Draft: Gutsy beta release announcement

[Steve Langasek]

On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 04:35:10PM +0100, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 02:34:40AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > Ubuntu 7.10 on the desktop features the cutting-edge Compiz compositing
> > window manager (FIXME: and quantum-elastic dingledongers too, is this the
> > right way to express Compiz to the audience?), fully automated printer
> > installation, and superior support for Firefox browser plugins.

> I think that's the right way to refer to it, but it would help to hint at
> its benefits, e.g. "features a cutting-edge graphical experience based on
> the Compiz..."

> > Free Flash support with Gnash: This browser plugin and player brings free
> > Flash support to the desktop, on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.

> Are we the first distribution to do this?

> Gnash should be explicitly classified as a technology preview, since it's in
> universe and not quite ready for prime time yet.

> > Automated Firefox plugin installation: Beyond the addition of Gnash, Firefox
> > in Ubuntu now supports automatic installation of popular plugins through the
> > standard Ubuntu package repositories, for a richer web-browsing experience
> > with all of the security support of the rest of the Ubuntu system.

> I would be careful about saying "all of the security support" here, since
> it's not open source.  It does at least make updates *possible*, though.

> > Server highlights
> > -----------------
> > 
> > AppArmor: Servers will have an added layer of protection against unknown
> > security vulnerabilities in applications, with this easy-to-deploy kernel
> > technology that control the resources an application is allowed to use.

> s/control/limits/

> Otherwise looks good.

Ok, these changes have each been made and committed to
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GutsyGibbon/BetaAnnouncement>.