[Lubuntu-comms] [Lubuntu Official] Good news people :) I'm glad to tell you:

Sun Jun 23 22:02:55 UTC 2013

+1 

Although the LTS was meant to last, at least Linux is out in the open for distribution. 

John

Phill Whiteside <PhillW at Ubuntu.com> wrote:

>Yes,
>
>I have a Q.... by all means promote lubuntu as an XP replacement... but
>the
>release of such a replacement will be the 14.04 LTS. As desktop
>releases
>only have 9 months support, are you seriously going to argue that 13.10
>is
>a replacement and in 9 months time all support will be dropped? If they
>go
>for a March launch, then the CD's will be unsupported by July 2014.....
>
>I think that would be a VERY bad move.
>
>Phill.
>
>On 23 June 2013 22:44, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Phill,
>>
>> With all due respect to your personal opinion, I do disagree with you
>:)
>>
>>
>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu
>>
>> I have created this project months ago. I was NOT planning to hold
>> anything back. As a respect to the decision to wait, that was because
>this
>> project was born in March and we had to release 13.04. Now, 13.04 has
>been
>> released, 13.10 is under development, I simply 'fail' to see any good
>point
>> to wait.
>>
>> The Germany Government has made that move. This is a HUGE move. We
>should
>> carry on and be happy, not to hold or wait, PLEASE!
>>
>> I'm saying it here now, publicly, that I can simply stop ALL my
>activities
>> on Lubuntu Community and JUST focus on Start Ubuntu.
>>
>> This Project must NEVER wait. You may think we do have time. Sorry,
>this
>> is wrong. We do not have time. Time flies and runs so fast.
>>
>> IMHO, let them start using any version of Lubuntu. Let them get used
>to
>> it. Let them explore it. Let them start asking Qs. ALL that time,
>from now
>> to 14.04, we will have so many feedback, notes, suggestions, etc.
>This will
>> no question will HELP us to make a rock solid system.
>>
>> I've been asked to change the name of Start Lubuntu to Start Ubuntu.
>I've
>> been told to wait until 13.10. ALL done.
>> Now, I'm sorry, I'm not planning to remain silent after this huge
>step
>> from the Germany Government.
>>
>> @Everyone
>>
>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu
>>
>> Please read and contact me if you have any Q.
>>
>> Let's do it, please!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:28 AM, Phill Whiteside
><PhillW at ubuntu.com>wrote:
>>
>>> This is pretty awesome news for lubuntu!
>>>
>>> @ Ali and others who I asked to hold back on our shouting out that
>>> lubuntu should wait for 13.10, I apologise! Sadly it is planned from
>March,
>>> I do think we should get in touch with them and ask that it coincide
>with
>>> our 1st LTS which is April.
>>>
>>> @ Jono, can you, via Canonical, alert them to the fact it would be
>better
>>> to wait for our 1st LTS in April 2014?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Phill.
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: René Lara <notification+zj4ozoaz=9sc at facebookmail.com>
>>> Date: 23 June 2013 22:00
>>> Subject: [Lubuntu Official] Good news people :) I'm glad to tell
>you:
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>>>
>>>
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>23
>>> June 22:00
>>> Good news people :) I'm glad to tell you:
>>>
>>> Congratulations buddies, you have made an excellent job at Lubuntu
>and
>>> there it is, you're being considered one of the best Linux distros
>today,
>>> and now Munich has chosen your distro to give it to their people.
>>>
>>> ...And I think I will try Lubuntu 13.04 or maybe the beta for 13.10,
>>> because I have a free 20 Gb Partition ;) :D
>>>
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>German
>>> City Hopes to Wean Citizens Off Windows XP With Free Linux CDs -
>OMG!
>>>
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>>> Munich City Council plan to distribute free Linux CDs to citizens as
>a
>>> 'replacement for Windows XP' ...
>>>
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>>
>>
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>>
>> *Best Regards,*
>> *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>*
>> *Start
>Ubuntu<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu>
>> *
>> *My Own Business <http://alilinx.blogspot.com/>*
>>
>>
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