Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Sean Miller
It's a bit unfair on Windows to say that photo editing software is at additional cost methinks, when that's a choice the Windows users make - they could go for GIMP and get it free too (same goes for Openoffice). Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Rob Beard
On 15/06/2010 21:18, Matthew C. Bassett wrote: > On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 16:29 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > >> Am I right in thinking this Poulsbo chip has the integrated PowerVR >> graphics core for 3D graphics? >> >> Makes me wonder why Intel don't just buy up PowerVR and then release an >> open s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Matthew C. Bassett
On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 16:29 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > Am I right in thinking this Poulsbo chip has the integrated PowerVR > graphics core for 3D graphics? > > Makes me wonder why Intel don't just buy up PowerVR and then release an > open source driver (as it seems that for their older GMA chipse

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Alan Pope
On 15 June 2010 16:59, Stephen Garton wrote: > Documented? Yes. In a form that anyone else could understand? Not yet! :) > Wifey is out tonight, so I was planning on writing up into a blog post > tonight when the little one has gone to bed. Then I can look at > finding out how to get back on pla

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Stephen Garton
On 15 June 2010 16:19, Alan Pope wrote: > On 15 June 2010 16:11, Stephen Garton wrote: >> I managed to get the poulsbo 'stuff' running on my Dell Mini 10 >> (running Lucid) last night. It was a lot of faff as the system had >> some dregs of stuff from getting the GMA500 chip working properly in >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 15/06/10 16:19, Alan Pope wrote: > On 15 June 2010 16:11, Stephen Garton wrote: >> I managed to get the poulsbo 'stuff' running on my Dell Mini 10 >> (running Lucid) last night. It was a lot of faff as the system had >> some dregs of stuff from getting the GMA500 chip working properly in >> Kar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Rob Beard
On 15/06/10 16:11, Stephen Garton wrote: > I managed to get the poulsbo 'stuff' running on my Dell Mini 10 > (running Lucid) last night. It was a lot of faff as the system had > some dregs of stuff from getting the GMA500 chip working properly in > Karmic. I would say it is not something for the f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Alan Pope
On 15 June 2010 16:11, Stephen Garton wrote: > I managed to get the poulsbo 'stuff' running on my Dell Mini 10 > (running Lucid) last night. It was a lot of faff as the system had > some dregs of stuff from getting the GMA500 chip working properly in > Karmic. I would say it is not something for t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Stephen Garton
On 15 June 2010 10:12, Matthew Bassett wrote: > On 15 June 2010 10:09, Bruce Beardall wrote: >> You can also try www.pcspecialist.co.uk. I haven't used them myself but you >> can select No Operating System when you configure your choice (same goes for >> MS Office and Anti Virus). They do netbook

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Barry Drake
On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 10:04 +0100, Gordon Allott wrote: > > But not in the UK apparently :( > There is a reason for that! right now dell are only selling the mini 10 > netbook which is a terrible terrible machine that won't work well on > ubuntu I bought my mini 10v around a month ago. It's a fa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Gordon Allott
On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 10:10 +0100, Matthew Bassett wrote: > > That's very interesting... (Though they do already sell a Dell Mini > 10n in the States) > > I'll wait then. It's a race. Between Linux Emporium (Lenevo IdeaPad > S10-3?) and Dell UK (Mini 10n? Or maybe that is the machine with the >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Matthew Bassett
On 15 June 2010 10:09, Bruce Beardall wrote: > You can also try www.pcspecialist.co.uk. I haven't used them myself but you > can select No Operating System when you configure your choice (same goes for > MS Office and Anti Virus). They do netbooks, laptops, PCs etc. Thanks. I'll take a look: the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread AdeGoodyer
Can't tell you how big a smile was on my face after reading this too!! Great post. The momentum is building and I am genuinely excited to seeing the growth of Ubuntu in the next few years if not sooner! Its a credit to the thousands of people who have put hours of their own time into making somet

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Matthew Bassett
On 15 June 2010 10:04, Gordon Allott wrote: > On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 09:25 +0100, Matthew Bassett wrote: >> On 14 June 2010 20:29, Barry Titterton >> wrote: >> > It's official: >> > >> > http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&l=en&cs=19 >> > >> >> But not in the UK apparently

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Bruce Beardall
You can also try www.pcspecialist.co.uk. I haven't used them myself but you can select No Operating System when you configure your choice (same goes for MS Office and Anti Virus). They do netbooks, laptops, PCs etc. Regards Bruce On 15 June 2010 09:25, Matthew Bassett wrote: > On 14 June 2010

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Matthew Bassett
On 15 June 2010 09:50, Mary Mooney wrote: > Have you tried the Linux Emporium > > www.linuxemporium.co.uk > > Based in the Midlands (of England) > > Mary > -- > Mary Mooney DEUK'05 I've been waiting for them to get hold of something with better battery life than the Lenevo IdeaPad S10-2-3 (li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Gordon Allott
On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 09:25 +0100, Matthew Bassett wrote: > On 14 June 2010 20:29, Barry Titterton > wrote: > > It's official: > > > > http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&l=en&cs=19 > > > > But not in the UK apparently :( > > I have been trying to find a Linux pre-instal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Mary Mooney
Have you tried the Linux Emporium www.linuxemporium.co.uk Based in the Midlands (of England) Mary -- Mary Mooney DEUK'05 "A well-developed sense of humour is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life. William Arthur Ward" Q: What's tiny and yellow and very,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Matthew Bassett
On 14 June 2010 20:29, Barry Titterton wrote: > It's official: > > http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&l=en&cs=19 > But not in the UK apparently :( I have been trying to find a Linux pre-installed netbook to purchase in the UK since the beginning of the year, and Dell we

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Harry Rickards
On 14 Jun 2010, at 20:29, Barry Titterton wrote: > It's official: > > http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu? > c=us&l=en&cs=19 > > There is also a tick chart at the bottom of the page that is a fair > comparison of Ubuntu with Windows. It made me smile. > > Barry > > > -- > ub

[ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

2010-06-15 Thread Barry Titterton
It's official: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&l=en&cs=19 There is also a tick chart at the bottom of the page that is a fair comparison of Ubuntu with Windows. It made me smile. Barry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-