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lucasvoahh12:09
lucasvoa warm bed is waiting for me12:09
lucasvogood night everybody12:09
lucasvogood luck pygi and hedgemage12:09
pygienjoy lucasvo ;)12:10
pygiand thanks :)12:10
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lucasvogood night mhz :)12:10
pygihey hey mhz_ ;)12:10
mhz_lucasvo: hi12:11
mhz_pygi: hi12:11
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pygioki ;)12:11
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pygipeople,enjoy12:17
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mhzguys12:53
mhzWhy would clients get a diff keyboard layout than the one they can actually get when sitting at the server?12:53
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chotchkihey guys how do you kick off the text install in the live cd version? (i cant get x over 640x480 to do the gui install)12:58
Burgworkchotchki, you can't, afaik12:59
chotchkicrap, is there anyway to boost the xorg server to higher resolution without having the hardware?12:59
Burgworkyou can try editing the xorg.conf and then restarting X01:00
Burgworksaner to just use the text install01:00
chotchkijoy01:01
chotchkithx brb01:02
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blankeyI keep getting debootstrap warnings when I'm trying to install edubuntu. The integrity tool in the setup menu says the CD is valid though. What could be causing this?03:03
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bddebianHeya03:25
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Burglaptopanselmolsm: you around?03:51
anselmolsmBurglaptop: I'm here03:51
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Burglaptopanselmolsm: shall we do this in the channel or in a /query ?03:52
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anselmolsmmaybe in a /query03:54
anselmolsmBurglaptop, maybe in a query...03:54
Burglaptophttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/RemoveRemoteEyeCandy <-- this looks like a seriously good thing04:09
jsgotangco:P04:10
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Burglaptopjsgotangco: why are you not in #ubuntu-doc ?04:14
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LaserJockBurglaptop: lol04:16
jsgotangcobecause i'm in a xubuntu machine that doesn't have my irc defaults in irssi04:16
BurglaptopLaserJock: likely he at work04:16
Burglaptopah04:16
jsgotangcoi use a pretty crap laptop at work and xfce is the only thing worth running04:17
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Burgundaviahey HedgeMage06:07
HedgeMagehey burg06:07
HedgeMagewhat's up?06:07
Burgundavianot much06:07
HedgeMageBurgundavia == Corey, correct?06:09
Burgundaviayep06:09
Burgundaviaand Burglaptop and Burgwork06:09
HedgeMagejust checking :)06:09
HedgeMagesaw your email about that group on Vancouver Island... that's just a short road (or boat) trip from here.06:09
Burgundaviaindeed it is06:10
Burgundaviathere is a pretty strong Ubuntu community here in Victoria06:10
HedgeMagecool06:11
HedgeMageWe should have an "edubuntu at sea" get together or something :P06:12
Burgundaviaindeed06:12
BurgundaviaI fly through Seattle about twice or three times a year, so we could get together then06:13
HedgeMagejust let me know when you are around :)06:13
Burgundaviawell, I am going to be there from 8pm till midnight on the 22nd :)06:13
HedgeMageLOL we should get together for dinner or something if your plane is on time06:14
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Burgundaviataking the clipper in and then flying out at midnight06:14
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HedgeMageclipper?06:15
BurgundaviaVictoria Clipper06:16
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Burgundaviahttp://wikitravel.org/en/Victoria_(British_Columbia)06:19
crimsunI think people are more impressed with Edubuntu than "just" Ubuntu :-)06:20
BurgundaviaEdubuntu has a purpose06:20
crimsunGave an informal presentation on Dapper tonight to a small uni LUG, and many of the older members with children were raving about Edubuntu.06:21
HedgeMageBurgundavia: ahh06:21
Burgundaviait is a real need06:21
HedgeMagecrimsun: awesome06:21
HedgeMageBurgundavia: I've been saying that since my days with <winces> that /other/ edu distro06:22
Burgundaviawhich one?06:22
HedgeMagedebian-edu06:22
crimsunThursday night I'll try to work in a section on Edubuntu to TriLUG, hosted at Red Hat corp headquarters, which has all but been converted to Ubuntu. :-)06:22
HedgeMageBurgundavia: the reason I spent two months doing doc stuff while I made certain you people aren't psyhopaths before giving you any coding or packaging love :P06:23
Burgundaviaah, yes06:23
crimsunbetter beware of that Corey, he's a psycho06:23
Burgundavia:)06:23
Burgundaviatotally unstable, can't commit to anything06:24
Burgundaviarandom tourettes, the whole bit, thats me06:24
HedgeMagelol06:24
Burgundaviathat is why the people in my office call the  "happy one"06:25
magnonhehe, hi Corey06:31
Burgundaviahey magnon, long delay on that06:31
magnonyes, I lag06:33
Burgundaviais the cold, effects the brain06:33
magnonactually it's almost 20c these days06:34
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magnonbah, just took a look out, it rains and all. and I woke up now (06) and going to work at 1006:35
HedgeMageI'm off to bed06:51
HedgeMagetalk to you all later06:51
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HedgeMageso much for sleep.07:07
BurgundaviaHedgeMage: I noticed that07:09
HedgeMageoh, well07:10
HedgeMagewho needs sleep anyway?07:10
HedgeMageBurgundavia: what do you think about Tom Hoffman's post to the dev list (and others) about sifa ?07:12
BurgundaviaHedgeMage: looked good, but I didn't relaly understand it, nor does it really affect me07:12
HedgeMageAhh, I've been rolling it around in my head a bit, trying to figure out if it's a good or bad idea07:13
HedgeMage(though regardless of it being good or bad, getting it implimented in time for Edgy is nuts!)07:13
HedgeMageI ran into something along those lines back in the '90s... they wanted us to impliment it in debian-edu... 07:15
HedgeMageDisclaimer: I had the fun of shopping in a store full of stuff I'm allergic to today, so I'm quite out of it and may not make any sense at all)07:16
th1aHi folks.07:18
th1aYes, I agree that SIF isn't a six month project.07:18
th1aNot sure how to fit something that takes longer than six months into the discussion.07:19
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HedgeMagehi th1a 07:22
HedgeMage:)07:22
th1aHi HedgeMage.07:22
th1aThere was some kind of eduml or something that was started as an all open source interoperability standard.07:23
th1aDidn't get too far.07:23
th1aYou might be thinking of that.07:24
HedgeMagedon't remember that one... the one I'm thinking of whas called ICE... interoperable classroom something...07:24
th1aHuh.07:24
th1aThat doesn't ring a bell.07:25
HedgeMageit was mid-90s I think07:25
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HedgeMagemaybe late 90s07:25
HedgeMageit folded quickly due to poor design07:26
th1aSIF is well established in the US at this point and starting to spread overseas.07:26
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th1aJust no open source tools or brainshare.07:26
HedgeMageI did a little research on it earlier today07:27
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th1aIt is neither sexy nor elegant.07:29
cbx33hi all07:29
HedgeMagehi cbx33 07:29
th1ahi cbx33 07:29
cbx33anyone know how the email from Taskill Calvillo <taskili@buttons.net> got through onto the edubuntu-devel list?07:29
cbx33did SA just not catch it?07:29
cbx33hi HedgeMage th1a 07:29
cbx33oh darn it, gotta go get ready for work07:30
HedgeMageok ttyl07:30
cbx33see ya all soon07:30
HedgeMageth1a: when I'm more coherent (sick right now) I'll look at the spec itself, but the niche, at least, needs to be filled07:31
th1aWe're quickly leaving the "would be nice" phase to the "badly needed" state.07:32
th1aRight now I'm just trying to figure out how difficult the development will be.  Doing some prototyping.07:33
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HedgeMageth1a: I think support in Edubuntu would depend largely (but not completely) on upstream support from the teams who put together the apps we use.07:42
th1aOf course.07:43
HedgeMageI can't speak for sure, as I'm a peon around here, but I don't expect we could maintain it as a bunch of patchsets ourselves.07:43
th1aThe problem is that someone has to put together a ZIS.07:43
th1aFrankly, I'm aiming all this more at sabdfl than the community...07:43
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th1abut I thought I should include the larger community.07:44
th1aZone Integration Server.07:44
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HedgeMageahh07:44
th1aYou need one of those to tie everything together.07:44
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HedgeMageagain, sorry if I'm out of it07:44
th1aWriting the "agents" for each app is relatively straightforward.07:44
th1aIt's ok.07:44
th1aBut that's the rub.  No free ZIS, no agent for free apps.07:45
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HedgeMageyeah... I'll take a look at the spec... if it's something that will hold up better than ICE I'm all for it07:45
th1aSIF's biggest problem technically is its age.  It's basically an XML web services architecture that predates SOAP, XML-RPC, etc.07:46
HedgeMagehmmm07:46
th1aSo it is definitely different than if you were to start it fresh today.07:46
th1aBut it works.07:46
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HedgeMagehello08:11
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Burgundaviahey pygi08:34
pygiBurgundavia, hey hey, how are you?08:34
Burgundaviagood, Anselmo got started on a spec08:34
HedgeMagehi pygi 08:34
pygiBurgundavia, nice :)08:35
pygihey HedgeMage 08:35
pygiBurgundavia, just poke when you have time so we can discuss stuff08:35
Burgundaviahttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/SafetyBoat08:35
Burgundaviamight have time tomorrow, depending on how slack I am at work08:35
pygioki, no worries08:37
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HedgeMagehave a meeting date/time for me yet?08:54
pygiHedgeMage, what I did this time? :P08:54
HedgeMagepygi: it's just your regularly scheduled nagging :P08:54
pygiHedgeMage, meeting ... hm.. tuesday 20:00 UTC?08:55
pygittyl08:56
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HedgeMagehi highvoltage 08:57
HedgeMagepygi: pat yourself on the back and join jabber@conference.jabber.org08:58
HedgeMagepygi: Cookbook is getting complimented :D08:59
HedgeMagepygi: next tuesday at 20:00 UTC is just fine, btw08:59
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pygi_HedgeMage, is that day fine for you?09:01
HedgeMagepygi_: yep, should be :)09:01
highvoltagehi HedgeMage 09:01
HedgeMageohhh, highvoltage and pygi_ together at one time, cool09:02
highvoltageHedgeMage: i'm still waking up, not teasing you :)09:02
highvoltagehmmm... that sounds scary09:02
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HedgeMagehighvoltage: ROFL09:02
HedgeMageI wanted to bring up the idea of moving Cookbook from the wiki to the drupal site (using the community-edited-book module)09:03
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HedgeMagewould still let everyone work together, and would give us a few nicities we don't have on the wiki (like automagical "show on one page" or "show one chapter per page" or printer friendly version" stuff)09:04
cbx33hey all09:04
HedgeMagehi cbx33 :D09:04
cbx33hey HedgeMage 09:04
cbx33HedgeMage: ooooh what are we discussing?09:04
pygi_HedgeMage, meeting? :)09:04
HedgeMageokay :D09:04
highvoltageHedgeMage: thanks :)09:04
HedgeMagedidn't know if we expected highvoltage to make it09:04
HedgeMageor I'd have pretended to have patience ;)09:04
highvoltagesorry, what's going on?09:05
HedgeMagecbx33: apparently I'm more impatient than I thought :P09:05
cbx33hehe09:05
HedgeMagehighvoltage: are you coming to the Edubuntu cookbook meeting?09:05
highvoltagewhen is that?09:05
HedgeMagenext week tuesday, 20:00 UTC09:05
cbx33ah that'll be ok09:05
cbx33I'll see if I can come to that too09:06
HedgeMagecool09:06
pygi_cbx33, you are supposed to come ;)09:06
cbx33that's what I thought09:06
cbx33I just hadn't heard it was happening :p09:06
HedgeMagecbx33: that's because I just squeezed a date and time out of mario a few minutes ago :)09:06
pygi_I just made up that time few secs ago so HedgeMage would stop bothering :P09:06
cbx33oh i seee09:07
pygi_ergh :P09:07
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HedgeMage:P09:07
pygi_I maybe won't be able to come to meeting today :(09:07
HedgeMageawww :(09:07
HedgeMagehow come?09:07
highvoltageHedgeMage: yes, i can make that09:07
HedgeMagehighvoltage: awesome... I'll bug you about it then :D09:08
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pygi_highvoltage, you got urself into big trouble now ;P09:08
HedgeMageLOL09:08
highvoltageHedgeMage: ok, although i'm not an official contributor, but since i am working on the tuxlab cookbook, i'll be available09:08
HedgeMagethe downside to IRC meetings, of course, is that I can't bring chocolate with which to pacify the attendees :P09:08
highvoltagepygi_: i don't want to get myself in trouble with you again!09:08
pygi_highvoltage, again in trouble with me? What I did to you again?09:09
pygi_It seems I bring only bad stuff in here? :P09:09
highvoltageHedgeMage: does that work? i've been wanting to try it with ice cream before09:09
HedgeMagehighvoltage: mostly want to have you because you maintain edubuntu.org and I'm going to propose moving the cookbook from wiki to drupal book :)09:09
HedgeMagehighvoltage: yes, very well actually.09:09
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HedgeMagehighvoltage: people argue less when chewing :P09:09
highvoltagepygi_: nah, it was about that cookbook chapters, remember?09:09
cbx33eeewwwwwww09:09
pygi_highvoltage, bah :)09:09
highvoltagecbx33: and you wander why your keys get stuck!?09:10
HedgeMagecbx33: the internet does not yet have a food protocol... if only it did 09:10
cbx33That's a different machine09:10
cbx33I don;t care about my work machine09:10
HedgeMagerofl09:10
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cbx33you know I invented the WaT protocol for use with plastic cups and string09:11
cbx33Waggle and Tug :p09:11
HedgeMagerofl09:11
cbx33maybe I should invent a food one too09:11
cbx33ok guys got a question09:12
cbx33say I have a server which has a user called pete with a uid of 50009:12
HedgeMagecbx33: there is no cooked/uncooked bit in TCP/IP packet headers :P09:13
cbx33and on my client machine I have a user called pete with uid of 100009:13
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cbx33I want to mount an nfs partition09:13
cbx33what are my options09:13
cbx33because it won;t mount natively because the uids are different09:13
pygimount on boot throught fstab?09:14
cbx33no09:14
cbx33just mount in general09:14
cbx33nfs won;t mount if the uid's are different09:16
HedgeMagesorry, cbx33, no clue... I always make them the same09:17
cbx33but i didn;'t have the chance09:17
HedgeMageI wasn't picking on you, just saying I'm clueless :)09:19
cbx33I know09:19
cbx33I would have done that too if I'd have been able09:19
pygicbx33, what about "anonuid"?09:21
cbx33hmm?09:23
pygiok, nevermind, ignore that09:24
pygiwhat about keeping user in a LDAP?09:24
cbx33*bah* too much trouble for now.....I've never used LDAP before09:25
cbx33never mind09:25
cbx33I'll just ....oooooooh09:25
pygiergh, it's not that hard to setup ;)09:25
cbx33I remember I have a samba share setup09:25
cbx33pygi: but it could be for someone who's never done it before09:25
pygicbx33, indeed :-09:26
pygi:-/09:26
cbx33hehe09:26
HedgeMageAha! figured out what the strange noise is09:30
HedgeMagethere was a raccoon on my balcony09:30
cbx33ooooh09:30
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HedgeMageapparently  the anti-toddler escape measures were making its escape difficult, so it jumped for the lattice below the rail in one jump, almost falling off the balcony, then scrambling back up :)09:31
HedgeMageit was kinda cute09:31
pygicbx33, hm, or another solution09:31
HedgeMagethough, it reminds me why I close the balcony door each night09:32
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pygiYou may set the file to indicate static mapping for uid/gid. The option points to the file /etc/nfs/home_map.cats and may look like this:09:32
pygimap_static=/etc/nfs/home map.cats09:32
cbx33pygi: I'm listening09:33
pygiin /etc/exports09:33
pygithe home_map.cats stuff may be:09:33
pygi# Mapping for cat's machines:09:33
pygi#    server    client09:33
pygiuid   0-60       -    # switch to nobody09:33
pygiuid   61-80     41    # map 61-80 into 41-6009:33
HedgeMagehi waqas 09:33
pygicbx33, do you at least have a clue about what I said? :-/09:34
cbx33yeh totally09:34
HedgeMagepygi: that's an awesome bit of knowledge, I'm filing it away somewhere, too09:34
waqashi HedgeMage09:35
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cbx33pygi: would i set the map_static in the exports file?09:39
cbx33 /home/pete/www          172.29.97.103(rw,map_static=/etc/nfs/www.map)09:39
cbx33cos that didn't work09:39
cbx33Starting NFS services:  exportfs: /etc/exports:3: unknown keyword "map_static=/etc/nfs/www.map"09:40
HedgeMagewe're up to four raccoons out there now (just outside, not on my balcony) and they're driving the downstairs neighbors nuts09:40
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pygicbx33, try putting it prior to all, and just put map_stetic in part with options09:44
pygi(the map_static variable)09:45
pygimap_static*09:45
cbx33?S?S?09:45
cbx33:p09:45
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pygiok, this:09:45
cbx33oh do you mean09:45
cbx33as a single option09:45
cbx33ok09:45
cbx33hang on09:45
pygimap_static=/etc/nfs/www.map09:45
pygiok, will wait09:45
cbx33:D09:46
cbx33thanks pygi09:46
pygicbx33, worked?09:46
cbx33looks like it09:47
pygicongrats then ;)09:47
HedgeMageyay :D09:48
waqas:)09:48
pygigimme your exports file somewhere to see if you did it good :)09:48
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waqasHedgeMage: no-one seems to know :(09:53
pygiwaqas, what do you need?09:53
pygicbx33, you alive or playing with NFS? :P09:53
waqasCan someone please tell me how I change the display resolution of the ubuntu login screen?09:53
cbx33playing...09:53
cbx33now it's complaining about something else09:54
waqasgoogling for that just gives pages with the same question, but no answers09:54
pygicbx33, like what?09:54
cbx33forward DNS09:54
pygiwaqas, you mean GDM login screen resoulution?09:54
HedgeMage!resolution09:54
uboturesolution is, like, at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FixVideoResolutionHowto09:54
pygicbx33, exact error pls?09:54
waqasyeah09:54
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pygiHedgeMage, I dont think that influences GDM09:55
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HedgeMagepygi: I don't know what's there, I just guessed that ubotu might know something09:56
HedgeMageand did a randomly-chosen command09:56
HedgeMagesometimes it helps09:56
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waqashmm, the page does have "GDM uses a different Resolution than my Desktop"09:56
HedgeMageyay for random guessing :P09:57
waqasi just hope i don'tmess up :)09:58
HedgeMageyou'll be fine :)09:59
cbx33pygi: I sorted that problem10:00
cbx33but now the mount process is hanging10:00
cbx33I can't even kill -9 the process10:00
cbx33:S10:00
pygicbx33, o joy :-/10:01
cbx33but10:01
cbx33Jun  7 10:13:50 server3 rpc.mountd: authenticated mount request from debbox.stgeorgesec.st-george.southampton.sch.uk:843 for /home/pete/www (/home/pete/www)10:01
cbx33so it moutned ok apparently10:01
pyginice, at least that :)10:01
pygibut we still need to fix hanging10:01
cbx33yes10:01
pygiany info you get at terminal at what it hangs?10:03
cbx33no10:04
cbx33gonna strace it now10:04
pygiok10:04
waqasno, that page doesn't help xorg.conf is just the way it should be :(10:04
cbx33and I get nothing :p10:04
cbx33strace is showing nothing at all10:04
pygicbx33, can  you try booting from /etc/fstab to see will it hang at boot too10:05
pygialtought ofcourse it should hang, but ...10:05
pygi*ergh, then you'll  have to use live cd to fix*10:05
cbx33yeh can't afford that now10:05
pygiso it mounts and hangs :-/10:06
cbx33hmmm10:06
cbx33may have found something10:06
pygican you try reverting the stuff you did with NFS and try again?10:06
pygihm, what?10:06
HedgeMagewaqas: have you asked in #ubuntu ?10:06
pygiwaqas, you could always change GDM built-in resolution in code if such things exist10:07
waqasHedgeMage: : lots of people asked lots of things there, no one seems to be listening :(10:07
cbx33nfs-common isnt installed10:07
cbx33:S10:07
cbx33that could cause a problem no?10:07
waqaspygi: if i only knew where :)10:07
pygicbx33, o joy :)10:07
cbx33so I'll try that10:07
HedgeMagewaqas: it's a bit slow this time of night... you may want to try about 8-10 hours from now if you'll be up, it should start to come alive again10:07
pygiapt-get source gdm10:07
pygiHedgeMage, it's like ... morning :)10:08
HedgeMagepygi: here it's the dead of night :P10:08
waqasafternoon :)10:08
pygicbx33, I can write a tutorial on how to set up a NFS if you need ;)10:08
cbx33no10:08
cbx33I've done it before10:08
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cbx33but it was the uid mapping10:09
pygiyea, but now we solved that ;)10:09
waqasi see suggestions to change the GDM on the ubuntu forums ... just need to figure out how ...10:09
pygiwaqas, change the GDM? wth?10:09
waqasmore like GDM theme :S10:10
waqasbut i doubt that would work10:10
cbx33w00t10:11
cbx33it worked10:11
cbx33thanks for all your help pygi10:11
pygicbx33, congrats and glad to be of help10:13
cbx33literally I just had to put that mapping bit at the top10:13
cbx33I thought ubuntu would have come with nfs-common installed10:13
cbx33the funny thing was it managed to authenticate without it10:13
pygiergh, scroll up and see I told you to put it to the top :P10:13
cbx33that';s probably why it hung10:13
cbx33pygi: yes but you asked for me to provide an example10:14
cbx33I was just stating that it was as simple as you said10:14
pygiok, ok :)10:15
pygimost important thing its solved now10:15
cbx33yes, thanks again for all the help10:15
cbx33when are we starting on scp?10:15
cbx33or what's the plan for scp10:15
pygilike next week will be meeting :P10:15
cbx33oooh nice10:15
pygithen we'll come up with decent pla10:15
pygiplan*10:15
cbx33ogra will be there too i presume?10:15
cbx33and a feature set?10:16
pygimost probably, yes, and feature set as well10:16
pygiedgy scope basicly10:16
cbx33right cool10:16
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pygicbx33, if you have any ideas for features, please feel free to mail me10:23
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zeen3221.10:36
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cbx33pygi: I put a few up on ogra's page10:45
cbx33but we mostly agreed that most of them would take far too long to implement10:46
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pygicbx33, agreed, but 24 hour work should produce some results10:46
pygicbx33, what is his page once again?10:46
cbx33hang on10:46
cbx33https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuEdgyIdeas10:47
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pygiah, yes, that :)10:49
pygicbx33, what are you interested in working on S-C-P?10:49
cbx33anything i can actually help out on10:49
cbx33you know my python skills10:49
cbx33they are increasing everyday10:50
cbx33but I'm still a python n00b10:50
cbx33in a lot of ways10:50
cbx33you get me?10:53
pygiyup 10:54
pygiogra, can't we get people who are willing to develop stuff like this (gnome edu apps)10:54
pygireview possibility to replace kdeedu with gnome apps or if thats not possible, create kdeedu specific langpacks to at least reduce the oversizedness a bit)10:54
=== cbx33 thinks he could probably write an education app now in python
pygicbx33, ;)10:59
cbx33a small one of course10:59
cbx33what's 1+110:59
cbx33210:59
cbx33correct :D10:59
cbx33you are a very clever person11:00
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pygicbx33, hehe :)11:03
cbx33I can see it now11:03
cbx33"And the aware for most sophisticated educational app goes to......."11:03
cbx33*award11:03
shankrAisleRiot11:04
pygik, laters all11:04
pygitalk to you later cbx33, and good luck with award ;)11:04
cbx33ok pygi 11:04
cbx33(I think I have a good chance)11:05
cbx33:p11:05
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cbx33ping ogra11:54
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EmxBAwhy is here just ~30 of us12:20
EmxBAyesterday here were more than 100 users12:20
RobinShepheardEmxBA: They are probably busy with work or maybe in bed12:28
RobinShepheardI know that some of the others are 8 hours behind gmt12:28
cbx33not on #edubuntu12:28
cbx33we're always about 25-3512:29
RobinShepheardcbx33: Good point I dont think I have seen more12:29
RobinShepheardcbx33: Are you in the office, so to speak, at the mo12:31
cbx33RobinShepheard: yes12:31
cbx33I'm at work12:31
cbx33y?12:31
RobinShepheardSo you allowed to do what you want there, obviously while it is not busy12:31
cbx33I'm always busy12:32
RobinShephearddid think that may be the case12:32
cbx33but my boss is cool with me working on edubuntu12:32
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RobinShepheardjust always wondered about school IT departments12:32
RobinShepheardsweet12:32
jsgotangco:/12:32
cbx33what's up jsgotangco 12:33
jsgotangcowell...12:33
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cbx33and?12:34
highvoltagejsgotangco: what did they say?12:34
cbx33not good news?12:34
jsgotangco"we can only recommend but cannot guarantee"12:34
highvoltage:/12:34
RobinShepheardstill better than nothing I guess12:34
jsgotangcoso I'll go back to the embassy on the 14th and just expect if i get one or not12:34
cbx33jsgotangco: what are you trying to get?12:35
highvoltagei'm going to the embassy on the 12th (hopefully) finding out on the 13th12:35
jsgotangcocbx33: a visa?12:35
cbx33ahhh12:35
jsgotangcowell the 12th is a holiday here12:35
jsgotangcowell i'll know on the 14th if its a deal or no deal :/12:36
cbx33jsgotangco: is this for paris?12:36
jsgotangcoif they deny me, france gets the distincition of the first country to tarnish my perfect passport12:36
jsgotangcocbx33: yeah12:36
cbx33jsgotangco: where are you from again?12:37
jsgotangcocbx33: Manila, Philippines12:37
cbx33would I have to get a visa?12:37
cbx33if I were going?12:37
jsgotangcoi doubt12:38
cbx33bearing in mind I'd have to get my passport updated12:38
cbx33why do you?12:38
Yagisancbx33: he's not from the EU12:38
jsgotangcoyep12:38
cbx33ah i see12:38
cbx33If I were travelling to the States, would I need one?12:38
jsgotangcoi've had visa entries to the US, AU, Japan, korea, china, singapore but france gets to spoil the party heh12:38
Yagisancbx33: a local example. I can go to New Zealand without a visa, but my wife can't12:39
jsgotangcocbx33: i doubt that12:39
highvoltagei can go to all commonwealth countries without a visa, such as UK, Australia, India, etc.12:40
jsgotangcoi can go to some places too12:40
jsgotangcoironically i can go to south africa and cameroon without a visa12:40
jsgotangconot to mention a bunch of south east asian nations12:40
jsgotangcoim just getting pissed at all these hassles for a 7 day trip12:41
cbx33yeh12:42
jsgotangconot to mention i have to take time off at work12:42
Yagisanjsgotangco: it's france, what do you expect :-P12:42
highvoltage*sigh*12:42
jsgotangcoi'd say a joke about france but it's sick don't bother12:42
jsgotangcoheh12:42
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jsgotangcowould it be tax free?12:44
cbx33heheh12:45
cbx33how do you know if you can travel to a country or not12:46
Yagisancbx33: you check their embassy website12:46
cbx33ah12:46
jsgotangcocbx33: you're british, any country will accept you12:46
Yagisanjsgotangco: so which g8 country did you have in mind ?12:46
jsgotangcogood question12:47
jsgotangcofrance?12:47
jsgotangcoheh12:47
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cbx33hey pygi_ 12:54
pygi_hey cbx33 12:54
jsgotangcocbx33: you'll probably just need a visa waiver most likely12:54
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cbx33i suppose I should really get my passport01:03
RobinShepheardcbx33: When you do get it, pay the 3 or 4 quid to the post office for the checking service, you will get it back a lot quicker01:08
cbx33yeh?01:09
cbx33cool01:09
RobinShepheardyeah, and you wont wait a fortnight and get it sent back to you if there is a mistake, they tell you about it and you can go and get it fixed same day01:10
cbx33how long does it take01:10
RobinShepheardwell I got mine back in a week, but the do still say allow 3 weeks01:11
cbx33wow01:11
RobinShepheardmate who did it by post took 2.5 weeks01:11
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mhzhi guys01:20
mhzgot Meeting today?01:20
pygihey hey mhz 01:20
cbx33yes01:20
pygiyup01:20
cbx3320:00 utc01:20
mhz12 utc?01:21
mhz20 utc?01:21
pygi20 utc01:21
jsgotangcofruck...i just remembered01:21
jsgotangco20UTC is 4AM01:21
jsgotangcoyay01:21
cbx33eeek01:21
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mhzHas any of you had this issue with edubuntu clients?: I log in from clients and I get US keyboard layout instead of already set ES layout at server side. I installed xubuntu-desktop package on top of default edubuntu one and even after setting GNOME as default, clients still get xubuntu.01:23
mhzjsgotangco: sorry i brought it up to you01:23
jsgotangconot at all01:23
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ograjsgotangco, if we're more than 3 EC members we have quorum, no need for the alarm clock 01:24
mhzjsgotangco: I now have about 978 emails in inbox. Could you spare me the filtering, please, and tell confirm me if you're gonna use the Edubuntu via Netboot wiki page in newsletter?01:24
jsgotangcomhz: yes01:24
mhzlol01:24
mhzyes what?01:24
ogramhz, how did you set the keyboard layout ?01:24
jsgotangcoyes i've added it for the ubuntu newsletter for this week01:24
mhzogra: 1st) when fresh installing, I used spanish for everything and even downloaded langpack. 2nd) When I created each client-user for test purposes, I  personally loged in at the server side, using each client-user name and set GNOME as default and spanish as lang.01:26
jsgotangcowell i'll try to wake up just in case01:26
ogramhz, and did you also follow https://wiki.edubuntu.org/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPClientKeymap ? :)01:26
mhzjsgotangco: thx, so no need to wiki an article today ;)01:26
mhzogra: hmmmmm, nope, because when I loged in at the server (from server machine) I got everything working for each client-user, so I thought it was all ok until yesterday night, the day people were invited to test it :D (yeah, I am stupid)01:28
mhzand if I had had the time to look up in the wiki, I would have looked up "Edubuntu..."pages ;)01:28
ogramhz, for the desktop session, sudo update-alternatives --config x-session-manager might be handy :)01:29
mhzso, if you say that page is good, I'll create a link to it from an EdubuntuLTSPClientKeymap ?01:29
ogra??01:29
jsgotangcommm nice pics of mako's wedding01:29
mhzI mean, I have always encouraged newcomers to lookup wiki pages starting by EdubuntuBlaBLa01:30
RobinShepheardjust a quick one, I have a straight install from the disk with now changes made. I have just tried to find the said path and I find I have no ltps subdir in /opt/ltsp/i386/etc01:30
mhzbecause of the LTSP v/s Edubuntu kind of 'confusion' (many only installing normal default LTSP instead of xubuntu or edubuntu ltsp installs01:31
ogramhz, well, we just made some effort to put everyything in one place under UbuntuLTSP01:31
mhzoh, I apologize then, I had no idea01:31
ograsince its not edubuntu specific documentation01:31
mhzindeed01:31
cbx33we're trying mhz :p01:31
RobinShephearddo I need to create the file or is it a modification to it??01:31
mhzRobinShepheard: weired01:34
mhzRobinShepheard: edubuntu <enter> (or default install) should provide that for you01:34
mhzand you should only need to provide the network specs01:34
RobinShepheardI did the default install01:35
mhzRobinShepheard: however, if that did happen as you mention, then it is weired.01:35
ograits not needed for a running ltsp setup, you need to create it if you want to tweak the defaults01:35
RobinShepheardI editted the dhcp config file but I do not have the /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/ltsp dir, the dirs go from lsb-release to magic01:36
RobinShepheardso it is not created by default01:36
ograwhy would you want to edit a dhcp server config in the client environment ? 01:37
mhzogra: oh, I am not a good example then because I usually interact with IRC people in my thin edubuntu-laptop-server which is installed via netboot and then manually installing edubuntu stuff ;(01:37
ogralook in /etc/ltsp on the server not in the client root01:37
mhzso I usually dont get the 'defaults'01:37
RobinShepheardno this is on the server01:37
mhzRobinShepheard: /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf01:38
ografor tweaks of the client functionallity you can edit/create /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf ... all other settings are server side01:38
RobinShepheardmhz: I have that and have /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf, it was whether the /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/ltsp should have been created by default01:39
ogranope01:39
RobinShepheardahhh that explains why I cant find it then01:40
ogra/etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf is a file to configure the dhcp server, so nothing that should live in the clients chroot01:40
RobinShepheardogra: all editing of the files is on the server01:41
ograwhat made you think you could find it in /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/ltsp ?01:41
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RobinShepheardogra: I am looking for the ltsp.conf file listed on the getting started page which says about setting things like the keyboard type01:42
ograsure all editing happens on the server, but /opt/ltsp/i386 is what the client sees as /01:42
ograas i said that file isnt there, you need to create it01:42
ograits only used if you need to tweak the defaults01:43
RobinShepheardok I understand, it just isn't clear from the documentation whether you created it or whether you should just be editing an existing file01:43
cbx33ogra: think that a jabber server or something similar by default is possible for edgy?01:44
RobinShepheardogra: page says "This file is available at /opt/ltsp/(ARCH)/etc/lts.conf. Replace (ARCH) with your architecture, for example, if you installed the i386 version, you'll find this file at /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf." I took this to mean it should already be there01:44
ogracbx33, no idea, depends on the spec ;)01:44
ograRobinShepheard, ouch ...01:45
ograhighvoltage, ? ^^^^01:45
ogracan you change that ?01:45
RobinShepheardsorry, I just got a bit confused that was all01:45
ograRobinShepheard, good catch, thanks a lot :)01:45
RobinShepheardsorry for getting you to repeat youself earlier01:46
ogradont worry :)01:46
cbx33is this something that needs changing on the edubuntu site?01:46
ograyes01:46
cbx33gimme details I can do it01:47
ograin the gettingstarted doc01:47
cbx33ok01:47
RobinShepheardhttp://www.edubuntu.org/GettingStarted01:47
RobinShepheardit is under "Fine-tuning the thin client setup"01:47
ogracbx33, the file isnt there, if you want to tweak default settings of all or one client you need to create it first01:47
cbx33ah ok01:48
cbx33I'll adjust01:48
RobinShepheardI am just going to grab a sandwich for lunch, I will be back in 5 mins or so01:48
ogra(we simply dont create an empty file to avoid additional IO operations during boot)01:48
cbx33ah ok01:49
cbx33I'll reword01:49
ograif the file would be there, the bootscripts would parse it even if its empty ... if it doesnt exist, getltscfg (the parser) isnt even loaded into memory01:49
cbx33ogra: edited01:51
cbx33what d'ya think?01:51
ografor example, if you installed the i386 version, you'll need to create this file /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf 01:52
ografor example, if you installed the i386 version, you'll need to create this file *as* (?) /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf 01:52
ograor: under the name01:53
cbx33ok01:53
cbx33done01:53
jsgotangcoahh nice dinner01:55
cbx33there's something wrong with the system monitor01:57
cbx33it's showing 40% usage01:57
cbx33but the process isn't showing up in top, or system monitor01:57
ograhmm, somehow the menu is broken for me now01:57
cbx33which menu?01:57
ogracss of gettingstarted01:57
cbx33looks fine here01:58
cbx33try a forced refresh01:58
cbx33we've had this issue on the ubuntu site too01:58
cbx33even though one uses moin and the other uses drupal01:58
cbx33I was talking to heno about it yesterday01:58
highvoltageogra: yes, i can change that. i will fix it with other updates01:59
cbx33fixed?01:59
cbx33highvoltage: what's the issue?01:59
ograhttp://people.ubuntu.com/~ogra/shot.png01:59
cbx33hh i see02:00
cbx33can't we whack a minimum on the content div?02:00
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flintJaneW, you around?02:00
highvoltagehi flint02:00
cbx33hey flint 02:01
highvoltageflint: how's colin doing? he's been real quiet.02:01
flinthey gents!02:01
JaneWhello - I am kind of here02:01
JaneWvery sick though :(02:01
cbx33awww02:01
cbx33how so?02:01
flinthighvoltage, well Jonathan, I am trying to keep track of Colin, I will get back to you with a report02:02
highvoltageflint: ok :)02:02
flinthighvoltage, when is the edubuntu meeting?02:02
cbx3320:00 utc02:02
flintnever can get time zones right...02:02
highvoltageJaneW: oh man, hope you're better soon. are you coming by again before you move on?02:02
highvoltageflint: 20:00 UTC02:02
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flintit is now 01:03 UTC eh?02:03
cbx3312:00 utc now02:03
highvoltageyep02:03
highvoltage(yep@cbx33)02:03
flintgotcha...  I really prefer a specific time for the edubuntu meeting.02:03
cbx33flint: why not pop into #ubuntu-meeting02:04
ograwe only have two alternating times to cover all timezones02:04
cbx33and use the schedule thingy02:04
flintJaneW, I am really sorry you are not feeling well.   I like you when you are fiesty!02:04
ograJaneW, do you have some holiday before starting the new job at least ? 02:04
flintThe schedule thingy needs a clock to tell you the current time...02:04
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cbx33@schedule london02:05
cbx33 @schedule london02:05
highvoltagedo it in -meeting02:05
cbx33yeh02:05
ograflint, date -u tells you the current utc time :)02:05
flintcbx33, I am on #ubuntu-meeting now...02:05
flintogra, olli that is most useful.  wonder what it would take to get this displayed on the front of the fridge?02:06
ograthats a question for jdub :)02:06
cbx33I'm still waiting for my blog to be added to planet :p02:06
flintogra, gotcha... just another random thought. 02:06
jsgotangcoflint: tzwatch02:07
flintback in DC last week, kinda like visiting Dante's inferno... but more facist...02:07
flintjsgotangco, gotit just forget to load utc as a time...02:07
flinttry to get away with london time mostly... :^)02:08
jsgotangcoheh02:08
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JaneWhighvoltage: I was hoping to come in this week, but I seem to have the plague suddenly :(02:09
JaneWogra: no sadly no break in between02:09
flinthighvoltage, @schedule est Jonathan, you are a genius... 02:09
ograJaneW, gah, that sucks+02:09
flinti understand that mdz in in london lately.02:10
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ograstarting a new job and being ill that is02:10
JaneWcbx33: nag jdub, he sometimes takes a prod or 2 to respond02:10
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ograflint, he's back since two days02:10
JaneWflint: mdz is home now02:10
cbx33and neither am I :p02:10
cbx33JaneW: I'll leave it a little longer its not that important02:10
cbx33hmmm I sent those two messages the other way round02:10
flintogra, good I will hassle him.  DC sucked me in last week.02:11
flintnot immediately however, mdz needs his beauty sleep (trust me :^)02:12
ograJaneW, will you be at the meeting if you are sick ? (since its you last meeting as i just realized)02:12
flintThis NECC thing is a big event in the US and has been good for edubuntu.  you all following it?02:12
cbx33flint: yup02:13
cbx33hoping they will jump on doing BETT200702:13
cbx33in london02:13
flintcbx33, the trick is that it is on the other coast, and I just do not have the time/money to support it.02:14
RobinShepheardwhat is bett2007??02:14
cbx33RobinShepheard: 02:15
cbx33hang on02:15
flintRobinShepheard, British Educational Technology...02:15
cbx33https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BETTShow200702:15
RobinShepheardcheers02:15
cbx33I'm trying to persuade02:15
flintcbx33, good idea setting up a BETT wiki.  I may try to emulate you in this for NECC...02:17
cbx33np02:17
cbx33lucky that NECC is going ahead though02:17
flintcbx33, thanks...02:17
cbx33I'm hoping canonical are going to give it the thumbs up02:17
cbx33but funding is going to be an issue02:17
jsgotangcoif not no reason why not having a community behind it02:18
jsgotangco:P02:18
cbx33it is rather expensive02:18
jsgotangcoahh02:18
flintcbx33, Tom and Steve are pushing this very hard.  I may try to do something today... Funding is THE issue.02:18
cbx33we're wondering if we could get some thrid party vendors of hardware to help out02:18
cbx33by saying if ubuntu runs on here OOTB02:18
flintcbx33, all we can do is one foot in front of another.02:18
cbx33indeed02:18
cbx33BETT2007 application date is closing fast02:19
cbx33I only have another few months02:19
RobinShepheardI would be willing to devote sometime to lend a hand on the stand if need be and could probably be persuaded to donate 50 quid if needs be02:19
=== jsgotangco would love to visit those shows someday
cbx33RobinShepheard: that'd be fantastic02:19
cbx33jsgotangco: come over to london02:19
flintcbx33, NECC grants a lot to the Edubuntu mafia, including booth space, actually something they call the open source garden...02:19
jsgotangcocbx33: yeah right, i couldn't even get a french visa easily :P02:19
jsgotangcoschengen rather02:20
flintjsgotangco, where are you from my man?02:20
jsgotangcoflint: from your former colony lol02:20
flintI can see the french not giving Ollie a visa, but he does smoke cigarretts so he is probably ok by them...02:21
RobinShepheardthat narrows it down to most of the world if flint is english02:21
flintjsgotangco, sadly the Empire has had many colonies over the years...02:21
ograyou dont need a visa in europe as european, you dont even need a passport to travel02:21
cbx33ogra: I thought that02:22
flintogra, thought I could get a rise out of you!  02:22
cbx33but I was told by someone else otherwise02:22
cbx33does that mean I could travel to paris without a passport?02:22
cbx33anyway, the more people I can get involved in BETT2007 the better02:22
flintogra, hell Ollie, you dont even change money any more?  life is good in europe.02:22
RobinShepheardif you are from uk you can in theory travel on a photocard drivers license to another eu country but it is grief of the largest kind, easier to get a passport02:23
cbx33if canonical can see people are going to be avilable to man it, they will be more likely to back it02:23
ogradoes the uk count as europe ?02:23
RobinShepheardyeah it does ogra02:23
flintogra, absolutely not.  God save the Queen!02:23
RobinShepheardit is a member of the european union02:23
cbx33moodle made it there last year, and had a fantastic time....sooo many people interested in open source02:23
ograwell, being there never gives me the impression :)02:23
jsgotangcoit is to proud to use the 02:24
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jsgotangco:)02:24
RobinShepheardjsgotangco: damn right we are :)02:24
JaneWogra: I am going to really try to be at the meeting02:24
ograjsgotangco, haha02:24
cbx33but there was ZERO linux presence02:24
cbx33which is why I feel so strongly that edubuntu should be there02:24
RobinShepheardthe pound is far superior than that new fangled currency they use on the mainland :)02:24
ograJaneW, well, if you cant, dont do it... only if you feal healthy enough02:25
jsgotangcocbx33: that would be interesting indeed backed up by a strong community02:25
ogra*feel 02:25
cbx33yeh02:25
jsgotangcolol02:25
flintRobinShepheard, BTW I am from the US Empire.  I am currently in hiding in the Republic of Vermont.02:25
RobinShepheardahh, well you will get over it :)02:25
ograin germany a pound is still half a kilo :)02:26
flintRobinShepheard, god help us we have over two years to go.02:26
RobinShepheard???? two years to go ?????02:26
RobinShepheardahh bush02:26
flintRobinShepheard, do not get me started, this channel is likely monitored.  I am serious.02:27
RobinShepheardogra: still is here if you ask the average british02:27
RobinShepheardok no worries, I know where you are coming from02:27
cbx33flint: is everyone as cautious as you?02:27
RobinShepheardanother time and place for that conversation I guess02:27
cbx33flint: come to BETT2007 ;P we can chat there hehehehe02:28
ograheh, yes :)02:28
flintcbx33, you have never lived in a facist state.  trust me. ok campers, I need to go.  02:28
flintthanks.02:28
cbx33take care flint 02:28
ograflint, will you be at the meeting ? 02:28
RobinShepheardcya later flint02:28
highvoltagesee ya flint 02:29
ograflint, its JaneW's farewell meeting (in case she survives until tonight)02:29
flintogra, eight tonight I will try02:29
highvoltageflint: you don't happen to listen to System Of A Down, do you? what you said about the fascist state reminds me of some of their lyrics02:29
highvoltageoh. gone. :(02:29
RobinShepheardsystem ROCK02:29
highvoltageyep.02:30
cbx33hehe02:30
cbx33RATM anyone?02:30
jsgotangcosure02:30
RobinShepheardno there is a name I haven't heard in a long time02:30
RobinShepheardwhat happened to them cbx3302:30
jsgotangcoi guess no one digs british metal02:30
RobinShepheardhey don't knoch Iron Maiden and the like02:31
cbx33true02:31
cbx33Metallica02:31
RobinShephearddoh knock02:31
cbx33heard Saliva?02:31
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RobinShepheardnah, don't recognise the name02:32
RobinShepheardJudas Priest, another blast from my past02:32
cbx33seen fast and the furious02:32
cbx33two tracks in ther ei think02:32
cbx33click click boom02:32
cbx33and superstar02:32
RobinShepheardhow do you get the asterisk for the actions??02:33
cbx33type /me02:33
cbx33before it02:33
cbx33 /me eats pies02:33
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RobinShepheardahh, I got you, like I have said in the past I am new to this IRC stuff02:33
cbx33heh02:34
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cbx33heheh02:35
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ogracbx33, thanks !02:35
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cbx33ogra: I collected all the bits and made a pie just for you :p02:35
RobinShepheardjust to wash down the pie of course02:36
ogralol02:36
jsgotangcoogra: is hwdb going to make a comeback in edgy?02:36
ogralooks like02:36
jsgotangcoi was thinking of some stuff02:36
RobinShepheardwill it be a proper database backend??02:36
ogramdz seems fond of it .. and there is a kde frok going on02:36
jsgotangcothen made some glade mockup02:36
cbx33hwdb?02:36
ograa frok woth a fork indeed :)02:37
ograagrh02:37
ogra*with02:37
jsgotangcocbx33: hardware database02:37
cbx33ogra: you're typing is getting worse...02:37
ograyes02:37
cbx33jsgotangco: as i suspetced02:37
jsgotangcocbx33: collects info on your system then uploads it to ogra's server02:37
RobinShepheardmust be the beers :~)02:37
cbx33it's is it differnt to the device database?02:37
ogratime to get some programming done and stay away a bit from IRC (read time for edgy to open)02:37
cbx33see ya later ogra 02:38
cbx33I got some PHP to code02:38
ograheh02:38
jsgotangcocbx33: its currently integrated into the deveice db02:38
cbx33ah kk02:38
ograi'm waiting for edgy ...02:38
jsgotangcodevice manager even02:38
cbx33it's gonna be aseperate entity again?02:38
ograyes02:38
RobinShepheardas I understand it, it is lacking in a database backend isn't it02:38
RobinShepheardhwdb that is02:38
ograbut the code needs splitting in front and backend02:38
ograthat too02:39
ograthere is no sql database in place 02:39
ograbut actually the frontend needs a lot fixage too02:39
jsgotangcoi was thinking of having people link it to their LP profiles if they wanted to02:39
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ograthe code is crap, its not translateable and it lacks the split in front and backend02:40
jsgotangcowell02:40
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ograadditionally the tests need some reworking02:40
jsgotangcoogra: i've branched from your bzr-archive i assume that's updated?02:40
ogracbx33, its a very bad coded app ... i know it, i wrote it02:41
ograits code that makes me actually blush if outhers look at it02:41
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RobinShepheardguess you can't really argue with that02:41
cbx33how does it post the data?02:41
ograjsgotangco, its missing the last change, i'll merge that, its also not switched to knits yet iirfc02:41
jsgotangcoflat file02:42
jsgotangcohrmmm02:42
cbx33http?02:42
ogracbx33, on my webserver there is a directory with 266747 bziped flatfiles in it ...02:42
jsgotangcoi mostly see mvo's merge heh02:42
cbx33but how does it post it to you?02:43
ograyes, the server has an http upload cgi script the client attaches to02:43
cbx33just cos it doesn;t work here02:43
cbx33probably q proxy issue02:43
cbx33if you could add global proxy support that'd be ace :p02:43
RobinShephearddaft question but if it is posting via http, could you not post to a cgi script to insert it into a database??02:44
ograthats a bug inn the client, it doesnt use proxies02:44
RobinShepheardsend as variables rather than a flatfile02:44
cbx33yeh thought so02:44
ogracbx33, there is a global projxy setup thats simply not respected :)02:44
RobinShepheardlike a submission from a webpage02:44
cbx33ogra: as i suspected02:45
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ograRobinShepheard, thats exactly what it does ... just that nobody wrote the DB and the backend for that script yet :)02:45
cbx33heheh02:45
cbx33it's a big file isnt it02:46
ograthe directory ?02:46
ogra~5GB02:46
cbx33no the file02:46
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cbx33yes I'd imagine that'd be quite big02:46
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RobinShephearddunno what happened there02:53
RobinShepheardis there an option in ltsp.conf to just set the screen resolution03:02
RobinShepheardam I still connected, internet is doing funny things03:03
RobinShepheardI am getting 30s lag03:03
bimberiRobinShepheard: i'm seeing you :)03:03
RobinShepheardcheers bimberi, just wanted to check as I had seen no traffic and lag was upto 60s just a min ago03:04
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cbx33sorry RobinShepheard I'm seeing you03:04
RobinShepheardIt is okay, just a bit worrying 60s lag on a 2 meg leased line03:05
RobinShepheardcbx33: ouch I just looked at the pricing for the BETT show03:10
RobinShepheard354+vat per square metre03:10
cbx33indeed03:10
cbx33as i said very *NOT* cheap03:10
cbx33hence needing financial backing in a big way03:10
cbx33but I think it would be so good for us03:11
RobinShepheardcbx33: you have my full agreement, just it makes my 50 look fairly pathetic03:12
cbx33heheh03:12
cbx33well it's the time I would value more03:12
cbx33we need to show that we have people who are willing to man the stands03:13
RobinShepheardI can always take a few days holiday to help. Accomodation is the only real problem03:13
cbx33yeh03:14
RobinShepheardbut that can always be arranged some how, even if I have to call in a few favours03:14
RobinShepheardcbx33: I can always bring a laptop with edubuntu installed as well03:15
RobinShepheardcbx33: I may try putting the idea to the dorset lug tonight, see if we can do a whip round for some cash03:16
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cbx33RobinShepheard: well03:21
cbx33ask if they'd be willing03:22
cbx33we need the ok from canonical before we can do anything like that03:22
cbx33but please spread the word03:22
cbx33see if we can get more people interested03:22
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EmxBAhi folks03:24
EmxBAit's me again03:24
EmxBA:D03:24
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jsgotangcoahh goodie wasabi potato chips from my wife03:38
jsgotangcoyessss03:38
EmxBAlol03:39
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highvoltagewasabi. *shivers*03:40
cbx33highvoltage: howz the website going?03:43
cbx3327 degrees celcius in our office today03:44
EmxBAhighvoltage, what's up :D03:46
mhzhttp://sifinfo.org/ <-- very interesting, indeed03:47
jsgotangcohighvoltage: wasabi snorting take that03:48
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highvoltageheh03:53
highvoltageah, EmxBA is gone again03:53
highvoltagecbx33: i've applied everyones suggestions to the xubuntu drupal site (should be up tomorrow), and i'll reapply some of the cool things from that to eudbuntu03:54
cbx33cool03:54
cbx33need any help?03:54
highvoltageyes, let's talk about that tonight03:55
cbx33ok cool03:55
cbx33in da meeting?03:55
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highvoltagebefore the meeting, if you can03:57
cbx33yeh sure03:57
cbx33I'm all geared up to work tonight03:57
cbx33have told AliasVegas and she has loads of work to do too03:57
cbx33so it works out ell for us03:57
highvoltageok, bye!04:02
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cbx33see ya all a bit later04:25
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bddebianHello04:35
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pygihello highvoltage 06:23
highvoltagehey pygi 06:25
highvoltagehowzit?06:27
lucasvohi 06:30
highvoltagehi lucasvo 06:31
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highvoltageogra: /win 1106:59
lucasvocool06:59
highvoltagesorry ogra, got distracted :)07:00
lucasvoI shared about 1000% of edubutu torrents07:00
lucasvo:P07:00
ograhighvoltage, there was also nothing intresing in win 11 for me07:00
lucasvosilly guy on the ML telling someone to install vmware on a lame machine to speed it07:00
bddebianhehe07:01
lucasvoogra: you two have same irc settup?07:01
highvoltageogra: what i was going to ask you previously, how to you feel about the 'show commercial applications' button in gnome-app install?07:01
ogralucasvo, unlikely :)07:01
Burgworkhighvoltage, it sucks and is misleading07:02
ograbug 44925 you mean ? 07:02
highvoltageBurgwork: i'm starting a campaign against it, please add your comment here: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gnome-app-install/+bug/4492507:02
highvoltageogra: yes, 44925.07:03
ogra:)07:03
LaserJockack, I'm going to have to think about that07:06
LaserJockI'm not very well versed in FSF propaganda ;-)07:07
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lucasvoI think third-pryt is the most appopriate07:07
lucasvoeven though not everything is thir party07:07
lucasvomaybe a simple "more info" button would solve the problem07:08
LaserJockwhat does the button do? open up Restricted and Multiverse?07:08
highvoltagelucasvo: "third party" would be several more factors acurate than what it currently says. do you mind mentioning that in a coment on that bug entry?07:08
lucasvohighvoltage: ok07:09
highvoltageLaserJock: i think so, yes. it seems that it's all non-free software07:09
LaserJock"third party" that generally means not in one of the offical Ubuntu repos doesn't it?07:09
LaserJockand "proprietary" doesn't work?07:10
highvoltageproprietary would be the most correct term07:10
LaserJockI think "third party" should be avoided07:10
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highvoltagebut someone told mvo that he shouldn't put that there (mvo didn't tell me who told him that)07:10
LaserJockhmm07:11
lucasvoproprietary is a quite strong word07:11
highvoltagei also think it should ideally say 'proprietary', with a 'more info' button.07:11
lucasvobut correct07:11
lucasvono, actually it's not07:11
highvoltagethis way, users can understand why proprietary software is available for ubuntu07:11
lucasvolibcss is not proprietary07:11
highvoltageit has patent issues.07:11
lucasvo!= proprietary07:12
ubotuI don't know, try searching at http://ubuntu.cc.com.au/, lucasvo07:12
lucasvoubotu: shut up07:12
ubotuDo they come in packets of five. Try searching at http://ubuntu.cc.com.au/, lucasvo07:12
highvoltageheh07:12
lucasvo*lol*07:12
highvoltagewither way, those words should change, imo.07:12
lucasvoat least this bot has not some faked inteligence07:12
LaserJocklucasvo: libcss is open source?07:12
RobinShephearddaft question but what is the official definition of open source??07:13
LaserJockRobinShepheard: I'd go look at www.gnu.org07:13
lucasvoLaserJock: afaik yes07:13
highvoltageLaserJock: no, that's free software :)07:13
lucasvohttp://www.stearns.org/libcss/ License: GPL07:14
LaserJockhmm07:14
highvoltagethe open source definition is at: http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php07:14
RobinShephearddoes it have to conform to gpl or what about bsd07:14
LaserJockhighvoltage: ah, cool07:14
RobinShepheardhighvoltage: cheers07:14
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highvoltageRobinShepheard: see the link i just posted, it explains the conditions for software to be open source, that site also lists licenses that are certified as open source licenses07:15
RobinShepheardhighvoltage: I am just reading it now07:16
lucasvohighvoltage: btw, in CH it's 100% legally to use libcss07:16
lucasvoogra: how big is the chance to add a vocabular trainer to edubuntu which is webbased and is in need of an apache?07:17
RobinShepheardafaik it is in england as well07:17
LaserJockok, so then what's the difference between Free software (www.gnu.org) and Open Source software (www.opensource.org)07:17
lucasvoonly the stupid americans have that law07:17
RobinShepheardmit license isn't recognised by fsf is it07:17
LaserJockI would think so07:18
highvoltagelucasvo: in .za too07:18
highvoltageLaserJock: Richard Stallman started with what's called Free software a few decades ago (that you probably know)07:18
highvoltagethe term "free software" is a Free Software Foundation term.07:19
highvoltagein 1998, Bruce Perens said that the term 'free software' is confusing for users, so he coined the term open source.07:19
lucasvoI knew highvoltage was the one who picks up this question :)07:20
highvoltageRichard Stallman doesn't like the term open source, and the FSF and OSI doesn't work together.07:20
highvoltageRMS insists that you call it Free software, not open source software07:20
RobinShepheardI did not realise but yast uses a non free license07:20
LaserJockok, but they are basically equivalent?07:21
highvoltagealthough, all the FSF licenses are OSI approved (GPL / LPGL / etc)07:21
LaserJockRobinShepheard: I thought they relicensed it, but I could be wrong07:21
highvoltageyast did have a non-free license. novell has recently made it open source, although apparently the tools used to create yast is still non-free (from my understandings of previous articles)07:22
RobinShepheardLaserJock: I am only going by FSF web site, I cant say that I know or that I am really that bothered07:22
highvoltageyes, they are equivilent, but they have different goals.07:22
highvoltageOSI's goals is to make what's called open source software more 'corporate friendly'07:22
RobinShepheardI cant claim to be really that inpressed with suse, I find it a bit slow and clunky, which is the reason I tried ubuntu07:23
LaserJockpersonally I have trouble with "free software" because I think of "$0 software"07:23
highvoltagewhile the FSF's goals is, among other things, to creat the GNU operating system, and to get involved in politics to fix legislation.07:23
RobinShepheardI prefer that term open source07:23
highvoltagei support both initiatives.07:23
crimsunfrom http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/philosophy : "Ubuntu is happy to call itself open source." :-)07:24
highvoltagesabdfl used to only say "Open Source"07:24
highvoltageyou'll see him use the term 'free software' more and more these days.07:24
LaserJockdid RMS kick his butt? ;-)07:24
highvoltagei doubt it.07:25
RobinShepheardI approve of the free as in speach but it is hard to convince people that it is quality because everyone hears the word free, where as people don't seem to think the same about open source in my experience07:25
LaserJockme too07:25
highvoltagewell, RMS once said, there's 8 definitions for free in the dictionairy, only one of them implies $0, the rest of them freedom.07:26
crimsunI suppose that coming from a family of educators the word "free" has always implied commitment and high quality.07:26
highvoltageso i think he's entitled to call it free software.07:26
LaserJockyes, but how often is the one usage applied towards a product?07:26
highvoltagefat free!07:26
RobinShepheardsugar free07:26
LaserJocksure07:26
RobinShepheardfree giveaway07:26
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LaserJock"open source" implies nothing about the cost07:27
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highvoltageit also adds confusion. i've come across many people who think that open source software is just about 'having access to sourcecode'07:27
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highvoltagebut i agree with you07:28
highvoltage'free software' is confusing for Mr Bob.07:28
LaserJockI guess I'm just too cheap, I've never paid (directly) for any software in my life07:28
crimsunthat's why I use "Free/Libre/Open Source Software" (FLOSS)07:28
LaserJockcrimsun: I like that term07:28
LaserJockespecially since you have to talk about it for new people to know what's going on07:28
highvoltageyeah, FLOSS is like the all-encompasing, politically correct blanket acronym07:29
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RobinShepheardmy languages are very bad, what does libre translate to in english07:29
highvoltageit's libre as in 'liberating'07:29
highvoltagei think it might be a french word.07:29
LaserJockif you say "free" or "open" people are generally going to say, "oh yeah, I know what that means"07:29
RobinShepheardahhh I did wonder, I think you are right in the french connection07:29
LaserJockit is a french word, isn't it in their motto or whatever07:30
LaserJocksort of07:30
mhzyeah, good tip, esp. in front of spanish speakers :)07:30
RobinShephearddunno, geography never was my strong point07:30
mhzthe problem for spanish speakers is that they dont understand/associate FLOSS to Software Libre 07:31
highvoltageRobinShepheard: where do you live?07:31
mhzunless they are involved in FLOSS :)07:31
RobinShephearduk, bournemouth. It is on the south coast07:31
crimsunmhz: what generally is better semantically?07:31
mhzLibre is from Latin origin and in spanish is Libre07:31
mhz'libre' in spanish makes the big difference from 'gratis' which we do translate as 'free of charge' in english07:32
RobinShepheardhighvoltage: is there an intention of creating loco groups for Edubuntu?? or will we use the Ubuntu ones??07:33
LaserJockhmm, that's interesting mhz07:33
LaserJockmaybe English just needs to get with it and seperate out the definitions ;-)07:33
RobinShepheardlets face it, english is a far from perfect language07:33
mhzso, for any spanish speaker reading "Free software" they can mainly understand "Free of charge Software" unless you tell them Free as in freedom Software OR ... Software Libre07:33
highvoltageRobinShepheard: there's already one loco group in Italy07:34
RobinShepheardhighvoltage: No I am from the UK, bournemouth on the south coast07:34
highvoltageRobinShepheard: but yes, that's perhaps something we need to expand on07:34
mhzor... Open Source Software07:34
LaserJockcrimsun: btw, I started reading "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist" :-)07:34
highvoltageRobinShepheard: sorry, i didn't mean to imply that you were in Italy :)07:35
mhzLaserJock: from Python" or from C" ?07:35
RobinShepheardhighvoltage: No problem, my mistake I think07:35
LaserJockPython07:35
LaserJockI don't know if I'll ever tackle C07:35
RobinShepheardhighvoltage: I would be willing to try and start one in the UK if there is enough interest, or at least be a point of contact07:36
highvoltagecbx33 would definately be interested.07:36
crimsunC is beautiful. C++ makes me weep. Java stabs me in the gut. Python pours me wine.07:36
RobinShepheardI notice there isn't apparently an Ubuntu one either07:36
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RobinShepheardhighvoltage: He only lives about 25 miles from me07:37
highvoltagecrimsun: i think i'll quote you on that some time :)07:37
mhzcrimsun: it all depends on which meaning you want to give to the reader. In spanish lang. 'Free' accepts both trasnlations, with no exception :( :  'libre' (free as in freedom) and 'gratis' (free of charge). Hence Richard Stallman named his book, "Free as in Freedom", just to keep it clear07:37
LaserJockhighvoltage: yep, I've just copy-n-pasted that into my archives :-)07:37
highvoltageLaserJock: :)07:38
crimsunmhz: makes [semantic]  sense given my rudimentary knowledge of Spanish07:38
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mhzcrimsun: hehe, I am glad to help07:38
LaserJockcrimsun: why is C beautiful? if I can go a little OT for a sec07:39
crimsunLaserJock: the entire language is easily described in a compact volume (K&R)07:39
crimsunaka 'the C bible'07:40
RobinShepheardwell it should be, they wrote the language as well as the book :)07:40
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Amaranthi'm suddenly remembering that i hate socket programming :P07:41
crimsunLaserJock: C's actually very, very easy to understand as you read that K&R reference. It's when you start trying to /do/ stuff with it -- if you're used to slapping down solutions -- that it becomes a real issue.07:41
LaserJockhmm07:42
RobinShepheardLaserJock: planning is a must07:42
highvoltagemhz: edubuntu chile, would you consider that a loco team?07:42
Amaranthmy only problem with C is that i (quoted from a friend) "go all mad professor"07:42
LaserJockwell, my boss (who only knows Fortran and C) wrote our data aquisition program (curses+pgplot) and I need to modify it07:42
mhzhighvoltage: hmmm, hmmm, hmmmm07:42
LaserJockand I'm petrified of the code07:43
mhzhighvoltage: after FET or before?07:43
crimsunOn the other hand, I certainly wouldn't teach C to middle schoolers. I usually start with Python for the kids I tutor.07:43
highvoltagemhz: i don't think it is officially yet, but perhaps we should put it through the EC at some stage and make it official?07:43
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mhzhighvoltage: I could answer that after FET, where we'll see for real who is who and what they'll do07:43
highvoltagemhz: after would be fine too07:43
LaserJockcrimsun: now I feel really old :-)07:44
highvoltageyep, sounds good.07:44
highvoltagehey cbx33 07:44
cbx33hey highvoltage 07:44
RobinShepheardLaserJock: planning is a must:07:44
RobinShephearddoh key slip07:44
cbx33LaserJock, I managed to create my first package07:44
highvoltagei felt very old when i turned 21. it felt like life was over.07:44
crimsunLaserJock: yeah, that's one of the disadvantages of using C, too. Often you find yourself spending more time creating structure than you do actually resolving the original task.07:44
cbx33LaserJock, not thinking about learning C are you :p07:44
RobinShepheardcbx33: you interested in starting a UK Edubuntu group07:45
highvoltagealso, C allows you to mess things up easier.07:45
bddebianw00t, go LaserJock! :_)07:45
cbx33RobinShepheard, yeh totally07:45
highvoltagejust look at gcompris for instance. it will suddenly do weird things and use *huge* ammountes of memory for nothing.07:45
LaserJockcbx33: well, I think I need to know some C regardless of what I do. I keep running into it no matter how hard I try to avoid it ;-)07:45
RobinShepheardFigured it maybe easier for us as we are fairly local to each other07:45
cbx33yes highvoltage I've noticed that too07:45
highvoltagewriting something like that in python would make it more difficult to mess up.07:45
cbx33highvoltage, but may make perfomance an issue07:45
RobinShepheardyou are not responsible for the memory management, a big plus with python, perl etc07:46
highvoltageRobinShepheard: *nods*07:46
RobinShepheardprobably the reason java is popular07:46
RobinShepheardwell ish07:46
highvoltagecbx33: when you start swapping to disk on an LTSP server becuase your memory is running out, then you'll also have performance issues ;)07:47
cbx33heheh07:47
cbx33true07:47
RobinShepheardhas anyone used the jit type compliler for python??07:47
RobinShepheardis it psyco??07:47
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mhzhighvoltage: however, in the meantime, I'd suggest this page includes links to 'where to go for help' --> http://www.edubuntu.org/UsingEdubuntu07:48
sbartleylinuxogra: Have you had any time to look into printing off the back of a thin client?07:49
mhzhighvoltage: "If you think you can help, why not join up to your local team?"07:49
highvoltagemhz: good idea, adding to to-do list07:50
sbartleylinuxhas anyone here experienced a dbus session error, generated by gnome-power-manager, when using freenx to connect to a dapper system07:51
cbx33highvoltage, you ready to disss website now07:51
cbx33disss=discuss DAMN THIS KEYBOARD07:51
cbx33sorry.....07:51
cbx33dapper has screwed up my keyboard aI don;t know why07:51
highvoltagecbx33: heh.07:51
cbx33aI = and I07:51
highvoltagecbx33: yes, we can diss the website now. I THINK IT SUX!07:52
highvoltage:P07:52
cbx33just let me make my wife a coffee and I'll be right with you07:52
highvoltageok07:52
highvoltagei was originally going to say 'lucky you' (read that as 'just let my wife make me some coffee and i'll be right back with you')07:53
LaserJocklol07:53
RobinShepheardhighvoltage: I wish I could type that :)07:53
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honeyhey there, I have edubuntu 5.10, what command do I use to upgrade to 6.06?07:55
mhzhighvoltage: lol07:55
mhz"master of puppets"07:55
mhzor "master and servants"07:55
honeyso, I type "master of puppets" at the prompt?07:56
highvoltagehoney: just a sec, i'll get you a link...07:56
honey:) jk07:56
bddebianMaster of Puppets!! Great song07:56
honeyhighvoltage, tx!07:56
highvoltagehoney: on http://www.edubuntu.org/news/5 there's a heading ' Upgrade information for Edubuntu 5.10 ("Breezy Badger") users'07:57
highvoltagehoney: that should do it07:57
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honeythanks highvoltage07:57
cbx33I'm back07:58
RobinShepheardcbx33: must have been instant then :007:58
cbx33isn't it 07:58
cbx33sudo update-manager -d07:59
highvoltagethe cbx33ernator07:59
cbx33now y'all stop poking fun07:59
highvoltage"i'll be baack"07:59
cbx33or with my keyboard08:00
cbx33I'll be bk08:00
RobinShepheardlol08:00
highvoltagecbx33: what i'd like to do is, create a page on our website for every piece of software we ship with edubuntu08:00
RobinShepheardcbx33: have you try changing the delay in prefs -> keyboard?08:01
highvoltageit's a lot of work, and it will require maintenance with new releases08:01
cbx33highvoltage, sounds like a greaidea though08:01
cbx33greaidea = great idea08:01
cbx33RobinShepheard, i don't think thats the issue08:01
highvoltagebut we get lots of searches on the site for 'gcompris', etc... and it would be nice to explain these in more details, possibly having a 'quick start' guide to each app on those pages as well08:01
RobinShepheardhighvoltage: could you create a script to run through a directory list to produce the page08:01
mhzhighvoltage: +1 but when you say "our site" you mean wiki or drupal?08:01
highvoltagesince, to be honest, i don't know how to use many of those apps myself08:02
cbx33drupal08:02
mhzoh08:02
highvoltageRobinShepheard: i'm not sure what you mean?08:02
cbx33RobinShepheard, probably not appropriate here08:02
cbx33it's a lot of manual wor08:02
cbx33work08:02
highvoltagemhz: yes, they can even start off as wiki pages, if you would like it to be that, but we'd like it to live in the drupal website eventually08:02
highvoltageit is.08:02
honeyhighvoltage, sorry to bother you again, do I follow those instructions even though I'm not using LTSP?08:02
highvoltagebut i think it would have a great end-result08:03
RobinShepheardwell you could create the basic list by creating a script which would basically do a dir of the repository and create titles of software from packages08:03
highvoltagehoney: you should be fine if you just leave out the ltsp parts (the parts that mentions chroot'ing, etc)08:03
honeyok, thanks :)08:03
highvoltageRobinShepheard: that's a good idea08:04
cbx33honey, you'll be fine08:04
mhzhighvoltage: sure, it is jsut that Igor Tamara (aka, ikks) is a python and moin colombian guy. He'll be helping me with edubuntu and FET stuff.08:04
mhzjsut = just08:04
RobinShepheardand possibly bulk out the data by pulling it out of the package info08:04
mhzhighvoltage: I remember I put my hands in EdubuntuSoftwareList while ago08:04
mhzand for many reasons, I just quit keeping such page.08:05
mhzI even started translations for it, but honestly, it kills my enthusiasm to do things twice, so I started in English, finished 1st part, then I realized it ws needed in spanish... and then I just lost my nerve :D08:06
mhzhowever, I do believe they need to be treated as individual wiki pages. My oriignal idea was to implement [[Include] ]  macro08:07
cbx33highvoltage, sounds like a great idea08:07
RobinShephearddaft question, what is the time in UTC08:07
mhzso they all were converged in just one wiki page08:07
cbx33RobinShepheard, for you 18:0008:07
cbx33or there abouts08:07
RobinShephearddid think so08:07
cbx33we could take the bits from the old ESA08:07
mhzRobinShepheard: for me, 20 UTC is 16:00 hours (Chilean time)08:07
highvoltagecbx33: yes, the ESA actually provides a good base.08:08
cbx33because we did short descriptions for each application08:08
cbx33which were cut down on the finished product08:08
cbx33but if you delve into the get info of the wiki esa08:08
cbx33you'll find a lot more info08:08
highvoltagei think i'll do one on firefox, as an example.08:08
cbx33highvoltage, cool08:08
RobinShepheardI am willing to help with typing descriptions up for various packages in english08:09
mhz+108:09
cbx33you know, this could help a lot with the edubuntu book08:09
cbx33RobinShepheard, excellent08:09
highvoltagewill do it this weekend, and then we can make a list of all the apps we want to cover (which would be all of them, ideally).08:09
cbx33nice one highvoltage 08:09
cbx33I'll help out with that08:09
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highvoltageyep, i think we can do about two-three pages per app.08:09
cbx33define a page, on a website :p08:10
highvoltagescreenshots, description, quick start, tips and tricks, optimisation and troubleshooting...08:10
RobinShepheardhighvoltage: count me in on the project if I can help08:10
highvoltagelots you can write about each app that would be helpful for a user08:10
highvoltageRobinShepheard: excellent :)08:10
highvoltagei intend to involve the whole edubuntu-website team on this. it's something that many people can contribute to.08:10
cbx33highvoltage, seriously though, this could provide good base for the edubuntu book I was thinking of08:10
highvoltagenice.08:11
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cbx33hi HedgeMage 08:11
RobinShepheardcbx33: I will lend a hand with that if you need it08:11
cbx33RobinShepheard, excellent, pygi and HedgeMage worked on that last cookbook08:11
HedgeMagejust to be sure that I remember how time zones work, the meeting is in approx 2 hours, correct?08:11
cbx33I think the plan is that the next one will   BIGGER08:11
cbx33HedgeMage, true08:11
HedgeMagecbx33: cool08:12
highvoltagehey hedgy08:12
HedgeMagebtw, great timing... my laptop died last night, so I only have the office computer... I'll be mostly not-here until the meeting starts, as there's a limited amount of time TT will stay entertained in the office, and I plan to save it for the meeting :)08:12
lucasvo*lol* I read edgy08:12
highvoltageTT?08:13
lucasvohow do you like the new ./ desigN?08:13
mhzhighvoltage: plus, if possible, add end-users feedback and teachers use of each app.08:13
HedgeMagehighvoltage: TT == Toddling Tornado   (aka my 3yo son)08:13
highvoltagemhz: ok08:13
highvoltageHedgeMage: :)08:14
highvoltagewow, for last 7 days, edubuntu is #25 on distrowatch08:15
cbx33yikes08:16
cbx33we're going up up up08:16
RobinShepheardserious08:16
lucasvocool!08:16
lucasvoalso our IRC channel is getting more crowded everyday08:16
bddebianhighvoltage: Nice08:17
RobinShepheardhighvoltage: as in distrowatch.com ????08:17
lucasvoRobinShepheard: yes08:18
highvoltageyep. xubuntu is also doing nicely. it only released a week ago and is on number 5 for last 7 days.08:18
HedgeMagehighvoltage: cool08:18
highvoltageRobinShepheard: yes: http://distrowatch.com/index.php?dataspan=108:18
cbx33Ubuntu is wwwaaaayyyy up there08:19
RobinShepheardI got it, need to get my glasses changed, couldn't see it for looking, had to search08:19
RobinShepheardcbx33: no kidding it only has 13 times the number of hit as Edubuntu08:20
lucasvocbx33: well that's not bad, is it?08:20
cbx33no08:20
cbx33not at all08:20
Burgworkcbx33, there is almost an order of magnitude between 1 and 2, eh?08:20
cbx33heheh08:20
RobinShepheardshows how much difference a new release made as it has gone from 45 over 30 days to 25 in the last 708:22
highvoltageskolelinux and k12-ltsp doesn't even make the top100 :/08:22
lucasvohighvoltage: is k12-ltsp still in development?08:23
lucasvouh, it's redhat based08:23
lucasvo:(08:23
RobinShepheardI have to scoot, I have the local linux user group to go to and maybe even get them to donate towards a stand a BETT2007 :)08:23
highvoltagelucasvo: yes, it is. it's now based on Fedora Core08:23
highvoltagewe used to use it in tuxlabs.08:24
cbx33RobinShepheard, 08:24
lucasvowell that still sucks08:24
cbx33did you get my msage08:24
cbx33we can't do that until we get approval from canonical08:24
lucasvoit should be discontinued and all the work should be on edubuntu08:24
RobinShepheardcbx33: no not yet08:24
cbx33but please spread the word08:24
lucasvoeverybody would profit08:24
RobinShepheardcbx33: where did you send the mesasge08:25
cbx33on IRC08:25
lucasvocbx33: you mean, we are not allowed to change the edubuntu.org page without canonical's approval08:25
cbx33no08:25
lucasvocbx33: are you identified?08:25
highvoltagecbx33: what are you looking at doing?08:25
cbx33<RobinShepheard> I have to scoot, I have the local linux user group to go to and maybe even get them to donate towards a stand a BETT2007 :)08:25
lucasvocbx33: write silbs a mail08:25
RobinShepheardahh I was having loads of probs with the internet connectioon at work earlier08:25
HedgeMagewhat can't we do until we get the okay from canonical?08:25
cbx33we can't gather funds for BETT2007 till it has been approved08:25
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highvoltage$ locate HedgeMage08:26
RobinShepheardI was only going to get them to agree to stump up some cash if need be08:26
highvoltage/lost+found/HedgeMadge08:26
cbx33RobinShepheard, excellent08:26
cbx33go right ahead :p08:26
RobinShepheardif I could08:26
RobinShepheardand if they will08:26
dan_younglucasvo: K12LTSP has a vibrant user community; a Fedora-based LTSP implementation provides some nice coopetition. ;-)08:26
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HedgeMagehighvoltage: still here08:27
HedgeMage:P08:27
lucasvodan_young: why shouldn't the community become part of the edubuntu community08:27
dan_younglucasvo: some people (gasp) prefer Fedora to Ubuntu. I personally use and enjoy both. It's not a zero-sum game and there is significant cross-pollination w/ K12LTSP/Edubuntu.08:28
lucasvodan_young: with a merge, one could save a lot of work being done twice08:28
lucasvodan_young: hm, that is true08:29
dan_youngThere is probably a ton of duplication of effort globally W.R.T. open-source, but great things happen anyways. Look at the plethora of desktop environments. Should Kubuntu and Xubuntu be dropped to unify under a GNOME Ubuntu? Probably not...08:30
ogralucasvo, the initial idea for edubuntu came from the founder of k12ltsp ... its very sane to have both distros involved and provide choice for users08:30
dan_youngogra: Yeah, he's my boss. ;-)08:30
highvoltagedan_young: isn't coopetition a microsoft invented word? :)08:30
lucasvodan_young: well, Kubuntu should be dropped08:30
lucasvodan_young: xubuntu has an entire different target08:31
ogradan_young, so when do you guys start with MueKow ?08:31
dan_younghighvoltage: dunno, but its sounded good, eh?08:31
lucasvodan_young: muekow is already a step forward08:31
lucasvo(to not doing duplicate work)08:31
dan_youngogra: I think he wants to get the FC5 release out the door and shoot for FC6...08:31
ograah, cool08:32
ogradebian did a lot of work on our packages, seems gentoo considers porting them directly 08:32
dan_youngogra: need to look into the "mock" tool for doing the build roots; off to lunch, catch up in a bit....08:32
highvoltageFC's release cycle is just hectic. it was one of the biggest problems we had with it.08:32
ograhighvoltage, weekly ? 08:32
spacey=)08:33
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pygihey all08:33
spaceyhi hi08:33
highvoltageogra: probably as often as ubuntu, the problem with FC is, as soon as a new one is released, the previous version becomes obsolete and unsupported08:34
highvoltageogra: at least you get 18 months on ubuntu08:34
highvoltage(and the 3 years on LTS is great too)08:34
ograyeah08:34
Burgworkhighvoltage, and upgrades are very painful08:35
highvoltage*very*08:35
lucasvoI think the LTS buisiness is a good idea08:36
highvoltageat least, it was between RH9 and FC1 and from FC1 to FC2. We skipped FC3, and before FC4 were released, we switched to ubuntu.08:36
Burgworkapparently FC4+ is ok now08:37
lucasvoI think ubuntu should adopt the pane scheme from SUSE08:38
Burgworkpane08:38
Burgwork?08:38
lucasvo+l08:38
lucasvoI mean panels08:38
Burgworkoh, the single panel one?08:38
lucasvoyes08:38
lucasvoI love it08:38
highvoltagewe use a single panel in tuxlabs, which is similar to the SUSE one08:39
Burgworkyou love it is not a good reason08:39
Burgworkpersonally, I am excited to see gimmee and what it can do for gnome panels08:39
highvoltagegimmee?08:40
Amaranthlucasvo: you mean SLED 10?08:40
Amaranthhighvoltage: object oriented desktop or some such thing08:40
Burgworkhttp://www.beatniksoftware.com/gimmie/index.html08:41
lucasvoAmaranth: I don't know, the one which is on osdir08:41
lucasvoBurgwork: yeah, that is true08:41
lucasvoIt uses less space08:41
Amaranthlucasvo: if it's on osdir it's probably not SLED 1008:41
Amaranthi like my two panels08:41
lucasvoAmaranth: in that case it's opensuse08:41
Amaranthi always have too much stuff to fit on one panel08:41
lucasvoAmaranth: the typical user hasn't08:42
lucasvoAmaranth: if you have to much stuff you probably added it manually08:42
Amaranthand two panels gives you full corner quick access08:42
pygiHedgeMage, poke08:42
Amaranthso, i've got a small proxy that handles GETs working...08:42
Burgworkgimmie plus a top panel is the best, I think08:42
AmaranthBurgwork: sounds like OS X08:43
ograbah, we mutate to OSX ?08:43
ograheh08:43
BurgworkAmaranth, like the dock, but better08:43
Amaranththe dock is horrible, please don't try to make a "better dock"08:43
pygiogra, is meeting in 20 minutes?08:43
Amaranthpygi: SoC meeting is08:43
cbx33pygi, 1hr 2008:43
Amaranth16 minutes, to be exact08:44
pygicbx33, ah, oki, thanks :)08:44
ograpygi, 20:00 UTC :)08:44
pygiit writes ETC on that page of fridge :P08:44
BurgworkAmaranth, just look at it08:45
pygithanks anyway, talk to you all later then ;)08:45
lucasvoAmaranth: to continue my sentence since I got distracted. ... and if you added it manually, you would have added a panel if needed as well. Most peope don't change the panel08:47
BurgworkAmaranth, you meeting in here or in #ubuntu-meeting?08:49
HedgeMagepygi: here, but only for a moment08:49
ograBurgwork, we'll do it in PM i think08:49
Burgworkah, ok08:49
ograor is there a need for publicity ? 08:50
ograwe can do it in #ubuntu-willow or something if thats needed08:50
Burgworkogra, well, I was hoping I could get anselmo is be there, but I don08:51
Burgworkt think he is available08:51
Burgworkogra, so, do it in PM, anselmo's stuff only needs to know how to hook into it08:52
ograoh, right, i forgot about epiphany 08:53
lucasvoI don't know epiphany08:53
lucasvoI don't like the idea of creating another browser08:53
lucasvowell apperantly somebody already did it08:54
ograwell, we'll likely switch to it in edgy08:54
lucasvoI began to try it out for a couple of days08:54
lucasvobut I miss the extensions08:54
HedgeMageth1a: ping!08:54
lucasvoand a lot people switching from windows already know Firefox08:54
lucasvoogra: why that?08:55
lucasvobecause it's gnome?08:55
th1aHedgeMage: Hi.08:55
HedgeMageth1a: hey there... I'm more coherent now.  Slept off the allergy attack :)08:55
Burgworklucasvo, uhh, Firefox has less name recognition than people realize and most users simply don't car08:55
Burgworke08:55
ogralucasvo, its way smaller since it has no own langpacks, its needed for gnomes kiosk mode its better integrated08:55
Burgworkthey would rather have the tight integration into gnome than a name08:55
ograetc etc08:56
lucasvowell, why not develop a tight integration in gnome for firefox?08:56
Burgworklucasvo, that is more work and upstream doesn't really care08:56
Burgworkfirefox and epiphany share the same rendering enginge08:56
lucasvoBurgwork: well I think a lot of people do care08:56
Burgworkyes, they want a browser that works. Epiphany is that browser08:56
lucasvoBurgwork: there are lots of extensions who can't be used08:57
th1aHedgeMage: I've gotten some good ideas since last night about how to get this process going.08:57
lucasvowhat about adblock?08:57
Burgworkmost users never use extensions08:57
lucasvoBurgwork: you think?08:57
Burgworkmost users never use a single plugin of any kind08:57
Burgworkit is the biggest failure of plugins08:57
HedgeMageth1a: I'm interested, fill me in :)08:58
lucasvoBurgwork: I do, so I will use Firefox08:58
th1aHedgeMage: Now that I've been writing a little code (finally) I'm getting to know the protocol a bit better.08:58
th1aHedgeMage: And if we assume that we're starting with a ZIS that only shares data on a secure localhost, and set some other reasonable limitations,08:59
th1awe can have a very simple ZIS that is simple enough to write quickly and simply and do useful things.09:00
HedgeMageBurgwork: how is that a failure? do we really need bloatware that comes with every feature imaginable (not that firefox isn't big, but with less stuff seperated off as extensions, it would be bigger)09:00
HedgeMageth1a: what language are you leaning toward, and what kind of time frame are you looking at?09:01
th1aHedgeMage: Python, although definitely avoiding scary frameworks (Twisted, Zope 3, etc.).09:01
th1aWe could support a useful subset of the protocol quickly, I think, a few months work.09:02
th1aNow, it might not do a lot of things you'd want in a real ZIS operating over an intranet (encryption, authentication, etc.),09:03
th1abut you could skip if you're only passing data around the localhost, which would still be useful.09:03
Amaranthogra: where are we doing the SoC thing?09:04
th1aEssentially, you're just writing an XML router.09:04
Amaranthactually, it looks like all the people might not be here...09:04
HedgeMageth1a: interesting09:04
ograAmaranth, in PM, wait a second until i'm done in -devel09:04
Amaranthok09:04
BurgworkHedgeMage, I would not classify epiphany as bloatware. It is a not a black and white thing. I think FF tries to be too minimal09:05
Burgworklucasvo, again, those of us in this IRC channel are not the target audience for Edubuntu09:05
HedgeMageBurgwork: I haven't used epiphany, so I really can't make an educated comment...09:05
BurgworkHedgeMage, fair enough09:06
ograBurgwork, i am !09:06
th1aHedgeMage: If you've looked at the whole SIF spec, it is intimidating, but I think we can cut it down to managable chunks.09:06
lucasvoBurgwork: yeah09:06
HedgeMagelucasvo: and I don't think anyone's saying not to package ff for ubuntu09:06
ograBurgwork, i use what i build :)09:06
HedgeMagelucasvo: they're just talking defaults09:06
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lucasvoBurgwork: but the target audience was using FF before switching to ubuntu09:06
Burgworklucasvo, no, they were not09:06
lucasvoBurgwork: you sure?09:06
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HedgeMagelucasvo: and, it's probably safe to say that iff you are on the internet enough to care what extensions you have, you have access to apt-get install firefox09:06
lucasvoI was09:06
Burgworklucasvo, remember, I sell Linux-based comptuers to libraries09:06
lucasvomy sister was09:06
ogralucasvo, well, the target audience was likely using IE09:06
BurgworkI have a fair idea of what is out there and FF ain't it09:07
lucasvoogra: In almost every school I know they have FF, IE, Safari09:07
Burgworkit hasn't penetrated teh big IT silos of education yet09:07
HedgeMageBurgwork: depends on where... A lot of the areas I'd target are big FF and Oo.o users on windows, and having those apps by default is a big thing.  However, I don't think it's neccessarily true of the planet as a whole09:07
Burgworkanyway, browser is not going to make or break a deal09:08
Burgworkpeople are care more about how it can solve their issues than the technology that solves them09:08
ograsurely not if it sanitizes the CD size09:08
Burgworktrust me09:08
Burgworkepiphany does wonderful things for our cd size, yes09:09
highvoltagei once heard an interesting story from a K12-LTSP school.09:09
ograespecially since we can drop the ugly ff langpacks :)09:09
highvoltagein their district, the only requirement for computer classes was that the schools in the disctrict must run IE09:09
HedgeMagehighvoltage: ugh09:10
highvoltagethe inspectors looked that the K12LTSP lab ans was very unimpressed, and insisted that they install windows to get IE.09:10
highvoltageso..09:10
Burgworkogra, what kind of size are we looking at?09:10
highvoltagethe administrator of tha lab installed an IE theme for Mozilla, and created a shortcut to it from the desktop that had the IE logo, and it said Internet Explorer09:10
highvoltagethe inspectors looked at it, visited the local education site, and it worked, so they said it was fine :)09:11
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HedgeMagehighvoltage: roflmao09:11
ograBurgwork, epi is 2M big09:11
HedgeMagepeople can be SO ignorant!09:11
HedgeMagebrb09:11
Burgworkogra, ah, cool09:11
ograBurgwork, no idea what ff + llangpacks dropping gains us, but it will be a lot09:11
highvoltagethey later made a script so that other schools in the district could easily do the same. strange world we live in :)09:11
Burgworkogra, now if we only drop OO.o09:12
ogranever :)09:12
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Burgworkhighvoltage,  we have an IE-mode on the toolbar of the epiphnay we ship09:12
highvoltageBurgwork: ok, i thought you shipped firefox. cool.09:12
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Amaranthgoofy wireless09:12
lucasvoogra: and what about gnumeric?09:13
Burgworklucasvo, doesn't do ODF well enough yet09:13
ogralucasvo, what about gnumeric ? its a nice app ...09:13
highvoltageproblem is, OOo is covered by ICDL (and OpenICDL) where Gnumeric and Abiword isn't.09:13
lucasvoICDL?09:13
highvoltagefor training purposes, you have to have OOo.09:13
highvoltagelucasvo: International Computers Drivers' License09:14
highvoltageit's like a standard in computer literacy09:14
lucasvoone thing about epiphany I HATE, is that it doesn't resize the width of the tabs in the tabbar09:14
lucasvois there a setting to change this?09:14
Burgworklucasvo, not currently09:14
lucasvoBurgwork: is it going to be implemented?09:15
Burgworklucasvo, no idea, ask the epiphany devs09:15
Burgworkthey have done amazing things with few people09:15
lucasvoBurgwork: yeah they copied the gecko :P09:17
lucasvojust kidding09:18
lucasvothis is the best thing about the browser :)09:18
lucasvois that correct syntax for lts.conf: [DEFAULT] 09:23
lucasvoHorizSync = 30-6009:23
lucasvoVertRefresh = 50-7509:23
lucasvo?09:23
dan_younglucasvo: should be X_HORZSYNC and X_VERTREFRESH09:27
lucasvobut I don't need the " "?09:28
dan_younglucasvo: I think you need to quote the arguements like this:X_HORZSYNC =  "31.5 - 91.1"09:29
lucasvook09:30
lucasvothanks09:30
lucasvoanybody saw the movie elephant's dream?09:31
HedgeMagelucasvo: nope, haven't had time to check it out09:31
HedgeMagelucasvo: heeard it turned out very well, though09:32
lucasvois that still up to date for dapper: https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuLtsConfParams?action=show&redirect=EdubuntuLtsParams09:33
ograits for breezy09:33
ograas the line of text at the top states :)09:33
lucasvoogra: is there a way to set the screen resolution in dapper?09:34
ograbut we had no regressions,, so all parameters that worked there work in dapper as well09:34
ograyes, by setting X_HORZSYNC and X_VERTREFRESH :)09:34
lucasvowhat are typical values for 15" tft?09:35
spaceyfor TFT is doesn't really matter does it09:35
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lucasvospacey: it could be to high09:36
spaceymine says it is 60hz09:36
lucasvospacey: thanks09:36
spaceyi forgot what i put in lts.conf for our tft's09:36
spaceylucasvo: i mean on my laptop :p09:36
spaceyhold on09:36
spacey        X_MODE_0 = 1280x102409:37
spacey        X_HORZSYNC = "60-70"09:37
HedgeMageI'll be back in time for the meeting, ATM tt needs me09:37
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spaceythats only thing we specified09:37
highvoltagespacey: X_MODE_0 isn't being used anymore (says ogra)09:38
spaceyltsp classic btw, not sure if its the same for ubuntu ltsp09:38
spacey:o09:38
spaceyi'm tainting the channel again ;(09:38
spaceyhighvoltage: anyway for ltsp.org 4.2 it does something, since else it only does 1024x76809:39
ograits not possible to preseed xmode in our xserver, it would break the autoconfiguration09:39
ograbut setting X_HORZSYNC and X_VERTREFRESH usually offers you the right modes09:39
highvoltageyep, X_MODE_0 still works on ltsp classic09:39
spaceyltsp.org detection is _really_ crappy09:39
highvoltageit is quite.09:40
spacey        X_VIDEORAM = 1638409:40
spacey        XSERVER = via09:40
spacey        X_MODE_0 = 1280x102409:40
spacey        X_HORZSYNC = "60-70"09:40
spaceyfor 1 client:)09:40
spaceyelse it doesn't work properly09:40
lucasvook, now the only prob I still have, when I strat the Thinclient, all works fine, but as soon as X started up and you see the mouse, it puts you to tty009:40
lucasvothe xserver ist still running09:40
mhzhmm, anyone heard of this: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmeng09:47
mhzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmeng09:47
mhz:D09:47
lucasvowell if 1billion chinese would use it, linux would win a lot of market share :P09:50
bddebianheh09:51
lucasvoonly facts ;)09:51
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Burgworkthe only issue with OLPC is the fact that you are exposing hundeds of thounsands of children to the horrors of RPM hell09:52
lucasvoexactly09:53
lucasvowhen there would be .deb heaven09:53
highvoltageyay! a .deb vs .rpm flamewar already! :)09:54
lucasvoI am not in a flamewar mood09:54
lucasvoand the channel op are a little not neutrol09:54
lucasvoit's not an appopriate battlefield09:54
highvoltageheh.09:55
=== lucasvo has to learn english onomatopes
lucasvoor whatever they're called09:56
Burgworklucasvo, highvoltage and I can have a wheel war!09:56
lucasvowheel?09:56
Burgworkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wheel_war09:57
Burgworkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_war09:57
cbx33 love wheel wars09:58
lucasvosounds like fun09:58
ogra*** Reminder (even i'm late) Edubuntu meeting in #ubuntu-meeting ****10:00
=== highvoltage presses badge on chest *ENERGISE!*
highvoltagegoodnight, #edubuntu10:35
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mhz"and that is it for tonight's Edubuntu Meeting, folks!"10:59
cbx33indeed10:59
ogra:)10:59
HedgeMage:D10:59
crimsun'night ogra 10:59
mhzHedgeMage: congrats!10:59
mhzpygi: congrats!10:59
HedgeMageThanks, mhz :D10:59
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cbx33you guys all rock10:59
jsgotangcobecause?10:59
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HedgeMagecbx33: why on earth?10:59
mhzcbx33: I dont rock, I reggae :D10:59
pygithanks mhz ;)10:59
lucasvomhz: yeah, me too10:59
jsgotangcocbx33: try attending a devel summit you'll feel very very small on yuor first day11:00
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mhzlucasvo: well, to be totaly honest, it is not that I actually do it, it is more than I see the girl in front of me doing her dancing while I think about the things schools may use in their labs and how to convince teachers to just join Edubuntu once and for all and start getting contents to it so we can package it :D11:01
mhzjsgotangco: you small?11:02
mhzhow many times?11:02
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mhzlucasvo: so, you may get betta chance to get to your techas11:02
jsgotangcomhz: you will feel very small when you get to talk to mdz in person for the first time11:03
lucasvomhz: not really11:03
mhzjsgotangco: because he's too tall? too much of a great hacker?11:04
mhzor just because I am too short11:04
mdzI'm only about 145cm in fact, so I guess it must be my commanding presence11:04
mhzjsgotangco: wait!11:05
mhzI know11:05
jsgotangcoi said "feel" not "i am short"11:05
mhzjsgotangco: the 3 of them11:05
jsgotangcomhz: i am only 5'4" but that's racial in nature11:05
mhzhmm, I count in mt or cm11:05
mhzI am 1 mt 67 cm11:06
mhzjsgotangco: well, I hope I can talk to mdz once :)11:06
mhzMaybe if FET Libre 2006 is good, Mark will consider next Edubuntu meeting to take place in Chile :)11:07
mhzat least, edubuntu is the # distro for all the organization's PCs11:07
mhz#111:07
pygiogra, sorry about big "two liner" :P11:09
ograheh, its fine 11:09
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ograas long as we are that small still we have all freedom we want 11:09
mhzpygi: at least they were not 4 lines ! :D11:10
ograi guess it will look different in 1 year11:10
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pygiogra, I do hope :)11:10
pygiI do really hope to get involved in LTSP stuff more so I could be more of help on that front11:11
ogralooking at the current debian code i hope the same, belive me ...11:12
ogramerging that will take a lot of work *sigh* 11:12
pygiogra, no worries, I can help with coding and fixing bugs even if I am not MOTU, so ...11:12
ograand they didnt develop their new modularization feature in a separate branch, fun11:12
pygijoy :-/11:13
ograwell, currenly i have a tree with 189 commits of which i want probably 70 ...11:13
ogranot that these 70 would be in a row ...11:13
pygiare you the only one currently working on LTSP?11:13
ograor even be based on anything we have in our package 11:14
ograwell, i used to be upstream ... but debian had the idea to take over upstream :(11:14
pygioh :(11:14
ograso they just randomly merged everything they found out there in the wild into their branch11:14
pygiugh, thats not really good :-/11:15
ograthere are great improvements, but its a pain to pick them if you dont want the whole11:15
pygiagreed, can you gimme url of their repository so I could take a look at it?11:16
ograeun is if they merge with my tree in the middle of their feature development process ...11:16
ogras/eun/fun11:16
ograpygi, http://pkg-ltsp.alioth.debian.org/bzr/main/11:17
pygisorry, gotta run now and thanks11:17
cbx33ogra, what do we have for scp at the mo11:27
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paolob-parroquiaHi guys!11:42
paolob-parroquiaAfter the dapper upgrade the ltsp freezes, sometimes once a hour, without a fixed time or interval, and independently from working on the server or not. Any idea what is that?11:44
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skipster23i have this computer were the bios doesn't support cd booting is there somthing i can do to boot edubuntu 6.0611:46
LaserJockhmm11:48
LaserJockback in the day I used to use boot floppies for that sort of thing skipster23 11:49
dan_youngskipster23: the wiki (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Installation/Netboot) has info on netbooting for installation...11:49
Amaranthi dunno how to make those anymore :P11:49
skipster23ya but im new to linux and i can't just use one of these old DOS disks laying around11:50
skipster23dan_young: Its my friend computer and she doesn't have the net right yet11:50
dan_youngskipster23: basically, it's going to suck and be difficult to do w/o CD-booting; bummer, dude....11:51
dan_youngmight check out this also...11:51
dan_younghttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Installation/FromHardDriveWithFloppies11:51
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skipster23i'll ceck it out thanks11:52
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pygisorry ogra, somebody reported a server problem, had to check it out11:56
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pygithanks for the bzr repo url, I'll be sure to check it out tommorow11:57
Amaranthogra: I, uh, have HTTPS working. :)12:05
Amaranthogra: don't think it'll work with a transparent setup though12:05

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