Re: [ubuntu-uk] Terminology and beginners, was Re: Scrambled screen & reinstalling

2009-06-24 Thread John
Tim Dobson wrote: > Neil Greenwood wrote: > >> Finding a common set of terms (and then remembering to use them!) is >> difficult. >> >> The best thing to do is ask if you don't understand. >> > > Seconded. Just ask for clarification - even if it's not something your > particularly intere

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Terminology and beginners, was Re: Scrambled screen & reinstalling

2009-06-24 Thread Tim Dobson
Neil Greenwood wrote: > Finding a common set of terms (and then remembering to use them!) is > difficult. > > The best thing to do is ask if you don't understand. Seconded. Just ask for clarification - even if it's not something your particularly interested in or if you can't understand it eno

[ubuntu-uk] Terminology and beginners, was Re: Scrambled screen & reinstalling

2009-06-24 Thread Neil Greenwood
2009/6/23 Greg Herdman : > One general thought regarding this list - much of the chat is, by its > very nature, very technical, or at least very much couched in 'insider' > language. As a real beginner in the Ubuntu world I for one would > appreciate a bit of 'translation' when discussing convolute