[ubuntu-uk] Launchpad - how to unregister?

2006-11-05 Thread TheOldFellow
Subject says it all. I really HATE systems that make you register and then have no un-register feature. R. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-03 Thread TheOldFellow
> Will our windows loving friends now point and say "see, linux is okay, > microsoft say so!" now? > I'm one who, in a previous phase of existence, used to visit Microsoft in their lair at Redmond, and met a few of their execs round the cauldron. My beef with MS isn't the product, or even the tec

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC and open formats??

2006-11-02 Thread TheOldFellow
> He seems to claim a lot of expenses for computers though: > Centrally Provided Computer Equipment £1,082 > its a pity it doesn't say exactly what that was spent on (this is for > a single year). Windows and Windows application updates :-) Send him a Ubuntu live-CD? R. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC and open formats??

2006-11-02 Thread TheOldFellow
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:45:30 +, Andy wrote: > I might just write to my MP, but unfortunately there isn't an election > around the corner so it will probably be ignored. I wrote to mine about this and, more importantly IMO, that Parliament On-Line is Windows-formats only. I got a reasoned rep