[ubuntu-marketing] Universe move backlash

[Cody A.W. Somerville]

I think thats an excellent idea Corey. Do you want me to write up the
questions and answers or would you like to give me a set of questions to
answer?

Thanks,

Cody A.W. Somerville

On Jan 22, 2008 6:47 PM, Corey Burger <corey.burger at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jan 20, 2008 9:45 PM, Cody A.W. Somerville
> <cody-somerville at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > Hello Developers & Jono,
> >
> > CC: ubuntu-marketing
> >
> >  If you've heard my position on the migration of the xubuntu-specific
> > packages to universe, my biggest concern was the community issues
> revolving
> > around the move. Since the infrastructure for building the ISOs have
> been
> > updated, the only difference between having the xubututu-specific
> packages
> > in main and universe is the audience who can upload to that repository
> and
> > small policies/procedures changes. However, this e-mail is not to rehash
> the
> > number of concerns I had brought up but to address one specifically.
> > Unfortunately, the migration from main to universe has resulted in
> confusion
> > and some misleading news posts.
> >
> > For example:
> > http://digg.com/linux_unix/Xubuntu_is_no_longer_supported_by_Canonical
> >
> > We also received our first confused user in #xubuntu shortly after the
> above
> > article appeared on digg:
> >
> > [01:06] <bytor4232> So does this mean anything:
> > http://digg.com/linux_unix/Xubuntu_is_no_longer_supported_by_Canonical
> >  [01:07] <bytor4232> Are just the packages moving to universe, or is
> Xubuntu
> > as a project going away?
> > [01:07] <bytor4232> I do so love the Xubuntu live CD.
> >
> > After I explained that the change had no direct effect on the end-user
> and
> > that we would continue to provide the xubuntu-desktop package and
> Xubuntu
> > ISOs, he expressed his original fears/interpretations:
> >
> > [01:29] <bytor4232> Whew.
> > [01:30] <bytor4232> I'm extremely happy about that.  My fear, and the
> fear
> > of the digger at the link above, is that Ubuntu was trying to re-absorb
> all
> > the specialized distro spinoffs, like xubuntu, edubuntu, and kubuntu.
> > [01:31] <bytor4232> I like the fact that Ubuntu has specialized projects
> > like Xubuntu.
> >
> > Jono/Marketing Team: Would it be possible to do something PR wise to
> defuse
> > the situation?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Cody
>
> Do you want to write something up for the Fridge, talking about where
> Xubuntu is going? Maybe a mini interview?
>
> Corey
>



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Cody A.W. Somerville
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