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NZOSS AGM
by Peter Harrison 29 May '07

29 May '07

June 24th will see the NZOSS elect a new President. The AGM will be held across the country with venues in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch connected by Internet Conference. Vik Olliver and Don Christie will be running for President. Both candidates are very well respected in the open source community. The new President will be challenged by several projects such as ongoing patent opposition against Microsoft's XML Word Processing patent, lobbying against DRM restrictions in law, supporting open source in education and promoting open source events. Don Christie: Don is a founder and director Catalyst IT Limited, a New Zealand based software development company. Catalyst specialise in providing open source software solutions to the education sector, corporates and government agencies in New Zealand and round the world. He has lived and worked in three continents. He has specific interest in technology that empowers and enables grass roots organisations and business to extend their potential. He is also a member of the NZ Institute of International Affairs. Don says that "I would not be putting myself forward for this role if I were not convinced that the NZOSS has already achieved a great deal and has an important role to play in the future. FOSS is much more than a philosophy, it runs the heart of communications and IT round the world. It is used by start-ups round the world who attract billions of dollars of investment every year. It is core to the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of developers and companies that employ them. The philosophy of FOSS has now extended to many walks of life, from publishing to architecture through the use of Creative Commons type licences. This is in many sense purely an issue of history repeating itself as we once again discover the value of community over the individual." He is keen to start attracting businesses to become members of the NZOSS and expand its reach beyond the current membership base. He believes that many businesses do not realise just how much they need to protect the systems they have built or run from predatory attacks. He is keen to carry that message through to this audience. He comments that "I see no reason why most of the IT businesses in New Zealand would not have an affiliation with the NZOSS at one level or another." Vik Olliver: Vik Olliver is a software developer from Waitakere. Born in the UK, he emigrated to NZ in 1994 with his wife Suz and daughters Kate & Tamara. He has worked on projects ranging from implantable heart monitors to launching satellites, and from urban self-sufficiency to hydroponics in moonrock. He has also done enough journalism to get the shakes if he doesn't write articles occasionally. Vik is a staunch supporter of Open Source, Open Standards and an Open society. He has persuaded companies and retailers to pick up the Open Source banner, represented New Zealand as a regional delegate at LinuxConf Australia, and took part in the reviewing of OSS guidelines for the NZ government. He looks forward to embracing the innovation that Open Source is bringing to us at an ever accelerating rate.

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Joost and Linux
by Ian McDonald 29 May '07

29 May '07

Joost is a really interesting project from the founders of Skype and Kazaa. It looks great too. They are looking to port to Linux and use a lot of open source projects but here's a guide to using it on Wine. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070528-joost-on-linux-its-difficult-… (NB I haven't tried myself) -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 27 May '07

27 May '07

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LindsayDruett will be speaking on http://www.wlug.org.nz/Asterisk. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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unsubsribe
by Terry Cole 27 May '07

27 May '07

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 24 May '07

24 May '07

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LindsayDruett will be speaking on http://www.wlug.org.nz/Asterisk. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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Software Freedom Day
by Ian McDonald 24 May '07

24 May '07

Folks, The committee have been looking at what we can do to promote this event this year and have come up with some ideas but we need your input. What we are looking at is a public display at the library and also an event like we had in Centreplace last year, followed by an installfest. We have people on the committe who are willing to organise the library display and the installfest. However if we are to do an event like Centreplace we need some volunteers who are prepared to lead it. Committee members are prepared to help but want somebody to lead it. If this feels like you, then contact us. Please note that this is a reasonable amount of work to carry out as Craig Box will attest to from last year. Ian (WLUG president) -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 20 May '07

20 May '07

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LindsayDruett will be speaking on http://www.wlug.org.nz/Asterisk. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW)

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Re: [wlug] DVD authoring for Linux
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 19 May '07

19 May '07

I had a problem with DeVeDe "losing my sound track and replacing it with white noise. I thought it to be operator error but maybe not. Regards John > > Devede works ok on the whole, but gets things really badly > wrong sometimes. For example, one movie I mastered/burned > had the soundtrack missing. Also, it doesn't let you name > the titles. > > Unfortunately, DVD mastering is one of the few remaining > areas where Linux continues to cling to its old > geekocratic reputation. > > <tangent>/me heard some folks on #xfce describing Ubuntu > as the 'Windows Vista of the Linux World'</tangent> > > There's definitely room for a nice gui-based DVD author > prog which allows simple use, yet gives control as needed. > > David > > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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DVD authoring for Linux
by Ian McDonald 18 May '07

18 May '07

Found this quite interesting: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/09/1552256 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Microsoft back ODF as a standard!
by Ian McDonald 18 May '07

18 May '07

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9720370-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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hosting company
by Haldor Riddering 17 May '07

17 May '07

hi, whats a good local linux hosting company. I just want a smallish footprint with a database and php option someone who could walk me through buying a domain too as it's all new to me. thanks heaps Haldor Riddering

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Powersaving on Linux
by Ian McDonald 14 May '07

14 May '07

Intel has released this tool to show how you can save power better on your machine: http://www.linuxpowertop.org/ -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Microsoft counts number of opensource patent issues
by Ian McDonald 14 May '07

14 May '07

Microsoft is starting to rattle some sabres: An excerpt from http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867/ (Found at lwn.net) But he does break down the total number allegedly violated - 235 - into categories. He says that the Linux kernel - the deepest layer of the free operating system, which interacts most directly with the computer hardware - violates 42 Microsoft patents. The Linux graphical user interfaces - essentially, the way design elements like menus and toolbars are set up - run afoul of another 65, he claims. The Open Office suite of programs, which is analogous to Microsoft Office, infringes 45 more. E-mail programs infringe 15, while other assorted FOSS programs allegedly transgress 68. Looks like Microsoft is starting to change strategy.... -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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AMD to offer Open Source drivers.
by James Pluck 13 May '07

13 May '07

http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/05/09/amd-will-deliver-… -- 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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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 13 May '07

13 May '07

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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hopefully this is the correst date. Location to be discussed on list, I guess... # Previous Minutes # Treasurers report # Correspondence # Matters # Server status # General business * Workshop at Glenview Activity Center. * SFD event, Newb presentation and Installfest

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Warren Hughes (IBM) is away
by Warren Hughes 09 May '07

09 May '07

I will be out of the office starting 07/05/2007 and will not return until 11/05/2007. I am travelling on business. I will be checking my email daily. In my adsense feel free to contact Andrew Fox on 0800 801800. Take care, Warren.

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Making PDFs in Linux
by Ian McDonald 08 May '07

08 May '07

Good article here about setting up a printer driver to output PDF so you can create PDFs from any application just about: http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/03/1421232&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Ubuntu moving into handheld/embedded market
by Ian McDonald 06 May '07

06 May '07

This could be interesting as it's a largely untapped marked so players like Microsoft may not be dominant from the start. At present Nokia use Linux and there is some Windows XP on UMPC. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-May/000289.html At the heart of the Ubuntu project lies a belief that open source software and technology can play a key role in enabling individuals to achieve their potential. A central goal has been the creation of a world-class, free and open source operating system that we have worked to make accessible across notebooks, desktops, thin clients and servers. Three years on, it is clear that new types of device - small, handheld, graphical tablets which are Internet-enabled are going to change the way we communicate and collaborate. These devices place new demands on open source software and require innovative graphical interfaces, improved power management and better responsiveness. Intel, specifically, have announced a new low-power processor and chipset architecture which will be designed to allow full internet use on these mobile Internet devices. To fulfil the aims of our mission and in response to the technical challenges that these devices pose, we are announcing the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded project. We will start more detailed planning at the Ubuntu Developer Summit next week in Seville and the first release of this edition will be in October with Ubuntu 7.10. If you are interested in the project, please get involved. We will be working through our normal development processes on Launchpad, the developer mailing lists and IRC. Finally, we are delighted to be working with Intel on this version of Ubuntu. Intel are making significant contributions of technology, people and expertise to the project. We hope that others who are interested in producing an easy-to-use and open source environment for this class of device will join us in making this a success. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Firefox attack
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 02 May '07

02 May '07

Hi All. Recently my firefox browser was sneakily attacked by a "systemdoctor/drivecleaner" scam programme that gave a bogus harddrive scan and reported a bogus outcome then locked the browser unless the home site was visited. I fond out that I need to install Adblock into firefox then block adbrite by: *.adbrite.com/* If any one is aware of more of these nasties that can be simply eradicated by Adblock please feal free to share. Given that most of the list are IT experts, this will come as a history lesson I guess. However if it can help one person it will be worthwhile posting. Regards John

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Dell selling Ubuntu machines soon
by Ian McDonald 01 May '07

01 May '07

http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/01/1333205&from=rss -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Ubuntu's reputation dented?
by Michael McDonald 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

I've had a few problems since upgrading from Ubuntu 6.10 to 7.04 I'm still researching what to do about them. It seems I'm not the only one with problems. The ones I've got are: 1. USB flash drive is no longer auto-mounted. System message log notes insertion and removal. 2. System doesn't appear to recognise any media in DVD/CD drive. 3. Swap file has to be mounted manually. The last problem may go back to 6.10 ... it was because of that problem that I decided to upgrade. Seems that the swap file was corrupted a while back. Has anyone else done the upgrade? Did you experience any of the above problems? Michael

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Feisty edubuntu, xubuntu CDs wanted. Kubuntu available
by Roderick Aldridge 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

I have Kubuntu Feisty if anybody wants a CD. Can anybody in Hamilton supply Feisty edubuntu and/or xubuntu CDs? in exchange for blank CDs, Kubuntu Feisty or other suitable compensation. Roderick Aldridge

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laptops that like linux.
by Chris O'Halloran 27 Apr '07

27 Apr '07

Hello, I am interested in buying a laptop. A key requirement would be that it ran Linux (Kubuntu) smoothly and that all the hardware was supported, not neccessarily by *open* source drivers as binary drivers would be okay eg NVIDIA drivers. I would be interested to read comments on what would might be a good model or vendor and advice on hardware options that definitely struggle to work? I realise that there are all sorts of websites for advice but sometimes the models aren't readily avaiable here. If someone has recently bought a laptop that they are really happy with Linux wise, I'd be interested to know. Options I am interested in moderately large screen, nvidia graphics card, intel duo and linux support camera and wifi. Thoughts, comments appreciated. Chris

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Linux Kernel 2.6.21 released
by James Pluck 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/1932236&from=rss -- 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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Re: [wlug] laptops that like linux.
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

Sorry spelling Sould be SiS The 670 I think. Regards John ---- Original Message Follows ----- > Hi John. > > Just to clarify, did you mean 'SiS', or 'SyS? > >

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