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nathwillaha00:15
c_smithhmmmm.... ChromiumOS seems interesting, and I'm talking ChromiumOS Lime/Vanilla00:26
nathwillask kees :)00:28
keesi think chrome os on a chrome device is interesting. otherwise, simpler to just run chrome directly.00:30
c_smithkees, I'm trying it mainly out of curiosity.00:42
c_smithalready got flash working, still seeing what I can and can't do.00:42
c_smithin other words, it's a short-term hobby.00:43
c_smithlong-term for me is Linux, gonna try Calculate Linux for some of the hardware on the new laptop which doesn't work with any kernel version before 3.4.700:44
c_smithCalculate has 3.500:44
c_smithtried 3.5 on Ubuntu, but upon installing FGLRX, the system is hosed.00:44
c_smithI have heard fglrx works nicely with 3.5 on Gentoo and Gentoo-based systems.00:45
* kees doesn't know much about fglrx. I just use ubuntu every where on normal systems.01:05
nathwilli've generally not found fglrx to be necessary over the last couple releases01:11
nathwill... either01:11
nathwillderp01:11
TRAVISgbkerensa07:14
TRAVISghey htere07:14
TRAVISgI had a partition with 11.10 on it that I had never been able to clear so I am just upgrading that07:15
TRAVISgmoved most of my files over to my external07:15
bkerensakk07:20
bkerensaslangasek: what is the proper way use merge o matic?07:24
bkerensa;)07:24
bkerensanvm07:25
MtBikermorning!16:05
MtBikerI'm going to find the person responsible for java updates and kick them in the teeth17:49
sbeattieMtBiker: ummm, what?18:12
MtBikerthe java updater finds a new update every week18:13
MtBikerOur users aren't admins so they can't update... So I get a call about twice a day from users asking what to do about the update18:13
tgm4883MtBiker, disable the update check?18:14
tgm4883assuming you are talking about windows, you can do this via GPO18:15
MtBikerI have started doing that but on some machines it breaks java... then prompts every reboot that java can't be found.  I've spent hours trying to fix that problem but have been unable too... so I'm worried about sending out a script that disables the updater to everybody18:15
tgm4883script?18:16
tgm4883surely it is just a registry key18:16
MtBikerwell its really just one reg key18:16
MtBikeryeah it is18:16
MtBikerits nothing big18:16
tgm4883so setting EnableJavaUpdate to 0 causes the machine to not find java anymore?18:16
tgm4883that doesn't make much sense18:16
MtBikerbut like I said... some machines it causes java to break18:17
MtBikeryeah I know... its strange18:17
sbeattieMtBiker: thanks for clarifying. Since I'm the person that typically does java updates for ubuntu, I kinda took your first comment personally.18:17
MtBikerlol sorry sbeattie, java updates for ubuntu are painless... java updates for windows are annoying18:17
tgm4883MtBiker, any similarity between the machines that it breaks on?18:18
tgm4883I don't think I've ever installed java for ubuntu using packages18:18
MtBikerI'm wondering if it has to do with the updater currently has an update ready and wants to install vs not... or if the registry change happens with a user who is not admin and a user who is....18:18
MtBikerthere are many varibles that I havn't fully explored yet18:19
tgm4883I don't see why the user would matter providing  you are running the script as system18:19
tgm4883or why you are running a script (i'm assuming logon script) rather than just setting the registry key18:20
tgm4883then again, I try to stay out of the windows domain being i'm a linux admin18:20
MtBikerno I have been changing the key manually per user... I don't want to send anything out to anybody yet...18:20
tgm4883right but you aren't running it as the user, otherwise they wouldn't have rights to change the key18:21
tgm4883I'm assuming they all have the same version of java (eg. 1.5, 1.6, or 1.7)18:22
MtBikeryes, I run regedit as admin18:22
tgm4883xp, vista, 7?18:23
MtBikerpretty much... don't worry about it too much tgm :) I'm going to great a GP and deploy it to a few test boxes... deploy it out slowly to find the common factor in all this..18:23
MtBiker7 and xp mix18:23
tgm4883sounds good18:24
tgm4883although java updates are one of those things that probably needs updated more often18:25
MtBikerthey do... but they need to change the way they update18:26
MtBikerthis pop-up notification straight to the user every day is not working18:27
MtBikermaybe a java service you could install that would allow admins to deploy java updates silently18:27
tgm4883At least it's a simple reg key to disable (providing it works for you), with quicktime, you have to push down a quicktime preferences file18:56
bkerensagood afternoon19:02
MaskilPDXHya bkerensa19:06
bkerensaSo it looks like I am getting some Pictograms from Canonical for my office wall :)19:07
slangasekbkerensa: too bad we're not doing the jam, I had the fresh blackberry all set to bring22:23
bkerensaslangasek: blackberry?22:23
slangasekjam22:23
bkerensaLOL22:23
bkerensa:D22:23
bkerensaWell darn22:24
bkerensaslangasek: we are still doing one just over IRC22:24
bkerensa:D22:24
bkerensaso enjoy that jam22:24
slangaseknah, I was going to bring it and make someone else take it home22:24
bkerensaslangasek: Also I am going to be a keyholder at FG so in the future I wont even need to give any notice which will be great!22:24
slangasekah, well then22:24
bkerensaslangasek: did you see Iowa delegates last night?22:27
bkerensa:D22:27
slangasekno22:27
slangasekgenerally have better things to do than watch the political circus, from whichever party ;)22:28
bkerensaheh22:28
slangasekbkerensa: though, that reminds me; was it you that had a link to a website that did a side-by-side comparison of how Obama v. Romney's tax plans would impact you?22:28
bkerensayes22:28
slangasekcan I have that link again? :)22:28
bkerensawell it could have been someone else too22:28
* bkerensa digs for it22:28
bkerensahttps://www.politify.com/22:29
bkerensaslangasek: ^ that one?22:29
slangasekmy browser says yes22:30
slangasekthanks22:30
bkerensaslangasek: you going to the Hack Day on Saturday?22:32
bkerensahttp://calagator.org/events/125046274822:32
slangasekhadn't heard of it, and probably not22:32
slangasekhmm, I remember this site having more knobs before.22:33
slangasekphooey, can't manage to drive it22:37
bkerensaslangasek: so I guess landscape-client proposal is no go22:46
bkerensa:)22:46
bkerensaI'm unsure why they dont want it merged since it has the same fix22:46
slangasekbkerensa: ehm, so, the theory is that it would be unnecessary effort to upload it since the fix is upstream and the upstream release will happen soon23:57
slangasekbut "Real soon now" is standard code for "oops we missed the freeze"23:58
slangasekso if the fix is identical, I'm inclined to merge it anyway so that translators get more of a head start23:58

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