<div dir="ltr">Hello Ben,<div><br></div><div>Let me put it this way.</div><div>For how many years now, a Windows XP Users has been using XP?</div><div style>Do they really update it?</div><div style>Do you know how many users of XP are using a Pirate Version on the whole world? count me as former one ;)</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>When suddenly, they will see the light. When suddenly, they will start using something different, AKA Linux. When they will start knowing the fact that they will use a brand new system on an old machine and it happened that system, at least in our opinion, is much better than Windows XP. </div>
<div style><br></div><div style>IMHO, this kind of shock, will be a huge step to deal with. </div><div style><br></div><div style>If someone is still using Windows XP, most likely he does not know about Linux. If he does, he chose not to use it.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Now, it is different. He will be given a Linux CD and that system is Lubuntu.</div><div style><br></div><div style>IMHO, they need at least 6 months to learn 'the basic' of that system as Linux (not as Lubuntu).</div>
<div style>They will start asking Qs, etc.</div><div style><br></div><div style>IMHO, we should be ready for that, instead of arguing what version is to be used.</div><div style><br></div><div style>A wise friend of mine said once:</div>
<div style>"Learn how to walk first, then run."</div><div style><br></div><div style>Thanks!</div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 2:02 AM, Ben Parrish <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bparrish88@gmail.com" target="_blank">bparrish88@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">I see their adoption as a great step forward in Lubuntu. The only issue with them adopting the current version could be bad publicity of their launch doesn't go well, especially if support is dropped after 9 months. The advantage to waiting for a LTS, would be stability, and less of a risk of leaving a bad taste in users' mouths if there are major bugs etc. </p>
<p dir="ltr">What about urging people to upgrade when the time comes for major distribution upgrades? Or publicizing dedicated LTS support for the April launch and making that an incentive to upgrade? </p>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Jun 23, 2013 2:57 PM, "Phill Whiteside" <<a href="mailto:PhillW@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">PhillW@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div>
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Yes, <div><br></div><div>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.....</div>
<div><br></div><div>I think that would be a VERY bad move.</div><div><br></div><div>Phill.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 June 2013 22:44, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amjjawad@gmail.com" target="_blank">amjjawad@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Phill,</div><div><br></div><div>With all due respect to your personal opinion, I do disagree with you :)</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>I'm saying it here now, publicly, that I can simply stop ALL my activities on Lubuntu Community and JUST focus on Start Ubuntu.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div>Now, I'm sorry, I'm not planning to remain silent after this huge step from the Germany Government.</div>
<div><br></div><div>@Everyone</div><div><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Please read and contact me if you have any Q.</div><div><br></div><div>Let's do it, please! </div><div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:28 AM, Phill Whiteside <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:PhillW@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">PhillW@ubuntu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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This is pretty awesome news for lubuntu!<div>
<br></div><div>@ 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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>@ Jono, can you, via Canonical, alert them to the fact it would be better to wait for our 1st LTS in April 2014?<br><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Phill.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
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