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mhz_workth1a: i wish he could pay a visiti to this channel12:18
mhz_workth1a: also, I would appreciate a url to download the IntroducingPython.mpg from (I only get a cut version, in 48 MB video)12:19
mhz_workth1a: and last... (this is FYI), I reading more in depth about SIF and how it coul be applied to Chile and other LAm countries12:20
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Yagisan!seen spacey02:15
ubotuI last saw spacey (n=herman@ubuntu/member/spacey) 4h 55m 8s ago, quiting: "Ex-Chat"02:15
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jsgotangcorodarvus!02:31
rodarvusjsgotangco, hi there :)02:31
rodarvusI was online all the time ;)02:31
jsgotangcorodarvus: did you receive your olpc board already?02:32
rodarvusnow I was just restarting X to test an update of Mesa and xorg-server02:32
rodarvusjsgotangco, yup02:32
rodarvusits here02:32
rodarvusI even tested it02:32
jsgotangcosugar?02:32
rodarvusbut the usb key I had here is FUBAR02:32
rodarvusand I need to buy a new one02:32
rodarvusjsgotangco, no, the whole environment02:32
jsgotangcoahh02:32
jsgotangcois it technically possible?02:33
LaserJockhi guys02:33
jsgotangcohey02:34
LaserJockI decided to try out my sandisk mp3 player in OS X today... it ate all my music :-)02:38
crimsunserves you right for using a proprietary OS02:39
crimsun;-)02:40
LaserJockheck yeah02:42
LaserJockand the stupid thing only plays mp3s and wmas I think02:42
jsgotangcowell i haven't found any decent commercial player that has good ogg support02:43
jsgotangcoout of the box02:43
crimsundidn't iriver used to make some models that played vorbis?02:46
jsgotangconot sure if theyre good at all02:47
jsgotangcowe dont get iriver over here though, mostly creative and samsung02:47
LaserJockcrimsun: yes, I looked for some02:49
LaserJockbut the store I went to didn't have any of the iriver's that had ogg :/02:49
LaserJockand the sandisk was cheap (which was pretty important)02:50
jsgotangcoheh02:50
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SouthronHi, Nalioth.02:55
Southronnalioth: I checked the MD5 on that edubuntu ISO and it checked out fine.02:56
naliothSouthron: did you burn it at 4x or less?02:58
SouthronNo, I used Toast and let it choose the "Best" speed.02:58
SouthronI'll try slowing it down.02:59
jsgotangcoburn the cd at lowest possible the data is very tightly compressed02:59
jsgotangco4x would be fine02:59
crimsunjsgotangco assembled the bits very careful over three weeks.02:59
crimsun-lly02:59
jsgotangcodoh03:00
Southron:D03:00
jsgotangco"India's 'monster eater' retires"03:00
naliothmy first time in #edubuntu but it looks awfully familiar for some reason03:04
LaserJockhmm, well its seems like any channel I go into has crimsun in it03:13
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crimsunno, I hit the channel limit a long time ago and stopped trying to join all the ones I need to03:14
LaserJockwow03:15
LaserJockyou're right03:15
LaserJockit just happens that those are all ones I'm in03:15
mhzjsgotangco: can you re-tell me the names I should look up (10 inches laptops thing), pease?03:15
jsgotangcoecs03:19
jsgotangcotwinhead03:19
jsgotangcoasus03:19
jsgotangcohmmm03:19
jsgotangcoacer has those as well but with chinese keyboards though03:19
mhzhmm, you mentioned another one03:20
jsgotangcoi thin even benq has small joybooks as well03:20
jsgotangcolenovo03:20
jsgotangco(not the ibm variety)03:20
jsgotangcoeven redfox has laptops03:21
jsgotangco(most of these are mobo manufacturers as well)03:21
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jsgotangco(they may even go in another brand name in other countries btw)03:22
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mhzjsgotangco: thx03:24
mhzI03:24
mhzI'll see what I can do with this info03:24
jsgotangcoevery 2 weeks i receive a price mag of whats out and whats being replaced03:25
jsgotangcomhz: this is what you want03:32
jsgotangcohttp://mobilitytoday.com/news/006731/ubuntu_sony_ux03:32
mhzjsgotangco: but the specs are very specific in my case... 10 inches, 512 MB, 9 GB, 1 RJ45, 1 PCMCIA, bootable from internal CD or external one  + other stuff03:36
mhzand for U$15003:36
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bddebianHello03:44
mhzjsgotangco: I am crying watching those photos03:51
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mhzjsgotangco: i know you are not fan of moin as I am but I am sure you'll see the benfits of this: http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/HelpOnConfiguration/EmailSupport04:22
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jsgotangcomake your moin a mail client?04:23
jsgotangcogoodness what's next have it manage my schedule?04:23
mhznah, jsgotangco we are not google :D04:24
mhzjsgotangco: but see the benefits of mailing your wiki pages, and or can have wiki links to your emails04:24
mhz?04:24
jsgotangcowell yes 04:24
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ChrisSLAHello... can I ask a support question?05:13
mhzsure, just shoot, and those peopel awake will try to answer05:15
ChrisSLAgreat... has anyone tried to put Edubuntu on a Gateway m255-E laptop? I might be using Gateway for a 1:1 laptop solution using Edubuntu.05:22
mhzI use my 500 Mhz Celeron for such purpose05:26
mhznot the best performance, but it has worked05:26
jsgotangcothis is a dual core laptop05:27
jsgotangcoit should work nicely05:27
mhzyup05:27
mhzsorry, that was my point, in other words ;)05:27
jsgotangcothe wireless should run out of the box since its IPW220005:27
jsgotangcoWXGA should run nicely as well05:27
jsgotangcocan't say about the card reader though05:29
jsgotangcoyou can install the 686 kernel later to take advantage of your cpu05:30
ChrisSLARight.05:30
ChrisSLAif the card reader is the only thing that doesn't work, we'll live.05:31
jsgotangcowell there's the modem as well05:31
jsgotangcobut most people with linux experience are aware of it05:31
jsgotangco(would be interesting to know if the shortcut keys will work too)05:32
ChrisSLAfill me in... all my linux experience has been server-side, not desktop side. What's the modem issue?05:32
jsgotangcodrivers05:33
ChrisSLAdo they exist? ;)05:34
jsgotangcothey are pretty much in the same league as winmodems05:34
crimsunlinuxant may have some05:34
jsgotangcothere are some non-free drivers though05:34
jsgotangcobut you'll have to check your system05:34
ChrisSLAhm. Not having modem access for lower-income kids who don't necessarily have high bandwidth at home would be a bad thing.05:35
jsgotangcoyes that's an issue05:35
ChrisSLAhm, where would you suggest I start looking?05:36
jsgotangcoare you deploying it on a mass scale?05:36
ChrisSLAschool-wide, if we do it. Yes.05:36
ChrisSLA110 9th graders and 15 faculty/staff.05:36
jsgotangcobecause we have a programme manager here in Edubuntu he may work something out05:36
jsgotangcowe're pretty interested in these user case scenarios05:36
ChrisSLAsweet.05:36
ChrisSLAWell... fun part is we're also working with the SchoolNet folks. :)05:37
jsgotangcoif you got time, send an email to richard.weideman@canonical.com about the details05:37
jsgotangcohe05:37
jsgotangcohe's based in cape town so he'll be online later05:37
ChrisSLAgotcha. I have to get through the next day to find out what the district wants us to do. Originally, they did not want us to go 1:1 w/ linux, they wanted to get us Mac machines. Now the money is drying up, and I'm pushing an edubuntu solution (which was always going to be our server, anyway.)05:38
jsgotangcosweet05:38
jsgotangcowe do have laptop testing in ubuntu, but we dont have gateway models05:39
ChrisSLAyah. Not so sweet to find out 45 days before the school opens that $150,000 of funds were suddenly not there. ;)05:39
ChrisSLAWhat laptops do you most recommend? 05:39
jsgotangcoat the moment, we have on active testing, Toshiba, IBM and HP05:39
ChrisSLAhm.05:39
ChrisSLAnone of them are Philly vendors, I think.05:40
jsgotangcobut we don't even bother with the modems unfortunately05:40
ChrisSLAReally? Why not? Too problematic?05:40
jsgotangcooh wel have Dell too05:40
ChrisSLAYeah? hm. I'll place a call tomorrow to Dell to get a quote. I'd like to use Gateway, just because their folks have been amazing at making the price-point as low as possible.05:41
jsgotangcoyeah i would understand that05:41
jsgotangconice features for the price btw on that model05:41
ChrisSLAYeah... and they are giving us a 30% discount.05:41
th1aHey ChrisSLA:  It's Tom Hoffman.05:42
ChrisSLAWe can get the laptops for $860 per -- $935 if we get more ram and DVD / CD-RW instead of just CD.05:43
ChrisSLATom!05:43
ChrisSLAHow are you?05:43
jsgotangcooh so you know each other =D05:43
th1aIndeed.05:44
th1aChrisSLA is one of my original inspirations.05:44
ChrisSLAyeah... for a bunch of years now, actually.05:44
jsgotangcowow05:44
ChrisSLA... that should tell you how easy it is to inspire Tom. ;)05:44
th1aHe had his kids writing open source PHP apps for his old school like, six years ago.05:44
jsgotangcothat is sooo cool05:44
th1aWhen I started, ChrisSLA's school was the model.05:45
jsgotangcoim not really an educator or involved in education, but its one of my interests05:45
ChrisSLAAnd now I'm trying to figure out how to keep a 1:1 model alive.05:45
th1aIndeed :-(05:45
ChrisSLAAnd we hope to be the model again... We've got the faculty to make it happen.05:45
th1aSo you're shopping for cheap PC laptops?05:46
ChrisSLAThey've got the right ideas. When this funding cut came down, and I called a few and said, "Do you want whiteboards in classrooms and a few carts, or are you committed to 1:1?" They all knew the answer. And if that means learning Linux, so be it.05:46
ChrisSLAYeah.05:46
ChrisSLAGateway just came in with a great quote.05:46
th1abtw ChrisSLA, I have followed up on our phone conversation, but mostly by working harder on the SIF side of things.05:48
th1aFocusing on the Moodle integration story.05:48
ChrisSLAGotcha... any chance of moodle integration by Sept?05:49
ChrisSLAAnd when are you coming to Philly -- August, right?05:49
th1aNot a chance.05:49
ChrisSLArats.05:49
th1aI can come when you want me to, but we may be able to accomplish more later in the year.05:49
ChrisSLAWe're *flying* with Moodle. Absolutely love it. The teachers are all ready to fly with it.05:49
th1aYeah, go nuts with that for a while.05:49
ChrisSLAGotcha -- so what are we going to be using SchoolTool for in Sept? Anything?05:50
th1aIt isn't necessary for my purposes, the way things are shaking out, and I don't think you need it then either.05:50
crimsunChrisSLA: sorry to interrupt, but are you using dapper's moodle?05:50
th1aSo... I'm thinking we'll just do the Moodle integration as soon as it is ready.05:51
ChrisSLAgotcha... although, we can always install it and play with it and see how we can use it.05:51
th1aYes please.05:51
th1aActually, what I should be doing right now is finishing a long blog post about the sprint we had last week in NH, which was FANTASTIC.05:51
ChrisSLACrimsun -- nope. And we're not hosting it ourselves... it's running on our museum partner's server right now, until we open and get our own server. 05:51
crimsunChrisSLA: ok05:52
ChrisSLAyeah, it seemed amazing.05:52
th1aIt looks like what I'll want to do is have a sprint in Philly in early '07.05:52
ChrisSLAsweet.05:52
th1aAnd what would be super cool would be bringing some of Jeff's kids up as well.05:52
ChrisSLANeed somewhere to host it? ;)05:52
jsgotangcojeff elkner?05:52
th1aYes.05:52
jsgotangcowow small world05:52
th1aYes, open source in US education is still a small world.05:53
th1aBut on the verge of exploding.05:53
ChrisSLAWhat is ready to go w/ SchoolTool for Sept?05:53
th1aCalendar, demographics, attendance.  Grading has become problematic, but for personnel reasons, not technical.05:54
ChrisSLAgotcha.05:54
th1aSo we can do your calendar if you just want that.05:54
th1aTo start.05:54
ChrisSLAdoes attendance include scheduling?05:54
th1aIt doesn't create the schedule automatically.05:54
th1aIf that's what you mean.05:54
ChrisSLARight.05:55
ChrisSLANope... just that it holds it.05:55
th1aIt has the class rosters, meeting times, etc.05:55
ChrisSLAgotcha.05:55
ChrisSLADoes the demographic info include the ability to email parents through SchoolTool?05:55
th1aNot yet.05:56
ChrisSLA<--- still hoping that SchoolTool can do everything we built at Beacon. :)05:56
th1aWhat I've learned is that we just have to get some developers at your school for a week.05:56
th1aCut out the middleman (me).05:56
ChrisSLAI sent you all the code (my ugly, crappy, hack-fest code) for Beacon's portal, right?05:57
ChrisSLAheh... damn middlemen.05:57
th1aI'll come along though ;-)05:57
th1aI don't recall getting the actual code.05:57
ChrisSLAWe'll have you hang out in classes. ;)05:57
ChrisSLAWould it be helpful to have it? I can send you a tar file.05:57
th1aActually, probably not.05:57
ChrisSLAI think that's what you said last time. ;)05:57
th1aOur architecture is so different.05:58
ChrisSLAYeah. I've got my techie learning python. :)05:58
th1aExcellent.  I do need to get in touch with him... I must admit that when I think about emailing your people05:59
ChrisSLASo back to the laptop issue -- modems are a no-go?05:59
th1aI flash back to the summer before we re-opened Feinstein,05:59
th1awhen everyone was like "Yes, this technology is great but... CAN'T YOU SEE WE'RE TRYING TO OPEN A SCHOOL?"05:59
th1aI've been a little gun-shy since...06:00
ChrisSLAhee hee... nah. We're ready for it. The school goal is to be a 21st Century school.06:00
ChrisSLAWe need this stuff.06:00
th1aModems are generally problematic.06:00
th1aWinModems, that is.06:00
th1aThe cheap ones.06:01
ChrisSLAAnd that's what ships standard usually?06:01
th1aWell, I haven't had to try getting a modem running in a long time.06:01
th1aDo you have a link for the laptop model?06:02
ChrisSLAThis is the modem it ships w/ 06:02
ChrisSLAModem: Integrated V.92 56K modem 06:02
th1aThat's not very informative.06:02
ChrisSLAheh.06:02
ChrisSLAI know.06:02
th1aWhat's the model number?06:02
th1aOf the laptop?06:02
ChrisSLAm255-E06:03
th1aDual core is good.  Mine is tres fast.06:03
ChrisSLAare you running linux on it?06:03
th1aYes.06:04
th1aSo you'll get proper SMP on it with no problem.06:04
ChrisSLASMP?06:05
th1aMultiprocessor.06:05
th1aIt'll use both cores.06:05
jsgotangcoyeah06:05
ChrisSLAah. gotcha.06:05
th1aWhich is a good thing ;-)06:05
ChrisSLAindeed.06:05
jsgotangcolunch brb06:06
ChrisSLAGawd. This really has been a long day.06:07
th1aWell... I haven't really kept up with this, but it seems to me that it is likely to be a crapshoot finding a laptop that has a modem that works well under Linux.06:07
th1aBecause modems are so neglected at this point by most users.06:07
ChrisSLAFinding out, 45 days before the school opens -- and after the book list has gone in, that the district isn't going to fund the 1:1 project.06:08
ChrisSLAYeah.06:08
th1aSo you found this out today?06:08
ChrisSLANot for poor kids though. Edubuntu should think about that.06:08
ChrisSLAAt noon. Yeah;06:08
jsgotangco:/06:08
th1aNo... it isn't an Ubuntu thing...06:08
jsgotangcolinuxant might have something06:08
ChrisSLAlinuxant.com or org?06:08
th1aI can't remember the exact technical reasons why WinModems are problematic.06:09
jsgotangcohttp://www.linuxant.com/drivers/06:09
th1aAnyhow, I think you might just have to buy the best laptop overall and hope for the best.06:09
th1aWith the modems.06:09
ChrisSLAoy.06:09
jsgotangcoi think its with the patent itself of winmodems06:10
jsgotangcobrb06:10
th1aDid you see this:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/06:11
ChrisSLAYeah... our model isn't on there.06:12
th1aYou need to get them to lend you one.06:13
ChrisSLAIt's 45 days until opening.06:14
th1aOtherwise, you just won't know.06:14
ChrisSLA*wham* *wham* *wham*06:14
th1aI'm having flashbacks.06:14
ChrisSLAyou know... I've been banging my head against the wall all day with this.06:14
ChrisSLAheh.06:14
th1aI couldn't get the district tech coordinator to return my calls five years ago, except to tell me I had to order Dell, who WOULDN'T RETURN MY CALLS EITHER.06:14
ChrisSLAheh... this does sound familiar.06:15
ChrisSLAo.k. -- I'm off to sleep. have to go find $150,000 tomorrow. *argh*06:24
th1aOne problem is that geeks don't use Gateway, so there's not much about it.06:24
th1aOnline.06:24
ChrisSLAI noticed that.06:24
ChrisSLAI may try to get one in my hands and throw Edubuntu on it.06:24
th1aThat's what you'll have to do.06:24
ChrisSLAyeah.06:24
th1aHang in there.06:25
jsgotangcoyeah06:25
jsgotangcowe'll find a way06:25
ChrisSLAalthough, i don't have much choice... If it's not Edubuntu, it's Windows (EEEEEK) and we limp along.06:25
th1aI'm reading linmodems.org06:25
th1aThe situation may be better than it was last time I worried about this problem.06:25
ChrisSLAThanks. I'll be back... unless Apple decides they don't want to lose $110,000 of business and come in w/ a quote I can afford.06:25
th1aOK.06:25
th1attyl.06:26
ChrisSLATom -- I think it is... if the worst thing is the modems, it's not great, but it's doable.06:26
ChrisSLANight all.06:26
ChrisSLAThanks again.06:26
th1aBye.06:26
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cbx33mornin all07:20
mhzevening, cbx33 07:20
cbx33hi mhz07:22
mhzwell folkz, time for me to get into the envelope07:23
jsgotangcohi07:23
mhzsee ya at meeting07:24
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cbx33hey jsgotangco 07:24
jsgotangcohey07:33
jsgotangcoyou will have to install example-content though in edubuntu07:53
highvoltagerodarvus: are you related to Jane Vita Novo?07:58
jsgotangcohighvoltage: hey!08:05
highvoltagehey jsgotangco :)08:05
jsgotangcohighvoltage: hey dude youve been busy lately :/08:05
highvoltageyeah. it's been tough. have at least another week and a half of intensiveness before things start getting just back to normal again.08:06
highvoltagethen about another month until things get easier :)08:06
jsgotangcowas thinking of doing some stuff on the website08:06
jsgotangcoadding case studies/experiences08:07
highvoltageyesterday someone broke into my car and stole some of mystuff and car radio, which sux a bit.08:07
highvoltagejsgotangco: excellent08:07
jsgotangcougghh08:07
highvoltagejsgotangco: do you still have your user and password?08:07
jsgotangcoi think so08:07
jsgotangcolol08:07
highvoltagejsgotangco: there have been quite some requests to put up case studies by people from the channel and mailing list, so that would be widely appreciated by the edubuntu community if you could manage that08:08
jsgotangcosure08:09
jsgotangcoi have time at night lately so08:09
jsgotangcoand ive been doing the loco team site of ourse in drupal08:09
ajmitchhi jsgotangco, highvoltage 08:14
jsgotangcohey08:14
highvoltagehey ajmitch 08:25
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RichEdhello HedgeMage 09:20
HedgeMagehi RichEd 09:20
HedgeMagewhat's up?09:20
RichEdgetting into the swing of things ... still quiet here09:21
RichEddid you get the mail about the install issue ?09:21
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toosaHi ...09:36
jsgotangcohey09:37
toosasalamat po jsgotanco :)09:38
toosaam i right ?09:38
toosahello RichEd ...09:38
RichEdmorning jsgotangco & toosa :)09:39
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jsgotangcoRichEd: hey09:39
jsgotangcotoosa: well if you meant "thank you" that's correct09:39
toosain Indonesia is afternoon Rich :)09:39
RichEdwell a universal hi then :)09:40
toosajsgotanco : oh ic09:40
toosa:)09:40
HedgeMageRichEd: if I did, it was lost in he tons of backed up email I have ATM09:40
HedgeMageRichEd: The army screwed up my sleeping schedule so I'm kind of useless this week.09:41
toosaFYI until today, the attendance of our 2nd Edubuntu InstallFest & Seminar (29 July) has reach 30 persons09:41
HedgeMagecool09:41
toosaplease wish us luck ...09:42
RichEdHedgeMage: was a response to the user with the blank screen install problem ... not serious ... i have a note about the issue09:42
RichEdbtw good luck with getting your bio-rhythyms back on track09:43
RichEdtoosa ... all the luck & goodwill from Africa the home of Ubuntu :)09:43
toosathank you ...09:44
toosawe plan for Big Edubuntu event in 2007 09:44
toosaCalled "Edubuntu Creattive Contest 2007"09:45
toosaCreative09:45
jsgotangconice09:46
toosabut it is still a concept, i have write it down complety yet09:47
toosacompletely09:47
toosais that anyone here has held an event like that ?09:49
HedgeMageRichEd: ahh okay, I'll hopefully be caught up soon :)09:51
RichEd(was sent as JaneW from her machine)09:52
HedgeMageRichEd: ahh okay then I did see it09:52
HedgeMageit got filed in my head as coming form her, sorry09:52
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RichEdhi rodarvus ... gotta minute to chat ?11:17
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jsgotangco:D11:18
RichEdjsgotangco: when you have a moment, could you suggest via email what you would like to tackle first with Gina & ABS-CBN ?11:26
jsgotangcosure but she's in NY and no email access (she's on retreat) so we'll have to wait for a while11:26
RichEdyes (got that) but there are lots of good things in your list ... i'd like a bite size chunk we can tackle, and deliver well, and get concrete results to get the whole trust thing going11:27
jsgotangcooh yeah11:27
jsgotangcowell AFI is pretty big i wont be surprised if 2 of those in the list will be tackled head on11:28
jsgotangcobut basically11:28
jsgotangcowe'll add FOSS education in the current Etv project11:29
RichEdmaybe you could rate the listed points ... can i pop you a quick mail with a "simple rating system" ?11:30
jsgotangcoso that when they use the computers provided they'll be able to use it as well11:30
jsgotangcosure11:30
RichEdwill let you know when it is on the way. tx.11:30
jsgotangcook ill be leaving in half an hour if im not online ill just check later at home11:31
rodarvusgood morning11:38
rodarvusRichEd, yes, sure11:38
rodarvus(40 minutes ago I wasn't online, it was my DSL resetting, it seems)11:39
RichEdrodarvus:  brb ... 3 mins11:39
RichEdrodarvus: have you (1) worked with OLPC hardware (2) got access to OLPC hardware  11:40
rodarvusyes, I got my OLPC hardware last week11:41
rodarvusand tested it already11:41
RichEdgreat :)11:41
rodarvusit needs some external hardware to work11:41
RichEdthe thai people are suggesting that we get hold of the h/w ourselves, rather than take delivery  from them11:41
rodarvusI used an old usb key I had here11:41
rodarvusbut it burnt11:41
jsgotangcoRichEd: the last point from Gina is entirely different. Support, yes, invite Mark S. yes, but Fund no..we can fund it ourselves11:41
rodarvusso, I need to buy a new one (will go downtown this week, when I have some spare time)11:41
jsgotangcoRichEd: as for working for ABS, Gina signified interest in hiring me full time11:42
RichEdSIPA pointed us to: http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php/Developers_Program11:42
RichEdrodarvus:  is what you are using compliant ?11:42
jsgotangcoyes11:43
rodarvusRichEd, yes, it is11:43
RichEdgreat ... did you fund it, or is it a canonical purchase11:43
rodarvusI fund it11:43
rodarvusas I need to buy a new one, it would be nice if Canonical could purchase the new one for me, though :)11:43
rodarvusbrb in 3 minutes11:44
jsgotangcoRichEd: but we wont be able to talk more about it when she arrives back so if I ever get to work for them, most likely end of august early september11:44
RichEdjsgotangco:  it will be nice to get it formalised ... for yourself & us ... i will hold thumbs for you.11:48
jsgotangcoRichEd: replied to your email11:52
RichEdthanks.11:52
RichEdrodarvus: how many people in Canonical + (Dev. + Test) do you think will need a OLPC device to help us deliver for Thai ?11:52
ograRichEd, one should suffice, as long as he can provide full remote access to the HW11:53
rodarvusmost people can test using Xen, we would probably only need one for ogra (if he wants one) and one on the datacenter11:53
rodarvusogra, right11:54
ograoptimally we should have one setup in the DC and one at home at the person who does the main development (i.e. rodarvus )11:54
rodarvusit isn't *very* useful remotely because you have to flash the device all the time during development11:54
ograheh ... sorry, lagging here :)11:54
RichEdogra would you not want to do any hands-on-testing ?11:54
rodarvusbut for casual development/test it is ok11:54
ograwell, then you need access via a serial line11:54
ografrom a second machine11:55
rodarvusindeed11:55
ograRichEd, i'm not sure how much time i'll have left to play with this new stuff, my ltsp based specs will keep me quite busy11:55
ogra(student control panel will take much time for all the new features)11:56
ograthe ltspfs stuff as well ...11:56
cbx33sorry guys I won't be able tp make the meeting today11:57
cbx33will be travelling home11:57
jsgotangcoi dont think ill be around either i have dinner with a friend later12:00
RichEdogra & rodarvus : so would 2 be enough then one in DC and a new one for rodarvus ?12:02
rodarvusI have one already12:02
rodarvus(don't need another)12:02
rodarvuswe probably need one for the DC12:02
rodarvusand one for ogra, if he wants12:02
rodarvuskeybuk showed interest too, he is quite skilled and can be helpful12:03
RichEdrodarvus: "as I need to buy a new one, it would be nice if Canonical could purchase the new one for me, though :)" was this not a serious comment then ?12:03
rodarvusRichEd, "a new one" == a new usb pen :)12:03
RichEdcbx33: i have come across someone who is keen & willing to help with Bett (if we get the go ahead)12:03
rodarvusI need to buy a usb pen to replace the one I lost last week12:03
ograkeybuk++12:03
cbx33RichEd: Excellent12:03
cbx33who is that?12:03
rodarvusthe usb pen is the "hard disk" of the OLPC prototype12:03
RichEdrodarvus: ahhhh ... well keep the invopice for possible expense claim then12:04
cbx33I hope to finish up that document we talked about12:04
rodarvusRichEd, nice, thanks12:04
RichEdcbx33: will send the mail on to you later today.12:04
cbx33fantastic12:04
cbx33RichEd: we're getting ery close to deadline12:04
cbx33with regards to getting the stand12:04
cbx33I'm trying to get availability from them12:04
cbx33but they havn't been returning my calls12:05
cbx33I'll ring them again now12:05
RichEdi will chat to jane face-to-face next week (wed) ... send availability info when you get it12:05
RichEdrodarvus: "keybuk showed interest too, he is quite skilled and can be helpful" it would be useful to have another testing person no ? he may think of different things if he is not as close to the dev. as you ?12:06
rodarvusRichEd, yes, he is also a good person to discuss development ideas, too12:06
cbx33if you ever need other testing, I'm in?12:07
RichEdokay so if i am asked to look at buying for canonical for this specific project, then 2 is a good start ?12:07
rodarvuscbx33, (if you referring to testing OLPC stuff) you know you can apply for a developer board, right? (it won't cust you a penny ;) )12:07
rodarvusRichEd, sure it is12:08
cbx33rodarvus: how do I go about that?12:08
RichEdtx12:08
cbx33I'm very interested12:08
rodarvusRichEd, I don't think the developer boards are currently sold - you probably have to talk to Jim Gettys to ask for them12:08
rodarvusRichEd, cbx33 -> http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php/Developers_Program12:09
rodarvussection #3 "How to apply"12:09
cbx33excellent12:10
rodarvusRichEd, I know mjg59 and janimo (Ubuntu developers - but not Canonical personnel) also have received OLPC prototypes already12:10
cbx33would it be better for me to apply myself, or ask someone here to get one for me?12:10
rodarvusthats Matthew Garrett and Jani Monoses (is his surname right?)12:10
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rodarvuscbx33, please apply yourself12:11
RichEdokay ... i will make a note of that12:11
rodarvusRichEd, they usually hang on #ubuntu-devel12:12
cbx33ok I've applied12:22
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ograYou fail to give references, in this case to RFC2222 (SASL), RFC176012:22
ogra  (S/Key) and RFC2444 (SASL OTP); instead you give a partial12:22
ogra  description of what would happen when using the SKEY SASL method12:22
ogra  with dbus.12:22
ografrom the latest student control panel review .... *SIGH*12:22
cbx33ogra: where is this from?12:23
rodarvusdon't get angry, it won't help :)12:23
rodarvusdidn't the two of you agreed that you would find someone else to review your specs?12:23
ograrodarvus, i dont ... i just wonder how these rfcs would be any relevant ... we use what dbus provides 12:23
ograrodarvus, i have to have it reviewed today ... 12:24
rodarvusimho, you have to have it reviewed two weeks ago :P12:24
rodarvusmy humble opinion: just to your best with this spec, and ask someone else to review it12:24
ograiwj is willing to do so ... and i'm willing to get it done with him ... we agreed to communicate by ail to not heat up each other12:24
rodarvusthis is slowly becoming a pet peeve between iwj and you.12:25
rodarvusits not productive12:25
cbx33if my gisomount package has appeared on LP, how much longer till it's available in universe?12:25
ograrodarvus, i *had* it reviewed and approved from fabbione who wnated one minor grammar change12:25
ograafter that change fabio wasnt available, so i asked iwj who was ...12:25
rodarvuscbx33, it really depends on the priority of your package12:25
cbx33ok12:25
cbx33what does the appearance on LP signify? - that it has been approved for entry into the universe?12:26
rodarvuspackages on universe, with no reverse-build-depends usually take many hours to a few days to be available12:26
ograrodarvus, thast why i'm so upset ... apparently everyone else who reviewed it *before* the deadline was fine wih it12:26
rodarvuscbx33, also, the build queue is a bit slow currently, as openoffice.org updates are being built for dapper (these take the best part of a day to be built)12:26
rodarvusogra, so, again, find someone else to review it.12:26
rodarvusI suggest Keybuk or Kamion12:27
cbx33rodarvus: ok12:27
cbx33RichEd: have gotten through to the BETT planners12:28
cbx33should be receiving the availability plan through shortly12:28
rodarvuscbx33, but gisomount was not uploaded yet for edgy (at least not with this name)12:28
RichEdcbx33:  thanks sending you the mail from John Levin now ...12:28
ograrodarvus, in the end mdz will have to approve it ... he's following the mail conversation (and iwj's comments) ...12:28
cbx33rodarvus: ok cool12:28
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cbx33thanks RichEd 12:29
rodarvuscbx33, gisomount is sitting on NEW?12:29
cbx33yes12:29
rodarvusoh, here -> http://librarian.launchpad.net/3449923/gisomount_1.0.1-0ubuntu1_source.changes12:29
rodarvusyeah, it can take even longer, then12:30
cbx33why is that?12:30
rodarvusit needs to be approved (moved from NEW into Accepted)12:30
cbx33ah ok12:30
rodarvusand only then it will be pushed into the buildds12:30
cbx33I'm just curious12:30
cbx33not desperate or anything12:30
cbx33:p12:30
rodarvusdon't worry, its ok :)12:30
cbx33this is my first universe upload :p - very exciting fo a little guy like me :p12:31
rodarvushaha :)12:31
rodarvusmay this upload be the first of thousands!12:31
cbx33i hope so12:31
rodarvuscbx33, there are about 20 other packages sitting on NEW12:32
cbx33yeh I know12:32
cbx33I saw the queue the other day12:32
cbx33some one in #ubuntu was looking for a pacakge that did just what gisomount does the other day :D12:32
rodarvus(20 other source packages, I mean)12:32
cbx33I was really impressed 12:32
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cbx33hmmmm12:46
cbx33I wonder if I've discovered a bug12:52
cbx33network proxy in gnome12:52
ajmitchquite probably :)12:52
cbx33if you set it to use a proxy script12:52
cbx33but put an address in the exceptions on the next tab12:52
cbx33it seems to ignore it?12:52
cbx33can anyone confirm12:52
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Yagisanspacey, ping01:04
Yagisancbx33, very belated pong01:04
spaceyhi01:09
spaceywhats up Yagisan01:09
spaceyYagisan: my server went *poof* yesterday01:09
Yagisanspacey, ok. I was pinging you to say your server has disappeared01:10
Yagisanspacey, otherwise, I'm ok. I see red spots that don't exist, and according to speaclists my eyes are fine01:11
cbx33so no real progress then?01:14
cbx33ping RichEd 01:15
RichEd'lo01:15
cbx33there are still a number of stands available01:15
cbx33some decent sized ones too01:15
cbx33have emailed you the chart01:15
Yagisanspacey, what exactly went wrong with your server ?01:15
cbx33havn't had your email yet?01:15
RichEdgreat ... will there still be options available next week (re my meetings) i could call you on the phone to chat from Canonical offices after seeing Silbs.01:16
RichEdsent the mail a while ago 12:4201:17
cbx33RichEd: yes I'm thinking so01:18
cbx33phoning would be cool01:18
cbx33right I'm off guys01:18
cbx33I could be back intime for meeting01:18
RichEdbye for now01:18
RichEdogra ... how is the house move stuff going - winding up ?01:25
ograi'll pick up the truck in 1h  ...01:25
ograthen i drive cross country tonight and have 4 days to load it ...01:26
RichEdglad it is not me :)01:26
ograon sunday i was planning to be back and to unload ...01:26
ograwell, its a lazy move ... i pay a lot more for the truck but have more time so i can load a bit every day :)01:26
RichEddo you still want me to chair the meeting (in 33 mins)01:27
ograsince i'm all aone thats best i guess ... i wont stress myself :)01:27
ograyes, i have to be at the car rental in 33 mins :)01:27
ograand given that i dont know this city very well, i might loose trck to find back here which might delay me a bit :P01:28
ograif all goes well i'm just 15mins late01:28
RichEdogra:  okay ... done : rodarvus i may need some help with meeting ... i'll lead but can you help keep things moving along ?01:28
rodarvussure01:28
rodarvusI don't really think theres much to this specific meeting, anyway01:29
rodarvusogra, do you have any message you'd like us to pass?01:29
rodarvusany status update from last week, etc01:29
ogranot really, my work this week was nearly all ubuntu related01:29
rodarvusyep, my case too01:29
ograi could tell you about awful codechanges in gnome-power-manager or that gnome-screensaver upstream included all our patches or that the screensaver locations have moved on the FS, but i doubt thats intresting01:30
ogramy spec work will start next week if i have my lab set up again01:31
ograso there was not much for ltsp i have done apart from the SCP spec ...01:31
ogras/ltsp/edubuntu/01:31
rodarvus*nods*01:33
rodarvusI couldn't progress on automatic swap server as I expected to do this week01:33
rodarvusas I received an unexpected request from mdz01:33
ograwe have until spetember to get it done ... no hurry yet01:33
ograi 4 weeks we should start to worry though01:33
ogra*in01:34
ogra:)01:34
rodarvus:D01:35
rodarvus========== Edubuntu meeting in ~ 25 minutes from now, on #ubuntu-meeting ==========01:35
rodarvus========== Edubuntu meeting in ~ 15 minutes from now, on #ubuntu-meeting ==========01:44
rodarvus========== Edubuntu meeting in ~ 10 minutes from now, on #ubuntu-meeting ==========01:49
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hlabshi any one is here01:51
RichEdyes ...01:51
hlabshi. is there an y good SIP softphone for edubuntu01:52
RichEdwe are about to go into a meeting. have you tried searching the ubuntu sites ?01:53
rodarvusthis is not an Edubuntu specific question, but there is Ekiga01:53
hlabsyeah well ekiga came pre installed with edubuntu.01:54
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hlabsbut its not working with other sip providers other then itsself01:54
rodarvus========== Edubuntu meeting in ~ 5 minutes from now, on #ubuntu-meeting ==========01:56
rodarvushlabs, I use Ekiga with more than one provider01:56
rodarvusit works just fine01:56
hlabswell i tried to connect to my voipbuster account via it. And it crashed on me.01:56
rodarvusunfortunately there isn't much I (and I suppose we, on this channel) can do to help you further with this problem - I suggest you ask on #ekiga or on #ubuntu01:58
rodarvus========== Edubuntu meeting NOW, on #ubuntu-meeting ==========01:59
RichEdrodarvus: beat me to the cut & paste :)01:59
rodarvus:)01:59
rodarvushaha01:59
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cbx33rodarvus, hi03:11
rodarvuscbx33, hi there03:11
rodarvusogra, do you plan to be offline this/next week, during your move?03:11
mhzre03:11
rodarvuscbx33, so03:12
cbx33rodarvus, so abotu the artwork03:12
rodarvusI suppose Lisa is a Windows person03:12
rodarvusJane is, too03:12
cbx33yes03:12
rodarvus:)03:12
cbx33thought she wants to be an ubuntu person03:12
ograrodarvus, nope ... but it might happen 03:12
cbx33it's just that wine doesn't run dreamweaver mx 200403:12
rodarvusyeah, but realistically speaking, she'll only be productive (in near future) if she works on photoshop/adobe/etc03:13
rodarvusJane uses Windows on her day job03:13
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cbx33photoshop 6 runs fine under wine03:13
cbx33I'm using it right now03:13
rodarvusshe is online all work day, from 11 AM UTC to 21 PM UTC (with one hour lunch)03:13
mhzogra: very clever. migrations should have a slow pace03:14
rodarvuswhat do you think would work better - an #edubuntu-artwork channel (or even #edubuntu)03:14
rodarvusor private msn/whatever conversation?03:14
cbx33rodarvus, hmmm03:14
cbx33I don;t know03:14
mhz#edubuntu, imho03:14
cbx33I think possibly let them introduce and chat in their own environment03:15
cbx33msn etc?03:15
cbx33then we can request them to move it over to IRC03:15
rodarvusyeah, sure03:15
vb_coderwhat is imho03:15
rodarvuscbx33, but tell lisa to be prepared, Jane is not a native english speaker03:16
cbx33in my humble opinion03:16
cbx33ok03:16
rodarvusand her current english level is far from perfect03:16
cbx33heheh03:16
cbx33that's cool03:16
rodarvus:)03:16
rodarvusok, I propose we let the two of them talk03:16
mhzrodarvus: I have been told many times during last 8 months or so, that non-english -speakers are either not encouraged, do not feel comfortable, or are just afraid of geting closer to projects because most of these projects are carried out in english03:17
rodarvus(maybe tomorrow - let me just talk to Jane this evening)03:17
cbx33I second that proposal :p03:17
rodarvusso they can introduce themselves via msn03:17
cbx33I too need to speak to lisa03:17
cbx33:p03:17
rodarvusand hopefully move to #edubuntu03:17
cbx33indeed03:17
cbx33I'm sure it'll be fine03:17
cbx33btw I spoke too soon....03:17
rodarvusmhz, yes, you're completely right.03:17
cbx33wine and photoshop is b0rken under dapper03:17
cbx33:(03:17
cbx33big headaches for me03:17
mhzrodarvus: it actually took me maybe 1 year to finally convinced 4 people to help me with edubuntu stuff03:18
mhzand they have started to contrinbute now03:18
rodarvusmhz, my suggestion is to start slowly03:18
rodarvuscreate a #edubuntu-cl (or #ubuntu-cl) irc channel03:18
rodarvusconvince people to join this channel03:18
rodarvustalk with each other, etc03:18
rodarvusit has to start somewhere03:18
mhzwe have #edubuntu-es and #ubuntu-es03:18
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cbx33rodarvus, so are we thinking to remain here in #edubutnu for artowrk?03:19
rodarvusyeah, why not03:19
cbx33ok cool03:19
ogracbx33, where else :)03:19
mhzrodarvus: we also have #ubuntu-cl but it is not aimed to provide tech support, but a way to help cordinate CL activities03:19
rodarvusthis way we can also participate on artwork discussions that are raised03:19
cbx33yes03:19
rodarvusmhz, so thats a great start already03:19
mhzusually, #edubuntu-es and #ubuntu-es are for spanish speakers (many countires in the latter)03:20
mhzyup03:20
mhzrodarvus: however, it is teachers  and students I am more concerned about03:21
mhz(because my #1 goal is edubuntu for latinamerican needs)03:21
mhzso, if we can open/implement some ways/areas where these folks can see their work is available "officially" it may wake more people and motivate them to join too03:22
mhzedubuntu default cd's are all english03:23
rodarvusyes, I was thinking about this too03:23
rodarvusthis is something I'm sure RichEd and ogra are also interested (and one subject we are to talk on our meeting)03:24
mhzmany countries in LAm (latinamerica), the are where maybe 80% of spanish speakers are, dont have good internet access or even no access in some areas.03:24
rodarvusbut one action that comes to my mind is to make it possible for educators and students to add packages specific for their needs03:24
rodarvusthese packages would not be part of the official cd03:24
mhzyup03:24
mhztrue03:25
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cbx33rodarvus, yes03:25
ograthats what universe is for03:25
rodarvusbut it is reasonably easy to create a edubuntu-cl "flavor" of edubuntu03:25
jsgotangcoyou can create seeds too03:25
ograbut we're missing edubuntu specific MOTUS03:25
cbx33ogra, I'm working on it03:25
rodarvusso, you can have a cd image specific for spanish users03:25
jsgotangcoseeds03:25
rodarvusand even press this cdimage, distribute to schools, etc03:25
rodarvusplenty of opportunities there03:25
mhzso, very slowly, I have been trying to get people to help me (even teach me) to make and edubuntu for spanish speakers (spanish default)03:25
rodarvuswe have most (all?) of the technical infrastructure to do this available in LaunchPad03:26
rodarvuswe just have to coordinate the effort03:26
ograrodarvus, you know how much extra work that will produce ? 03:26
rodarvusand make sure there is real interest from Chilean people on the project03:26
ograyou will need to test the 4 install flavors for every know etc03:26
ogra*knot03:26
rodarvusogra, I'm not proposing for us to do that03:26
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=== mhz sees there are so many needs that it gets difficult sometimes to know how to get organized and make priorities
rodarvusI'm proposing for Chilean people to create a derivative distribution, based on Edubuntu03:27
rodarvusthis distribution would be run by them03:27
rodarvusof course, with feedback and support from official Edubuntu03:27
RichEdmhz: we need to find a method to prioritise requriements03:27
ograrodarvus, also no external people have access to the cd build infrastructure ... so that *must* be done by canonical people03:27
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mhzrodarvus: well, my idea was not for chile, but LAm people03:27
RichEdsome kind of effort / reward / impact rating that is impartial03:27
rodarvusmhz, yeah, s/chile/latin america/ as you wish :)03:27
mhzrodarvus: :D03:28
rodarvusogra, how do distributions such as Baltix generate their cd images?03:28
mhzrodarvus: and ogra's point is very important... access, extra work, etc03:28
rodarvusI'm pretty sure one of the targets of sabdfl is to make it *very* easy for people to create derivative distributions03:29
jsgotangcoits been a target since breezy :/03:29
cbx33rodarvus, I'm very interested in this 03:29
ograrodarvus, no idea ...03:29
jsgotangcoits a very old target...03:29
mhzRichEd: yeah, i admit that is a difficult task for my...set priorities...in developing countries, it feel smore difficult to  do so03:29
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cbx33Open Data Center03:30
ograrodarvus, but i suspect they have their own build servers03:30
RichEdsorry all - bad timing but i have to go out for 30 mins ...03:30
RichEdback as soon as i can03:30
cbx33RichEd, did you get my mail?03:30
ograrodarvus, baltix has neither seeds nor metapackage03:31
ogras03:31
RichEdcbx33: yep03:31
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rodarvusI believe this "open data center" can become a reality, given time, political and technical will, and a good deal of effort from interested parts03:31
cbx33mhz, in what way?03:31
cbx33rodarvus, count me in03:31
cbx33I think ti's a wonderful idea03:31
cbx33I now declare the ODC ..... well.....open !!! ;)03:32
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cbx33w000t03:32
mhzcbx33: it is very possible to split things (any ways) it just requires very clever undersanding of how things can be managed in order not to lose community focus03:32
cbx33mhz, oh yeh totally03:33
cbx33but it is theoretically possible03:33
ograrodarvus, yes, its called launchpad :)03:33
jsgotangcorodarvus: launchpad is supposed to do that03:33
ograits just far from being where it shall be at some point03:33
rodarvusogra, jsgotangco: I'm talking about the hardware for this :)03:33
jsgotangcorodarvus: "personal" derivative distros are part of launchpad's grand goals03:33
rodarvusI'm aware that LP is already able to deal with multiple distros :)03:33
jsgotangcowe're tried this before on TheOpenCD with orchard03:34
ograrodarvus, LP is supposed to be the UI for it03:34
ogra(for accessible HW)03:34
mhzogra: yup, true, "far". I was even asked "don't we have a LP-es ?"03:34
mhzspanish speakers feel they are the 2nd widest spoken language on earth03:35
mhzso they get kind of 'demanding" :D03:35
ograi dounbt they are the second :)03:36
mhzTechnically, Spain is doing lots on FLOSS development03:36
ogra*doubt even03:36
mhzbut LAm people can become a very huge community03:36
ograthere are ~5 chinese dialects before every other ang :)03:36
ogra*lang03:36
mhzogra: the point is spanish speakers all speak 99% same language03:36
mhznot dialects03:36
ograyup ...03:36
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ograheh03:37
cbx33we're getting off point03:37
jsgotangcoi was kidding03:37
cbx33plus mhz did say "spanish speakers feel....."03:37
mhzeven with the diff in vocabulary we have with Spain, we all understand 99% same things03:37
mhzcbx33: oh yeah03:37
mhz;)03:37
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ogralol03:38
mhzjsgotangco: ;D03:38
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mhzmy point was simpler... having -es as default, will help many, many schools in Nicaragua, Bolivia, Peru, El Salvador, etc03:39
mhzmany schools with no internet03:40
mhzmaybe one possible simple solution would be03:40
ogra-es will be the first langpack i re add to the install CD, be sure 03:40
ograits on the liveCD though03:40
mhzto have a CD language pack shipped along with the install CD03:40
ogra-es, -fr, -de and -en are on the live CD which had more space03:41
mhzogra: yeah, but I assume you understand my point is LTSP ;)03:41
mhzThat is why I do not own a much powerfull cmputer than this thin laptop (500 MHz and 256 MB)03:42
ograwe're hijacked !! http://www.edubuntu.org/03:42
ogra:)03:42
mhzif i had a better pc, Id proably not care much about performance on lighter computers ;)03:42
ogramhz, yes i understand03:42
cbx33eee-gad03:42
cbx33how did that happen?03:42
ogramhz, but the install CD is significantly bigger 03:42
ogracbx33, DC weirdness ...03:42
ograwill be soved soon ...03:43
mhzyup, but lot more possible to install and try than booting workstations with 64 MB and 400 MHz03:43
mhzthey just can't use LiveCd03:43
ograthats one of the reasons we ship the install CD03:44
mhzand I am sure, a LAm plan of adoption of Edubuntu can be easier if I ask for 1 'server' per school than 10 good clients03:44
mhzthere are some good orgs working in LAm in IT-for-Education subjects, but they all know and promote M$03:45
mhzthere might be 1 or 2 that are more open to FLOSS03:46
mhz(recent 2 years maybe)03:46
mhzso, I have been trying to contact them, encourage them to try Edubuntu and FLOSS in general (social benefits, economics, etc arguments)03:47
jsgotangcothis is no different in my area either :P03:47
jsgotangcowe have schools with no servers even03:47
mhztrue03:47
mhzmany countries around the world have similar issues03:48
jsgotangcoi am not saying this is a bad thing (planning for such)03:48
jsgotangcobut i dont think we have enough resources do you tihnk?03:48
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mhzjsgotangco: we dont have many resources03:49
mhzbut we have some good amount of knowledge and spirit03:49
mhzthis knowledge also allows us to have vision03:49
jsgotangcotrue but not being pessimistic but good luck03:50
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ogramhz, i'd suggest talking to the baltix people 03:50
mhzand with that, yes!, we can plan some things03:50
mhzogra: why?03:50
bddebianHello03:51
ogramhz, they build a localized derivative03:53
mhzyup03:53
cbx33ogra, I have a recommendation from lisa :D03:54
ograyay03:54
ograshoot03:55
cbx33she's wholly onboard with redesigning...._MOST_ things03:55
ogracool03:55
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cbx33phew.....03:56
cbx33I think we're onto a winner here ogra :D03:56
cbx33rodarvus, Lisa is looking forward to meeting your other half :p03:57
rodarvuscbx33, nice, I've talked with Jane too03:57
cbx33excellent03:57
rodarvuswhich TZ is Lisa?03:57
cbx33GMT03:57
ogracbx33, just tell her to be careful about Viper550 :)03:57
cbx33I will03:58
rodarvusand what time is she usually online?03:58
cbx33ogra, anything in particular?03:58
ograhe's very enthusiastic, but his artwork makes me scream all the time :)03:58
cbx33mainly evenings GMT03:58
cbx33ogra, :D03:58
rodarvusgood, so afternoons our time03:58
ograand he always behaves as if it would have been approved by anyone03:58
rodarvusJane is online on the afternoons03:58
jsgotangcolol03:58
cbx33excellent03:58
jsgotangcoogra: USLAB03:59
ograwhich usually isnt the case03:59
rodarvusogra, artists are usually like this03:59
rodarvushard to deal with03:59
cbx33hehe03:59
cbx33lisa is totally the opposite03:59
ograrodarvus, well, the others on the art-ml arent :)03:59
jsgotangcoyes03:59
jsgotangcothey are very nice people03:59
cbx33as I said before she designed the first wallpaper because she thought no one would want it :p03:59
rodarvus"how CAN YOU not like my PIECE OF ART, you scum bag?"03:59
cbx33rodarvus, wow...are you like...a real artist ?03:59
rodarvusI'm married to one :P04:00
ajmitchheh04:00
ograheh04:00
cbx33heheh04:00
rodarvus(she's sane, though ;) )04:00
rodarvusits just that we happen to have a lot of friends that are not soooo sane :)04:00
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cbx33ogra, what is our deadline for artwork?04:02
ograthe release schedule should have one04:03
cbx33ok04:03
ograelse its the artwork team you need to ask04:03
rodarvusLisa <-> Jane are connected via MSN, already04:10
cbx33and talking about dogs :p04:10
rodarvusI'll try to help Jane setting her irc client later today, when I have some free time04:10
rodarvusand ask her to join #edubuntu04:10
jsgotangcogreat04:10
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cbx33go for it04:11
jsgotangcomega mushroom!04:11
rodarvus i386 build of openoffice.org 2.0.3-3ubuntu3 in ubuntu edgy04:19
rodarvusRequested 2006-07-26 07:00:38 BRT in pocket RELEASE04:19
rodarvusBuilding on vernadsky04:19
rodarvuseu ainda mato um.04:19
ogra?04:20
rodarvuspt_BR04:20
ograi guessed :)04:20
rodarvusopenoffice.org is building again04:20
rodarvusand holding aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall other builds on i38604:20
rodarvusthis is really, really, really sad.04:20
rodarvusthis is seriously holding me from being productive04:21
cbx33:S04:21
cbx33dang it 04:21
cbx33we need a second data center :p04:21
RichEdhi ... i'm back04:21
cbx33hey RichEd 04:21
ograrodarvus, get used to it ...04:22
RichEddid i miss any useful community conclusions or points for action ? languages etc.04:22
ograrodarvus, write a book alongside or something :)04:22
rodarvus:/04:24
cbx33RichEd, got a sec?04:29
RichEda few :)04:30
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mhzrodarvus: where are you from?04:30
rodarvusmhz, Brazil04:32
rodarvus(Curitiba, PR, more specifically)04:32
mhzrodarvus: oh, last year there was a very important event regarding FLOSS for Education, organized by UNESCO ? 04:34
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rodarvusright, indeed04:35
rodarvusunfortunately, I was not involved with Edubuntu at that time04:35
rodarvusand thus, was not involved in this event :/04:35
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mhzguys: I got an email from a teacher. She using AMD version and she complains she can't turn the machine off :(04:37
mhzhttp://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/1894204:41
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ograooof .... this truck is huuuge ... 05:40
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RichEdthat's all for me for today ... g'night all06:29
bddebianogra: :)06:31
ograciao RichEd 06:32
neurogeekmhz, ping06:34
mhzneurogeek: pong06:36
mhzneurogeek: ?06:38
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cbx33http://www.progbox.co.uk/attempt1.mp307:29
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jacques_bhi there ! 07:35
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jacques_bI've done some reading on edubuntu web site and I am wondering if there is any french translation for edubuntu ?07:39
Burgworkjacques_b, absolutely07:39
arkan0xjacques_b, on the boot , press f207:39
Burgworkwe should probably fix the website07:39
jacques_bI meant french localisation team ...07:39
arkan0xsorry 07:39
arkan0x:p07:40
jacques_b and how to contact them07:40
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sbartleylinuxWe are experiencing an issue with keyboard use on client boot.  We are using Ubuntu Dapper and two types of thin clients and experiencing the symptom on both types.  Basically, the client boots fine.  Gets a login but the user can not type.08:43
sbartleylinuxThe mouse works but the keyboard does not.08:43
sbartleylinuxOur workaround has been to use the mouse to click the Options button and choose Disconnect.  This brings up a new login and the keyboard then works.08:44
sbartleylinuxAnyone experiencing anything like this?08:44
sbartleylinuxWe are also seeing a separate issue with the Gnome launch rectangle once a user logs in while the desktop is loading.  On some clients, that display screen is very garbled until the actual desktop is up.  08:46
ograsbartleylinux, where do you klick "disconnect" ? there is no such button in ldm08:47
ograthe splash garbling is done by graphics cards that dont support 24bit ... force 16bit ...08:48
sbartleylinuxk.08:48
sbartleylinuxthe "disconnect" may not be the right word.  it is in the options menu on the client login screen but I dont have it in front of me to look at the exact option.  brb I will go look at it.08:49
ograthere are no options either 08:49
ograldm has nothing but a shutdown button ... no menus or other options08:49
ograare yu sure you use ubuntu ltsp ?  :)08:49
sbartleylinuxogra: hmmmm.  It is Ubuntu LTSP w/ Dapper and we do indeed have Options and it has Disconnect.08:53
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sbartleylinuxogra: this is ubuntu desktop with custom kick, not edubuntu.08:57
sbartleylinuxgotta run out for a bit.  will check back in about an hour.  thx.08:58
ograsbartleylinux, doesnt matter 09:01
ograyou dont use ldm apparently09:01
ograif you use gdm (the only dm i know with a disconnect button) then you are using xdmcp which is not supported by ubuntu09:02
mhzsbartleylinux: ogra's right09:05
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Castor_TroyHallo09:47
Burgworkhey Castor_Troy 09:49
sbartleylinuxok. back.10:06
sbartleylinuxogra: true. sorry. forgot about not using ldm.  We had to switch to xdmcp because the ssh sessions were just too slow.10:07
sbartleylinuxogra: so, if xdmcp is unsupported and ssh is too slow, any suggestions on where to go?10:21
ogranah, here is fine, i just cant help you with that specific keyboard problem ... imply because i have no xdmcp machines10:21
ogra*simply10:22
sbartleylinuxk.10:22
rodarvusogra, did you noticed the changes on gtk2-themes?10:40
ograrodarvus, yes, grumble 10:40
ograseb128 had promised me at least a provides for the clearlooks engine so  dont need to change ldm10:41
ograbut well ...10:41
rodarvus*nods*10:42
rodarvusedubuntu-desktop needs updating10:42
ograthat too10:42
ograare they built already ?10:42
rodarvusyep, published too10:42
rodarvuswe can/should add a versioned build-depends on current gtk2-themes, if at all possible10:42
ograi usually dont care about -desktop between the milestones ...10:43
rodarvusdo I need to do something besides updtating *-desktop && ./update ?10:43
ograwell, be very very careful about the server seed10:43
ograbut else, no ...10:43
ograjust make sure there are no weird things added to the -desktop seed like ubuntu-artwork ...10:44
rodarvusI'm not touching any seeds10:44
ograyou need to10:44
rodarvusseeds are ok, apparently10:44
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ograthe metapackages are generated from them10:44
rodarvusrodarvus@wakko:~/canonical/bzr/ubuntu.edgy$ grep engines *10:45
rodarvusdesktop: * gtk2-engines                 # DanielHolbach (gtk2-engines were merged into one package)10:45
rodarvusrodarvus@wakko:~/canonical/bzr/ubuntu.edgy$10:45
ograso you need to merge the ubuntu seed to get the change from them10:45
rodarvusdholbach updated it already, it seems10:45
ograoh, he never does that ... he usually forgets us :)10:45
rodarvus:D10:45
ogralet me pull the recent seeds ...10:46
ograshort before a new milestone there is often a lot of seed shuffling anyway, so its not really urgent to get that done 10:47
ograrevno: 50210:47
ogracommitter: Colin Watson <colin.watson@canonical.com>10:47
ograaha10:47
ogracolin merged :)10:48
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ogralooks fine ... just run update ... in case your DEBEMAIL isnt set, edit debian/changelog ...10:49
ograrodarvus, ^^10:49
rodarvusogra, actually, the real reason I'm doing that is to learn more about seeds and edubuntu-desktop10:50
ograyep10:50
rodarvusI have a spec related to this, you know ;)10:50
ograreally ? 10:50
ograwhy did that get specced ? that belongs to the normal work 10:50
rodarvusyes, edubuntu-xfce-desktop10:50
ograah, right :)10:50
ograi thought a spec about: rodarvus has to learn to handle seeds and metapackages10:51
rodarvushahaha10:51
rodarvusno :D10:51
ograi was already requesting mdz's sanity :)10:51
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