On 31 Aug, 20:01, Darth Chaos <DarthChaosofR...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Aug 30, 10:06 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> > ____/ William Poaster on Thursday 30 August 2007 10:41 : \____
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> > > On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:08:29 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> > >> ____/ dapunka on Thursday 30 August 2007 01:32 : \____
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> > >>> On 30 Aug, 00:09, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >>>> Introducing the Hardy Heron
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> > >>>> ,----[ Quote ]
> > >>>> | I am delighted to have the pleasure of announcing the Hardy Heron
> > >>>> (Ubuntu | 8.04), the next version of Ubuntu that will succeed Gutsy
> > >>>> Gibbon (Ubuntu | 7.10, due for release in October 2007). `----
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> > >>>>http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1017
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> > >>> Oh dear, Ubuntu do love their daft names. My present system is Feisty
> > >>> Fawn - like Bambi snarling and baring his fangs... I'm not going to
> > >>> change up to Gutsy Gibbon, my system's fine for a while longer. So
> > >>> when I update, it'll be to a durable wading bird.
>
> > >> Yes, better to just get the patches until the LTS (8.10) is released.
> > >> It's not just good for several years, but it's also more reliable and
> > >> polished, so quirks during upgrade are less likely. Recall Edgy Eft.
> > >> Pfffft... edgy.
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> > > I'm running Ubuntu "Gutsy" on this test machine, & even though it's only
> > > an alpha version (release 5) I've only had one problem with it (sound).
> > > Compared to other distro alpha releases I've run in the past, I'm quite
> > > impressed! :-)
>
> > Some other people were not as lucky. The entry barrier to Ubuntu Linux has gone
> > so low that some people whose comprehension of 'alpha' seems to be poor. They
> > review it as though it's a final product, so the alphas should not be made
> > easy to download.
>
> > I can never understand what people run test version of Windows
> > Vista/Server/whatever. They assist a world abuser, so I get they get freebies
> > in return (some get trips to Redmond for various things, some get shiny
> > laptops).
>
> > --
> > ~~ Best of wishes
>
> > Roy S. Schestowitz | "On the eighth day, God created UNIX"http://Schestowitz.com| RHAT GNU/Linux | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
> > 15:00:01 up 23 days, 17:53, 5 users, load average: 0.24, 0.60, 1.38
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> Maybe Ubuntu should take a cue from Linspire (and before you even
> think about it, I'm not talking about going the commercial route) and
> create some zero-cost invitation-only Ubuntu Insiders program for a
> select group of people and make alpha and beta releases of Ubuntu
> available only to the Ubuntu Insiders. Linspire used to have a
> Linspire Insiders program where their alpha versions (called
> "Thrillseekers", I think) were available only to the Linspire
> Insiders, but the Linspire Insiders program was a paid subscription
> at $100/year.
Nah, I think that'd be too 1337. The way they do it now is cool -
anyone can download the latest snapshot for a test drive, and Ubuntu
do make it clear that it's an alpha, test version, not to be used for
anything important. Ubuntu get lots of feedback on the forums this
way, many many many eyes and all sorts of hardware configurations.
And absolutely anyone who wants to can get "involved".
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