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Hi,
* Alan Pope:
> So my questions are, do we have anyone who can write good copy (or know
> where to blag it from the wiki) to make a good leaflet or two?
> Should this be done by the marketing team and not us?
It's a good idea. Definitely it's imp
Since I upgraded to Feisty last month, I have suffered a minor hiccough
whilst booting up.
When logging in, the Ubuntu desktop opens but without my four workspace
icons at the bottom right of the screen, and any filer window appears
without the minimise, maximise and close icons at the top right o
Alan Pope wrote:
> Should this be done by the marketing team and not us?
I'd say it might be beneficial to us if they were involved, even just to
avoid duplication of effort.
> What leaflets (at a high level) would you like to see? "What is Ubuntu?"
> "What is Linux?" "Can I run my Windows softw
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 13:09 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 12:50:57PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > > [2] http://hants.lug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?InfoPoints/FlyerMasters
> > > [3]
> > > http://gllug.org.uk/index.php?/archives/25-Review-Software-Freedom-Day.html
> > > [4] http://mi
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 09:39 +0100, Keith Bowerman wrote:
> Since I upgraded to Feisty last month, I have suffered a minor hiccough
> whilst booting up.
>
> When logging in, the Ubuntu desktop opens but without my four workspace
> icons at the bottom right of the screen, and any filer window appear
On 5/3/07, James Tait <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> With that all said, questions I think we could address initially include
> the obvious and you've already listed some of them:
>
> - What is Ubuntu?
> - What is Linux?
> - I understand free, but what is Open Source?
> - Will it work on my c
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 13:13 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 12:50:57PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > About the medium, how about also getting a bunch of us to spend some
> > quality time collaborating on a series of screencasts, then distributing
> > them on video sites, via bittorre
On 5/3/07, Kris Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And most importantly: Why should I use it?
>
> Maybe before we decide what we want to tell people, we really need to
> decide *who* we are talking to, and what we want to tell them as the
> big picture?
>
> I like the Ubuntu specification way of do
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 10:58:47AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> Yes, but maybe it's a case of pooling our talents. E.g. you're
> especially good at the narration but, I might be able to help with
> others on ideas and scripts. Other people might want to do storyboards,
> and so on.
>
Thank you for t
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 14:42 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote:
> Right - I'll step forward as a marketeer :-)
>
> However, in typical marketing style, I'm going to answer the question I
> wish you'd asked instead... hence I'm going to talk about the general
> "flyers for use at shows" issue, rather tha
Following advice from TheVeech, I saved the current session, rebooted
and everything's hunky dory.
It's easy when you know how isn't it?
Many thanks for the help.
Keith.
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Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England.
Using Ubuntu 7.04 on a Linux only machine.
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Quoting James Tait <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Alan Pope wrote:
>> Should this be done by the marketing team and not us?
>
> I'd say it might be beneficial to us if they were involved, even just to
> avoid duplication of effort.
>
>> What leaflets (at a high level) would you like to see? "What is Ubunt
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 11:03 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote:
> On 5/3/07, Kris Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > And most importantly: Why should I use it?
> >
> > Maybe before we decide what we want to tell people, we really need to
> > decide *who* we are talking to, and what we want to tell them as
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 11:14 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 10:58:47AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > Yes, but maybe it's a case of pooling our talents. E.g. you're
> > especially good at the narration but, I might be able to help with
> > others on ideas and scripts. Other people m
Quoting Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On 5/3/07, Kris Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> And most importantly: Why should I use it?
>>
>> Maybe before we decide what we want to tell people, we really need to
>> decide *who* we are talking to, and what we want to tell them as the
>> big pict
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 12:30 +0100, Keith Bowerman wrote:
> Following advice from TheVeech, I saved the current session, rebooted
> and everything's hunky dory.
>
> It's easy when you know how isn't it?
Just have around the
System > Preferences
and
System > Administration
menus, to get a feel fo
On 29/04/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I've decided to give Vym another chance because I rely on mindpammping
> quite a lot and because there was only one dependency (libqt3-mt) with
> it. You never know, I might get attached to it. If not, there's bound
> to be another solution aro
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 12:41:32PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> I've come across this, but didn't think to give any input. From now,
> count me in. I hope others will think about it, too, because the
> potential of the work that could be done here's so far untapped, IMHO.
>
Excellent.
> I did ment
Keith Bowerman wrote:
> Since I upgraded to Feisty last month, I have suffered a minor hiccough
> whilst booting up.
>
> When logging in, the Ubuntu desktop opens but without my four workspace
> icons at the bottom right of the screen, and any filer window appears
> without the minimise, maximise a
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 13:49 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote:
> On 29/04/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I've decided to give Vym another chance because I rely on mindpammping
> > quite a lot and because there was only one dependency (libqt3-mt) with
> > it. You never know, I might get
I created this entry on the Dell IdeaStorm site. Please vote for it
and or comment.
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66735/Extend_offers_like_Linux_preinstallation_to_the_UK__Europe
Cheers
Chris
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On Thursday 03 May 2007 at 17:49:20 Chris Rowson wrote:
> I created this entry on the Dell IdeaStorm site. Please vote for it
> and or comment.
Good work... it seems that there are already a couple of duplicates on the
site, but more can't do any harm! Vote for all three!
http://www.ideastorm.c
> Good work... it seems that there are already a couple of duplicates on the
> site, but more can't do any harm! Vote for all three!
>
> http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66735/Extend_offers_like_Linux_preinstallation_to_the_UK__Europe
> http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66672/Sells_Linux_P
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I didn't even realise the linux on Dell PCs was a US only thing!
I should read more on things like this next time!
Andrew Gee
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.webspot.co.uk
Chris Rowson wrote:
> I created this entry on the Dell IdeaStorm site. Please vo
One question that's been missed off all of this valuable discussions is:
"Why should I try this Linux thingy?"
Consider your normal Windows Home User who is not a techy or geek. What do
they use their computer for? Playing music and videos, bit of Internet,
some e-mailling and maybe the odd gam
I always find this a toughy.
One problem I often encounter in my 20 something peer group is lack of
support for gaming. For instance, as I write this, I'm setting up a
computer with Feisty and trying to get Eve online working on it.
That's one thing that's very important to a lot of people, and a
On 03/05/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I always find this a toughy.
>
> One problem I often encounter in my 20 something peer group is lack of
> support for gaming. For instance, as I write this, I'm setting up a
> computer with Feisty and trying to get Eve online working on it.
>
>
> Is this an occasion where it's important to recognise our weaknesses
> and pick our "battles" carefully? If Ubuntu is not ready to be a
> platform for high-end gaming let's admit it: currently it's just not
> easy and easy is what people want with their appliances.
>
I'm inclined to agree with y
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