I think thats an excellent idea Corey. Do you want me to write up the questions and answers or would you like to give me a set of questions to answer?
Thanks, Cody A.W. Somerville On Jan 22, 2008 6:47 PM, Corey Burger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 20, 2008 9:45 PM, Cody A.W. Somerville > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > -- Cody A.W. Somerville
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