Ubuntu 4.10 Preview released
| From: | "Benj. Mako Hill" <mako-AT-canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-announce-AT-lists.ubuntulinux.org | |
| Subject: | Announcing Ubuntu 4.10 Preview | |
| Date: | Wed, 15 Sep 2004 13:50:02 -0400 |
Most of you receiving this mail registered for the low-traffic
announcement list at no-name-yet.com. This is our first announcement!
Before we get to the good stuff I'm pleased to announce that we are
nameless no more... the name of our distribution is "Ubuntu" (read
below for details) and the company supporting the project is Canonical
Ltd.
Announcing Ubuntu 4.10 Preview
Ubuntu is a new Linux distribution that brings together the breadth of
Debian with a focused selection of packages, regular releases (every
six months) and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of
security and technical support for every release.
This message is to announce Ubuntu's first public release:
Ubuntu 4.10 Preview (codenamed the Warty Warthog -- or just "warty")
If you know all about this and just want to get the software, you can
find out everything you need to know about getting it here (read on
though, as there's some other good information in this mail including
information on getting Ubuntu CDs shipped to you free of charge):
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/download/
For more information, you can turn to any of the following resources:
Ubuntu Website: http://www.ubuntulinux.org
The website contains basic background on Ubuntu, an overview of
the project, information on how to get it, and some documentation
on the software.
Ubuntu Wiki: http://wiki.ubuntulinux.org
The wiki contains most of the information and documentation on
Ubuntu that the team has written thus far as they've worked up
until now. You are welcome to edit and add to the wiki although
you will need to log in first. You log in by clicking on
UserPreferences in the top right hand corner of the page.
Ubuntu IRC Channel: #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net
Anyone is welcome to join the Ubuntu IRC channel for help and
discussion about Ubuntu and the Warty Warthog release. We aim to
keep the signal-to-noise ratio as high as possible on that channel
and on any mailing lists in the project.
Ubuntu Mailing Lists:
Follow any of these URLs to subscribe to the list, view archives,
or to change subscription options if you are already subscribed.
Ubuntu Announcement List (Ultra-Low Traffic):
http://lists.ubuntulinux.org/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-anno...
Ubuntu User List:
http://lists.ubuntulinux.org/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
Ubuntu Development List:
http://lists.ubuntulinux.org/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
Last but not least, we will gladly ship you a few CDs of Ubuntu at no
cost when Warty Warthog is released -- we expect that by the end of
October. To receive a complimentary copy of the Warty Warthog release
on CD -- or a handful to give to your friends or LUG -- register
online at:
http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org/
Warty Warthog Features
* Simple and FAST Installation
Ubuntu comes on a single CD, with thousands of extra packages
available online. The install is optimised for speed and
simplicity. Ubuntu has excellent support for laptops (both x86 based
and Powerbook / iBook PPC based), and can also be setup in a
minimalist server configuration.
* GNOME 2.8
Ubuntu is the first distribution to ship Gnome 2.8, on the day of
its release - be the first on your street to try it!
* Firefox 0.9
We plan to include Firefox 1.0 for the gold release of Warty Warthog
in October.
* First class productivity software
Evolution 2.0 and OpenOffice.org 1.1.2
* XFree86 4.3 with improved hardware support
Our XFree86 packages have been updated to support plenty of new
hardware. We also have worked hard to detect as much hardware as
possible, simplifying the X install considerably. We plan to ship
X.org with our next release, due in April 2005.
Enjoy!
If you have questions, feel free to ask on the IRC channel, the
ubuntu-user mailing list or to reply me at mako@canonical.com
directly.
Regards,
Benjamin Mako Hill and the Ubuntu Team
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Question
Posted Sep 15, 2004 19:06 UTC (Wed) by ccyoung (guest, #16340) [Link]
Everything sounds good, but is this a volunteer or business effort? What is the business plan here? How are these guys going to make money? Are they sponered?
If they have a good distro, I'd like them to stick around for a while.
Question
Posted Sep 15, 2004 19:37 UTC (Wed) by mmarsh (subscriber, #17029) [Link]
Well, the distro is "owned" by Canonical Ltd. according to their web site. On the Canonical homepage:
"Canonical Ltd. is committed to the development, distribution and promotion of open source software products, and to providing tools and support to the open source community."
So it sounds like their business model is custom tools and support.
Question
Posted Sep 15, 2004 19:45 UTC (Wed) by holstein (guest, #6122) [Link]
It do looks like the idea is "tools and support", while trying to build a community :
Ubuntu is a community driven project. It is with and through community feedback and participation that Ubuntu is directed, improved, and brought forward.
In the Community section.
Question
Posted Sep 15, 2004 21:18 UTC (Wed) by wookey (guest, #5501) [Link]
I'm not sure myself how the finances are supposed to work out, but I do know that Canonical have hired an impressive selection of core Debian developers, so they certainly understand about getting the right people for the task at hand. Having these people all paid to work on Debian stuff will be good for Debian as well as Cononical/ubuuntu. The only problem is if the project doesn't work out - we might end up with a lot of DD's out of a job at the same time...
Question
Posted Sep 15, 2004 21:49 UTC (Wed) by BrucePerens (guest, #2510) [Link]
It is a mixed commercial and community project funded by Mark Shuttleworth. There is a monolithic service company rather than the many-and-varied service providers we are trying for with UserLinux. Mark owns the service company entirely - I discussed this with him a while back, apparently he doesn't believe in employee stock as he wants full control of any company he does.Thanks
Bruce
Question
Posted Sep 16, 2004 8:16 UTC (Thu) by aseigo (guest, #18394) [Link]
and you, bruce, would've had a lot more people and companies on your sidehad you played ball with a representative group.
i totally agree with you that a central company is not optimized for the
market. but you really need to let go of your personal vision being the
end result, as pretty much all of us have. you had the opportunity to
provide great things to many in the form of a coordinated service based
concept. that part of user-linux i totally grok. instead you decided to
try and force your personal vision upon the world.
but you are no more effective than ubuntu because of your position. if you
wish to form something that is seriously world changing, get in contact
with me and we can expand the horizons of user linux to include a far
wider group of interests.
btw, goo luck in hawaii later this year, and i'll see you january in the
islands. maybe we can talk then?
Question
Posted Sep 16, 2004 12:56 UTC (Thu) by louie (subscriber, #3285) [Link]
All great work has a central vision. :)
Question
Posted Sep 20, 2004 2:10 UTC (Mon) by BrucePerens (guest, #2510) [Link]
get in contact with meSo far, I haven't locked anyone out of the project nor have I discouraged anyone from taking on an ambitious task as long as it doesn't block the critical path to make this upcoming release. My policy is "show me". Do what you want within UserLinux or elsewhere, and make it work, and there's a much better chance that I'll believe in your vision.
If instead you want to send me a really long rambling email about what is wrong with Linux, as a number of people are wont to do, I will attempt to read it (some of them are impenetrable), but in general have not been able to generate a coherent plan out of such things.
Thanks
Bruce