Hi all
I am currently out of the country until next week so I wont be able to
contribute a lot during this period
regards
On 19/06/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> OK, I'll byte... :oP
>
> On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:57:02 +0100, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > < big snip >
Hey chris
I agree - a lot of what i read on the interweb about trying to get
people to switch are people who patronise the user a lot. Things like
flashy interfaces etc is why they stick with windows. This needs to
change
regards
On 20/06/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
Hi Tony,
On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 22:41 +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
> Have you ever upgraded Windows?
> Or MacOS?
>
> Believe me, Debian/Ubuntu is much, much easier to upgrade!
A very good point. I think often we take for granted some of the
features of Linux (specifically Ubuntu) that are just light
alan c wrote:
> norman wrote:
>> I believe that the very laudable efforts in promoting the use of Ubuntu
>> need to be tempered with an element of caution. As far as I can tell,
>> the server application is well covered and taken care of and my concern
>> is with the desktop user, of which I am one
Hi Folks,
This message has been posted to Ubuntu-UK & Ubuntu Marketing because
I'm hoping that there are people subscribed to both lists with
thoughts on this subject.
With Software Freedom Day around the corner (September 15th) I've been
pondering upon the subject of how to reel in the punters.
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm about to start a job in the real-world (after having been forced
> to use Windows, I get to sell, support and consult on Linux from the
> 2nd July!) and one of the things I will need as part of my job is a
> solid supplier of hardware that I
norman wrote:
> I believe that the very laudable efforts in promoting the use of Ubuntu
> need to be tempered with an element of caution. As far as I can tell,
> the server application is well covered and taken care of and my concern
> is with the desktop user, of which I am one.
>
> Presumably,
I believe that the very laudable efforts in promoting the use of Ubuntu
need to be tempered with an element of caution. As far as I can tell,
the server application is well covered and taken care of and my concern
is with the desktop user, of which I am one.
Presumably, one of the 'selling' point
Hi Folks
As this has split into two threads, I'm gonna confuse everyone and reply to
both in one.
Firefox - hasn't there just been a security breach with FF's extensions
whereby some of them don't conform to using SSL to update so can be duped to
update from a interposing server?
Running FF secu
Thanks folks
I'll do some reading up on this.
E
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To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Audio Apps
Mark Harrison wrote:
> Alan Pope wrote:
>> Audacity.
> +1 for Au
On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 20:18 +0100, michaelweaver wrote:
> I do not seem to be having much luck with text web browsers for one
> reason or another because of how speech works.
> Somone has apparently used Epiphany with Orca and I tried to download it
> only it did not show up under the Internet menu
I do not seem to be having much luck with text web browsers for one
reason or another because of how speech works.
Somone has apparently used Epiphany with Orca and I tried to download it
only it did not show up under the Internet menu in Feisty or any of the
menus I tried and doing a search on my
http://efficientpc.co.uk/ supply Linux pre-installed - I came across
their website, I don't know anything at all about them.
Dianne Reuby
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OK, I'll byte... :oP
On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:57:02 +0100, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> < big snip >
>
> As no one seems inclined to react to my comments I will respond to
> myself. As one of the longest users of Ubuntu in this group I am curious
> to know why there is all this activity in
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm about to start a job in the real-world (after having been forced
> to use Windows, I get to sell, support and consult on Linux from the
> 2nd July!) and one of the things I will need as part of my job is a
> solid supplier of hardware that I
- "Chris Rowson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As dell are refusing to sell Linux-based computers outside of the
> US
> > (even the redhat/SLED servers seem to only be sold over there), can
> > someone supply me with contact details (a website will do nicely!)
> of
> > a company that are prefe
On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 22:41 +, James Dalley wrote:
> Do you have an ADSL modem or a router??
> I have had a similar problem if the former is the case.
>
> James (sorry about HM)
James,
Sorry for delay in replying, I've been away.
Yes, I do have a wireless router, but I've had it for a long
Mark Harrison wrote:
> Alan Pope wrote:
>> Audacity.
> +1 for Audacity
Yes, I rate Audacity, too.
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alan c wrote:
> With Ubuntu in mind I would be grateful for more information about the
> possible vulnerability - or not - of the sort of malware (trojan)
> which is likely to be used in the sort of current, and on a new scale,
> attack via infected websites as described in the Guardian:
>
> ht
> I'm about to start a job in the real-world (after having been forced
> to use Windows, I get to sell, support and consult on Linux from the
> 2nd July!) and one of the things I will need as part of my job is a
> solid supplier of hardware that I know will run linux and run it well.
>
> As
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:08:49 +0100
alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Interesting. Any idea if other apps have a trusted list also, and
> where such list/s may be located (and firefox's)?
For firefox's trusted list look in the security tab of the preferences
dialogue, there is a checkbox there
Scrase, Eddie wrote:
>> My initial reaction is of course that linux doe snot install anything
>> without a password, but then I remembered that in my user activities I
>> was able to install a firefox extension without a password (I think),
>> and in principle I can install into my user area wi
Chris Rowson wrote:
> Time to start petitioning Dell again?
>
> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/20/1215213
extract:
"these Dell computers are designed for personal use only, as
long as you use it for personal use, you can purchase one." So I lied
and said I would Next
> As dell are refusing to sell Linux-based computers outside of the US
> (even the redhat/SLED servers seem to only be sold over there), can
> someone supply me with contact details (a website will do nicely!) of
> a company that are preferably based in the UK and supply
> servers/desktops that wil
Try http://efficientpc.co.uk/
On 6/20/07, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
can
someone supply me with contact details (a website will do nicely!) of
a company that are preferably based in the UK and supply
servers/desktops that will run linux or come pre-installed with Linux
Hi all,
I'm about to start a job in the real-world (after having been forced
to use Windows, I get to sell, support and consult on Linux from the
2nd July!) and one of the things I will need as part of my job is a
solid supplier of hardware that I know will run linux and run it well.
As del
Alan Pope wrote:
> I have reverted it back as I assumed that's what you wanted to do. If
> you would like to change the URL in the future then use the usual method
> of editing the wiki page so that the non-automated robots.
>
>
Alan,
I'm happy with the change you made :-)
I'm just a little su
Hi Mark,
On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 15:25 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote:
> Please could whoever decided to edit the Planet feed from my blog
> contact me?
>
This is one way of doing it. :) Alternatively (for future reference)
visiting:-
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam then clicking on "website" would h
Time to start petitioning Dell again?
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/20/1215213
Chris
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Please could whoever decided to edit the Planet feed from my blog
contact me?
Looking at what you've done, it was probably the right move, but to
unilaterally decide to hack MY feed without telling, let alone asking,
seems a bit against what I thought that the community stood for.
*"When you d
Quoting Lucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On 20/06/07, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I was under the impression that if you run an app
>> in a chroot jail, the libraries are available to it?
>>
> I believe that you need to provide a copy of any libraries under the
> chroot jail
On 20/06/07, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was under the impression that if you run an app
> in a chroot jail, the libraries are available to it?
>
I believe that you need to provide a copy of any libraries under the
chroot jail too (a quick Google seems to back this up).
Quoting Lucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On 20/06/07, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > In principle though yes, it would be nice if each app that faces an
>> > untrusted network was in their own separate user space or jail.
>>
>> OK then, why not something like this:
>>
>> 1) A
On 20/06/07, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > In principle though yes, it would be nice if each app that faces an
> > untrusted network was in their own separate user space or jail.
>
> OK then, why not something like this:
>
> 1) App is installed into it's own Jail
> 2) A l
> My initial reaction is of course that linux doe snot install anything
> without a password, but then I remembered that in my user activities I
> was able to install a firefox extension without a password (I think),
> and in principle I can install into my user area with no password
> general
Quoting alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
So all in all, viruses[0] and their ilk will come to linux as it
becomes more and more popular, however there will alwys be the fact
that Linux is inherently more secure than some of the alternatives out
there to give you a warm, fuzzy feeling... :o)
I'm not
Quoting Robert McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:48:11 +0100
> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Yeah, it will. There's no need to run xhost -local before running
>> gksudo, this will lcok the system out (as demonstrated effectively
>> above!)
>
> I was
Quoting Kris Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On 6/20/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> This topic makes me think though.
>>
>> Wouldn't isolating all net enabled applications in this manner pretty
>> much secure linux? Why aren't distributions running like this as
>> standard?
>>
>> Chri
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:48:11 +0100
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yeah, it will. There's no need to run xhost -local before running
> gksudo, this will lcok the system out (as demonstrated effectively
> above!)
I was running -local: to remove the +local: I did earlier.
On 6/20/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This topic makes me think though.
>
> Wouldn't isolating all net enabled applications in this manner pretty
> much secure linux? Why aren't distributions running like this as
> standard?
>
> Chris
>
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This topic makes me think though.
Wouldn't isolating all net enabled applications in this manner pretty
much secure linux? Why aren't distributions running like this as
standard?
Chris
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Quoting Robert McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:24:55 +0100
> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Quoting Robert McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> >xhost +local:
>>
>> In theory, you shouldn't need to do even this, the gksudo command
>> should work wi
Alan Pope wrote:
> Hi Ian,
>
> On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 09:40:49PM +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote:
>
>> And although not a necessity, should be available on both Ubuntu and Windows
>> platforms
>>
>>
>
> Audacity.
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
>
+1 for Audacity
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On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:24:55 +0100
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Quoting Robert McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > xhost +local:
>
> In theory, you shouldn't need to do even this, the gksudo command
> should work without needing to open up X to local connections.
Do
Quoting Robert McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:48:58 +0100
> alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Would there be a procedure to use browser/s with a different 'user'
>> password, with much lower privileges than the normal user, so that
>> when browsing the 'user-low' being
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:48:58 +0100
alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Would there be a procedure to use browser/s with a different 'user'
> password, with much lower privileges than the normal user, so that
> when browsing the 'user-low' being used is not allowed to download
> anything knowingly o
Quoting alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Thanks, much appreciated.
>
> Would there be a procedure to use browser/s with a different 'user'
> password, with much lower privileges than the normal user, so that
> when browsing the 'user-low' being used is not allowed to download
> anything knowingly or n
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> Alan,
>
> Quoting alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> With Ubuntu in mind I would be grateful for more information
>> about the possible vulnerability - or not - of the sort of
>> malware (trojan) which is likely to be used in the sort of
>> current, and on a new s
Alan,
Quoting alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> With Ubuntu in mind I would be grateful for more information about the
> possible vulnerability - or not - of the sort of malware (trojan)
> which is likely to be used in the sort of current, and on a new scale,
> attack via infected websites as describ
With Ubuntu in mind I would be grateful for more information about the
possible vulnerability - or not - of the sort of malware (trojan)
which is likely to be used in the sort of current, and on a new scale,
attack via infected websites as described in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/in
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