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Firefox 3 and memory usage improvement
by Ian McDonald 12 Mar '08

12 Mar '08

Great article here: http://blog.pavlov.net/2008/03/11/firefox-3-memory-usage/ -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Re: [wlug] wlug Digest, Vol 201, Issue 11
by David Bowen 12 Mar '08

12 Mar '08

Not sure if it is entirely relevant, but maybe these could help: keywords to look/search for are 'PPP _and_ stupid mode'... I set one up for a friend last year with KOL. I seem to remember that you needed to use Gnomeppp, The other dialers would not connect. and yes, go to setup, options and tick the box "ignore terminal string" (stupid mode) I have an idea their was something else I did but I can't remember at the moment. Kppp and WVdial couldn't be set to ignore init strings. David

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Novell VP speaks out against Novell patent deal
by Ian McDonald 11 Mar '08

11 Mar '08

This is the guy who started Gnome, Evolution, Mono etc... http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/030608-mix-novells-de-icaza-criticizes.… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Fwd: [nzlug] OOXML - Petition open until 18th March
by Craig Box 10 Mar '08

10 Mar '08

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chris Daish <chris(a)zoinks.gen.nz> Date: Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 2:25 AM Subject: [nzlug] OOXML - Petition open until 18th March To: nzlug(a)linux.net.nz The New Zealand Open Source Society has a petition open until Monday 18th March for organisations to express support for NZOSS's position on OOXML: http://iso-vote.com/petition.html We urge all LUG members to encourage New Zealand organisations that they are affiliated with to review the materials setting out the Society's position and 'sign' the online petition before the closing date. The Society has been working with Standards NZ (SNZ) on their OOXML Advisory Committee for some time. The results of the petition may serve to support the Society's advice to Standards NZ. The Society's advice is that they not amend their earlier decision to vote against OOXML's adoption by ISO as an international standard. Standards NZ have until the end of March to determine their final vote on behalf of New Zealand. Information provided in the petition will not be made public, but we may share it with SNZ only. Thank you Chris Daish on behalf of NZOSS Committee _______________________________________________ NZLUG mailing list NZLUG(a)linux.net.nz http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nzlug

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 09 Mar '08

09 Mar '08

As per the WLUG charter, please note that there is a WLUG executive committee meeting one week from today. If you wish to get an item on the agenda for this meeting, please email it to secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Previous Minutes # Treasurers report # Correspondence # Matters # Server status # General business

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Why falling Flash prices threaten Microsoft
by Ian McDonald 08 Mar '08

08 Mar '08

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/06/opensource.olpc -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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WLUG Fixit Meeting is today!
by Meeting Reminder bot 07 Mar '08

07 Mar '08

A reminder, the WLUG Fixit Meeting is today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday March 8th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm We will be holding our SaturdayWorkshop (a week later than usual) at Te Whanau Pūtahi (http://zoomin.co.nz/nz/hamilton/enderley/-te+whanau+ptahi/?place/full_map) the community church at the end of Oxford Street. We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc.

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preload
by Bruce Kingsbury 07 Mar '08

07 Mar '08

http://www.techthrob.com/tech/preload.php Been running this a few days now, I didn't accurately time stuff before or after I installed it, but things like OOo and GIMP do seem to load a bit faster than they used to.

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WLUG Fixit Meeting tomorrow
by Meeting Reminder bot 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

A reminder; the WLUG Fixit Meeting is tomorrow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday March 8th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm We will be holding our SaturdayWorkshop (a week later than usual) at Te Whanau Pūtahi (http://zoomin.co.nz/nz/hamilton/enderley/-te+whanau+ptahi/?place/full_map) the community church at the end of Oxford Street. We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc.

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March Meeting is when ?
by stephen＠heyste.com 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

Just checking which date is the right one for this month's meeting. http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2008-03-24 is Easter Monday. The side bar 'Coming Up...' (front page) shows "Wed Mar 24 7:30pm", but Wednesday is 26 March. I'm guessing it's going to be Wednesday? Yes ?? Stephen

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PC Hardware troubleshooting
by James Pluck 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

Hi All, I have been having an intermittent fault with my PC which has now become permanent and I'm wracking my brain to resolve it. Firstly - PC Spec AMD x64 X2 AM2 3800 CPU ASUS AM2 Nforce 570 mobo Nvidia 7600GT 256 video card (Point of View is the manufacturer) 1 GB DDR2 667 ram 250GB SATA2 Seagate Barracuda HDD 80 GB ATA133 HDD DVD writer Thermaltake Soprano case with stock thermaltake 430W psu Symptom: On Powerup system starts to power up - fans start (2x120 mm case fans, chip fan, GPU fan), hdd's start, DVD starts - then before POST whole thing shuts down. No bios beeps - nothing. I don't get the GPU POST or the system POST. I've done everything I can think of * Undo and reseat all cards and cables - test - same problem * disconnect all DVD and HDD (only mobo, ram and video connected) - test - that worked lat the beginning of the week but fault recurred last night. Redoing all tests so far doesn't work. * Removed and reseated ram - test - no go. I'm not sure if I have a PSU issue (fail or too much connected for the rating of the PSU), a graphics card failing, a ram card failing, a mobo fail or a chip fail. I don't have the hardware (this is my only pci-e system and my only sata capable system) to swap out components to isolate. Oh... and the warranty expired in November :( Can anyone suggest anything else I could do to troubleshoot this problem? Cheers James. -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum "Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list..."

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Creating rich Internet applications using WebKit
by Ian McDonald 05 Mar '08

05 Mar '08

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080303-creating-rich-internet-applic… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Interesting interview with Vint Cerf
by Ian McDonald 05 Mar '08

05 Mar '08

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080303140032154 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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WLUG Fixit Meeting is today!
by Meeting Reminder bot 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

A reminder, the WLUG Fixit Meeting is today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday Workshop has been postponed for a week due to all of the keyholders being away on a course on Saturday 1st. Workshop will be on Saturday 8th.

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Upcoming Fixit Meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

The WLUG Fixit Meeting is 1 week away. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday March 8th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm We will be holding our SaturdayWorkshop (a week later than usual) at Te Whanau Pūtahi (http://zoomin.co.nz/nz/hamilton/enderley/-te+whanau+ptahi/?place/full_map) the community church at the end of Oxford Street. We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc.

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Re: [wlug] Richard Stallman
by David Bowen 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

"I wonder if The Honorable David Cunliffe could be persuaded to attend." That sounds like a good idea, but as an election will be around that time, an invite to likely contenders for his job from other party's may also be in order? David --

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Richard Stallman - Waikato University
by rsinel＠bredband.net 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

Hello, I'm an ex pat kiwi from Hamilton living in Stockholm Sweden. I met Richard Stallman last night at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology. I asked him if he had visited New Zealand and he said he had done twice and is planning to return there again this year in August to do some talks. I asked him is he had ever been to Hamilton and Waikato university, but he hadn't. Then he said to me "I'm open to going to new places and my schedule is not set yet, so if you your interested in me coming there for a talk get in contact with me" So, as I've been away from Hamilton since 1992, I hand over this information you, the Waikato GNU/Linux users group. I have a contact here in the Freesoftware foundation who has the good contact with Richard Stallman and has his contact details. This is a great opportunity that I think Waikato University should look into. Last night Richard Stallman held a free two hour talk on FreeSoftware to 300 people here in Stockholm. I don't have any contacts at the Waikato University computer science department, so I'm hoping someone who reads this will contact me regarding follow up of this opportunity. I wrote in my blog about last night if your interested in knowing more. http://nordickiwi.no-ip.com/blog/ Regards Roger Sinel roger.sinel(a)nordickiwi.com www.nordickiwi.com + gpg key -- http://www.nordickiwi.com/rsinel.asc + fingerprint -- F0EF 2C17 99CA DC06 132A 967F B642 D0BA 6503 87C7

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Re: [wlug] Richard Stallman - Waikato University
by Roger Sinel 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Your Welcome, Yes Richard Stallman has very strong views. He is a very interesting speaker that captivates his audience. Last night he got the crowd laughing and applauding as he spoke. Then had us dead silent as he vibrantly spoke about other powerful issues. Weather one agrees with them or not it's a special thing to hear these views addressed with a live audience. /Roger On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 09:43 +1300, Daniel Lawson wrote: > On 28/02/2008, at 9:20 AM, Roger Sinel wrote: > > > Daniel, yes after I sent this e-mail to the list I searched for > > Richard > > Stallman and Waikato university and I also saw that he had been there > > before. http://list.waikato.ac.nz/pipermail/wlug/1999-March/ > > 000030.html > > > > Yes he has traveled a lot and still does, so names and places would be > > hard to remember. But he did say, Auckland, Wellington and > > Christchurch. > > :) > > Thanks for thinking of it anyway - it's always good to get interesting > speakers in. Not everyone agrees with RMS's position on a lot of > things, but if everyone agreed on things life would get pretty dull. -- Mvh Roger Sinel roger.sinel(a)nordickiwi.com www.nordickiwi.com + gpg key -- http://www.nordickiwi.com/rsinel.asc + fingerprint -- F0EF 2C17 99CA DC06 132A 967F B642 D0BA 6503 87C7

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Re: [wlug] Richard Stallman - Waikato University
by Lindsay Druett 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Hey Guys, Can everyone please refrain from trying to set the record straight as to when/if Richard Stallman visited last ? It's an awesome opportunity which Bruce is currently pursuing as we speak. Sorry Daniel, your email was the first one, so I grabbed that. On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 09:11 +1300, Daniel Lawson wrote: > > I asked him is he had ever been to Hamilton and Waikato university, > > but he hadn't. > > Which is odd, because I saw him talk at Waikato University in Hamilton > in the late 90's. > > I guess he's been so many places, keeping track of them all is > hard... :) > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Interesting Ubuntu newsletter
by Ian McDonald 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

Includes things like Active Directory integration: http://lwn.net/Articles/270774/ -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Petition in Support of the NZOSS Position on OOXML
by Bruce Kingsbury 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

Matthew Holloway has set up a petition here: http://iso-vote.com/petition.html If you feel that OOXML is not worthy of being fast-tracked into an ISO standard, here's a chance to let Standards NZ know about it.

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Saturday workshop postponed
by Bruce Kingsbury 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

I've just had a call back from Vicky at TWP, and it seems that all of the keyholders will be away at a course on Saturday 1st, so we'll have to have Saturday workshop a week later. The March Saturday Workshop will be on March 8th. I've updated the wiki too..

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Microsoft opens up APIs, file formats and documentation to all
by Craig Box 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

No, it's not a dream. Now you're awake, this will be all over the newswire... http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-21ExpandInteroperabi… Their new interoperability principles (http://www.microsoft.com/interop/principles/default.mspx) include such useful pieces of information as "Microsoft commits that all the protocols [..] will be made openly available to the developer community in a non-discriminatory fashion", "Microsoft will indicate [..] which protocols are covered by Microsoft patents and will license all of these patents on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, at low royalty rates" and "Microsoft will covenant not to sue open source developers for development and non-commercial distribution of implementations of these Open Protocols." What does this mean? Time will tell, but the news sounds good for both business and Open Source developers. An interesting move! Hats off to the EU. Craig

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Microsoft pledges not to sue over open source
by Ian McDonald 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9876029-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=254… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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System spec for 3D graphic artist
by James Pluck 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Hi all! I have a friend who has asked me to help him spec up a replacement computer for his family. He enjoys using gimp to create artwork and wishes to use linux exclusively on the new box. He is keen to teach himself 3D graphics to produce artwork. His requirements: Must Haves: * Linux compatibility * 2-3 years future proofed * 3D art package * 2D art package Nice to Haves: * graphics tablet compatible (This is borderline must have) He has a fairly restricted budget for this (under $2K including monitor - prefer under $1500) Currently he has an older p4 running Gutsy and a 15" LCD. Basically there is very little in his current kit that is salvageable for a significant upgrade. What I have suggested so far is * minimum 2 GB ram (preferably 3 GB+) * Nvidia GPU (around the level of 8600GT 512 I was guessing) * 3 Gig CPU minimum (prefer 4Gig or higher dual core or better I would imagine) Ok - so there's lots of guessing in there. I've not had a lot to do with 3D graphics apart from in gaming circles so I'm not as helpful for him atm as I could be. Am I on the right track for HW? Can anyone suggest requirements I have missed or HW specs to suit the requirements? Any advice would be greatly received. Cheers J -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum "Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list..."

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