Re: Ubuntu Shipit taking orders for 8.04 (Hardy Heron), but....

From: jimw wagner <jpw_at_no.spam.please>
Date: Tue Apr 29 2008 - 18:02:55 CST

Do I understand that you recommend we don't try to order anything just yet?

JimW

Conrad Knauer wrote:
> https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
>
> Some things to note:
>
> * they're claiming it might "take up to 10 weeks"!
> * the default order is now a *single* disk! Anything more is a
> "special request" that "can take from twelve to sixteen weeks"!
> * there will be a point release (8.04.1) in early July (see
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseSchedule) which will have all the
> bug fixes released up until then and I wonder if that's what's being
> shipped or if they'll do a new batch of disks then.
>
> My suggestion is to wait and see about the 8.04.1 and then snail-mail
> 'torrent' to get more disks for the SLG (e.g. everyone orders say 5
> and bring them to a meeting :)
>
> CK
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Received on Tue Apr 29 18:02:58 2008

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