Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open formats in UK gov?

2014-01-29 Thread Andres
On 29 de enero de 2014 23:24:16 GMT, Nigel Verity wrote: >I think that standardising on open formats is a significant step but it >is a long, long way from seeing the likes of LibreOffice running on the >typical civil servant's desktop. Without exception, the big UK >government FM contracts for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open formats in UK gov?

2014-01-29 Thread Nigel Verity
I think that standardising on open formats is a significant step but it is a long, long way from seeing the likes of LibreOffice running on the typical civil servant's desktop. Without exception, the big UK government FM contracts for IT provision and support are all let to companies with a huge

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open formats in UK gov?

2014-01-29 Thread John Oliver
Yes, I saw something about this on the BBC News android application around 30 minutes ago. IT does look interesting. I think it's something that's been postulated for some time, mind you. With the advent of the Government Digital Service (https://gds.blog.gov.uk/) this sort of stuff has been co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open formats in UK gov?

2014-01-29 Thread Andres
Pete Smout escribió: > >On 29/01/14 21:00, Andres wrote: >> I guess this is not news for some of you but thought I'd mention it. >Baby steps it seems: >> >> >http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/29/uk-government-plans-switch-to-open-source-from-microsoft-office-suite >> >> >> >> >Hi al

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows free at last!

2014-01-29 Thread J Fernyhough
On 29 January 2014 21:03, Barry Drake wrote: > Hi there ... A couple of weeks ago, I did a BIOS (UEFI) update as > requested after reporting a bug. The result was that an installation of > Windows 7 which I had on a removable drive died completely and I lost it. > How unstable Windows can be a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] nvidia 331 update

2014-01-29 Thread SuperEngineer
Whoops - forgot to mention - using !2.04.03 ;) Dell Dimension E520 Samsung SyncMaster monitor and, importantly... graphics card is nVidia GeForce 210 (GPU 0) On Wed, 2014-01-29 at 20:51 +, SuperEngineer wrote: > Hi folks, > > following an update that also downloaded [& installed without err

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open formats in UK gov?

2014-01-29 Thread Pete Smout
On 29/01/14 21:00, Andres wrote: I guess this is not news for some of you but thought I'd mention it. Baby steps it seems: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/29/uk-government-plans-switch-to-open-source-from-microsoft-office-suite Hi all, As a UK taxpayer, can I just say abou

[ubuntu-uk] Windows free at last!

2014-01-29 Thread Barry Drake
Hi there ... A couple of weeks ago, I did a BIOS (UEFI) update as requested after reporting a bug. The result was that an installation of Windows 7 which I had on a removable drive died completely and I lost it. How unstable Windows can be at times like this! When I looked at my very rare n

[ubuntu-uk] Open formats in UK gov?

2014-01-29 Thread Andres
I guess this is not news for some of you but thought I'd mention it. Baby steps it seems: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/29/uk-government-plans-switch-to-open-source-from-microsoft-office-suite -- Enviado desde mi teléfono con K-9 Mail.-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lis

[ubuntu-uk] nvidia 331 update

2014-01-29 Thread SuperEngineer
Hi folks, following an update that also downloaded [& installed without error] updated nvidia drivers [331] I looked in Additional Drivers and they were listed. No option to activate the new was presented but the Additional Drivers shows them with the green mark next to them, as if available/inst