Re: retirement

2009-10-19 Thread Caroline Ford
Jordan thanks so much for all the time you've given to this project. You've really been the person who kept it going through the lean times. Caroline Sent from a mobile device. On 19 Oct 2009, at 17:43, Jordan Mantha wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I just wanted to say briefly that I've decided t

Re: flash plugin becoming less important?

2010-02-02 Thread Caroline Ford
HTML 5's codecs are unfree. On 2 February 2010 15:38, Gavin McCullagh wrote: > Hi, > > I've been reading recently of how various vendors, notably Google and Apple > are pushing to use new features of HTML5 to avoid the Flash plugin for > situations like video playing. Firefox, Safari, Opera, Ch

Re: [Bug 551297] Re: New Hebrew translation

2010-03-29 Thread Caroline Ford
Thanks - this is great! I've sent it upstream. Sent from a mobile device. On 29 Mar 2010, at 23:57, Yaron wrote: > Please ignore the first one... I was mistaken... > > ** Attachment added: "Ignore the last one, this one is updated > according to the date specified" > http://launchpadlibrari

Re: [Bug 551297] Re: New Hebrew translation

2010-03-30 Thread Caroline Ford
No! I forwarded the bug email to the lead developer. I doubt it's been committed yet! However the fix should be in progress, unless there are problems with the file - I've not looked at it. Sent from a mobile device. On 30 Mar 2010, at 10:55, Yaron wrote: > Wow! you can commit to upstream

Re: [Bug 572994] Re: Unable to change the language in Tuxpaint

2010-05-03 Thread Caroline Ford
Is this in lucid? Ubuntu changed its repositories and Edubuntu packages are no longer in main. This means that they are no longer translated in launchpad I think. Sent from a mobile device. On 3 May 2010, at 10:11, jajaX wrote: > Hi same problem for me. > > I can see a few words in french

Re: [Bug 572994] Re: Unable to change the language in Tuxpaint

2010-05-03 Thread Caroline Ford
Thinking about this. Ubuntu used to translate programs in Edubuntu itself, and didn't give the translations back to tuxpaint itself. Ubuntu has stopped translating Edubuntu programs- so are you using tuxpaint's fr translation? If Ubuntu will give tuxpaint its translations we will merge them

Re: Edubuntu Maverick Packaging Work

2010-05-12 Thread Caroline Ford
There's a language pack issue that's been caused by the removal of edubuntu packages from main that needs looking at. Translation regression in lucid that I don't have time to look at, but I'm getting complaints about. On 12 May 2010 15:35, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote: > Hi, here's a dump

Re: Edubuntu Maverick Packaging Work

2010-05-12 Thread Caroline Ford
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tuxpaint/+bug/572994 I've not checked if it affects other packages, and I don't currently have a lucid machine to try and confirm myself. On 12 May 2010 17:14, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote: > Hi Caroline > > On 12/05/2

[Bug 572994] Re: Unable to change the language in Tuxpaint

2010-05-12 Thread Caroline Ford
tuxpaint-config was always in universe, it was never translated by Ubuntu. -- Unable to change the language in Tuxpaint https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572994 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Edubuntu Bugsquad, which is subscribed to tuxpaint in ubuntu. Status in “t

Re: Running edubuntu inside VMware...

2008-04-15 Thread Caroline Ford
Ubuntu uses sudo rather than root. Caroline On 15/04/2008, Herbie van Dalsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am busy installing donated PC's in a primary school. > > I have successfully started VMware inside Windows 2000, and the Ubuntu > appliance is now running happily in there. > > What I r

Re: Running edubuntu inside VMware...

2008-04-22 Thread Caroline Ford
Installing any software will need superuser permissions. You can use sudo apt-get install $name_of_program. sudo needs your own password, ubuntu doesn't ship with root enabled. Educational games: tuxmaths tuxtype tuxpaint kdeedu Caroline 2008/4/22 Herbie van Dalsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > David,

Re: Creating deb package of MIT's programming environment for kids (Squeak based)

2008-10-12 Thread Caroline Ford
2008/10/12 Andrés Monroy-Hernández <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dear edubuntu developers, > > We are looking for volunteers to help us create a package of the > Scratch educational programming environment > for Ubuntu in general and Edubuntu in particular. The current > installe

Re: Creating deb package of MIT's programming environment for kids (Squeak based)

2008-10-12 Thread Caroline Ford
http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=28042 http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=6207 I've filed a bug asking for it to be packaged - https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/282318 However I couldn't (trivially) find the source code. caroline -- edubuntu-devel mailing

Re: Creating deb package of MIT's programming environment for kids (Squeak based)

2008-10-12 Thread Caroline Ford
> All of the source will be contained in the squeak image, is one of the > oddities about smalltalk derivatives. Thanks. So it needs a smalltalk guru to look at? If we can get this working we may be able to get it on the Edubuntu CD for Jaunty. We'll have the space and it looks cool. Caroline -

Re: Creating deb package of MIT's programming environment for kids (Squeak based)

2008-10-12 Thread Caroline Ford
2008/10/12 Andrés Monroy-Hernández <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I don't think we need a Smalltalk guru just someone who can put > together the files into a ubuntu package. > > We have released the source code of our previous version here: > http://scratch.mit.edu/pages/source but we have not cleaned out

Re: Creating deb package of MIT's programming environment for kids (Squeak based)

2008-10-12 Thread Caroline Ford
2008/10/12 Andrés Monroy-Hernández <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The source for the plugins is at http://scratch.mit.edu/pages/source > > Is there a way someone could help us build a package that we can > release on our website before the next Cd is built? Once the package is made you can distribute, you

Re: Creating deb package of MIT's programming environment for kids (Squeak based)

2008-10-13 Thread Caroline Ford
2008/10/13 Tom Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Caroline Ford > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 2008/10/12 Andrés Monroy-Hernández <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> Dear edubuntu developers, >>> >>> We are looking for

Re: Creating deb package of MIT's programming environment for kids (Squeak based)

2008-10-13 Thread Caroline Ford
> I'm 99.9% certain they used to have a BSD-style license so maybe you > can get an earlier copy of the image. I've closed the bug unless anyone can find the BSD licensed version. We don't package non-free software. Caroline -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify

Re: Jaunty planning meeting for Edubuntu

2008-10-26 Thread Caroline Ford
2008/10/26 Jordan Mantha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The Edubuntu development team is going to have a planning meeting for Jaunty > on > Wednesday, Nov. 5th, at 18:00 UTC in #ubuntu-meeting. We would like to invite > anybody interested in Edubuntu, Ubuntu in educational settings, or educational > softw

Re: Keeping track of Edubuntu packages

2008-11-09 Thread Caroline Ford
We get moodle from Debian I presume. What version do they have in Debian testing or unstable? We can get a merge or a sync of that into jaunty. The MOTU pages on the wiki are a good place to start and explain merging, syncing, updating packages, backports etc. On 11/10/08, Bud Roth <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Keeping track of Edubuntu packages

2008-11-09 Thread Caroline Ford
I've been told that schoolforge is a good website for free education software. Not checked it though. Caroline On 11/10/08, Jordan Mantha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:56 PM, Jordan Mantha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> As of right now it looks like only kino, moodle, and

Re: Edubuntu Meeting Minutes (2009-01-07)

2009-01-09 Thread Caroline Ford
> Same time, same place, in two weeks. That is January 21st, 18:00 UTC > in #ubuntu-meeting. Could we vary the meeting times - I will never be able to attend a meeting at 1800 UTC and I'm sure others are similar. Caroline -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify set

Re: Announcing Custard - Sabayon alternative

2009-08-19 Thread Caroline Ford
GPL? Caroline Sent from a mobile device. On 19 Aug 2009, at 21:23, Joshua Higgins wrote: > Uploaded source. > > In terms of lockdown and etc, anything that stores its configuration > data in the home directory of the user (dot files and etc) will work > and be picked up. > > Basically it

Re: Next Meeting: Fri Sep 11 17:00 UTC in #ubuntu-meeting

2009-09-11 Thread Caroline Ford
I for one can NEVER attend the Edubuntu meetings as I have a job and they are always at the same time! Caroline Sent from a mobile device. On 11 Sep 2009, at 12:48, Jordan Mantha wrote: > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Ace Suares wrote: >> Gaging the reaction to the meeting schedule, it l

Re: We need new meeting times

2009-09-28 Thread Caroline Ford
Can't do 1300 UTC mon -fri. I'll stay up for an 2300 UTC meeting as long as I'm not too tired and doesn't go on too long. Do we need to meet all at once? What does it give us that the email list doesn't? Any time we choose will be guaranteed to exclude some people. I don't see how you could

Re: problems with 9.04 that seems to disapper with 8.04 and am I able to run applications on thin client locally on 8.04

2009-10-08 Thread Caroline Ford
We've noticed similar sound problems with thin clients and the tux4kids programs. We got it back to pulse audio. If you disable pulse audio the bug may go away. Caroline Sent from a mobile device. On 8 Oct 2009, at 00:21, "tlan...@gmail.com" wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I hope this is the