Kirrus wrote:
- Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
Failing all of those, Yahoo Groups is one of the better free web-based
mailing list managers, and certainly VERY easy to use. Although
I would recommend staying away from Yahoo Groups - They stick adverts all
over your
Lug Radio Live - the original UK edition - has announced time and place
for the 2008 event, July 19th 20th at Wolverhampton University Student
Union.
http://lugradio.org/live/UK2008/start
Put yer thinking caps on for Ubuntu's presence.
John
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London School of Puppetry wrote:
I want to apologise for mixing up mailing lists and sending some of you
unwanted information about a puppetry course.I do sift people out if I
have more extended exchanges, but it issometimes difficult to remember
who is who. However, can anyone give me
Alan Pope wrote:
On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 01:19:05PM +, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
http://www.tuxisalive.com/
Oooh, we're having a wishlist day are we? :)
Right, I want one of these:-
http://www.irextechnologies.com/products/iliad
But does it come in debian plaid?
Eddie Armstrong wrote:
Is there a good UK hosting service on the lines of OpenSourceHost?
http://www.opensourcehost.com/
Or similar?
I would like to start a web site and eventually use thing like Moodle,
Plone, and their asssociated script php etc
I assume U.S. providers are bound by US
alan c wrote:
Rob Beard wrote:
alan c wrote:
Lexmark 4300
I help an elderly person with their PC use and they run two dual boot
machines - a dell desktop XP/Kubuntu and a newer Dell laptop
XP/Kubuntu. (7.10)
Some time ago, with a lot of good intentions this person spotted a
good all
Chris Rowson wrote:
T
Where can one buy one from in the UK?
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Maplins are selling them
Alan Pope wrote:
This mail popped up on the Hampshire LUG mailing list, and I thought other
Ubuntu people might be interested in the comments.
I have already pointed out to Peter that his upgrade method (dapper -
gutsy) was probably not optimal. I'm also concerned that the vendor is
Kirrus wrote:
- Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Michael Holloway wrote:
On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 12:01 +, Mac wrote:
Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient,
technologically
decrepit listees! (BTW, I wonder what the average age of the list
actually is???)
We should set up
Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
On Dec 15, 2007 7:12 AM, Conrad Knauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
fontforge
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
That was included in Dapper, wasn't it?
It was available for Dapper, in main:
Alan Pope wrote:
On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 09:03:31AM +, Dave Morley wrote:
On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 08:39 +, Javad Ayaz wrote:
Hi,
Im with Virgin media. i have a motorola modem, a linksy router...and
im running gutsy!!
Can anyone think of what might have happened?
They had an
Andrew Loughran wrote:
London School of Puppetry wrote:
Does anyone know anything about this project? Taking place in India.
Computers are built into walls in India in open spaces for children to
play with thousands of them have learnt English over the past year
by
Daniel Lamb wrote:
Me?
Or you could use fasthosts,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7131431.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/30/fasthost_hack_update/
You *really* don't want to use fasthosts.
John
pipex or 11 in my experience all are good.
Regards,
Daniel
New Everyone Loves Eric Raymond reports on our beloved Matthew
Garrett, the Luke Skywalker of Ubuntu, who singlehandedly used the gpl
force to destroy the MPAA's latest deathstar!
http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/gpl-killed-the-mpaa-star
Enjoy!
john
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Rob Beard wrote:
Maybe you could give her a few copies of The OpenEducationDisc to give
out to her friends as Christmas presents? They could all then get to
grips with things like TuxPaint, TuxTyping and TuxMath (actually, I'm
not sure if they're all on there, I've been working on a
For those in Manchester surounds, an event of interest.
Original Message
Interested in free software? Keen to learn more about ethical computing?
Need a hand sorting your kernel from your operating system? Come along!
Where? MDDA: http://www.manchesterdda.com/directions/
Public bug reported:
Grisbi 0.5.9, in both Gutsy and Hardy (as of 8th Nov 2007).
Most of the help menu entries do not do anything. About does bring up an
about screen, but the others do nothing. Manual, Translation, Quick
Start do nothing; Website, Report a Bug, Online Manual fail to open a
web
Tested grisbi 0.5.9 on gutsy; with a firefox browser window open, still
nothing happens when I click any of the help menu entries (except
'About'). The 3 entries that suggest an internet page ( 'Grisbi
website', 'Report a Bug', On line user's Guide) don't work. Nor do
Grisbi Manual, Quickstart,
Alan Pope wrote:
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/06/dell-dumps-ubuntu
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=600956
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3715630postcount=25
OK, I have just called my Dell account manager also.
Here in the UK at least Dell have
Michael Holloway wrote:
Hi
jeOS looks really interesting, does anyone know when this is actually
going to be made available?
I am in the process of setting up new servers based on VMWareServer on
6.06.1, running 7.04 virtual machines.
Why the different versions:
Well the host
Pascal Khoury wrote:
Hi guys
Hope everyone's well. I am new to the forum. I have installed Ubuntu on
my Dell Inspiron 6400, and I am trying to configure my screen resolution
with no success. The resolution is by default 1024x768, and this is too
small for my screen. I wonder if someone
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
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
LeeGroups wrote:
We need solutions for this problem. All persons won't buy boxes from
Tesco and so it is necessary that we have to support the commonly
available wireless cards, even if the manufacturer is not supporting
Linux. Difficult task to achieve .. but that is the way forward. If
Tony Arnold wrote:
John,
John Levin wrote:
As we've hit 12 people expressing interest in making an UbuCon UK
happen, I want to take the discussion of an UbuCon in the UK onward.
The fundamentals: When? Where? Who? What?
And also how much? How do you see this working financially
Chris Rowson wrote:
On the location, my feeling is that if you run it in London people in
the far north of the country may miss out because of the travelling
time, so somewhere in the middle, I think would be better.
Regards,
Tony.
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Agreed, Somewhere nice and central would be good.
Mark Steele wrote:
Matthew Larsen wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/default.stm
Options:
Will you be buying Leopard?
Yes - I need new spots!
No - Tiger for me!
I'm a Windows user!
Vote!
Looks like they've changed the options, we've got a No - Linux is my OS
Rob Beard wrote:
Personally I think they got the poll wrong, I think it should have
said something like...
Yes - Steve Jobs is God and I buy anything he tells me to
No - I've got an older pre-G4 867 PPC Mac
No - Linux is my OS of choice
No - I'm a Microsoft Fanboi/I haven't seen the
Chris Rowson wrote:
Count me in!
+1
Chris
Wiki page created:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/IdeasPool/UbuCon_UK
Put your names down there.
John
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As I'm envious of things like the Ontario Linux Fest
http://onlinux.ca/
the UbuCon in Germany
http://the-space-station.com/blog/?p=14
and the Ohio Linux fest
http://blue-gnu.biz/content/2007_ohio_linuxfest_penguin_colony_gathers_again
I'd like to suggest that the Ubntu-UK Loco Team organise an
Yo y'all,
Just to remind you, that the release of Ubuntu 7.10, the Gutsy Gibbon,
will be celebrated from 7.30 on at The Pembury Tavern in Hackney.
http://www.individualpubs.co.uk/pembury/
All welcome! Come and put faces to names, nicks and taglines.
(PS: If anyone can bring a laptop with
John Levin wrote:
Michael Holloway wrote:
On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 13:07 +0100, Pete Stean wrote:
It's not in the middle of nowhere lol
It's only 2 or 3 mins walk from Hackney Central railway station which
is on the North London line, which the tube connects to at Richmond,
Highbury
Matthew Larsen wrote:
say 7:30 - 8:00 pm? Need to change and get to the place (its in the
middle of bloody nowhere!)
Everyone bring something to do with linux too so I can find you all.
Okay, time is set for 7.30, and the event has been added to the official
release party list:
Michael Holloway wrote:
On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 13:07 +0100, Pete Stean wrote:
It's not in the middle of nowhere lol
It's only 2 or 3 mins walk from Hackney Central railway station which
is on the North London line, which the tube connects to at Richmond,
Highbury and Islington, Stratford, (a
Tested with Gutsy Beta; install now works.
So closed bug
** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = Fix Released
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Alan Pope wrote:
Hi John
On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 17:29 +0100, John Levin wrote:
I visited the Pembury Tavern, the venue I suggested for the Gutsy London
launch party.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/GutsyReleaseParty
Good man!
/takes bow
It's a nice large pub, one room but with a spur
Hi all,
I visited the Pembury Tavern, the venue I suggested for the Gutsy London
launch party.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/GutsyReleaseParty
It's a nice large pub, one room but with a spur to the right that we
could ensconce ourselves in. No music, jukebox or piped; no tv; very
good beers
Chris Rowson wrote:
I think one of my favorite tag lines involving ubuntu was coined by Arron
finnon (President of The Abertay Linux Society) while atending the debian
confrence. Ubuntu: is an old african word for Cant Install Debian
azmodie
I heard a similar one:
Ubuntu is an ancient
Hi,
Ian Pascoe wrote:
Hi y'all
Before I ask for Popey's help to put this onto his Ideas Pool, I thought I'd
run it by the list and see what your feed back was.
Every year the Queen Alexandra College for the Blind in Birmingham runs an
exhibition called Sight Village, which is the leading
Michael Holloway wrote:
Additionally, if anyone knows of good recruitment methods for the above,
i would love to hear it!
Go straight to the source:
As a new feature, we are beginning to list Ubuntu related job
opportunities offered by employers other than Canonical. If you are an
Pete Stean wrote:
Hi folks, not entirely relevant, but we had a meeting with these folks from
Oxford Uni this afternoon, including Prof Dutton, and their work is very
impressive. Their recent report is a very interesting read and highlights
the different levels of take-up (or otherwise) of
Ciaran Mooney wrote:
Hi,
I'd like to cast my vote for Birmingham.
And I'd like to say having two will be a benefit rather than a
problem. There seems to be enough people from the Midlands and the
South regions to fill both events.
Created a wiki page for those who want to have a look
Josh Blacker wrote:
I second (or third) London and a weekend... not been out in Greenwich
(I'm a central type) but sounds good!
Likewise, London for me.
We don't have to have just the one party, but regional gatherings. One
in Brum, one in London, others wherever Ubunteros ubuntize.
John
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: debian-installer
K/X/Ubuntu Gutsy 5 Alternative Command-line system fails to install on a
Dell Latitude C840 Laptop.
Whilst the install process appears to work fine,
After the reboot, the system stalls at
* Running local boot scripts (/etc/rc.local?
Hi all,
This months Linux Format mag has a review of the eSys ePC Basic, a
budget desktop preloaded with Ubuntu 6.06
Has anyone seen or used one of these? The website
http://esysglobal.co.uk/esyspc.htm
gives no details of prices or where to buy.
TIA
John
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alan c wrote:
John Levin wrote:
Hi all,
This months Linux Format mag has a review of the eSys ePC Basic, a
budget desktop preloaded with Ubuntu 6.06
Has anyone seen or used one of these? The website
http://esysglobal.co.uk/esyspc.htm
gives no details of prices or where to buy.
I do
Aaron Toponce wrote:
alan c wrote:
snip
What I actually see is an erosion of the top place that ubuntu has in
the distrowatch rankings. It is a number, and it is moving in the
wrong direction. I also see some publicity, including hype, that
encourages attention for and use of pclinuxos.
Public bug reported:
Kubuntu Gutsy 4 Alternative fails to install on a Dell Latitude C840
Laptop.
Have tried with two different cds, both of which verified, and one of which
installed as a Virtual Machine.
First cd failed with message:
Please insert the disc labeled: 'Kubuntu 7.10_Gutsy
Tony Travis wrote:
Hello, Anyone using Ubuntu on an iMac G4?
Not on that particular model, but I've put K/Ubuntu on a variety of ppc
models.
I've just got one, and installed Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS (Dapper) on it...
Works quite well, but the recent decision by Canonical not to support
the
Kubuntu Tribe 4 Alternate install gets past this stage, although fails
later, New bug will be filed, but htis one can be closed.
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Nik Butler wrote:
http://www.peopleaggregator.net/user_blog.php?uid=6415
If anyone else wants to catch up with me; here in are my Social and
video network
I also write for OreillyGMT.eu http://www.oreillygmt.eu/
I have begun conversations with my own users about their needs via
Public bug reported:
Installing Kubuntu Gutsy tribe 3 on a Dell Latitude x86 laptop stalls at
package installation 6%.
Installing a base console system also fails, but gets to rebooting before
stalling at
* Running local boot scripts (/etc/rc/.local) [ok]
CD verified correctly,
All
Hello All,
It's LUG Radio Live this coming weekend, and I'd very much appreciate
help on manning the stall. Just put your name down on the wiki:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LugRadioLive2007
John Levin
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https
Hi All,
The BOF (Birds Of a Feather) schedule at Lug Radio Live 2007 has been
announced, with Ubuntu UK meeting at midday on Saturday:
Saturday 7th July 2007:
* 11.00 - 12.00 lug.org.uk
* 12.00 - 13.00 Ubuntu UK
* 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch: Keysigning
* 14.00 - 15.00 Cheaper
I've put a table up on the Ubuntu-UK Lug Radio Live wiki, for volunteers
to run the stand. Put your name in any suitable timeslots (10 to 7
Saturday; 10.45 to 5 Sunday)
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LugRadioLive2007
We'll need 2 or 3 people on the table at any one time, though judging
from
Nik Butler wrote:
This is a Public Service Announcement on behalf of the Loudmouthman :
John Levin , if your out there and available can you get in touch with
us we are all desperately trying to contact you. Especially Mrs Trellis.
Nik Butler
Normal service has been resumed
Nik Butler wrote:
As some may already be aware Lug Radio Live return in July on the 7th
and 8th.
Jono arranged a slot for 1 BOF Session for the Ubuntu UK Community
however since he is likely to be a little bit busy the task of running
the BOF is open.
If there are no objections Id
Public bug reported:
Nether the left nor right-click menus offer an option to move or close
the nm-applet
** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: firefox
When previewing rss feeds in firefox, there is an option to
Subscribe to this feed using: and a drop down menu offering firefox, some
webservices and Choose Application
For Choose Application a file browser window pops up, showing the home/user
Forwarded to The Fridge
fridge.ubuntu.com
who have an 'In The Press' section.
And while I'm about it, a nudge to you all that the Fridge is looking
for stories from the Ubuntu LoCo teams. Send them your news and articles:
fridge-devel[at]lists.ubuntu.com
John
Dave wrote:
Ubuntu was mentioned
TheVeech wrote:
On Wed, 2007-05-09 at 17:04 +0100, John Levin wrote:
This is a subject that has been exercising me recently (curse you
myspace!), so excuse venting and change of subject.
Tony Arnold wrote:
Alan,
Alan Pope wrote:
I have no idea what you're talking about. You are saying
Michael Wood wrote:
Hi
As per the last ubuntu-uk meeting i've been working on the ubuntu-uk.org
website. Porting it over to the current ubuntu main page design and
adding some features.
All very good.
- Drop down menu with all the wiki pages on
- Banner image rotates round various
This is a subject that has been exercising me recently (curese you
myspace!), so excuse venting and change of subject.
Tony Arnold wrote:
Alan,
Alan Pope wrote:
I have no idea what you're talking about. You are saying that flickr/google
video are proprietary social networking tools that
Jim Kissel wrote:
The wow really starts now!
http://news.com.com/Dell+picks+Ubuntu+for+Linux+PCs/2100-7344_3-6180419.html
It's made the BBC as well, where they say it's going to happen in the US
first, so we on this list are going to be waiting:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6610901.stm
Bug fixed; it was a conflict with the mozilla-testing repos, and did not
affect the mainstream Ubuntu Liferea.
John Vivirito of the ubuntu-mozillateam has uploaded a fixed package.
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Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: liferea
Starting Liferea from the terminal gives:
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
** Affects: liferea (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Forgot to add:
Am on Feisty, fully uptodate, using the mozilla testing repos
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alan c wrote:
Mike Feravolo wrote:
Hello:
I want to share with everyone a comment that I got from a few people
when they wanted to try the Ubuntu Live-CD.
When the Menu option Start ... Install Ubuntu appeared they
immediately were scared off by the word install because they thought it
shirish agarwal wrote:
Hi all,
Couple of other things, it seems that freedomtoaster.org
http://freedomtoaster.org is no longer being maintained. The whole
place is a big big spam/ad place. Even the forums have degenerated into
just spam. The last news is of 2k4 nothing beyond
Georgeta Nistor wrote:
It is possible to install and run Ubuntu on an external drive? I have in
mind 4GB memory stick or flash memory. I do not have USB boot option in
BIOS.
Thanks
Mihai Nistor
http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-usb-bar
HTH
John
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Just seen this: Firefox tattoos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
which strikes me as a cool way to promote things.
Any chance of Ubuntu tats?
(Obviously, they're temporary tattoos. But for the next LTS release, we
really should go for permanent ink, to prove our dedication.)
Jonathan Riddell wrote:
On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 12:41:32PM +0100, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
snip
I understand that you all like to have always the latest stuff in the
archive, espc. when it's doesn't affect any existing installations
and/or packages. However I feel that it would help the
Hi,
I'm looking for a desktop program to manage the vast number of pdfs I've
accumulated; something similar to Yep
http://www.yepthat.com/
which bills itself as iPhoto for documents.
Any suggestions? GTK/QT/anything else, as long as it is FLOSS.
TIA
John
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alan c wrote:
In addition it would be useful if an ongoing note could be kept
(anyone?) and commented upon for the number of ubuntu derived distros
there are out there. The best news items often seem to be made out of
figures!
See this page (it's incomplete, but you can send more
Wulfy wrote:
Roberto Sarrionandia wrote:
On Sunday 04 March 2007 21:53:17 Benjamin Webb wrote:
So, I've got a hardware firewall in my router, so I shouldn't need a
software one.
What about anti-virus software though? Is there any software that
scans for Linux viruses, or do they all
Dear Phil, I have recently switched from Windows XP to Ubuntu on my
desktop- I am using an Alcatel Speed Touch Pro router.(with one port)
I have just bought a secondhand laptop which also has Ubuntu- and I
was interested in the possibility of getting a router with more than
one port-have you
Keith Harris wrote:
I've been trying to add other programs but when I try to use Adept it
tells me it is being used by another program and to close that program
down first. Can't find any other program being used. Can anyone help a
novice please
Which version of Kubuntu are you using?
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Binary package hint: usplash
Updating Feisty on 20/2/07, when alert came up that usplash had crashed.
ProblemType: Crash
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Sun Feb 18 22:06:08 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
ExecutablePath: /sbin/usplash
Package: usplash 0.4-41
ProcCmdline:
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: basket
Basket crashes when set to start automatically on log in.
This happens with Ubuntu/Gnome, not when booting into KDE/Kubuntu.
Checked on feisty herd 3 and 4.
ProblemType: Crash
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Sat Feb 17 00:25:09 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu
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Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: usplash
Automatic report generated on booting Feisty Herd 4 as a virtual machine
(on OS X Parallels).
Different circumstances to bug 83785, despite similar names.
ProblemType: Crash
Date: Sat Feb 17 00:25:22 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
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Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: basket
Having installed Basket (a KDE/QT app) on Ubuntu Herd 4, Help Basket
Note Pads Handbook gives an error message:
Could not launch the KDE Help Center:
Could not find service 'khelpcenter'.
Shouldn't basket depend on khelpcenter?
Is there an
Jono Bacon wrote:
Hi all,
We have just announced LUGRadio Live 2007 in Wolverhampton on the 7th
and 8th July, and I am keen to have an Ubuntu UK presence there. Would
you chaps like to have a think about what to do at the event. I am
thinking a bunch of BOFs and an exhibition stand would be
Jonathan Riddell wrote:
On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 11:28:52AM +, john levin wrote:
Last year Kubuntu organised separately, and there was a lot of interest
in Edubuntu. We should try to co-ordinate efforts, and have a strong
edubuntu presence.
This year's lugradio overlaps with the end
Philip Wyett wrote:
For those who have not been present in previous years. Can you detail the
Ubuntu related activities etc. that have been going on at LUG Radio Live?
The main Ubuntu-related events at previous LRLs have been Mark
Shuttleworth doing the headline talk. In 2005 it was
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
As a Silver-surfer who is better at hardware than software and has just
set up a machine with Edgy Eft, can anyone advise the most straight
forward means of getting it online. My current ISP (BT Broadband) does
not support Linux. Advice appreciated.
Doog
If
As featured on Slashdot, the Greens have issued a (somewhat hyperbolic)
statement against Vista:
Green Party asks: who has the key to your Vista PC?
http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2851
Nice to see Free Software getting mentioned:
Consumers, businesses and government bodies should protect
Matthew East wrote:
(It would also be worth going through all the ubuntu-installling vendors
and making sure they are on the partners page of the website.)
AFAIK that's not how the partners page works. Organisations need to apply
for partnership status, Canonical doesn't chase organisations
Matthew East wrote:
If the Ubuntu marketing team is able to maintain such a list and provide
it to us, I'm sure we will be able to make appropriate provision on the
website. I suggest you bring it up on their mailing list for further
discussion.
Until then, I'll close the bug here.
**
Martin Albisetti wrote:
I wanted to propose a new project which I think might be interesting
from a marketing perspective.
I wrote up a wiki entry and a spec so I wouldn't litter the whole
place with the same info.
The main idea is having a webpage which shows in real time all the
Mr W. F. Vening wrote:
Hi,
Has anyone looked into taking donations of old PCs, which businesses
throw out, and installing a form of Ubuntu on them. Then giving them
to schools, youth clubs etc who couldn't afford to buy them?
I know there are a few systems like this already but this is a
Is anyone on this list considering going to Brussels for FOSDEM 2007?
http://www.fosdem.org/2007/
The Ubuntu-be people will be having a booth, and perhaps meetings and meals.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/Fosdem2007
John
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Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: iceweasel-greasemonkey
Feisty:
Iceweasel itself isn't in Ubuntu, this package is therefore redundant (or
wrongly named).
** Affects: greasemonkey (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Redundant package
Dean Sas wrote:
Cool, it's always nice to see people putting effort into the political
process.
I mailed Natascha Engels (North East Derbyshire) the other night. I've
also added this news to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Education.
Dean
Emailed my own mp about this, though I don't
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xfce4
When configuring the 'CPU Graph' applet in Xubuntu Edgy, one of the tabs
has a spelling mistake: 'Apperence' (should be: 'Appearance'.)
** Affects: xfce4 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Typo in CPU Graph
Apologies for cross-posting, but this is a really important article
about free software, as well as being about Ubuntu.
Results of Ubuntu Linux desktop tests in the VCS*
http://foss.ciac.org.uk/article43.html
There's 4 .docs [!] attached to the article, promising more details, but
the server
Matthew East wrote:
It's very difficult to fix this bug, because such a list would have to
be maintained for the whole world. Some local community teams have made
some efforts towards gathering such information (see for example the
Australian team [1]), but I have the feeling that collating
Llywelyn Owen wrote:
Dapper today led me to update FireFox to v1.5.0.7, and all went fine
until I later tried to get onto Google Mail, it goes through the motions
and leaves me with a blank page which it proudly stamp as Done! Other
web sites are working fine, and I can get to my mail via
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