Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True? (Gregory Kirby)

2007-05-07 Thread Jonathan Roberts
What kind of connection do you have? Do you have a router with ethernet, a usb modem, a pci dial-up modem!? Someone (possibly even me!) might be able to help you with it... Best wishes, Jon > Still having trouble getting on line ubuntu/kubuntu. It could be the > terminology is different so I am

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!

2007-05-05 Thread Jonathan Roberts
> Hi, > > Great idea and kudos to you for getting it all done! Have you thought about > campaigning to get your union/university moving towards completely > open-source software? I know my uni computers all have openoffice and > firefox installed, but numerous warnings appear about the software bei

[ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!

2007-05-05 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hi all, I'm not sure I've mentioned this on the list before but the disc I've been working on to promote Free Culture (incl. free software) is available to download! It's an awesome disc (if I do say so myself!) and the plan is to distribute it to journalists and MPs (+ friends at uni) to help sp

[ubuntu-uk] Mark Shuttleworth Interview

2007-03-23 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hi, I've just released my interview with MS and it can be found at http://questionsplease.org It's a good listen :D Hope you enjoy it if you give it a listen... Jon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Totem Xine?

2007-02-11 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hi, I was just wondering why on the Ubuntu Wiki neither mplayer or totem-xine are recommended in the restricted media section? Particularly totem-xine. Seems to make more sense to me to replace totem-gstreamer than to have that plus gxine ogle etc. Jon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

[ubuntu-uk] Posting to the Fridge? Interview with Mark Shuttleworth

2007-02-08 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hi all, Just thought I'd see if anyone here new how to get in touch with the people over at the Fridge?! Some of you might remember my podcast, with RMS, Jeremy Allison and Jeff Waugh - well I'm just preparing the third episode (I have release cycles like Debian!!) and Mark Shuttleworth is set to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] getting help - UK List

2007-01-29 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hi all, I haven't been following the list too closely lately but I've just a quick look through some of the comments about this subject. I hope this hasn't already been said but I'd suggest people join their local LUG! I've found the people in mine to be very helpful and are quite willing to come

[ubuntu-uk] Battle of the operating systems

2007-01-25 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Has anyone else noticed that they've stopped updating that webpage and the comments are heavily skewed in favor of OSX? I can't believe the majority of users out there are on OSX and I get the impression a lot of GNU/Linux users have also written in yet have nearly zero representation! Add to tha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 6.10 install

2007-01-15 Thread Jonathan Roberts
> Sorry to change the subject- I have Ubuntu 6,10 installed. Open Office > crashes if I try to copy or cut and paste into an email. I have re-installed > Open Office, but it is still happening. > Does that mean that the re-installation did not work or is there another > problem somewhere else? No i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 6.10 install

2007-01-14 Thread Jonathan Roberts
> HiI've been trying to install Ubuntu 6,10 on my laptop (a Sony Vaio A397XP). > The >installation hangs when it gets to creating the file system ("Creating > ext3 file >system for / in partition #1 of SCSI 1 0.0..)I've tried to run the > install a few times >and get to the same point. How do I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LAN filesharing

2007-01-12 Thread Jonathan Roberts
> My initial thoughts are either: > - Cheap NAS & forget about syncing (But would prefer PC as I can do > unattended downloading every time the next ubuntu release etc. comes out!) > - Cheap PC (Anyone know of anywhere that sells OS-less cheap PCs in the > UK?) with Ubuntu/SAMBA & forget about the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Done wrote my MP!

2006-11-27 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Andrew George is great! His daughter's a friend of mine and I've camped in his garden... Glad to see he's signed! Jon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Done wrote my MP!

2006-11-24 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Just sent a letter to my MP too, Matthew Taylor in Cornwall. Good spot! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New podcast is up

2006-11-23 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hi, I've made the change so hopefully! Sorry it takes me so long to do these things, I only get this on a digest so it's a while before replies come in, Jon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] oops

2006-11-23 Thread Jonathan Roberts
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sorry for my rude departure from irc...my laptop went for repair and just isn't the same now!! Didn't want to come across as rude and didn't know where else to explain myself! Jon -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 19, Issue 64

2006-11-23 Thread Jonathan Roberts
will sort this out though for any other episodes...thanks, > > -- > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:18:04 + > From: Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New podcast is up > To: "British Ubuntu Talk" >

[ubuntu-uk] New podcast is up

2006-11-23 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hi all, I recorded the interview with Richard Stallman, Jeremy Allison and Jeff Waugh last night and it went really well. It's a bit rough around the edges but it's my first try at something like this so I hope you'll forgive me! Hopefully you'll give it a listen and enjoy it! http://question

[ubuntu-uk] new podcast

2006-11-19 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hi, I thought you all might be interested in my new podcast, http://questionsplease.org The first episode is yet to be recorded but will be on Thursday and will feature Richard Stallman, Jeff Waugh and Jeremy Allison as guests. The idea is that people in the community send in questions and the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free vs non-free drivers etc

2006-11-17 Thread Jonathan Roberts
>The emphasis is slightly different. Open Source doesn't (always) have >the freedom aspect, at least not all four freedoms from the GPL >(paraphrased here): > - freedom to run > - freedom to study > - freedom to redistribute > - freedom to change and release For anyone wondering about this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New screencast for today

2006-11-15 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Have you dugg all of these?! I haven't looked at the latest one but I did take a peak at quickones.org and you've got quite a good collection now! Might be a good to digg/slashdot it and get a bit more awareness of it out? Jon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/lis

[ubuntu-uk] Screencasts

2006-11-10 Thread Jonathan Roberts
I hope this topic isn't getting old! I just thought I'd point out that I've had a little look around: if any one is interested in doing the installation one it's really simple to install qemu (I didn't look at xen - though I don't believe it would be much harder) and running the installation as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New screencast on installing updates

2006-11-09 Thread Jonathan Roberts
Hey, I've just watched the screen cast and thought it was really good! Don't really think you need to make any changes to the splash screen, although with the idea of pretty as a feature being thrown around by Mark Shuttleworth and the like maybe it would be a nice extra (although I have zero

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam Meetings Minutes

2006-10-31 Thread Jonathan Roberts
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >hmmm right out of the batting cage I can see how if we can create >screencast tutorials for these sort of things and then use things like >googleTube and the Wikis its going to boost awareness.. but yes please >...even from me ! Just interested to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 18, Issue 61

2006-10-30 Thread Jonathan Roberts
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > Surely a clever email client could parse these headers and offer the > links to the user? > I wonder if any do. > > - Andy > Thunderbird does :-) -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - h