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Software Freedom Day
by Ian McDonald 24 May '07

24 May '07

Folks, The committee have been looking at what we can do to promote this event this year and have come up with some ideas but we need your input. What we are looking at is a public display at the library and also an event like we had in Centreplace last year, followed by an installfest. We have people on the committe who are willing to organise the library display and the installfest. However if we are to do an event like Centreplace we need some volunteers who are prepared to lead it. Committee members are prepared to help but want somebody to lead it. If this feels like you, then contact us. Please note that this is a reasonable amount of work to carry out as Craig Box will attest to from last year. Ian (WLUG president) -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 20 May '07

20 May '07

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LindsayDruett will be speaking on http://www.wlug.org.nz/Asterisk. The meeting will be at 7:30pm, TW.2.07 (http://www.wlug.org.nz/TW).

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Re: [wlug] DVD authoring for Linux
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 19 May '07

19 May '07

I had a problem with DeVeDe "losing my sound track and replacing it with white noise. I thought it to be operator error but maybe not. Regards John > > Devede works ok on the whole, but gets things really badly > wrong sometimes. For example, one movie I mastered/burned > had the soundtrack missing. Also, it doesn't let you name > the titles. > > Unfortunately, DVD mastering is one of the few remaining > areas where Linux continues to cling to its old > geekocratic reputation. > > <tangent>/me heard some folks on #xfce describing Ubuntu > as the 'Windows Vista of the Linux World'</tangent> > > There's definitely room for a nice gui-based DVD author > prog which allows simple use, yet gives control as needed. > > David > > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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DVD authoring for Linux
by Ian McDonald 18 May '07

18 May '07

Found this quite interesting: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/09/1552256 -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Microsoft back ODF as a standard!
by Ian McDonald 18 May '07

18 May '07

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9720370-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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hosting company
by Haldor Riddering 17 May '07

17 May '07

hi, whats a good local linux hosting company. I just want a smallish footprint with a database and php option someone who could walk me through buying a domain too as it's all new to me. thanks heaps Haldor Riddering

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Powersaving on Linux
by Ian McDonald 14 May '07

14 May '07

Intel has released this tool to show how you can save power better on your machine: http://www.linuxpowertop.org/ -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Microsoft counts number of opensource patent issues
by Ian McDonald 14 May '07

14 May '07

Microsoft is starting to rattle some sabres: An excerpt from http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867/ (Found at lwn.net). But he does break down the total number allegedly violated - 235 - into categories. He says that the Linux kernel - the deepest layer of the free operating system, which interacts most directly with the computer hardware - violates 42 Microsoft patents. The Linux graphical user interfaces - essentially, the way design elements like menus and toolbars are set up - run afoul of another 65, he claims. The Open Office suite of programs, which is analogous to Microsoft Office, infringes 45 more. E-mail programs infringe 15, while other assorted FOSS programs allegedly transgress 68. Looks like Microsoft is starting to change strategy.... -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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AMD to offer Open Source drivers.
by James Pluck 13 May '07

13 May '07

http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/05/09/amd-will-deliver-… -- James Pluck PalmOS Ergo Sum "Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list..."

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 13 May '07

13 May '07

As per the WLUG charter, please note that there is a WLUG executive committee meeting one week from today. If you wish to get an item on the agenda for this meeting, please email it to secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hopefully this is the correst date. Location to be discussed on list, I guess... # Previous Minutes # Treasurers report # Correspondence # Matters # Server status # General business * Workshop at Glenview Activity Center. * SFD event, Newb presentation and Installfest

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