[Gloucs] gloucs Digest, Vol 278, Issue 5

[I Robot]

Hi Linux'ers


Any users of "processing" out there?

I was just wondering, as this months gloslug meeting was canceled if anyone
else uses processing (http://processing.org/), it's a basically an extension
(or library) to/for Java for graphics stuff (if you Google around there has
been some pretty cool stuff done with processing). I've played about with
it, and in all I quite like it, and as it's quite a visual thing it might be
nice to present at a gloslug meeting? Anyhow I'd be happy to show you what
I've used it for. If any of you lot are interested I'm happy to spare 10
mins over at message labs next month to give a quick intro to it?

Let me know if your interested in it, if not I shall return to learning more
about gdb :/ grrr!

Thanks :D

David



On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:00 PM, <gloucs-request at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> Send gloucs mailing list submissions to
>        gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk
>
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
>        https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gloucs
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
>        gloucs-request at mailman.lug.org.uk
>
> You can reach the person managing the list at
>        gloucs-owner at mailman.lug.org.uk
>
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of gloucs digest..."
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>   1. Re: Bad Karma (Andrew Oakley)
>   2. Re: Bad Karma (Glyn Davies)
>   3. Re: Bad Karma (Rob Jervis)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:18:21 -0000
> From: "Andrew Oakley" <Andrew.Oakley at hesa.ac.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Gloucs] Bad Karma
> To: "Gloucestershire LUG" <gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Message-ID:
>        <F5B7F5364CC3424A9FB8F22357985A170177FB90 at exchange0.hesa.ac.uk>
> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
>
>
> Looks like Dell are of much the same mind about Ubuntu - the LTS
> releases are the way forward for the average user. Dell are putting some
> manpower into Ubuntu 10.4 LTS development.
>
> http://www.workswithu.com/2009/11/17/dell-shows-ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx-s
> ome-love/<http://www.workswithu.com/2009/11/17/dell-shows-ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx-s%0Aome-love/>
>
> Andrew Oakley
> Head of Software Development
> Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
> 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ
> T 01242 211460  F 01242 211122  W www.hesa.ac.uk
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gloucs-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > [mailto:gloucs-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Sean Keeney
> > Sent: 17 November 2009 11:00
> > To: Gloucestershire LUG
> > Subject: Re: [Gloucs] Bad Karma
> >
> > The Ubuntu biannual releases are fantastic as long as you do
> > a reinstall,
> > not an upgrade. Just stick your /home directory on its own
> > partition and
> > you're good to go.
> >
> > There's nothing fundamentally wrong with KK - if we're going to use
> > anecdotal evidence as proof it's broken then I can use it to
> > prove it's
> > brilliant. My work laptop works out of the box with the most difficult
> > hardware ever - some weird ATI Mobility graphics, Broadcom
> > wireless, even
> > the hot keys and wireless toggles just work.
> >
> > Remember the init script and udev stuff has changed radically
> > in recent
> > kernels, I can't imagine how hard that would be to cater for
> > in an upgrade
> > situation. Just reinstall and be done with it.
> >
> > Sean
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Andrew Oakley
> > <Andrew.Oakley at hesa.ac.uk>wrote:
> >
> > > Gerd Busker wrote:
> > > > Glyn Davies wrote:
> > > > > Any one else having a bad time with Karmic Koala? My laptop
> > > > There is something fundamentally wrong with KK.  After
> > >
> > > I had a hell of a time upgrading from 8.04 to 8.10 so went
> > back to 8.04
> > > and stayed there.
> > >
> > > Ubuntu's LTS (Long Term Support) releases are excellent,
> > especially if
> > > you leave it until a couple of months after release. These are 6.06
> > > Dapper, 8.04 Hardy and the forthcoming 10.04 Lucid. They
> > work, they stay
> > > working for 3-5 years, they get all the updates, and if you want
> > > cutting-edge stuff you can usually find it on a Launchpad ppd repo
> > > anyway (but remember to uninstall the ppd stuff when you
> > upgrade to the
> > > next LTS).
> > >
> > > I really think Canonical should stop promoting non-LTS releases as
> > > anything other than test releases. With a six-month upgrade
> > cycle and
> > > only 18 months support, these releases are not suitable for anything
> > > other than testing. They're fine as your secondary distro,
> > to see what
> > > cutting-edge features are being developed for the next LTS
> > release, but
> > > they're not suitable for reliable day-to-day work.
> > >
> > > LTS releases are the "stable" branch of Ubuntu. The non-LTS
> > releases are
> > > unstable.
> > >
> > > Andrew Oakley
> > > Head of Software Development
> > > Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
> > > 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ
> > > T 01242 211460  F 01242 211122  W www.hesa.ac.uk
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > _____________________________________________________________________
> > >
> > > Higher Education Statistics Agency Ltd (HESA) is a company
> > limited by
> > > guarantee, registered in England at 95 Promenade Cheltenham
> > GL50 1HZ.
> > > Registered No. 2766993. The members are Universities UK and GuildHE.
> > > Registered Charity No. 1039709. Certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.
> > >
> > > HESA Services Ltd (HSL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of HESA,
> > > registered in England at the same address. Registered No. 3109219.
> > >
> > > This email is private and confidential. If you have reason
> > to believe
> > > that you have received this message in error, please contact the
> > > sender immediately and remove it from your system.
> > >
> > > No employee or agent is authorised to conclude any agreement binding
> > > on HESA/HSL without express written confirmation by the Chief
> > > Executive or an employee of HESA/HSL with director in their title.
> > >
> > _____________________________________________________________________
> > >
> > > This outgoing email was virus scanned for HESA by MessageLabs.
> > >
> > _____________________________________________________________________
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > gloucs mailing list
> > > gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gloucs
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > gloucs mailing list
> > gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gloucs
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________
> >
> > This incoming email was virus scanned for HESA by MessageLabs.
> > ______________________________________________________________
> >
>
> _____________________________________________________________________
>
> Higher Education Statistics Agency Ltd (HESA) is a company limited by
> guarantee, registered in England at 95 Promenade Cheltenham GL50 1HZ.
> Registered No. 2766993. The members are Universities UK and GuildHE.
> Registered Charity No. 1039709. Certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.
>
> HESA Services Ltd (HSL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of HESA,
> registered in England at the same address. Registered No. 3109219.
>
> This email is private and confidential. If you have reason to believe
> that you have received this message in error, please contact the
> sender immediately and remove it from your system.
>
> No employee or agent is authorised to conclude any agreement binding
> on HESA/HSL without express written confirmation by the Chief
> Executive or an employee of HESA/HSL with director in their title.
> _____________________________________________________________________
>
> This outgoing email was virus scanned for HESA by MessageLabs.
> _____________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:41:32 +0000
> From: Glyn Davies <glynd at walmore.com>
> Subject: Re: [Gloucs] Bad Karma
> To: Gloucestershire LUG <gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Message-ID: <4B046A0C.6090003 at walmore.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Andrew Oakley wrote:
> > Looks like Dell are of much the same mind about Ubuntu - the LTS
> > releases are the way forward for the average user. Dell are putting some
> > manpower into Ubuntu 10.4 LTS development.
> >
> > http://www.workswithu.com/2009/11/17/dell-shows-ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx-s
> > ome-love/
> >
> >
> >
> Hmmm. Just to say I haven't seen any replies to my original post or
> indeed the original post itself. No doubt Tiscali have blocked by domain
> host's mail server again. Ho hum. So sorry for not replying (hope there
> wasn't a happy band for a meet on Tuesday :) ). I'll try to catch up on
> the archive.
>
> Anyhoo, just to say a KK fresh install did no better (boot croaked,
> video croaked, synaptic pad croaked). Installing Fedora12 as I type.
>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Glyn Davies
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:37:35 +0000
> From: Rob Jervis <rob at jervis.ws>
> Subject: Re: [Gloucs] Bad Karma
> To: Gloucestershire LUG <gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Message-ID:
>        <5c53dc060911181437h1935f84t8d27d3b08adebd23 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> 2009/11/18 Glyn Davies <glynd at walmore.com>
>
> > Andrew Oakley wrote:
> > > Looks like Dell are of much the same mind about Ubuntu - the LTS
> > > releases are the way forward for the average user. Dell are putting
> some
> > > manpower into Ubuntu 10.4 LTS development.
> > >
> > >
> http://www.workswithu.com/2009/11/17/dell-shows-ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx-s
> > > ome-love/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Hmmm. Just to say I haven't seen any replies to my original post or
> > indeed the original post itself. No doubt Tiscali have blocked by domain
> > host's mail server again. Ho hum. So sorry for not replying (hope there
> > wasn't a happy band for a meet on Tuesday :) ). I'll try to catch up on
> > the archive.
> >
> > Anyhoo, just to say a KK fresh install did no better (boot croaked,
> > video croaked, synaptic pad croaked). Installing Fedora12 as I type.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards
> > Glyn Davies
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > gloucs mailing list
> > gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gloucs
> >
>
>
> I did a fresh install of Fedora 12 today and it went like a dream, no
> issues
> to report.  Have my drive encrypted, a test VM running etc. I am busy
> installing apps as I type.
>
> Rob
>
> --
> Rob Jervis
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> gloucs mailing list
> gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk
> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gloucs
> Virtual IRC meets every Sunday 8-10pm
> in #glug on irc.slashnet.org
>
> End of gloucs Digest, Vol 278, Issue 5
> **************************************
>