Re: [ubuntu-uk] Looking for Ubuntu-friendly DTT/DVB card for Freeview

2007-04-10 Thread David Morris
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David M wrote: > I'm looking for an Ubuntu-friendly DTT/DVB card so that I can watch snip > > > Thanks for any advice, > > > David. > Hi, I'm using one of these Hauppauge WinTV-Nova-t PCI Freeview Receiver for 38 Plus Channels in DVD Quality DV

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Looking for Ubuntu-friendly DTT/DVB card for Freeview

2007-04-10 Thread Alan Pope
On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 12:15:21AM +0100, David M wrote: > 1 definitely works with Ubuntu > 2 works without too much fear and pain as regards software installation > (something that I can just apt-get and forget would be ideal) > 3 I can get hold of easily > 4 is cheap (under GBP 50) :-) > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam meeting update

2007-04-10 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 11:05:02PM +0100, David M wrote: > Nik Butler wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british > about: UKTeam meeting update > > > Did you know there are 380 subscribers to the UK Maillist allowing for > > duplicates and metoo addresses thats not a small number of people > >

[ubuntu-uk] Looking for Ubuntu-friendly DTT/DVB card for Freeview

2007-04-10 Thread David M
I'm looking for an Ubuntu-friendly DTT/DVB card so that I can watch Freeview on my computer. Well, card as in PCI card, or perhaps even better, a USB stick (with an eye to getting a laptop one of these days). I guess if I was being really clever I could even do funky things like record all the pro

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu torrent tracker failed?

2007-04-10 Thread alan c
I cannot seem to get my ktorrent (2.1) to connect with the tracker. This applies to ubuntu and kubuntu - various versions - 6.06, 6.10, 7.04beta (note I am seeding not downloading these). I am get the torrent file from http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-beta

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GetGNULinux.Org

2007-04-10 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 04:32:25PM +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > >From the site: > > > The accurate name is GNU/Linux but "Linux" is used more often. > > As I understood it, the term "GNU/Linux" refers to a distribution that > contains only GPL-compatible code. > That's what the GNU zealots mig

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GetGNULinux.Org

2007-04-10 Thread Mark Harrison
>From the site: > The accurate name is GNU/Linux but "Linux" is used more often. As I understood it, the term "GNU/Linux" refers to a distribution that contains only GPL-compatible code. So, Ubuntu is a Linux distribution, but not a "GNU/Linux" distribution. There seems to be some inconsistent