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

2006-11-02 Thread ac
tim matthews wrote: > the BBC and open source? > > http://support.bbc.co.uk/ogg/ > > they did have a very nice ogg stream for Radio 4 ... and then they got > rid of it. > > however, if the BBC should look more into open source, it depends on us > the users of the BBC to organise ourselves and

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

2006-11-02 Thread ac
Andy wrote: > On 02/11/06, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Something I heard at LinuxWorld recently suggested to me bbc were >> moving towards more open formats. >> (lots of excellent stuff snipped, lets keep up the good work) [...] > Maybe we should add 'getting the BBC to use an open form

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LinuxWorld London 2006 Update for 24th September

2006-09-25 Thread ac
Nik Butler wrote: [...] > Things im still waiting for suggestions/content/materials/confirmation > of a good idea on ; keeping it simple theres just a couple of things: > > 1. Things to Show/Demo during the two days. Ah - something I have thought of but do not know how to do yet, and might be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LinuxWorld London 2006 Update for 24th September

2006-09-25 Thread ac
Nik Butler wrote: > Afternoon all. So its been a quiet week on the list regarding the > exhibition but that does not mean we have not been hammering away > behind the scenes. > > First off thanks to Alan Helmore-Simpson and Paul Sladen for keeping the > Ubuntu Tablet demo project moving forwar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introduction

2006-09-22 Thread ac
l presented and visually attractive and soon become the centre of attention for newbies wanting to move from windows, making the table defacto Ubuntu infopoint! -- ac -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introduction

2006-09-22 Thread ac
David Morley wrote: >> There is a page detailing the various things you can do to help out >> ubuntu and how to get involved with each here: >> >> http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate >> >> and a more lengthy and up to date version here: >> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ContributeToUbuntu >> >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-18 Thread ac
Caroline Ford wrote: > On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 23:06 +0100, ana wrote: >> Hi >> >> Adam Bagnall wrote: >> > I was thinking earlier that as far as I'm aware the LoCoTeam has no >> > female members. There must be some women in the UK who use Ubuntu? > > Of course there are - I am another one. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubunto in college, was Re: Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-18 Thread ac
ana wrote: > hi > > Caroline Ford wrote: >> (College has horribly locked down XP boxes and a fairly fascist web >> filter..) >> > > Yes. It is not the teachers's fault. We had a college IT teacher in the > hacklab once, he explained that even if he wants to teach some free > software he can't,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LinuxWorld planning - Update 14th Sept.

2006-09-14 Thread ac
nik wrote: > Since I wont get a chance to post this over the weekend, here is your > end of week update, > > > > 1: Thank You to > > Adam Bagnall, Alan Pope, Alan Helmore-Simpson,Stuart Parkington and > Ashley Hooper whom have all volunteered to aid in Setup and Attendance. > We believe Jo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Postcards from Ubuntu

2006-09-13 Thread ac
Alan Helmore-Simpson wrote: >> How about Ubuntu Christmas cards? A Linux/Ubuntu orientated picture >> on the front in christmas scene, and the marketing information on the >> back. Many other organisations use this as a way to spread the word. >> > Wonderful, if this were to be done, perhaps we s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff ++ peace of mind

2006-09-12 Thread ac
Philip Wyett wrote: [...] > She is quite vocal about how much faster Ubuntu is over XP on the same > PC and how GNU Linux provides her with the daily peace of mind because > of it's security so she can just get on with what she wants to do One of the notable things I notice now I use Linux general

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Volunteers for running an ubuntu-uk stand at LinuxWorld London?

2006-09-12 Thread ac
Jono Bacon wrote: > On Tue, 2006-09-12 at 18:32 +0100, ac wrote: >> I will certainly have a go. (Thanks for thinking well of it). >> It can be a bit sobering to be faced with people who have mostly >> hardly heard of open source before > > This is something I woul

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LinuxWorld planning page

2006-09-12 Thread ac
nik wrote: > William Anderson wrote: >> nik wrote: >> use the boot to gather in people and get them involved after the event. >>> id also suggest not leaving it to the spill checker ! boot should be booth ! >>> >> >> Booth person: Would you like to peruse the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Volunteers for running an ubuntu-uk stand at LinuxWorld London?

2006-09-12 Thread ac
Jono Bacon wrote: > On Tue, 2006-09-12 at 14:30 +0100, ac wrote: >> I will attend and help both days if needed. I run the monthly >> infopoint table in bracknell computer fairs - although I am an >> experienced end user rather than anything more techy. The infopoint >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Volunteers for running an ubuntu-uk stand at LinuxWorld London?

2006-09-12 Thread ac
Jono Bacon wrote: > Hi all, > > Some space has become available at LinuxWorld London for a potential > ubuntu-uk stand int he .org village on 25th and 26th Oct 2006. This will > be a small stand in which volunteers could go down and talk to visitors > about the UK Ubuntu community. The stand is fr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introductions

2006-09-09 Thread ac
cs Engineer based around > Maidenhead (not far from Windsor). Due to my job I have the pleasure of > using Linux (Redhat Enterprise 3.0 to be precise) and Solaris on a daily [...] Hi Matthew. Welcome! I am in bracknell and generally run (If I am available) the Infopoint table at th