[NYLoCo] Gutsy preview

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I don't think the few dollars for the discs support Ubuntu ... it's
hardly enough to cover development of anything, I would think.

I'm betting the few dollars for the CD simply covers the cost of the
CD itself (creating/shipping) - and its just a break-even price.

Bossmanbeta.

On 10/17/07, Steven Day <steven.day at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well I for one will be buying some discs to support ubuntu. I think more
> people on the LoCo should if they can. I mean it's free but our goal is to
> support ubuntu and I think a few of our dollars can do well. Plus the
> repository CD will become invaluable when trying to install on someone with
> a dialup modem or having a problem with network connectivity.
>
>
> On 10/17/07, Karlie Robinson <karlie at webpath.net> wrote:
> > We're starting to take pre-orders for the final release of Gusty at
> > On-Disk.  http://on-disk.com/index.php/cPath/28_135 in
> case you're
> > interested
> >
> > ~Karlie
> >
> > Brandon Peterman wrote:
> > > I upgraded to the RC last Friday, and it's generally been a pleasant
> > > experience.
> > >
> > > The compiz fusion effects are spectacular, and it's integrated
> > > pleasantly with the other desktop settings.  It's nice to be able have
> > > compiz start automatically now.  In Feisty, I called 'compiz
> > > --replace' every time I wanted to use the effects (read: always).
> > >
> > > The kernel update was a big help.  Some of my cutting edge v4l modules
> > > weren't working in the Feisty kernel, but now I can watch TV with
> > > sound!  Just in time for Sabres season, too.
> > >
> > > I have noticed that Firefox slowed down considerably, though.  I'm not
> > > sure why that is.  As I said, I used compiz fusion on Feisty and I
> > > haven't changed any of my hardware, but redrawing graphics has become
> > > painfully slow., particularly when I switch tabs.  There's a very
> > > pronounced lag between when I click a tab and when I can start
> > > interacting with the page.
> > >
> >
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