Ubuntu at iiNet (was Re: Hardy Heron for the eeepc)

[JeanW]

Paul Gear wrote:
> Are you with iiNet dialup?  If not, you should be concerned about
> getting slow speeds and report it to iiNet support.

No, I'm on an old and slow broadband plan. Contemplating upgrading to
a faster plan now that price/quotas are improving.

> If you're not already doing so, you should consider switching your
> standard Ubuntu updates to use the iiNet mirror.  To do this:
> [...]
>
> This will make your updates come from the iiNet freezone.  Make sure you
> check out the other free content athttps://iihelp.iinet.net.au/Freezone_content_guide

Thanks for the instructions, as I was wondering how to do that.

I want to also get OpenOffice.org developer builds from the iiNet
mirror, too, now that I've discovered this exists. (I'm writing/
editing/publishing user guides for OOo3.)

I've learnt a lot this week! Thanks, guys.

Cheers, Jean