On Aug 30, 10:06 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> ____/ 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
>
> >>> 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.
>
> > 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
>
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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.
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