Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-11 Thread Philip Newborough
> Perhaps we need a better description of what this mailing list is about? > > Suggestions welcome. > I think "British Ubuntu Talk" works quite well, however, over the last few months I have read some threads on the list where the contributers would maybe have benefited from reading a list descrip

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-11 Thread Javad Ayaz
All points made here made by all have been duly noted. As previously mentioned i have only posted when something has been unclear to me and ive only needed a nudge in the right direction. Sometimes we dont have the time to sit and go through the vast interweb in search for an answer...and someone c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

2008-05-11 Thread James Hooker
Hosting companies are perfect example of this... apache, sendmail, mysql, php, GNU/Linux, community support are all free yet hosting companies profit from Free software. As for developers... if you have made a name for yourself, the chances are a company will employ you to administer syst

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

2008-05-11 Thread alan c
Matthew Wild wrote: > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 2:56 AM, Thomas Ibbotson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> However, I am also in favour of credit being given where it's due, and >> allowing creators/inventors to profit from their work. If someone has >> put in the time and effort to create or improve s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] a new laptop

2008-05-11 Thread Kris Douglas
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 9:10 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Quoting Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 4:45 PM, London School of Puppetry > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with > >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] a new laptop

2008-05-11 Thread matt
Quoting Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 4:45 PM, London School of Puppetry > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with >> Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with nothing >> th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH through FIrewall

2008-05-11 Thread Chris Rowson
> Thanks for all the replies I will try this out when she gets the > time! :) to use hamachi i will need to set up some dynamic dns service, > with SSH i can just connect to localhost. > > I am not sure what that command does, I will have to do some reading on > how screen works, but I tried it on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-11 Thread Kris Douglas
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 5:52 PM, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > like i said the files were not copyrighted...but i appericiate the concern > and the need to act on this forum regarding copyrighted stuff. As stated i > have various home made files and im experimenting with different formats

Re: [ubuntu-uk] a new laptop

2008-05-11 Thread Neil Greenwood
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 4:45 PM, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with > Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with nothing > then put HH onto it. I suppose this is just > -- -basic

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-11 Thread Javad Ayaz
like i said the files were not copyrighted...but i appericiate the concern and the need to act on this forum regarding copyrighted stuff. As stated i have various home made files and im experimenting with different formats. The name was random. ps i dont even like Mr spurlock or the subject of his

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-11 Thread Javad Ayaz
Alan it is a home video. it is not copyrighted material. was a random name i gave the file.I am aware of the rules of this forum! Sean, indeed if people think i am dominating this list then i will try and join another list. I only post after i am unable to find an answer to my question ( i may hav

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-11 Thread Alan Pope
On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 17:30 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > Alan, I think the list has been completely dominated by Javad asking > question after question after question the last couple of weeks. Yup, and I note that people have been very patient and helpful in providing exceptionally detailed replies

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-11 Thread Sean Miller
Alan, I think the list has been completely dominated by Javad asking question after question after question the last couple of weeks. Be it a machine to download torrents, a way to rip video or something else it's constant... Is this what this list is meant to be about? I thought it was an advoc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-11 Thread Alan Pope
On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 17:10 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: > > mencoder osama001.vob. I don't know or care what this file is, but I'd like to hope we're not helping you to duplicated a copyrighted work such as this one:- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963208/ I'd really rather keep discussion of th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

2008-05-11 Thread Matthew Wild
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 2:56 AM, Thomas Ibbotson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However, I am also in favour of credit being given where it's due, and > allowing creators/inventors to profit from their work. If someone has > put in the time and effort to create or improve something that other > peopl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-11 Thread Javad Ayaz
ok sorry to be a pain again..ive tried to to do some encoding...but so far i havent got anyway...so was wondering if someone can help me out. ok heres the scenario. I ripped the dvd and now its saved in a folder (A) on sdb5 as a vob file. There are several of these vob files totalling 4gb (lets j

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH through FIrewall

2008-05-11 Thread Seif Attar
On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 11:13 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > Iain Lane wrote: > > Adam Bagnall wrote: > >> On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 09:37 +0100, Seif Attar wrote: > >>> Hello, > >>> ... > >>> Is there a way to gain access to that machine through the firewall? is > >>> there something she can do on her mac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] a new laptop

2008-05-11 Thread colum . phillips
I am sending this from my wife's new Dell laptop, it came loaded with 7.10 and works fine. It is also very fast compared with a windows machine. Regards Colum. -Original Message- From: Andrew Barber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: British Ubuntu Talk Sent: Sun, 11 May 2008 4:27 Subje

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A Possible Experiment

2008-05-11 Thread Kris Douglas
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Philip Newborough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Ciaran Mooney > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I don't think it would be too difficul

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A Possible Experiment

2008-05-11 Thread Philip Newborough
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Ciaran Mooney > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I don't think it would be too difficult to set up a temporary set of >> Ubuntu machines in a local library, and ask the public to do a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A Possible Experiment

2008-05-11 Thread Kris Douglas
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Ciaran Mooney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I don't think it would be too difficult to set up a temporary set of > Ubuntu machines in a local library, and ask the public to do a series > of tests for us. > > Usually helps if you offer a chocolate bar... d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] miro? how to improve?

2008-05-11 Thread Kris Douglas
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 3:58 AM, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok i have now added loads of hd channels in there!!! > > try 720p ...thoughts? > > 2008/5/10 Gavin Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 01:57:34PM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: >> > ok thank you.. >> > >> > anymo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-11 Thread Philip Stubbs
2008/5/11 Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ok im going to be stupid.. > can someone give me a good line for conversionconsidering all scaling > and audio bitrates > my target filesize would be about 1gb. > my video quality...well xvid or divx or avi is fine! > > help please? :) I have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

2008-05-11 Thread Lucy
On 11/05/2008, Andrew Oakley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lucy wrote: > > How to make money from free software is an interesting and difficult > > topic > > > I really don't think that's true - for me, it's a straightforward and > simple topic that has provided over 12 years of stable employment

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

2008-05-11 Thread Andrew Oakley
Lucy wrote: > How to make money from free software is an interesting and difficult > topic I really don't think that's true - for me, it's a straightforward and simple topic that has provided over 12 years of stable employment. As a programmer or project manager, I've written or helped write ple