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jsgotangcogood morning01:50
LaserJockand here too01:51
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ograedgy-install-i386.iso              18-Jul-2006 00:37  690M02:27
ograhey we have 10M left02:27
crimsunxulrunner!!!@02:31
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ograheh02:32
ografind someone to maintain it in main and we have a deal :)02:32
crimsun:-)02:32
ograi wouldnt mind to maintain it as a package, but i would mind doing two rebuilds a month for security updates02:33
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rodarvusI'll take a look at xulrunner, just for the sake of it02:56
rodarvus(that doesn't even means I'm going to build it, btw :) )02:57
jsgotangcowhoa still awake?03:00
crimsun-3 is only 10 PM iirc03:00
rodarvus*nods* :)03:00
rodarvusexactly03:00
crimsun(I'm -4)03:00
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ograyou and your negative timezones ...03:04
ogra:)03:05
crimsunat least you don't have as far to travel for the conferences ;-)03:05
ograheh, sadly, yes03:05
jsgotangcoogra: did you survive your install?03:13
ogranope03:13
ograbut i'm confident about the current one03:13
jsgotangcoi saw a .1 build should i continue installing?03:13
ograthere is also already a 1803:13
jsgotangcoahh i will rsync again just in case03:13
ograthe .1 dies o xserver-xorg03:13
ogra*on03:14
jsgotangcohmm the 18 is very fresh03:14
jsgotangcoahh i have 18 already it seems03:15
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ogranearly 3h old :)03:15
ogragah03:17
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ograstill fails03:19
jsgotangcodoh03:20
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crimsunis it the postinst?03:20
ograsomething in the postinst uses $TERM ... which is set to bterm in the installer 03:20
ograhmm, actually grep returns nothing ...03:29
ogramust be something the postinst calls03:29
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ograactually its totally silly that we dont have a "noconfig" debconf key for this case for xserver-xorg ... there is no reason to configure it in the chroot, copying a dummy file would be enough03:59
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Lord_AthurHi all05:58
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RichEd'lo all08:23
jsgotangcoRichEd: hi!08:39
RichEdmorning jsgotangco :)08:43
jsgotangcoRichEd: you got your stuff sorted out?08:43
highvoltagemorning everyone08:44
jsgotangcohighvoltage: hey jono08:45
highvoltagejsgotangco: have you been affeced by the quakes?08:46
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jsgotangconope that's a far away place we rarely get quakes here but when we do, its big08:46
jsgotangcowe have 2 active volcanoes acting up lately so it must be related to the quake at the south08:47
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highvoltagewow08:47
highvoltagehow do they act up?08:47
jsgotangcothere is lava flowing at the moment08:48
jsgotangcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayon_Volcano08:48
jsgotangcoso a major eruption is expected in a few weeks08:48
crimsunsweet, we expect digital photos from jsgotangco.08:48
RichEd_jsgotangco:  must be freaky & quite exciting at the same time ?08:48
jsgotangcoits pretty far away from my place08:49
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jsgotangcoits actually a beautiful sight to behold ive seen it erupt before 08:49
jsgotangcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taal_volcano -> i live near here08:51
jsgotangcowell grew up08:51
jsgotangcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinatubo -> this one trashed us up real bad more than a decade ago08:53
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axl000anyone can help me whti  problem in dapper?08:55
axl000sorry for my bad english08:55
jsgotangcoaxl000: what's up? this edubuntu specific channel though08:57
axl000hi08:57
axl000when i shutdown or reboot08:58
axl000my pc crash08:58
axl000im using ubuntu dapper08:58
jsgotangcohow does it "crash"08:58
axl000jus crash08:59
axl000after the now the system will reboot08:59
jsgotangcocan you be more specific on how it crashes?08:59
axl000sorry 09:00
axl000id speak english to well09:00
axl000just crash, the screen goes black and the system doesnt reboot09:01
jsgotangcoyes don't worry but we can't go further if we just say it "crashes"09:01
jsgotangcoright09:01
jsgotangcoso basically you force reboot or do a power cycle right?09:01
jsgotangco(pushing the power switch/reboot button)09:02
axl000yes09:02
axl000i wait a little09:02
axl000and im force to shutdown pressing the buton09:02
jsgotangcoyup i've experienced that in one of my machines before what I did was update my bios and it just went away09:03
axl000mmmm09:03
axl000i cant update his is the last bios09:03
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jsgotangcosorry i wouldn't really know what causes it sometimes the system tells its not able to reboot09:04
axl000i look in the ubuntu forums and a lot of people have this same problem09:04
axl000cant you ask to someone ?09:04
axl000i dont know people whor can help me09:05
jsgotangcocan you try #ubuntu09:06
axl000yes. but im limited with the leguage09:06
jsgotangcowhat language are you conversant with09:07
axl000write me the exact question to ask in ubuntu please09:07
axl000spanish09:07
jsgotangcoi think you should try asking in ubuntu-es09:08
jsgotangcoor to the ubuntu-es mailing list09:08
axl000no one know the answer09:08
jsgotangcohttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-es09:08
jsgotangcothere's an archive09:08
axl000i am so frustrated09:09
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whittyhey everyone09:18
Burgundaviahey JaneW09:19
whittyso how easy is it to easy ed ubuntu as a server for thin client computers since I am working in a school and that is going to be my job in a couple of days of setting the server up with ed ubuntu09:20
JaneWhi Burgundavia 09:20
Burgundaviawhitty: it is very easy09:20
JaneWBurgundavia, how's .CA? Warm at all this time of year?09:21
Burgundaviawarmish09:21
BurgundaviaI live in the mild part09:21
Burgundavianot too cold and not too warm09:21
jsgotangcowhitty: you can check on this for staters http://www.edubuntu.org/GettingStarted09:22
whittyreally Burgundavia. Yeah I seen bits and pieces of it. I was going to install it on my laptop but I decided against it until I backup all my stuff first since i am not sure what I need off of this. 09:22
whittydoes ed ubuntu have a live cd like knoppix09:22
Burgundaviayes09:22
jsgotangcowhitty: the livecd is a workstation instance not a server one09:22
Burgundaviait is edubuntu, btw09:22
whittyoh sorry09:22
Burgundaviano worries09:23
whittyYeah I am going to have the PC's look like Win XP machines and the server will be edubuntu I think. I am not sure09:23
Burgundavialook like?09:23
whittygrrr I mean the Pcs workstations will be Win XP and the server will be edubuntu09:24
Burgundaviaah09:24
jsgotangcothen you're not looking into a thin client solution09:24
Burgundaviaindeed09:24
jsgotangcobut rather a file/print server one09:24
whittyactually i was told file/print and then a thin client also so i am not 100% sure\09:26
whittyi think it is going to be thin client actually09:26
Burgundaviathen you don't need XP on the machines09:26
jsgotangconot digging at you, but do you know how a thin client solution works?09:27
whittyyes i know a thin client is a hard drive less machine that gets all it info and settings from the server09:27
jsgotangcoyep09:27
jsgotangcoin edubuntu you'll just have to fiddle a line or two after installation and it just works09:29
whittyexcellent sounds way easier than windows 2003 Professional09:29
jsgotangcomost if not all installations are successful by just looking at the Getting Started link i posted09:30
jsgotangcos/looking/following09:30
whittyYea I love that page09:30
whittythanks I read the page and it looks extremely simple to set up09:33
whittythanks everyone09:33
whitty you have all been a great help09:33
Burgundaviawhitty: if there anything that isn't easy to setup, please tell us (via here or preferably the mailing lists) and we can work out how to make it easier09:34
BurgundaviaI also encourage you to get involved in development, documentation and testing. It is very much YOUR distribution, as much as it is ours09:35
jsgotangcothe next one will have good support for removable usb sticks09:35
whittyyeah definently. Actually I am thinking of switching my laptop and my personal PC from Windows Xp to Ubuntu or some really nice Linux distro. Since Well the only thing that doesn't suck in windows is a vacum cleaner (Since you know if Microsoft would make one, it would break)09:36
jsgotangcolol that's a good one09:37
whitty:)09:37
Burgundaviapart of my past history involves an MCP and I have used Ubuntu as both a desktop and a server for about 2 years now09:38
Burgundaviageez, 2 years in oct09:38
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jsgotangcogoodness my last.fm profile is showing my fondness for silly 80s metal09:38
Burgundaviadoes last.fm cost money?09:39
jsgotangconot at all09:39
jsgotangcoi play tunes in rhythmbox it just updates my playing habits09:39
whittyI am actually go to go down soon and get my CCNA, MCDST, A+, Server+, and one other one but I forgot what it was. 09:39
Burgundaviaa+ is useful09:39
Burgundaviathe cisco stuff will get you jobs09:39
jsgotangco1 09:39
jsgotangcoLed Zeppelin09:39
jsgotangco09:39
jsgotangco8809:39
jsgotangco2 09:39
jsgotangcoManowar09:39
jsgotangco09:39
jsgotangco4709:39
jsgotangco3 09:39
jsgotangcoKiss09:40
jsgotangco09:40
Burgundaviamcdst is not worth the paper it is printed on09:40
jsgotangco4009:40
jsgotangcoargghh09:40
jsgotangcosorry09:40
Burgundaviajsgotangco: you be old :)09:40
whittyWell i am majoring in Computer Information Systems with a focus on Tech Support, Networking, and security. I am then going to transfer to a 4 year school for my bachelors and masters in Network Administration and Network Security09:41
jsgotangcoits just that "I Stole Your Love" was looping for like a day when i left my PC on09:41
whittyoh at the end of next quarter I should be able to get my cert in Linux+09:41
BurgundaviaI would do what I did: run away from the Windows world09:41
Burgundaviaoh, Linux+, another thing not worth the paper it is printed on09:41
BurgundaviaLPI is fairly good and hard09:42
whittyI don't even know what Distro Linux+ uses09:42
Burgundavianon09:42
jsgotangcoits not distro specific09:42
Burgundaviacerts are useful in two case: on paper and when you don't have any experience09:42
Burgundaviathe 2nd is questionable09:43
jsgotangcoi still think LPI and RHCE get good people09:43
jsgotangcoand RHCE can be hard09:43
Burgundaviayes, becuase they are hard and people fail09:43
Burgundaviaa monkey could get an MCSE09:43
Burgundavias/an/a09:43
whittybut I am a Linux newbie. Stuck in the windows world09:44
jsgotangcoi actually won an exam voucher for RHCE but didn't take it because its really hard09:44
Burgundaviacerts are not going to help09:44
Burgundaviajsgotangco: you should have done it, just for laughs09:44
whittyWindows = Gateway to be spyed on09:44
Burgundaviaanother thing to remember: we are building a better os, not slagging MS09:44
jsgotangcoBurgundavia: yeah a peer of mine took the exam but didnt pass RHCE but got RHCT but that is like the cert for people who failed RHCE ;)09:44
Burgundaviayep09:45
Burgundaviaanyway, I have to sleep09:45
RichEdjsgotangco: do we have anything like "a list of Edubuntu certified machines" where we guarantee Edubuntu will install & run 1st time ?09:46
jsgotangcoRichEd: we can only pray but most installs do work fine and if ubuntu works on it, so should edubuntu09:46
jsgotangcoRichEd: the laptop testing team is probably our only empirical data that we have in terms of compatibility others are dependent on the hwdb client if ran09:47
RichEdyes, am aware that most are good, but thinking now with my hat: "would like to try linux but am a nervous human being"09:48
jsgotangcoheh chances are if it doesn't work on the live session it won't run on install09:48
RichEdwhere say: if you have h/w or get h/w from this list ... it will work for you without having to learn any geekspeak09:48
RichEd( and i mean that in the nicest way ;)09:48
jsgotangcomost issues lie on the display adapters most of the time09:49
RichEdi'm just borrow concepts from our opposition ... you know their lists of certified machines09:49
jsgotangcoi still have hardware that doesn't work on some areas but pretty much usable09:51
RichEdso if daddy somewhere (who is addicted to MS in work environment due to history & existing application constraints) is about to buy a notebook / desktop for junior, we can say: select something off this list and non problemo ...09:51
RichEdyou too can become a linux user ...09:52
RichEdand free the next generation from the shackles of commercial operating bloatware09:52
jsgotangcoim not sure about desktops they are too diverse compared to the compact and mostly standard configs of notebooks09:52
jsgotangcowith notebooks its easy to capture a subset of the market since we currently have some sponsored machines out there09:53
RichEdsome sponsored machines out there <- just a personal observations that the average PC user 09:53
RichEdahh * ignore last input ***09:53
jsgotangcowe don't have a definitive hardware compatibility list09:53
RichEdwe currently have some sponsored machines out there <- right this is what I am asking for where do I see or find this sort of thing09:54
jsgotangcowe *do* have data since hoary or warty but not massaged09:54
RichEdwe don't have a definitive hardware compatibility list <- by no means am i saying that we want to cover every machine, but a list of: if you are buying new and are unsure, start with one of these09:55
jsgotangcoRichEd: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam -> focus on "canonical supplied"09:55
RichEdtx.09:55
RichEdthis stems from  my personal observations, that the average "human being" that I know who uses a PC would not be comfortable with the sort of conversations on this forum ... never mind the fact that most of them would not even know how to load an IRC client !09:57
jsgotangcoRichEd: im aware of the fact but I would assume that people who deploy edubuntu in a server fashion have enough knowledge to fiddle with files as I would also know they can do so on a windows server09:58
jsgotangcobut home users is a different use case 09:58
RichEdtake my brother-in-law: he uses spreadsheets, financial packages, email, sort of knows how to load a web site given an URL, but his knowledge & comfort stops there. And yet, his daughter is off to University next year, in a city away from home ... a prime candidate for a Edubuntu / Ubuntu notebook.09:59
cbx33RichEd: Good morning09:59
JaneWRichEd, and she would know how to IRC! :P09:59
cbx33RichEd: I have a preliminary spreadsheet10:00
RichEdYes, but the person actually buying her notebook may just go for the safer option !10:00
jsgotangcowell the first time i met JaneW in Sydney she was using a windows laptop and people were screaming for her blood but look at her now10:00
cbx33what's your preffered email addy again?10:00
JaneWjsgotangco, yeah back on Windows *CRY*10:00
jsgotangcoick10:00
JaneWjsgotangco, but I'll be back!10:00
RichEdcbx33: see window ... not looking for a mail flood just yet !10:01
jsgotangco10,000 brutal axe murders are not enough10:01
RichEdjust that it's easier to start someone clean on Edubuntu than to reverse a MS user.10:01
cbx33RichEd: hehehe10:02
cbx33I got ya pm10:02
crimsunWindows isn't so bad if you run edubuntu in vmware.10:02
cbx33hehe10:02
cbx33crimsun: if a package is on REVU?10:02
RichEdanyway it's just some thinking around lowering the barriers to entry ... will give up the debate here & move it into a strat plan ... tx for inout10:03
cbx33actually nevermind10:03
RichEdinput <- inout10:03
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RobinShepheardhiya everybody10:19
jsgotangcohey10:20
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cbx33sorry bout that guys10:41
cbx33some numnuts had plugged a network point into a network point10:41
RichEdanybody involved or going to with the post-edgy summit ?10:44
jsgotangcoi would if i can10:45
cbx33i would if I could10:45
cbx33hehe10:45
jsgotangcocbx33: i think you should experience it even once10:46
cbx33I'd love to10:52
cbx33you gonna fund me :p11:08
jsgotangcoyou can start begging at RichEd11:11
cbx33heheh11:14
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jsgotangcoim out see you guys later11:56
highvoltageogra: hey there12:00
ograyo12:00
highvoltagecan i bug you a bit?12:00
ograsure12:00
highvoltageltsp-client-setup tests if there is something in rw_dirs, and if it's empty, it sets some defaults12:01
highvoltagei added to that line, but it seems that rw_dirs already exist at that point.12:01
ograyou mean ltsp-build-client ?12:01
highvoltagedo you perhaps know where it's set?12:01
highvoltagei mean ltesp-client-setup in /etc/init.d/ltsp-client-setup in the chroot12:02
highvoltage(whithout the e in ltesp :) )12:02
ograoh, right, let me look12:03
ograhighvoltage, /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/default/ltsp-client-setup12:07
cbx33hey highvoltage havn't seen you in a while12:07
cbx33ogra: did you see gisomount is on the list for universe :d12:08
ogracool12:08
ograi saw the upload in the upload queue yesterday ... congrats ! 12:08
cbx33yup12:09
cbx33now I wait :p12:09
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RichEdhi ogra: ping when you have a moment 12:09
highvoltageogra: thanks :)12:17
highvoltagecbx33: yes, been away from home12:17
RichEdhey hi12:19
highvoltagehey Rich12:20
RichEdwould you been keen to join a SchoolTool online discussion nest week with Tom ?12:20
RichEdnext <- nest12:20
ograRichEd, pong12:21
highvoltageRichEd: i would like to, although I would probably not contribute much, I don't know a lot about the schooltool project12:22
RichEdhighvoltage: i'll send you a background email from Tom:12:25
RichEd<quote>12:25
RichEdthe importance of data interoperability between applications in our school immediately became apparent.  12:25
RichEd<endquote>12:25
RichEdi thought your experience with tuX will help our conversation ... may be able to combine req. 12:26
highvoltageok12:26
highvoltagei know of some things that schoollink has done here where schools have no bandwidth, for example, when students leave a school running schoollink, go to another school who run schoollink, they can take their schoollink data to the new school on a disk.12:28
highvoltagehttp://edupac.co.za12:28
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highvoltagesorry, schoollink is at http://www.schoollink.co.za12:30
highvoltagetheir products work well, but are horribly implemented. 12:30
RichEdyep re: edupac ... know albert vj quite well ...12:35
RichEdanyway see mail & comment ... when you have a moment ... i said to tom i would get back to him by next week12:37
rodarvusgood morning01:04
cbx33mornin rodarvus 01:05
rodarvushey cbx3301:08
cbx33ping ogra 01:14
RichEdafternoon rodarvus01:14
cbx33remember a while ago, we talk about the theming and brandying engine for ubuntu/edubuntu/all the buns, did that ever take off?01:14
rodarvushi RichEd!01:15
RichEdbrandying engine <- gee these linux guys take care of everything ;)01:16
ogracbx33, it was just an idea ... nobody wrote a spec for it01:16
cbx33ah i thought someone was activly working on it01:16
ograand as i announced i wouldnt be the one to implement it, but would be happy to help with experience01:16
cbx33it's just that it's tieing in with another idea I had01:17
cbx33I'm thinking of looking into developing it01:17
ografeel free to code it :)01:17
ograbut write down before what you plan to do ;)01:19
cbx33yes01:19
cbx33i need ....damn phone01:19
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cbx33ogra: does the ubuntu-artwork package have everything in it that "can" be changed?01:25
EmxBAhi01:25
ograno01:25
ograbut the edubuntu-artwork package has all changes we make01:26
cbx33I'm still thinking along the lines of the totally customisable iso creator01:26
ograubuntu-artwork doesnt change any defaults01:26
cbx33that will modify the live cd01:26
cbx33and branding would be a big part of it01:26
ograyou need a tool that creates a postinst file for you and copies the art in place in the package stucture01:27
cbx33i see,01:27
cbx33my idea was a live cd tool01:27
cbx33or is that what you mean01:27
ograno01:27
ograi only mean the branding tool 01:28
cbx33ah i see01:28
ograand i would make it a separate tool that creates a -artwork or an -artwork and a -default-settings package ... you can call it from a cd tool01:28
cbx33yes01:28
cbx33then it could be used elsewhere01:28
ograyep01:29
cbx33ok, I may need a bit o help with the technicals at some point01:29
cbx33so basically, copy the ubuntu-artwork package, and mod the contents01:29
ografine with me, as i said i'll happily help with the tech side ... but i wont write it :)01:30
ograno01:30
ograforget about ubuntu-artwork ... you need a package that actually does customization01:30
cbx33ok01:30
ograubuntu-artwork only uses the defaults 01:30
ograedubuntu-artwork or xubuntu-artwork are a better bet01:31
cbx33ok01:31
cbx33of course01:31
cbx33 :S01:31
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cbx33I'm getting all excited now01:32
highvoltageogra: there's some interesting problems we haven't thought about for diskless fat clients, such as how to install new programs into the chroot from the gui.01:33
ograhighvoltage, yes01:34
ograthats why we postponed it ... w didnt discuss it deeply ...01:34
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ograi'd like to have some functions for dist-upgrade and package install in ltsp-manager at some point01:34
cbx33ogra: the boot splash images are difficult to do aren't they?01:35
ograbut we'll need a commandline tool as well01:35
highvoltagethat would be nice01:35
ogracbx33, nope01:35
cbx33oh I thought you said they were difficult to change?01:35
ograhighvoltage, feel free to write: ltsp-maintenance01:35
highvoltageperhaps a lynaptic for ltsp fat clients :) (joke)01:35
ogra;)01:35
highvoltageogra: at the pace i'm going now, i just might!01:36
rodarvuslynaptic :D01:36
ograa server sided script that wraps ltsp commands in chroot  :)01:36
ograwell, running synaptic and update manager would be a bit oversized :)01:36
cbx33ogra: cool this package looks cool01:36
ograi guess the dependencys would extend the chroot by about 100MB01:37
highvoltageyep. i'll ask you a bt more about that server side script later... sounds like fun.01:37
ograwell in fach it should just have wrappers for: chroot $LTSPROOT apt-get {update,upgrade,dist-upgrade,remove,install}01:38
highvoltagemy chroot with a xubuntu-desktop installed on it is 1.3GB large.01:38
ogra*afct01:39
ograergh01:39
highvoltagehmmm.. yes. good idea. (me copies and pastes this conversation)01:39
ogra*fact01:39
ograprobably a nifty extra would be: sources-list add <url>/ sources-list remove <url>01:39
highvoltagei think ideally, for a fat client, you would have symlinks from the chroot to the main system (or perhaps the other way around) so that /usr and other directories are the same on the client and the server01:40
ograthat should cover everythig you need for package maintenance01:40
highvoltagethat way you don't waste space, and your systems are synced software wise01:40
rodarvusbrb, quick reboot01:40
ograhmm i'm not sure symlinking would work ...01:40
ogranot sure how NFS behaves for that01:40
highvoltagesince i have vmware where i can take snapshots of systems, i've been more confident to take weirder and weirder experiments :)01:42
highvoltagewhat is also nice is the ability to emulate a server and a thin client on my laptop.01:42
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cbx33ogra: Just checked out the pacakge02:14
cbx33I've never done that much with makefile02:14
cbx33they seem pretty massive02:15
cbx33what does all that do - in the artwork sense02:15
cbx33there is nothing to be compiled is ther?02:15
ogradont worry about makefiles, the postinst and other debhelper scripts are what you want to look at02:15
ograthe makefiles are only for make install :)02:16
rodarvusogra: what is the approval policy for edubuntu-testers?02:17
ograrodarvus, there is none ... if someone wants to help testing he's free to join :)02:18
rodarvus*nods* :)02:18
ograor she fwiw02:18
rodarvusI'll approve Alfredo Baeza, then02:18
ogrago ahead :)02:18
ograbtw there are new isos up for testing in case anyone wants to :)02:19
cbx33ogra: ok cool02:19
ograhttp://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/daily/20060718.1/02:19
ogralive is still broken due to a breakage in the build system02:19
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cbx33I'm still in development mode02:20
rodarvusmy adsl is still not upgraded, and thus, too slow to meaningfully test intaller right now :/02:20
rodarvushopefully, by tomorrow, at most, it will be upgraded already02:20
cbx33looks pretty straight forward ogra, thanks for the help02:21
cbx33ogra: can i ask why the gconf files are not i nthe source?02:24
EmxBAwhen are we going to have a meeting? did susane (hedgemage) figured it out?02:24
ogracbx33, ??02:24
cbx33the gconf folder in debian02:24
cbx33sets up the themes, I presume02:25
cbx33I just wondered why they weren't in the source, instead of being in debian/02:26
ograwell, they could be anywhere ... my lazyness i guess 02:26
ograthey are covereddebian/edubuntu-artwork.install02:27
ogragrmbl02:27
ograthey are covered in debian/edubuntu-artwork.install02:27
EmxBAanyone? have you agreed for the meeting?02:28
ograEmxBA, if there is a meeting it will be on the fridge calendar02:28
cbx33sorry ogra 02:30
cbx33you know I'm a little new to packaging02:30
EmxBAok, I just thought you agreed something :) ok, I'll look at the calendar02:30
cbx33so ogra do you use cdbs?02:35
ograthe package already used it when i copied it from ubuntu-artwork 02:36
cbx33ok02:36
cbx33that's cool02:37
cbx33I just need to read up on it that's all02:37
cbx33essentially all that needs doing is for the files to be copied to their correct locations and use dpkg-alternatives in the right places02:37
cbx33am i right?02:37
ograno02:38
ograonly where the packages use alternatives ...02:39
cbx33well yes02:39
cbx33you know what I meant02:39
ograwell there are only three paces where alternatives are used ... and even these should go away ...02:40
cbx33really?02:40
ograalternatives should be used to link to different binaries02:40
cbx33are we moving away from alternatives?02:40
cbx33ah i see02:40
ogranot to shuffle files between packages 02:40
cbx33yes I agree on that point02:40
ograbut its the best system atm02:41
cbx33so what happens in the case where there isn't an alternatvies in use?02:41
cbx33like in usplash02:41
cbx33oh sorry02:41
cbx33that uses one02:41
cbx33oh nevermind, I need to have a sit down and a play02:42
cbx33most of it I understand02:45
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highvoltageheh, there's an edubuntu user that's worse than me when it comes to multiple desktops :)03:44
highvoltagehttp://www.itiopi.com/yafsug/projectz-edubuntu-upgrade.php03:44
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jsgotangcomeh richard is away :/03:59
jsgotangcoi needed to talk to him oh well04:00
RichEdjsgotangco: i'm back (in arnie voice)04:16
jsgotangcolol04:17
jsgotangcoi need to consult something to you edubuntu-deployment related you got time?04:18
RichEdsure ... here or in pvt window ?04:18
jsgotangcolet's do it in pvt04:18
jsgotangcosince its not yet finalized04:18
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cbx33eI am seriously losing the will to live here04:21
jsgotangcohmm? don't lose heart!04:23
cbx33seriously, the smell in this office is awful04:27
cbx33and they want to move us to another office04:28
cbx33with no airflow04:28
cbx33and no windows04:28
cbx33and inadequate lighting04:28
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jsgotangcoyou're in a better position at the moment compared to a school teacher in beirut04:28
cbx33true04:29
rodarvuscbx33: if you live in the US, you are probably in a better position than most school teachers of the planet :)04:31
cbx33I'm an IT manager04:32
cbx33I sit in this office all day04:32
cbx33everyday04:32
cbx33it is affecting my health04:32
jsgotangcosideways? =)04:32
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highvoltageoh no. cbx33 left. just as i was about to tell him that no windows is a good thing!04:40
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jsgotangcohaha04:47
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Lord_AthurI was trying to validate my OpenPGP key, the launchpad page says that I'd have to descrypt a msn with my key in order to validate, how do I do it? No one answers in other channels :(05:15
rodarvusLord_Athur: you have to sign the Code of Conduct, and upload it to the CoC page05:17
rodarvussave the code of conduct to a txt file05:17
rodarvusgpg --sign file.txt05:18
rodarvusthis will output the signed version of this file05:18
rodarvuscut and paste this into the input box, on the code of conduct page05:18
Lord_Athurok thanks05:20
jsgotangcorodarvus!05:23
rodarvusjsgotangco!05:24
jsgotangco:D05:25
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LaserJockhighvoltage: totally, no windows is awesome06:13
LaserJockwhen I first started grad school I went 2 weeks withought seeing natural light :-)06:14
LaserJock*without06:14
jsgotangcoeww06:23
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LaserJockbah, the sun is highly overrated ;-)06:26
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LaserJockthe thing is, it's supposed to be 40C today and it's just to hot to enjoy the sun06:29
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LaserJockbah, it's also 10% humidity here :/06:40
jsgotangcodude don't complain about humidity because i live in a tropical place :/06:45
jsgotangcohehe06:45
LaserJockif only we could merge the weather source packages ;-)06:46
jsgotangcoRelative Humidity (%): 87,06:47
jsgotangcoPressure (mB): 1010, Rising,06:47
RichEdjsgotangco: check pvt window :)06:52
jsgotangcohmm?06:55
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jsgotangcoRichEd: yes?06:57
RichEddone ... was talking about the last comment in the pvt06:59
jsgotangcoahh07:00
jsgotangcoRichEd: ahh i got your email thanks im going to sleep now see you07:06
RichEdsleep well ... no volcanos ... no big waves ...07:07
LaserJocklol07:08
RichEdbye all ...07:18
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cbx33evenin all08:09
cbx33hi LaserJock 08:09
highvoltagehi cbx33 08:09
highvoltagefeeling better?08:09
cbx33hey highvoltage 08:09
cbx33if by better you mean the same...then yes :p08:09
highvoltage:/08:09
cbx33I'm ok, just work really really getting me down08:09
LaserJockhi cbx33 08:09
cbx33I'm here, it's the evening, work is in the distance...and I'm working on ubuntu08:09
cbx33what could be better08:10
highvoltagecbx33: the universe has a tendency to balance things out.08:10
cbx33indeed08:10
highvoltagecbx33: all you need is a little more patience08:10
cbx33I suppose that's why I could never work for ubuntu :p08:10
cbx33heheh08:10
cbx33yup08:10
cbx33ping ogra 08:20
cbx33you busy dude?08:20
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ogracbx33, yes, a bit (obviously) :) whats up ?09:42
cbx33um09:42
cbx33I think I've figured out a lot with the artowrk package09:42
ograthast great09:42
ogra*thats09:42
cbx33I just need some help with gconf?09:42
cbx33what do those files do?09:42
ograwel, thats the essential part :)09:42
cbx33heheh09:42
cbx33i thought perhaps it might be09:43
ograthe other stuff is just copying pictures 09:43
cbx33I spoke a lot with dholbach today about the artwork pacakge09:43
cbx33he's thinking of splitting the pacakge up09:43
ograthey are two totally different things09:43
cbx33the ubuntu one09:43
ograwe dont use the ubuntu one at all09:43
cbx33no i know09:43
cbx33well,09:43
cbx33I know the files and locations for most of it now09:43
cbx33I guess I just need a hand with how the gconf stuff works09:44
cbx33and what I need to do after installing the files09:44
ogranothing09:46
ograyou just need to install the files09:46
ogralook inside the debian/gconf/{default,young,plain} files09:46
ograthey are just lists with gconf keys and values09:47
cbx33how does it make all those changes active to meta city etc09:47
ograin /usr/share/gconf/defaults/ there is a priority system ...09:48
ograthe highest number there counts ... by default all system files have priority 1009:48
ograedubuntu uses 2009:48
ograthats all the magic we use theres09:48
ogra-s09:49
cbx33ok cool09:49
cbx33how difficult is it to change the usplash text colour?09:49
ograyou need t be a good artist :P09:50
ograthe color is pulled from the indexed image09:50
ogradont ask me which of the index colors it is09:50
ograthere are some wikipages about that09:50
cbx33ah right cool09:53
cbx33the 20-edubutnu file is a symlink right?09:54
ograyep09:54
cbx33and that sits in the edubuntu fold in usr/share09:55
cbx33ok09:55
cbx33last question09:55
cbx33about hte gtk-rc thingy09:55
cbx33how does that work?09:55
ogracn you be a bit more specific ? 09:56
cbx33what does it do?09:56
ograit defines the theme 09:57
cbx33ah ok09:57
ogracolors, gtk engine ...09:57
cbx33ok i see09:58
ograits a plain xml file ... very easy to understand and change ...09:58
cbx33yup i see09:58
cbx33thank you for all your help ogra 09:58
cbx33development begins tomorrow09:59
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cbx33:)09:59
ogra:)09:59
cbx33nn all09:59
cbx33tiem for some ps2 attention :p09:59
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highvoltagenight cbx33 10:09
highvoltagecbx33: i see you asked about the usplash images, i've grown quite fond of splashy, you can find it from debian, it's much nicer than usplash10:10
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cbx33highvoltage, what does it do?10:53
ogracbx33, its debians fork of usplash10:55
ograsadly doesnt work with hibernate10:55
Burgworkogra, isn't splashy older than usplash?10:58
ogranope10:58
ograusplash was there long before, but not used for 1 or 2 releases ...10:59
ograthen development started simultaneously on both of them ...10:59
ogra(there was a usplash binary in harys universe already iirc)11:00
ogra*hoarys11:00
cbx33ah 11:00
ograbut as i said, splashy is no option for us11:01
cbx33nope11:01
cbx33i see there is a process on the png to turn it into bogl?11:01
ograusplash has planned enhancements (16bit color support etc)11:01
cbx33nice11:01
ograyep11:01
cbx33what's the .o and .c files about?11:01
ograbut you dont need to care about bogl ... thats done during package build11:02
cbx33yes, but I'm making my own package11:02
ograjust make a png that fits and put it into place11:02
ograthat wont work11:02
ograyou need the usplash source package around ...11:02
cbx33ok cool11:02
ograwell, it would work but would be pointless11:02
cbx33what's different about edubuntu-artowrk?11:03
ogranothing ? 11:03
cbx33where does it get the usplash source fomr?11:04
ogralibbogl-dev,11:05
ogralook at the package 11:05
ograits all in there11:05
cbx33ah yes i see it11:05
cbx33so can i just use that as a dependency in mine?11:06
ograsure11:06
cbx33i don't really understand how the package is built using the makefiles11:06
ograbut make sure to use the same code to build the usplash pic11:06
cbx33iwas goign to do it all with installs11:06
cbx33ok11:06
cbx33and I know you don;t have the time to explain it all to me, which is cool, so I was going to do it in a way I understand?11:09
cbx33is that ok?11:09
ograsure11:09
cbx33thanks ogra 11:09
cbx33then I'll only have to bug you for a few things11:10
ograi didnt do the usplash part of edubuntu-artwork so its not easy for me to comment without lookin into it ...11:10
cbx33ok11:10
cbx33nn all11:11
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linuxgooberI got my 2 sisters a computer 9 and 12 and am considering Edubuntu, SuSE, Kubuntu, and Mepis how does Edubuntu Compare to Ubuntu and Kubuntu11:41
ograit has a lot more stuff for children ... gcompris, some kde educational apps, tux4kids ... 11:42
ograit has also more colorful artwork included11:42
linuxgooberso its the type of operating system that kids like11:43
ograthats what its aimd to ... 11:43
ograteachers and kids ...11:43
linuxgooberok...11:43
linuxgooberIs it as easy to use as ubuntu? I want them to learn to do it without my help?11:44
ograif you use it at home, make sure to select the workstation install 11:44
linuxgooberok11:44
ograapart from that its the same as ubuntu it just ooks a bit different and has more apps11:44
ogra*looks11:44
ograhttp://www.edubuntu.org/screenshots11:45
linuxgooberok sounds good... am gonna download it.. will probably dual boot it with Mepis, their current OS of choice. They really like the screen shots11:45
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