libpam-modules patch pam_group for NSS groups

2008-09-09 Thread Edward Murrell
Hi, I've written a patch to allow the use of NSS groups in pam_group. Is this a good place to submit it? The patch is for 8.04/hardy 0.99.7.1-5ubuntu6.1 package. I wrote the patch so I can pull in groups on a ad-hoc basis for each machine, while still leveraging the LDAP infrastructure. For examp

Hardy missing Seamonkey 1111 yet lp says it was released??

2008-09-09 Thread George Orwell
Within Seamonkey's Launchpad bugs page, in a critical section bug, did I read it right at the bottom of the page where it said a fix was released for HH and II? Where, then, is the latest Seamonkey version in Ubuntu, please? I can't find it in backports or elsewhere, I don't want to download this f

Re: [ubuntu-web] feedback on new wiki theme

2008-09-09 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Dougie Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > >> I think it's appropriate to go with a fixed-width theme for the >> documentation site because content here is meant to be read as a page. > I disagree - the problem with fixed width is that at some point we hav

OSS study participants needed

2008-09-09 Thread eunyoung chung
Dear open source developers, I am Koji Yatani, a Ph.D. student in University of Toronto. We are currently doing a research project in collaboration with Prof. Carlos Jensen at Oregon State University and his students. This project aims at understanding how developers communicate and collaborate i

Re: Usage of apturl in the documentation

2008-09-09 Thread Matthew East
Hi Michael, We're currently considering whether to use apturl in installation instructions on the Ubuntu documentation wiki at https://help.ubuntu.com/community, and potentially also in the onboard documentation provided with yelp (Ubuntu/Xubuntu) or khelpcenter (Kubuntu). Can you confirm that th

Re: [ubuntu-web] feedback on new wiki theme

2008-09-09 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neal McBurnett wrote on 09/09/08 00:12: >... > It is common to focus on a fixed width design as "narrow", but for > many users the big issue is that it is "fixed". On a wide page it > looks narrow, but on a narrow page it is nearly unusable since it i

Re: The Case For Re-Evaluating Our Release Approach To FFMPEG

2008-09-09 Thread (``-_-´´) -- Fernando
Olá Null e a todos. On Tuesday 09 September 2008 05:56:45 Null Ack wrote: > Summary : I think we need to have regular snapshots of svn ffmpeg, > libavcodec and so forth released in both the current development build > and as backports to production builds. User's expect to have video > experiences

Re: libpam-modules patch pam_group for NSS groups

2008-09-09 Thread Matthew East
Hi Edward, On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 4:41 AM, Edward Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I've written a patch to allow the use of NSS groups in pam_group. Is > this a good place to submit it? The patch is for 8.04/hardy > 0.99.7.1-5ubuntu6.1 package. Patches will tend to get lost in a mailing l

Re: [ubuntu-web] feedback on new wiki theme

2008-09-09 Thread Neal McBurnett
On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 09:34:49AM +0100, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > Neal McBurnett wrote on 09/09/08 00:12: > >... > > It is common to focus on a fixed width design as "narrow", but for > > many users the big issue is that it is "fixed". On a wide page it > > looks narrow, but on a narrow page

Re: [ubuntu-web] feedback on new wiki theme

2008-09-09 Thread Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk
Resolutions people use get higher over time. The physical screen sizes get a bit larger, and individual pixels get physically smaller. Most UIs and websites keep various sizes in pixels constant, becoming smaller instead of smoother as people are using screens with finer pixels, which is a pity. I

Re: The Case For Re-Evaluating Our Release Approach To FFMPEG

2008-09-09 Thread Reinhard Tartler
"Null Ack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Summary : I think we need to have regular snapshots of svn ffmpeg, > libavcodec and so forth released in both the current development build > and as backports to production builds. User's expect to have video > experiences atleast as good as Windows and Mac

Boot-time improvements

2008-09-09 Thread Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)
Hi Some systems have been really successful at making it *appear* as if the system starts up faster. In my opinion, where the system can't be made to boot faster, it should be made to appear so. Here are some ideas around improving boot speed and making it appear faster: 1. Have as few transit

Re: Boot-time improvements

2008-09-09 Thread Przemysław Kulczycki
Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) pisze: > Hi > > Some systems have been really successful at making it *appear* as if the > system starts up faster. In my opinion, where the system can't be made > to boot faster, it should be made to appear so. > > Here are some ideas around improving boot speed a

Re: Boot-time improvements

2008-09-09 Thread Bryce Harrington
On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 08:31:33PM +0200, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote: > Hi > > Some systems have been really successful at making it *appear* as if the > system starts up faster. In my opinion, where the system can't be made > to boot faster, it should be made to appear so. We're right

Re: problem bootin inetboot

2008-09-09 Thread (``-_-´´) -- Fernando
Olá Kuniyasu e a todos. On Wednesday 20 August 2008 12:18:46 Kuniyasu Suzaki wrote: > > Hello, > > >>From: "(``-_-´´) -- Fernando" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Subject: Re: problem bootin inetboot > >> > >>On Thursday 07 August 2008 04:46:14 Kuniyasu Suzaki wrote: > >>> I tried the ISO file with