[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on BBC news website

[Sean Anderson]

On Tue, 2008-04-22 at 00:42 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-04-21 at 22:03 +0100, Sean Anderson wrote:
> 
> > > The version [Hardy Heron] has also been designed to ... give users the
> > > chance to try the OS without making radical alterations to their
> > > current computer set-up.
> > The liveCD is nothing new to ubuntu, even if trying ubuntu under the
> > Windows OS is. It's technically not inaccurate, but seems a bit iffy
> > again.
> 
> Although I agree with some of what you said, I think you misunderstood
> the article at this point.
> 
> I think it's probably referring to the ability to install Ubuntu under
> windows using the windows bootloader - the new Wubi installer, I believe
> - rather than the liveCD. Installing under windows means you don't have
> to partition - the "radical alterations" the article mentions.
> -- 
> All the best,
> Josh Blacker

Josh, I thought that they were probably referring to the Windows
preview, but I would not consider booting from a CD in any way a major
change to my system :)

Sean.