read documentation from Hitachi on the subject, but couldn't find anything useful on the Samsung website. I've also noticed today that the count is going up just as quickly when running on external power as it does on battery power, so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband speeds and prices!

2007-11-01 Thread Pete Stean
And to add to that, quite possibly have certain important features made inaccessible - because people can't be trusted to configure their own routers now can they... I wouldn't touch a BT router with someone else's 10 foot pole Pete -- 'In letters of gold, on a snow-white kite, I will write I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Alec Wright
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 16:01 +, Pete Stean wrote: That Slashdot article is certainly worth a read btw, although it doesn't help the OP. Yep I read it quite a while ago. That's where i got the inspiration for the title of this shred - one of the new articles about the hinge was titled Linux

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Rob Beard
Quoting Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Or so Evesham tech support say... Here's what happened: Whenever I switched my computer on, it would switch off within five seconds or so. If I switch it on again, it will switch off again even more quickly. It doesn't even get to detecting disk drives,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Rob Beard
Quoting Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Alec On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 14:55 +, Alec Wright wrote: I phoned Evesham tech support, and they immediately said it was a windows driver problem. When I told him it didn't have windows on it, but had Linux on it, he put me on hold for a few minutes.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Mark Harrison
Rob Beard wrote: Last time I found something like that it was a faulty motherboard which the temperature sensor was reporting the CPU (a Duron 700) was running at 199 degrees! I'd say they're fobbing you off somewhat. Funny, I remember the days when Evesham stood for quality. Does it

[ubuntu-uk] C/C++ Development

2007-11-01 Thread Jai Harrison
Guys, Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux (or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated between C and C++. This is because I do not mind which I use. I've been looking on GNU's website and they feature a manual on glibc (which is a definite advantage if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread Dave Walker
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:27 -0400, Alan Pope wrote: SNIP Ok, so some changes have been accepted in, but what I've said still applies. The repo isn't currently open. SNIP Hi Alan, The Gutsy repo has 23268 packages compared with Hardy's repo of a current 23373 packages. Although the vast

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Ian Pascoe
What about the startup beeps, presuming of course that the BIOS supports them? Can you get into the BIOS before shut down? Mind you first thought was a faulty PSU especially if it cuts out quicker the more times you sequentially try to re-start it. E -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [ubuntu-uk] C/C++ Development

2007-11-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
Hi Jai, Would be interested as to why you are interested in C/C++, what are your objectives? Dougie On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 18:11 +, Jai Harrison wrote: Guys, Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux (or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UbuCon UK Ideas

2007-11-01 Thread lovell1
From: Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/11/01 Thu PM 06:38:20 GMT To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] UbuCon UK Ideas Tony Arnold wrote: On the location, my feeling is that if you run it in London people in the far north of the country

[ubuntu-uk] Brian the Snail

2007-11-01 Thread Ian Pascoe
Guys My Gutsy installation is definately very unwell! I appear to be gradually losing various functionality through nothing I'm doing, cos I'm finding it hard to do anything! So far I've lost the bongos at the log on screen - the wav file is no longer on the system. My System Preferences menu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] /home partition

2007-11-01 Thread Farran Lee
ok, thanks. I'll check it out and report back! On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 20:23 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote: On 26/10/2007, Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: cool, thanks. Looks like the best option. is there some kind of website where I can upload and privately store the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UbuCon UK Ideas

2007-11-01 Thread Ian Pascoe
Going back a couple of years now, we had to organise an event and the NEC worked out a lot more cost effective than places like Earls Court, Olympia, QE II Conference Centre, Barbican, Ally Pally etc etc Don't know costings thesedays though. E -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread John Levin
Chris Rowson wrote: I just read this. Sickening isn't it! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/ MS have been playing these games in Africa for some time: in 2002, they offered Schoolnet Namibia Office Pro for free, in a deal that would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
Yes I read it this afternoon. I'm sure there about a million spam and scam related jokes that could be made here. Dougie On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 20:24 +, Chris Rowson wrote: I just read this. Sickening isn't it!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] C/C++ Development

2007-11-01 Thread Jai Harrison
Hi Jai, Hey Dougie Would be interested as to why you are interested in C/C++, what are your objectives? My objects are to learn the language and then make GTK/GNOME applications to suit my requirements. A big one of these is a music player that suits my personal needs (and I shouldn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Skeg Fast
John Levin wrote: Chris Rowson wrote: I just read this. Sickening isn't it! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/ MS have been playing these games in Africa for some time: in 2002, they offered Schoolnet Namibia Office Pro for free, in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Skeg Fast
Well at least now we know why Mr Gates was trying to get into Nigeria when he had his visa application rejected. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/212125 Sorry, missed a 0 from the link. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/2121250 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Rob Beard
Chris Rowson wrote: I just read this. Sickening isn't it! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/ This is exactly we keep fighting the corner for Linux, I'm trying to get Linux into as many places as possible (for instance, community centres

Re: [ubuntu-uk] C/C++ Development

2007-11-01 Thread David Restall - System Administrator
Hi Jai, Guys, Don't forget the gals/dolls !!. Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux (or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated between C and C++. This is because I do not mind which I use. I've been looking on GNU's website and they feature a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] C/C++ Development

2007-11-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
Hi Jai, I'll probably get castigated for this but I use both and found Python and GTK much less hassle and easier to get up to speed with quickly. C is what C is - a good strong language, C++ - well many have strong opinions on it (including Linux Torvalds). On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 20:55 +,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
Yes I wondered if that was a coincidence. On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 21:09 +, Skeg Fast wrote: Well at least now we know why Mr Gates was trying to get into Nigeria when he had his visa application rejected. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/212125 Sorry, missed a 0 from

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Dave, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 18:26 +, Dave Walker wrote: The Gutsy repo has 23268 packages compared with Hardy's repo of a current 23373 packages. Although the vast majority of packages are identical, it's also showing up http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ Hmm. I was wrong.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] C/C++ Development

2007-11-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
Hi David, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 21:19 +, David Restall - System Administrator wrote: I wouldn't recommend KR - it's not a book for beginners. My KR is well thumbed but was difficult to follow when I was starting out. I bought C The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt (McGraw Hill I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Mark Harrison
Chris Rowson wrote: I just read this. Sickening isn't it! Not to me it isn't. The Nigerian government aren't complaining. The Nigerian people aren't complaining. [Or if they are, someone post a link and tell me about what] In fact, the person who's complaining in this article is the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] C/C++ Development

2007-11-01 Thread Matthew Wild
On 11/1/07, David Restall - System Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jai, Guys, Don't forget the gals/dolls !!. Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux (or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated between C and C++. This is because I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Chris Rowson
Chris Rowson wrote: I just read this. Sickening isn't it! Not to me it isn't. The Nigerian government aren't complaining. The Nigerian people aren't complaining. [Or if they are, someone post a link and tell me about what] In fact, the person who's complaining in this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cisco VPN Client

2007-11-01 Thread James Tait
Well having tried it and installing it finally, I was an idiot. I couldn't get any info from college website about the .pcf file I needed, so while waiting I decided to uninstall and try the newer versions that the support guys posted...and now nothing will install whatsoever, even with the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] C/C++ Development

2007-11-01 Thread Chris Rowson
I don't know if this is of any help to you, but I happened to come across this on t' interweb... http://www.steveheller.com/cppad/cppad.htm -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Chris Rowson
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 22:38 +, Chris Rowson wrote: I'm hope you see me as an exploiter of innocent children for posting this here. To be honest though, I don't have an agenda or petty points to make. Despite writing in rant mode, without remembering to include the customary rant/rant

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
Hi Mark, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 21:57 +, Mark Harrison wrote: In fact, the person who's complaining in this article is the guy who came in second in a procurement round, and he's throwing mud around and hoping some of it sticks. I see where you coming from but that's not how I read the

will orca be updated

2007-11-01 Thread mike coulombe
Hi, just wondered if there will be any orca updates as backboards for the latest version of ubuntu. It seems to me this was done in the past. Thanks Mike. X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 071031-1, 10/31/2007), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list

Re: Is there a way to play Windows Media Player Stream

2007-11-01 Thread Jussi Schultink
Hi, Of course you can play wmv streams in ubuntu (I am playing one right as we speak). please see this page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats Jussi On 11/1/07, Beepo / Vanguard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, It should be possible to run Windows media player with Ubuntu using

Re: [Ubuntu-BR] Não consigo conectar em repositóri o svn usando o aptana

2007-11-01 Thread Marcus VBP
O meu host (dreamhost) cria ele para mim. o endereço é www.marcusvbp.com.br/svn (e está protegido por senha :P) Em 31/10/07, Fabiano Fonseca [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: Como fez para criar o repositório? Em 31/10/2007 10:53, Marcus VBP escreveu: Tem algum usuário do Aptana na lista??

Re: [Ubuntu-BR] Dica: Novo Mp3 Player para Ubuntu

2007-11-01 Thread Maudy Pedrao
O Exaile ganha dos dois, com gols de Aloísio, Hernanes e Jorge Wágner! Saudações! hehehe On 11/1/07, Thiago Nascimento [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Po cara na moral, instalei a nível de curiosidade, mais discordo, o amarok é muito melhor!! valeu pela dica =) abraços On 10/31/07, Carlos

Re: [Ubuntu-BR] Dica: Novo Mp3 Player para Ubuntu

2007-11-01 Thread Felipe Jaekel (FkJ)
Gosto bastante da liberdade de escolha, mas chega a um ponto q não passa de reinvenção da roda. Acho q seria muito mais interessante se juntasse o esforço e idéia de todos e fizesse um super player multimídia. Viva o merge, olha o compiz fusion o sucesso q eh. Aí deixava a interface do novo

[Ubuntu-BR] Ícones de volumes montados na área de trabalho

2007-11-01 Thread Bruno
Bom dia, Por favor, alguém poderia me dizer como eu faço para ocultar os ícones dos volumes montados na área de trabalho? Eu gostaria que eles ficassem apenas no menu Locais. Grato. Bruno Kühnen Meneguello Abra sua conta no Yahoo! Mail, o único sem limite de espaço para

Re: [Ubuntu-BR] Ícones de volumes montados na área de trabalho

2007-11-01 Thread João Olavo Baião de Vasconcelos
On 11/1/07, Bruno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Por favor, alguém poderia me dizer como eu faço para ocultar os ícones dos volumes montados na área de trabalho? O Carlos Junior acabou de mandar uma msg respondendo sua duvida! Procura algumas msgs atras... Tb tava querendo isso há mt tempo! =)

Re: [Ubuntu-BR] Dreamwaver no Linux

2007-11-01 Thread Felipe Jaekel (FkJ)
segue uma indicação pro site OSALT, que contém informações sobre alternativas livres para diversos programas proprietários http://www.osalt.com/dreamweaver MAYRON escreveu: vlw vou tentar fazer ele usar o aptana Obrigado a todos. Em 31/10/07, Saul Lima [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu:

Re: [Ubuntu-BR] Touchpad parou de funcionar

2007-11-01 Thread Zandre Bran
On 10/31/07, Andre Cavalcante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Caras, Ôlas. Eu instalei o Gutsy no meu note Acer Travelmate 4200, 1G de RAM, video Intel Tava tudo funcionando bem. Que bom. comecei a instalar coisas necessarias, algumas nem tanto Quando me dei conta o touchpad na tava mais

[Ubuntu-BR] Switch users

2007-11-01 Thread Giovane
Olá! Estou com um probleminha aqui. Compartilho meu computador, logo, criei um user para cada usuário. Quando deixo meu computador ligado fazendo algo ele trava a tela automaticamente e, assim, para outro usar é só logar com seu user, mas quando vou voltar ao meu (mesmo após este outro

Re: [Ubuntu-BR] Dreamwaver no Linux

2007-11-01 Thread Marcus VBP
Também escrevi sobre alguns no meu blog: http://www.marcusvbp.com.br/site/webdesign-no-linux-parte-3-programas-de-edicao-de-codigo Em 01/11/07, Felipe Jaekel (FkJ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: segue uma indicação pro site OSALT, que contém informações sobre alternativas livres para diversos

Re: [Ubuntu-BR] Switch users

2007-11-01 Thread Felipe Jaekel (FkJ)
no feisty isso parou de acontecer comigo, portanto achei q tivessem resolvido o problema se tiver tempo informa o problema no launchpad, pois se o for o msm bug q acontecia comigo ele ja ta se arrastando tem um bom tempo vamo ver o q o pessoal da lista vai comentar, quem sabe tem alguma coisa

Re: [Ubuntu-BR] Dica: Novo Mp3 Player para Ubuntu

2007-11-01 Thread Nick Carolino
Novo onde? Ja usei ele no Ubuntu 5.10 Em 01/11/07, Felipe Jaekel (FkJ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: Gosto bastante da liberdade de escolha, mas chega a um ponto q não passa de reinvenção da roda. Acho q seria muito mais interessante se juntasse o esforço e idéia de todos e fizesse um

Re: [Ubuntu-BR] Video Ubunda

2007-11-01 Thread Nick Carolino
cara, que horrivel Em 30/10/07, Weslei Mendes [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: Salve!! Ta certo que o video não é muito legal, mas o intuito do video foi dizer que o cara o fez com software livre.. Agora eu não entendi a grosseria do Sr. Israel porque não gostou do video... Tudo bem, não

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