Why I won't be using Breezy *gasp*

On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 05:08:21PM +0800, John wrote:
> On reboot, the installer informed m the installation hadn't
> completed properly, but pretty much left me to my own devices.
> I think it should hgave done some checking, and then tried to
> continue. Only a geek could go from here, and I'm trying hard
> not to be one.

Fig. 1.  Then you made a mistake of getting bored.

It's platform independent.

> It is possible (but I think not probable) that some of my
> subsequent problems result from  this.

I guess our mailing lists would recommend you to get "back 
to the warranty" with reinstall since the result of installer
freeze are just non-predictable.

> The system boots and runs fine. Sort of. There are some problems:
> 1. Lots of these:
> [4336501.257000]     ACPI-0362: *** Error: Looking up [Z004] in 
> namespace, AE_NOT_FOUND
> [4336501.257000] search_node dbdd7fe0 start_node dbdd7fe0 return_node 
> 00000000
> [4336501.257000]     ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed 
> [\_SB_.BAT1._BST] (Node dbdd7ee0), AE_NOT_FOUND

Ugly ACPI BIOS.

> 3. The first time I logged into KDE, I liked what I saw (still
> do), but the apparent lack an email client was a surprise. I
> later found kmail is actually installe, just not in any menu.

See fig. 1.

> 8.  Every time I logout, the panel dies with a SEGV.

Might be "see fig. 1".

> 9. This is a suggestion for improvement.
> When I plug a cable into my Mac ( OS X), it's automatically
> configured, and the system sets IP addresse, host name, routes
> and so on. When the wire is removed, this is undone.
> I'd like Ubuntu Linux to do the same.

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ALT Linux does this for at least a year ;-)
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