Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-uk graphics

2007-03-29 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi Matt, > However, as we've all said on this thread already, Canonical are quite > nice about the issue in general. These are intended to be guidelines, > which we should follow, rather than some kind of dictatorial stance. > > I don't really see how this issue is complicated!! > > Matt It's not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUGs

2007-03-29 Thread Alan Pope
On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 08:48:21AM +0100, Ben Thorp wrote: > Let's put this into perspective. It's _not_ free, but the full ticket > price is only £5, which might as well be free ;) The concession price is > £3, and they've yet to refuse someone a concession if they've written in. > Internationa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUGs

2007-03-29 Thread TheVeech
On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 20:47 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 08:28:08PM +0100, TheVeech wrote: > > But where is it written that people who disagree have to go at it hammer > > and tongues or descend into personal animosity? No doubt most of us > > have been there, but at least som

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUGs

2007-03-29 Thread TheVeech
On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 20:35 +0100, Stuart Parkington wrote: > TheVeech wrote: > > >>> I'd have thought they were a bit of a geekfest, not having been to one, > >>> but I'm probably way off the mark. Trouble is, the one for my neck of > >>> the woods is supposed to be active but its website hasn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUGs

2007-03-29 Thread Lucy
On 28/03/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have no clue to be honest about what women > would want out of a LUG meeting. We have a few women who regularly attend > our LUG meets, and it would be great if we knew if there's anything specific > they need. > Women are people too! In gene

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUGs

2007-03-29 Thread Alan Pope
On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 11:26:23AM +0100, Lucy wrote: > On 28/03/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have no clue to be honest about what women > > would want out of a LUG meeting. We have a few women who regularly attend > > our LUG meets, and it would be great if we knew if there's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUGs

2007-03-29 Thread I C McNab
Lucy wrote: [SNIP] > The following howto is well worth reading for more information though: > > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/ > Lucy >>> Thanks for the link to Val Henson's paper - brilliant! - should be required reading for everyone. ::Ian -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUGs

2007-03-29 Thread Lucy
On 29/03/07, I C McNab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lucy wrote: > [SNIP] > > The following howto is well worth reading for more information though: > > > > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/ > > > > Lucy >>> Thanks for the link to Val Henson's paper - brilliant! - should > be requir

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Linux Survey (until 23rd March)

2007-03-29 Thread Freddie Ruddick
Nothing particularly new, but I notice the BBC have covered it. [0]. Freddie :) [0]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6506027.stm -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://

[ubuntu-uk] Kerrighed

2007-03-29 Thread Matthew Daubney
Hey all, I've got a lot of old computers lying around and have been considering setting up an Ubuntu cluster. I've previously cheated doing this now and again and used OpenKnoppix, having got a PC with SATA hard drives, OpenMosix now doesn't suffice as I need the 2.6 kernel. Doing a bit of researc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kerrighed

2007-03-29 Thread Tony Travis
Matthew Daubney wrote: > Hey all, > I've got a lot of old computers lying around and have been considering > setting up an Ubuntu cluster. I've previously cheated doing this now > and again and used OpenKnoppix, having got a PC with SATA hard drives, > OpenMosix now doesn't suffice as I need the 2.