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How Microsoft Fought True Open Standards
by Peter Reutemann 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Interesting read: "Regular readers may recall that I was not a little taken aback by an astonishing U-turn performed by the Cabinet Office [UK] on the matter of open standards." http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/04/how-microsoft-lobb… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Big cookie is watching you
by Peter Reutemann 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

Today, while reading slashdot, I came across the Firefox addon "Collusion". This plugin visualizes in real-time the cookies on your system. In case you're interested who's "tracking" you while browsing. Addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/collusion/ Slashdot article: http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/04/16/1442226/research-to-reveal-the-unsee… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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MATE Desktop 1.2 Released
by Peter Reutemann 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

GNOME 2 is alive and kicking... "For those of you who still feel GNOME 2 is the best desktop environment, but don't want stick to old distros, MATE is a fork of GNOME 2, with all the names changed to avoid clashes with GNOME 3. Version 1.2 brings fixes, but also new features such as undo/redo in the file manager." -- source: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/04/16/1517236/mate-desktop-12-released Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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How to Create a Wallpaper Slideshow in Ubuntu
by Peter Reutemann 14 Apr '12

14 Apr '12

The following HOWTO describes the creation of wallpaper slideshows (as opposed to having a single, static wallpaper): http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/25549/how-to-create-a-wallpaper-slideshow-in… This feature can be handy, if you have a Linux box on display. While people can see the slideshow, they can still explore the system and never accidentally close the application running the slideshow. Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 13 Apr '12

13 Apr '12

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG LanParty Meet up at the university - usual meeting room for Monday meetings. Time: 10am to 4pm http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4 Come along and bring your favourite free/ open source games or games that run on free operating systems. Suggestions include: * Bzflag * World of Padman * urban terror * Sauerbraten ( thank goodness autocorrect spelt that for me) We'll have internet access (48Mbit/s). Entry is free for visitors and club members. However, if you, as a visitor, wish to connect your computer to the internet for more than a few minutes, a fee of $4 dollars to cover internet costs would be appreciated. We will accept membership applications on the day ($20). There are no kitchen facilities within the room. Toilets will be available around the campus, a couple of bakeries not far from campus.

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KOffice Descendent Calligra Office and Creativity Suite Hits Release
by Peter Reutemann 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

"The Calligra team has announced the first release of the Calligra suite of office and creativity applications. Calligra is a continuation of the old KOffice project." -- source: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/04/12/1748208/koffice-descendent-calligra… Downloads (including Ubuntu repos): http://userbase.kde.org/Calligra/Download Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Kubuntu To Be Sponsored By Blue Systems, Rather Than Canonical
by Peter Reutemann 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

Good news for Kubuntu users: "Kubuntu, the KDE flavour from Ubuntu, has found a new sponsor in Blue Systems. They will be providing more resources than were available by previous sponsor Canonical. The project will remain much the same: community led, KDE focused, Ubuntu flavour. With the new independence it can branch out into new markets such as a Kubuntu Active flavour for tablets." http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/04/10/1639252/kubuntu-to-be-sponsored-by… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Re: [wlug] WLUG Secretary Stuff
by mailing_list 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

Hi Wayne, Thanks for the reply. I can meet you in town. We can make other arrangements off list. Cheers, Chris From: Wayne Grimsey [mailto:WGrimsey(a)linz.govt.nz] Sent: Friday, 13 April 2012 9:43 a.m. To: mailing_list; 'Waikato Linux Users Group' Subject: RE: WLUG Secretary Stuff Hi Chris. I'm coming into Hamilton to work overtime, tomorrow. I'm thinking the best way forward would be for me to bring the box to work, ... and arrange to meet one of you guys in the Hamilton CBD. As things work out, the only time I seem to be in Hamilton at the moment, is when I'm working. If i wasn't working, I could have got a ride into Hamilton to attend the LAN session. Sorry for this hassle. Wayne Wayne Grimsey Quality Control Co-ordinator Survey and Titles Operations E wgrimsey(a)linz.govt.nz | Cnr Victoria and Rostrevor Streets Private Bag 3028, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand W <http://www.linz.govt.nz/> www.linz.govt.nz | www.landonline.govt.nz <http://www.landonline.govt.nz/> | <http://www.linz.govt.nz/> data.linz.govt.nz _____ From: mailing_list [mailto:mailinglist(a)blahdeblah.co.nz] Sent: Friday, 13 April 2012 9:39 a.m. To: 'Waikato Linux Users Group' Cc: Wayne Grimsey Subject: WLUG Secretary Stuff To Wayne, Rene and Ronnie, Are you guys going to be at the LAN party tomorrow? It might be a good opportunity to hand over all the secretary and treasurers stuff. Wayne, If you cannot make it please let me know. Cheers, Chris _____ This message contains information, which is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately (Phone 0800 665 463 or info(a)linz.govt.nz) and destroy the original message. LINZ accepts no responsibility for changes to this email, or for any attachments, after its transmission from LINZ. Thank you. _____

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WLUG Secretary Stuff
by mailing_list 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

To Wayne, Rene and Ronnie, Are you guys going to be at the LAN party tomorrow? It might be a good opportunity to hand over all the secretary and treasurers stuff. Wayne, If you cannot make it please let me know. Cheers, Chris

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is tomorrow!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

There is a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting tomorrow: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG LanParty Meet up at the university - usual meeting room for Monday meetings. Time: 10am to 4pm http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4 Come along and bring your favourite free/ open source games or games that run on free operating systems. Suggestions include: * Bzflag * World of Padman * urban terror * Sauerbraten ( thank goodness autocorrect spelt that for me) We'll have internet access (48Mbit/s). Entry is free for visitors and club members. However, if you, as a visitor, wish to connect your computer to the internet for more than a few minutes, a fee of $4 dollars to cover internet costs would be appreciated. We will accept membership applications on the day ($20). There are no kitchen facilities within the room. Toilets will be available around the campus, a couple of bakeries not far from campus.

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