Switching from Hardy to Intrepid

[David McNally]

Thanks. I think I'll wait until the final release before I switch. This is
the computer that I rely on most of the time, and I can't lose anything on
it (even though I do backups).

Thanks,
David

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:36 PM, Peter N Spotts <pspotts at comcast.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:24:48 -0400
> "David McNally" <david3333333 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi, everyone.
> >
> > I've been using Hardy for a while now, and I've been seeing a lot of
> > good things about Intrepid. I know that I'll upgrade once the final
> > version (not the beta) is available, but until then, I'm not sure
> > whether to upgrade or not.
> >
> > I know that the final version will be out in only 8 days, but should I
> > upgrade now anyway? And, in the future, should I upgrade immediately
> > when a beta is out, or wait until the final is out?
> >
> > I know that the Intrepid Beta will have all of the features that final
> > version of Intrepid will have, but I'm afraid that it will have too
> > many bugs.
> >
>
> Hi David,
>
> If you rely on your computer for your livelihood, I'd wait until
> Ubuntu unveils the release version. That said, I've installed a
> couple of betas this close to R-Day and have experienced few problems
> that I couldn't put up with temporarily. You'd see fairly constant
> string of updates signalled by the update manager between now and then.
> And as long as you installed those along the way, you'd be all up to
> date by R-Day. But the beta will still be bit buggy, so, as the man
> asked: Do you feel lucky??  Perhaps it's best to check with
> Ubuntu's web page, check the remaining known-bug list, and see if
> you can live with them.
>
> With best regards,
>
> Pete
>
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