Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Sean Miller
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Ben Crisford wrote: > I heard this yeah.  I thought that the origin one made linux sound like some > disease.  I didn't like it. Like you, I enjoyed the winning one but wasn't too keen on the Origin one. Too dark and gloomy, whereas the winner was light and airy

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Philip Wyett
On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 08:54 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Ben Crisford > wrote: > > I heard this yeah. I thought that the origin one made linux sound like some > > disease. I didn't like it. > > Like you, I enjoyed the winning one but wasn't too keen on the Orig

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Harry Rickards
On 13 Apr 2009, at 09:30, Philip Wyett wrote: > On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 08:54 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: >> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Ben Crisford > > wrote: >>> I heard this yeah. I thought that the origin one made linux sound >>> like some >>> disease. I didn't like it. >> >> Like yo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Philip Wyett
On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 10:00 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: > > On 13 Apr 2009, at 09:30, Philip Wyett wrote: > > > On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 08:54 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > >> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Ben Crisford >> > wrote: > >>> I heard this yeah. I thought that the origin one made lin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Welsh] Confirmed Welsh Release Party

2009-04-13 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 03:22 +0100, Christopher Swift wrote: > I'd like to get a general headcount for the day, so if possible could > you email me back to this address either directly or through this > mailing list so that I can get a rough estimate and/or give you > directions for the (two) venu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Philip Wyett
On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 10:21 +0100, Philip Wyett wrote: > On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 10:00 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: > > > > On 13 Apr 2009, at 09:30, Philip Wyett wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 08:54 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > > >> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Ben Crisford > >> > wr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Harry Rickards
On 13 Apr 2009, at 10:46, Philip Wyett wrote: > On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 10:21 +0100, Philip Wyett wrote: >> On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 10:00 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: >>> >>> On 13 Apr 2009, at 09:30, Philip Wyett wrote: >>> On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 08:54 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > On Sun,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Philip Wyett
On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 11:24 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: > > Indeed the file does play under VLC. > > > > http://twitpic.com/399a3/full > > > > I suspect some bastardisation along the way here with the format. The > > "DIRECTX_DURATION=0x7FFF" element would point towards this > > coming

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Harry Rickards
On 13 Apr 2009, at 15:04, Philip Wyett wrote: > On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 11:24 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: >>> Indeed the file does play under VLC. >>> >>> http://twitpic.com/399a3/full >>> >>> I suspect some bastardisation along the way here with the format. >>> The >>> "DIRECTX_DURATION=0x7FF

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Release Party Poster

2009-04-13 Thread Lucy
2009/4/12 Lucy : > 2009/4/12 Gordon Allott : >> the image of the world and clock are bugged out (on jaunty at least). >> I'm gonna guess the rectangles of white are supposed to be glares, >> see: http://i41.tinypic.com/bg7ib8.png > > Very strange. I created it on Intrepid so I'm surprised there's a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Release Party Poster

2009-04-13 Thread Lucy
2009/4/12 Alan Pope : > 2009/4/12 Lucy : >> There is a slight problem with it though - because we need to have >> everyone sign up in advance I needed to put a simple URL that people >> could go to on the poster, so I've used the ubuntu-uk.org address. >> Could someone put a link to the release par

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Welsh] Confirmed Welsh Release Party

2009-04-13 Thread Christopher Swift
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Matthew Daubney wrote: > On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 03:22 +0100, Christopher Swift wrote: > > >> I'd like to get a general headcount for the day, so if possible could >> you email me back to this address either directly or through this >> mailing list so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Sean Miller
Who are the Linux Foundation? Can Linus T not, perhaps, ask them to change their name? Perhaps to the "Microsoft going on Linux Foundation" or similar? If I had created an operating system so vast in its scope I'd be seriously concerned if some people decided to take it upon themselves to underm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Matthew Wild
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 1:35 AM, Sean Miller wrote: > Who are the Linux Foundation? > A foundation set up to protect "Linux", most large open-source projects have such an organisation behind them. Usually a holder of IP, receiver of donations from sponsors, etc. The Linux Foundation pays Linus to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Daniel Drummond
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sean Miller wrote: > Who are the Linux Foundation? > > Can Linus T not, perhaps, ask them to change their name? Perhaps to > the "Microsoft going on Linux Foundation" or similar? > > If I had created an operating system so vast in its scope I'd be >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread Philip Wyett
On Tue, 2009-04-14 at 02:07 +0100, Daniel Drummond wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Sean Miller wrote: > > Who are the Linux Foundation? > > > > Can Linus T not, perhaps, ask them to change their name? Perhaps to > > the "Microsoft going on Linux Foundation" or simila

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

2009-04-13 Thread mac
Daniel Drummond wrote: > I think you may be confusing Torvalds for the FSF: they would be the > ones most likely to get upset by a video promoting Linux in a non-free > format. Isn't this essentially Sean's problem - as Stallman has insisted for years - that Torvalds doesn't care about freedom.