On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 17:50 +0100, Fiona James wrote:
>
>
> > Is anyone else having trouble getting Gaim to login to their MSN
> > account, or is it just me?
>
>
> Baz,
>
> It's not just you (or gaim) - even msn web messanger
> http://webmessenger.msn.com/ returns 'Service Unavailable'
>
>
>
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 03:02:48PM +0100, Rob Stent wrote:
> If you have any comments or suggestions about the site I'd love to hear
> them. I do occasionally check this list but if possible I'd prefer
> comments to be made on the forum.
>
I don't see why you have a forum there really. In my op
On Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 12:33:56AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> Yes, I generally set the channel to a non-default one. My neighbours
> are using a Netgear, too, so I'm hoping they didn't have the same idea.
>
You are best off scanning to find out what your neighbours are using:-
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title is
Open Source
commentator is paul bennun broadcast on radio 4 on 11.4.07
This is an excellent and succinct broadcast I hope bbc gives me
permission to (limited) distribute at bracknell computer fairs - I
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On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 21:02 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote:
> I use Gaim under Dapper and Edgy (Dapper at home - soon to be Feisty,
> Edgy in work) and I can't get it to connect to Google Talk. I can get
> Psi to connect on the same machine, so it's not a problem with
> firewall or other settings...
>
On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 23:13 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:22:26PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > For indoors, the aerial (at the back of the house) is pointed in the
> > direction of the centre of the house, and it works pretty well inside.
> > It just means I'll have to repositi
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:22:26PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> For indoors, the aerial (at the back of the house) is pointed in the
> direction of the centre of the house, and it works pretty well inside.
> It just means I'll have to reposition it for outdoors.
>
Pointed in the direction of? You mea
On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 15:02 +0100, Rob Stent wrote:
> If you have any comments or suggestions about the site I'd love to hear
> them. I do occasionally check this list but if possible I'd prefer
> comments to be made on the forum.
Have you collaborated with the Marketing Team [0] with this? They
> campaign similar to the Get Firefox link buttons, saying Get Linux.
> Would you consider putting one of these on your site?
By the way, these buttons and the code can be found here -
http://planet.getgnulinux.org/help
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On 12/04/07, Rob Stent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I've not posted to the list much before but I wanted to let you guys
> know that I've set up a site called Spread Ubuntu.
>
> I've seen discussions in various places about the possibility of this
> kind of site in the same vain as Spr
I'm connected to googletalk here fine. No problems at all.
On 12/04/07, Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I use Gaim under Dapper and Edgy (Dapper at home - soon to be Feisty,
Edgy in work) and I can't get it to connect to Google Talk. I can get
Psi to connect on the same machine, so it
Alan Pope wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:33:38PM +0100, alan c wrote:
>> I obviously need help to understand what settings to use for
>> firestarter, both for general use (web browsing, pop mail, - were
>> apparently ok anyway) and particularly for torrent use.
>>
>> All comments appreciat
I use Gaim under Dapper and Edgy (Dapper at home - soon to be Feisty,
Edgy in work) and I can't get it to connect to Google Talk. I can get
Psi to connect on the same machine, so it's not a problem with
firewall or other settings...
I saw in the forums that someone had fixed the problem by compilin
On 12/04/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [snip]
> The only downer is that there's some ice-cream van belting out easily
> the worst rendition of 'You are my Sunshine' I've ever heard.
>
:-)
You should try listening to my daughter's singing bath sponge... It's
a towelling-covered yellow d
On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 17:41 +0100, Chris Wright wrote:
> TheVeech wrote:
> > What's the latest in wireless that's available on Ubuntu? I'm using 'b'
> > & 'g', but what's the state of play with 'n'/'pre-n'?
> >
> > If that's currently a no-go, any tips for extending existing coverage
> > (Netgear
On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 17:30 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 05:17:22PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > If that's currently a no-go, any tips for extending existing coverage
> > (Netgear wireless router)?
> >
>
> A big aerial?
>
> Knock down some walls?
Bingo! LOL.
Well, I did get
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:07:29PM +0100, Toby Smithe wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 17:17 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > What's the latest in wireless that's available on Ubuntu? I'm using 'b'
> > & 'g', but what's the state of play with 'n'/'pre-n'?
>
> Does "n"/"pre-n" require any special faciliti
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 05:46:51PM +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
> I didn't know there was a Drupal theme for Ubuntu!
>
It's kept a bit quiet to be honest. If everyone used the theme it would
somewhat dilute the "brand" of ubuntu.com. As happens with every other
drupal theme.
> I always thought t
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:33:38PM +0100, alan c wrote:
> I obviously need help to understand what settings to use for
> firestarter, both for general use (web browsing, pop mail, - were
> apparently ok anyway) and particularly for torrent use.
>
> All comments appreciated.
How do you physical
twager wrote:
> alan c wrote:
>> twager wrote:
>>
>>> alan c wrote:
>>>
twager wrote:
> alan c wrote:
>
>
>> alan c wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I cannot seem to get my ktorrent (2.1) to connect with the trac
On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 17:17 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> What's the latest in wireless that's available on Ubuntu? I'm using 'b'
> & 'g', but what's the state of play with 'n'/'pre-n'?
Does "n"/"pre-n" require any special facilities in the host OS? I always
thought it was a feature of the hardware...
Registration for Akademy 2007 in Glasgow at the end of June/start of
July is now open. All KDE and Free Software users welcome.
http://akademy2007.kde.org/
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On 4/12/07, Robin Menneer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a colleague who had help from a friend (more knowledgeable than I am)
> in loading Ubuntu from the web via apple-mac and a PC emulation. Between
> the two of them, they have forgotten the Ubuntu password and don't think
> that either wr
Robin Menneer wrote:
> I have a colleague who had help from a friend (more knowledgeable than
> I am) in loading Ubuntu from the web via apple-mac and a PC
> emulation. Between the two of them, they have forgotten the Ubuntu
> password and don't think that either wrote it down. Is the only
>
I have a colleague who had help from a friend (more knowledgeable than I am)
in loading Ubuntu from the web via apple-mac and a PC emulation. Between
the two of them, they have forgotten the Ubuntu password and don't think
that either wrote it down. Is the only solution to load it again, or is
t
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I'm connected fine on MSN. Haven't had any troubles
Fiona James wrote:
>
>
>> Is anyone else having trouble getting Gaim to login to their MSN
>> account, or is it just me?
>
>
> Baz,
>
> It's not just you (or gaim) - even msn web messanger
> htt
> Is anyone else having trouble getting Gaim to login to their MSN
> account, or is it just me?
Baz,
It's not just you (or gaim) - even msn web messanger
http://webmessenger.msn.com/ returns 'Service Unavailable'
Fiona
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Alan Pope wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 04:42:43PM +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
>> Have a look at the Drupal 'Aberdeen' theme on:
>>
>
> Why not use the ubuntu theme as used on ubuntu.com?
Hello, Al.
I didn't know there was a Drupal theme for Ubuntu!
I've just had a look, and you're quite right
TheVeech wrote:
> What's the latest in wireless that's available on Ubuntu? I'm using 'b'
> & 'g', but what's the state of play with 'n'/'pre-n'?
>
> If that's currently a no-go, any tips for extending existing coverage
> (Netgear wireless router)?
>
>
I had the DG834GT but recently replaced it
Alan Pope wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 05:17:22PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
>> If that's currently a no-go, any tips for extending existing coverage
>> (Netgear wireless router)?
>>
>
> A big aerial?
>
> Knock down some walls?
>
> Move the access point nearer the middle of the building?
>
> Ch
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 05:30:14PM +0100, Rob Stent wrote:
>
> > Why not use the ubuntu theme as used on ubuntu.com?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Al.
> >
> Thanks for the suggestion Alan, any idea where i can get hold of the
> theme? I've spent a while trying to find it via google and other places
> w
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 05:17:22PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> If that's currently a no-go, any tips for extending existing coverage
> (Netgear wireless router)?
>
A big aerial?
Knock down some walls?
Move the access point nearer the middle of the building?
Cheers,
Al.
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> Why not use the ubuntu theme as used on ubuntu.com?
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
Thanks for the suggestion Alan, any idea where i can get hold of the
theme? I've spent a while trying to find it via google and other places
without success.
Cheers,
Rob
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What's the latest in wireless that's available on Ubuntu? I'm using 'b'
& 'g', but what's the state of play with 'n'/'pre-n'?
If that's currently a no-go, any tips for extending existing coverage
(Netgear wireless router)?
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account, or is it just me?
Baz
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On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 16:38 +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
> I'm posting this on my HP pavillion dv5000 (AMD64) right now under:
>
> 2.6.15-28-server #1 SMP Tue Mar 13 21:09:03 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
I'll give it a go, then.
As for my computing right now, I'm on my Dell c640 (with improved parts
rip
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 04:42:43PM +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
> Have a look at the Drupal 'Aberdeen' theme on:
>
Why not use the ubuntu theme as used on ubuntu.com?
Cheers,
Al.
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Rob Stent wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I've not posted to the list much before but I wanted to let you guys
> know that I've set up a site called Spread Ubuntu.
>
> I've seen discussions in various places about the possibility of this
> kind of site in the same vain as Spread Firefox but nothing seems
TheVeech wrote:
> [...]
> The 32-bit version was okay on a 64-bit machine? This I didn't know.
> The machine I was trying to install it on was a Medion someone had
> picked up from Staples, against my advice, but they needed the finance
> deal.
I'm posting this on my HP pavillion dv5000 (AMD64) r
On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 12:21 +0100, James Tait wrote:
> TheVeech wrote:
> > Anyone know the state of this these days? I tried to install it on a
> > machine a while back and the PC just wouldn't have it.
>
> I've been running it on my laptop since Breezy. I'm currently running
> Feisty beta. The
On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 12:28 +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
> TheVeech wrote:
> > Anyone know the state of this these days? I tried to install it on a
> > machine a while back and the PC just wouldn't have it.
>
> WFM using 6.06.1 LTS for the AMD64 :-)
LOL
> Had it running on my HP Pavilion dv-5000
Hi Guys,
I've not posted to the list much before but I wanted to let you guys
know that I've set up a site called Spread Ubuntu.
I've seen discussions in various places about the possibility of this
kind of site in the same vain as Spread Firefox but nothing seems to
have materialised. So I ju
Anyone have a good document template/sytle/example document for layout
of a FAQ?
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On 4/12/07, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Eamonn Sullivan wrote:
> > On 4/12/07, Seif Attar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, and welcome! I see this is about 10 minutes walk from my
> > office, so I'd like to attend too, just for the atmosphere. (It starts
> > a bit early for m
Eamonn Sullivan wrote:
> On 4/12/07, Seif Attar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks, and welcome! I see this is about 10 minutes walk from my
> office, so I'd like to attend too, just for the atmosphere. (It starts
> a bit early for me, though.) I'm sure you won't be the only one there
> who i
TheVeech wrote:
> Anyone know the state of this these days? I tried to install it on a
> machine a while back and the PC just wouldn't have it.
WFM using 6.06.1 LTS for the AMD64 :-)
Had it running on my HP Pavilion dv-5000 until recently, but I'm now
running the 32-bit version because I'm using
TheVeech wrote:
> Anyone know the state of this these days? I tried to install it on a
> machine a while back and the PC just wouldn't have it.
I've been running it on my laptop since Breezy. I'm currently running
Feisty beta. There are some issues with non-free software, such as
Flash plug-in
On 4/12/07, Seif Attar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> > > For those of you in the London area, you might want to stop by the
> > > upcoming mini-bar event on 20 April to help celebrate the release of
> > > Ubuntu 7.04.
> > >
> > > Canonical is sponsoring the event, and Mark Shuttleworth will be
>
> For those of you in the London area, you might want to stop by the
> upcoming mini-bar event on 20 April to help celebrate the release of
> Ubuntu 7.04.
>
> Canonical is sponsoring the event, and Mark Shuttleworth will be
> speaking. Other Ubuntu folks (including Matt Zimmerman, me, others from
On 4/11/07, Jane Silber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi folks -
>
> For those of you in the London area, you might want to stop by the
> upcoming mini-bar event on 20 April to help celebrate the release of
> Ubuntu 7.04.
>
> Canonical is sponsoring the event, and Mark Shuttleworth will be
> speakin
Feisty+1 has been named as the 'Gutsy Gibbon'.
Details here:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-April/000276.html
Release schedule here:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-April/000277.html
(Note that the version of GNOME in the schedule has be
Anyone know the state of this these days? I tried to install it on a
machine a while back and the PC just wouldn't have it.
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TheVeech wrote:
> Can you post the torrent link for alternate i386 on the 19th :)
You can request Feisty CD's from Shipit already.
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Tony Travis wrote:
> Personally, I use 6.06.1 LTS, because I'm fed up of fixing 'bleeding'
> edge releases when I'm trying to use Linux for my research work.
I've been using Feisty daily since Herd 2 with little or no stability
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On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 18:09 +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
> TheVeech wrote:
> > On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 17:15 +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
> >> TheVeech wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 09:58 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> [...]
>
> > Can you post the torrent link for alternate i386 on the 19th :)
>
> H
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