Re: [ubuntu-uk] Roll Your Own VNC Support Package

2007-02-15 Thread Samuel Toogood
Stephen Garton wrote: > Afternoon All, > > I (and I imagine a few people on the list) am the 'support' desk for > family when it comes to PC's. Now, I am working on getting them to > migrate to Ubuntu, so I can better support them, but at the moment > they are (mostly) running windows. I recently

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Roll Your Own VNC Support Package

2007-02-15 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 15/02/07, Stephen Garton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Afternoon All, > > I (and I imagine a few people on the list) am the 'support' desk for > family when it comes to PC's. Now, I am working on getting them to > migrate to Ubuntu, so I can better support them, but at the moment > they are (most

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Awareness-Raising Campaign Idea (was Ubuntu CNR deal)

2007-02-15 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 14/02/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not strictly true. Try phoning them up rather than ordering them online. I > > know people who have ordered computers > > from Dell with no OS just by phoning and asking. > > Really? I am surprised. There have been two detailed reports in recent >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Awareness-Raising Campaign Idea (was Ubuntu CNR deal)

2007-02-15 Thread alan c
SteVe Cook wrote: > alan c wrote: >> Alan Pope wrote: >>> On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 10:14:57AM +, alan c wrote: Have you seen how absolutely difficult it is to get a PC *without* windows? For example, I believe that all of the Dell soho range are now offering vista. Only. >>

[ubuntu-uk] Roll Your Own VNC Support Package

2007-02-15 Thread Stephen Garton
Afternoon All, I (and I imagine a few people on the list) am the 'support' desk for family when it comes to PC's. Now, I am working on getting them to migrate to Ubuntu, so I can better support them, but at the moment they are (mostly) running windows. I recently found an article detailing how one