Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

Kris, Kris Douglas wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:03 AM > Subject: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake? > To: StaffSlug Linux UserGroup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I'm no geologist.. But at 12:57 on 27th...

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

Interestingly the BBC website says it was mainly the north affected, but I have somebody on a local Glastonbury list (Somerset) who felt it and posted... I was fast asleep, I'm afraid... so can't comment on whether Shepton Mallet shook... my giant Tux (aquired from Novell/SuSE) had fallen over, th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband

I don't think BT Broadband get any higher priorities, to be honest. My dad has BT Business Broadband and he got involved in the "it's their fault" ping pong... just because they're theoretically part of the same group doesn't mean they're any more integrated than if they weren't... Personally I'd

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

Tony Arnold wrote: > Kris, > > Kris Douglas wrote: >>[...] >> Is this proper Ubuntu-as-in-Linux cola? Or just because of South African >> etc... > > No, it has nothing to do with Ubuntu Linux. They've just coined the > African word. > >> Furthermore, something we could look at is making OpenCol

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

On 27/02/2008, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:03 AM > Subject: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake? > To: StaffSlug Linux UserGroup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I'm no geologi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:39 AM, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 27/02/2008, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:21 AM, Matthew Wild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:14 AM, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

On 27/02/2008, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:21 AM, Matthew Wild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:14 AM, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:21 AM, Matthew Wild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:14 AM, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > -- Forwarded messag

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:14 AM, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > > From: Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Wed, Feb 27, 20

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kris Douglas wrote: > > -- Forwarded message -- > > From: Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:03 AM > > Subject: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake? > > To: StaffSlug Lin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

Kris Douglas wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:03 AM > Subject: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake? > To: StaffSlug Linux UserGroup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I'm no geologist.. But at 12:57 on 27th... I felt t

[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

-- Forwarded message -- From: Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:03 AM Subject: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake? To: StaffSlug Linux UserGroup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm no geologist.. But at 12:57 on 27th... I felt the whole house shake... as in my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting

I have had a few spottings, of which I have photographic evidence (though not to hand). The first was a internet cafe in Palmers Green (North London) which had all but one computer running Debian with KDE in some sort of custom distribution. They were using some KDE app to manage the ID numbers cu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Half decent Motherboard (With on-board graphics, if not Id need a card included in this), RAM and CPU for 50 quidish?

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ahh what I'd give to be 15 again! :-) > Hah, computers are too much about keeping up to date and tweaking, rather than actually using the damn things.. =] -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: ww

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:12:31 + Andrew Oakley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For "beginners" I always recommend BT for ADSL, since if there is a > connection problem, they can't blame it on anyone else. Other ISPs, > if you get a connection problem, sometimes they try to fob you off > saying ther

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting

While wandering down one of the corridors near my lab the other day, one of the lab doors was open, revealing a monitor with the Ubuntu login screen peering out into the world. It made me smile at least. Quite a while ago we were giving our end of 1st year presentations and one guy plugged his

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting

Can we back date? If so I phoned up one of our homeworker ICT specialists on Friday with a problem, and heard the drums as he was switching off his home PC. Also, on the local Freecycle list, a non LUG member advertised an old PIII desktop running Ubuntu as a dual booter they wanted to get rid of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting

Colin McCarthy wrote: > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 7:22 PM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > If anyone is a 24 fan and has the Season 3 box set, check out Episode 1 > about 2 minutes 43 seconds in and see what is on the laptop screen. > > Looks to me

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 7:22 PM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If anyone is a 24 fan and has the Season 3 box set, check out Episode 1 > about 2 minutes 43 seconds in and see what is on the laptop screen. > > Looks to me like the K from KDE, possibly KDE3. > > Rob > > I noticed Linux bein

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Half decent Motherboard (With on-board graphics, if not Id need a card included in this), RAM and CPU for 50 quidish?

On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 12:18 -0800, James Grabham wrote: > Aye, but Arias ALWAYS been within 2 days del. for me, and its only 7 > quid... and everythings dirt cheap, Its always cheaper than everywhere > else, I must have spent over 200 quid on it in the last year... and > for a 15 year old, thats a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SW Scotland calling here .... cor, what an echo!

John Levin Wrote: > Have you tried contacting ScotLug? > http://www.scotlug.org.uk/wiki/Welcome Could well be worth a try, I haven't checked their Wiki for a while now; it may well be worth diving into their mailing list. Nothing ventured, nothing gained and all that. I'll give it a go tomorrow w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Half decent Motherboard (With on-board graphics, if not Id need a card included in this), RAM and CPU for 50 quidish?

Aye, but Arias ALWAYS been within 2 days del. for me, and its only 7 quid... and everythings dirt cheap, Its always cheaper than everywhere else, I must have spent over 200 quid on it in the last year... and for a 15 year old, thats a huge amount, so I must really like it ;] On 2/26/08, Rob Beard

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting

Alan Pope wrote: > I'm thinking about starting a new sport called Ubuntu Spotting. Using your > keen eye, look out for indications of Ubuntu use in every day life. Points > are awarded for spotting:- > > * Machines running Ubuntu > * Articles about Ubuntu in mainstream press > * Official Ubuntu "

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > Is this proper Ubuntu-as-in-Linux cola? Or just because of South > > African etc... > > > > > > No, it has nothing to do with Ubuntu Linux. They've just coined the > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting

On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 19:14 +, Rob Beard wrote: > On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 18:53 +, Alan Pope wrote: > > I'm thinking about starting a new sport called Ubuntu Spotting. Using your > > keen eye, look out for indications of Ubuntu use in every day life. Points > > are awarded for spotting:- >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting

On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 18:53 +, Alan Pope wrote: > I'm thinking about starting a new sport called Ubuntu Spotting. Using your > keen eye, look out for indications of Ubuntu use in every day life. Points > are awarded for spotting:- > > * Machines running Ubuntu > * Articles about Ubuntu in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting

On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 18:53 +, Alan Pope wrote: > I'm thinking about starting a new sport called Ubuntu Spotting. Using your > keen eye, look out for indications of Ubuntu use in every day life. Points > are awarded for spotting:- > > * Machines running Ubuntu > * Articles about Ubuntu in m

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting

I'm thinking about starting a new sport called Ubuntu Spotting. Using your keen eye, look out for indications of Ubuntu use in every day life. Points are awarded for spotting:- * Machines running Ubuntu * Articles about Ubuntu in mainstream press * Official Ubuntu "shipit" CDs * Overhearing peop

[ubuntu-uk] Miro talk at Westminster, March 12th

Hi all, Below, details of an event I'm organising, which should be of interest to those of you in the London area. John HOLMES WILSON TALKS AT GLLUG, March 12th 2008. The Greater London Linux User Group (GLLUG) announces a special guest appearance from Holmes Wilson of Miro at the University

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Half decent Motherboard (With on-board graphics, if not Id need a card included in this), RAM and CPU for 50 quidish?

James Grabham wrote: > Aria.co.uk > > (My fave website ever XD) > Aria have some pretty good prices (I got most of my PC upgrade from them), it's just a shame they don't offer free delivery when spending say over £50 or £100. eBuyer on the other hand do offer free delivery

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Half decent Motherboard (With on-board graphics, if not Id need a card included in this), RAM and CPU for 50 quidish?

Aria.co.uk (My fave website ever XD) On 2/25/08, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:54 PM, James Grabham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > WOW > > > > Small desktop case (inc PSU) > > AM2 motherboard (Nforce, with geforce 6100 (Which I know is a great > setup) >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

> Kris Douglas wrote: > > Is this proper Ubuntu-as-in-Linux cola? Or just because of South > African etc... > > > No, it has nothing to do with Ubuntu Linux. They've just coined the > African word. Although it looks like their WEB server is running Ubuntu Linux, according t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

On 26/02/2008, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kris, > > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> cool :) > >> > >> > >> > >> On 26/02/2008, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Javad, > >>> > >>> Javad Ayaz wrote: > >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

Kris, Kris Douglas wrote: > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> cool :) >> >> >> >> On 26/02/2008, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Javad, >>> >>> Javad Ayaz wrote: how was it? :) >>> Not too bad, actually, although I'm not really a big cola fan

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > cool :) > > > > On 26/02/2008, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Javad, > > > > Javad Ayaz wrote: > > > how was it? :) > > > > Not too bad, actually, although I'm not really a big cola fan. > > > > Regards, > > Tony.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

cool :) On 26/02/2008, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Javad, > > Javad Ayaz wrote: > > how was it? :) > > Not too bad, actually, although I'm not really a big cola fan. > > Regards, > Tony. > > > On 26/02/2008, *Tony Arnold* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

Javad, Javad Ayaz wrote: > how was it? :) Not too bad, actually, although I'm not really a big cola fan. Regards, Tony. > On 26/02/2008, *Tony Arnold* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > I just tasted some Ubuntu Cola! Apparently it's Britain's first > fairtrade

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

Sean, Sean Miller wrote: > I apparently need some evil plug-in to view that site, Tony. Yes, I think you need a suitable flash plugin. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold,Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 Head of IT Security,Fax: +44 (0) 870 136 1004 University of Manc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SW Scotland calling here .... cor, what an echo!

Mark Burns wrote: > Alan's message about this years Software Freedom Day, has got me > thinking. > > I have often wondered if there were enough people in the South West of > Scotland/Dumfries and Galloway to get a LUG, or something similar, > going. > > I am champing at the bit to become involved

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

how was it? :) On 26/02/2008, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just tasted some Ubuntu Cola! Apparently it's Britain's first > fairtrade cola drink! Check out www.ubuntu-trading.com for more > information. > -- > Tony Arnold,Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 > Head of I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

I apparently need some evil plug-in to view that site, Tony. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

I just tasted some Ubuntu Cola! Apparently it's Britain's first fairtrade cola drink! Check out www.ubuntu-trading.com for more information. -- Tony Arnold,Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 Head of IT Security,Fax: +44 (0) 870 136 1004 University of Manchester,

[ubuntu-uk] SW Scotland calling here .... cor, what an echo!

Alan's message about this years Software Freedom Day, has got me thinking. I have often wondered if there were enough people in the South West of Scotland/Dumfries and Galloway to get a LUG, or something similar, going. I am champing at the bit to become involved in some way, and think that doing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Accounting software ?

> Have you looked at LedgerSMB[1] at all? I have to admit that the whole > business of accounting is something of a black art to me, so I wouldn't > know a good accounting package if it slapped me in the face with a > purchase ledger, but many years ago I started a project to create just > such a