Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Community Gaming Server

2007-11-08 Thread Skeg Fast
Alan Pope wrote: > I've recently been chatting with someone who is enthusiastic about an > Ubuntu Community Gaming Server, and wanted to run it past you lot to get > opinions/ideas. > Snip > Thoughts, ideas? > > Cheers, > Al. > A few years ago I was very active in a gaming clan. I realise tha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wifi mini-survey

2007-11-08 Thread Skeg Fast
>> Mac wrote: >> >>> Do you use Ubuntu on a laptop + wifi? >>> >>> And, if you do, do you use >>> >>> no encryption / WEP / WPA / WPA2 >>> >>> with ESSID broadcast / hidden? >>> Interesting topic since I'm vaguely looking into buying a Linux compatible laptop. No wifi or laptop yet (proba

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Skeg Fast
> Well at least now we know why Mr Gates was trying to get into Nigeria > when he had his visa application rejected. > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/212125 > Sorry, missed a 0 from the link. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/2121250 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Skeg Fast
John Levin wrote: > Chris Rowson wrote: >> I just read this. Sickening isn't it! >> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/ >> >> > > MS have been playing these games in Africa for some time: in 2002, they > offered Schoolnet Namibia Office Pro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IPv6 - are you using it?

2007-10-30 Thread Skeg Fast
Daniel Lamb wrote: > Windows does support IPv6, > > When I asked a colleague(who has been working in it for 20+ years) what it > was used for he explained, basically with nat it is pointless as was said > before we cant or are unlikely to run out of ip addresses using IPv4. > > Regards, > Daniel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IPv6 - are you using it?

2007-10-30 Thread Skeg Fast
>> Actually, my toaster and oven have an IP address... I can remember IP (v4) addys better than I can remember my own mobile number (even though I've had the same phone number for 10 years - I think the dots in the IP help :p) I can't see me remembering IPv6 addys any time soon though, even

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz and ATI

2007-10-29 Thread Skeg Fast
Sean Miller wrote: > I have tried very hard to get Compiz to work with my ATI onboard > graphics card but have never succeeded. > > I have therefore come to the conclusion that the two simply don't work > together, but can't really understand why... surely the thing has been > around for a suff

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz ?

2007-10-29 Thread Skeg Fast
Ted wrote: > Tony Arnold wrote: >> Ted, >> >> Ted wrote: >> >>> Tony Arnold wrote: >>> Ted, Ted wrote: > I have two drives with Sidux on hda and Gutsy on hdb...I have compiz > running on Sidux but cannot get it running on Gutsy..I get the error >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Best ISP?

2007-10-26 Thread Skeg Fast
I've been using Freedom2Surf ADSL for a couple of years. I signed up before they were bought by Pipex and started imposing bandwidth limits. I could 'upgrade' to an 8 meg connection but it would be bandwidth-limited during peak-time in the small print so I stick to my 2 meg connection. 120 gig/

[ubuntu-uk] Disappointed

2007-10-18 Thread Skeg Fast
To Whom It May Concern, I find the latest release of your new operating system most unimpressive. Today I 'upgraded' to your newest Gutsy Gibbon and was perturbed to see that my desktop wallpaper did not change. Furthermore, all my windows started to wobble. Is this a problem with my graphics d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help!i want to control my torrents over the web!

2007-10-15 Thread Skeg Fast
STONE COLD wrote: > But azeures is kinda bloated isnt it! im currently using ktorrent! > You can run Azureus without the GUI, which saves on a lot of resources. See http://nerdica.com/?p=30 (scroll down to BitTorrent client) and the Azureus wiki http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/ConsoleUI

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Two operating systems

2007-07-26 Thread Skeg Fast
I have Ubuntu on my Master hard drive and XP as its slave (heh). My hard drives in this machine are just plain old (parallel) ATA though so ymmv. When you install Ubuntu it will automagically set up GRUB to dual boot. If you then install other OSs or reinstall Windows then you might have to faf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FLOSS links for my MP

2007-06-12 Thread Skeg Fast
Thanks for the links guys. There's some interesting reading to get me started. My MP is/was(?) one of the education big-wigs in his party so the school stuff is particularly useful. I'll have to have a dig about to see if he's already involved :) Kris Marsh wrote: > On

[ubuntu-uk] FLOSS links for my MP

2007-06-10 Thread Skeg Fast
Is there a website/doc on the interwebs from which I can grab useful links to include in an email my MP to ask him about his use/make him aware of FLOSS? If not, does anybody have suggestions for links that I can point him to? Cheers, Skeg -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Eyecandy in Ubuntu Feisty Vs. Vista Aero

2007-06-07 Thread Skeg Fast
I hear ya! I've converted a lot of people to Linux just from them sitting and watching me use Kubuntu with Beryl on a 4 year old desktop. "Yeah, my desktop struggles with Vista too"... (Spins cube). "No, this isn't Vista" (Spins cube some more+transparent stuff). "Yeah, from 2004, Athlon XP" (Hi