Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost again

2007-02-22 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robin Menneer wrote: > On 2/22/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Robin, >> >> Robin Menneer wrote: >> I'm not sure if this is a complete description, but items on the desk top require a double click in a default Ubuntu set-up. Men

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost again

2007-02-22 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robin Menneer wrote: > On 2/22/07, *Dean Sas* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > Once nautilus is in single click mode, the only double click items are > the open/save dialogues and the odd thing such as playi

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-uk and GUADEC

2007-02-23 Thread Dean Sas
Hi All, A few people have mentioned attending Guadec this year in Birmingham. Following the example set by the lugradio wiki page I've wrote https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Guadec2007 so we can see which of us are planning on going and plan what we want to do when we're there. Thanks, dsas --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another petition: Open Document Format

2007-02-24 Thread Dean Sas
Greg Dash wrote: > I really do question how effect these petitions are. Blair did after > all ignore the opinion of 1.7million people over Road pricing :( > I fully agree, "They" ignored the 2million people who walked around London protesting over the Iraq war. What effect is a online petition g

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: netz.smurf.noris.de GOING AWAY]

2007-02-25 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael, I don't know if you've saw this but we have ten days to sort the team website out, Canonical offer free hosting - see the link below. dsas - Original Message Subject: netz.smurf.noris.de GOING AWAY Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bug report

2007-03-05 Thread Dean Sas
London School of Puppetry wrote: > The report said that they have no record of the kind of bug it is- so > to save it then forward it to someone..but I saved it, then the > info disappeared leaving me in the dark. I have another one of these > from 16th January. I thought there might be someone

Re: [ubuntu-uk] repository screwup!!!

2007-03-05 Thread Dean Sas
STONE COLD wrote: > hi, > i need some help. I accidentaly deleted some repositories and now im getting > this error message.. and a constant little red box on the top toolbar ( > informing me of an error). here is the error message: > > E: Type ‘/etc/apt/sources.list’ is not known on line 30 in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] repository screwup!!!

2007-03-05 Thread Dean Sas
Dean Sas wrote: > STONE COLD wrote: >> hi, >> i need some help. I accidentaly deleted some repositories and now im getting >> this error message.. and a constant little red box on the top toolbar ( >> informing me of an error). here is the error message: >> >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hi / Forum

2007-03-11 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Barber wrote: > It does bring up the question.. should we start a fora? I can theme > phpBB pretty well, I would not mind giving some time to starting one if > we thought it was worth while. We've discussed this a lot previously, and decided th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu used in the fight against AIDS

2007-03-16 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > [1] Who's responsible for getting this out to the press anyway? is > there anyone, or is it up to the community? I think Canonical have some kind of press officer type person, but aside from that there's no reason

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Server - KPF - unwanted icon (?)

2007-03-18 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 alan c wrote: > After a so far unsuccessful effort to get samba file sharing between > two kubuntu machines, I have postponed the attempt. However, I notice > that I now have a new icon in the taskbar panel (Kubuntu) (next to the > Kontact Icon). Pr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Greetings...

2007-03-18 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Chris Rowson wrote: > Hi there folks, > > I've just subscribed to the list, and thought it'd be a good idea to say > hello! > > My name is Chris, I hail from East Yorkshire, and I've been using > Ubuntu for a while now. I use Ubuntu at home, on the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Greetings...

2007-03-18 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Arnold wrote: > > Chris Rowson wrote: >> When I open a file, often it comes up behind the browser instead of in >> front. How do I remedy this, please. Being a thickie, I forget to >> look behind and assume that it has not been opened, so I do

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Greetings...

2007-03-19 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Freddie Ruddick wrote: > On 19/03/07, Robin Menneer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Tried to use the gconf.editor but got a 'comnand not fournd' response. > > The command is gconf-editor, not gconf.editor. The easiest way to open > it is to go Applic

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Forums software recommendations

2007-03-23 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Paul Tansom wrote: > OK, this isn't strictly on topic for a Ubuntu forum, but since there has > been a good discussion related I thought I might get some good answers > here. It will probably be considered an odd request given my last post > relating t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free penguin with every purchase... (WAS Re: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 23, Issue 41)

2007-03-23 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robin Menneer wrote: > On 3/23/07, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: >>> Personally, I'd keep Tux and drop the GNU. The GNU foundation are an >>> excellent organisation and have a very important part to play in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam meeting update

2007-04-11 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David M wrote: > Hi Nik, > > Nik Butler wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british > >> So who are the team ? Well theres no real definitive answer on that >> one. We dont actually have a "leader" but we do have a number of people >> whom you could

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam meeting update

2007-04-11 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David M wrote: > Alan Pope wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british > [decision-making on IRC versus list] > >> Instead? I don't think so. Of the "top 30" posters to the list (as in the >> url I linked to above) I recognise many of the names from th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GetGNULinux.Org

2007-04-11 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jim Kissel wrote: > > Alan Pope wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 09:57:36AM +0100, Jim Kissel wrote: >>> So do I, but some people at the local LUG have taken exception to it. >> Heh. Linux User Groups are a great melting pot of opinions. They're gre

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Spread Ubuntu

2007-04-13 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 TheVeech wrote: > On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 01:07 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 03:02:48PM +0100, Rob Stent wrote: >>> If you have any comments or suggestions about the site I'd love to hear >>> them. I do occasionally check this list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Spread Ubuntu

2007-04-13 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alan Pope wrote: > On Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 05:15:06PM +0100, Dean Sas wrote: >> As mentioned previously the Marketing Team have plans (possibly >> vapourware I first heard of it over a year ago I think) for a spread >> ubuntu sit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Parties

2007-04-17 Thread Dean Sas
Ciaran Mooney wrote: > Hi, > > Are there any plans for release parties around the UK on Friday or Sat? > Only in London as far as I know, see the below message. > > Original Message > Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:59:21 +0100 > From: Jane Silber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] nvu

2007-04-18 Thread Dean Sas
Tony Arnold wrote: > Alan, > > Alan Pope wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 02:48:55PM +0100, baz wrote: >>> According to their faq Nvu is still active: >>> http://www.nvu.com/faq.php#active >>> >> Not really. Depends how you read it I guess. >> >> He is not developing nvu any more, but has starte

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fiesty Fawn Formally Freed for Future fetching !

2007-04-19 Thread Dean Sas
Tony Arnold wrote: > Robin, > > Robin Menneer wrote: > >> Wouldn't it be better for us thickies to wait until we are offered >> an automatic update in the usual way ? > > I'm not sure you will be offered an update to Feisty from Edgy. You have > to do something specific to go from one re

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fiesty Fawn Formally Freed for Future fetching !

2007-04-20 Thread Dean Sas
Paul Tansom wrote: > ** baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-04-20 02:06]: >> On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 01:31 +0100, Leon Barker wrote: >>> I installed Feisty 4 days ago and have not received any updates >>> therefore the final version must have been released about 5 days ago. >>> >> Agreed, it looks like whi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fiesty Fawn Formally Freed for Future fetching !

2007-04-20 Thread Dean Sas
Paul Tansom wrote: > ** baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-04-20 02:06]: >> On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 01:31 +0100, Leon Barker wrote: >>> I installed Feisty 4 days ago and have not received any updates >>> therefore the final version must have been released about 5 days ago. >>> >> Agreed, it looks like whi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-22 Thread Dean Sas
Robin Menneer wrote: > Sorry you're beyond me. Two questions to start. We like iphoto and are > nowwhere near photoshop in experitse. Is there something in Ubuntu as > good as iPhoto without being as complicated as The Gimp ? I don't know about "as good as" (having never used iPhoto), but f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Newbie Question: best quick backup method - please!!

2007-04-23 Thread Dean Sas
Passive PROFITS wrote: > Hi All, > Anyway. Having just fully set up my desktop (LAMP > installation of server running fine!), I've just > trashed it by misconfiguring x.org config. I perhaps > could have tried some neat boot CD to fix it, but > thought better, and have just started completely > r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Bzr (Was: www.ubuntu-uk.org)

2007-05-09 Thread Dean Sas
Stephen Garton wrote: > After reading your post (and scanning throught the Bazaar tutorial you > link to in it), I can see how bzr can be used as a version control > system for code, but I don't see how it could/would/should be used in > the manner being discussed in the other thread, i.e. people u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound recording

2007-05-19 Thread Dean Sas
Robin Hall wrote: > Hi > Many thanks for the reply. > > This what I wrote in the command line: > " sudo w3m -dump_source > http://www.linux-sound.info/alsa/scripts/alsa-info.sh /tmp/alsa-info.sh > chmod +x /tmp/alsa_info.sh/tmp/alsa_info.sh" > > In return I got pages of a great deal of stuff t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Politics, Finance and corruption proofing.

2007-05-23 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 christopher chatfield wrote: > Where can I read up on the financial footing and political manifesto > of ubuntu? Ubuntu is pretty much 100% financed by Canonical Ltd [0]. Which is a private company owned by multi-millionaire Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl)

[ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Windows

2007-05-28 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sean Miller wrote: > ...my friend Diana can't even shut the thing down... it says it's doing > it, but it then proceeds to simply go into a "sleep" mode and when > rebooted resumes where she left it... that is not what she wants, yet > Vista doesn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Multi Platform Development

2007-05-31 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ian Pascoe wrote: > Hi Folks > > Since leaving school many moons ago, where I originally learnt Basic, I have > since moved onto Visual Basic and most recently .NET - all self taught. As > the MONO project appears to be concentrating on C style progr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New To Linux OS

2005-07-22 Thread Dean Sas
Baza wrote: On 22 Jul 2005, at 11:08, ian deare wrote: Hi I'm new to linux/Ubuntu and cannot install onto my old apple mac 5500/275 I have met all apparent system/memory requirments but my machine does not recognise either the live demo cd rom or the full-install as bootable discs.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Password resetting

2005-07-24 Thread Dean Sas
Keith Bowerman wrote: In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul Sladen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: find the password hash in '/etc/shadow' and delete it Thanks Paul and Ralph, Most of what you advise is somewhat over my head. However, I can access Ubuntu from Xandros but, although I can open

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Evolution and Dapper?

2006-03-11 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > Does anyone know whether the deep integration of Evolution in Breezy has > been modified in Dapper? > I'm not over keen on Evolution, but certainly in Breezy there's no way > to set another client in the "right-click send

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FW: UK Team ubuntu

2006-04-02 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Pete Ryland wrote: > On Sat, Apr 01, 2006 at 05:42:31 +0100, Grant wrote: >> Just wanted to see if there was a meeting point/ site for the ubuntu >> teams. Are you planning any sorts of issues etc. > > But otherwise I think this list is it! And it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Re: Functions of this list

2006-05-02 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andy Ferguson wrote: > On Tue, 2006-05-02 at 16:06 +0100, Matthew East wrote: > >> Introducing ourselves is a nice idea. > > Yes it is. I live in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, though I'll be moving to Stafford for the term time in 6 months. I'm a stude

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RE: Introductions

2006-05-03 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Anthony Vickers wrote: > Not to be left out, here's my introduction. I'm originally from > Chesterfield, Derbyshire, where, I see, Andy Ferguson aka dsas lives. I > now live in Port Talbot, South Wales though. That'd be De

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Squirrelmail

2006-05-06 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Adrian McMenamin wrote: > For the benefit of those who helped on irc last night, I eventually got > Squirrelmail to work - though with substantial difficulties. > > If anybody here (or reading the archive) has had problems with > Squirrelmail on Ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introduction and question!

2006-05-07 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Howard A N Perrin wrote: > On Sun, 2006-05-07 at 13:30 +0100, Baza wrote: >> > >> > is there a way of upgrading Evolution to 2.6 on Breezy? >> >> Don't! it's rubbish and full of bugs. It's made me move to Thunderbird. >> >> > What's wrong with it? Impo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound woes - Dapper

2006-08-16 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sean Miller wrote: > Paul Sladen wrote: >> What one normally does in this case is to file a bug report: ;-) >> >> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gnome-media/+filebug >> >> so that the appropriate people can debug it with you. It's bes

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu uk planet

2006-09-26 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael Wood wrote: > Morning, > > I've been toying with writing a little thing to let people add/amend > feeds to the planet. > > Good idea ? > > Bad idea ? > > Michael > Not to possibly spoil your fun, but it may be worth contacting jdub to se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 6.10 beta released, anybody being brave?

2006-10-02 Thread Dean Sas
Albert Vilella wrote: > I managed to install it on my old laptop. It runs mostly fine, > although right now the firefox bon echo and the flash plugin don't > come along very well: the later shuts down the former... even cleanly > as no bug report is triggered. > > Does anybody know how to create a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help for newcomers

2006-10-07 Thread Dean Sas
Bill wrote: > Hi, > > Is there anybody out there in Ubuntu-UK, who lives near Windsor and > might be able and willing to help me? > If you don't have any response offering face to face help, it might be useful to ask a local LUG too. Dean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Where do 'normal' UK Ubunteros cluster? (Was: Re: Online Discussion Forum - To be or not to be?)

2006-10-09 Thread Dean Sas
Caroline Ford wrote: > Complaints about top-posting etc make me wonder who we are targeting. > Only long-term geeks care about such things - and yet the point of > Ubuntu is to bring linux to the un-converted, to 'normal' people. Our > target groups will use HTML mail, web mail and won't care abo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Project Proposal

2006-10-14 Thread Dean Sas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 13/10/06, Mark Forster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I wanted to suggest that a Ubuntu distro pre-built >> with a collection of valuable life science applications would be of value to >> academic and industrial researchers. > Building a new ubuntu distro is a big step

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Project Proposal

2006-10-18 Thread Dean Sas
Mark Forster wrote: > I wanted to float the idea of a possible Ubuntu project here. Given the > rationale of edubuntu I wanted to suggest that a Ubuntu distro pre-built > with a collection of valuable life science applications would be of > value to academic and industrial researchers. > > It c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam Meetings Minutes

2006-10-30 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Martin Fitzpatrick wrote: > Reply to Alan C here expanding on what Nik has already said... > > On 30/10/06, Nik Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Since im an experienced user i never documented the process and now that >> I type it I find i make ve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread Dean Sas
Nik Butler wrote: > 6. someone write it up ( baggsy ! ) and someone posts a small fridge > article ( Mr Sladen , can anyone post to the fridge ? ) > Anyone can write things, but only the editors [0] can post them. To get your story considered you can email it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dean [0]

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Edgy Disks

2006-11-02 Thread Dean Sas
alan c wrote: > William Anderson wrote: >> Jono Bacon wrote: >>> On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 15:44 +, Paul Sladen wrote: On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Paul, > The Nottingham Lug is having a LAN party / install fest in november > Does anyone know a qui

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dirac playback under Ubuntu Edgy

2006-11-02 Thread Dean Sas
Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > > Does anyone know how I can play Dirac files on Edgy? > > The sample videos I downloaded have a .RGB extension (it was originally > gzipped) but they don't appear to play under VLC, kmplayer or Movie Player. > > Anyone got any ideas? > The gstreamer guys are wo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Edgy Disks

2006-11-03 Thread Dean Sas
alan c wrote: > Dean Sas wrote: >> alan c wrote: >>> William Anderson wrote: >>>> Jono Bacon wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 15:44 +, Paul Sladen wrote: >>>>>> On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>>&g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-03 Thread Dean Sas
Dominic Forrest wrote: >> >> I've no problem with Nik leading the group, however perhaps there should >> be a more formal voting system so we don't actually leave anyone out? >> [dont know what or how] >> > Now if we have forums we could set up a vote ;-) We already have that facility anyway - h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums

2006-11-04 Thread Dean Sas
Andy wrote: > On 04/11/06, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm new to this, [netiquette stuff snipped] You could have phrased that a little nicer, "please" is a nice word. Immediately greeting new users in such a way is one of the reasons mailing lists are seen as off putting and elitist. It's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Dean Sas
Nicholas Butler wrote: >> > or we could use that um how do we use that ? Maybe only LP team admins can do that - Michael Wood (x3n) is listed as ours at the moment. We need a list of nominees first though. > Actually it leads to the interesting question of how many members are on > launchpa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Dean Sas
Nicholas Butler wrote: > Pete Ryland wrote: >> Currently, Nik Butler is doing a fantastic job as our interim leader. >> >> However, in the spirit of democracy, it has been suggested that this >> should be confirmed (or denied) by a vote. >> >> Might I suggest a deadline of tomorrow evening, S

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Leader Vote

2006-11-04 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alan Pope wrote: > > Having a vote proposed with little or no notice and no thought for procedure > is as good as no > vote at all. > > I do support Nik in his current "role" but do not feel that this is an > adequate way to vote. > > I suggest w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Membership list on Launchpad

2006-11-13 Thread Dean Sas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-united-kingdom >> >> Perhaps these two teams could be merged? >> > > Hi Paul > > I created that team before i realised there was an ubuntu-uk, let me > know what people want done with it. > Assuming that there's people in ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Docs for Malone/Launchpad

2006-11-17 Thread Dean Sas
Neil Greenwood wrote: > Hello all, > > Are there any docs explaining how to use Launchpad, specifically > Malone? https://help.launchpad.net/ They're not very good at the minute though. > I can't find out how to change the status of bugs I've raised, > such as closing one! There's a bug filed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Children In Need fund raising, following Linux World Expo.

2006-11-17 Thread Dean Sas
Nik Butler wrote: > Okay So , A little late but not out of time here is the link to the > little Charity drive I suggested at Linux World Expo . > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/CharityWork/ChildrenInNeedTShirt > Cool, I've submitted a quick story to the fridge about this, so hopefully we'l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Children In Need fund raising, following Linux World Expo.

2006-11-17 Thread Dean Sas
Caroline Ford wrote: > On Fri, 2006-11-17 at 22:04 +0000, Dean Sas wrote: >> Nik Butler wrote: >>> Okay So , A little late but not out of time here is the link to the >>> little Charity drive I suggested at Linux World Expo . >>> >>&g

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Children In Need fund raising, following Linux World Expo.]

2006-11-19 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Forwarding to sounder, see if we can get more bidders. To provide a bit more info: This is an auction of a Ubuntu t-shirt signed by sabdfl, Jon 'maddog' Hall and various other developers, as well as some of the UKTeam. All proceeds will go to Children

[ubuntu-uk] Early bird motion in parliament

2006-11-23 Thread Dean Sas
Hi all, Some of you may have seen this circulating on various LUG lists already. This particular version is from Iain Roberts from the Open Source Consortium, via Dave Neary on the gnome-uk list. dsas John Pugh MP has tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons entitled Software in Edu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Done wrote my MP!

2006-11-24 Thread Dean Sas
Cool, it's always nice to see people putting effort into the political process. I mailed Natascha Engels (North East Derbyshire) the other night. I've also added this news to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Education. Dean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo

[ubuntu-uk] Tomorrows Meeting

2006-11-26 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi All, We've got a meeting scheduled for tomorrow at 2130 in #ubuntu-uk, though we have nothing recorded to discuss, that doesn't mean people don't have things to discuss, it just means we don't know if people have things that they want to discuss, s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help

2006-11-27 Thread Dean Sas
Damien Owen wrote: > Hi Damien, What is it you want help with? Dean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] And now my MP reply...

2006-11-30 Thread Dean Sas
Andrew Gee wrote: > My MP says that he is "making enquiries of the House of Commons' Library > about the points I raised" and he has also "made specific > representations to the Minister responsible because there are now so > many EDMs that the Government pays not the slightest attention to them"

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tomorrows Meeting

2006-11-30 Thread Dean Sas
Philip Wyett wrote: > > Something that could be OK for discussuion is government certification > programmes. > > One specifically is "Certified Open": > > > http://www.opensourceacademy.gov.uk/solutions/products_and_services/co/certified-openTM > Hmm, I've just looked at this, it seems i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tomorrows Meeting

2006-11-30 Thread Dean Sas
alan c wrote: >> >> This weeks agenda is here: >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20061127Meeting >> >> All are welcome to participate. >> Dean > > (I am away then I think) The meeting was on Monday. Am I just getting these emails late? > A special plea: > With postings such

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tomorrows Meeting

2006-11-30 Thread Dean Sas
Alex Latchford wrote: > On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 22:58 +0000, Dean Sas wrote: >> While we're at it, the next meeting is on the 19th of December at 21:30 >> in the #ubuntu-uk room. >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20061219Meeting >> > I am little new

Re: [ubuntu-uk] has anyone tried the noveau drivers (nvidia gpl-drivers)?

2006-12-04 Thread Dean Sas
Albert Vilella wrote: > I am musing on the possibility to try to install them on my Edgy laptop: > > http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/InstallNouveau > http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/DebianInstall > > has anyone tried them on edgy? edgy does have Xorg 7.1, right? > I haven't personally, I

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: GUADEC is looking for help from Brummies]

2006-12-12 Thread Dean Sas
I don't know if we have any Brummies around, but if so can anyone give a hand to a small guide to Birmingham for GUADEC? Thanks, Dean Original Message Subject: GUADEC is looking for help from Brummies From: Bastien Nocera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 12

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: GUADEC is looking for help from Brummies]

2006-12-12 Thread Dean Sas
Andy Ferguson wrote: > On Tue, 2006-12-12 at 19:05 +0000, Dean Sas wrote: >> I don't know if we have any Brummies around, but if so can anyone give a >> hand to a small guide to Birmingham for GUADEC? >> > Not a problem. > > I'll have a look, and will als

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non-GPL Linux Kernel Modules Banned Starting January 2008 (??)

2006-12-14 Thread Dean Sas
Gargoyle wrote: > On 14 Dec 2006, at 20:33, Pat wrote: > >> On 14/12/06, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Non-GPL Linux Kernel Modules Banned Starting January 2008 >> ... >>> I note Linus' response which I find a bit reassuring, but I do hope >>> the more 'common' end of common sense can prev

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [guadec-list] Key Note Speakers]

2006-12-21 Thread Dean Sas
More words from our friends at gnome-uk, has anyone got any ideas for people they would like to see as keynote speakers at GUADEC07? Original Message Subject: [guadec-list] Key Note Speakers Hi all, Just a quick reminder to say we had hoped to get a list of possible key note

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [guadec-list] Key Note Speakers]

2006-12-22 Thread Dean Sas
Alex Latchford wrote: > Is anyone else interested in getting a speaker on something like > Metacity's compositing features, the future of desktop-effects in Gnome? > I am not someone who is involved very heavily with Gnome, but I do plan > on attending QUADEC07 for at least a day. I think that this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Meeting clash

2007-01-03 Thread Dean Sas
erences:- > > [0] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20070109Meeting > [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommunityCouncilAgenda > > I also note that our very own Dean Sas is going for Ubuntu Membership so > it is of course our duty to pop in and support him at the Community &

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu sophisticated

2007-01-04 Thread Dean Sas
alan c wrote: > Robin Menneer wrote: >> Surely in the 21st century we do not need an install person > > You said you got someone else to install for you. Installs are about > as easy as I could imagine now. Insert cd, say yes take over hard > drive, ok, english ok, then have a few cups of tea. K

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu sophisticated

2007-01-05 Thread Dean Sas
London School of Puppetry wrote: > Robin > Thanks I will try-Can I ask someone something else- why does open Office > crash when I try to paste something out of it into an email? Sorry I am > so new to this and I appreciate all you with so much practical knowledge. > Caroline > Hi Caroline, It'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Ubuntu-UK Ubuntu Member

2007-01-09 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alan Pope wrote: > At this evenings Community Council [0] meeting, Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team > member Dean Sas was approved as an Ubuntu member [1]. > > Members of the Ubuntu-UK LoCo turned up to support Deans application and > after a bri

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Ubuntu-UK Ubuntu Member

2007-01-10 Thread Dean Sas
Freddie Ruddick wrote: > On 10/01/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Alan Pope wrote: >>> At this evenings Community Council [0] meeting, Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team >>> member Dean Sas was ap

[ubuntu-uk] open office paste crash

2007-01-15 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 London School of Puppetry wrote: > Sorry to change the subject- I have Ubuntu 6,10 installed. Open Office > crashes if I try to copy or cut and paste into an email. I have > re-installed Open Office, but it is still happening. > Does that mean that the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] open office paste crash

2007-01-15 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dean Sas wrote: > London School of Puppetry wrote: >>> Sorry to change the subject- I have Ubuntu 6,10 installed. Open Office >>> crashes if I try to copy or cut and paste into an email. I have >>> re-installed Open Off

Re: [ubuntu-uk] House of Parliament tours.

2007-01-18 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Nik Butler wrote: > Out of interest would Ubuntu-UK members like to do a tour of the Both > Houses of Parliament ? > Dependant on dates and stuff, sure. dsas -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFr3wZeedO8dcp9nYRA

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Call for meeting agenda items

2007-01-23 Thread Dean Sas
Alan Pope wrote: > Could everyone have a little think and add to that list anything they would > like to talk about at the meeting? Thanks for the reminder Popey, I've added a few things. Could I just ask people to either a) turn up to the meeting theirselves or b) Explain the agenda item in de

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Battle of the Operating Systems

2007-01-24 Thread Dean Sas
London School of Puppetry wrote: > Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was > free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it > ...it comes free with a new computer.so then what is my answer? It is not. The cost of Windows is included with th

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [guadec-list] Guadec Planning Meeting Notes - 20th January 2007]

2007-01-31 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 For anyone interested in GUADEC in Birmingham this summer here's the latest meeting notes. - Original Message Subject: [guadec-list] Guadec Planning Meeting Notes - 20th January 2007 Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:24:19 + From: Thomas

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [guadec-list] Guadec Planning Meeting Notes - 20th January 2007]

2007-01-31 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dean Sas wrote: > For anyone interested in GUADEC in Birmingham this summer here's the > latest meeting notes. > > Keynotes > > * Invitations have been sent, and four have already accepted The four key noters who h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [guadec-list] Guadec Planning Meeting Notes - 20th January 2007]

2007-02-09 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 paul mellors wrote: > Dean Sas wrote: > For anyone interested in GUADEC in Birmingham this summer here's the > latest meeting notes. > > If there's an ubuntu-uk stand or something similar, and i'm available > i&#x

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu CNR deal

2007-02-09 Thread Dean Sas
Philip Wyett wrote: > Hi all, > > I have been reading about the Ubuntu / Linspire CNR deal and I have > some serious reservations about it. > > Will CNR be part of a default desktop installation? Not according to the FAQ that was released with the press release. We are to get some "CNR like" fe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] linuxoperation

2007-02-12 Thread Dean Sas
gbas wrote: > I am interested in using the Linux system, however after accessing your > site and spending some considerable time in going round in circles I am > emailing as a desperate last measure to try to finnd out how to get > thinge going after installing Ubuntu. I would like to know for e

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [guadec-list] GUADEC 2007 Call for Papers]

2007-02-14 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 The call for talks has gone out for GUADEC (the GNOME (ubuntu desktop) conference). I know we've a few people interested in going, do we have anyone interested in doing a talk? Example subjects could be: * GNOME/Ubuntu deployments * Programming * E

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adept

2007-02-21 Thread Dean Sas
Keith Harris wrote: > I've been trying to add other programs but when I try to use Adept it > tells me it is being used by another program and to close that program > down first. Can't find any other program being used. Can anyone help a > novice please > It could be the software updater (not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fresh Installs

2008-06-23 Thread Dean Sas
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Ian Pascoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have various periphials that get attached / detached , as you do, and was > trying to figure out whether the best way was to have them all connected > during the installation process so that any necessary drivers / packages

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Post install additions

2008-06-24 Thread Dean Sas
Alan Pope wrote: > Hi, > > Here's a question for the group. If you install a clean Ubuntu system > for yourself (or perhaps someone else), what are the key things you add > to the system after, to get a "works for me" desktop? > > Here's my list:- > > Add the following repo(s):- * gnome-do ppa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone from Derby on the list?

2008-07-30 Thread Dean Sas
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 11:07, John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all, > > Back from cd distribution duties at Lug Radio. > > Met someone who is interested in doing a Linux install fest in Derby. > > Anyone on this list from there? I'm about 30 minutes away (by junction 29), I can perhaps

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Ubuntu Wiki] Update of "UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20071118Meeting" by PhilWyett

2008-08-08 Thread Dean Sas
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 05:06, Ubuntu Wiki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Wiki user, > > You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Ubuntu Wiki" for > change notification. > > The following page has been changed by PhilWyett: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20071118Mee

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Ubuntu Wiki] Update of "UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20071118Meeting" by PhilWyett

2008-08-08 Thread Dean Sas
Johnathon Tinsley wrote: > Dean Sas wrote: > | > | Why are meeting archives for the ubuntu-uk team being deleted? It's > | hardly as if Canonical are crying out for the few kilobytes of disk > | space each takes up. > > It wasn't really deleted ... the history was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Slightly OT: GeForce 4 MX support fixed?

2008-11-03 Thread Dean Sas
Dianne Reuby wrote: > Launchpad has more info: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-96/+bug/251107 Beta drivers are now available from the repos. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for how to enable them, please report back your testing to the above

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