[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?

2007-10-01 Thread Philip Newborough
Hello list I'm working on some web based adverts to do a little Ubuntu advocacy. Now I know you 'orrible lot are a talented bunch [FYI - that was some flattery] so I thought I'd ask for your ideas and opinions. Basically there's an image based link along with a text based link. The images are alr

[ubuntu-uk] Launchpad and mailing list was: (Re: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.)

2007-10-01 Thread ged
On 30/09/2007, ged <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The reason I didn't vote was the fact that you had to be registered on > > Launchpad. I followed the link to join and then thought that I had no > > right being there. It appeared to be for developers. > I think Launchpad was originally made as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread Daniel Lamb
This might help: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=322829 Regards, Daniel _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of STONE COLD Sent: 01 October 2007 22:15 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems its a lightscrib

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Ian Pascoe
Hi Jed In case I missed a response to your questions, apologies up front. Some of the members on this list may well be developers involved either directly or indirectly with Ubuntu, or indeed other projects, but this list is not for them as they have their own. Neither is it solely for use by ge

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread Daniel Lamb
Ok, well maybe its not got the correct driver for the lightscribe? Might be the case, can you try a blank cd? Regards, daniel Original message From: STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 1 Oct 2007 2:15pm -07:00 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread David M
Dave Walker wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british about: Re: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands onhigh, playing track 3. > I opened the 'Poll', and the process to do so is not well documented. [..] > The second poll, I am > not entirely sure went wrong with the timing; but

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy

2007-10-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
> The question is quite simply do you want the election to be held > again, yes or no? No thank you. Dougie Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://blog.lynxworks.eu/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy

2007-10-01 Thread Peter Lewis
Hi, On Monday 01 October 2007 20:37:05 Chris Rowson wrote: > As I'm sure that most of you are aware a discussion has taken place on > the mailing list as to the legitimacy and accuracy of the PoC election > process. > The question is quite simply do you want the election to be held > again, yes

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread STONE COLD
its a lightscribe... it does support + yes and yes i have used it to burn b4 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:41:16 + > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems > > So what cd drive do you have? Does it support + dvds? Also have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home Servers

2007-10-01 Thread Daniel Lamb
Wait for the newest version of ubuntu server which will install all those features, for admin id use webmin. My advice for security would be make sure you setup a firewall and also make sure you have all the permissions on files shared on the web server set to the usual. Regards, daniel O

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 30/09/2007, ged <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The reason I didn't vote was the fact that you had to be registered on > Launchpad. I followed the link to join and then thought that I had no > right being there. It appeared to be for developers. I think Launchpad was originally made as a developer

[ubuntu-uk] Home Servers

2007-10-01 Thread Matthew Daubney
Hey all, I've had a machine running as an ad-hoc web/file servery thing across my home internet connection (shared 20Mb Virgin Media stuffs (MB? I always get the upper/lower case B's confused)) and have considered turning the machine solely over to this after getting my nice shiny new dell lapt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy

2007-10-01 Thread Stephen Drake
On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 20:37 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: > As I'm sure that most of you are aware a discussion has taken place on > the mailing list as to the legitimacy and accuracy of the PoC election > process. > > I'm becoming somewhat concerned at the direction these discussions are > taking, a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy

2007-10-01 Thread Philip Newborough
On 01/10/2007, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I'm sure that most of you are aware a discussion has taken place on > the mailing list as to the legitimacy and accuracy of the PoC election > process. > > I'm becoming somewhat concerned at the direction these discussions are > taking, as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy

2007-10-01 Thread Chris Rowson
So that'll be a no then Chris ;-) :-P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy

2007-10-01 Thread Chris Oattes
Chris Rowson wrote: > As I'm sure that most of you are aware a discussion has taken place on > the mailing list as to the legitimacy and accuracy of the PoC election > process. > > I'm becoming somewhat concerned at the direction these discussions are > taking, as on occasion (in my humble opinion

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy

2007-10-01 Thread Daniel Lamb
No Original message From: Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 1 Oct 2007 12:37pm -07:00 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy NO -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/U

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy

2007-10-01 Thread Chris Rowson
NO -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy

2007-10-01 Thread Chris Rowson
As I'm sure that most of you are aware a discussion has taken place on the mailing list as to the legitimacy and accuracy of the PoC election process. I'm becoming somewhat concerned at the direction these discussions are taking, as on occasion (in my humble opinion) they may be regarded as coming

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Dave, On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 20:13 +0100, Dave Walker wrote: > It only had one date in memory, so I am really confused how the error > was introduced. > If only we could look at the source of launchpad we might be able to look for bugs. :) Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread Rob Beard
Alec Wright wrote: > On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 18:11 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: >> Can you burn DVD R discs okay? >> >> Does your burner support both DVD plus and minus media? >> >> Have you tried Gnomebaker? >> >> Whenever I have problems with K3B it usually at least gives an error >> message of some de

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Dave Walker
On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 20:02 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > > I wonder if a typo was to blame, Dave? > > Cheers, > Al. It's possible, but the thing that confuses me is that I used Firefox's caching of the dates i have previously entered (ie, the incorrect poll - that did finish on time). I started

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread Daniel Lamb
What brand, model etc? Original message From: STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 1 Oct 2007 11:26am -07:00 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems from what i can see it is + format! the rewriteable dics are also + format. It is re writeable DVD

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi again, On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 18:29 +0100, David M wrote: > Alan Pope wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british > about: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing > track 3. > > > According to this:- > > > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi David, On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 18:29 +0100, David M wrote: > Alan Pope wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british > about: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing > track 3. > > > According to this:- > > > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Dave Walker
On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 18:29 +0100, David M wrote: Hi David, You have raised some good points. I opened the 'Poll', and the process to do so is not well documented. There are some failings with the Launchpad documentation in this area. As you could probably see, there were infact two "polls".

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread Daniel Lamb
So what cd drive do you have? Does it support + dvds? Also have you ever had the drive working before? Original message From: STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 1 Oct 2007 11:31am -07:00 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems i tried gnomebaker

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread STONE COLD
i tried gnomebaker and this is what i got! Executing 'genisoimage -gui -V GnomeBaker data disk -A GnomeBaker -p jav -iso-level 3 -l -r -hide-rr-moved -J -joliet-long -graft-points --path-list /tmp/GnomeBaker-jav/gnomebaker-52PSZT | builtin_dd of=/dev/hdb obs=32k seek=0' I: -input-charset not spe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread STONE COLD
from what i can see it is + format! the rewriteable dics are also + format. It is re writeable DVD unit > Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:04:24 +0100 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems > > STONE COLD wrote: > > Hi, > > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread David M
Dave Walker wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british about: Re: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3. > On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 20:27 +0100, norman wrote: >> This is not a Political organisation. I assume its purpose is to help Ubuntu >> users and p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread David M
Alan Pope wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british about: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3. > According to this:- > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-of-contact > > Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have "won" the post of "P

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread Alec Wright
On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 18:11 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > Can you burn DVD R discs okay? > > Does your burner support both DVD plus and minus media? > > Have you tried Gnomebaker? > > Whenever I have problems with K3B it usually at least gives an error > message of some description such as the burn

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread Rob Beard
STONE COLD wrote: > Hi, > > Im using K3b for burning a DVD. Its a DVD RW. I drop some avi files in > it. and click on burn. After this it just goes funny. The DVD tray just > opens and closes and nothing else happens! > > Ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling K3b. Im running Fiesty! > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread Rob Beard
STONE COLD wrote: > Hi, > > Im using K3b for burning a DVD. Its a DVD RW. I drop some avi files in > it. and click on burn. After this it just goes funny. The DVD tray just > opens and closes and nothing else happens! > > Ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling K3b. Im running Fiesty! > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread Rob Beard
STONE COLD wrote: > Hi, > > Im using K3b for burning a DVD. Its a DVD RW. I drop some avi files in > it. and click on burn. After this it just goes funny. The DVD tray just > opens and closes and nothing else happens! > > Ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling K3b. Im running Fiesty! > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Chris Rowson
I never thought I'd miss Bill Gates. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gathering Ideas from the team

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Matthew, On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 12:15 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: > Cool idea, but I think it just adds to the beaucracy and could Adding bureaucracy certainly wasn't my intention. Adding _visibility_ is. Some people have ideas and mention them on the mailing list and then nothing happens. Nob

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gathering Ideas from the team

2007-10-01 Thread Michael Holloway
I think its a good idea... Except now i cant think of anything to submit :( On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 12:15 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: > Hey Alan, > > Cool idea, but I think it just adds to the beaucracy and could > actually lessen the amount of projects going on because of the > process. A lot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gathering Ideas from the team

2007-10-01 Thread Matthew Larsen
Hey Alan, Cool idea, but I think it just adds to the beaucracy and could actually lessen the amount of projects going on because of the process. A lot of the good projects seem to just happen spontaneously out of the mailing list etc, and then if anything comes out of them it goes on the project s

[ubuntu-uk] Gathering Ideas from the team

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi, We (as individuals) seem to have differing views on what the UK Team should be doing, or trying to do. We also (as a team) come up with some ideas now and then both on the wiki, irc and here on the mailing list. Some of these ideas turn into projects, some just get done immediately, others se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Pete Stean
I love the bit where Derek Jacobi comes to his senses and whispers "I... am the MASTER!" like some sort of weird snake or something *shivers* Pete On 01/10/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jim. > > On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 10:58 +0100, Jim Kissel wrote: > > Alan Pope wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Matthew Larsen
Well, if your the master, i'm the Doctor! (and Chris Rowson is K9) Question is who is Rose and Rose's mother? On a more serious note, if you ever need a hand popey just let me know. Regards, On 01/10/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 16:14 +0100, Alan Po

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Jim. On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 10:58 +0100, Jim Kissel wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 16:14 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-of-contact > >> > Can anyone "Name that tune?" > Scissor Sisters "I Can't Decide". htt

[ubuntu-uk] OT: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Jim Kissel
Alan Pope wrote: > Hi, > > On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 16:14 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-of-contact >> Can anyone "Name that tune?" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Norman, On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 10:39 +0100, norman wrote: > What I wanted to achieve was an explanation of why it is seen to be > necessary, by UK Ubuntu users, to have a team leader. We don't have a leader. The role is "Point of Contact", nothing more. > Now, a point of > contact is a diffe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi, On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 16:14 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-of-contact > > Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have "won" the post of "Point > of Contact for the Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team". > Thanks for the kind words everyone. I hope I can d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread norman
< big snip > > I find the tone of your posting very terse, and a fail to see what you > are trying to achieve. What I wanted to achieve was an explanation of why it is seen to be necessary, by UK Ubuntu users, to have a team leader. Now, a point of contact is a different matter and, provided tha

[ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems

2007-10-01 Thread STONE COLD
Hi, Im using K3b for burning a DVD. Its a DVD RW. I drop some avi files in it. and click on burn. After this it just goes funny. The DVD tray just opens and closes and nothing else happens! Ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling K3b. Im running Fiesty! Thanks-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Matthew East
Hi, On 30/09/2007, James Dalley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I fail to see what the object of the post is > and why it is necessary. > > > As I see it we are not the only ubuntu mailing list/team in the world (+ > canonical employees) and everyone speaking > to everyone would be a huge mess.