From steve at einval.com Tue Jun 3 23:42:21 2008 From: steve at einval.com (Steve McIntyre) Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:42:21 +0100 Subject: [Debian-uk] LRL 2008 - who's going? Message-ID: <20080603224220.GF16577@einval.com> --UfEAyuTBtIjiZzX6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey folks, We've been invited to go along to LugRadio Live again this year. It's the weekend of 19th and 20th July, at the University of Wolverhampton Students Union, the same place as in 2006. They've asked Debian to have a stand in the exhibition area there, and they're potentially after more speakers too. Who's in? --=20 Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.= com Mature Sporty Personal More Innovation More Adult A Man in Dandism Powered Midship Specialty --UfEAyuTBtIjiZzX6 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIRcjMfDt5cIjHwfcRAq/AAJ0Tp9Gd7I+KP2lkV+lMrnZQuuGvVQCdHEef 4WcW9ltCVJuPknhJHjSKyOY= =mMze -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UfEAyuTBtIjiZzX6-- From steve at einval.com Thu Jun 5 00:19:03 2008 From: steve at einval.com (Steve McIntyre) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:19:03 +0100 Subject: [Debian-uk] Linux Expo Live in October? Message-ID: <20080604231903.GA8696@einval.com> We've been invited to be in the .org village at the newly-revitalised Linux Expo Live at Olympia in October. Quoting Geoff from UKLinux: >I am delighted to invite you to to participate in the .ORG Village at >the Linux Expo Live event which is taking place at London Olympia on >23rd -25th Oct 2008 as part of the Mac Live Expo & Creative Pro Live. > >We were originally hoping to hold the LinuxWorld Expo last year, but >unfortunately the show never happened. The new, Linux Expo Live event >is now confirmed as happening on the dates above. > >As a .ORG which previously applied for free stand space at the >LinuxWorld Expo, I am offering you 1st chance to again be involved in >this year's .ORG Village and give you the chance to showcase your >project/ organisation for free, alongside some of the industry's >biggest players." I must admit that I'm not 100% convinced myself... Thoughts? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com "It's actually quite entertaining to watch ag129 prop his foot up on the desk so he can get a better aim." [ seen in ucam.chat ] From amacater at galactic.demon.co.uk Thu Jun 5 00:37:07 2008 From: amacater at galactic.demon.co.uk (Andrew M.A. Cater) Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 23:37:07 +0000 Subject: [Debian-uk] Linux Expo Live in October? In-Reply-To: <20080604231903.GA8696@einval.com> References: <20080604231903.GA8696@einval.com> Message-ID: <20080604233707.GB8278@galactic.demon.co.uk> On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 12:19:03AM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: > We've been invited to be in the .org village at the newly-revitalised > Linux Expo Live at Olympia in October. Quoting Geoff from UKLinux: > I'd happily go up again - Debian have been there virtually every expo, after all - but the guess is whether it actually happens this time or not. Certainly, if Xandros really is the top Linux and Ubuntu is the second, [Asus and Dell help here] then Debian should be there, if only to show how Linux is really done :) AndyC From codehelp at debian.org Thu Jun 5 00:43:04 2008 From: codehelp at debian.org (Neil Williams) Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:43:04 +0100 Subject: [Debian-uk] Linux Expo Live in October? In-Reply-To: <20080604231903.GA8696@einval.com> References: <20080604231903.GA8696@einval.com> Message-ID: <1212622984.32616.4.camel@dwarf.codehelp> --=-8mffg6s5IvxLRPlH0Orn Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 00:19 +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: > We've been invited to be in the .org village at the newly-revitalised > Linux Expo Live at Olympia in October. Quoting Geoff from UKLinux: >=20 Wookey and I intend to go. > I must admit that I'm not 100% convinced myself... Thoughts? I know upstairs will be Mac biased but then that just gives me an excuse to bring my (powerpc) iBook running Debian. ;-) --=20 Neil Williams --=-8mffg6s5IvxLRPlH0Orn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkhHKIcACgkQk7DVr6iX/QLQAQCfZgYMHTHRNke8oqI/B4bzLukc gakAn2l0mrWmA7tydzqEPcV1Pi0a1SNA =vT0h -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-8mffg6s5IvxLRPlH0Orn-- From phil at hands.com Thu Jun 5 14:49:02 2008 From: phil at hands.com (Philip Hands) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:49:02 +0100 Subject: [Debian-uk] Re: Linux Live Expo - .ORG stand invitation In-Reply-To: <4847E2CB.9010009@uklinux.net> References: <4847E2CB.9010009@uklinux.net> Message-ID: <20080605134901.GD5311@hands.com> --45Z9DzgjV8m4Oswq Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 01:57:47PM +0100, Geoff Foster wrote: > > > > > > Hi Phil,
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> Sorry for the unsolicited email, but I'm organising the .ORG Village > this year (info below) & I think the contact email I have for Steve > Macintyre is wrong, so I've sent the invite info to you. Please can you > either forward it to the correct person, or give me their details & > I'll deal directly with them.
Hi Geoff, Steve's address is: Steve McIntyre I'll Cc: this reply to the debian-uk list, where we organise such things, but for the record, we'll definitely be there. Cheers, Phil. >
> I'd like to invite Debian & EmDebian as per usual.
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> .ORG Village
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> I am delighted to invite you to to participate in the .ORG Village at > the Linux Expo Live event which is taking place at London Olympia on > 23rd – 25th Oct 2008 as part of the Mac Live Expo & Creative Pro > Live.
>
> We were originally hoping to hold the LinuxWorld Expo last year, but > unfortunately the show never happened. The new, Linux Expo Live event > is now confirmed as happening on the dates above.
>
> As a .ORG which previously applied for free stand space at the > LinuxWorld Expo, I am offering you 1st chance to again be involved in > this year's .ORG Village and give you the chance to showcase your > project/ organisation for free, alongside some of the industry's > biggest players.
>
> Please can you reply ASAP, letting me know if you are still interested, > as I need to plan the stand layouts & produce a website for the > .ORGs which are involved. If you are interested in exhibiting, please > can you send me any marketing material you have (logos, press release, > description of project etc) so that I can create a section of the > website for your .ORG.
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> I will be calling you soon to discuss any requirements you have etc.
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> More info on the show:
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> I am delighted to announce that I will again be working with Maggie > Meer on a Linux event. We worked on IDG’s LinuxWorld Expo in the UK= and > were disappointed, as were many exhibitors, when IDG decided not to run > the exhibition in the UK and several other countries.
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> We have now reached an agreement to run LinuxExpo Live as a colocated > event with MacLive Expo and CreativePro Expo. This will be staged in > Olympia’s largest area, the Grand Hall, on 23rd – 25th Oct 20= 08.
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> I am very excited about what this will deliver and the opportunity to > work with Linux User & Developer Magazine again.
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> MacLive has been delivering a 20,000+ audience for over 8 years. By > having LinuxExpo Live as an integral part of the event, it will not > only open up Linux and open source to a far wider audience, but will > give the Linux community an event to focus on and help raise the > profile of open source as a viable alternative.
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> The event promises to attract designers, photographers, publishers, > film & video professionals, developers, web professionals, systems > administrators, creative professionals, IT professionals and a business > audience all under one roof.
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> 13% of MacLive visitors come from large enterprise, so, along with the > promotion to the Linux and the open source market, it promises to > deliver more than previous Linux events - PLUS another 15,000 SMBs from > the creative professional market.
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> In addition, there will be a business applications area, which will > include security, data storage and management, finance, CRM and all > other aspects of running a business.  The event already has  .o= rg > Village worked out,  with a committed 22 participants. Plans are also > underway for the 5th LinuxAwards to take place on one of the evenings > during the show.
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> 51% of our visitor survey claimed to be working on PCs as well (or > instead of) Macs, this in turn has created the need for an additional > element to the event in the form of CreativePro Expo.  With all three > shows under one roof, this is a truly omni-platform event and brings a > whole new meaning to a cross platform show.
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> Finally, to avoid any confusion, this event is not connected in any way > with another event called Linux Live, which has recently come to my > attention.
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> > > begin:vcard > fn:Geoff Foster > n:Foster;Geoff > email;internet:geoff@uklinux.net > url:http://www.uklinux.net > version:2.1 > end:vcard >=20 --=20 Say no to software patents! http://petition.eurolinux.org/ |)| Philip Hands [+44 (0)20 8530 9560] http://www.hands.com/ |-| HANDS.COM Ltd. http://www.uk.debian.org/ |(| 10 Onslow Gardens, South Woodford, London E18 1NE ENGLAND --45Z9DzgjV8m4Oswq Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIR+7NYgOKS92bmRARAowVAKCa9ELT4WmTEd544MbOnPK1MtKaYQCeLZg4 AQn5pQeSKt0mvxaWCOehTVA= =lLbB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --45Z9DzgjV8m4Oswq-- From david at planetwatson.co.uk Thu Jun 5 21:39:05 2008 From: david at planetwatson.co.uk (David Watson) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 21:39:05 +0100 Subject: [Debian-uk] LRL 2008 - who's going? In-Reply-To: <20080603224220.GF16577@einval.com> References: <20080603224220.GF16577@einval.com> Message-ID: <20080605213905.7bbbdde5@beaker.planetwatson.co.uk> --Sig_/_15Zn3huDADWihXlAgEsb4m Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:42:21 +0100 Steve McIntyre wrote: > Hey folks, >=20 > We've been invited to go along to LugRadio Live again this year. It's > the weekend of 19th and 20th July, at the University of Wolverhampton > Students Union, the same place as in 2006. They've asked Debian to > have a stand in the exhibition area there, and they're potentially > after more speakers too. >=20 > Who's in? >=20 I'll be going, happy to help out if needed. --=20 David Watson - Debian GNU/Linux Developer david@planetwatson.co.uk, dwatson@debian.org Jabber: dwatson@planetwatson.co.uk Web: http://planetwatson.co.uk/blog --Sig_/_15Zn3huDADWihXlAgEsb4m Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFISE76Deh5nqfWrnkRAqxSAJ9na06wqgNvxlPzODhTjeNn+/aOlwCgljGD SGdukfL1gCQUAH8yfUgLyyc= =UdZC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/_15Zn3huDADWihXlAgEsb4m-- From magnus at therning.org Fri Jun 6 07:54:54 2008 From: magnus at therning.org (Magnus Therning) Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:54:54 +0100 Subject: [Debian-uk] LRL 2008 - who's going? In-Reply-To: <20080603224220.GF16577@einval.com> References: <20080603224220.GF16577@einval.com> Message-ID: <4848DF3E.2010007@therning.org> This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig5C2881785CF39E300FDE708F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steve McIntyre wrote: > Hey folks, > > We've been invited to go along to LugRadio Live again this year. It's > the weekend of 19th and 20th July, at the University of Wolverhampton > Students Union, the same place as in 2006. They've asked Debian to > have a stand in the exhibition area there, and they're potentially > after more speakers too. I believe it's been moved to the Lighthouse (same venue as last year). > > Who's in? I'll be going (though I'm only a lowly Debian User, not an elevated Debian Developer ;-). I'm driving from Cambridge, unfortunately no space for passengers, but some space for (minor) gear. /M --=20 Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) magnus=EF=BC=A0therning=EF=BC=8Eorg Jabber: magnus=EF=BC=8Eth= erning=EF=BC=A0gmail=EF=BC=8Ecom http://therning.org/magnus What if I don't want to obey the laws? Do they throw me in jail with the other bad monads? -- Daveman --------------enig5C2881785CF39E300FDE708F Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkhI3z4ACgkQiMWTaatN+6TmnACfTL0I///V3CuTcZ4HWORLE5H3 0tQAoMB42V5pcTN3P/NpQA+Y8z/i3889 =FHc5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig5C2881785CF39E300FDE708F-- From steve at einval.com Tue Jun 17 13:17:59 2008 From: steve at einval.com (Steve McIntyre) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:17:59 +0100 Subject: [Debian-uk] The BSP marathon continues! Message-ID: <20080617121759.GC7348@einval.com> --dc+cDN39EJAMEtIO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As you may have noticed, the last release team update[1] mentioned another Bug Squashing Party in Cambridge. That's planned for the 28th-29th of June. Please come and help us release Lenny! More details in the wiki[2]. [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/06/msg00000.html [2] http://wiki.debian.org/BSP2008/CambridgeJune --=20 Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.= com We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control. --dc+cDN39EJAMEtIO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIV6t3fDt5cIjHwfcRAsmOAJ9aDAWmS9J6+1vTzq/5rQ9JEOWTfgCcC2PX 71lMzRScKTVKClhO2G8K1ds= =yTgm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --dc+cDN39EJAMEtIO-- From colin at tuckley.org Fri Jun 27 16:53:20 2008 From: colin at tuckley.org (Colin Tuckley) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:53:20 +0100 Subject: [Debian-uk] OT: Looking for accommodation in Cambridge Message-ID: <48650CF0.9010907@tuckley.org> As a few people know, I'm starting work in Cambridge next month, so I'm looking for some short term accommodation while I get organised and search for something more permanent. Does anyone have, or know of, a spare room in a shared house, a good B&B or similar that is available for a few weeks. Eventually I expect to rent a small flat or find a house to share. regards, Colin -- Colin Tuckley | +44(0)1903 236872 | PGP/GnuPG Key Id Debian Developer | +44(0)7799 143369 | 0x1B3045CE Try to learn from other people's mistakes, you haven't time to make them all yourself! - Anon