subject: Re: Giving up on Edgy

[Michael Satterwhite]

Adriano Varoli Piazza wrote:
> On 11/19/06, Michael Satterwhite <michael at weblore.com> wrote:
>> Renaud (Ron) Olgiati wrote:
>>> On Sunday 19 November 2006 11:16, my mailbox was graced by a missive
>>>  from Michael Satterwhite <michael at weblore.com> who wrote:
>>>
>>>> But that says it all. I use my system for productive work. I *DO* expect
>>>> it to boot on the first try using my LCD monitor ... it can't.
>>> Maybe we should keep to LTS releases for machines used in productive work ?
>> Then you are acknowledging that the majority of Linux boxes are not used
>> for productive work and that the majority of Ubuntu releases are not of
>> sufficient quality to be considered for productive work (the majority of
>> releases aren't LTS)? That *IS* the logical conclusion to be drawn from
>> that statement.
> 
> Ubuntu is acknowledging that, no need for one of us to come and
> confirm it. Devs and Ubuntu leaders did say to stay with Dapper if you
> wanted stable.

Hmmm... I just looked at the website again. I must be going blind. I see
where they explain how to choose a version to download and install. Now
where on that page do they say Edgy is unstable? For that matter, where
on the website in general do they say Edgy is unstable? It is useless to
point at a 6 month old message about a Beta version and say people have
been warned. What type of idiot would be expecting new people coming to
Ubuntu to look beyond the instructions on the Website .... and THOSE
INSTRUCTIONS SAY THAT EDGY IS READY WITHOUT EQUIVOCATION!!!

What the "leaders" said 6 months ago - or on a mailing list is of no
more than academic interest. What are they saying right now on the
Ubuntu website? There isn't even a hint of that warning.