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LaserJockdang it is amazing how many folks in #ltsp are using some form of Ubuntu12:13
Amaranthhehe12:20
Amaranthwe're _the_ ltsp distro :P12:21
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bimberi\o/ - my edubuntu CD's have arrived02:26
crimsunhoo-rah02:26
bimberishame there's no LiveCD :(02:27
bimberibut i can understand the economics02:28
LaserJockI managed to grab 1 each of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu in Paris02:28
LaserJockand a little roll of stickers ;-)02:29
bimberiooh yes the stickers are a nice unexpected bonus02:29
LaserJockyes02:30
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chris-t4I am updating my Edubuntu flash videos, but found out that the mp3 format wasn't supported by default in Edubuntu. I can leave the audio uncompressed or use ADPCM. Would it be best to leave the audo uncompressed so that new users can veiw my content more easily? http://www.learningelectric.com/edubuntu.html03:08
crimsunis ogg vorbis absolutely out of the question?03:09
chris-t4I can find no way to convert audio and video from AVI to OGG03:10
chris-t4Do you think most Edubuntu users intall mp3 capability or would I be leaving out most new users?03:16
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crimsunI think it's safe to assume that clueful desktop users will install support for mp303:19
crimsunI wouldn't assume that most users, however, would do that.03:19
chris-t4Thanks, although it will create larger file sizes I think I will leave them uncompressed. My main purpose is to make these for non technical teachers and new usrers.03:21
crimsunif you can test that it plays on a default Edubuntu install, that would help immensely.03:22
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chris-t4I will do that, although it will require downloading flash.03:23
crimsunerr, it will require a teacher to install Flash?03:25
chris-t4Unfortunatly, yes. Luckily when they click on the video Firefox takes them to the page to download the plugin with some pretty good instructions.03:28
crimsunthat won't work.03:30
crimsunthey need to install the flashplugin-nonfree package.03:30
crimsunthat's why having them install more stuff is suboptimal03:31
chris-t4I don't know of any easier format that these type of videos can be produced in for Edubuntu. Any recomendations?03:33
chris-t4Do you mean that it is not advisable or that it won't work, because it did install for me this way and then played the videos very well.03:35
crimsunit's not the recommended route03:41
crimsunbut if that's what works easiest for your target audience, then go with it03:42
chris-t4Thank you crimsun. You have been helpful.03:42
crimsunnp03:51
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bddebianLaserJock: I just like doing that 'cause crimsun hates me :-)03:57
LaserJocklol03:59
crimsungeez, bddebian cooties.04:03
crimsunbetter go bathe in my pony bubble bath04:04
bddebianheh04:04
LaserJocklol04:04
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Kamping_Kaiseri was wondering if edubuntu having huge icons was a known bug, and where i look for it - presumably one of the icon packages?04:07
LaserJockhuge?04:08
Kamping_Kaiser3 or 4 times the 'default' size before i upgraded one of the theme/icon packages04:09
LaserJockand it is only Edubuntu?04:09
Kamping_Kaisermy ubuntu box is fine. it could be the garnome icon set... hm. *looks at theme settings*04:10
LaserJockseems like I remember people muttering something like that in Ubuntu04:10
Kamping_Kaiseri switched theme to 'edubuntu plain' and the icons sized down to the right size, then i switched back to edubuntu colours, and that sized up again. so its the icons related04:11
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adamant1988hi all04:11
Kamping_Kaiserhey :)04:11
adamant1988I'm just curious, what grade level would you guys say edubuntu is best suited for?04:12
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LaserJockhmm, I'd say elementary school, but I'm no teacher04:14
LaserJockadamant1988: http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/school-advocacy/C/ has maybe a better overview of the apps04:16
adamant1988Well see, I'm a senior in HS.  and I want to suggest either Ubuntu or Edubuntu to them...04:17
Kamping_Kaisera highschool? Ubuntu04:17
LaserJockwell, you can install other apps after you install04:18
LaserJockthe big thing about Edubuntu is it is easy to build a LTSP thin client computer lab04:18
LaserJockwhich is nice for schools04:19
Kamping_Kaisercant you just install the ltsp gear into ubuntu (i havent done ltsp since sarge)04:22
LaserJockyeah04:22
LaserJockbut the Edubuntu cd automatically does it04:22
LaserJockso it's easier to do via an Edubuntu CD04:22
Kamping_Kaisertrue, i suppose it comes down to wehter you install new as needed+hide existing under edubuntu or install ltsp+other under ubuntu in this case :)04:24
LaserJockmore or less04:25
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sbalneavogra: der pingen04:33
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Kamping_Kaisergrrr. i used up all my mana08:19
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HedgeMageheh08:20
Kamping_Kaiser;)08:20
HedgeMageKamping_Kaiser: you'd like how karma works in Earthdawn better, especially if you're a windling. :P08:20
Kamping_Kaiserhehe. 08:21
HedgeMage</tabletop geek>08:21
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xblgood day!08:46
xbljust want to ask... what are the things ubuntu has that edubuntu hasn't08:47
HedgeMagebrown, everywhere ;)08:59
HedgeMagej/k09:00
HedgeMageUbuntu and Edubuntu are very similar, and they share the same repos so everything available on one is available for the other.09:00
HedgeMageThey have different default apps and different theming and such (plus Edubuntu is head-and-shoulders above with LTSP) but other than that they are pretty much the same09:01
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rohanhi all10:14
rohanthere is not edubuntu live cd ?] 10:14
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jsgotangcoyes there is10:21
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triplahhowdy11:20
triplahI have a question about edubuntu, I'm doing a study on the possibility of using edubuntu as the main software for a not-for-profit company providing unified computer systems to schools11:21
triplahpossibly using LTSP as well11:21
triplahi'm just wondering if anyone knows of companies or organisations that are doing this already?11:21
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DanielCUsing edubuntu: yes.  Using it as the *main* software: no.11:23
triplahhmm11:23
DanielCI use Ubuntu as my only software, but other people in this company use Windows.11:24
triplahwell i was thinking more iin labs etc11:24
triplahfor student use11:24
DanielCThis is a small 7-person company. 2 of use use Ubuntu and the others use Windows.11:24
triplahnot to replace admin type software11:24
DanielCOk, that's better :)11:24
DanielCWe setup Edubuntu at a local school. But it's still not their main software.11:25
DanielCTo be honest, it's really just an internet cafe.11:25
triplahmy idea was basically to let the school pay for the rent of a big hardware rig to do the ltsp stuff, and pay for the service of maintenance etc11:25
triplahahh11:25
triplahit'd be cheaper to do that, and use edubuntu on existing hardware than to upgrade to vista for example11:26
DanielCYes.11:26
DanielCWith this school we got to reuse old PCs that they were going to throw away.11:26
triplahyep, nice11:26
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DanielCWhere would be a good place to ask a licensing question?11:48
DanielCIs there an #ubuntu-legal or something?11:49
jsgotangcowhats the legal question? edubuntu related?11:49
DanielCit's Ubuntu-general. I can't find in the ISOs a written offer to provide the sources.11:50
DanielCThe GPL requires that either you provide the sources or that you provide a written offer to give the sources for the cost of distribution.11:50
DanielCThe reason I ask is that we, as re-distributors can re-use that written offer so that *we* are not required to provide sources if we don't modify the code (this is section 3(c) ).11:51
jsgotangcoumm okay, im way out of league for that then11:52
DanielCI just wanted to know that installing Edubuntu for someone or giving them a CD wouldn't be technically GPL incompliant.11:52
DanielCNo problem :)11:52
jsgotangcotry asking in -devel11:52
jsgotangcoits not really off-topic imo11:53
DanielCOk. Is that a mailing list? ubuntu-devel@... ?11:53
jsgotangcoyeah11:53
DanielCOk, will do. Thanks.11:53
jsgotangcoor maybe sounder is more appropriate11:53
DanielCWhat is sounder?11:53
jsgotangco<glatzor> jsgotangco: hey! I am done11:54
jsgotangco<jsgotangco> ?11:54
jsgotangco<glatzor> you can now push your changes to sftp://bazaar.launchpad.net/~blatant-and-awkward/gnome-app-install/main/11:54
jsgotangco<glatzor> whoa, I pushed for more than one hour :/11:54
jsgotangco<jsgotangco> mehhhh11:54
jsgotangco<jsgotangco> i'll push at home tonight11:54
jsgotangco* jsgotangco reminds glatzor that he still has a 9-5 job11:54
jsgotangco<jsgotangco> Jerome's Branch branch11:54
jsgotangco<jsgotangco> The latest bits direct from Manila11:54
jsgotangco<jsgotangco> doh11:54
jsgotangcoee11:54
jsgotangcocrap11:54
jsgotangcosorry11:54
jsgotangcohttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/sounder11:54
DanielCOk, thanks.11:54
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DanielCI see that there are mailing lists specific to Edubuntu. Are those used much?12:04
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bimberiDanielC: ping01:25
DanielCpong01:25
bimberithe offer is printed on the back of the CD sleeve.  Is that what you're looking for?01:25
DanielCYes. Thanks.01:25
DanielCThat would make Canonical GPL compliant.01:26
DanielCHmm... now I need to decide how I can use that to be GPL compliant myself.01:26
DanielCThe GPL section 3(c) simply says "Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code."01:27
bimberi"Source code for Ubuntu can be downloaded from archive.ubuntu.com or can be ordered from Canonical at the cost of the media and shipping"01:27
DanielCOk.01:27
bimberi(from the sleeve)01:27
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DanielCMaybe I can just put a copy of that in a README file.01:27
DanielCI wonder if that would be enough to become GPL compliant. I think that it would.01:27
DanielCIf it doesn't, I can at least say that I was acting in good faith (I am).01:28
bimberiyep, you're certainly not alone in handing them out at conferences :)01:28
DanielC:-)01:28
bimberiEdubuntu featured at a big Education Expo in Sydney on the weekend01:29
DanielCI think it would be good for Canonical to put a README file in the CD with that notice.01:29
DanielCThat way re-distributors would be automatically GPL compliant, via section 3(c) (by forwarding Canonical's offer).01:29
bimberiyes i thought that might be what you were looking for, hence my initial question :)01:30
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Yagisanbimberi: it was ? I'd have liked to see that01:33
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bimberihi Yagisan, http://lists.linux.org.au/archives/linux-aus/2006-June/msg00174.html01:37
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Yagisan3 weeks to learn C++01:39
Yagisan:-/01:39
DanielCwhy?01:46
ogra************* Reminder edubuntu meeting in #ubuntu-meeting in 5 minutes ***************01:56
DanielCThanks. I'll be an observer again.01:57
ogra************* Reminder edubuntu meeting in #ubuntu-meeting starts now ***************02:01
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YagisanDanielC: I was given an exemption on programming basics, because I've done the work. I however have done it in a different language to what the uni choose for the course02:23
Yagisanso I need to learn C++ in 3 weeks, before intermediate programming begins02:24
DanielCok02:24
DanielCI assume you at least know C already.02:24
YagisanDanielC: not at all =-O02:24
Yagisanso this will be fun02:25
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DanielCOoops...02:25
DanielCI'll let you study then.02:25
YagisanDanielC: hah, I wish the kids would let me02:26
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cbx33ogra, if someone could get just a brief description to AliasVegas, she'd love to have a think about it....we had a very bad week but she'll have time now to consider it properly03:01
jsgotangcowho is AliasVegas03:01
jsgotangco?03:01
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pips1AliasVegas is cbx33 wife, as far as i understand03:01
highvoltagehey jsgotangco 03:02
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jsgotangcohighvoltage: yo03:02
highvoltagejsgotangco: word up homie03:03
highvoltage:p03:03
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jsgotangcos/has/had03:03
highvoltagei've been swamped with admin. i'm not even getting to my real work :(03:03
jsgotangcoive been like trying to save my sanity, career and family :P03:04
pips1highvoltage, :-(03:04
pips1highvoltage, are you still working full-time? or was your request for part-time considered?03:05
cbx33jsgotangco, exactly like what it's been here too03:06
pips1jsgotangco, cbx33 I hear you03:06
cbx33on the family side we've had lost of stuff going on, but i think ti's all resolved now03:07
cbx33I should have a lot more time03:07
cbx33right I have to pop out03:07
cbx33I'll be back later guys03:07
pips1cbx33, cu03:07
jsgotangcowell ive been hating my job more and more lately03:08
jsgotangcobut on the other side, its what pays me so03:09
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jsgotangcoi cannot hate my present job fully03:09
flintjsgotangco, that is a real shame, you need to hate your job.  It is the way of things...03:10
jsgotangcoi still have the moral responsibility to love it not for myself but for family03:10
highvoltagepips1: i'm still working full time, i might be able to go part time in the new company in about two months (maybe slightly sooner)03:10
flintjsgotangco, ah that is the tender trap.03:10
flinthighvoltage, you get any mail from me yet Jonathan?03:10
highvoltagefull time jobs are just so time consuming :)03:10
jsgotangcoflint: perhaps i should stop thinking of myself more03:10
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flintjsgotangco, no you must remember that you and I are merely pain sensors hurtling towards distruction, and that is on a good day! :^)03:11
highvoltagepips1: do you want to talk about features or content?03:12
jsgotangcoperhaps that too03:12
highvoltagepips1: do you still have your account?03:12
pips1yep03:12
flinthighvoltage, no mail yet eh?03:12
highvoltageflint: no, no mail from you yet03:13
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flinthighvoltage, damn smtp, (it is clearly the protocol that is out to get me... :^)03:13
pips1highvoltage, I'd like to enable more people contributing content the the site03:13
rodarvusI'll be paying very little attention to irc on the next few hours (drafting plans), please ping me if you need to talk to me03:13
highvoltagei wish i had games. i think i'll buy a console for myself for Christmas :)03:13
highvoltagepips1: great!03:14
flinthighvoltage, games are the heroin of our world.03:14
pips1highvoltage, so in a way, I want to talk about features that enable more content ;-)03:14
highvoltagepips1: ok. can we do that tomorrow on this channel?03:15
jsgotangcohighvoltage: they are my only true valuables i have next to my car03:15
highvoltagejsgotangco: heh. what car do you have?03:15
ograsbalneav, das pongen :)03:15
jsgotangcohighvoltage: a rotten old korean car03:15
flintjsgotangco, what kind of car you have?03:15
jsgotangcoflint: kia picanto03:16
pips1highvoltage, tomorrow sounds fine, what time?03:16
flintjsgotangco, you mentioned a family, any (god forbid) kids?03:16
sbalneavogra: Hey hey!03:16
highvoltageah. i have a rotten old german car. it's a vw citi golf.03:16
ograwhat can i do for you ? 03:16
sbalneavIt's like, what, 2 AM there?03:16
jsgotangcoflint: my child is the center of the universe03:16
flintjsgotangco, kia gets good mileage...03:16
ograsbalneav, 3pm03:16
ograyou pinged at 4:30am :)03:16
sbalneavheh03:17
jsgotangcoflint: damn right it should its a 1.1l engine03:17
flintjsgotangco, in ritual I need to hope that this child looks like his mom :^)03:17
sbalneavWas wondering if we could set up some time say, tomorrow at maybe this time to give me a bzr walkthrough.03:17
flintjsgotangco, you are a luck man.03:17
sbalneavI'd do it now, but I've got a database mess to clean up here at work.03:17
highvoltagepips1: any time that would suite you, i should be here all day, and be able to give you attention almost any time03:18
flintsbalneav, the DC LOCO maniacs are very good at bzr training.  Try to get hold of them...03:18
ograsbalneav, tomorrow this time is fine, we have dev status meeting at 16:00UTC so we have to be finished by then03:18
sbalneavA cheque run got messed up, and I've got 62 cheques to manually patch up.  That sounds fine.  That'd give us an hour? I think?03:18
ograsbalneav, i have to shuffle around the ubuntu ltsp branches anyway, so we can work with them 03:19
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ograsudo apt-get install gworldclock :)03:19
flinthighvoltage, when you get that email, please shoot me a note in response saying you got it.  03:19
highvoltageflint: will do03:19
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ograsbalneav, its now 13:19 UTC so there is pleanty of hours until 16:00 UTC 03:20
ogradate -u is your friend for utc dates :)03:20
pips1highvoltage, ok, I'll speak to you tomorrow about website then, in the mean time, please have a look at https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuSiteFeatures03:21
sbalneavjust got gworldclock.  handy.03:21
sbalneavbrb, being work-pinged03:21
flintogra, while i am in a whineing, we really need an analog clockface on gworld clock, or better yet a co-co analog!03:22
flintogra,  I know I will get right on it...03:22
ograflint, you mean a CIA headquaters setup ? :)03:22
ograa row of analog clocks  03:23
ogra?03:23
flintogra, that is a REALLY good idea.  Seriously.03:24
ograhaha03:24
ografeel free, patches gratefully accepted :)03:24
pips1talking about clocks, I did a demo of edubuntu and the user launched a clock game in gcompris which has a really buggy behaviour :-(03:26
ograpips1, bug it :)03:26
flintogra, ollie, I am filling Jonathan's head with lies on another channel, but thanks for a good meeting.03:26
ograand for quick stuff go to #gcompris :)03:27
pips1it tries to teach kids analog clocks, but it behaves like a (digitally) bugy one, what irony 03:27
pips1;-)03:27
pips1i guess it's teaching them a "real life" lesson about software there03:28
pips1ogra, sure03:28
ograheh03:29
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ografile it in malone03:30
pips1ah03:30
ograi'll forward03:30
pips1ok, better, since We're Sorry.03:30
pips1The SourceForge.net Website is currently down for maintenance.03:30
pips1We will be back shortly03:30
pips1;-)03:30
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pips1ogra, I'm not actually sure if it is a bug or a feature (in gcompris)03:38
pips1ogra, do you have edubuntu running to have a quick look for yourself?03:39
ografile it and find out :)03:39
ograi dont have the edu apps installed on this machine03:39
pips1Go to 'Amusement activities > Learning Clock' (i.e. click on the 'propeller hat' and then click on the 'wrist watch'). 03:39
pips1oic03:39
pips1basically, you are supposed to set a given time. you can drag the 'clock hands', but unlike a real analogue wrist watch, the 'hour dial' flicks back an hour when you did a 360 degree dragging of the 'minute dial'...03:41
pips1does that sound like a feature or like a bug? anyone? :-)03:42
pips1ogra, there is no #gcompris on freenode...03:43
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ograhmm, i was there several times03:43
=== pips1 really wonders what's the quickest and most efficient route to address this issue/question for gcompris...
pips1hmm, the gcompris website isn't too helpful...03:47
jsgotangcoahh the mighty gcompris, the app that could take down xorg03:51
ograeven the source is nearly as big as xorg :)03:56
pips1hehe03:57
pips1I finished drafting that gcompris bug report, but I dare not submit it... the original programmer would hate me for the rest of my life! ;-D04:04
pips1Learning Clock: unlike a real analogue wrist watch, the 'hour dial' "jumps back" an hour when you dragged the 'minute dial' by 360 degrees... feature or bug? 04:04
pips1In gcompris, go to 'Amusement activities > Learning Clock' (i.e. click on the 'propeller hat' and then click on the 'wrist watch'). 04:04
pips1As far as I understood, this activity is supposed to teach kids how to set the time on an analogue clock dial. However, unlike a real analogue wrist watch, the 'hour dial' "jumps back" an hour when you dragged the 'minute dial' by 360 degrees clockwise, and vice-versa, it "jumps forward" when dragging 360 degrees counter-clockwise ... is this a feature or bug?04:04
pips1Personally, I think it's quite ironic that this activity tries to teach kids analogue clocks by displaying buggy (digital) behaviour... But I guess it teaches kids some "real life" lesson about software bugs and warped minds of programmers. ;-)04:04
pips1.04:05
pips1maybe I should omit that last sentence.04:05
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pips1oppressing silence weighs down heavily on pips1 until he is paper thin04:08
jsgotangcohttp://people.ubuntu.com/~mdz/photos/UDS-Paris/P6180023.JPG.html04:08
jsgotangcohehe!04:08
bddebianHello04:08
pips1jsgotangco, nice one :-)04:09
jsgotangcoyeah at the tower heh04:09
pips1yeah, very cool04:09
pips1jsgotangco, do you think I should omit that thing about "warped minds of programmers" in my bug report?04:11
jsgotangcohmm yeah04:11
jsgotangcoit can be offensive to some04:11
pips1hehe, yeah, I thinks so too04:11
highvoltagejsgotangco: very cool pic!04:11
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jsgotangcohighvoltage: har har har04:11
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mhzhi all04:13
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mhzjsgotangco: I have just read newsweek letter04:13
pips1https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gcompris/+bug/5121104:14
jsgotangcomhz: well it was a bit late04:14
pips1^^^ for the record04:14
mhzjsgotangco: how or where could I get the 'letter' in advance , so I can have time to translate it?04:14
jsgotangcomhz: from mgalvin04:15
mhzeeeek! he is on many channels!04:16
mhz:D04:16
mhzjsgotangco: thx04:16
mhzmgalvin: hi there04:17
jsgotangcoheh04:18
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sbartleylinuxogra: ping04:30
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mhz_offline:)04:33
mhz_offlinec ya04:33
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Reimuwhat are the main differences between ubuntu and edubuntu05:27
jsgotangcoedubuntu is a complete LTSP solution from the ground up05:28
jsgotangcobut you have a choice to install edubuntu as a standalone workstation if you want to05:29
DanielCReimu: Do you know what thin clients are?05:30
ReimuDanielC: no05:30
DanielCBecause that's what Edubuntu is about...05:30
DanielCOk, so LTSP won't make sense to you...05:30
DanielCThin clients are very minimalistic computers.05:31
DanielCNo hard disk.05:31
Reimuok05:31
DanielCUsually a low-power processsor, little RAM.05:31
DanielCAll the applications run from a server.05:31
DanielCAll that the client does is draw the screen.05:31
Reimuso edubuntu supports that?05:31
DanielCThat's why they are "thin"05:31
DanielCYes.05:31
DanielCThat's what Edubuntu is about.05:31
DanielCThin clients are useful in schools.05:32
ReimuI see05:32
Reimuso its mainly for networks and stuff not one computer05:32
DanielCYou can use it for just one computer.05:33
DanielCIn that case, the main advantage is that it has educational games.05:33
Reimuok, but you could install them from a package on ubuntu correct?05:33
DanielCYes. And I think that package is called edubuntu-desktop05:34
ReimuXD so the games is a whole different desktop interface?05:35
Reimuthanks for the info, got to eat lunch05:35
DanielCNah... it uses gnome.05:35
DanielCtake care.05:35
jsgotangcoyes its called a metapackage05:36
jsgotangcogood night05:37
DanielCnight05:38
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linux_user400354i have windows shared folders on the network. what do i have to do to see them? i click on Places > Network Servers > Windows Network > workgroup > then I get a message saying the folder contents can not be displayed.05:55
chris-t4Is it the same workgroup on both machines?06:04
chris-t4This was my problem. I had to change the workgroup on the linux machine to match the windows workgroup name. After that it worked fine.06:05
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linux_user400354does the dvd version of edubuntu come with more software?06:44
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DarkElf109Hello there...does anyone know how to disable the hibernate button in the gnome shutdown dialog on client machines?07:13
highvoltageogra: ^^^ should there even be a hibernate button on the thin client shutdown dialog?07:17
DarkElf109I'd think not...before I changed the command, it tried to hibernate the server07:18
DarkElf109Now, the button has about a 1 in 3 chance of locking the screen07:19
DarkElf109Which I still don't understand, really07:19
highvoltagethat's strange.07:20
DarkElf109Actually, what would be really nice would be to bring back the shutdown and restart buttons, and remap them to some scripts I set up to shut down the clients through ltspinfo07:20
DarkElf109Which is insecure, I know, but all console access is disabled to clients07:20
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cbx33Hiya peeps08:16
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cbx33ogra: is the bzr branch for scp08:17
cbx33the current branch we are using?08:17
PetarisI installed edubuntu 6.06 but I didn't see the ltsp install option, did I miss something?08:17
PetarisHi cbx3308:17
cbx33I was gonna download the source and familiarise myself08:17
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cbx33Petaris: no08:17
cbx33in a default install the ltsp chrrot is installed08:17
cbx33check it08:17
cbx33 /opt/i38608:17
Petarisok, then I should be able to boot a client08:17
cbx33see if /opt has any files in it08:18
Petarishrm08:18
Petaristhats not right08:18
Petarisoh bugger08:18
PetarisIt installed an amd64 chroot08:18
Petaris:/08:18
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Petarisis that changeable08:19
cbx33so you have an amd64 server08:19
cbx33and i386 clients?08:19
Petarisyep08:19
cbx33do a man for ltsp-build-client08:20
Petarisok08:20
cbx33and on the wiki there is details for multi arch I think08:20
cbx33I've never done it08:20
cbx33but ogra would know for sure08:20
dan_youngPetaris: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPCrossArchSetup08:25
Petarisdan_young: Thanks08:25
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linux_user400354does the dvd iso of edubuntu come with more software? what is the difference between it and the cd iso?08:52
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HedgeMage:)10:35
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cbx33evenin all11:08
cbx33ping ogra 11:08
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HedgeMagehiya11:20
bddebianHi HedgeMage11:21
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paolob-parroquiaogra, I'm still with the problem with backuppc that backs up from ubuntu clients but it doesn't from the edubuntu one. Could it depend on the fact that ssh has some custom config in order to work with ltsp?11:29
ograpaolob-parroquia, the only real customization in edubuntu are some gconf keys for artwork, else all packages are used as they come from ubuntu11:30
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KaiL..noch jemand wach?11:32
paolob-parroquiaogra, and in breezy? could I have some change that had been in breezy edubuntu?11:33
KaiLops, english ;)11:33
ograpaolob-parroquia, nope it was the same in breezy ... 11:33
paolob-parroquiaogra, ok, thank you!11:34
KaiLi486 Clients, 10MBIt-LAN - possible, or "forget it"? ;)11:34
ograhow many :)11:34
dan_youngpaolob-parroquia: have you tried su'ing to the backuppc user and ssh'ing to the edubuntu box?11:34
ograi've run ltsp with two clients successfully with a server that only had a wireless interface11:34
paolob-parroquiadan_young, let me see.11:35
ogra(11M)11:35
cbx33ogra, I've read through your scp code11:35
cbx33from the bzr branch11:35
KaiLogra, my Informations about that LAN are very old, but if ererything fails, there are over 20...11:35
ogracbx33, the vnc stuff needs a lot of reworking ...11:35
KaiLand arround the same number of pentium 111:36
cbx33uh huh11:36
ograwell, then you should at least have a 100Mbit network11:36
paolob-parroquiadan_young, all seems ok, from the backuppc user it ssh root@client without passowrd11:36
cbx33I'll hopefully start looking at joing in on that latter part of this week early next11:36
KaiLas that's some very old information, we should be able to set that both 1 generation up, so 20 pentium 1, everything else fast enough to work standalone11:37
dan_youngpaolob-parroquia: anything in XferLOG.bad?11:38
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paolob-parroquiadan_young, no, I haven't a XferLOG.bad file for that client because it never ended the first backup11:39
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HedgeMagehi bddebian 12:06
bddebianHeh, delayed response? :-)12:06
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paolob-parroquiaogra, I found the trick with the backuppc and rsync problem: it was that it tried to rsync the /dev dir, and rsync went timeout12:09
ograheh12:09
ograsee, its the same package :)12:09

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