Lucid LiveCD

[Ed McGuire]

----- Original Message -----
From: "NoOp" <glgxg at sbcglobal.net>
To: <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: Lucid LiveCD


> On 04/30/2010 04:57 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 Apr 2010, Hakan Koseoglu wrote:
> >
> >> On 30 April 2010 16:33, Karl Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>     This is why I will file a bug on the installer! All a new user
> >>> needs to do is hit esc before something else happens. In the old days
we
> >>> got the boot menu FIRST!
> >> An intended change in behaviour is not a bug.
> >
> > As I stated in a previous post, if software doesn't work the way Karl
> > *thinks* it should it's a bug.
> >
> >
>
> Actually...
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/539172
> [Lucid Live CD fails to display boot options w/o user action]
>
> And I have to agree with Karl on this one... the "new & improved" liveCD
> start menu is a regression IMO.
>
> I've actually been caught off-guard by this new menu several times in
> installing earlier lucid's. Old menu; I'm accustomed to doing several
> things at once & the old menu gave me a lanuguage choice and a few
> seconds to provide input/select/whatever. The "new & improved" (again if
> I'm not paying attention & don't hit a key) zips right off to the
> "international symbols". I wonder how well disabled folks are accepting
> this change.
>
> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004
> <quote>
> Boot options hidden by default on Desktop and Netbook CDs
>
> The Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop and Netbook CDs feature a new boot
> interface that is noninteractive by default. To configure advanced boot
> options, press any key at the first boot screen.
> </quote>
>
> This, to me, seems like the "new & improved" metacity menu options
> whereby all the bits moved to the right to imitate an Apple interface.
>
>
>As a Toddler, lol (started with 8.04).  Now on 9.10. Haven't UG to 10.04
yet, but doesn't sound enticing to me.

    Ed
>
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