Re: [ubuntu-uk] Locking down Firefox settings

2009-01-30 Thread Alistair Crust
l see if I can dig the mails out for you. Kind regards Alistair Please email first, I may not be in my office and available for calls -- Alistair Crust Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness Lincs PE252QS Tel: 0175461 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-20 Thread Alistair Crust
On Tue, 2008-05-20 at 10:17 +0100, Tester wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Stephen O'Neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "British Ubuntu Talk" > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:11 AM > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules > > James Dalley wrote: > > | PSS. Just thought of a way to end this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch

2008-04-01 Thread Alistair Crust
On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 18:34 +, Rob Beard wrote: > Alistair Crust wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-03-25 at 21:30 +, Dianne Reuby wrote: > >> Skegness Grammar use Linux - you can find their IT department case study > >> of the advantages here: > >> htt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch

2008-03-27 Thread Alistair Crust
On Thu, 2008-03-27 at 13:03 +, Stephen O'Neill wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Alistair Crust wrote: > | They will not have to employ anyone else full time to > | maintain it. > > > If an automated update breaks something over

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch

2008-03-27 Thread Alistair Crust
o become confident > that they can continue doing all manner of simple or advanced > wordprocessing tasks without needing anything from Microsoft. > > Donate one copy to your local school technology officer, and if you can > spare more, donate extra copies to your local school lib

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch

2008-03-26 Thread Alistair Crust
Not so long ago I did a DTP course - the teacher couldn't help on a > > question I had, she was a maths teacher. Admin had said basically "DTP > > is computers, computers do maths, therefore the maths dept will teach > > this evening class"! > > > > Dianne

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch

2008-03-26 Thread Alistair Crust
> persuade a > > school to switch to ubuntu? > > > > Craig. > > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk &g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch

2008-03-26 Thread Alistair Crust
r. Otherwise, any ideas on ways to persuade a > > school to switch to ubuntu? > > > > Craig. > > > > > > and their contact details bellow, If you have any specific questions just mail me, on, or off-list and I'll do my best to reply. I can answer t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Podcast Episode 2 recording this weekend.

2008-03-20 Thread Alistair Crust
g up and if they fancy going. This could also help to generate more feedback/suggestions on the content before it's finally recorded, edited and cast in digital stone (as it were). Just an idea though. Kind regards (For one day only) Birthday Boy! -- Alistair Crust <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows

2008-03-18 Thread Alistair Crust
On Mon, 2008-03-17 at 21:00 +, Rob Beard wrote: > Daniel Lamb wrote: > > http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/image.php?u=3411&type=sigpic&dateline=1181677427 > > > > > > > > Probably old news I found it funny.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Music to your ears, something new for the UK

2008-03-12 Thread Alistair Crust
27;t" happen so is a mute point in this instance. So now the project is running and "open" lets move to helping out "now" rather than spending our efforts debating the finer points of "then". I plan on doing my bit by promoting the podcast within our school an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] where is everyone?

2008-03-06 Thread Alistair Crust
ance. Rant over.. I'll grab my coat :-) Kind regards -- Alistair Crust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness Lincs PE252QS Tel: 0175461 [1] because they've forgotten them, not because I'm an BOFH -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubu

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

2008-02-27 Thread Alistair Crust
sin) my main concern was my sister in Gainsbourgh and the school. They seam to have had the brunt of it with quite a few chimneys and the like falling, and in Skegness it caused a fire apparently but I can't find anywhere I can confirm that. I am surprised that Grimsby didn't catch

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broken Synaptic

2008-02-18 Thread Alistair Crust
tting. I recall setting up proxying for some of my servers here by adding a line in one of those files (although I now use apt-cache for that job). Doing the reverse should just be a case of removing the line containing the proxy and running 'apt-get update'. Kind regards -- Alist

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenSSI on Ubuntu (with LTSP thrown in for good measure)

2008-01-30 Thread Alistair Crust
a dedicated server with NFS+NIS that allows the 3 LTSP Servers to mount home over NFS and authenticate from NIS. So as far as management or users go its a doddle, as you have all the users home directories etc in one place (for the paranoid, you could also load balance/failover these services too).

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenSSI on Ubuntu (with LTSP thrown in for good measure)

2008-01-29 Thread Alistair Crust
ople responsible for the ltsp bits hang out there. If you end up trying it I would be interested to know how or if you get local devices/sound to work. Kind regards -- Alistair Crust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness Lincs PE252QS Tel: 0175461 -- ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A question for sysadmins

2008-01-09 Thread Alistair Crust
ou. Anyway I'd recommend talking to the guys on the rsnapshot mailing list, they're very helpful. -- - Kind regards Alistair Crust Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness PE25 2QS TEL: 01754 61 (ext'852) FAX: 01754 896875 -- ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] feeling christmasy... virtualy not any more!

2007-12-21 Thread Alistair Crust
ith or without the use of virt-install, and without the use of the xen-tools package (this is not included with centOS AFAIK). Happy Christmas and a Merry new year to all ;) -- ----- Kind regards Alistair Crust Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness PE25 2QS TEL: 0

Re: [ubuntu-uk] edubuntu

2007-11-16 Thread Alistair Crust
y > > On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:23:34 +, Alistair Crust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 14:00 +, andylockran wrote: > >> Norman, > >> > >> I _really_ like edubuntu so much that it's become my choice for the > > desktop a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] edubuntu

2007-11-15 Thread Alistair Crust
on't use a true edubuntu server, we use just use ubuntu + ltsp4.2 + extra packages installed by edubuntu), and thanks to shipit.edubuntu.org and shipit.ubuntu.com the school library is regularly giving away *ubuntu cd for the masses. even new laptops get xp/vista replaced by an edubuntu workst

Re: [ubuntu-uk] emails

2007-05-08 Thread Alistair Crust
t; over. > > Regards > -- > Gregory > I can hear you loud and clear, can't speak for anyone else mind. -- Kind regards Alistair Crust Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness PE25 2QS TEL: 01754 61 (ext'852) FAX: 01754 896875 -- ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Linux Survey (until 23rd March)

2007-03-15 Thread Alistair Crust
y for MS Windows. Teachers see these software titles, like them, think they will help and go buy them, then we end up buying Windows to run them (Because teachers are generally nontechnical people). That shouldn't happen. They should buy the software an be able to run them on Linux/Windows/Mac/B

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Linux Survey (until 23rd March)

2007-03-15 Thread Alistair Crust
ith pre-installed windows. Did I hear someone say "chicken or the egg?" which came first? -- Kind regards Alistair Crust Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness PE25 2QS TEL: 01754 61 (ext'852) FAX: 01754 896875 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [SWLUG] Open government IT projects]

2007-01-22 Thread Alistair Crust
Similar idea to the bill referenced in: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/19/ms_in_peruvian_opensource_nightmare/ a very good read ! On Mon, 2007-01-22 at 15:55 +, Benjamin Webb wrote: > Interesting idea, I think I might sign it. Just one thing so, could > you give me some examples of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-18 Thread Alistair Crust
If we all keep avocating, using and pushing suppliers for linux support the momentum should snowball. Esp' as alot of vendors see education as a wallet with no bounds. They know they can always come back to education and say. "This product will do *insert latest buzzwords here*" .. and inevitab

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-18 Thread Alistair Crust
antly. Caroline On 17/01/07, Toby Smithe < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi. I'm curious: do you have whiteboards and do they work? On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 09:42 +, Alistair Crust wrote: > Hi, I would have to strongly disagree with your outlook here. > I talk from e

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-17 Thread Alistair Crust
e limited spare time. I did however feel compelled to add my two peneth here. I'll get of my soap box now. Keep up the great work with OSS promotion.. as I said critical mass, the more we chip away at this the better it becomes. To coin a phrase "Every Little Helps!"(tm)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reply from my MP!!!!

2006-11-29 Thread Alistair Crust
lthough I felt that it was a bit like preaching to the converted. On a side note there is a top notch sandwich bar just down the road ;) yum yum -- Kind regards Alistair Crust Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness PE25 2QS TEL: 01754 61 (ext'852) FAX: 01754 896875 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dapper and Cups in a school environment

2006-11-06 Thread Alistair Crust
stic. Adding the printer is where I have problems. As soon as I finish the setup and click add printer the page asks me to upgrade or access the /admin via https. If this https has been complied out by the package maintainers upstream then why is it still asking me for https when adding a printer

[ubuntu-uk] Dapper and Cups in a school environment

2006-11-06 Thread Alistair Crust
em, after trying the suggestions the trail just goes cold. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -- Kind regards Alistair Crust Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness PE25 2QS TEL: 01754 61 (ext'852) FAX: 01754 896875 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hi

2006-06-14 Thread Alistair Crust
we should bring back regional dialects. wat u sey mee-aty? (what do you say matey in linconshire-ish) -- Kind regards Alistair Crust Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness PE25 2QS TEL: 01754 61 (ext'852) FAX: 01754 896875 -- ubuntu-uk mailing l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Advocacy

2006-03-13 Thread Alistair Crust
On Sat, 2006-03-11 at 11:54 +, Paul Sladen wrote: > On Fri, 10 Mar 2006, Alistair Crust wrote: > > Hello Alistair, > > > Hi I'm from a school in Lincolnshire [..] we are experimenting with > > edubuntu-dapper and trying to include Local Disk Access. This would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Advocacy

2006-03-10 Thread Alistair Crust
and have firefox and openoffice on most of the other windows machines in school. we use debian sarge with ltsp, firefox, nvu, xmlmind, openoffice, and zope for a-level projects. although we are experimenting with edubuntu-dapper and trying to include Local Disk Access. This would be the