10.04 CDs

[David Rubin]

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Paul Tagliamonte <paultag at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Sense Hofstede <qense at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> On 7 April 2010 16:18, Maria Randazzo <maria.randazzo at canonical.com> wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I've updated:
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoGettingCds
>>>
>>> Note that we are sending only 50 Kubuntu and 50 Server this time.
>>> Please make sure you email me your pre-orders *before* 26th April, 2010
>>>
>>> I also created:
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoGettingCds/Tracking
>>> so you can check the status of your package.
>>>
>>> I'll update it with the tracking numbers once the Lucid Lynx LTS CDs are
>>> shipped.
>>>
>>> Let me know if you have any questions.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Maria
>>
>> Hello,

Snap great minds :)

>> Does 'PC' mean the CD's will contain the 32bit version of Ubuntu, or
>> the 64bit version?
>
> Historically the Kubuntu and Ubuntu were ia-32 ( x86 ) and server is
> x86_64. I _think_ this is how it will be. Someone correct me if I am
> wrong.

They have all been 32bit for that very reason.

>> Although many computers are still 32bit a lot of other computers are
>> already 64bit and for modern computer 64bit is recommended because of
>> better multi-core support and support for more than 4 GiB of RAM.
>
> the PAE kernel is not half bad ;)