Need More Testers Of Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha # 3...

[James]

Hi Jeff

> On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 18:42, Cybe R. Wizard
> 
> <cyber_wizard at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:23:51 -0400
> > 
> > Jesse Palser <SLNTHERO at AOL.com> wrote:
> >> Need More Testers Of Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha # 3...
> >> 
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> The future of Ubuntu is quickly approaching.
> >> We need more people to download, install, and test
> >> Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha # 3.
> >> 
> >> If you don't feel comfortable installing it natively
> >> then you can install it into a VirtualBox virtual machine.
> >> 
> >> Beta # 1 is to be released on March 31st...
> >> 
> >> Jesse
> > 
> > ...and you speak for Ubuntu, how?
> 
> Did he say anything untrue?
> 
> The release date for 11.04 (and Beta 1) is rapidly approaching.
> 11.04 IS the future of Ubuntu. It's not the past, those are already
> released... though I guess you could consider the updates for each 
as
> the future-past.
> More people testing the daily ISO builds and especially Unity and
> other aspects are always welcome, and the more people testing and
> filing bugs the better.
> The only thing I would perhaps somewhat disagree with is that
> generally, running in VirtualBox will give you a 2D environment
> (GNOME) whereas other virtualization systems may give you a better
> chance at getting Unity running.  I don't know, for sure, how easy it
> is to get 3D into 11.04 on VirtualBox, though... I do my Unity testing
> on bare metal and use VMs for installer/ISO testing instead.
> And the current schedule DOES list Beta 1 as releasing on 31 March
> (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NattyReleaseSchedule)
> 
> So what exactly are you disagreeing with?
> 
> I'd suggest that the only REAL issue is that he posted to a support
> list rather than Sounder, or any other place, but it's not like he's
> the only person here who's guilty of off-topic posting, and at least
> his off-topic posting is somewhat topical.
> 
> So again, what exactly are you disagreeing with?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff

Not sure I understand the nature of the disagreement either. Basically 
says more testers are needed for the future version. If they don't like 
the idea of installing the Alpha version as the main OS they can install it 
on a virtual machine which in effect leaves their system untouched "as 
it were".

I see nothing wrong with the post either apart from your own 
observation and personally I don't think it a major issue. Hell, I'd cosider 
installing it side by side with an earlier version to see how it goes which 
is yet another option. The testing of course may be relevant in that it 
will help identifiy possible technical issues as well as bugs as well as 
finding willing participants to test it

Just a few thoughts
James