Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] How free is the Android OS?

2008-10-16 Thread Tim Dobson
Michael G Fletcher wrote: > * How free is the OS really?? I know it has a Linux based kernel and > will be open source (?), but with the 100% free OpenMoko, would OM be > better? I don't think anyone has their hands on it at the moment, so we don't k how free it is. I'm a proud Neo Freerunner own

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] How free is the Android OS?

2008-10-16 Thread Rob Beard
Michael G Fletcher wrote: > * How free is the OS really?? I know it has a Linux based kernel and > will be open source (?), but with the 100% free OpenMoko, would OM be > better? > This might help you decide... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/16/android_kill_switch/ Rob -- ubuntu-uk@li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] How free is the Android OS?

2008-10-16 Thread Javad Ayaz
leave the white for apple 2008/10/16 Michael G Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Guys, slightly off-topic, but I would appreciate your thoughts on > this > > This was inspired by the news of the G1 phone being released in the UK > on the 30th of October (http://tinyurl.com/48s4gp). > > So

[ubuntu-uk] [OT] How free is the Android OS?

2008-10-16 Thread Michael G Fletcher
Hi Guys, slightly off-topic, but I would appreciate your thoughts on this This was inspired by the news of the G1 phone being released in the UK on the 30th of October (http://tinyurl.com/48s4gp). Some questions; * How free is the OS really?? I know it has a Linux based kernel and will be op

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Authenticating against Samba/NT 4.0 domain

2008-10-16 Thread Rob Beard
Neil Greenwood wrote: > There was an article about PAM in Linux Format issue 99. If you > subscribe, you can see the articles on their website even if you no > longer have the issue. > > It explains what all of the different pam_xxx.so options do, and how > to configure them. > > If you aren't a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Authenticating against Samba/NT 4.0 domain

2008-10-16 Thread Neil Greenwood
2008/10/15 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi folks, > > As part of the change over from Windows XP to Ubuntu I'm trying to get > the Ubuntu machine to authenticate against a domain. > > At the moment we have a Windows 2003 SBS server which is going to be > _hopefully_ replaced with SME Server 7.3

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)

2008-10-16 Thread Darren Mansell
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:51:02 +0100, "Chris Rowson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> My local bus company gives names to all its buses - one is called >> Intrepid. Does that count? >> >> Wonder if they'd like to change the colour scheme and logo on that >> vehicle >> > > I work in a IT, so to pro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)

2008-10-16 Thread christopherrowson
> How did you do it? > > Sean > Just enable the 3d desktop in the appearance menu, then install compizconfig-settings-manager from universe. You can enable/disable all this kind of stuff in there, it'll also tell you the key combinations to do this kinda stuff for each option. Chris -- ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)

2008-10-16 Thread Sean Miller
How did you do it? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Changing default settings for all users

2008-10-16 Thread Rob Beard
Neil Greenwood wrote: > 2008/10/15 James Westby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 14:10 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: >>> [snip] >>> I vaguely remember reading something about default settings in /etc/skel >>> but after looking in that directory I see there are just some default >>> files for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)

2008-10-16 Thread Chris Rowson
> My local bus company gives names to all its buses - one is called > Intrepid. Does that count? > > Wonder if they'd like to change the colour scheme and logo on that > vehicle > I work in a IT, so to promote Ubuntu to my workmates I installed Hardy onto a PC, fired up the 3d desktop, pointe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Changing default settings for all users

2008-10-16 Thread Neil Greenwood
2008/10/15 James Westby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 14:10 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: >> [snip] >> I vaguely remember reading something about default settings in /etc/skel >> but after looking in that directory I see there are just some default >> files for bash. Is it possible to put

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)

2008-10-16 Thread Dianne Reuby
My local bus company gives names to all its buses - one is called Intrepid. Does that count? Wonder if they'd like to change the colour scheme and logo on that vehicle Dianne -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)

2008-10-16 Thread Philip Stubbs
2008/10/16 Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I also went to see Genius, I will definitely be visible and I'm fairly > sure I was wearing my Hardy t-shirt that day but can't be certain. I > will be wearing my hardy t-shirt to the IT crowd though, even though it > wont be seen. > > Adam. > Last Fr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-spotting (sort of)

2008-10-16 Thread Adam Bagnall
I also went to see Genius, I will definitely be visible and I'm fairly sure I was wearing my Hardy t-shirt that day but can't be certain. I will be wearing my hardy t-shirt to the IT crowd though, even though it wont be seen. Adam. Alan Pope wrote: > 2008/10/15 Matt Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: