<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html style="direction: ltr;"> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body style="direction: ltr;" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Scott, I just went through the entire process again, starting at the kubuntu homepage, through download links, and installation. In the site, the only indication is the two words 'Technology Preview' in the download description. It's not in the title, and if one uses torrent links, he will never see this. During the installation, there is a long notice, beginning with 'This is Kubuntu Netbook Edition 9.10, this new Ubuntu variant's first release.' While the intention is clearly there, it seems to fail the average user test - he (me?) will aim for the title and download link, not really read the descriptions. In the best case, he will read the first sentence of the installer notice, which has no mention of being a preview, and in the worst he'll just click 'forward' without reading past the first 3 words. I doubt anyone will read the 18-short-line notice. I'd suggest putting the words 'Technical Preview' in the actual iso filename, which is much harder to miss when downloading, copying, or installing, and in the first line of the installation notice, as well as put the notice up when running in livecd mode, which has no indication at all of being a preview, anywhere. One of the first usability guidelines I've learned, years ago: "Always assume the user is stupid, ignorant, and lazy." :-) Amichai Scott Kitterman wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:32927-SnapperMsgD8DB99B6C7196EF8@%5B75.197.17.51%5D" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:47:36 -0500 "A. Tres Finocchiaro" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fatbuttlarry@gmail.com"><fatbuttlarry@gmail.com></a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Amichai, Finally got the chance to read this. Sounds like early kde4. Lots of new great ideas but poor execution. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Please note that this initial release of Kubuntu Netbook has been explicitly labled a tech preview release in (as far as I know) every single piece of end user documentation and announcment we've done. There is also a click-through in the installer that explains this. Deriding the "Poor execution" of something you clearly haven't tried isn't at all helpful. We put it out there to get feedback from users (which is appreciated, good or bad). Scott K </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>