Re: [ubuntu-uk] This came in on the local Freecycle

2007-08-01 Thread Rob Beard
alan c wrote: > I would noty have many PCs to hand out. The freecycle one is almost > average spec of one of my current usage! (I use more RAM)(and big HD) > > What about advertising on Freecycle- > 'Ubuntu Linux CD - the good alternative to Windows - free install and > advice' > I was at a C

Re: [ubuntu-uk] This came in on the local Freecycle

2007-08-01 Thread alan c
Chris Rowson wrote: >> If you have an old PC that you no longer need, why not install Ubuntu on >> it, >> and offer it up to your local Freecycle group? >> >> Kudos to "Martin in East Grinstead" who made the offer on Freecycle Crawley. >> >> Mark >> > > That's a really good idea Mark. At the end o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Is it legal? (Asia)

2007-08-01 Thread alan c
Price? I dont understand, please explain? Matthew Larsen wrote: > I dont think it has anything to do with demand, more price > > Regards, > > On 01/08/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Given that Acer have said that there is no demand for Linux on laptops >> in UK (article note 1) but *ar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Is it legal? (Asia)

2007-08-01 Thread Matthew Larsen
I dont think it has anything to do with demand, more price Regards, On 01/08/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Given that Acer have said that there is no demand for Linux on laptops > in UK (article note 1) but *are* rolling out laptops with Ubuntu in > Asia, it is notable that even in Asia

[ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Is it legal? (Asia)

2007-08-01 Thread alan c
Given that Acer have said that there is no demand for Linux on laptops in UK (article note 1) but *are* rolling out laptops with Ubuntu in Asia, it is notable that even in Asia, readers are not expected to know anything about Linux or Ubuntu. In the following article (note 2) Asia Cnet gives a hal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] This came in on the local Freecycle

2007-08-01 Thread Chris Rowson
> If you have an old PC that you no longer need, why not install Ubuntu on > it, > and offer it up to your local Freecycle group? > > Kudos to "Martin in East Grinstead" who made the offer on Freecycle Crawley. > > Mark > That's a really good idea Mark. At the end of the day, if someone gets given

[ubuntu-uk] This came in on the local Freecycle

2007-08-01 Thread Mark Harrison
Hi all, The following just came in on our local Freecycle. (www.freecycle.org to find your local group.) === OFFER: Complete working PC Made almost entirely out of Freecycled parts: Midi-tower Pentium III 600Mhz with 192Mb RAM and a small but adeq

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Usage in the UK

2007-08-01 Thread Chris Rowson
My blog/wiki type site (which I must admit contains a lot of Linux spiel) got the following from the 1st to the 31st July. I suppose the results are largely skewed however as its a techie site :-( Mabey one day this'll be typical though ;-) OS No. of visitorsPercentage of Tota

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Usage in the UK

2007-08-01 Thread Mark Harrison
I wouldn't describe my (property) site as popular, but it's a very specific, not-IT niche, and over 70% of my visitors are from the UK - actually, given the nature of my content, this is too low :-) If I look at the 956 discrete visitors I got in July (as reported by Google analytics). - 93% W

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying Online WAS: Why not fix this?

2007-08-01 Thread Josh Blacker
Thanks Mark, useful info for the future! On 8/1/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert McWilliam wrote: > > When buying online you have a period of time (I can never remember how > > long it is) to return products for any reason. If I can't get good info > > on whether or not hardwa

[ubuntu-uk] Buying Online WAS: Why not fix this?

2007-08-01 Thread Mark Harrison
Robert McWilliam wrote: > When buying online you have a period of time (I can never remember how > long it is) to return products for any reason. If I can't get good info > on whether or not hardware will work I tend to go for the approach of > buying something and if it doesn't work sending it bac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Why not fix this?

2007-08-01 Thread Chris Rowson
This is good news for those with Atheros cards (although I still don't think its the Atheros driver at fault :-P) http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2007/jul/31/openhal/ Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu from a CIO's POV

2007-08-01 Thread Chris Rowson
This article has just been posted to /. http://www.cio.com/article/print/126702 It's well worth reading as a well balanced review of Ubuntu from the perspective of the Chief Information Officer of a large organisation. Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailma

[ubuntu-uk] Migrating from M$ office

2007-08-01 Thread Rob Beard
Hi folks, On my local LUG someone mentioned about a Plugin for MS Office that can import and export ODF files in Microsoft Office. I've given it a try with Office XP and it's not too bad. Below are my findings from having a quick play, I thought it may be interesting to maybe a few people

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Customising Ubuntu with Reconstructor (version 2.6) and Gimp (2.2.13)

2007-08-01 Thread Matthew Larsen
wow nice :D ace tut, thanks Regards, Matthew On 31/07/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Customising Ubuntu with Reconstructor (version 2.6) and Gimp (2.2.13) > > I have been successful with customising Ubuntu version 6.06.1 (Dapper) > and Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty). I happen to be using a kubunt