It was on, or about, Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:06:08 +0100, that as I was
halfway through a large jam doughnut, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ____/ William Poaster on Thursday 30 August 2007 10:41 : \____
>
>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:08:29 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> ____/ dapunka on Thursday 30 August 2007 01:32 : \____
>>>
>>>> On 30 Aug, 00:09, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> Introducing the Hardy Heron
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ 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). `----
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
It's not listed on the *normal* download site:-
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/getubuntu/download
So IMO you'd have to go looking for it:
http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/tribe5
It says "testing" in the URL! And, you will note it says, quite clearly
in bold letters:- Note: *This is still an alpha release. Do not install
it on production machines*.
To download it, they would have to find this site:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/gutsy/tribe-5/
Now, if people don't understand what "alpha" or "beta" means, then they
should leave it alone.
Another thing about GNU/Linux is that you are *expected* to learn
*something* about the OS you're dealing with. Back in '96 when I first
started trying it, I did a lot of learning & by '97 was running it full
time (when I dumped Windows). I was *not* computer savvy, but I *learnt*.
These days, a lot of noobs don't seem to want to learn anything.
> 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).
Apparently M$ thanked them for testing Fista, by telling them the test
version would expire & they'd have to buy it a full price. You'd have
thought that for their help, M$ would have let them have it a reduced
price. How anyone can stay loyal to that dictatorial regime, I fail to
understand.
--
Surely you are not comparing the non-existent Linux (at that time) with
98? - Hadron aka Hadron Quark, Hans Schneider, & Damian O'Leary
comp.os.linux.advocacy - Thu, 16 Aug 2007
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