Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intrepid Themes

2008-10-20 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi there, Does anyone know what's going on with the look of Intrepid? I did think that it was supposed to come with a new theme, but from what I've seen so far it seems to be rather similar to Hardy. At one point there was a bizarre slightly unreadable dark theme but that seems to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)

2008-10-16 Thread Chris Rowson
My local bus company gives names to all its buses - one is called Intrepid. Does that count? Wonder if they'd like to change the colour scheme and logo on that vehicle I work in a IT, so to promote Ubuntu to my workmates I installed Hardy onto a PC, fired up the 3d desktop, pointed the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non ubuntu related question- Can you log into gmail on your phone?

2008-10-06 Thread Chris Rowson
My apologies in advance for this being off topic! just a quick question. Im trying to log into my gmail on my phone. but i keep getting the incorrect username/password message? Has anyone had this? and how did you remedy this? Regards Javad Hi Javad, OK here on an N73. The Gmail client

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: 24 spoof video

2008-10-03 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi folks, I was having a browse of Youtube and came across this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOOqbViQ7Zsfeature=related I think someone should do an updated version but replace the references to Novell with Ubuntu instead :-) Rob Ace - I enjoyed that! Chris --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardware failure?

2008-10-01 Thread Chris Rowson
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Seif Attar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: me again, it crashed, so it's not the graphics card, and the noapic didn't fix it, the last crash happened while I was installing stuff with synaptic, nothing in the logs. After the crash I pressed the reset button, and then

[ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Chris Rowson
Hello again, You may recall my earlier conundrum about using Ubuntu Hardy LTS as a primary server OS. Well I've been running it for a couple of weeks now, and the software RAID array which I configured has failed. (brand new server hardware - 2 weeks old). I've looked back through logs, and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Chris Rowson
[...] So, before I give the server company a bell. Does anyone know if this definitely looks like an error caused by a failed disk drive, or is it an Ubuntu bug (which I seem to have hit a few when using Hardy - more than you'd expect for an LTS - that are already reported). Smartctl doesn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Chris Rowson
Chris Rowson wrote: [...] The hardware controller you mention. Does that support Ubuntu? I wouldn't mind buying a hardware RAID card as long as it came with some kind of monitoring application (so I could tell remotely if the RAID fell over) and it managed to come in at the sub 100 quid

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Chris Rowson
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris Rowson wrote: [...] The hardware controller you mention. Does that support Ubuntu? I wouldn't mind buying a hardware RAID card as long as it came with some kind of monitoring application (so I could tell remotely

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desperately seeking Ubuntu Webbook - with Bolt Cutters!

2008-08-27 Thread Chris Rowson
In Bracknell, the Carphone Warehouse Webbook (Elonex) with preinstalled Ubuntu which is included in one of CPW's deals is in such extraordinary demand that the recent display item in CPW Bracknell Princess Square shopping mall was stolen last week by desperate people using *bolt cutters*!

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu RAID Management

2008-08-22 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi list, I'm configuring a server with software RAID and wondered if any of you have any ideas about monitoring the RAID array. Does anyone have any ideas about suitable applications for monitoring software RAID status under Ubuntu? Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

2008-08-12 Thread Chris Rowson
Lets crack on and get something there double quick then ;-) On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Walker wrote: We would need to speak to Canonical to get clearing for the logo, i can't imagine them saying No. So the next thing is getting a suitable sized

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion

2008-08-12 Thread Chris Rowson
Thank you for all of your answers. And the winner is Ubuntu ! I'd already more or less made up my mind, but this helped me justify it to colleagues. Thanks Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion

2008-08-11 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi people, I've been wrestling with this question for a while now, and although product suggestion is probably going to be skewed here, I'm really interested in what you have to say. I need to choose a server operating system to run LAMP intranet web services with little maintenance and at high

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Geeks and Nerds

2008-08-03 Thread Chris Rowson
On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Yishay Mor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nerd: someone who spawns a thread on what's the difference between a geek and a nerd on a *nux user mailing list. Very nice lol :-) I think from the replies, plus a little reading around - the answer seems to be that the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Geeks and Nerds

2008-08-03 Thread Chris Rowson
Chris Rowson wrote: I think from the replies, plus a little reading around - the answer seems to be that the boundaries between geek and nerd are so blurred that there isn't a single authoritative definition for either. Any other opinions? Speak now or forever hold your geek Chris

[ubuntu-uk] Geeks and Nerds

2008-08-02 Thread Chris Rowson
I've been reading around this topic, but I'm not sure that there is a definitive answer. A bit OT I know, but sing out if you have an opinion (or even know the definitive answer!) What's the difference between a nerd and a geek? Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HP ProLiant ML110 G5 - Compatibility

2008-07-30 Thread Chris Rowson
Thanks as always guys :-) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] HP ProLiant ML110 G5 - Compatibility

2008-07-29 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi folks, I'm looking at a HP ProLiant ML110 G5 server, and want to install Ubuntu Hardy onto it. It's got an on-board 6 channel SATA RAID controller. I planned to attach a couple of 140GB SATA drives to it in a RAID 1 configuration. Does anyone know if Hardy supports this? Cheers Chris --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asterisk friendly VoIP providers in UK

2008-07-22 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi folks, I'm looking at building myself an Asterisk box so I can learn more on how it works and also help provide a cheaper phone solution to one of my clients (it's kind of a favour I'm doing them as part of the service contract I am providing them). Now traditionally I've used Vonage

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Ubuntu LTSP installation at Exwick Community Centre - Exeter, Devon

2008-07-18 Thread Chris Rowson
Now I've got to look for another centre, ideally closer to where I live so I can do the same again (although hopefully on a cheaper scale using a home built server and not custom cabinets). Has anyone tried these guys before http://www.serversdirect.co.uk/ Their servers seem very cheap! You

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running Cutting Edge Windows PC Games on Linux Machines

2008-06-18 Thread Chris Rowson
Interesting in the newest computer games but can't run them because you're on Linux? Stream My Game now allows for a Windows gaming PC to stream it's output and accept input from a Linux based PC. Basically, this means you can set up a headless Windows box on your home network, put your

[ubuntu-uk] Running Cutting Edge Windows PC Games on Linux Machines

2008-06-17 Thread Chris Rowson
Interesting in the newest computer games but can't run them because you're on Linux? Stream My Game now allows for a Windows gaming PC to stream it's output and accept input from a Linux based PC. Basically, this means you can set up a headless Windows box on your home network, put your cutting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Article for Local newspaper

2008-06-08 Thread Chris Rowson
On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Gordon Allott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 2008-06-08 at 10:45 +0100, Seif Attar wrote: My question is, can I alter the article a bit? probably add something at the end about the work of ubuntu-jo and the event, then send it to local newspapers?? or is this

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting

2008-06-05 Thread Chris Rowson
Slashdot has a story on the Webrap machine, it makes stuff in 3d out of plastic, and can now make itself. Just noticed, it's running on Ubuntu. http://www.reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] Another tiny Linux laptop

2008-06-03 Thread Chris Rowson
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/03/acer_launches_one/ This looks pretty cool! £199 for the Linux 8GB solid state flash drive model or £299 for a Win XP 80GB HDD model. I can guess which one will sell better! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Organizational meeting proposed

2008-05-30 Thread Chris Rowson
I think part of the problem with these meetings is that given the international basis of the marketing team, whenever you organise one, someone will be unable to attend. I propose that an agenda is fixed, with a set of issues to be addressed and that the agenda is discussed at a group of regional

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell reply to EeePC

2008-05-29 Thread Chris Rowson
Let's hope it comes with Ubuntu pre-installed... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7425099.stm Mac Hi there, The original article is here - http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/05/29/dell_targets_asus_eee_with_min.html#more Looking at £250 - £300 (from US pricing) and comes with a choice of

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Organizational meeting proposed

2008-05-29 Thread Chris Rowson
PLEASE respond with your time zone ASAP so this meeting can happen and we can get this team doing what it supposed to do - MARKETING!!! British Summer Time (GMT +1) Chris -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] (UK) headline - 'Schools set to go open source'

2008-05-25 Thread Chris Rowson
Matthew, Ubuntu has an excellent OPPORTUNIY, yes, but unless WE take some action to actually submit a solution to Becta, we've accomplished nothing. I would like to know, as a newbie, who is responsible for doing this sort of thing? the marketing team? And how do I get in touch with them,

[ubuntu-uk] Linux to appear on every Asus motherboard

2008-05-14 Thread Chris Rowson
I know many of you probably read Slashdot, but just in case you missed it, what do you think of this news? Basically, Asus are going to have a Linux desktop pre-installed onto a chip on every motherboard they sell. http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/14/173220 We first heard about

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux to appear on every Asus motherboard

2008-05-14 Thread Chris Rowson
I know many of you probably read Slashdot, but just in case you missed it, what do you think of this news? Basically, Asus are going to have a Linux desktop pre-installed onto a chip on every motherboard they sell. There's a quick video overview of the system here:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-12 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi javad. I think the point thai the original person was trying to make is that its usually polite to have a go at finding out the answer yourself to demonstrate learning. It might seen irritating to have to search for stuff yourself but many of the people here charge a lot of money for support in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH through FIrewall

2008-05-10 Thread Chris Rowson
... Is there a way to gain access to that machine through the firewall? is there something she can do on her machine (like connect to my machine via SSH and forword port 999 on my local machine to port 22 on her machine) and then i can connect to my local machine:999 and gain access

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IMAP Server

2008-05-09 Thread Chris Rowson
On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Andrew Barber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys,I am just looking for a couple of suggestions on good IMAP Server software. We was looking over DOVECOT recently, but just wondered what you guys thought of that and others that are out there. Thanks :) I keep

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ripping and converting a dvd!

2008-05-01 Thread Chris Rowson
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: strange that you dont get heat with that small of a box...i have a mozart thermaltake sx. normally a sensors command will give me a temp of 30 ish ...when i first installed...44 degs now adays...and thats with just typing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy Heron and Firefox

2008-04-28 Thread Chris Rowson
As I type this it is using 101% of the CPU (dual cores so top doesn't pick it up correctly) but it almost unusable. Performance was way better in the earlier releases. Now it brings everything to a halt. Similar story here... it fluctuates but at the moment it's pretty much maxing out a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

2008-04-28 Thread Chris Rowson
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Tony Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pete, Pete Stean wrote: I've started to observe behaviour over the last couple of weeks that definitely indicates that BT are throttling torrents at peak times, at least in my part of London - from early morning right

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy Heron and Firefox

2008-04-28 Thread Chris Rowson
| IMO it was a bad move to put a beta browser into an LTS release. But | that's just my opinion ;-) I was surprised by this during the betas. I think that the only explanation I found that made sense was that FF2 wouldn't be supported by Mozilla for the lifetime of 8.04, thus it was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

2008-04-28 Thread Chris Rowson
Indeed ISPs don't care about port numbers (and why should they?). They inspect packets and throttle bandwidth hoggers (this is termed packet shaping). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_shaping I'm glad they do this because that means that most people's primary use of the internet is not

[ubuntu-uk] IPTABLES

2008-04-18 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi there folks, Just a quicky. I've been mucking around with iptables for a while, but I'm still a bit shaky with them. Would anyone mind checking this over for me please? I want to be able to accept incoming connections on port 22, accept any connections which are a reply to a connection that I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IPTABLES

2008-04-18 Thread Chris Rowson
Thanks as always guys. I'll try the update-rc.d tool to add the symbolic links. I'd forgotten about denyhosts, I'll do that too! I'll also take a look at adding the related rule to the firewall. Tony, using the script as is, I can still ping the server. I guess the rules don't block the ICMP

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Commercial Support

2008-04-14 Thread Chris Rowson
For anyone who was wondering how it turned out. The pricing is per-server and for fixed number of incidents (check the SLA). Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Commercial Support

2008-04-13 Thread Chris Rowson
In any case, in what way was this price on the web site unclear?: Server support (per server) $750 (USD)* $2750 (USD)* In this way: From the Ubuntu Website: Server support $750 (USD)* $2750 (USD)* From the Canonical Website: Server support (per server) $750 (USD)* $2750 (USD)*

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Commercial Support

2008-04-13 Thread Chris Rowson
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 1:57 PM, James Mansion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris Rowson wrote: If I had 10 servers I wouldn't pay $27,500 for email/telephone support covering only the operating system. I suspect that if you knew what the inside of a datacentre looked like, you'd feel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Commercial Support

2008-04-13 Thread Chris Rowson
Oh, I've also logged a bug as suggested. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Commercial Support

2008-04-12 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi people, I was checking out this page http://www.ubuntu.com/support/paid and I wonder if anyone could explain it more fully to me? The prices for server support, $2750 (USD) for 24x7 support If I had ten servers, would that support fee cover me for advice on all ten of my ubuntu servers,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Commercial Support

2008-04-12 Thread Chris Rowson
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 08:13:00PM +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: If I had ten servers, would that support fee cover me for advice on all ten of my ubuntu servers, or would I have to pay $27,500? I really think you're

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Application responsiveness, Windows and Ubuntu

2008-04-06 Thread Chris Rowson
Chris Rowson wrote: | I wondered if anyone else has tried this out or have any reasons why | it would be so? The only question which springs to my mind is whether you're using the Mesa software graphics drivers or the binary drivers for your graphics card? I think that this should

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Application responsiveness, Windows and Ubuntu

2008-04-06 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi there, My little boy likes playing various flash based games from children's websites. I find that in Ubuntu, many of these run pretty badly and as this is all he uses my old laptop for, I decided to put Windows XP back onto it to see the if it would make any difference

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch

2008-04-05 Thread Chris Rowson
Ask the user/audience What do you want to do with your computer? Give me a particular task/function that you wish to perform!. Some bright spark will shout out Get it to make me a cup of tea or I wanna play Unreal Tournament but once you get a serious answer you can usually impress. Someone said

[ubuntu-uk] Application responsiveness, Windows and Ubuntu

2008-04-05 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi there, My little boy likes playing various flash based games from children's websites. I find that in Ubuntu, many of these run pretty badly and as this is all he uses my old laptop for, I decided to put Windows XP back onto it to see the if it would make any difference for him. I've just

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compositing performance hit

2008-03-27 Thread Chris Rowson
As always, in depth and quality reponses from you all. Thank you for taking the time chaps, I do appreciate it. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Capitalising on XP's demise

2008-03-25 Thread Chris Rowson
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Lucy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 25/03/2008, Paul Mellors [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This type of stuff really gets on my tits, no offence Josh :) But stop fricking MS bashing, if you don't want to use MS products don't, but there are people out there

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Capitalising on XP's demise

2008-03-25 Thread Chris Rowson
Sorry, links to the resources! Wiki page - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKMarketing/ Magazine article - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKMarketing/ArticleForLocalMagazine1 Leaflets - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKMarketing/Leaflets -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Promoting Ubuntu at libraries?

2008-03-22 Thread Chris Rowson
So, before I meander way off topic: I can't possibly be the only one who has pondered promoting Ubuntu, in some way, at a public library. Any experiences, examples, related stories, screams of terror or links? Feel free to share! Bye, -Dylan McCall Hi Dylan, I gave my local library

[Bug 95886] Re: Wrong keyboard layout after installation (US instead of FI)

2008-03-22 Thread Chris Rowson
This is still a problem (US keyboard enabled despite selecting UK keyboard during setup) in Hardy Beta. -- Wrong keyboard layout after installation (US instead of FI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95886 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 205054] [NEW] [Hardy Beta] Intel 845 card - correct drivers not detected

2008-03-22 Thread Chris Rowson
Public bug reported: When installing Hardy Beta on a PC with the Intel 845 graphics card: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03) Hardy fails to enable the correct drivers automatically. I have selected the

[Bug 204837] Re: package libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-03-22 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi James, unfortunately the upgrade was so badly broken I had install from scratch so I no longer have that file. Sorry. -- package libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204837 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 205111] [NEW] likewise-open service does not start automatically

2008-03-22 Thread Chris Rowson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: likewise-open ---UBUNTU RELEASE--- Ubuntu hardy (development branch) Release:8.04 ---PACKAGE RELEASE--- likewise-open: Installed: 4.0.5-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 4.0.5-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 4.0.5-0ubuntu1 0 ---PROBLEM--- The problem

Re: [Bug 205054] Re: [Hardy Beta] Intel 845 card - correct drivers not detected

2008-03-22 Thread Chris Rowson
That's why my question is : which screen display do you use on computer ? Hi, I'm using a Belinea 10 17 15, art no 111717 -- [Hardy Beta] Intel 845 card - correct drivers not detected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205054 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu distro version

2008-03-21 Thread Chris Rowson
Hello I am a mechanical engineer and I am writing to ask if there is an engineering version of ubuntu. There appears to be lots of other variations but I have not seen and engineering specific version. Regards Paul Hi there, As far as I know there isn't an engineering specific

[Bug 204837] [NEW] package libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-03-21 Thread Chris Rowson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openssl Message as per title. Upgrading from Gutsy. ProblemType: Package Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Mar 21 19:05:08 2008 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Bug 204837] Re: package libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-03-21 Thread Chris Rowson
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12800397/Dependencies.txt -- package libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204837 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Music to your ears, something new for the UK

2008-03-11 Thread Chris Rowson
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Ciemon Dunville [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last weekend four of us got together, with four microphones and some other gadgets to do a little recording. The last few days has seen some frantic activity editing audio files, and web pages so that we could launch

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Music to your ears, something new for the UK

2008-03-11 Thread Chris Rowson
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Ciemon Dunville [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/03/2008, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not being awkward, but it's harder to consider this the definitive ubuntu-uk podcast if the ubuntu-uk team (as a whole) have had very little to do

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Music to your ears, something new for the UK

2008-03-11 Thread Chris Rowson
Ok then, Ciemon, Alan all other people associated with the creation of this podcast. I'm sorry for interrupting your release post. I just think that you deserve a little more appreciation than you received. I really like your Podcast, and I hope that some development time can be applied to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Music to your ears, something new for the UK

2008-03-11 Thread Chris Rowson
I also enjoyed the show. I can't see why people don't like the music, there is not too much of it, its fun and upbeat and completely different to anything else. To be fair there's only me whinging about the music. I think the interviews really made the show. I can't stand podcasts with

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Marketing] How to increase OSS Exposure

2008-03-11 Thread Chris Rowson
I think that marketing Ubuntu and FOSS together mightn't always be the best way to move forward. I've written about this before, and I know it's an unpopular view, but sometimes I think that people who might be interested in Ubuntu might be a bit put off by open source evangelism. Sometimes I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SPAM] If you had a wiki, which wiki would you wiki with?

2008-03-06 Thread Chris Rowson
I like Dokuwiki. It can authenticate against quite a few different methods, flatfile, MySQL, LDAP etc. You can even plug it into an existing user database (for instance, I run some forums and authenticate dokuwiki off that database. It's also pretty good for access control. You can configure

Re: [ubuntu-uk] groupware

2008-03-06 Thread Chris Rowson
Daniel Lamb wrote: Hi does anyone have experience with any groupware apps? What would you suggest as the best one for a small business server replacement? Hello, Daniel. I recommend Drupal: http://drupal.org/ Isn't Drupal a CMS rather than Groupware? I think

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

2008-02-27 Thread Chris Rowson
I'm just the other side of the Humber and had gone to bed early only to be awoken by my other half. Missus Chris, wake up - there's been an earthquake Me Don't be daft ZZZzzz Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-uk] Writing to MPs about software patents

2008-02-24 Thread Chris Rowson
used in the programming community. Please read this article for a more specific explanation. http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2000-05-26-004-04-OP-LF Yours sincerely, Chris Rowson 7aa0f3f2f1822ea0ac93/b6debbdced18828df130 (Signed with an electronic signature in accordance

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Writing to MPs about software patents

2008-02-24 Thread Chris Rowson
I was shocked to learn that software patents are being granted in this country (high-court ruling recently on a specific matter) and in Europe (EPOrg still grants them against the ruling of European Parliament). snip I would strongly urge anyone else thinking about writing to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Switched hard drives

2008-02-23 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi people l do hope that this hasn't been asked too many times before.. l have 2 hard drives in my machine, 1 with windows 2k and the other with Ubuntu on it. l've tried having them both connected to the same ribbon and rebooting with either of the 2 hard drives powered. Sadly

[ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-20 Thread Chris Rowson
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/20/1837204 'Nuff said... :-D Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-20 Thread Chris Rowson
By design, WINE is complete when it can replicate and translate all of windows programming system signals. By doing this, google will make the entire WINE base a bit more stable, rather than less, which means this will probably help many more programs become more compatible than

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile internet proxy

2008-02-19 Thread Chris Rowson
I've been pondering upon the possibility of setting up a vps as a mobile internet proxy. I've did pretty much that that, using squid. Instead of image transcoding, I simply replaced all images with a 1x1 pixel transparent GIF. The result was effectively a text only proxy, ideal for keeping

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ONE laptop

2008-02-19 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi, Im sorry if this has already been discussed...but what are the specs for this laptop? Regards Javad -- The Elonex One will feature a 7-inch 800x480 display, a 300 MHz X86 processor, 1GB of flash memory, three hours of battery life, weighing 2.2 pounds and running Linux. There will

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile internet proxy

2008-02-19 Thread Chris Rowson
Ive just tried to access mowser.com using my three mobile phone and got a site blocked message. After querying this with three tech support, the chaps says: Three filters web content using an internet watch foundation blocklist and so if the website is on the list you are not allowed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile internet proxy

2008-02-19 Thread Chris Rowson
Cheeky beggars! Ive just tried to access mowser.com using my three mobile phone and got a site blocked message. After querying this with three tech support, the chaps says: Three filters web content using an internet watch foundation blocklist and so if the website is on the list you are not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile internet proxy

2008-02-19 Thread Chris Rowson
On Feb 19, 2008 3:31 PM, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 02:58:41PM +, Chris Rowson wrote: Both told me that they could unblock what they referred to somewhat amusingly as the top shelf sites but not this one. I did point out that browsing pornography

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ONE laptop

2008-02-19 Thread Chris Rowson
Just reading an article on the register about the new Elonex One when I noticed a comment with a link in: http://ec.fontastic.com.tw/clients/showproducts_A9160333734983_big_P11987417213084909.html Looks like Elonex are rebranding these PCs. At least there's a bit more techie info here. Chris

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ONE laptop

2008-02-19 Thread Chris Rowson
Just reading an article on the register about the new Elonex One when I noticed a comment with a link in: http://ec.fontastic.com.tw/clients/showproducts_A9160333734983_big_P11987417213084909.html Yes, it was on the fontastic site that I saw the wifi is an optional extra. Mac I've got

[ubuntu-uk] Synch Nokia N73 with Gutsy using USB Cable

2008-02-18 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi, It's not often I ask questions like this of the list but I'm pretty stumped at the moment. I've got a Nokia N73, I've got a USB cable and I've got a PC with Ubuntu Gutsy. How do I get them to party? I'd like to be able to synchronise calendar and contacts but I can't seem to be able to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Synch Nokia N73 with Gutsy using USB Cable

2008-02-18 Thread Chris Rowson
When you get up to the big Nokias (like my N95) that have memory identified as mass storage, you just plug the thing in and it shows up as a removable drive. Not that that helps you out... sorry Pete Hi Pete, The N73 seems to do that too. If I connect it to the laptop and select the mass

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Synch Nokia N73 with Gutsy using USB Cable

2008-02-18 Thread Chris Rowson
Given the fact that Nokia uses so much FOSS. You'd think that they'd release a synchronisation manager for Linux. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Mobile internet proxy

2008-02-18 Thread Chris Rowson
I'm not quite sure if this comes under 'off-topic' or not. If it does, I apologise in advance and please feel free to slap my writes! I've been pondering upon the possibility of setting up a vps as a mobile internet proxy. It would be good to add image transcoding (to reduce the size of images

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Forum

2008-02-13 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi folks, Since LMM left is anyone looking after the ubuntu-uk forum (from a loco POV) I notice that LMM is still a forum admin? http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=274 After reading the IRC thread, I wondered if anyone had thought about the forums too? By the way, if you're used to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Forum

2008-02-13 Thread Chris Rowson
Indeed. From my point of view I've been reluctant to clean up after LMM left simply because I didn't want it to seem like we were erasing his existence. However now that you've brought it up, it would make sense for someone (Pricey?) to add someone else as an admin. I wouldn't mind doing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Forum

2008-02-13 Thread Chris Rowson
Someone who actually visits the forum would be near the top of the list in my book, so you're well qualified :) I suppose I could have quoted the Starship Troopers 'Until you die or I get somebody better' quote !! :) Love that film. It's so trashy, but awesome at the same time.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Bill Gates Interview/documentary

2008-02-09 Thread Chris Rowson
Does anyone have any ideas of information we could pass on (she seemed to be woefully lacking in information about Linux and was eagerly writing everything I said down in her notebook, even though I don't know that much myself)? Hi Thomas, Stephen Fry has written a piece on open source,

[Bug 190538] [NEW] Scanrand 1.10 issues 'destination required' error in Ubuntu Gutsy

2008-02-09 Thread Chris Rowson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: paketto Release: Ubuntu Gutsy Package: Paketto 1.10-7 When running the command 'sudo scanrand -b200k 192.168.1.1-254:80,20-25,139' scanrand returns the error 'Destination required.' This error seems to occur when invoking scanrand with any argument.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hi from Salisbury

2008-02-03 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi People Recently joined the mailing list.. Have experimented with Xubuntu, Mandriva and SuSe but have finally settled with Ubuntu with the Claws mailer.. The name is apt as my wife spent most of her life living in Zimbabwe Andy Hi Andy, Welcome to the list mate - Thanks for saying

[ubuntu-uk] French paramilitary police switch to Ubuntu

2008-01-31 Thread Chris Rowson
I don't know if many people caught this on Slashdot, but for those of you who didn't... Basically, the French paramilitary police are replacing Microsoft XP on 70,000 desktops with Ubuntu. Quote from Colonel Nicolas Geraud, deputy director of the gendarmerie's IT department. We will introduce

[ubuntu-marketing] French paramilitary police switch to Ubuntu

2008-01-31 Thread Chris Rowson
I don't know if many people caught this on Slashdot, but for those of you who didn't... Basically, the French paramilitary police are replacing Microsoft XP on 70,000 desktops with Ubuntu. Quote from Colonel Nicolas Geraud, deputy director of the gendarmerie's IT department. We will introduce

Re: [ubuntu-uk] By way of introduction

2008-01-20 Thread Chris Rowson
As I have just got recently got myself sorted with a Launchpad login, and have been lurking on this mailing list for a few months, I thought it may be about time to introduce myself. My name is Mark Burns, I'm a Web Developer from the South West of Scotland, and I have been using

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu cd damaging windows paritions?

2008-01-13 Thread Chris Rowson
On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 14:19 +, Farran Lee wrote: lately I've been showing my friends and family ubuntu, trying to convert them to it. I promised them that it can't touch windows, and will not damage any of their files. But every computer I've run it on, the owner has reported it has

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jeOS!! umm does it work?

2008-01-11 Thread Chris Rowson
On 11/01/2008, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 12:42:36PM +, Michael Holloway wrote: Has anybody else tried jeOS yet? I have tried it on 3 different VMWare servers, 2 AMD based, and one Intel. You installed a system designed for running virtual

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jeOS!! umm does it work?

2008-01-11 Thread Chris Rowson
Check out this https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JeOS Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

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