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Burgworkwhere is Scott when you need him?12:57
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maccabeushey corey07:53
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Burgundaviahey maccabeus07:57
maccabeusBurgundavia, do you know of anyone using schooltool or schoolbell for calendaring?07:58
Burgundavianope07:58
maccabeus#schooltool is dead07:59
maccabeusnobody's around to answer questions --07:59
maccabeusanybody out there using schooltool or schoolbell?08:00
maccabeusor any other collaboration/calendaring system on ubuntu?08:00
Burgundaviawhat is your issue?08:01
maccabeusI need a decent collaboration system for scheduling both people and resources --08:03
maccabeusI could use Zimbra, but it's huge08:03
maccabeusHula's dead08:03
Burgundavianeed it for a school?08:04
maccabeussmall non-profit educational org08:04
Burgundaviaand what are you needs?08:04
maccabeusscheduling for individuals, ability to check for conflicts in other's schedules to assist with scheduling meetings. ability to schedule resources like conference rooms08:05
Burgundaviado you need mail?08:05
Burgundaviaright, just scheduling?08:05
maccabeuseventually  --- mainly scheduling at this point08:05
maccabeusI can do mail with Postfix and cyrus if I needed to now but we're relying on an isp for the time being08:06
maccabeusIf mail was thrown in I'd take it so I can use calendaring08:06
Burgundaviathere are a number of fairly mature pieces of scheduling software on sf.net, although I have used none of them08:07
maccabeusthe key is choosing one that's going to be around for a while08:08
Burgundaviayep08:08
Burgundaviahula is not really for schedule08:08
maccabeusI'm checking sf now...08:09
Burgundavialook for scheduling software08:09
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maccabeusthanks corey -- tom answered my q's about schoolbell -- catch you later08:29
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RichEdhey cbx33 ...09:42
RichEdgotta minute for me ?09:42
cbx33for you anything ;)09:42
RichEd1 min ...09:42
cbx33sure09:43
cbx33pm?09:43
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=== Topic for #edubuntu: Order: http://shipit.edubuntu.org || Edubuntu - the education version of Ubuntu || http://www.edubuntu.org | Wiki: http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuWiki | MEETING: every Wednesday see http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuMeetingAgenda | edgy (6.10) is released ! grab it while its hot ! http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/edgy/ | Upgraders see: https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuLTSPUpgradeNotes
=== Topic (#edubuntu): set by Seveas at Sun Nov 26 18:00:58 2006
(LaserJock/#edubuntu) cbx33: we hope the funding agencies things so anyway ;-)10:03
cbx33applications?10:04
RichEdcbx33: very very small cars :)10:04
cbx33hahah10:05
LaserJockRichEd: NanoCars in fact10:05
LaserJocka famous researcher at Rice University is building some10:05
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willvdlall right. connection back up !10:09
cbx33hey willvdl10:14
willvdlhey10:14
cbx33i meant o say something to you yesterday but you'd already gone10:15
willvdlyeah connection was fuzzy but is back now10:16
willvdlwassup?10:16
cbx33trouble is I can't remember what it was ;)10:16
willvdlah10:17
cbx33hehe10:17
willvdleat some peanut butter10:17
cbx33it was about ESA10:17
willvdlor drink a red bull10:17
willvdlspeaking of which: can we expunge https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuSchoolAdvocacy and make it a planning (like launchpad features) page10:18
willvdlseeing as how ESA is on help.u.c10:19
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cbx33willvdl: go for it12:26
cbx33that page is defunct now any way12:26
willvdl yip.12:27
willvdlcurrently busy putting edubuntu references into docteam pages12:27
cbx33ok cool12:27
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willvdlhey rodarvus12:51
cbx33willvdl: so how are we going to move forward with ESA?12:51
cbx33we can pimp up SCP a little more now ;)12:52
rodarvushi there12:52
willvdlcbx33, lets decide on the intended audience. we drew up a list of possibilities ages ago but it needs to be filtered12:53
willvdli.e. user vs admin vs auntie vs prime minister12:54
cbx33yes12:56
cbx33imho it's not much good targetting admins12:57
willvdlcurrently it's like a user advocacy guide would you say?12:57
cbx33not at the moment12:57
cbx33geared at teachers I'd say12:57
willvdlagreed. they would rather have the manual12:57
cbx33so....12:57
cbx33I think the best target is teachers/users12:58
cbx33we want them to say...I WANT IT12:58
willvdlteachers would be most interested in apps12:58
cbx33and the admins to have to do it12:58
willvdlgotcha12:58
willvdlso target principles down to teachers12:59
willvdladvocacy to a "school" as such01:00
cbx33yes01:00
cbx33imho....01:00
cbx33RichEd: will be able to help us out here ;)01:00
willvdlyeah.01:01
willvdlthen more audiences01:01
willvdlof course same will eventually apply to manuals as well01:02
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cbx33yes01:02
willvdlso maybe we should move the planning elsewhere?01:02
RichEdcbx33: I agree with you with targetting teachers & users ... with the following comment:01:02
jsgotangcogreetings earthlings i come in peace01:02
RichEdYou yourself have problems getting the higher upstream people to accept open source.01:03
willvdlwoot01:03
RichEdSo ground up is necessary not sufficient ...01:03
cbx33no i agree01:03
RichEdWe also need a version for decision makers. Top down.01:03
cbx33(RichEd: did you get my pm)01:03
cbx33yes totally01:03
willvdlRichEd, such materials will look rather more like marketing stuff01:04
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RichEdNote however that our compelling arguments / features for "large scale education deployment" regarding cost of ownership (simpler deployment, updates & admin) will com in Feisty.01:04
willvdlthe ESA is basically a web reference where people follow up to01:04
cbx33yeh01:05
cbx33but sometimes that can be a better argument01:05
cbx33they can then see in such a short time how much we are developing01:05
cbx33and often they are not ready to switch straight away anyway ;)01:05
jsgotangcomake something like an interactive session of edubuntu available on the web :) that's how MS does with their virtual labs01:06
RichEdwillvdl: agreed ... but what we don't want is all of the various target audience arguments in one document "without an index" of sorts ... i.e. the decision maker does not want to read about every application to get to the bits that "press his buttons".01:06
jsgotangcoalthough that's a really really big infrastructure01:06
jsgotangcobut nothing beats hands on :)01:06
cbx33jsgotangco: you could be right there01:06
willvdlRichEd, agreed. School Advocacy is basically for the "School"01:07
cbx33could we do a java vnc to a box setup somewhere01:07
jsgotangcobecause it works01:07
RichEdSo as an easy way to get to what I think we need, can we structure the document in sections ... If you are a teacher ... If you are a system administrator ... all in one doc to start, and then we can split versions as step 2 ?01:07
willvdlperhaps we should look at a namespace change?01:07
cbx33RichEd: sure01:07
willvdljsgotangco: shipit --> live CD01:07
cbx33willvdl: yeh, but takes time01:07
jsgotangcosure01:07
RichEdjsgotangco: agreed ... but the old dudes who make decisions in places like the UK are not really going to play with an Edubuntu install ... they are more office bound conservative people.01:07
cbx33sometimes by the time the cd comes they have lost interest01:08
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cbx33RichEd: true, but they may give the address/cd out to someone and say take a look tell me what you think01:08
RichEdThey want to know how Edubuntu will affect thier budget. How they can use the same budget, but move across some capex & licence fees into Training. More training on the same budget spend means lower support calls & costs.01:08
cbx33also cd's at the mo are for dapper, so they are not seeing the true improvments ;)01:08
willvdlWe're talking about advocacy material. Showcase stuff. No technical info unless it refers to some kind of server setup01:09
cbx33RichEd: we need testamonies01:09
willvdlcbx33, they are coming into mystory :) lots of them01:09
RichEdcbx33: they are coming in via various directions ... we are trying to consolidate.01:09
willvdlframework first, data later :)01:09
cbx33fantastic01:09
willvdlPerhaps we could change ESA to EA (Edubuntu Advocacy)?01:10
willvdlor something more glitzy (e.g. Edubuntu Experience)01:10
cbx33willvdl: the name ESA was never an official name01:10
cbx33hence why on the edubuntu.org site it's called01:11
cbx33Using Edubuntu01:11
willvdlah. never noticed that :)01:11
cbx33hehe01:11
cbx33we don;t want to tell people that we are advocating our product ;)01:12
cbx33that should be subconscious ;)01:12
willvdlyip01:12
willvdlAre you happy with Using Edubuntu?01:12
cbx33hmmm01:12
cbx33no01:12
jsgotangcono01:12
willvdlneither :)01:13
willvdlLEts hash a name so that we have a landing01:13
jsgotangcoi am ashamed to say i am using vista at work at the moment01:13
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cbx33noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo01:13
willvdljsgotangco, one must always keep a grips on the outside world :P01:14
cbx33willvdl: that's a tough one01:14
jsgotangcocbx33: its actually a nice looking os if you have the hardware01:14
willvdlag, I suppose a name change is no biggy to do in the wiki01:14
cbx33heheh01:14
cbx33no...just coming up with thename is tricky01:14
willvdljsgotangco, playing with new office yet?01:14
jsgotangcoyeah01:15
jsgotangcoits pretty wild01:15
jsgotangcoOffice Groove01:15
jsgotangcohah01:15
willvdlcbx33 meaning that it is not necessarily critical now01:15
cbx33ok01:15
cbx33agreed01:15
jsgotangcoits pretty much 80% bling features anyways01:15
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cbx33it seems just Win XP + bling01:16
cbx33besides Beryl is so much better and will run on much worse hardware ;)01:16
RichEdwillvdl: we can chat about the name ... I think it is quite important that is conveys benefits or improvements in the actual name or title01:16
Amaranthwhat new exciting thing are we talking about now?01:16
jsgotangcorealy Beryl is better?01:16
jsgotangcoi have very litle use of spinning cubes01:17
AmaranthWhat is it? I'll tell you if it's better. ;)01:17
willvdlRichEd, jsut looking for a planning page really01:17
cbx33heheh, i don;t use spinning cubes, but I do use transparent windows01:17
cbx33willvdl: why not just use the old advocacy page?01:17
Amaranth*tap*tap*tap* Is this thing on? :)01:17
cbx33just delete everything on it01:17
cbx33sorry Amaranth01:17
jsgotangcolol01:18
cbx33we're discussing edubuntu school advocacy01:18
cbx33our marketing doc out to schools01:18
willvdland somehow Beryl at the same time01:18
Amaranthheh01:18
Amaranthyeah..01:18
cbx33that was jsgotangco's fault ;)01:18
Amaranthwhat are you comparing to beryl? the docs?01:18
jsgotangcolol01:18
cbx33yes...01:19
willvdlcbx33, how about registering it as a launchpad project/product01:19
cbx33is the ESA as bling as Beryl01:19
cbx33willvdl: good idea01:19
cbx33then we can use rosetta right?01:19
willvdltrue01:19
jsgotangconahh i was saying how Aero takes the bling level quite nicely but its 80% bling and 20% OS01:19
cbx33who remembers BlueKuja?01:19
Amaranthhaha, i was getting ready to dive into code and look at implementations of compositors :)01:19
willvdlcbx33. genius. why do I ALWYAS forget about Rosetta01:19
cbx33Amaranth: cool01:20
Amaranthno no, i meant i thought you were talking about a new one01:20
cbx33willvdl: happens to the best of us ;)01:20
cbx33Amaranth: hahaha01:20
Amaranthalthough i am waist-deep in compositor-related code ;)01:21
cbx33;)01:21
willvdlokie. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuSchoolAdvocacy will then become the Spec page01:21
cbx33good plan01:21
willvdlwhich we can change as the name changes01:21
cbx33totally01:21
willvdlcan one change a launchpad product name?01:21
cbx33hmmm01:21
cbx33not sure01:22
willvdlurk01:22
willvdlok. forget launchpad until later then01:22
cbx33hmm01:22
cbx33well....it can be more of a generic name for LP01:22
cbx33like Edubuntu Marketing Docs01:23
cbx33doesn't have to be our final name for it01:23
willvdlgood idea01:23
willvdlEdubuntu MArketing Material01:23
cbx33just means it's one less thing that we have to do later ;)01:23
willvdlsubdivided into sub products01:24
willvdlwebsite stuff, printed stuff etc01:24
cbx33totally01:24
willvdlOK, I think the E Mark Material name is safe01:24
cbx33yup01:24
willvdljsut want to surf Launchpad to see how marketing jobs are registered01:25
willvdlwe already have the team01:25
cbx33yes01:26
cbx33genius01:26
willvdlhmmm, what wiki category to use...01:28
willvdlcbx33 check: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuSchoolAdvocacy01:29
willvdlcan I remove the leaflets from the wiki? are they safe alsewhere?01:30
cbx33nah, kill em ;) or just kill the links and leave them attached in the background?01:30
RichEdquick tech question: can anyone tell me how to unload and reload my video driver without a reboot ?01:30
willvdlRichEd, restart X?01:30
RichEdwillvdl: makes sense ... command line instructions ? and will it kill my gui applications that are open ?01:31
cbx33yes it will01:31
cbx33do01:32
willvdlalt-cntrl-bspace01:32
cbx33sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart01:32
RichEd:( That's as bad as a reboot. Means I have to tidy my open desktops. Damn.01:32
cbx33sorry dude01:33
willvdlcbx33: telinit for the real geek01:33
cbx33hehe01:34
cbx33i find sometimes Ctrl+Alt+Backspace doesn't always work right01:34
willvdlhmm, does it actually restart the ldm?01:35
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cbx33not sure01:35
RichEdLast hope: Is there anything else that would refresh it ? Changing the screen display driver to an alternate driver or resolution via settings, and then back again ?01:36
willvdldo you have dead pixels?01:36
willvdlor some colourspace oddity01:36
RichEdAfter I have played a move or two in MPlayer, the video screen goes dim. The sound plays, but the contracts decreases to the point where the video display is black. Some HP driver funny I presume.01:38
RichEd*contrast01:38
willvdlcbx33, need lunch quick. Feel free to jot ideas, namespaces etc on ESA wiki site01:38
willvdldo you have hotkeys for lcd display level?01:39
RichEdno ... don't think so01:40
cbx33willvdl: will do if I get time01:40
RichEdnot serious ... okay for now01:40
willvdlcbx33, I'll check with you before I register anything on launchpad01:46
cbx33ok01:47
cbx33thanks01:47
willvdlcbx33, check http://diy.devubuntu.com/  <-- a devel page for spreadubuntu01:53
willvdlkinda cool01:53
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cbx33willvdl: that dev site is cool, but seems a little broken02:24
willvdlyip. dev-site :) those central icons are HUGE02:29
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saywhathi all, i have a quick query about edubuntu that i cant seem to find the answer for on the website02:34
saywhatcant seem to get schooltool to work, goto localhost:7080 and get logged in as manager no probs, but then attempting to add anything (resources, users etc) i just get "a system error has occured"02:35
saywhatanybody else come across this?02:35
cbx33willvdl: well not so much that....soem of hte links don't seem to work02:35
cbx33looks great though ;)02:36
cbx33woh, is this site being updated now...?02:41
willvdlit is pretty live03:05
willvdlthe mailing list is 90% about the site03:06
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cbx33willvdl: ok cool03:21
cbx33so.....03:21
cbx33where do we go from here?03:21
willvdlfirst we screw my head back on :)03:22
cbx33heh03:22
willvdlOK we got audience03:22
cbx33yup03:22
willvdlnow we need scope03:22
cbx33we got a place to work03:22
cbx33(wiki)03:22
willvdlyeah. it's clean03:22
cbx33ok03:22
cbx33got LP sorted?03:22
willvdland will link from launchpad tonight03:22
cbx33nice03:22
willvdlWe need a nice blueprint/spec wiki page format03:23
willvdlwhat kind of sub projects do you think will fall in here?03:24
willvdle.g. leaflets, booklets, handbooks, websites, advocacy03:24
cbx33all of the above ;)03:25
willvdlwe can start plotting scope vs. audience03:25
cbx33I think it's all linked03:25
cbx33and we need a main place to being planning and collaborating03:26
willvdland some thoughts on how to automagically link written material03:26
willvdl(ala TopicBasedHelp style)03:26
willvdlperhaps03:27
cbx33right03:27
willvdlwell, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuSchoolAdvocacy is perfect for planning03:27
cbx33yup03:27
willvdlcurrent DocTeam style is to add a /Talk subpage for discussion03:27
willvdlwe need an outline that suits us for the page03:29
cbx33yes I agree03:30
willvdlurk doorbell...03:31
willvdlwe can also consider an opening letter to get us back into marketing team channels. Perhaps Burgwork can help here03:34
cbx33hmmm03:39
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willvdlhey folks. how current is https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuDocumentation ?04:50
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cbx33not very05:00
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willvdlBurgundavia, which one are you, Burgwork or Burgundavia? :)05:34
Burgundaviaboth, but currently Burgundavia05:34
Burgundaviarule of thumb is: try Burgundavia before you try Burgwork05:34
willvdlah. are you around later? want to chat about repos for marketing materials05:35
Burgundavianot really. I suspect today could be quite insane at work05:36
willvdlah cool. will draft an email rather. need some advice05:38
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bddebianHeya05:49
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cbx33ping ogra06:42
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cbx33hey LaserJock07:39
cbx33got a minute?07:39
LaserJockyeah07:39
cbx33ogra, you there buddy07:48
cbx33please dude :p07:48
ogracbx33, i'm on my way out and really sorry oi didnt make the meeting, can we do it tomorrow ? i'm on my way out ...07:49
cbx33I'll try...07:50
stgraberHmm, meeting at 12UTC, sorry I won't be able to be here, but I should be at the next one. (anyway I don't have much to say I think, that's more about listening)08:40
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Burgworksbalneav: ping08:56
sbalneavpong08:56
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elsighHeyall, I have a weird problem with a server machine.10:38
elsighAfter choosing "Install the Hard Disk" I end up on the screen with the blinking underscore and it just stays there10:38
elsighI can boot knoppix 210:38
elsighthe keyboard still registers too, as I can Ctrl-Alt-Delete and reboot10:39
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willvdlelsigh, what version are you installing?10:40
elsighlatest, 2.6.1010:40
elsighfunny thing is, the kernel on the hard drive does this too10:40
cbx33hey willvdl10:40
elsighso I decided to use this machine to play with edubuntu10:41
cbx33didn't see you return10:41
willvdlhey cbx3310:41
elsighit's a nice dual proc machine, but maybe something is fried10:41
willvdlyou under-estimate my sneekyness10:41
elsighI've tried noacpi and noapic options for boot as well10:41
willvdlelsigh, what hardware?10:41
willvdlchipset10:41
elsighpentium 310:41
cbx33sneaky sneaky sir ;)10:42
willvdlelsigh, can you do a RAM test?10:42
elsighI'll do it10:42
willvdlcbx33, the "Install to Hard Disk" is the workstation install right?10:43
elsighno, the server install10:43
cbx33server isntall or edubunut10:43
cbx33do we even have that option anymore?10:43
willvdlah10:43
cbx33oh yeh10:43
cbx33sorry silly me10:43
elsighedubuntu terminal server install10:44
willvdlhmm, what video hardware you got?10:44
willvdlI'm not much of a techie so I doubt I could debug any X errors...10:46
elsigha shitty old vga monitor ..10:46
elsighnah, I dunno if it's even getting to the framebuffer10:46
elsighI've tried many a framebuffer setting in the kernel config10:46
elsighit *used* to work with the kernel on the drive10:46
willvdlwhat video card? or onboard chipset?10:46
elsighonboard, yeah10:47
elsighmaybe it's a different crappy monitor than before, but I've never seen that matter10:47
willvdlnot the monitor10:47
elsigh31% in on memtest and all good10:47
willvdlrules that out then10:47
elsighyeah10:47
elsighit's a really frustrating situation for this school - I've been unable to use this nice donated machine for anything10:48
elsighrather, it's frustrating for me ;)10:48
cbx33sure10:48
cbx33hmmm10:48
elsighbut it can boot the cli w/ knoppix (2)10:48
cbx33now I had a nice machine which I couldn't run knoppix in grahpical at all10:48
cbx33elsigh, what amchien is it out of interest10:48
elsighit's a Penguin Computing server10:49
elsighfrom back in the day10:49
cbx33hmmm10:49
elsightwo 700MHz P3s10:49
cbx33ahh10:49
cbx33sounds very much liek the problem I had with the avantis content cache box10:49
elsighwhat'd ya do?10:50
cbx33nothing ;~)10:51
willvdlurk10:51
willvdlknew you'd say that10:51
cbx33sorry10:51
elsighhey, that's what I've done10:52
cbx33not high enough on my priority list10:52
cbx33hehehe10:52
elsighI feel like there must be some magick boot option10:54
willvdlare your X logs all right?10:54
elsighno X logs10:55
willvdl/var/log/ ?10:58
willvdloh wait, it doesn't boot right?10:59
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elsighbingo11:01
globehello :-D11:01
willvdlhi11:01
elsighI just get a blinking underscore in the top left of a black screen11:01
elsighlovely11:01
willvdlelsigh, so no terminal at all11:02
elsighit's uncompressed the kernel11:02
elsighbut that's it11:02
willvdlI can only assume that your prior suspicion was right11:02
willvdlkernel config11:02
globehas anyone ever set up an edubuntu box as a terminal *server*?11:02
LaserJockI thought that was the idea11:03
willvdlperhaps try a standard workstation install and see if it boots, then we can debug further?11:03
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willvdlglobe_switch, check http://www.edubuntu.org/GettingStarted11:05
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sbalneavglobe_switch: Yep, several times11:05
globewhat was that url again?11:05
willvdlhttp://www.edubuntu.org/GettingStarted11:05
globethx...I closed that client b4 I snagged the url11:05
willvdlsbalnaev, glad you're here, wanted to ask about ltsp docs11:06
globesbalneav: did you use LTSP?11:06
sbalneavI sure did11:06
sbalneavwillvdl: Sure, what's up?11:07
globesweet.11:07
sbalneavedubuntu comes with ltsp511:07
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sbalneavwillvdl: ask fast, I'm about to head over to another office :)11:08
willvdloh, sent a pvt msg11:08
willvdlno worry11:08
sbalneavsaw it now11:09
sbalneavOK all, heading to another office.11:09
sbalneavbe on later11:09
elsighyou won't effing believe this11:10
elsighI tried a different monitor11:10
elsighand it works11:10
willvdlreally?11:11
willvdlstrange, would not have thought that...11:11
elsighI cannot believe my eyes11:11
willvdlit's a relief anyway11:11
elsighit's nuts11:11
elsighthis defies years of larval mode knowledge11:11
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globewhats a netsplit?11:36
stgraberthat's what happen when the connection between an irc server and the network is broken11:36
globehmm...okay11:36
stgraberit happens because of routing problem, server crash, maintenance, ...11:36
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globeI can't say as that I have ever seen it before...11:38
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globedoes anybody know if the keyboard preferences are system wide or user wide?11:53
Kamping_Kaiseruser11:54
Kamping_Kaiseror user changable11:54
Kamping_Kaiserset systemwide, tehn changed per use11:54
Kamping_Kaiserr11:54
globeso, if I change the default keyboard layout in the "keyboard settings" applet that should only affect my account...even though I am an admin.  Thats what I am hoping for...11:55
Kamping_Kaiser:)11:55
globeI suppose that I should test just to make sure that somebody doesn't get stuck with a dvorak when they qwerty....11:56
globelol...11:56
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