On 8/8/07, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wake up everyone! It's 8th August at last!
http://dell.co.uk/ubuntu
The best thing thats happened in the UK since cillit bang grime and
lime :)
The link http://dell.co.uk/ubuntu works but when I select the Ubuntu
Desktop range I get this
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 21:31 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote:
count me
in on this
Me too! :) I'm after a desktop.
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really did hit the spam button in gmail
I'l take my chances buying on my own thanks...
On 08/08/07, Darren Mansell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 21:31 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote:
count me
in on this
Me too! :) I'm after a desktop.
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On 8/7/07, Josh Blacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hit the 'report spam' button in gmail... /joke
I'm interested in getting a new desktop for/in september so count me
in on this - does the offer extend to monitors and accessories when
buying as well? I've only got my laptop at the moment so no
On 8/7/07, Darren Mansell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 15:37 +0100, Pete Stean wrote:
Wonder how they're getting on with enabling all the features on the
laptop though - power management etc - are there any caveats I wonder?
Pete
My Lenovo built for Windows laptop works
John Dow wrote:
On 8/7/07, Josh Blacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hit the 'report spam' button in gmail... /joke
I'm interested in getting a new desktop for/in september so count me
in on this - does the offer extend to monitors and accessories when
buying as well? I've only got my laptop at
Pete Stean wrote:
Ah, the Dell Inspiron 6400 which they are selling retails for £359+
depending on features such as memory etc.
The irony of course is that this machine is *no cheaper* than the
Vista-loaded equivalent... why are they not prepared to pass on the
licence cost saving to the
alan, cost is not an issue for me either - I wasn't really arguing for
myself when I talked about the identical pricing. What I was thinking about
was how could I possibly convince a friend or relative who has a vague
interest in running linux to buy the linux-loaded Dell when they see that
the
Pete Stean wrote:
Ah, the Dell Inspiron 6400 which they are selling retails for £359+
depending on features such as memory etc.
The irony of course is that this machine is *no cheaper* than the
Vista-loaded equivalent... why are they not prepared to pass on the
licence cost saving to
Is there an Ubuntu UK forum anywhere?
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Nik Butler wrote:
Pete Stean wrote:
The irony of course is that this machine is *no cheaper* than the
Vista-loaded equivalent... why are they not prepared to pass on the
licence cost saving to the consumer? And who would buy a Ubuntu
machine when they can get a Vista machine for the
Well there's this mailing list and the IRC channel at #ubuntu-uk on freenode
- personally I would prefer an online forum but that's my own personal
prejudice :)
On 08/08/07, James Grabham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there an Ubuntu UK forum anywhere?
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Pete Stean wrote:
Well there's this mailing list and the IRC channel at #ubuntu-uk on
freenode - personally I would prefer an online forum but that's my own
personal prejudice :)
Your not alone, see my other answer
Nik
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On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 12:32 +0100, Dave Murphy wrote:
Canonical announced today that DELL machines are available in the UK,
France and Germany.
http://www.ubuntu.com/news/dell-available-in-europe
It's great news, but WHY OH WHY aren't they selling the Inspiron 1420N
in Europe? They'll get my
Pete Stean wrote:
alan, cost is not an issue for me either - I wasn't really arguing
for myself when I talked about the identical pricing. What I was
thinking about was how could I possibly convince a friend or
relative who has a vague interest in running linux to buy the
linux-loaded Dell
Some one mentioned this the other day, although it doesn't link in with the
mailing list or IRC.
http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=274
MooDoo
Whoa!! When did we decide to open an Ubuntu-UK forum!
Chris
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If there is one really good thing to come out of this (other than simply
visibility of our chosen O/S on the shelf) it's the fact that, in addition
to the Suse/Lenovo offering, we now know of at least two laptops that can
run linux without any major impediments - makes the purchase of my next
- Original Message -
From: Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Do we have a forum?
Some one mentioned this the other day, although it doesn't link in with
the
mailing
I knew that was there, but nobody seems to have used it, so i guessed we
werent supposed to.
On 8/8/07, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Some one mentioned this the other day, although it doesn't link in with
the
mailing list or IRC.
http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=274
| knew that was there, but nobody seems to have used it, so i guessed we werent
supposed to.
If you want to use it then go ahead, it's like the disco, no one will use it
but when someone does they turn up un droves :)
MooDoo
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I notice that PriceChild (the god of Beryl how-tos...) is the first poster
- good on him
Pete (aka Milesteg on IRC and the Ubuntu-uk forum :P )
On 08/08/07, PAul Mellors [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Tony Arnold wrote:
I've never understood how or why this works! Why should the vendor of
the bloatware pay Dell to install it? Surelly, Dell should buy a license
for the bloatware from its vendor and pass this on to the customer. It
just seems counter intutitive to me, but then I work in a
Mark,
Mark Harrison wrote:
Tony Arnold wrote:
I've never understood how or why this works! Why should the vendor of
the bloatware pay Dell to install it? Surelly, Dell should buy a license
for the bloatware from its vendor and pass this on to the customer. It
just seems counter intutitive to
On Tue, 7 Aug 2007, Adam Funk wrote:
Isn't [..dropping straight to a root shell..] a bit of a security hole?
No... Something is not a security issue if there are multiple other ways
to achieve the same thing (linux init=/bin/sh, LiveCD).
You are free to:
1. Set the Grub password (to prevent
On 8/8/07, Pete Stean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ah, the Dell Inspiron 6400 which they are selling retails for £359+
depending on features such as memory etc.
The irony of course is that this machine is *no cheaper* than the
Vista-loaded equivalent... why are they not prepared to pass on the
Tony Arnold wrote:
Mark,
Mark Harrison wrote:
Tony Arnold wrote:
I've never understood how or why this works! Why should the vendor of
the bloatware pay Dell to install it? Surelly, Dell should buy a license
for the bloatware from its vendor and pass this on to the customer. It
just seems
I think i would rather go down the warehouse, http:://www.e-woc.co.uk and buy a barebones and set it up myself...Linux User: 447671
Ubuntu User: 16457
From:"Kris Marsh" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To:British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.comTo:"British Ubuntu Talk"
Sorry guys 'n' gals, personal preference means I don't frequent forums.
Don't feel too bad as I don't do IRC or IM either!
E
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of PAul Mellors
Sent: 08 August 2007 16:01
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re:
Sounds great. If i buy a PC through you, will I be able to customise it?
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 15:16 +0100, Nik Butler wrote:
[ SALES PITCH ]
As many may already be aware Dell will be shipping Ubuntu preinstalled
kit to the UK market.
I am ( to the best of my knowledge ) uniquely
Alec Wright wrote:
Sounds great. If i buy a PC through you, will I be able to customise it?
As in the hardware?
I would expect that would void the warranty
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On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 23:25 +0100, James Grabham wrote:
Alec Wright wrote:
Sounds great. If i buy a PC through you, will I be able to customise it?
As in the hardware?
I would expect that would void the warranty
Yes, as in the hardware. But no, it wouldn't. Dell let you
Full question here.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=520925
Please Help!
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