[Sussex] RE: Sussex Digest, Vol 82, Issue 18

Wed Apr 13 20:30:03 UTC 2005

Hi all,

Here's a few corrections that I think ought to be made to the flyer:

"What is Linux" paragraph:

Remove the **marked** comma from "The most common OS for PCs is Windows,
which is now the highest cost **,** single component.

"Why is Linux Free?" paragraph:

Add the following two **marked** commas, i.e. 

The developers of Linux believe that by giving away the source code for free
**,** others can make changes and improvements that benefit everyone. The
bigger the group **,** the greater the sum of the parts. Thousands of
people, from all over the world, have now contributed to Linux.

"Who Uses Linux" paragraph:

Because you have used the pluralized word "devices", I think you should make
the "mobile phone" comment plural, too. Remove the superfluous word "big"
and possibly remove the brackets from the last comment, i.e.

Anyone can use Linux. Linux is not just found in PCs. Linux is found in
devices as small as mobile phones and as large and expensive as the top of
the range systems from IBM, which can cost millions.

And finally, the "What is SLUG" paragraph:

Having read the concerned comments, regarding the mention of beer, how
about?.....

The Sussex Linux Users' Group provides support to Linux and Open Source
enthusiasts in the East and West Sussex Area. The SLUG is however a good
excuse to meet up and chat with like-minded folk, in a relaxed and friendly
atmosphere.

Just some suggestions! Hope you don't mind me throwing in my two penn'eth
worth ;)

Paul.M.

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Mail client suggestions (Thomas Adam)
   2. Re: New Flyer for the BCF (Colin Tuckley)
   3. Re: New Flyer for the BCF (steve at dobson.org)
   4. Re: New Flyer for the BCF (steve at dobson.org)
   5. Re: New Flyer for the BCF (steve at dobson.org)
   6. Re: Who removed the space??!! (Jon Fautley)
   7. Re: Who removed the space??!! (Steve Williams)
   8. Re: New Flyer for the BCF (Andrew Guard)
   9. Re: New Flyer for the BCF (Andrew Guard)
  10. Re: Who removed the space??!! (Geoffrey Teale)
  11. Re: More "Samba woes" Was:[Sussex] Connecting SuSE 9.2 to
      Windows XP (Steve Williams)

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:29:52 +0100
From: Thomas Adam <thomas at edulinux.homeunix.org>
Subject: Re: [Sussex] Mail client suggestions
To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
Message-ID: <20050413172952.GG21553 at edulinux.homeunix.org>
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On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 06:10:13PM +0100, Paul Howard wrote:
> Has anyone got any suggestions for a decent mail client I can use?

Mutt.

Or see this:

http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Mail/muas.html

-- Thomas Adam

--  
"One of us is a cigar stand, and one of us is a lovely blue incandescent
guillotine" -- Stephen Malkmus, "Type Slowly" from "Brighten The Corners"

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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:31:29 +0100
From: Colin Tuckley <colin at tuckley.org>
Subject: Re: [Sussex] New Flyer for the BCF
To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Message-ID: <425D5771.4040100 at tuckley.org>
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steve at dobson.org wrote:

> If anyone coming to the BCF next month (from the start - Colin, 
> Frances, Karl)

Err.. I might not actually be there at all - especially if it's on the 1st
May.

Colin

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 Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it is pronounced?

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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:39:24 +0100
From: steve at dobson.org
Subject: Re: [Sussex] New Flyer for the BCF
To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Message-ID: <20050413173924.GA23306 at sylvester>
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Colin

On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 06:31:29PM +0100, Colin Tuckley wrote:
> steve at dobson.org wrote:
> 
> > If anyone coming to the BCF next month (from the start - Colin, 
> > Frances, Karl)
> 
> Err.. I might not actually be there at all - especially if it's on the 
> 1st May.

Then I guess that you're not going to be there as the 1st of May is a
Sunday.

Steve
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:41:34 +0100
From: steve at dobson.org
Subject: Re: [Sussex] New Flyer for the BCF
To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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Andrew

On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 05:17:07PM +0100, Andrew Guard wrote:
> steve at dobson.org wrote:
> >SLUGgers
> >
> >On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 04:48:36PM +0100, steve at dobson.org wrote:
> >
> >>The new version is back up:  http://www.sussex.lug.org.uk/flyer.sxw
> >
> >
> >A PDF version is now available too:
> >     http://www.sussex.lug.org.uk/flyer.pdf
> >
> >If anyone coming to the BCF next month (from the start - Colin, Frances, 
> >Karl)
> >if you could ask printers local to you we should be able to find the best
> >price.  The PDF file is what my local printers can work from.
> 
> OK I take it going to be in colour, what paper size?  Is it going to be 
> both sided?

A5, which is the size of the paper in both the PDF and SXW files
(or should be).  That's about the right size of a cheap handout.
Also note, the handout can be folded in three very easily.

Steve
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:43:03 +0100
From: steve at dobson.org
Subject: Re: [Sussex] New Flyer for the BCF
To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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Colin

On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 06:28:39PM +0100, Colin Tuckley wrote:
> steve at dobson.org wrote:
> 
> >>The new version is back up:
> >>  http://www.sussex.lug.org.uk/flyer.sxw
> > 
> > 
> > A PDF version is now available too:
> >      http://www.sussex.lug.org.uk/flyer.pdf
> 
> I ran this past a Tech Writer friend, she said:

Oh good, some skilled at spotting simple mistakes in text.

>   when and where SLUG meets - from, not form
> 
>   How to contact SLUG should be How Can I Contact SLUG

Both corrected and posted

Steve
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 17:12:40 +0100
From: Jon Fautley <jon at geekpeople.net>
Subject: Re: [Sussex] Who removed the space??!!
To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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Geoffrey J. Teale wrote:
> Jon Fautley <jon at geekpeople.net> writes:
> 
> 
>>:)
>>
>>I'd imagine they would, yes lol. I'm just impressed I achieved 93% in
>>the exam, despite the fact I did about 10 minutes of revision this
>>morning (that's all the revision I've done), and haven't completed the
>>official training course.
> 
> 
> Now.. does that say more about you or about the qualification :-P

Considering the pass rate is *very* low (can't tell you the actual 
figure, but it's VERY low) I'd say it says more about me :)

... but then I would say that, wouldn't I ... ;)

> 
>>I'm now booked on the RHCA course - 5 x 4 day courses :(
> 
> 
> Ewww.. rather you than me.
> 
> If it carries on like this I'm gonna have to get Novell certified just
> to be different :-)

eww... Novell... anyone else noticed how they keep slating Linux at 
every oppotunity now? ;)

Jon

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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 17:40:21 +0100
From: Steve Williams <sdp.williams at btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: [Sussex] Who removed the space??!!
To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Message-ID: <425D4B75.2050508 at btinternet.com>
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Jon Fautley wrote:

>
>
> Richie Jarvis wrote:
>
>> Bah! I had all the SLUG mailing nicely filing automatically into my 
>> SLUG folder - until today - when someone removed a space from the 
>> List-ID: field...
>>
>> Own up - whoever you are ;)
>
>
> Probably lug.org.uk central committee, or whatever they're called ;)
>
> Why not just filter on 'sussex.mailman.lug.org.uk' being contained in 
> the List-Id field? Much easier, as they should never change, unless 
> something major happens on the list server...
>
> Jon <who is now RHCE (Certificate Number 803005541914573) as of this 
> morning :) >

Did you get that off the dispenser on the wall in the Red Hat Corporate 
HQ Lav?

Steve W.

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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:53:03 +0100
From: Andrew Guard <andrew at andrewguard.com>
Subject: Re: [Sussex] New Flyer for the BCF
To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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steve at dobson.org wrote:
> SLUGgers
> 
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 04:48:36PM +0100, steve at dobson.org wrote:
> 
>>The new version is back up:
>>  http://www.sussex.lug.org.uk/flyer.sxw
> 
> 
> A PDF version is now available too:
>      http://www.sussex.lug.org.uk/flyer.pdf

The SLUG is however a good excuse to chat about Linux and drink beer.

I would remove the mention of "drink beer" this is dogie area which I 
dont think we want to get in to.
Change it to
The SLUG is however a good excuse to chat about Linux and computers in 
general while having a drink.  The group is for every for IT manager to 
most important ones of all the everyday user.

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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:58:06 +0100
From: Andrew Guard <andrew at andrewguard.com>
Subject: Re: [Sussex] New Flyer for the BCF
To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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Steve Dobson wrote:
> SLUGgers
> 
> Last month we ran out of flyers for the BCF stand.  As Richie is now 
> complaining of having nothing to read I thought it would be a better use
> of his time to proof read the new flyer.

Also it should have in big red letters "FREE flyer, please take away" or 
something like that.

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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:06:01 +0100
From: Geoffrey Teale <tealeg at member.fsf.org>
Subject: Re: [Sussex] Who removed the space??!!
To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Message-ID: <1113415561.11090.24.camel at beowulf.skypickle.com>
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On Wed, 2005-04-13 at 17:12 +0100, Jon Fautley wrote:
> eww... Novell... anyone else noticed how they keep slating Linux at 
> every oppotunity now? ;)

Slating Linux?  

I haven't seen Novell do that - they seem to be _very_ pro-linux right
now.  Was there some specific example I missed?

Now Sun on the other hand - they seem determined to send out FUD left
right and centre.

-- 
Geoffrey Teale <tealeg at member.fsf.org>
Free Software Foundation

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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:11:13 +0100
From: Steve Williams <sdp.williams at btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: More "Samba woes" Was:[Sussex] Connecting SuSE 9.2 to
	Windows XP
To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Message-ID: <425D60C1.1050508 at btinternet.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Colin Tuckley wrote:

>John D. wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Does it really need to have apache running? Cos I don't "do" apache i.e.
>>I know "bog all" about servers and the like!
>>    
>>
>
>No! It provides it's own web server - hence the non-standard port.
>
>Colin
>  
>

Well you learn something new every day - I thought swat required some 
sort of host web server. Good to know that one.

John, delete item 1 in my guide!

Steve W.

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