Re: [Ekiga-list] Sunday 20th Global Ekiga Mtg via VOIP - BerkeleyTIP - for forwarding

[Bret Busby <bret busby net>]

On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Shawn Adams wrote:

> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:31:05 +0200
> From: Shawn Adams <shawn_adams web de>
> Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list <ekiga-list gnome org>
> To: Ekiga mailing list <ekiga-list gnome org>
> Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Sunday 20th Global Ekiga Mtg via VOIP - BerkeleyTIP
>     - for forwarding
>
> Bret
>
> perhaps I missed something in the list - were you able to connect to BTIP ?
>
> I think I wrote earlier - Ekiga 2.0.12 is fine, in my opinion, the best
> version.
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Bret Busby wrote:
> > On Mon, 21 Sep 2009, john_re wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:31:20 -0700
> > > From: john_re <john_re fastmail us>
> > > To: Ekiga mailing list <ekiga-list gnome org>, ekiga-list gnome org,
> > >     bret busby net
> > > Cc: BTG <BerkTIPGlobal googlegroups com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Sunday 20th Global Ekiga Mtg via VOIP -
> > > BerkeleyTIP
> > >     - for forwarding
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:29:16 +0800 (WST), "Bret Busby"
> > > <bret busby net> said:
> > > > On Sat, 19 Sep 2009, john_re wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:42:08 -0700
> > > > > From: john_re <john_re fastmail us>
> > > > > Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list <ekiga-list gnome org>
> > > > > To: ekiga-list gnome org
> > > > > Subject: [Ekiga-list] Sunday 20th Global Ekiga Mtg via VOIP -
> > > > > BerkeleyTIP -
> > > > >     for forwarding
> > > > >
> > > > > Get a VOIP headset, Install VOIP client SW, & join the global Ekiga
> > > > > meeting this
> > > > > Sunday Sept 20, 12N-3P Pacific Daylight Savings Time (UTC-8),
> > > > > 3P-6P Eastern, (7P-10P UTC?)
> > > > > http://sites.google.com/site/berkeleytip/remote-attendance
> > > > >
> > > > > Lots of great, exciting new things for Ekiga users,
> > > > > as we start Year 2 of the Global FSW GNU(Linux)/BSD,
> > > > > Free HW, Free Culture, TIP meetings:
> > > > > TIP = Talks, Installfest, Project/Programing Party.
> > > > > Educational, Productive, Social.
> > > > > ...
> > >
> > > > Ah, if only a version of Ekiga is available, that works with Ubuntu
> > > > 8.04, that can be installed using the Ubuntu package management
> > > > system, ...
> > >
> > > I used 804 a long time, then move up to KU 904 - works fine on my
> > > laptop & desktop.  If u want to use 804, great - but - tell me why u
> > > don't just upgrade to 904? thx.  that should work well.
> >
> > Ubuntu 8.04 is the latest Long Term Support version, and so is the
> > version likely to be the most stable, and which is likely to have the
> > least problems over time, with system upgrades "into the unknown", which
> > is what happens with the non-LTS versions.
> >
> > To me, Ubuntu LTS versions, relative to the later versions that are not
> > LTS, is like the way that the Debian stable versions used to be (but not
> > the way it is now, where Debian stable, now, apparently, means Debian
> > testing, especially where a system upgrade is done, like from Debian 4
> > to Debian 5), relative to Debian testing.
> >
> > It is about relative stability and support, both of which are more
> > reliable for the LTS versions of Ubuntu.
> >
> > --
> > Bret Busby
> > Armadale
> > West Australia
> > ..............
> >
> > "So once you do know what the question actually is,
> >  you'll know what the answer means."
> > - Deep Thought,
> >   Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
> >   "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
> >   A Trilogy In Four Parts",
> >   written by Douglas Adams,
> >   published by Pan Books, 1992
> >
> > ....................................................

Hello.

I did not take part.

Unfortunately, the timezone here being UTC +8, the time of the meeting, 
was 0400 here, as is, apparently, the one being held within the next 24 
hours.

At present, I am a bit ill, so I will probably also miss this one.

Maybe, better luck for me, next time.

--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............

"So once you do know what the question actually is,
 you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
  Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
  "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
  A Trilogy In Four Parts",
  written by Douglas Adams,
  published by Pan Books, 1992

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