[ubuntu-za] Promo Items

ian at stirlingsolutions.co.za ian at stirlingsolutions.co.za
Wed Oct 20 19:04:37 BST 2010 

Thanks to all those who replied. The Spread Ubuntu site has some great  
stuff on and I agree that a ZA specific site would be good. I'm  
definitely going to be heading more towards Ubuntu in my shop...


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>    1.  Ubuntu on Microsoft survey (Andre Rossouw)
>    2. Re:  using Linux as a front-end controller for a SAN?
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>    3. Re:  Promo Items (maia grotepass)
>    4. Re:  Promo Items (William Walter Kinghorn)
>    5. Re:  Promo Items (Jason McBeath)
>    6.  Baobab (Bill Cairns)
>    7. Re:  Baobab (Robert Holm)
>    8. Re:  Baobab (Miles)
>    9. Re:  Baobab (Bill Cairns)
>   10.  Cell C USB Speed Sticks (Helge Reikeras)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:07:52 +0200
> From: Andre Rossouw <andre at arnet.co.za>
> Subject: [ubuntu-za] Ubuntu on Microsoft survey
> To: ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Hi, just had the pleasure of completing a survey for Microsoft.
> Interestingly, Ubuntu has made it onto the list of "primary providers of
> software, services or technology for your organisation".
>
> http://public.arnet.co.za/downloads/screenshot1.png
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> --
> Andre Rossouw <andre at arnet.co.za>
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> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:28:32 +0200
> From: Rudi Ahlers <Rudi at SoftDux.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] using Linux as a front-end controller for a
> 	SAN?
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Andre Rossouw <andre at arnet.co.za> wrote:
>> Have you considered upgrading to 10GB HBA's? Will require the use of
>> proper server hardware and some switch upgrades - but is comparable to
>> fibre.
>
> That's a lot of extra money which could be reinvested in a few quad GB
> NIC's, which are cheaper :)
>
>>
>> I really hope you are using a strong layer 3 switch for your storage
>> network and have VLAN'd the thing for your requirements. We've seen it
>> many times where folks run iSCSI on the same network as their "regular"
>> network traffic - always ends in complaints about performance.
>>
>> I do quite a bit with storage where I work - if you want to chat more
>> offline, feel fee.
>> --
>> Andre Rossouw <andre at arnet.co.za>
>>
>> --
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> That's the beauty of having multiple NIC's in the same server ;) Our
> NAS's already run on a seperate level3 Gigabit switch for this exact
> reason.
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>
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> Rudi Ahlers
> SoftDux
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:56:30 +0200
> From: maia grotepass <maiatoday at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Promo Items
> To: clintyb at gmail.com, 	Ubuntu South African Local Community
> 	<ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> The spreadubuntu site is a good starting point. We have been meaning to get
> CDs printed and maybe now is a good time do to a flyer of sorts too.
> Clinton, Ian as this is a community operation we have to pay for our own
> printing or find sponsors.
>
> I am happy to donate some time to making a flyer based on some of the
> spreadubuntu flyers but make it more South African with links to
> ubuntu-za.org and so on. Then I can leave an area open so you can either add
> your company logo or stamp or sticker to it. That way you can print it and
> add info about your company if you want. I'll upload to spreadubuntu again
> and you can see if it useful.
>
> Of course feel free to make your own material too :D and if you know of
> anyone who is will to help sponsor CD printing let me know. We do get some
> CDs for the loco but it would be good to get a local printed version too.
>
> Maia
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:32:27 +0200
> From: William Walter Kinghorn <williamk at dut.ac.za>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Promo Items
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> Hi Maia,
>
> Good idea
>
> To add to your idea, If someone has an Ubuntu presentation that is  
> South African ( ubuntu-za ) specific, how about doing the same as  
> Maia with the flyer
>
> We might need to create a spreadubuntu-ZA page on the ubuntu-za web  
> site, possibly call it spreadubuntu-ZA, so that people can put their  
> presentations/flyer/pics on, for others to see/alter/use
>
> William
>
> ________________________________________
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> [ubuntu-za-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of maia grotepass  
> [maiatoday at gmail.com]
> Sent: 14 October 2010 10:56
> To: clintyb at gmail.com; Ubuntu South African Local Community
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Promo Items
>
> The spreadubuntu site is a good starting point. We have been meaning  
> to get CDs printed and maybe now is a good time do to a flyer of  
> sorts too. Clinton, Ian as this is a community operation we have to  
> pay for our own printing or find sponsors.
>
> I am happy to donate some time to making a flyer based on some of  
> the spreadubuntu flyers but make it more South African with links to  
> ubuntu-za.org<http://ubuntu-za.org> and so on. Then I can leave an  
> area open so you can either add your company logo or stamp or  
> sticker to it. That way you can print it and add info about your  
> company if you want. I'll upload to spreadubuntu again and you can  
> see if it useful.
>
> Of course feel free to make your own material too :D and if you know  
> of anyone who is will to help sponsor CD printing let me know. We do  
> get some CDs for the loco but it would be good to get a local  
> printed version too.
>
> Maia
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:33:37 +0200
> From: Jason McBeath <Jason at mcbeath.co.za>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Promo Items
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <1287052417.2534.9.camel at Asterix>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> On a related note, I am getting some laptop "skins", the vinyl ones for
> your laptop lid made up with various Ubuntu logos on. They start at
> R75.00 each, if anyone is keen, mail me directly.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Jason McBeath <Jason at mcbeath.co.za>
> McBeath
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: maia grotepass <maiatoday at gmail.com>
> To: clintyb at gmail.com, Ubuntu South African Local Community
> <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Promo Items
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:56:30 +0200
>
>
> The spreadubuntu site is a good starting point. We have been meaning to
> get CDs printed and maybe now is a good time do to a flyer of sorts too.
> Clinton, Ian as this is a community operation we have to pay for our own
> printing or find sponsors.
>
>
> I am happy to donate some time to making a flyer based on some of the
> spreadubuntu flyers but make it more South African with links to
> ubuntu-za.org and so on. Then I can leave an area open so you can either
> add your company logo or stamp or sticker to it. That way you can print
> it and add info about your company if you want. I'll upload to
> spreadubuntu again and you can see if it useful.
>
>
> Of course feel free to make your own material too :D and if you know of
> anyone who is will to help sponsor CD printing let me know. We do get
> some CDs for the loco but it would be good to get a local printed
> version too.
>
>
> Maia
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:36:03 +0200
> From: Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ubuntu-za] Baobab
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID:
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> Why do we hide good things? I ran out of disk space the other day and
> was automatically taken into Baobab to sort things out. Wow! What a
> great piece of software - and I had never heard of it. For some reason
> it does not come automatically on the Applications menu (it does now
> on mine) and I would never have found it if it had not been for my
> rogue program that started eating disk space.
>
> Baobab is small, clean and very simple. What it does is give a
> breakdown of the size of directories and sub-directories both in
> tabular and graphic ("rings chart" or "treemap chart")) format. In
> fact it does what I have long wanted a program to do.
>
> (Type "baobab" in terminal and there it is).
>
> Bill
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:45:06 +0200
> From: Robert Holm <robhholm at lantic.net>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Baobab
> To: ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <4CB97422.9040805 at lantic.net>
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>   On 16/10/2010 11:36, Bill Cairns wrote:
>> Why do we hide good things? I ran out of disk space the other day and
>> was automatically taken into Baobab to sort things out. Wow! What a
>> great piece of software - and I had never heard of it. For some reason
>> it does not come automatically on the Applications menu (it does now
>> on mine) and I would never have found it if it had not been for my
>> rogue program that started eating disk space.
>>
>> Baobab is small, clean and very simple. What it does is give a
>> breakdown of the size of directories and sub-directories both in
>> tabular and graphic ("rings chart" or "treemap chart")) format. In
>> fact it does what I have long wanted a program to do.
>>
>> (Type "baobab" in terminal and there it is).
>>
>> Bill
>
> This has always been on the menus under Applications>Accessories>Disk
> Usage Analyser
>
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:43:14 +0200
> From: Miles <msdomdonner at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Baobab
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <1287222194.1274.5.camel at mileyspc>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> Thanks Bill.
> Miles
>
>
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:56:31 +0200
> From: Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Baobab
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID:
> 	<AANLkTim+zrB_=qnN22xpkAC5UAMD0P_CBe3nTnjpEE_V at mail.gmail.com>
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> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Robert Holm <robhholm at lantic.net> wrote:
>> This has always been on the menus under Applications>Accessories>Disk
>> Usage Analyser
>>
>
> Ha! How right you are. It has always passed me by though!
>
> Thank you for pointing it out.
>
> Bill
>
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:23:38 +0200
> From: Helge Reikeras <helge.reikeras at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ubuntu-za] Cell C USB Speed Sticks
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <4CB9994A.8090801 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>   Hi
>
> Has anyone tried the Cell C USB Speed Sticks on Ubuntu? Do they work
> well? Is there reason they shouldn't work?
>
> Regards,
> Helge
>
> [1] http://bjsblog.socialpress.co.za/2010/10/02/cellcdata/
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