Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft Releases Linux Device Drivers as GPL

2009-07-20 Thread James Mansion
Rob Beard wrote: Still, sounds good that they are releasing something under the GPL, funny how they didn't release it under GPL 3. Because that would mean it couldn't go into Linux? James -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sir Alan Sugar: it's too late for Linux

2008-06-22 Thread James Mansion
alan c wrote: can be made easily. The foss rising tide will mean this may not be with computing. Should there be any such 'rising tide', and it become entirely clear that there is no money to be made in software RD (only in supporting 'innovation ... elsewhere') then where is the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Commercial Support

2008-04-13 Thread James Mansion
Sean Miller wrote: So I'd be amazed if Canonical have built a support model whereby if you have 10 servers only one is supported if you pay them £1,500 or whatever it works out at in UK terms... if you have an issue on one server then chances are it's also an issue on the other nine... so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Commercial Support

2008-04-13 Thread James Mansion
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 differently The sad fact of the matter is that Windows is not an expensive system

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 'The One': new low-priced laptop with linux inside

2008-02-17 Thread James Mansion
Daniel Lamb wrote: No but seriously how can anyone have anything again linux? I really struggle with that. Hmm. I've been using Linux since Yggdrassil was the new kid on the block and I could get an SLS subscription on 3.5 floppies. And I definitely have things against Linux. Take off the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Who writes this stuff

2007-05-23 Thread James Mansion
Chris Rowson wrote: Who wrote this? I've not read anything as poorly thought out and badly researched as this in a long time! Actually I found out exactly who writes this pro MS anti Linux stuff... It's the chairman of the FSB IT committee, who coincidentally develops software using -