Re: [ubuntu-uk] Geek Squad - Was: Re: Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

On Friday 05 September 2008 00:09:03 alan c wrote: > Colin Murphy wrote: > > > > Does anyone know what the Geek Squad > > official position is on Linux? > > In my local carphone warehouse they have an elonex web book (with > ubuntu installed) on display as a free gift with one of their deals. > the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Geek Squad - Was: Re: Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

Colin Murphy wrote: > On Thursday 04 September 2008 07:23:57 Stephen O'Neill wrote: >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7594249.stm >> > > This bit:- > > "True to form when I'm too stupid to figure out how to do something in five > minutes, I phone an expert. > > Geek Squad, [...]" > > ca

[ubuntu-uk] Geek Squad - Was: Re: Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

On Thursday 04 September 2008 07:23:57 Stephen O'Neill wrote: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7594249.stm > This bit:- "True to form when I'm too stupid to figure out how to do something in five minutes, I phone an expert. Geek Squad, [...]" came to me as a surprise, I would have expec

[ubuntu-uk] Stephen Fry talks about Free Software

For those who haven't seen it, The Free Software Foundation has released a video featuring Stephen Fry, explaining free software and GNU to those who might otherwise find it difficult to understand. The video, published at http://gnu.org/fry has caused quite a stir across the the F/LOSS atmosphe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 11:11:45AM +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > Sounds great fun! > > Can we ensure they portray a relatively positive image of > Ubuntu/Linux, or doesn't it matter? > It's unlikely that Ubuntu/Linux will feature in the story line. The only reason for the mail to them was regardi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 12:11:54PM +0100, John Levin wrote: > Sean Miller wrote: > > Sounds great fun! > > > > Can we ensure they portray a relatively positive image of > > Ubuntu/Linux, or doesn't it matter? > > > > *cough* So what would the Ubuntu equivalent of "Have you tried turning > it of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

You know what I meant, John! They can ridicule computer techs as a concept, but to ridicule Linux over Windows would not necessarily be good - would it? For instance, they decide to try installing Ubuntu instead of Windows on a machine because the fella's got the t-shirt (would that be the weird

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

Sean Miller wrote: > Sounds great fun! > > Can we ensure they portray a relatively positive image of > Ubuntu/Linux, or doesn't it matter? > *cough* So what would the Ubuntu equivalent of "Have you tried turning it off then turning it on again?" be? Perhaps, 'Have you tried sudo apt-get upgrad

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

Any idea when in the series it will be featured? I'm looking forward to the next season more so now :) On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds great fun! > > Can we ensure they portray a relatively positive image of > Ubuntu/Linux, or doesn't it matter? > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

Sounds great fun! Can we ensure they portray a relatively positive image of Ubuntu/Linux, or doesn't it matter? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What the Dell?

Cheers John! On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 10:43 AM, John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bruce Beardall wrote: > > The new Mini Inspiron 9 is out. > > > > Thanks to Engadget, the link to the Ubuntu flavoured US version is here: > > > http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=19&kc=6f96

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What the Dell?

Bruce Beardall wrote: > The new Mini Inspiron 9 is out. > > Thanks to Engadget, the link to the Ubuntu flavoured US version is here: > http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=19&kc=6f961&oc=dnpcxw1&x=7&y=8 > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

I will not surrender! Yeah, OK, I will. Just wanted to wave my flag from my soapbox. I'm still smiling. On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Philip Newborough < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Bruce Beardall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You're right, Philip, the real

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Bruce Beardall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're right, Philip, the real issues were actually few in number but my > real objection is the way Linux is portrayed in articles such as this by the > BBC. It seems to me the BBC are more concerned with looking cool in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

You're right, Philip, the real issues were actually few in number but my real objection is the way Linux is portrayed in articles such as this by the BBC. It seems to me the BBC are more concerned with looking cool in presenting it's insightful articles investigating such "official" entities as Mic

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

Disregarding any debatable elements of the article, I think it was a _fairly_ positive review from an obvious Linux novice. Do not get me wrong, I am all for supporting Ubuntu and Linux, however; let's face it, it isn't perfect, and articles such as this go a long way to providing insight into wher

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 08:33:59PM +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 08:03:30PM +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: > > Lets crack on and get something there double quick then ;-) > > > > I've already sent a suggestion about Ubuntu but I don't see why we can't > send another. I did it bef

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Philip Wyett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This article also does similar misrepresentation. Paragraph 5 of the > 'Text based' section. > > "It's probably worth mentioning one other important point about Linux > here. It's a text-based operating system, which means

[ubuntu-uk] What the Dell?

The new Mini Inspiron 9 is out. Thanks to Engadget, the link to the Ubuntu flavoured US version is here: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=19&kc=6f961&oc=dnpcxw1&x=7&y=8 But only a WinXP version on the UK site: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/lap

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 09:00 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > It actually annoys me when people misrepresent the situation so - > installing from a terminal only happens in exceptional circumstances > these days. > > The BBC seem to like doing this - if you recall on Click a few months > ago they had a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stephen O'Neill wrote: > I did empathise with his line about knowledge being a barrier to entry, > hopefully that will be addressed naturally over time as the product matures. Obviously, before I'm jumped on, I forgot the whole argument about Microso

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sean Miller wrote: > It actually annoys me when people misrepresent the situation so - > installing from a terminal only happens in exceptional circumstances > these days. The BBC shouldn't be advocates, but should sit on the fence. Examples like thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

It actually annoys me when people misrepresent the situation so - installing from a terminal only happens in exceptional circumstances these days. The BBC seem to like doing this - if you recall on Click a few months ago they had a piece on Ubuntu where they had a black screen with scrolling text

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 08:21 +0100, Philip Newborough wrote: > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:31 AM, Stephen O'Neill > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry for the spam, I should contemplate before clicking 'send'. > > > > What spam? Not everyone logs into IRC so I wouldn't worry. Personally, > I found t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:31 AM, Stephen O'Neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for the spam, I should contemplate before clicking 'send'. > What spam? Not everyone logs into IRC so I wouldn't worry. Personally, I found the article an interesting read. Thanks for posting the link :) --- Philip