October 2005 - main

Setting up listserve
by Peter 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Question: for our village, I would like to set up a mailing list, so I don't have to keep sending out paper minutes and action items for a local group I'm being made responsible for. Any suggestions on who to get service from, what to use and so on? It will be small membership and low traffic. Regards Peter Berrie

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RE: [ALUG] Rethemeing Engine...
by Keith Watson 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

> From: James Taylor Sent: 10 October 2005 12:55 > Keith Watson wrote: > >>From: Matt Parker Sent: 10 October 2005 11:02 On Monday 10 October > >>2005 09:28, Adam Bower wrote: > >>>Does anyone on the list have any ideas about what really pushes "East Anglia" graphically? > >> > >>Tux in the Sutton Hoo helmet? > > > >Tux in a chariot doing a Boudicca impression? > > > I still like the (slefs?) suggestion of a tux riding a gnu > with a lance in the style of anglia tv... but a) our graphics > sk1ll5s suck and b) none of us could exactly place who the > man was - we thought he was hereward the wake, only i doubt > that because herewards castle was in Bourne and there arn't > any of his symbols anywhere near there... I suspect it may be based on this <http://www.milesfaster.co.uk/gallery/parliament-square/richard-the-lion heart.htm> but the definitive answer is <http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=g82tj74eg7sdk?method=4&d sid=2222&dekey=Anglia+knight&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1&sbid=lc01a&linktext=Ang lia%20knight> Regards, Keith ____________ Sometimes the highest form of action is inaction. - Jerry Brown

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Rethemeing Engine...
by Brett Parker 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, Right - I've improved my rethemeing script a bit, and now it can cope with different themes (sortof), so, if anyone has got a shiny new theme, then throw it at me and I'll drop it on the site. Basic requirements for a theme this end: * HTML template using the following as place holders for things: +  - should be fairly self explainatory +  - guess what goes here! * A CSS style sheet * A spare 5 minutes for me to check the theme, plonk it in to a directory, and quickly test it Current 'themes' can now be viewed at: http://www.sommitrealweird.co.uk/alug/retheme-engine/ Basically they're all currently based off of (Stilvoid|Steve)'s origional redesign. The one that's still named 'stilvoid' is the closest to his origional theme that he pasted on to IRC, with some *very* minor modifications. If anyone has any further suggestions, comments, useful information etc please feel free to either contact me directly or via the list. Thanks, - -- Brett Parker web: http://www.sommitrealweird.co.uk/ email: iDunno(a)sommitrealweird.co.uk -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDR9gJEh8oWxevnjQRAkvpAJ45kQH67DAfb0gx//s2U7o8syDiUACePl79 9pzxHxYzX0dVRZ0igjpdAqA= =ME2A -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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ISND issues and Penguins
by tom potts 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

I left a company two years ago and they had fitted me with an ISDN connection. The ISDN connection still works - I think BT have forgotten about it..... As for the Anglia Knight - whats wrong with emphasising the fact that the penguin is the beast of burden/ferrari here and have the knight riding Tux - all in the best possible taste of course! ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Re: [ALUG] Rethemeing Engine...
by John Seago 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

On Tuesday 11 October 2005 12:00, James Taylor <james.taylor(a)stealthnet.net> wrote: > none of us could exactly place who the man was - we thought he was > hereward the wake, only i doubt that because herewards castle was in > Bourne and there arn't any of his symbols anywhere near there... Anglia TV, (when it was Anglia TV) used to give out a postcard sized photo of him with an explanation on the reverse. As far as I can remember he started out as a trophy for some kind of Falconry contest, presented by the King of the Netherlands. Went through various hands and misfortunes and ended up as the Station ID and in the foyer of Anglia TV. I wonder where he is now, as there was an awful lot of silver in him? -- John Seago GNU/Linux User #219566 http://counter.li.org/ AFFS http://www.affs.org.uk/ HTML mail rejected

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Re: Broadband dilemma
by Peter 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

I ordered BT Broadband with a Game Router a couple of years ago for a friend - he had ISDN, so ordering from anyone but BT involved ISDN cancellation charges, and going with BT got him a free router. It went in on time and has worked just fine ever since. The BT Game Router, at least, works with Linux, its accessible in the usual way from a web browser. I was a bit surprised to discover that it came configured with the firewall off and no password or user name or configuration guide in the documentation. Maybe that is somewhat understandable in a Game Router. However, calling support got these quite easily. The main reason for buying from a reseller rather than direct must be price. If you look at the pricing from Tiscali, say, as compared to BT Retail, there's around £100 a year in it and no difference in service. They really need to get the fat out of Retail. We ourselves bought Tiscali, threw out the usb modem, bought a Hayes one port modem/router from Ebuyer, and hooked that up to our ethernet hub. I had to call Hayes support to get it configured right, but they were wonderfully helpful and very well informed. Tiscali, or the router, seems to lose the IP address every three or four months - which rebooting the router fixes. We are not very demanding users, but it works fine. My neighbour, who is a more demanding user, also has Tiscali, also provided his own router, and is quite satisfied. Regards, Peter

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RE: [ALUG] The Anglia Knight, was: Rethemeing Engine...
by Keith Watson 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

> From: MJ Ray Sent: 10 October 2005 14:47 ... > Unfortunately, the real knight is too skinny to be replaced > with a fat penguin without looking seriously strange, at Perhaps something based on Henry VIII would be better source material? Regards, Keith ____________ Mistakes are the portals of discovery. - James Joyce

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RE: [ALUG] Rethemeing Engine...
by Keith Watson 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

> From: Matt Parker Sent: 10 October 2005 11:02 > On Monday 10 October 2005 09:28, Adam Bower wrote: > > Does anyone on the list have any ideas about what really > pushes "East Anglia" graphically? > > Tux in the Sutton Hoo helmet? Tux in a chariot doing a Boudicca impression? Regards, Keith ____________ 'Remain steadfast...and one day you will build something that endures; - something worthy of your potential.' - - Epictetus

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Linux PC
by Dave Briggs 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

Right, well, I've been meddling on the fringes of Open Source and linux for too long: using free software on Windows wherever I can, having a dual boot PC a couple of years back, messing around with live CDs since. But now I guess it is time to go for it, and as I 'need' to get a new desktop PC soon, I am going to make it a Linux only machine. Brave of me, huh? Anyhow, what options are there? Buy a windows PC and install Linux over the top? Buy a linux ready PC? Or buy the bits and do it myself? I do want to make this a linux only box, with all the bits in it those known to work well with the penguin. Any thoughts? -- Dave Briggs linux(a)davebriggs.net | http://davebriggs.net | http://palimpsest.org.uk

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RE: [ALUG] Rethemeing Engine...
by Keith Watson 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

> From: MJ Ray Sent: 10 October 2005 00:57 > Brett Parker <iDunno(a)sommitrealweird.co.uk> > > > Also, from IRC earlier, maybe it's time we actually got us a pretty > > logo, so any logo developers out there that want to take a > stab at it, > > please do. [...] > > For my entry in the retheme competition, I'm struggling to > find a suitable picture that conveys "Anglia" or ALUG's sense > of place in the world too. My current ideas are the Norwich > skyline (visible at http://mjr.towers.org.uk/comp/alugtalk/ > just now), Ely cathedral, Orwell bridge, or Lynn's custom > house. UEA Nelson Court (kit meeting venue) is showing on > Brett's rethemer. If you have an idea or - even better - a > suitable base image, please email me or mention it on > irc.alug.org.uk #alug tomorrow 8pm. > I always liked slef's idea of tux in armour riding on a Gnu (sinilar to the old Anglia TV logo). Started fiddling around with this some time back but my GIMP skills are not up to it. Got some reference images somewhere is anyone else want's a go. Regards, Keith ____________ I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. - These three are your greatest treasures. - Lao-Tzu

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