request for review of intrepid beta release announcement

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 02:57:51AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 8.10 on
> desktop and server.

"8.10 Desktop and Server" or "8.10 for desktop and server" I think.

> Codenamed "Intrepid Ibex", 8.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of
> integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a
> high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.
> 
> Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition delivers the features you need for an
> increasingly mobile digital life, including 3G wireless support and guest
> sessions that lets users temporarily share computers without compromising
> security.
> 
> Ubuntu 8.10 server consolidates its support for virtualization with an
> integrated Virtual Machine builder, and brings with it a fully-supported
> Java stack and support for per-user directory encryption.
> 

We actually had the VM builder in 8.04, but it looks like we didn't put it
in the announcement, so I guess it's OK to highlight it here.

> Desktop features
> ----------------
> 
> Input hotplugging: Xorg 7.4 brings improved support for automatic
> configuration of a wide range of input hardware, including keyboards, mice,
> and tablets.

"Input hotplugging" is jargon; we may want to put that at the end and lead
with the functionality it brings.

> 3G support: Network Manager 0.7 comes with a number of long-awaited
> features, including management of 3G connections (GSM/CDMA) and PPP/PPPoE
> connnections.
> 
> Guest sessions: the User Switcher panel applet provides a new option for
> starting a Guest session.  This creates a temporary, password-less user
> account with restricted privileges - perfect for lending out your laptop for
> a quick email check, or configuring a surf station for guests at home.

Do we actually support that last use case (a kiosk) using the guest session
feature?

(if so, neat, I didn't realize that)

Otherwise, looks good.

-- 
 - mdz