But I didn't think they'd finished it...

[John Levin]

On 4 Mar 2005, at 17:04, Matt Zimmerman wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 10:40:52AM +0000, Neil Woolford wrote:
>

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>> Might it be worth *preparing* to make a clear public statement if 
>> there
>> are problems with the version on this DVD?  The thing looks official
>> enough that any problems with it would reflect badly on the project.
>> (Printed and packed DVD versus a CD with the version number written 
>> on by
>> hand...)
>>
>> The developers won't have time to do it at the moment, but 
>> knowledgeable
>> users should be casting an eye over it for problems as soon as it is
>> available, then if there are problems the damage could be limited a 
>> bit.
>
> We have gotten in contact with someone at the magazine and are 
> attempting to
> limit the negative effects.

Just got the offending issue. Aside from the obscurity of what's on the 
dvd, I also found the presentation of Ubuntu - as a very commercial 
distro, "polished for the corporate user" (p5) - infuriating. There's 
nary a mention of the community, of ease-of-use, or even what the word 
ubuntu means!

Never a very good magazine, but it really is going downhill since the 
new editor took over.

John