having ppl not reading might not be a problem for alpha/beta testers, since those are interessed ppl. also there could be an option for both CD-R and RW.
On 4/18/07, t u <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thilo Six wrote: > >> If you give blank CD RWs with Ubuntu branding away some bad guy(tm) > >> could put bad stuff on it and spread that. (That way the gpg chain > >> is broken that took soo long to put up on mirrors.) That would be > >> bad publicity for Ubuntu/Canonical. > > i remember McDonalds had given away 10k mp3 (Sony) players with 10 or > > 12 songs on it in Japan for free. That players also had an Win trojan > > on bord. > > Yes but that trojan came *with* the mp3 player [as a feature, like other > Sony features] :) If we keep with this example, Ubuntu should come with > a Windows or a Linux virus out of the box ;) > > Note: i think providing the shipit CDs as CD-RWs is a good idea but it > would be more expensive (drain resources much faster) and many people > who get those CD-RWs wouldn't know that they are rewritable (we rarely > read tfa, let alone the CD cover and stuff). So it is great > theoretically, but unfortunately not practical for now. > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- BUGabundo :o) (``-_-´´) GPG key 1024D/00967685 Linux user #443786 http://BUGabundo.net http://BrinKadeiraS.BUGabundo.net http://host.BUGabundo.net -- http://alojamento.BUGabundo.net >From 1€ / month Crazy Domain Insane (200GB disk, 2TB bw, 6.00€ ($7.95)/month) at http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?249195/signup 50$ discount with promo code "BUG50" on all plans Free lifetime domain with promo code "BUGDOMAIN" -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss