DVD's or not? (was Re: Rrrrolling Rrreleases

[Jan Bongaerts]

+1 on stickers or USB sticks. We actually are already selling USB cards in
our LoCo


On 3 March 2013 18:42, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Stickers are awesome. +1 stickers.  Everybody loves stickers.
>
> Especially because they're much less likely to incur taxes, duties and
> (especially) brokerage fees.
>
> Darcy.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Alexandru Cucu <cracknel.org at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> An idea would be to have branded discs that we could write ourselves with
>> the latest image. These could also be rewritable so users would be able to
>> update them. Some manufacturers say that DVD-RW discs can be written about
>> 10 000 times.
>>
>> Personally, I think stickers are better for spreading the word about
>> Ubuntu. People almost never ask about discs these days.
>>
>>
>> On 03/01/2013 07:43 PM, Bob Jonkman wrote:
>>
>>> I'm in favour of rolling releases, but because it'll mean a continuously
>>> updated OS, not because it'll eliminate disks.
>>>
>>> Many people are running end-of-life versions of Ubuntu.  They had it
>>> installed years ago, and now their computers need a release upgrade.
>>> That's not a problem for most people on this list, but these are the
>>> same people who had one of us install Ubuntu in the first place. Now
>>> they need to bring in someone to do the upgrade. Rolling releases would
>>> solve that problem.
>>>
>>> The branded disks are useful; they give some assurance that this is a
>>> legitimate operating system, and not some pirated malware I've burned. I
>>> carry a few disks around with me, and give them away at write-ins for
>>> NaNoWriMo, LUG meetings, hackathons, &c. Passing out a burned disk
>>> scrawled with a sharpie won't be accepatable, and those people aren't
>>> going to have a thumbdrive with them that can be erased to make
>>> bootable. For those people it's important that the disks be "live", so
>>> that people can try Ubuntu without commitment.  Of course, if Canonical
>>> were to distribute branded USB keys instead of disks that would be OK
>>> too, but I don't think that removes the environmental concerns.
>>>
>>> I'm also recommending Ubuntu to people who have had problems with older
>>> computers. Their version of Windows 98 has finally packed it in, but
>>> their computers don't boot from USB and have no DVD.  For those a
>>> NetInstall disk would work nicely, so that the latest rolling release is
>>> installed immediately.
>>>
>>> So I hope Canonical changes to rolling releases, and also continues to
>>> distribute disks or USB keys.  But I have no use for "marketing
>>> materials" like pamphlets, flyers and booklets.  Buttons and stickers
>>> would be nice, tho.
>>>
>>> --Bob.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13-03-01 11:03 AM, Pablo Rubianes wrote:
>>>
>>>> +1 to Randall marketing materials are better than Dvds as many LoCos
>>>> have
>>>> customs problems to pass the Dvds as the customs thinks we are going to
>>>> sell them and dont let it inside the country.
>>>> And nowadays get your iso from internet is quite easy, Dvds end up in a
>>>> collection of Dvds from Ubuntu instead of install and pass the Dvd
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Pablo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2013/3/1 Randall Ross <randall at executiv.es>
>>>>
>>>>  On 13-03-01 06:50 AM, Alan Bell wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> as you have probably seen there has been discussion opened up about
>>>>>> having a rolling release between the LTS releases. My guess is that
>>>>>> this means the approved LoCo teams would get a CD pack to distribute
>>>>>> every two years rather than every 6 months. Anyone know if this is a
>>>>>> good guess, and does anyone have an opinion on this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Personally I am fine with that, it would be good to have a slightly
>>>>>> bigger shipment of desktop DVDs every two years (I have no idea why we
>>>>>> ever press the Server CDs) distributing them every 6 months is kind of
>>>>>> inefficient, this way the LTS will have more long term relevance as a
>>>>>> pressed DVD.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  I would like to see DVD media phased out totally, and the funds used
>>>>> for
>>>>> something that will help spread Ubuntu more quickly. (e.g. marketing
>>>>> materials).
>>>>>
>>>>> In my experience free CD's/DVD's no longer help drive Ubuntu adoption.
>>>>> I
>>>>> have also received comments from my local community about their
>>>>> negative
>>>>> environmental impact and I share those concerns.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Randall.
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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