Ubuntu "Feisty Fawn" 7.04 alpha on ZD Net

[Conrad Knauer]

On 12/11/06, Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:

> > http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=182
>
> I don't understand these supposedly technical/in-the-know
> writers/journalists who dare to complain that things crash, when they
> are testing an AL-PHA release ! Hell, they could have a point if they
> tested the RC released, but hell, an alpha ! It really drives me mad...
> Did they complain about the state of Windows Vista 4 years ago when it
> was alpha ? Grrrr....

And not only was it an alpha version (the *first* alpha at that), it
was tested in a virtualized environment rather than as a Live CD or
install :)

The whole article should have been removed with an apology or
completely rewritten rather than tacking the little notice at the end
four days after posting it.

CK

P.S. I actually upgraded to Feisty before Herd 1; other than a few
small hiccups (which I had mentally prepared myself for in advance),
I've actually been enjoying it quite a bit.