=== froud [~froud@ndn-165-139-163.telkomadsl.co.za] has joined #ubuntu-doc [08:02] African greetings [08:10] morning froud how you [08:10] morning maskie, fine thanks and yourself [08:12] i am fine ... weather is just not that nice down here today ... [08:12] Great morining here in JHB, not much Sun, but not cold [08:13] BTW, I will be in Cape Town next week, from 23 - 26 [08:13] hoping for good weather [08:14] first time in Cape Town [08:14] we had great weather the last week and think it will be the same again the coming week [08:14] were will you be [08:16] I will be staying in Bishops Court [08:17] I have meetings in Mowbray and Stellenbosh [08:17] not a bad place to stay at all [08:17] Some B&B in the countryside [08:18] on the other side of the city from me [08:18] where are you? [08:18] do not think there is much countryside there [08:18] northern suburbs ... durbanville/bellville area [08:19] countryside, a large estate, perhaps? [08:20] all the property in bishops court is massive ... all are large estates .. it is the most upmarket area in cape town [08:20] Dunno exact details as I did not make the booking, but the pictures look green :-) [08:20] Ah, Ha [08:20] that explains it then === froud is clueless about Cape Town [08:20] know mark thatcher ... well he just sold his house there for 20 million [08:21] Yes he must pay mommy back :-) [08:21] Poor Margret [08:21] true ... but then i suppose he can affort it [08:22] 20 million, my home in JHB Northclif is worth 1.5 Million and I thought that was allot [08:23] i stay in sabdfl country ... were in northcliff do you stay .. high up on the ridge [08:23] I wonder if he will ever be aloud to come back [08:23] I mean his wife and kids left in a hurry [08:23] i am sure he will ... he is here often ... [08:24] he say that he is busy looking for another house here [08:24] feel sorry for the kids having to leave school and stuff [08:24] but will the gov let him back [08:24] i am sure ... he was in court yesterday again and answered all their questions and then said he is staying [08:25] I dunno, but the whole mercenary story is a bit fishy if you ask me [08:25] za and zim gov know more than they let on [08:25] i also think so ... but i think he made a deal with the gov when he pleaded guilty and paid the 3 mill [08:26] yes, what I would do to be a fly on the wall [08:27] did you see that telkom is taking Helkom to crt [08:29] Should be an interesting case [08:29] an Pres. Mbeki has also been criticising them [08:30] Maybe the pressure is starting [08:31] any clug stuff on in CT or will everyone be up in JHB for the LPI exams? [08:31] yes .. the helkom thing is coming a long time already ... i think telkom though that helkom is going to cave in which they did not [08:31] have no idea ... the clug scene down here is not that lifely [08:32] Yep. just the same up here [08:32] but I think many from CT are comming to JHB to do LPI exams over the period I will be down there [08:32] See Alan from AfriBiz is on Front Page of Computing SA [08:33] Good for him, he has worked so hard [08:33] yes he has done a lot .. partular when the ICANN meeting was held down here in december [08:34] Good bloke, we will be partnering this year [08:35] working on using Ubuntu from training GNU/Linux [08:35] from = for [08:35] good .... you have your own company right [08:35] always self employed. [08:35] :-) Don't get rich working for somebody else [08:36] same here ... not always the same thing [08:36] same = easy [08:36] No, it's not easy. But it was, everyone would be doing it [08:36] agree .... [08:36] I have a few companies now [08:37] 2 in the tech sector and 3 in real-estate [08:37] what do you do in real-estate [08:38] Investment, sometimes buy-to-let, sometimes buy and sell, sometimes developments [08:38] ok ... [08:38] but interest rate is to low for buy-to-let now [08:38] so buying comercial prop [08:39] yes agree ... our next donald trump ... lol [08:39] he, he, just bought and old kresh near cresta for 200K [08:39] what a bragain [08:39] now I am opening a child care business [08:39] :-) [08:39] that sound cheap [08:40] all your own children :) [08:40] It is, it should be worth 400 [08:40] yes I do have three, but no not for my children [08:40] should be interesting I never owned a kindergarten before [08:41] child care is not the easiest thing to run .. probably a lot of regulations [08:41] fortunately I dont run them, I get management, they get staff I just give the investment [08:42] just make sure the management is good [08:42] two business secrets: 1. process, 2. management [08:42] get the process right and get the management who will keep to it [08:43] yes agree [08:43] Luckily I don't spend much time in that side. My side is the technology companies [08:43] but it is good to be diversified [08:44] After 2000 I was gonna giveup tech, but it's in my blood, I just can't do it [08:44] once a techie always a techie :) [08:44] yes, diversified is always good [08:44] adict :-) [08:45] currently most of my working day is spend managing but i always come back and get my hands dirty with development stuff [08:45] Neo always goes back to the src [08:46] aaaargh! we're stuck in the matrix [08:46] yes ... [08:47] we're kept in check by the program smith [08:47] was looking for smith [08:47] pin smith: [08:47] pin smith: grepping /var/lib/pin/ARCHIVES.gz ... please wait [08:47] pin smith: [08:47] pin smith: pin 0.30 - package info for smith [08:47] pin smith: [08:47] pin smith: ------------------------------------------------------------------ [08:47] pin smith: *** no rpm named smith installed [08:47] pin smith: ------------------------------------------------------------------ [08:47] pin smith: [08:47] pin smith: [08:48] pin smith: ------------------------------------------------------------------ [08:48] pin smith: *** zgrep smith /var/lib/pin/ARCHIVES.gz [08:48] pin smith: ------------------------------------------------------------------ [08:48] pin smith: [08:48] pin smith: [08:48] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/xorg-x11-fonts-cyrillic-6.8.1-15.i586.rpm: Alan Coopersmith [08:48] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/make-3.80-186.i586.rpm: Paul Smith [08:48] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/xorg-x11-server-glx-6.8.1-15.i586.rpm: Alan Coopersmith [08:48] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/xorg-x11-Xvnc-6.8.1-15.i586.rpm: Alan Coopersmith [08:48] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/cpp-3.3.4-11.i586.rpm: Danny Smith [08:48] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/coreutils-5.2.1-32.i586.rpm: Randy Smith [08:48] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/xorg-x11-fonts-scalable-6.8.1-15.i586.rpm: Alan Coopersmith [08:48] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi-6.8.1-15.i586.rpm: Alan Coopersmith [08:48] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/xorg-x11-libs-6.8.1-15.i586.rpm: Alan Coopersmith [08:48] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/xorg-x11-Mesa-6.8.1-15.i586.rpm: Alan Coopersmith [08:49] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/vim-6.3-7.i586.rpm: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1195 Oct 5 02:44 /usr/share/vim/vim63/syntax/smith.vim [08:49] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/xorg-x11-6.8.1-15.i586.rpm: Alan Coopersmith [08:49] pin smith: ./CD1/suse/i586/xorg-x11-server-6.8.1-15.i586.rpm: Alan Coopersmith [08:49] pin smith: ./CD2/suse/i586/avifile-0.7.38-212.i586.rpm: Eugene Smith [08:49] pin smith: ./CD2/suse/i586/vorbis-tools-1.0.1-88.i586.rpm: Michael Smith [08:49] pin smith: ./CD2/suse/i586/gnome-themes-2.6.1-34.i586.rpm: Suzanna Smith [08:49] pin smith: ./CD2/suse/i586/gabber-0.8.7-745.i586.rpm: Dave "DizzyD" Smith [08:49] pin smith: ./CD3/suse/i586/gcc-3.3.4-11.i586.rpm: Danny Smith [08:49] pin smith: ./CD3/suse/i586/xorg-x11-devel-6.8.1-15.i586.rpm: Alan Coopersmith [08:49] pin smith: ./CD4/suse/i586/lincity-1.12.0-67.i586.rpm: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 881 Oct 5 01:56 /usr/share/lincity/help/blacksmith.hlp [08:49] pin smith: ./CD4/suse/i586/lincity-1.12.0-67.i586.rpm: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 256 Oct 5 01:56 /usr/share/lincity/icons/blacksmith-button.csi [08:49] pin smith: ./CD4/suse/i586/lincity-1.12.0-67.i586.rpm: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 Oct 5 01:56 /usr/share/lincity/icons/blacksmith0.csi [08:49] pin smith: ./CD4/suse/i586/lincity-1.12.0-67.i586.rpm: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 Oct 5 01:56 /usr/share/lincity/icons/blacksmith1.csi [08:49] pin smith: ./CD4/suse/i586/lincity-1.12.0-67.i586.rpm: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 Oct 5 01:56 /usr/share/lincity/icons/blacksmith2.csi === froud [~froud@ndn-165-139-163.telkomadsl.co.za] has joined #ubuntu-doc [08:51] Hmm, interesting. each time I use that feature in Konversation, I get " Connection to Server irc.freenode.net lost." [08:51] Well I guess it is a flood [08:52] It does the same thing in private channels [08:52] I wonder why they developed it [08:52] it was .. see it was all suse stuff ... you not running ubuntu [08:53] I have Ubuntu Hoary running on seperate box [08:54] :-) But SuSE is my darling [08:54] I want KDE [08:54] i see novell is busy with a road show here in sa [08:54] so I installed a KDE on Ubuntu [08:54] yes, 2nd of March [08:54] her ein JHB [08:54] 1st of march here in cape town [08:55] He he they will be busy [08:55] how is kde on ubuntu .. imagine lots of rough edges [08:55] it is at a hotel here i have never heard off ... must still go find the place [08:56] It was a mind bender getting it to work and I just cant get it stable [08:56] hopefully they will give out some suse 9.2 cd's [08:56] So I have a disk for kubuntu and a disk for GNOME [08:56] I the CDs early ;-) [08:56] I get [08:57] nice [08:57] with my connection speed it is not worthwhile download the stuff [08:57] yeah, it helps to do work for them. But I wish they had better budgets here in ZA :-) [08:58] If you want I will get you a copy and post it to you. [08:58] Or better, I can make a copy and meet you between 23 -26 [08:58] Any other distro's you want [08:58] not to worry ... have not got that many spare space to install it anyway at the moment [08:59] I solved that problem by using removable HDD [08:59] Now I have eight HDD's [08:59] All for one machine [08:59] with the cheap cost of hard drives it is a good idea [09:00] pull it out and zip a new one in, press the button and I have a new machine, yes very cheap and if you shop around you will find many reasonably sized disks going for duch food [09:01] yes ... is suse your primary os [09:01] Sure, since 8.0 [09:02] stable and reliable [09:02] However, Ubuntu is growing on me :-) [09:02] unfortunately i have to run windows a lot of the time since the companies i work with is mostly windows based [09:03] I am working on a Hoary via VNC, perhaps you can work on Windows the same way :-) [09:04] yes suppose that will work ... [09:04] I have the same problem. Companies use Windows for many of the projects I do. So I just use those removable HDDs and VNC [09:05] But geeze, I am starting to forget how to use Windows :-) [09:06] Went to a GLUG meeting and asked how many people are actually using a GNU/Linux Desktop. 3 out of 10 people said they use Linux. All the rest used Windows :-) [09:06] i try to use product on widows which is also available on linux like openoffice, thunderbird, firefox ect so it makes things a bit easier [09:07] Hey, I must goo. Nice chatting with you again. B c'ing ya. Let me know ifyou want distro's I still have a few warty CD's if you are interested. [09:08] i have also have some still so it is ok ... [09:08] I plan on taking them to CT to give them away [09:08] ok bye [09:08] cheers === abelli [~abelli@host-84-222-38-31.cust-adsl.tiscali.it] has joined #ubuntu-doc === falco [~falco@a81-84-137-197.netcabo.pt] has joined #ubuntu-doc === enrico [~enrico@enrico.developer.debian] has joined #ubuntu-doc === abelli [~abelli@host-84-222-38-31.cust-adsl.tiscali.it] has joined #ubuntu-doc === abelli [~abelli@host-84-222-38-31.cust-adsl.tiscali.it] has joined #ubuntu-doc === _froud_ [~froud@ndn-165-139-163.telkomadsl.co.za] has joined #ubuntu-doc === unifi [~ddundas@68-174-114-59.nyc.rr.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc === _froud_ is now known as froud === unifi [~ddundas@68-174-114-59.nyc.rr.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc [05:23] Just for everyone's information... warty does not install with the shuttle G4 case [05:40] unifi: which system? 8500G [05:41] ST61G4B [05:42] I tried to install it for 2 days [05:42] and it would hang at the x86 free [05:42] where does it fail? NVidia [05:43] no setting up xserver [05:44] Have you tried it with Hoary? [05:45] yes that is what worked [05:46] the x.org is good [05:46] oh ok [05:46] well now I am having usb detection problems [05:46] any suggestions on that side? [05:47] The kernel modules installed? [05:47] sorry a bit of a newbie... kernel modules? [05:47] the new grepmap stuff has worked on oall my test boxes [05:48] which kernel did you use, the default one or a custom [05:48] the default one has what you need [05:48] otherwise check your BIOS settings [05:48] hmmm I just downloaded the latest hoary [05:49] and that seemed to work [05:49] then you used the default [05:49] everything cool user the BIOS? [05:49] one other problem now is that tat when restarting the computer freezes up at starting hotplug system [05:49] I think so.. [05:50] seems like it [05:50] go into BIOS and switch off ACPI. It's the source of many problems [05:50] you can also try boot with option linux acpi=off [05:51] sorry for my newbieness... what is acpi? [05:51] waht does that do? [05:51] acpi is the power control system [05:51] I had to tun it off to get hoary to work [05:51] well not hoary, but warty [05:52] however, I noticed similar problems on hoary when I re enabled it [05:52] acpi is a problem on most distros [05:53] unifi: r u gonna contribute to the docs. we could use some help? [05:53] :-) [05:54] ha I would love to [05:55] cool, where would you like to start? [05:56] where can I start? === froud must go. being called to eat dinner. [05:56] well if I can figure out my usb problem [05:56] ok [05:56] We are currently working on the Quick Guide [05:57] When you are ready checkout http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/DocumentationTeam === abelli [~abelli@host-84-222-38-31.cust-adsl.tiscali.it] has joined #ubuntu-doc [06:33] does someone of you ppl know, if libdvdcss is illegal in europe? [06:36] abelli: depends on which state [06:36] italy, uk, france, spain, germany [06:37] i thought we were one [06:37] i mean im not paying an icecream, 2 euros while before were about 1500 lire, for nothing [06:37] s/were/was [06:38] abelli: you pay that more so that the police is more efficient to check you [06:38] ahh.. [06:38] but what if you read on the newspaper, as i did today, [06:38] that tim has run out of slots in Amanda [06:38] [the new interception thing] [06:39] because the police tried to intercept calls coming from more than the 5000 allowed [06:39] then it means that the price of icecreams is going to go up again [06:39] but i really think that price(amanda) so someone is tricking me: i want my money back, or just more icecream next time im going to have one [06:42] enrico: so is it illegal in italy? [06:43] abelli: yes [06:43] why? [06:43] abelli: any circumventing of any protection device is [06:43] abelli: you can't open a door even if it's unlocked, because that's intended to be a protection device [06:43] mmm... my xbox is not illegal?! [06:44] well... lets make it clear I DIDNT PAY IT... [06:44] they were broken and we just recovered the situation [06:45] enrico: are you sure? [06:46] abelli: italian reception of EUCD. It's also illegal to explain how to circumvent things, so crypto course are kind of controversial now [06:47] they teach reverse engineering at the university.. [06:47] oohhhh.. [06:47] my... [06:47] crypto teaches how to make codes and how to break them [06:47] if you can't break them, you can't make them [06:48] so if my girlfriend writes "protection devices" on her panties...mmm.. [06:49] eh [06:49] But if they are jeans, you can rape her [06:49] yeah.. i remember it.. [06:50] but what if it, as she normally do, wear them underneath jeans [06:50] *s [06:51] s/it /she/ [06:51] ...lots of mistakes === abelli [~abelli@host-84-222-38-31.cust-adsl.tiscali.it] has joined #ubuntu-doc [08:42] enrico: I have finished for today. I think I updated the status of all nodes. I managed to add some new texts and review the texts from Jeff. [08:43] froud: oh, cool! [08:43] I'm building a new tarball for Mako [08:43] cool, still not automated hey;-) [08:43] eh [08:44] OK bye [08:45] c ya tomorrow [08:45] EHI [08:45] why is that blue on orange?? [08:45] I want to close this thing best we can before freeze. I will be away 23 -26 [08:46] just testing toys [08:46] cute :) [08:46] froud: sup yo? [08:46] will be in Capte Town from 23 - 26 a bit of business and a break :-) [08:47] abelli: you stil alive [08:47] froud: not sure [08:47] how's mamma and pappa :-) [08:47] well mamma is ok [08:47] and i had steak and vegetables tonite [08:48] ah and papa is also happy [08:48] yeah, or so it seems === froud had pork chops === froud loves pork chops cause of the crackling (skin) === froud starts salivating and dribbles down the front of his shirt and into the keyboard [08:50] abelli try something for me [08:50] add '' to the start of a line [08:50] oops [08:51] how to escape in irc [08:51] \ [08:51] ''sup [08:51] \'' sup [08:51] \cippolippo abc [08:51] ok do % then C2 then comma the 13 [08:51] then write some text [08:51] %c2,13 [08:52] C not c [08:52] %c2,13 cippo lippo [08:52] %C2,13 cippo lippo [08:52] \e asfd [08:52] Hmm I dont see colors [08:53] [c2,13m [08:53] You run irssi v0.8.10-rc5 - running on Linux i686 [08:53] does it enable IRC colors [08:53] no idea [08:53] but yes [08:53] i can see your broken-pink writings [08:54] cool I am just playing with all the new stuff in Konversat [08:54] KDE is not allowed in here [08:54] wicked IRC colors [08:54] KDE rules [08:54] roooarrrrr [08:55] woof [08:56] everybuddy jumping [08:56] somebody needs to invent Paper, Rock, Scissors for IRC [08:56] is just the sound a particular kind of animal [08:56] wow... so you have it? [08:56] that way we will have a way to settle our differences [08:56] :-) [08:56] who's the cheeky unemployed who translated it [08:57] Oh is there such a thing [08:57] yes [08:57] where can I get it [08:57] we can also "bim bum bam" if you want [08:57] we need to install it here [08:58] bim = ? [08:58] do you mean a script.. [08:58] ok... we can do it... [08:58] yes [08:58] in Ruby [<=Kinnison obviously] [08:58] great fun in deciding who is the winner [08:58] KDE or GNOME [08:58] if only our master and only lord enrico allows it [08:58] no no.. [08:59] at most gnome or Ion [08:59] or gnome or blackbox [08:59] he who must be obeyed [09:00] he he konversation has a url catcher [09:00] it catches URLs in the channel in a new window [09:00] cool [09:00] and it now has a remember line [09:01] it inserts a colored line in the channel so you can remember a spot [09:01] Konversation is B0rk3d... [09:01] does it remind you about this [09:01] ? [09:02] what is B0rk3d. [09:02] Konversation [09:02] .. [09:02] borked [09:04] borked === froud looks confused [09:04] he he auto spell check too [09:04] its normal when you use kde [09:04] cool [09:05] yep kde rocks so configurable [09:05] mmm.. yeah with all those useless utilities:) [09:05] and XIM input method [09:05] obviously the great invention after the lighter [09:06] I love my computer I like to make her look beautiful [09:06] KDE got the look [09:06] even enlightment.. [09:06] xfce.. [09:06] and gnome obviously [09:07] Oneday ubuntu will ascend to the point where it has KDE :-) [09:07] KDM is fine thanks [09:07] oneday, berlusconi will be italian prime minister... [09:07] ooops he already is [09:07] something must be really wrong [09:10] gimme a K (K), gimme a D (D), gimme a E (E). What do ya got? K D E [09:10] b c'ing ya [09:11] this is so so so so wrong [09:12] jealously gets you nowhere, coming to KDE does :-) [09:12] back in the 90s? [09:12] I must go, nice chatting non-sense with you again. keep well [09:12] with windows 95 [09:12] ? [09:12] froud: all the best to you [09:12] ciao [09:12] welcome to the future, with KDE [09:13] ehehe.. [09:13] welcome back to the future, with KDE [09:13] date: january 21th, 1887 [09:13] children... be good... this channel has a public log... :) [09:14] sorry Lord [09:14] have a good life until we catch up again [09:16] im off ciao [09:16] And the only sound thats left [09:16] After the ambulances go [09:16] Is cinderella sweeping up [09:16] On desolation row [11:12] enrico: Hi!