Re: Ubuntu Lice CD is dead: what's the problem now including also the alternate installer?

2012-09-25 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 01:59:55PM +0200, a.gra...@gmail.com wrote: > I coming back to the same question, I know, but things have changed > since last time I asked. > Reading this > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/its-official-the-ubuntu-livecd-is-dead > You're going over the 700Mb size of the

Re: Proposal to drop Ubuntu alternate CDs for 12.10

2012-09-25 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 04:10:24PM +, Paul Smith wrote: > It may behoove us to be concerned over being able to download and verify > the entirety of the packages that are not included in the mini ISO and > provide the ability to perform a command line install on one cd. I know > that we do not

Re: Proposal to drop Ubuntu alternate CDs for 12.10

2012-09-25 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 07:27:30AM -0700, cariboo907 wrote: > On 12-09-13 05:25 AM, Colin Watson wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 07:39:14AM +0800, Mikael Ström wrote: > >> I think dropping the alternate CD would be a serious mistake. There > >> are many of us who depends on installing via this C

Ubuntu Lice CD is dead: what's the problem now including also the alternate installer?

2012-09-25 Thread a.gra...@gmail.com
Hi, I coming back to the same question, I know, but things have changed since last time I asked. Reading this http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/its-official-the-ubuntu-livecd-is-dead You're going over the 700Mb size of the CD. When I asked "why don't you include also the alternate text install

Re: Proposal to drop Ubuntu alternate CDs for 12.10

2012-09-25 Thread cariboo907
On 12-09-13 05:25 AM, Colin Watson wrote: > On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 07:39:14AM +0800, Mikael Ström wrote: >> I think dropping the alternate CD would be a serious mistake. There >> are many of us who depends on installing via this CD for various >> reasons, like boot issues, Video card problems, CLI

Re: Proposal to drop Ubuntu alternate CDs for 12.10

2012-09-25 Thread Karl Anliot
> > On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 07:39:14AM +0800, Mikael Str?m wrote: >> I think dropping the alternate CD would be a serious mistake. There >> are many of us who depends on installing via this CD for various >> reasons, like boot issues, Video card problems, CLI only installs >> etc. > > Are you aware

Re: Proposal to drop Ubuntu alternate CDs for 12.10

2012-09-25 Thread Paul Smith
My main issue with removing the alternate install is the ability to do a command-line install, which similar to our servers provides an extra degree of security and the ability to do the following as troubleshooting steps without a gui: 1) perform initial system updates 2) download other compone

Re: Proposal to drop Ubuntu alternate CDs for 12.10

2012-09-25 Thread Paul Smith
It may behoove us to be concerned over being able to download and verify the entirety of the packages that are not included in the mini ISO and provide the ability to perform a command line install on one cd. I know that we do not currently offer the ability to order a hard copy of the alternate c

Minutes from the Ubuntu Kernel Team meeting, 2012-09-25

2012-09-25 Thread Joseph Salisbury
= Meeting Minutes = [[http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2012/09/25/%23ubuntu-meeting.txt|IRC Log of the meeting.]] [[http://voices.canonical.com/kernelteam|Meeting minutes.]] == Agenda == [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting#Tues, 25 Sep, 2012|20120925 Meeting Agenda]] === ARM Status