ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 64, Issue 102
gaurav rai
grai.iitb at gmail.com
Thu Dec 10 12:59:34 UTC 2009
Dear friend
I have laptop Dell 1440 and after installing ubuntu 9.04 I faced mainly two
problem; one is sound is not coming and another one is error window "DBus
error org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor.Failed: An operation is already
pending"
Thanks alot
Gaurav Rai
student
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> 1. [ANNOUNCE] Ubuntu EMEA Regional Membership Board seeking new
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> 2. Re: That Code of Conduct (Avi Greenbury)
> 3. Re: apt-get dist-upgrade, and X issues (stan)
> 4. Re: Forms design for web pages - what's available? (Colin Law)
> 5. Re: That Code of Conduct (Cybe R. Wizard)
> 6. Re: That Code of Conduct (Avi Greenbury)
> 7. Re: That Code of Conduct (Oliver Grawert)
> 8. Re: That Code of Conduct (Cybe R. Wizard)
> 9. Re: Forms design for web pages - what's available? (Hal Burgiss)
> 10. Re: That Code of Conduct (Alan Pope)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:45:29 +0000
> From: Alan Pope <alan at popey.com>
> Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Ubuntu EMEA Regional Membership Board seeking new
> member
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> The Ubuntu EMEA Regional Membership Board (EMEA RMB) is seeking an
> additional Ubuntu community member to join as a member of the board.
> More details about the RMB can be found at the following links:-
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/RegionalBoards
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/RegionalBoards/EMEA
> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-membership-board-emea<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-membership-board-emea>
>
> The Regional Membership Boards are responsible for considering Ubuntu
> member applications and do this via a regular public meeting held on
> IRC. Ideally the candidate should reside in an timezone which is
> conducive to attending one hour online meetings which are typically
> held at around 20:00 UTC, and can commit to attending those meetings
> wherever possible.
>
> The EMEA RMB will collate nominations and pass the list (in full) to
> the Community Council who will select one person from the list
> supplied. The plan looks like this:-
>
> * Nominations open with this mail on 10th December 2009
> * Nominations close on 17th December 2009
> * EMEA RMB to collate nominees and pass to the Community Council by
> 24th December
> * Community Council to select from above pool and announce accordingly
>
> If you are an Ubuntu member and are interested in joining the EMEA
> RMB, or know someone else who is an existing member and might be
> suitable, please drop an email to the board at the following address:-
>
> ubuntu-membership-board-emea at lists.ubuntu.com
>
> Note: This is a private mailing list so your mail will be held in
> moderation, and you may be notified of this via a reply. We will
> approve all nomination mails to the list.
>
> Please pass this notification on to your teams.
>
> Many thanks,
> Alan Pope
> For the Community Council and EMEA Regional Membership Board
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:03:47 +0000
> From: Avi Greenbury <avismailinglistaccount at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: That Code of Conduct
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <20091210110347.3281a49e at jup-linux2.SGL.GROUP>
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>
> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> > One of the core components, yes, but still /not/ aimed at simple
> > users. According to all the documentation I have read users are /not/
> > members of the Ubuntu community. To be one of those members takes an
> > application and approval.
>
> As far as I gather, there are two distinct ideas:
> Ubuntu Member
> Ubuntu Community Member (or member of the ubuntu community)
>
> To become a Ubuntu Member requires going through an approval process,
> and to have been a member of the Ubuntu community.
> To be a member of the Ubuntu community just requires participation in
> it, via mailing lists, newsgroups, IRC, wikis, commits, forums etc.
> This is different to a 'ubuntu user' who uses the software but doesn't
> participate in the community.
> (I do think the names are rather more similar than is convenient.)
>
> The CoC, therefore, applies to anyone participating in the ubuntu
> community - including those of us on this list.
>
> --
> Avi Greenbury
> http://aviswebsite.co.uk ;)
> http://aviswebsite.co.uk/asking-questions
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:07:34 -0500
> From: stan <stanb at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: apt-get dist-upgrade, and X issues
> To: Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com>
> Cc: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <20091210110734.GA1006 at teddy.fas.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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> On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 08:01:23PM +0100, Tom H wrote:
> > >> Note: ran across this today while checking what the new gdm update was
> > >> related to.
> > >> 2.28.1-0ubuntu2
> > >> Publishing details
> > >>
> >
> > IMO upstart is not to blame here. The Ubuntu devs would have probably
> > done the "don't respawn..." if they were still using sysvinit because
> > the reason for the "don't respawn..." is to use the new Xorg
> > bulletproof X handler, if I understand the error correctly. So you
> > should blame X or the way that the devs are implementing bulletproof
> > X! :)
> >
> I agree that upstart was not the culprit here. Having said that, I still
> don't see the advantage of chaging somehting this basic a part of the OS,
> without some extremly compelling reason, which I don't see in this case.
>
> --
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> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:09:50 +0000
> From: Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: Forms design for web pages - what's available?
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID:
> <5fbc01370912100309x52f1a4d9sde6a7b3747e93ce0 at mail.gmail.com>
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> 2009/12/9 Chris G <cl at isbd.net>:
> > I'm looking for a tool a bit like the Forms Design part of Open Office
> > (or MS Access for that matter) that will build web data input forms. I
> > don't want a full-blown CMS or site design package, I just want to be
> > able to build some simple data entry pages to load data into a
> > database from the web (well, actually my intranet).
> >
> > Is there anything out there which can do this?
> >
>
> Have you looked at Ruby on Rails? It might look like overkill for
> what you want (and probably is), but with the scaffold generators it
> will build the web forms for you and though you think that is all that
> you want perhaps in the future you will want more capability, in that
> case RoR will help you do pretty much anything and turn your forms
> into a full blown web application.
>
> On top of that it is great fun.
>
> Colin
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:18:42 -0600
> From: "Cybe R. Wizard" <cyber_wizard at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: That Code of Conduct
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <20091210051842.0c1be704 at WizardsTower>
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> On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:41:45 +0100
> Oliver Grawert <ogra at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> > hi,
> > Am Mittwoch, den 09.12.2009, 20:06 -0600 schrieb Cybe R. Wizard:
> > > One of the core components, yes, but still /not/ aimed at simple
> > > users. According to all the documentation I have read users
> > > are /not/ members of the Ubuntu community.
> >
> > huh ?!?
> >
> > how do you define being a member of a community ?
> >
> > ciao
> > oli
> >
> How /I/ define it isn't a consideration when:
> http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember
> exists.
>
> Cybe R. Wizard
> --
> When Windows are opened the bugs come in.
> Winduhs
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:24:27 +0000
> From: Avi Greenbury <avismailinglistaccount at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: That Code of Conduct
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <20091210112427.71da8d6d at jup-linux2.SGL.GROUP>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>
> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:41:45 +0100
> > Oliver Grawert <ogra at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > how do you define being a member of a community ?
> > >
> > >
> > How /I/ define it isn't a consideration when:
> > http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember
> > exists.
>
> That speaks of being a Ubuntu Member, which is distinct from being a
> member of the Ubuntu Community.
>
> Bad naming in my opinion.
>
> --
> Avi Greenbury
> http://aviswebsite.co.uk ;)
> http://aviswebsite.co.uk/asking-questions
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:25:32 +0100
> From: Oliver Grawert <ogra at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: That Code of Conduct
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <1260444332.19366.230.camel at osiris.example.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> hi,
> Am Donnerstag, den 10.12.2009, 05:18 -0600 schrieb Cybe R. Wizard:
> > On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:41:45 +0100
> > Oliver Grawert <ogra at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > > huh ?!?
> > >
> > > how do you define being a member of a community ?
> > >
> > > ciao
> > > oli
> > >
> > How /I/ define it isn't a consideration when:
> > http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember
> > exists.
> thats not what defines beion a member of a community, that defines what
> it takes to be an "ubuntu member" with access to certain restricted
> areas.
>
> i can just echo Avi here, a member of a community is someone who
> paricipates in that community ...
>
> if you drive a car, wouldnt you say you are a member of the car drivers
> community even without being in an automobil club ?
>
> ;)
>
> ciao
> oli
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:25:19 -0600
> From: "Cybe R. Wizard" <cyber_wizard at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: That Code of Conduct
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <20091210052519.2accf526 at WizardsTower>
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> On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:03:47 +0000
> Avi Greenbury <avismailinglistaccount at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> > > One of the core components, yes, but still /not/ aimed at simple
> > > users. According to all the documentation I have read users
> > > are /not/ members of the Ubuntu community. To be one of those
> > > members takes an application and approval.
> >
> > As far as I gather, there are two distinct ideas:
> > Ubuntu Member
> > Ubuntu Community Member (or member of the ubuntu community)
> >
> > To become a Ubuntu Member requires going through an approval process,
> > and to have been a member of the Ubuntu community.
> > To be a member of the Ubuntu community just requires participation in
> > it, via mailing lists, newsgroups, IRC, wikis, commits, forums etc.
> > This is different to a 'ubuntu user' who uses the software but doesn't
> > participate in the community.
> > (I do think the names are rather more similar than is convenient.)
> >
> > The CoC, therefore, applies to anyone participating in the ubuntu
> > community - including those of us on this list.
> >
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership
> states simply:
> "Membership of the Ubuntu community means recognition of a significant
> and sustained contribution to Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community."
>
> That seems pretty definitive to me that community members ain't us.
> ...or at least ain't me.
>
> Cybe R. Wizard
> --
> When Windows are opened the bugs come in.
> Winduhs
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:30:39 -0500
> From: Hal Burgiss <hal at burgiss.net>
> Subject: Re: Forms design for web pages - what's available?
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <20091210113039.GC23636 at honey.burgiss.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 05:41:16PM +0000, Chris G wrote:
> > I'm looking for a tool a bit like the Forms Design part of Open Office
> > (or MS Access for that matter) that will build web data input forms. I
> > don't want a full-blown CMS or site design package, I just want to be
> > able to build some simple data entry pages to load data into a
> > database from the web (well, actually my intranet).
>
> Are you familiar at all with form components? Its a bit old school but I
> have
> a shell script that generates valid xhtml forms with a very modest
> configuration. Its pretty much one stop shopping for a simple form, but
> might
> require tinkering with output of more complex stuff.
>
> The configuration is text based like:
>
>
> fields="
> *Project Name:text:test
> *Phone Number:phone
> *Email:email
> Zipcode:zip
> Submit:submit
> "
>
> which spits out:
>
>
> <form id="thisform" action="" method="post">
> <fieldset>
> <div id="ProjectName-div" class="thisform">
> <label for="ProjectName">Project Name</label><br />
> <input size="24" type="text" class="thisform
> required" name="Project Name" id="ProjectName" value="test" />
> </div>
>
> <div id="PhoneNumber-div" class="thisform">
> <label for="PhoneNumber">Phone Number</label><br />
> <input type="text" size="3" maxlength="3"
> class="thisform required phone phone3" name="Phone Number[]"
> id="PhoneNumber1" /> -
> <input type="text" size="3" maxlength="3"
> class="thisform required phone phone3" name="Phone Number[]"
> id="PhoneNumber2" /> -
> <input type="text" size="4" maxlength="4"
> class="thisform required phone phone4" name="Phone Number[]"
> id="PhoneNumber3" />
> </div>
>
> <div id="Email-div" class="thisform">
> <label for="Email">Email</label><br />
> <input type="text" size="18" maxlength="18"
> class="thisform required email" name="Email" id="Email" />
> </div>
>
> <div id="Zipcode-div" class="thisform">
> <label for="Zipcode">Zipcode</label><br />
> <input size="5" type="text" class="thisform zip"
> name="Zipcode" id="Zipcode" />
> </div>
>
> <div id="Submit-div" class="thisform">
> <label for="Submit">Submit</label><br />
> <input type="submit" class="thisform button"
> name="Submit" id="Submit" value="Submit" />
> </div>
> </fieldset>
> </form>
> </div>
>
> --
> Hal
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:35:51 +0000
> From: Alan Pope <alan at popey.com>
> Subject: Re: That Code of Conduct
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> 2009/12/10 Cybe R. Wizard <cyber_wizard at mindspring.com>:
> > On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:03:47 +0000
> > Avi Greenbury <avismailinglistaccount at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> >> > One of the core components, yes, but still /not/ aimed at simple
> >> > users. According to all the documentation I have read users
> >> > are /not/ members of the Ubuntu community. To be one of those
> >> > members takes an application and approval.
> >>
> >> As far as I gather, there are two distinct ideas:
> >> ? ? ? Ubuntu Member
> >> ? ? ? Ubuntu Community Member (or member of the ubuntu community)
> >>
> >> To become a Ubuntu Member requires going through an approval process,
> >> and to have been a member of the Ubuntu community.
> >> To be a member of the Ubuntu community just requires participation in
> >> it, via mailing lists, newsgroups, IRC, wikis, commits, forums etc.
> >> This is different to a 'ubuntu user' who uses the software but doesn't
> >> participate in the community.
> >> (I do think the names are rather more similar than is convenient.)
> >>
> >> The CoC, therefore, applies to anyone participating in the ubuntu
> >> community - including those of us on this list.
> >>
> >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership
> > states simply:
> > "Membership of the Ubuntu community means recognition of a significant
> > and sustained contribution to Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community."
> >
>
> Which implies there is "Membership" and there is "Community", the
> first is a subset of the second.
>
> > That seems pretty definitive to me that community members ain't us.
> > ...or at least ain't me.
> >
>
> No, "Ubuntu Members" 'aint you', but "Ubuntu Community" is you and
> everyone else on this list.
>
> I agree though the wording isn't great.
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
>
>
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Gaurav Rai
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Lovely Professional University
Punjab
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