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Re: ubuntu 13.04 now available via ubuntu.net.au

Jared Norris — 2013-05-11T12:28:45

Awesome job, it's always good to have a local service for this. It makes it
easy for those without much bandwidth as well as those who aren't sure how
to correctly burn ISOs to disk or set up a USB drive.


On 30 April 2013 13:23, peter baker <jellyware-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org> wrote:

Re: Ubuntu-AU - Team Meeting

Jared Norris — 2013-05-11T05:43:38

Good afternoon all,

Just to let everyone know I've added an agenda item to the meeting
regarding re-approval. It will be coming up in the Saucy cycle so we need
to start thinking about if we want to see re-approval or not. At our
current level of activity I'd suggest we are unlikely to obtain
re-approval. But I believe by mentioning it now if there are people who
want to drive some local activity they can turn this around before the
re-approval date.

Unfortunately I will be unable to make tomorrow nights meeting due to prior
commitments but wanted to start getting people to think about this. I am
more than willing to help people know what is needed to and help guide them
through if there are people willing to do so.



On 11 May 2013 12:17, Joel Addison <jaddi27-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org> wrote:

Ubuntu-AU - Team Meeting

Joel Addison — 2013-05-11T02:17:31

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that there is a team meeting tomorrow night (12 May).
Currently there is nothing on the agenda, but I am sure as with past
meetings a number of things will come up.

Agenda: http://loco.ubuntu.com/meetings/ubuntu-au/574/detail/

Please come along to #ubuntu-au on FreeNode IRC to join in. The meeting
will start at 8pm.

Thanks,

Joel Addison

ubuntu 13.04 now available via ubuntu.net.au

peter baker — 2013-04-30T03:23:02

hey guys

I have updated ubuntu.net.au to ship the latest version of ubuntu,
13.04 "Raring
Ringtail"

still the same price, $3 for a cd/dvd, $10 for a brand name usb thumb drive
(currently imation 8gb drives)  this includes postage anywhere in australia

shipping ubuntu, kubuntu and xubuntu 13.04

ubuntu and kubuntu 12.04 LTS

peter

Sydney Release Party is next weekend!

Joel Pickett — 2013-04-18T06:54:27

Hi all,

Just a reminder that there is a Sydney release party on next Saturday, 27th
April at 2:00pm in Paddington. Full location and direction details are
available at
http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-au/2208-ubuntu-au-sydney-raring-release-gathering/

It's not a formal event as such, just a meet-up at a coffee and bookstore
to chat about the release and Ubuntu itself. You don't need to add your
name to attend but it would be nice to get an idea of the numbers to expect.

If you have any question or queries, just reply to the ubuntu-au mailing
list or come chat to us on IRC on #ubuntu-au on freenode.

See you there,

Joel

Re: Sydney Release Party - April 2013

Ferdinand Lehnard — 2013-04-16T11:09:04

Hi Joel,

I cannot make it, I am currently overseas. Hope to make it next time.

kind regards
Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Pickett <jpickett-GeWIH/nMZzLQT0dZR+AlfA< at >public.gmane.org>
To: Ubuntu-AU <ubuntu-au-nLRlyDuq1AZFpShjVBNYrg< at >public.gmane.org>
Subject: Sydney Release Party - April 2013
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 14:21:09 +1100

Hi all, 

Coinciding with the release of Ubuntu 13.04, I'm created an event
at http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-au/2208/detail/. The release
party is scheduled for Saturday, 27th April 2013 at 2pm local Sydney
time at the Ampersand Cafe and Book Store in Paddington. 

This is the Saturday after the release of Ubuntu 13.04, Raring Ringtail.
This could possibly be the last proper release of Ubuntu, due to the
chance of changing to a rolling release, along with the usual two-year
LTS release. 

You can register your attendance, or join us on IRC at #ubuntu-au for
any questions.

Re: PDF printing problem

Jared Norris — 2013-04-04T12:18:54


Glad to hear it ended up okay, sounds like an odd problem. Thanks for
getting back to us, now if anyone else is searching the list and comes
across the problem they know that not only are they not alone, there is a
solution.

Re: Fwd: 13.04 Raring Ringtail Global Release Party

Cary Bielenberg — 2013-04-04T06:37:05

Fwd: 13.04 Raring Ringtail Global Release Party

Jared Norris — 2013-04-02T21:07:10

Good morning all,

A reminder about the 13.04 release came through that I thought I'd forward
on. I've also edited the Sydney event so it links to the global event (now
that it has been created). Lets see if we can get 3 - 4 parties going this
release. Anyone up for one in Brisbane?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Laura Czajkowski <laura-2rvEsVVvNWsOwepEEgWQCA< at >public.gmane.org>
Date: 3 April 2013 06:42
Subject: 13.04 Raring Ringtail Global Release Party
To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts" <
loco-contacts-nLRlyDuq1AZFpShjVBNYrg< at >public.gmane.org>

 Aloha

It's coming closer to to that time of the cycle again where we plan our
release parties in our LoCos.  I've created the global event on the LTP -
http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/global/2322/  and it would be great to see
all the many teams adding their events there like we have in the past.
I've set the date for a month after the event as we often get requests to
keep it open so teams who want to have a release party at a later sta

Membership Board Re-Staffing

Jared Norris — 2013-04-01T09:25:15

Good evening all,

I just wanted to drop a quick (belated) note to let you know the Ubuntu
Membership Boards are looking for some new members.

If you've been involved in Ubuntu teams for a little while it might be
worth checking out. It requires only a little allocation of time but is a
very personally rewarding team to be a part of. For all the details check
out the news post on it -
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/03/22/ubuntu-membership-board-call-for-nominations/

I'm currently a sitting member myself so if you have any questions feel
free to ask, I know there are a few former members floating around as well.

Re: PDF printing problem

Geoffrey Wilfred Combes — 2013-03-31T04:34:39

In a previous posting I mentioned my problem with printing PDFs and some
other documents where some of the page is cut off.
I came up with a complicated answer but the best answer is much simpler:
For example if the page size is A4 select paper 'A4 borderless 297x 210'
rather than 'A4'. 
Problem solved. In hindsight it's obvious isn't it?  
Geoffrey

Fwd: Ubuntu Global Jam (S-Series) Announcement

Jared Norris — 2013-03-29T00:07:50

Good afternoon all,

They've given us plenty of notice for the next global jam so I thought I'd
pass it on just to get people contemplating ideas at this stage. All the
information is in the email below.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Randall Ross <randall-BSS8MCgTKUcxAGwisGp4zA< at >public.gmane.org>
Date: 29 March 2013 09:16
Subject: Ubuntu Global Jam (S-Series) Announcement
To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts" <
loco-contacts-nLRlyDuq1AZFpShjVBNYrg< at >public.gmane.org>, community-announce-nLRlyDuq1AZFpShjVBNYrg< at >public.gmane.org

Greetings Ubuntu World,

There will be Jam!

We are planning our next Ubuntu Global Jam (for the S series release) to
occur on:

    Friday September 13, 2013
    Saturday September 14, 2013
    Sunday September 15, 2013

Please mark your calendars and tell everyone you know to *start planning
now*. Please put a placeholder on your calendars and also at:

    http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/global/2315/

    (Friendly suggestion: Do not let other events or acti

FW: 3/15/2013 10:24:26 PM

Chris Robinson — 2013-03-15T21:24:28

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Chris Robinson . 



3/15/2013 10:24:26 PM

Ubuntu-AU March 2013 Team Meeting

Joel Addison — 2013-03-10T11:16:30

Hi everyone,

The March 2013 Team Meeting for Ubuntu Australia was held tonight. We
discussed events in 2012, what we should look at for 2013, and release
parties for Raring Ringtail.

If you missed the meeting, you can catch up by reading the minutes. The
meeting event page has links to the relevant logs.
http://loco.ubuntu.com/meetings/ubuntu-au/543/detail/

Thanks,

Joel Addison

Arduino loading problem

Geoffrey Wilfred Combes — 2013-03-10T02:19:52

I am trying to load a program into an Arduino UNO microprocessor. The
program is a AZ-EL rotator controller. It has been successfully uploaded
by others using the Ardunio IDE for Windows. I am using the IDE
downloaded (from the Ubuntu software centre) to Ubuntu 12.10LTS, my
current system. I began using the port USBo which I think is the correct
one for serial transfer. The IDE window is now listing USB1. After
compiling this message is received:
"avrdude: stk500-recv(): programmer is not responding"
Could someone tell what initial part of this message might mean.
By the way I can say that the program has not uploaded because the new
Arduino UNO came with a LED blinking program on it and this continues to
run.
Thanks,
Geoffrey

Sydney Release Party - April 2013

Joel Pickett — 2013-03-06T03:21:09

Hi all,

Coinciding with the release of Ubuntu 13.04, I'm created an event at
http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-au/2208/detail/. The release party is
scheduled for Saturday, 27th April 2013 at 2pm local Sydney time at the
Ampersand Cafe and Book Store in Paddington.

This is the Saturday after the release of Ubuntu 13.04, Raring Ringtail.
This could possibly be the last proper release of Ubuntu, due to the chance
of changing to a rolling release, along with the usual two-year LTS release.

You can register your attendance, or join us on IRC at #ubuntu-au for any
questions.

Re: Linux Tablet

Jared Norris — 2013-03-05T06:46:41



There is currently a very basic shell of an operating system that
developers are working on building. For more details please see
http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tablet and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch

Please note, it is currently not a replacement for a tablet or a phone,
just a platform intended for enthusiasts who want to contribute testing and
building the platform. There is no set time frame that I'm aware of for a
finished product. As the wiki site mentions though, it's currently being
actively developed by Canonical for the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and for the
tablets Nexus 7 & 10. So if you were hoping to run Ubuntu Touch on your
device those would be the safest options for now. I personally would be
keen to purchase the Nexus 10 (nice piece of hardware - if only Google Play
ever had it in stock) to have a play, if that ever happens I'll definitely
shoot a report to the list. I'd also encourage anyone else to feel free to
write up their experiences with the new platform.

Re: Linux Tablet

Boden Matthews — 2013-03-05T02:59:05

Linux Tablet

Geoffrey Wilfred Combes — 2013-03-05T02:05:16

Is it true that an operating system by Canonical or another is available
for someone to produce a tablet comparable with others on the market?
If so how soon should be reasonably expect one to appear?
Presently I own neither a tablet nor a mobile phone. I'm not in a hurry
to buy such time-wasting toys but I guess I must soon. Should I buy a
tablet (say, rather than a notebook) for portable use I would prefer
that it has a Linux operating system.
By the way I am an engineer and a licensed radio amateur (time-wasting,
yes, but also a thinking hobby) so I am not averse to wireless
communication.
Your views would be of interest to me.
Geoffrey Combes

Fwd: Ubuntu Developer Summits Now Online and Every Three Months

Jared Norris — 2013-02-26T23:31:19

Good morning all,

I just saw this announcement come through and I've already seen a lot of
discussion amongst other Ubuntu people I interact with so thought you might
all be interested as well.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jono Bacon <jono-GeWIH/nMZzLQT0dZR+AlfA< at >public.gmane.org>
Date: 27 February 2013 04:29
Subject: Ubuntu Developer Summits Now Online and Every Three Months
To: community-announce-nLRlyDuq1AZFpShjVBNYrg< at >public.gmane.org

Hi All,

From the beginning of the Ubuntu project the Ubuntu community has
discussed, designed, and planned each release of Ubuntu at the <a href="
http://uds.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu Developer Summit</a> (UDS), which happens
every six months at the beginning of a new release cycle.

The event, organized and funded by Canonical, is designed to get the
brightest minds in the Ubuntu community together and develop a rigorous set
of blueprints and work items for the forthcoming release of Ubuntu. These
blueprints are tracked openly in
https://blueprints.launchpad.

Fwd: Re: Ubuntu 12.10, separate drive to Win - manual partitioning,feedback please

David — 2013-02-24T05:47:00

Thanks Bevin.

There's the 2TB drive listed as dev/sdc, then dev/sdc1 listed as
'Windows boot loader', and then dev/sdc2. The 2TB Windows drive was put
in the computer first and the 1.5 TB drive for Ubuntu was added later.
In Windows disk management the 2TB drive is listed as disk0, then the
500Gb one as disk1, and the 1.5TB one as disk2.

30Gb for home: have I maybe got things the wrong way round - should it
be a 10-30 Gb allocation for /root, and all the rest of the disk given
over to /home except for the swap area?

Dave

----- Original message -----
From: [1]bevin_watson-sFbbPxZDHXw0n/F98K4Iww< at >public.gmane.org
To: Ubuntu <[2]ubuntu-au-nLRlyDuq1AZFpShjVBNYrg< at >public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: Ubuntu 12.10, separate drive to Win - manual partitioning,
feedback please
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:17:31 +1100

A couple of little thoughts.



Are you sure Windows is on sdc?  Windows tends to get pretty upset if
it isn't on partition 1, disk 1.
30 Gig sounds like a lot for /home, but remember that by defaults all
you