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I didn't got something about this Javier, which team is not self-sustained?


2013/4/5 Javier P.L. <chilicuil at ubuntu.com>

> Nice to know, as it's been discussed previously DVDs/CDs are in detriment
> in some
> countries, so I think this won't impact seriously Ubuntu promotion. What
> I'd really like to see are USB drives [0]. That would be really awesome,
> the
> kind of awesomeness which only comes from Ubuntu =)
>
> I think Canonical should adopt a public politic about making Loco teams
> self-sustaining so this kind of awesomeness can be delisberated easier
> while
> avoiding customs expenses.
>
> I'll start giving usb drives instead of DVDs this cycle.
>
> [0] http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/flashkus/
>
> Cheers
>
> On 05/04/13 at 06:22pm, Laura Czajkowski wrote:
> > Aloha folks,
> >
> > A number of people have been asking for an update on the 13.04 DVD
> allocation, the LoCo Council contacted Canonical to see what was happening
> this cycle.
> > Below is the mail we were asked to share with people from Canonical.
> >
> >
> ============================================================================================================
> > Hi all,
> >
> > This is just to let you know that going forward, Canonical will not be
> producing DVDs for standard releases.We understand that to
> > convert interested experimenters to Ubuntu users we need to provide and
> outstanding initial user-experience, and the ability for the user to
> > explore and learn in safety with a supporting network of experts around
> them. The LoCo teams are a key to that second part as you
> > provide a personal experience that's local to the user.
> >
> > While we love users to be on the latest version of Ubuntu, the key thing
> for new users is a known, stable and supported environment. So to make sure
> we
> > provide that we'll be shipping you the LTS release CDs rather than the
> latest standard release.
> >
> > Therefore, there won't be DVDs for 13.04 as going forward our focus will
> be on LTS releases. The next production of DVDs will be 14.04. To
> > bridge the gap till 14.04,we will continue to supply 12.04 DVDs for
> events. You can request DVDs for events through Shipit as normal.[
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuAtConferences]
> >
> > Thank you for your continued and valuable support in making Ubuntu great.
> >
> > Michelle
> >
> >
> ===============================================================================================================
> >
> > Laura
> >
> > --
> > Laura Czajkowski
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/czajkowski
> > LoCo Council Member
> > Community Council Member
> >
>
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