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[Alug][Fwd: [Fsfe-uk] URGENT (swpat): Graham Watson MEP needs to hear from scared SMEs]
by Chris Lale 24 Jun '03

24 Jun '03

Does anyone work for a SME (small/medium enterprise) and have a concern about the software patent threat to free/open source software? If so, please read this message - forwarded from the Free Software Foundation Europe (UK) list - and email Graham Watson MEP (e-mail: gwatson(a)europarl.eu.int) urgently. Many thanks, Chris. ----- Forwarded message from James Heald <j.heald(a)ucl.ac.youkay> ----- From: James Heald <j.heald(a)ucl.ac.youkay> I've had a message from Erik Josefson, who's on the spot in Brussels trying to head off the software patents directive, can we urgently find SMEs who are worried about software patents to contact Graham Watson MEP. > He needs to be called by SMEs who say > > 1. we are n employees (n as large as possible) > > 2. we have a turnover of XX EUR. > > 3. we are damaged/threatened by patents. It is looking increasingly likely that the full plenary debate in the parliament is going to take place in the session starting 30 June -- ie only ten days away. This gives very little time to educate MEPs, and next to no time to file amendments. It looks as though there is no chance of any kind of exemption for Open Source. The question is whether there are going to be any effective limits placed on patentability. If the plenary goes the same way as Tuesday's committee vote, the answer will be no. Graham Watson is the group leader of the European Liberals, who will be having a group meeting very soon to work out how they are going to vote, and which amendments they need to put down. Watson's contact details are: Office PHS 55 C7, European Parliament, Rue Wiertz, B-1047 Brussels, Belgium Tel. 00 32 2 284 7626 Fax. 00 32 2 284 9626 e-mail: gwatson(a)europarl.eu.int It may be worth cc'ing any emails to the Lib Dem's UK IT spokesman, Richard Allan MP (allanr(a)parliament.uk) Basically unless we can establish that there is really a depth of concern about this issue, among real businesses, the McCarthy text will go through. Best regards, James Heald. Unfortunately I'm going to be away from the net for the next couple of days, but Alex Macfie <alex(a)cgce.net> is either in or just back from Brussels, if you need to know the latest score. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | ___ Chris Lale <ctlale(a)netscape.net> | | / \ | | | <_/ My PC runs Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (http://www.debian.org) | | \ Robust, secure and free operating system + applications. | | `- | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+

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Re: [Alug]Update on story of Microsoft charging schools too much.
by BenE 24 Jun '03

24 Jun '03

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Adam Bower wrote: > On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 03:03:34PM +0100, BenE wrote: > > > > source movement. Firstly, Linux is free. Everything, including word > > I think that defining what is meant by free would make an ideal paragraph, if > you mean that linux is free (as in beer) by that setnance you should perhaps > change it to something along the lines of "Linux is obtainable for free" as it > is a more "correct" thing to write. > Although important, IP freedom might be a bit...I dunno...over the readership's heads? In any case, I'll add the words, 'obtainable for' as it could be misleading... BenE

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Re: [Alug]Linux event in Norwich next month
by MJ Ray 23 Jun '03

23 Jun '03

On 2003-06-23 20:42:37 +0100 Chris Walker <linux(a)wymondham.demon.co.uk> wrote: > These silly RISC-OS users also happen to be Linux users and you're > going the > right way to piss them off. Equally, by continually reraising the same topic with no new information, they are going the right way to piss me off. I have no problem with them using RISC-OS if they can drive their mail client. I have no problem with them posting any new info about this problem. I'm happy to let this lie until there are more developments, but posting more noise than signal is very annoying. > Is this the same approach you're intending to use > on the schools that might soon need help? No. Is this the same fine line of personal attacks that you're intending to use at an ALUG meeting? > I'd take care as you step down from that high horse. People in glass houses, etc. -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only and possibly not of any group I know. http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ jabber://slef@jabber.at Creative copyleft computing services via http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ Thought: "Changeset algebra is really difficult."

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[Alug]Linux event in Norwich next month
by Tarquin Mills 23 Jun '03

23 Jun '03

Peter Naulls member of the ARM-Linux team is going to demonstrate installing Linux on an Iyonix. Castle's Iyonix (http://www.iyonix.com) is the first Xscale desktop computer. Mr Naulls is porting debian ARM-Linux to it, Debonix, see http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact673.html Xscale is an ARM processor, a very popular low power cpu architecture. The meeting is at the upstairs room in the new Holy Trinty Church hall Cambridge Street at 7pm on the 17 July, the meeting will end by 10pm. http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=622165&y=307924&z=1&sv=Cambridge&st… Free parking is available at the church on Essex street, as well as free coffee,tea and biscuits. All welcome. -- Tarquin Mills RUNG (RISC OS Users, Norfolk Group)

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[Alug]Re: Update on story of Microsoft charging schools too much
by John Seago 23 Jun '03

23 Jun '03

Perhaps it would make more impact with the public if all traffic on the above subject were to be copied to the local papers that ran the story today! -- John Seago

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[Alug]Linux 2003 Conference & Tutorials, Edinburgh, 31 July - 3 Aug
by Alistair Riddell 23 Jun '03

23 Jun '03

The 2003 UKUUG Linux technical conference is taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland from the 31 July to the 3 August 2003. The deadline for early-bird rates offering up to 50% off conference fees is 30th June so be sure to book your place before then. Highlights of the conference include over 30 speakers including Jon 'maddog' Hall of Linux International, the new Debian Project Leader, Martin Michlmayr and optional full-day tutorials including "Inside the Linux Kernel" by Stephen Tweedie of Red Hat. For full details see http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2003/ Sponsors: Positive Internet, Perforce, SGI, Astaro -- Alistair Riddell - BOFH

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[Alug]Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 23 Jun '03

23 Jun '03

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.alug.org.uk in the #alug channel. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server irc.alug.org.uk" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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[Alug]toshiba CDT440 install problem
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 22 Jun '03

22 Jun '03

Hi all: I enjoyed my first go at installing woody on laptop with no cdrom drive yesterday :-) The floor was littered with hurled floppies by the time I went to bed. I ground to a halt at installing the base system, however. I installed the kernel modules ok, then configured the pcmcia.conf file on console 2 to use my network card and the pcnet_cs driver. This resulted in the two high beeps and lsmod showing pcnet_cs ok. I then configured the network to use eth0 and gave it the appropriate addresses etc. So then I tried to use the network to install the base system, but I can't get eth0 interface up. All the right info is there that I think it should have, but no eth0. Bah. Incidentally, I loaded into ramdisk0 and root fs is currently mounted on /[some-dir-I've-forgotten-the-name-of]. Can anyone think of anything I should be looking for? Interfaces file is in /etc/pcmcia/network. loopback is working. Ta, Jen

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Re: [Alug]Update on story of Microsoft charging schools too much.
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 22 Jun '03

22 Jun '03

Neil Marjoram wrote: >I would like to start with a clearly well worded and clearly >demonstrable case to remove MS Office in our schools in favor of Open >Office for each MP in our area (Saving Money in education wins votes!) >It should also be a short non technical non bias paper (if we can be non >bias!). Then lets go for the jugular latter with Linux instead of >Windows (think we need a few more revisions before we have good >desktop). > >I'll go for a draft, but my English and spelling are crap - anyone like >to take up this challenge? Neil - you write a draft and I'll spell check and tweak words a bit, if you like. Jen

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Re: [Alug]Re: Update on story of Microsoft charging schools too much
by Ben Francis 22 Jun '03

22 Jun '03

> > The downside for your school may be cost as in replacing old servers, and > paying my time. It depends on their budget. Very quickly, because of > reliability and lack of hassle, it becomes cost effective, of course, and the > licencing fees are nice! > Thanks for the offer but I'm afraid paying someone to set it up for us is out of the question. Firstly we simply can't afford it and secondly we'd be missing out on the experience ourselves. Any advice would be welcome though.

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