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Introducing 'Iceweasel' and 'Icedove'
by Simon Green 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

>From this weeks Debian Weekly News: "Firefox becomes Iceweasel. Due to trademark [47]issues the Debian project felt impelled to rename the Firefox web browser to Iceweasel and the Thunderbird mail client to Icedove. Roberto Sanchez [48]explained that the new packages don't contain non-free artwork from the [49]Mozilla Foundation and that security updates will be properly backported. The trademark [50]policy requires that such packages are not distributed under the original name, hence the new names. 47. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/12/msg00328.html 48. http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2006/10/msg00665.html 49. http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/ 50. http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/policy.html " Personally, I see this as the death of debian as a desktop distribution. Ubuntu 6.10 (which includes the non-free logo for the first time) suggests Ubuntu won't be following Debian footsteps in the renaming, thankfully. -- simon

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Lost property at the last meeting
by Jamie Curtis 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Hi, I've just been asked by the University if anyone from WLUG left a small suitcase at the last meeting on Monday. If it's yours and you would like to claim it, message me off list and I'll put you in contact with the right person. Cheers, Jamie

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Ubuntu 6.10
by John Torrance 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

I have upgraded my ubuntu to 6.10. The problem is that after the logo, the login freezes with a blank cream coloured screen prior to the login stage. Does anyone know how to remedy this? Much appreciated John

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XFN
by Chris O'Halloran 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

interesting link regarding hyperlinks on blogs or any personal website to assisted in identifying social networks http://gmpg.org/xfn/and/

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Article on Ubuntu server setup
by Ian McDonald 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

This article claims to help you setup the "perfect" Ubuntu server: http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu_6.10 -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 29 Oct '06

29 Oct '06

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW) as usual. PerryLorier will talk about http://www.wlug.org.nz/Plan9 (from BellLabs), the follow-up to http://www.wlug.org.nz/UNIX worked on by the original http://www.wlug.org.nz/UNIX authors and other luminaries.

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Announcing Ubuntu 6.10
by Simon Green 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen(a)ubuntu.com> Date: 26-Oct-2006 23:11 Subject: Announcing Ubuntu 6.10 The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.10, codenamed "Edgy Eft". This release includes both installable Desktop CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDs for several architectures. Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can imagine available with a few clicks, and professional technical support from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. Ubuntu 6.10 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Note that the previous stable release (6.06 LTS) is a long-term support release, and so users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to continue using that version rather than upgrade to or install 6.10. To Get Ubuntu 6.10 ------------------ Download Ubuntu 6.10 here: New Zealand: http://nz.releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-releases/6.10/ ... To burn these CD images, you will need 700MB media. Ubuntu 6.10 media can also be purchased from a number of retailers. For more information, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/products/GetUbuntu About Ubuntu 6.10 ----------------- Highlights of this release include: On the desktop This version introduces a host of new features, an improved interface and a wide variety of new applications and desktop tools making Ubuntu 6.10 flexible and user-friendly. Enhancements include: * Tomboy, an easy-to-use and efficient note-taking tool * F-Spot, a photo management tool that enables tagging, photo editing and automatic uploading to on-line web management sites such as Flickr * GNOME 2.16, which in addition to new features such as enhanced power management, makes the GNOME desktop more secure, faster and more stable * Substantially faster startup and shutdown with eye-catching high-resolution graphics * The latest Firefox web browser, version 2.0, which offers inline spell check support in web forms, easy recovery of crashed sessions, built-in phishing detectors, enhanced search engine management with built in OpenSearch support, and better support for previewing and subscribing to web feeds * Proactive security features, preventing many common security vulnerabilities even before they are discovered * Evolution 2.8.0, which brings new features such as vertical message panes On the Server The Ubuntu server edition builds on the functionality from the previous release simplifying common Linux server deployment processes. It also includes a pre-release of the upcoming LTSP-5 (Linux Terminal Server Project). LTSP-5 offers clients a lower TCO (total cost of ownership), simpler installation and easier maintenance than typical IT deployments. With all data stored on the server, administrators have substantially eliminated the cost of updating individual workstations to ensure their security. Enhancements to LTSP-5 include: * Automatic network configuration with DHCP service for servers with two or more network cards attached -- available with the alternate CD installer * Language and session selection from the LTSP login manager -- allowing a user to choose from any of the languages and desktop sessions installed on the server * Support for locally attached devices on thin clients -- allowing users to access cameras, iPods or USB sticks on the thin client * Printing support - enabling printing on a local printer from the thin client * Full support for Etherboot Localization * Automatic setup of non-Latin input methods * Menu item translations included in language packs, for faster integration of new and updated translations provided through Rosetta * Ongoing translation updates from the Rosetta web service: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/edgy/+translations Installation and Upgrades Under the hood * GCC 4.1 * Glibc 2.4 * Linux 2.6.17 As always, Ubuntu includes the very best of the 100% Free / Libre application software world, and each new release incorporates countless new features and bug fixes from the global development community. More detailed release notes are at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdgyReleaseNotes Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu channel on IRC.FreeNode.net, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website: http://www.ubuntu.com/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW) as usual. PerryLorier will talk about http://www.wlug.org.nz/Plan9 (from BellLabs), the follow-up to http://www.wlug.org.nz/UNIX worked on by the original http://www.wlug.org.nz/UNIX authors and other luminaries.

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Oracle doing a CentOs (rebadging RedHat)
by Ian McDonald 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

For those that haven't heard Oracle is rebadging RedHat and providing support. http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2006/10/with_friends_li.h… Things that I see significant are: - Download RedHat EL clone for free - Cheaper support costs - Full compatiablity support - More support for older versions. - Don't have to be a Oracle customer Oracle have contributed a lot of kernel patches recently so I think they are fairly serious about that. I think this may well reduce CentOs installs and some corporates will go with Oracle. Interesting times. -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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Debate around ndiswrapper in the kernel
by Ian McDonald 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

People who are interested in such things might find this interesting: http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/205644/f12f60903303d835/ (Yes it is a link you can read - SubscriberLink refers to the fact I am a subscriber and sharing a story) -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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