Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing PGP Keys

[Ciaran Mooney]

Hi,

Only if your trust both computers.

Preferably you are the sole user of both computers, ie your desktop at
home, and your laptop. Although keeping your keys on a laptop will be
a cause for concern, but may be a necessity.

As far as I know your keys are kept in ~/.gnupg , so you would just
have to copy that directory to get all your keys transfered.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing PGP Keys

[Joseph Walton-Rivers]

On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 08:54 +, Ciaran Mooney wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Only if your trust both computers.
> 
> Preferably you are the sole user of both computers, ie your desktop at
> home, and your laptop. Although keeping your keys on a laptop will be
> a cause for concern, but may be a necessity.
> 
> As far as I know your keys are kept in ~/.gnupg , so you would just
> have to copy that directory to get all your keys transfered.
> 
> Ciarán
> 
Hello,
You can export keys using the key manager
(Applications->Accessories->Passwords and Encryption Keys). Once you
have exported your entire key I think you can use that manager to import
it onto your laptop.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Visual Query Designer

[Stephen Garton]

2009/1/20 Guy Thouret 

>  You might want to take a look at MySQL Workbench.  I have found it the
> best program I have come across for generating E-R diagrams of your
> databases and creating MySQL table schemas in that you can then export as
> SQL structures.
>
> As just a query designer, however, it may not be suitable.  But for anyone
> who regularly has to design and document MySQL databases it is well worth a
> look.
> http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/5.0.html
>
> There is also a version in the Ubuntu repositories.
>
> Guy.
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Guy,

Thanks for the suggestion. It looks useful for the designing of databases,
and I'll keep it install for this purpose, but it doesn't have the ability
(as far as I can tell) to help me with designing queries for an already
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing PGP Keys

[Ciaran Mooney]

> Both computers are laptops, but I am the sole user for both. One is my
> personal laptop, the other is for work.

If you hand the laptop back at any point then I would, scrub the hard
drive thoroughly. But as long as you trust both computers then it
should be fine. PGP is all about trust.

> Would I be better setting up a 'personal' key and a 'work' key (in you
> opinion)?

It all depends on how much you come to rely on either key. If your
"work" key becomes the de-facto key for authenticating yourself then
it becomes more important to protect it.

You can always revoke keys that you feel have been compromised by
using the revocation certificate that you (should have) created when
you generated the keys.

As before if you trust both machines, and are paranoid about the
whereabouts and programs on both, then the need for two keys becomes
moot.

> That option only allows you to export your public key, so as I understand it 
> I wouldn't
> be able to then use it on the second laptop to sign or encrypt?

You want to encrypt with your public key, because only the private key
will decrypt it. You want to sign files with your private key, because
only the public key is available to everyone to authenticate the
signature.

If both machines are Linux based then copying ~/.gnupg should suffice.
(I think...)

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing PGP Keys

[Graham Binns]

On 21/01/09 10:24, Ciaran Mooney wrote:
>> Both computers are laptops, but I am the sole user for both. One is my
>> personal laptop, the other is for work.
> 
> If you hand the laptop back at any point then I would, scrub the hard
> drive thoroughly. But as long as you trust both computers then it
> should be fine. PGP is all about trust.
> 

The other option is to have one GPG keypair but keep it on an encrypted
USB key or something similar. That way you can mount the key when you
start using the laptop and unmount it when you're done and you don't
need to worry about leaving your keys lying around. You can symlink
~/.gpg to the directory on the key where your keypair is stored.

Of course, if you lose the key or it gets stolen you'll still need to
revoke the keypair, but it it's encrypted at least you're protected from
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing PGP Keys

[Steve Garton]

Graham Binns wrote:
> On 21/01/09 10:24, Ciaran Mooney wrote:
>   
>>> Both computers are laptops, but I am the sole user for both. One is my
>>> personal laptop, the other is for work.
>>>   
>> If you hand the laptop back at any point then I would, scrub the hard
>> drive thoroughly. But as long as you trust both computers then it
>> should be fine. PGP is all about trust.
>>
>> 
>
> The other option is to have one GPG keypair but keep it on an encrypted
> USB key or something similar. That way you can mount the key when you
> start using the laptop and unmount it when you're done and you don't
> need to worry about leaving your keys lying around. You can symlink
> ~/.gpg to the directory on the key where your keypair is stored.
>
> Of course, if you lose the key or it gets stolen you'll still need to
> revoke the keypair, but it it's encrypted at least you're protected from
> casual snooping.
>
>   
I Like this idea. It looks similar to a page I found when googling this:
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UsbAuthentication

It means I can add multiple identities to a single key, and carry that
key around with me.

Off to investigate!

Cheers

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing PGP Keys

[Ciaran Mooney]

> The other option is to have one GPG keypair but keep it on an encrypted
> USB key or something similar. That way you can mount the key when you
> start using the laptop and unmount it when you're done and you don't
> need to worry about leaving your keys lying around. You can symlink
> ~/.gpg to the directory on the key where your keypair is stored.

Again I would only do this with computers you trust. The
ultra-paranoid elf in my head says, whats stopping a hidden process on
that computer copying the contents of all pen drives attached? Being
encrypted would make no difference once it is mounted on the system.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introduction, and research

[Bruce Beardall]

Hi Karl

I couldn't tell you where to start with this (although it's an interesting
idea), just thought I'd drop a line and say welcome to the adventure.

Or should that be ubu-venture?

Regards

Bruce


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> Hi,
>
> My name is Karl Beecher, I've been a Linux user for about 5 years now
> and a dedicated Ubuntu user for 3 of those.
>
> My personal passion right now is OSS research, and at the moment I'm
> finishing up my thesis on that topic at the University of Lincoln. I've
> done research into GNOME, KDE, and Debian, amongst other things, and
> I've worked with people (and continue to do so) involved in the KDE
> Research group (http://techbase.kde.org/Research ).
>
> Having seen other OSS projects involve themselves in research like this,
> I was intrigued that I was unable to find equivalent material on the
> Ubuntu site.
>
> And so, I would like to know if there are in fact any such research
> activities going on in Ubuntu, or, if not, whether this would be of any
> interest to others in the Ubuntu community. I realise this is not the
> perfect mailing list to address this question to, but I was unable to
> find a suitable one (apart from maybe ubuntu-qa), so I thought I'd start
> out by asking my fellow Brits. For a good example of what OSS community
> research might entail, check out the KDE link above. There are also
> other organizations and individuals too numerous to list.
>
> Again, apologies if this seems "off-topic", but if you know of a more
> suitable place to investigate or person to ask, please let me know.
>
> Many thanks,
> Karl Beecher
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introduction, and research

[Dave Morley]

On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 10:48 +, Bruce Beardall wrote:
> Hi Karl
> 
> I couldn't tell you where to start with this (although it's an
> interesting idea), just thought I'd drop a line and say welcome to the
> adventure. 
> 
> Or should that be ubu-venture?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Bruce
> 
> 
> 2009/1/21 Karl Beecher 
> Hi,
> 
> My name is Karl Beecher, I've been a Linux user for about 5
> years now
> and a dedicated Ubuntu user for 3 of those.
> 
> My personal passion right now is OSS research, and at the
> moment I'm
> finishing up my thesis on that topic at the University of
> Lincoln. I've
> done research into GNOME, KDE, and Debian, amongst other
> things, and
> I've worked with people (and continue to do so) involved in
> the KDE
> Research group (http://techbase.kde.org/Research ).
> 
> Having seen other OSS projects involve themselves in research
> like this,
> I was intrigued that I was unable to find equivalent material
> on the
> Ubuntu site.
> 
> And so, I would like to know if there are in fact any such
> research
> activities going on in Ubuntu, or, if not, whether this would
> be of any
> interest to others in the Ubuntu community. I realise this is
> not the
> perfect mailing list to address this question to, but I was
> unable to
> find a suitable one (apart from maybe ubuntu-qa), so I thought
> I'd start
> out by asking my fellow Brits. For a good example of what OSS
> community
> research might entail, check out the KDE link above. There are
> also
> other organizations and individuals too numerous to list.
> 
> Again, apologies if this seems "off-topic", but if you know of
> a more
> suitable place to investigate or person to ask, please let me
> know.
> 
> Many thanks,
> Karl Beecher
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If you on irc then #ubuntu-quality might be a good place to start.  Also
there is a meeting tonight at 17:00 for ubuntu-qa
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Visual Query Designer

[Stephen Garton]

2009/1/20 Oliver Marks 

> On Tue, 2009-01-20 at 13:44 +, Stephen Garton wrote:
> > Afternoon All,
> >
> > I'm after a gui tool to help me design database queries (primarily for
> > MySQL databases).
> >
> > In the windows world, I can use SQLyog enterprise -
> > http://webyog.com/en/sqlyog_feature_list.php - (which works under
> > wine) or even MS Access
> >
> > I have also tried Navicat - http://mysql.navicat.com/download.html -
> > which essentially runs under wine as well.
> >
> > Anyone know of any Native tools for Linux that can do drag & drop
> > query building?
> >
>
> mysql query browser is in synaptic and the official tool on the mysql
> website you can drag and drop table names and field names into your
> querys to get actions to perform like join for example.
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I was aware of the program, but not the drag & drop capabilities of it, I
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[ubuntu-uk] Introduction, and research

[Karl Beecher]

Hi,

My name is Karl Beecher, I've been a Linux user for about 5 years now
and a dedicated Ubuntu user for 3 of those.

My personal passion right now is OSS research, and at the moment I'm
finishing up my thesis on that topic at the University of Lincoln. I've
done research into GNOME, KDE, and Debian, amongst other things, and
I've worked with people (and continue to do so) involved in the KDE
Research group (http://techbase.kde.org/Research ).

Having seen other OSS projects involve themselves in research like this,
I was intrigued that I was unable to find equivalent material on the
Ubuntu site.

And so, I would like to know if there are in fact any such research
activities going on in Ubuntu, or, if not, whether this would be of any
interest to others in the Ubuntu community. I realise this is not the
perfect mailing list to address this question to, but I was unable to
find a suitable one (apart from maybe ubuntu-qa), so I thought I'd start
out by asking my fellow Brits. For a good example of what OSS community
research might entail, check out the KDE link above. There are also
other organizations and individuals too numerous to list.

Again, apologies if this seems "off-topic", but if you know of a more
suitable place to investigate or person to ask, please let me know.

Many thanks,
Karl Beecher

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing PGP Keys

[Stephen Garton]

2009/1/21 Ciaran Mooney 

> Hi,
>
> Only if your trust both computers.
>
> Preferably you are the sole user of both computers, ie your desktop at
> home, and your laptop. Although keeping your keys on a laptop will be
> a cause for concern, but may be a necessity.
>
> As far as I know your keys are kept in ~/.gnupg , so you would just
> have to copy that directory to get all your keys transfered.
>
> Ciarán
>
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Ciarán,

Both computers are laptops, but I am the sole user for both. One is my
personal laptop, the other is for work.

Would I be better setting up a 'personal' key and a 'work' key (in you
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing PGP Keys

[Stephen Garton]

2009/1/21 Joseph Walton-Rivers 

> 
> Hello,
> You can export keys using the key manager
> (Applications->Accessories->Passwords and Encryption Keys). Once you
> have exported your entire key I think you can use that manager to import
> it onto your laptop.
>
> Joseph.
>
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Joseph,

That option only allows you to export your public key, so as I understand it
I wouldn't be able to then use it on the second laptop to sign or encrypt?

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing PGP Keys

[Graham Binns]

On 21/01/09 10:36, Ciaran Mooney wrote:
> Again I would only do this with computers you trust. The 
> ultra-paranoid elf in my head says, whats stopping a hidden process
> on that computer copying the contents of all pen drives attached?
> Being encrypted would make no difference once it is mounted on the
> system.
> 

Which is why you should never use the same password for different
systems. Indeed, you should never enter any vital password on any system
that's not entirely under your control for exactly that reason.

However, pragmatism occasionally has to win out over paranoia. For a gpg
key - of which you can keep a master copy which you can then revoke at
will - I think the risks are reasonable enough with this approach.
Moreover, applying permissions carefully to the USB key and its contents
will also help, unless said evil process is running as root, in which
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing PGP Keys

[Joseph Walton-Rivers]

On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 10:18 +, Stephen Garton wrote:
> 
> 
> 2009/1/21 Joseph Walton-Rivers 
> 
> 
> Hello,
> You can export keys using the key manager
> (Applications->Accessories->Passwords and Encryption Keys).
> Once you
> have exported your entire key I think you can use that manager
> to import
> it onto your laptop.
> 
> Joseph.
> 
> 
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> 
> Joseph,
> 
> That option only allows you to export your public key, so as I
> understand it I wouldn't be able to then use it on the second laptop
> to sign or encrypt?
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Hello Steve,
If you double click on the key listed under "my personal keys" (or click
it once and press the properties button) under the "details" tab there
is the button, "export complete key" which will export the key as an asc
file.

Joseph.


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[ubuntu-uk] Broken gpg pipes

[Adrian]

Hi all,

enthused by the talk a gpg/pgp whatever, I tried this for myself.

I set up a key as suggested
http://support.real-time.com/linux/email/client/evolutionpgp.html#evolution

I set up evolution on my mail account and I can sign and send with gpg
to another name on my domain but when I try to encrypt I get this

Could not create message.

Because "Failed to execute gpg: Broken pipe", you may need to select
different mail options.

This happens if I send it to someone without a key in my keyring and Mr
Binns, I hope you don't mind I got your key off the server and tried to
encrypt a mail to you but I got the same error.

I have my account to trust all in my keyring, Where could I have gone
wrong?

Adrian Rea, adr...@just-contact.me.uk ID CC0C44C6

THanks for any help

A


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broken gpg pipes

[Graham Binns]

On 21/01/09 13:36, Adrian wrote:
> [...]
> Could not create message.
> 
> Because "Failed to execute gpg: Broken pipe", you may need to select
> different mail options.
> 
> This happens if I send it to someone without a key in my keyring and Mr
> Binns, I hope you don't mind I got your key off the server and tried to
> encrypt a mail to you but I got the same error.
> 

No problem :)

> I have my account to trust all in my keyring, Where could I have gone
> wrong?

My first guess is that Evolution isn't looking in the right place for
gpg. However, I haven't used Evolution for donkeys' ages so I'm not sure
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Palm update

[Paul Sutton]

Rob Beard wrote:
> Hi Paul / Tom,
> 
> Just a quick update on Palm.  I haven't yet heard about using the
> facilities but I have checked the rooms.  Their board room is a
> reasonable size and would probably seat about 8 to 10 people.  There is
> also a 42 inch Plasma TV in there.  I've attached a VGA cable and
> confirmed it works so it could possibly be used to presentations and
> demonstrations.
> 
> Just got to wait and hear if we can hold a meeting here now.
> 
> Rob
> 

Excellent news, i sent an e-mail to paignton methodist church to see
about room hire,  (its worth having several options, so if we wanted to
do something in Paignton we can)

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Palm update

[Rob Beard]

On 21/01/2009 16:43, Paul Sutton wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
>
>> Hi Paul / Tom,
>>
>> Just a quick update on Palm.  I haven't yet heard about using the
>> facilities but I have checked the rooms.  Their board room is a
>> reasonable size and would probably seat about 8 to 10 people.  There is
>> also a 42 inch Plasma TV in there.  I've attached a VGA cable and
>> confirmed it works so it could possibly be used to presentations and
>> demonstrations.
>>
>> Just got to wait and hear if we can hold a meeting here now.
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>  
>
> Excellent news, i sent an e-mail to paignton methodist church to see
> about room hire,  (its worth having several options, so if we wanted to
> do something in Paignton we can)
>
> paul
>
>
Doh, I don't think you meant to reply to the Ubuntu list right? :-)

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[ubuntu-uk] Installing GUI on Ubuntu Server

[Rob Beard]

Hi folks,

I'm in the process of building up an old PC to use as a basic Ubuntu box 
at a remote site (to replace a bodge up job of a VMWare virtual 
machine).  Now I was wondering, is it possible to install the Gnome or 
even XFCE on top of the server installation, and if so what packages do 
I need?

I'm not looking for the entire desktop (OpenOffice etc), I just want at 
most a Terminal, Firefox browser and Remote Desktop viewer.  I was 
hoping to use FreeNX to connect to the machine too.  Anyone know the 
best way of doing this?

Ta,

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing GUI on Ubuntu Server

[Chris Rowson]

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Rob Beard  wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I'm in the process of building up an old PC to use as a basic Ubuntu box
> at a remote site (to replace a bodge up job of a VMWare virtual
> machine).  Now I was wondering, is it possible to install the Gnome or
> even XFCE on top of the server installation, and if so what packages do
> I need?
>
> I'm not looking for the entire desktop (OpenOffice etc), I just want at
> most a Terminal, Firefox browser and Remote Desktop viewer.  I was
> hoping to use FreeNX to connect to the machine too.  Anyone know the
> best way of doing this?
>
> Ta,
>
> Rob
>
>
There was a thread here about installing Gnome on Dapper Server...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186298

I've not followed that particular example but have I tried Nomachine NX to
do something similar in the past.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing GUI on Ubuntu Server

[Rob Beard]

On 21/01/2009 21:09, Chris Rowson wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Rob Beard  > wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm in the process of building up an old PC to use as a basic
> Ubuntu box
> at a remote site (to replace a bodge up job of a VMWare virtual
> machine).  Now I was wondering, is it possible to install the Gnome or
> even XFCE on top of the server installation, and if so what
> packages do
> I need?
>
> I'm not looking for the entire desktop (OpenOffice etc), I just
> want at
> most a Terminal, Firefox browser and Remote Desktop viewer.  I was
> hoping to use FreeNX to connect to the machine too.  Anyone know the
> best way of doing this?
>
> Ta,
>
> Rob
>
>
> There was a thread here about installing Gnome on Dapper Server...
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186298
>
> I've not followed that particular example but have I tried Nomachine 
> NX to do something similar in the past.
>
> Chris
>
Great thanks Chris, looks like it'll do the job.

Rob

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] WorcsLUG

[Ian Pascoe]

Hi Josh

The Worcs LUG tended to be very heavily into their web stuff back when things 
were "live" - 2006ish.  Their fortnightly meets used to be at a pub near 
Kidderminster I think.

You've three other LUGs in close proximity.

Gloucestershire LUG - great guys and good talks operates out of Message Labs 
premises on the outskirts of Gloucester.

Hereford LUG - active, but meetings in a site that requires prior notification 
of attendance for Health and Safety.

Malvern LUG - more of a Social gathering with some interesting discussions 
around everything - also known as Rent-a-Mob to GLUG and the Birmingham 
Perlmongers - I knows this as I'm one of them!

Ian
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  From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com 
[mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com]on Behalf Of Stuart Bird
  Sent: 19 January 2009 15:11
  To: British Ubuntu Talk
  Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] WorcsLUG


  Josh

  I attempted to sign up to Worc's LUG about three or four months ago, when 
their web site was up and running. I never received a reply, other than the 
server generated stuff, and have never seen any list activity from it.

  There are active LUG's within Worcestershire (Malvern) and close by 
(Gloucester) if you are at the right end of the county or are prepared to 
travel a bit. Both appear to be very welcoming although I have yet to find the 
time to attend any of the gatherings.

  It would be nice to see a county level LUG become active in Worcestershire if 
someone has the time to commit to it. I'm just not sure that with my current 
work commitments that I could do it justice, although the will is there so 
would be prepared to have a go at resurrecting it if there is enough interest 
from users in that area.

  Regards

  Stu 




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  Subject: [ubuntu-uk] WorcsLUG

  Reading all this talk about LUGs makes me want to get involved in my own
  one (Worcestershire). However clicking on the link on http://lug.org.uk
  just redirects me to the lug.org.uk main page. Anyone else getting this
  problem or know anything about WorcsLUG?

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] WorcsLUG

[Matt Jones]

The Hereford LUG seems to be fairly active, although in the process of
redoing the website. Never been to one of the meetings, they are now in a
community centre just outside of Hereford.

Mattj

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Ian Pascoe  wrote:

>  Hi Josh
>
> The Worcs LUG tended to be very heavily into their web stuff back when
> things were "live" - 2006ish.  Their fortnightly meets used to be at a pub
> near Kidderminster I think.
>
> You've three other LUGs in close proximity.
>
> Gloucestershire LUG - great guys and good talks operates out of Message
> Labs premises on the outskirts of Gloucester.
>
> Hereford LUG - active, but meetings in a site that requires prior
> notification of attendance for Health and Safety.
>
> Malvern LUG - more of a Social gathering with some interesting discussions
> around everything - also known as Rent-a-Mob to GLUG and the Birmingham
> Perlmongers - I knows this as I'm one of them!
>
> Ian
>
> -Original Message-
> *From:* ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:
> ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com]*on Behalf Of *Stuart Bird
> *Sent:* 19 January 2009 15:11
> *To:* British Ubuntu Talk
> *Subject:* Re: [ubuntu-uk] WorcsLUG
>
>  Josh
>
> I attempted to sign up to Worc's LUG about three or four months ago, when
> their web site was up and running. I never received a reply, other than the
> server generated stuff, and have never seen any list activity from it.
>
> There are active LUG's within Worcestershire (Malvern) and close by
> (Gloucester) if you are at the right end of the county or are prepared to
> travel a bit. Both appear to be very welcoming although I have yet to find
> the time to attend any of the gatherings.
>
> It would be nice to see a county level LUG become active in Worcestershire
> if someone has the time to commit to it. I'm just not sure that with my
> current work commitments that I could do it justice, although the will is
> there so would be prepared to have a go at resurrecting it if there is
> enough interest from users in that area.
>
> Regards
>
> Stu
>
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> *From:* Josh Holland 
> *To:* ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> *Sent:* Monday, 19 January, 2009 13:11:47
> *Subject:* [ubuntu-uk] WorcsLUG
>
> Reading all this talk about LUGs makes me want to get involved in my own
> one (Worcestershire). However clicking on the link on http://lug.org.uk
> just redirects me to the lug.org.uk main page. Anyone else getting this
> problem or know anything about WorcsLUG?
>
> --
> Josh Holland aka madmartian
> Find me on #ubuntu-uk
>
> My system: Dell Inspiron 1300 with fully up-to-date Intrepid
> Intel Celeron M 1.70 GHz, 512 MB
>
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[ubuntu-uk] MANlug

[Simon Wears]

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] MANlug

[Kris Douglas]

2009/1/21 Simon Wears :
>
>
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An e-mail with a broad range of content and information right there. =]



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[ubuntu-uk] Manlug

[Simon Wears]

Firstly - my apologies! I think I sent out a blank email to the list  
by accident.

Second - I'm living in Manchester, and was thinking of going along to  
one of the MANlug meetings. Does anyone on this list go, or know how  
active they are?


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manlug

[Kris Douglas]

2009/1/22 Simon Wears :
>
> Firstly - my apologies! I think I sent out a blank email to the list
> by accident.
>
> Second - I'm living in Manchester, and was thinking of going along to
> one of the MANlug meetings. Does anyone on this list go, or know how
> active they are?
>
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hehe, they are active, but at the moment, i herd they have cut off jan
and feb meetings because of construction work at their main venue. But
they are definitely active, with monthly meets etc...

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manlug

[ged byrom]

On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:51:17 -, Simon Wears  
 wrote:

> Firstly - my apologies! I think I sent out a blank email to the list
> by accident.
>
> Second - I'm living in Manchester, and was thinking of going along to
> one of the MANlug meetings. Does anyone on this list go, or know how
> active they are?
>
>



Watch this space for the next meeting

http://www.manlug.org/

All the best
Ged


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manlug

[Guy Thouret]

Where do MANlug hold their meetings?
IIRC it's in the University somewhere but I'm not sure.

I would be interested to hear what the turnout is like for the group.  I
normally live in Stockport but am currently living in Mountain View,
California and while I've been out here I've been to the local LUGs and
want to continue with MANlug when I get back.

Thanks,
Guy


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] MANlug

[Matt Jones]

Also more insightful than a youtube comment. Not quite up to the wisdom of
slashdot though ;)

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:51 PM, Kris Douglas  wrote:

> 2009/1/21 Simon Wears :
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
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> >
>
> An e-mail with a broad range of content and information right there. =]
>
>
>
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