Re: [ubuntu-uk] Booting to ubuntu with VM, for now -- advice needed

2011-05-11 Thread Tim Powys-Lybbe
On 11 May at 1:15, doug livesey wrote: > Hi -- so this is being typed from an Ubuntu VM under Mac OSX. I've > given up the hope of dual-booting for now -- maybe I'll try again > sometime later with 10.04. However, I have 8 gig RAM on my MBP, yet > seem only to be able to assign less than 4 gig to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fw: Ubuntu and btinternet.com

2011-05-11 Thread Avi Greenbury
On 10/05/11 15:18, Mike Paglia wrote: > all Internet protocols are open. No they're not. The huge majority of the ones that people use day-to-day are, sure. But there's many closed Internet-traversing protocols. MS Exchange for example. -- Avi. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubu

[ubuntu-uk] EuroPython: Early Bird will end in 2 days!

2011-05-11 Thread Palla
Hi all, If you plan to attend, you could save quite a bit on registration fees! Buy your ticket now! http://ep2011.europython.eu/registration/ The end of Early bird is on May 12th, Friday, 23:59:59 CEST. We'd like to ask to you to forward this post to anyone that you feel may be interested. We

[ubuntu-uk] r meeting reminder

2011-05-11 Thread Paul Sutton
Hi just another reminder for this weekend lug meet saturday Saturday 14th May 2011 (SECOND SATURDAY) Shoreline Bar + Bistro Paignton Seafront 14:30 to 17:00 Contact : Paul Sutton via the list for more information. Internet : yes (ask at bar for password) Food / Drink : yes Access : via

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2011-05-11 Thread azmodie
On 6 May 2011 23:25, Chris Wilson wrote: > Hey there, > > Sorry your first experience of Ubuntu isn't as great as you would like it > to be. We'll do everything we can to help you out. > > First of all, when a company says they don't support Linux, it only means > that they haven't been formally

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fw: Ubuntu and btinternet.com

2011-05-11 Thread Jacob Mansfield
I can tell you for certain that the BT CD is just a mini-browser that connects to 192.168.1.1:8080 I know this as I tried to configure the router without using the CD, then had to follow some instructions on forwarding a port on it, and the screenshots were identical oh and some bloat-ware, they al