[ubuntu-za] Local download site for Karmic Koala Alpha CD?

[Morgan Collett]

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 17:50, Chris Schoonbee <cmschoonbee at mweb.co.za> wrote:
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>
> Quintin van Rooyen wrote:
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>>     >Or am I just being masochistic at this early stage in the release
>>     cycle?
>>
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>> Hey. I have played with Karmic Alpha 1 and I can tell you that the new
>> changes are not readily apparent right now, it is a lot like running a
>> weird Jaunty. It is rather stable so far as I can tell, but unless you
>> are really interested in the inner workings of Karmic (for development
>> for instance) there is not enough of a change to really satisfy mere
>> curiosity. It looks identical, same theme, same widgets etc. I'd wait
>> for a later release unless you have a real need to run it.
>>
>> If you are in Pretoria you can collect the ISO from me. I am on study
>> leave right now so I am not doing a lot of travelling/tinkering.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Q
>>
>>
> Thanks for that advice.  I think I'll wait for one of the later alphas -
> that will probably be a better use of my time.
> Oh, and thanks for the ISO offer.

Yeah, the first alpha is largely just the previous release built with
a new toolchain (new version of compilers, libs etc). The more
interesting stuff will land as time goes by - they're only having the
Ubuntu Developer Summit this week to plan the new shiny stuff for
karmic...

Regards
Morgan