Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu's Plans To Implement UEFI SecureBoot: No GRUB2

2012-06-22 Thread Chris Fox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 22/06/2012 17:26, mac wrote: > Just saw this... > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTEyNDY > > > Some less ad-plastered links, direct from the horses' mouths: http://blog.canonical.com/2012/06/22/an-update-on-ubuntu-and-sec

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

2012-06-22 Thread Chris Fox
On 22/06/12 07:38, richard wrote: On 21/06/12 17:47, john wrote: Thought that this may be interesting : ww.h-online.com/open/news/item/Dell-to-bring-Ubuntu-laptops-to-850-retail-stores-in-India-1620657.html John so why not sell them here too ? From what I recall, they did for a while and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help please

2012-06-10 Thread Chris Fox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/06/2012 14:44, John Davis wrote: > Hi, > > I am sorry this is not Ubuntu related but could any offer some help > for a novice web site builder ? > > > I have made a web site with a main page, gallery page and an image > folder. > > When worki

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Clonezilla to image thinkpad hard drive before installing Ubuntu

2012-06-08 Thread Chris Fox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/06/2012 17:05, kpb wrote: > Leaving the 21 GB restore partition is no hassle, I have > difficulty using more than about 5Gb for data, but my understanding > is no thinkvantage because of Grub, so no restore from hard drive? > > Cheers > > I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Heads up: Fedora pays Microsoft

2012-06-01 Thread Chris Fox
Unlikely, considering that (as I understand it) the option to disable UEFI and/or load other keys is listed as a requirement in the specification (for x86 at least). For ARM, this functionality won't be included on devices shipping with win8. So yeah it'll need to be hacked in order to install ano

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Heads up: Fedora pays Microsoft

2012-06-01 Thread Chris Fox
It'll affect any motherboard manufacturers who want their boards to be 'Win8 certified'. In practice, the current spec requires it to be disableable from the boot menu. However, Joe Bloggs isn't going to be comfortable messing in the bios to install a non MS OS, and it's (in some people 's opinion

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SATA Hdd Problem.

2007-11-12 Thread Chris Fox
> Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:41:37 + > From: "Sean Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please can someone look at this and try to > help SATA Hdd Problem. > To: "British Ubuntu Talk" > There is an implication in your posting, Rohan, that people

Re: [ubuntu-uk] k3b

2007-10-19 Thread Chris Fox
Stephen Garton wrote: > Hi Ted > > Ted wrote: >> Copying audio files with k3b I drag the files to be copied and the >> titles show up ok >> but the titles do not show on the resulting disk just track 1 track 2 >> etc. Is there a way to get >> k3b to show the titles on the burned disk ? >> > > I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice for the future

2007-10-17 Thread Chris Fox
ourses with regards to Linux? (Keeping on topic - Chris, currently studying for a OU Computing degree, unemployed^H^H^H^H^H "Occupationally Challenged"!) Cheers, Chris - -- Chris Fox ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) And now, for something completely different... -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Versi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice for the future

2007-10-17 Thread Chris Fox
use it's the OU you can take it at your own pace (for example, if you wanted to work or do some internships while you study). It'd be nice to hear from anyone on the list who has any opinions about OU degrees compared to degrees from residential universities, especially with regards to how