Ubuntu Jaunty Release Party April 25th

[Dave Fine]

ubuntu servers are throttled as usual on launch date. its usually
recommended to use a torrent instead.

you can even do an upgrade by torrents (kinda):

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading#Upgrading%20from%20a%20Torrent


On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Rajiv Gunja <opn.src.rocks at gmail.com>wrote:

> I am in the process of upgrading my kubuntu to 9.04 Just downloading those
> 1015 packages has taken about 3 hours. If anyone else have done it already,
> please let me know any ups and downs I need to look out for. Thanks
>
> -GGR
>
> --
> Rajiv G Gunja
> Blog: http://ossrocks.blogspot.com
>
>
> 2009/4/17 Chuck Frain <chuckfrain at pobox.com>
>
> > Day: Saturday April 25, 2009
> > Time: 12 pm
> > Place: Fuddruckers at 6486 Dobbin Way, Columbia, MD 21045
> >
> > Join us to celebrate the release of the Jaunty Jackalope!
> >
> > We are going to try to have some home made CDs to hand out.
> >
> > Bring a 1GB or larger flash drive and we'll set you up with a LiveUSB
> > version of Jaunty Jackalope! (Time and power/battery life permitting)
> >
> > Another first for this meeting! I will be going to Microcenter to do some
> > shopping Thursday evening. If you want I can purchase a 2gb or 4gb flash
> > drive for you and preload it with your choice of Ubuntu, Kubuntu or
> Xubuntu
> > live images or copy various ISOs to the disk for you. Considering the
> > prices
> > listed on their site currently (April 17th) the 2gb will cost you $8 and
> > the
> > 4 gb will be $10. Those prices reflect the original
> > price+tax+I-don't-want-to-deal-with-coins charge. Send me an email with
> the
> > size drive you want, the live image you want loaded on and/or the images
> > you
> > wish to have copied.
> >
> > The above offer assumes I can get the ISOs and make the copies in time. I
> > will be grabbing the Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu and server images first in
> > 32bit then 64bit. If you order a flash drive I can only promise best
> effort
> > to get the images done. Drop an email to jaunty at ubuntu-maryland.org by
> 4pm
> > Thursday April 23rd.
> >
> > So be sure to sign up on the wiki page at
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarylandTeam/Events/ReleaseParties/Jaunty or
> email
> > jaunty at ubuntu-maryland.org and let me know how many will be attending so
> I
> > can have a rough head count for the restaurant.
> >
> > See you then!
> >
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