Help upgrading to 10.10

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 10:25 -0500, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:30:46 +0100
> Pope wrote:
> 
> > I think the point Basil was making was "What would joe sixpack do in
> > this situation?". Would the average Joe get that there's a difference
> > between upgrades from LTS->LTS and LTS->Non-LTS?  It's a valid
> > question and seems not to be addressed well on the website, hence me
> > suggesting a bug should be filed.
> 
> This website?
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MaverickUpgrades
> 
> If so, the whole method described is unwieldy.  It refers to
> System>Administration>Software Sources
> when that step can be completed right from
> System>Administration>Update Manager
> and the, "Settings," button.
> 
> Yep, description bug on the site, I'd say.
> 
> BTW, "joe sixpack?"  Isn't that a little insulting?  (that is, if, by
> sixpack, one refers to alcoholic beverages (not everybody drinks
> alcohol)) And, if it refers to a strong abdomen, does it really
> represent the great untutored mass of humanity? I think, "no."
> 
> Maybe, "Joe Average," or, "Joe Normal," or, "Joe regular," might be
> better and not tend to identify /you/, the 'speaker,' as a (US) Tea
> Party member.

I happen to prefer "Joe Lunchbucket". :) Ric


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..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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