[ubuntu-marketing] Universe move backlash

[Corey Burger]

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