On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Nicholas Skaggs <nicholas.ska...@canonical.com> wrote: > On 08/28/2012 09:34 AM, Anthony Byrne wrote: >> >> I agree with A. Grandi! The alternate installer is *much* more stable >> than any live CD. And what about SSH installation? >> >> I second the community vote idea, as well. The other *buntus are very >> likely to follow suit, so I believe in at least giving the public a >> heads-up. >> >> -- >> A. Byrne >> >> On Aug 28, 2012, at 12:23 AM, "a.gra...@gmail.com" <a.gra...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> On 28 August 2012 07:04, Nicholas Skaggs <nicholas.ska...@canonical.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> FYI -- as spoken of earlier, here's the details on dropping the >>>> alternate >>>> installer in 12.10. Again, this is just for ubuntu, and not a decision >>>> for >>>> any flavors. As far as I know, no flavors have committed to dropping the >>>> alternate cd's. This transition will occur with the next milestone, >>>> which is >>>> Beta 1. As part of this, we'll need to migrate the alternate testcases >>>> and >>>> add new testcases in support of the new features in ubiquity. Thanks! >>> >>> so you have already decided? I did think there was a discussion before >>> proceding, but it looks like this change will already take its effect >>> starting from the next beta. Don't you think we should ask first the >>> community what they think about? It's non sense that in less than 24 >>> hours you start the discussion on ubuntu-devel and you have already >>> decided for everyone. I can't get it, sorry. >>> >>> Let me say that this is the worst idea ever proposed! I won't be able >>> to use Ubuntu on my desktop anymore because I'm using a RAID 1 setup >>> and I want to do a safe installation not using some workaround later >>> after installation and risking to loose my data. >>> >>> Even more, alternate install CD is the only way for some PC to >>> complete the installation. You can't imagine how many time I had to >>> use alternate installer because ubiquity was freezing. >>> >>> I really cannot understand how you can propose something that will >>> make Ubuntu worse than it is, >>> We're supposed to make Ubuntu BETTER not worse. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> -- >>> Andrea Grandi - Nokia-DX/Tampere / Qt Ambassador >>> Ubuntu Member: https://launchpad.net/~andreagrandi >>> website: http://www.andreagrandi.it >>> >>> -- >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~u+1 >>> Post to : u...@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~u+1 >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > As Brendan said, I would encourage those of you who have concerns to post > them back to the ubuntu-devel list @ Steve et la for discussion. If you > remember back to UDS, the original idea as discussed was that no > functionality would be lost (aka, the live cd would get support for > everything the alternate cd could do). They've come close, but RAID support > didn't quite happen. > > Note that If the alternates are dropped for ubuntu, going forward, if you > wish to install with RAID (or simply want to use an alternative installer) > you still have the option of using the netboot or mini iso. > > > Nicholas >
Ubuntu is dropping something that people love, see: http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/yydbp/ubuntu_alternate_cds_could_be_dropped_for_1210/ In favor of something that Ubuntu created. Have I seen this before? Never mind that some percentage of people can't use the Desktop installer. Think of it as a little surprise for new users. </sarcasm> -- Ubuntu-qa mailing list Ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-qa