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- Ewingo401, on 11/23/2008, -3/+51I love Ubuntu, I really do. But no matter how hard I try, I can't get excited about an alpha 1 release. I'll give 9.04 a spin when the RC hits, or maybe the beta.
- TheCod, on 11/23/2008, -0/+27What else are we going to use to fill the void where the Obama articles used to be?
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -1/+22damn that was fast
- fireashes, on 11/23/2008, -6/+26When is "Masturbating Monkey" coming out?
I love the current ubuntu. Not that serious geek but I request all of you to try the beta and make yourself a great geek by advising canonical. - junglejay, on 11/23/2008, -5/+24agreed, compiz setting manager should be included.
- Snap65, on 11/23/2008, -2/+16I'm waiting on the next LTS version. :)
- zwaldowski, on 11/23/2008, -0/+12No, that's the one THAT'S OUT RIGHT NOW.
- Sanzanric, on 11/23/2008, -3/+15Awesome!!!!!
- arjie, on 11/23/2008, -0/+11Dude, you obviously don't want to hear about Linux news. Disable the Linux section.
InarguableTruth: As with every other time this happens, "Dugg up for interrobang." - paradoxum, on 11/23/2008, -0/+10I can't find a list of planned improvements for 9.04 over 8.10 anywhere. Someone have a link?
- InarguableTruth, on 11/23/2008, -0/+91%? How about all the servers running Linux‽
- YouAreDead, on 11/23/2008, -12/+21so, every alpha release of ubuntu will now hit the digg fp? wtf
- DJWilsonX, on 11/23/2008, -0/+710.04 next LTS
- mynameistux, on 11/23/2008, -3/+10thats what she said!
- corbinat, on 11/23/2008, -0/+6Its funny because you thought of two words that start with the same letter
- kricsek, on 11/23/2008, -0/+6They should fix the 4 most annoying bugs in Intrepid first: 289466, 288397, 293023, 274995. No network-manager applet, 2,5 minutes halt during boot, firefox freeze when starting java applets etc..
- leejarratt, on 11/23/2008, -0/+6*That's what she said.
- dandonia, on 11/23/2008, -0/+6What about us Digg faithful who are thinking - "hey thats what digg was made for you scummy bastards".
- truthstream, on 11/23/2008, -2/+8FINALLY available for download?...I mean really, its about time. Its been what? almost a month since 8.10 came out?? What's been the holdup? Doesn't Ubuntu know that the next alpha should come out within 3 days of the previous final? Jeesh...
- Truth3, on 11/23/2008, -2/+8Yuck, waste your money.
- Jerk, on 11/23/2008, -4/+10I'm waiting for Kooky Kangaroo.
- moschops, on 11/23/2008, -0/+5World domination of course.
- InarguableTruth, on 11/23/2008, -0/+5Why would you wait that long? First, the stable normal releases are fine for desktop use. Second, you're missing out on a lot of stuff, and let's face it, Linux on the desktop is still in its early-mid maturity stages. In fact, I use Arch Linux as the 1-6 months wait for stable software was too long with Ubuntu.
- LastDitchHero, on 11/23/2008, -0/+5Dugg for the truth. People forget who awful 10.0 and 10.1 were. Yet they switched to Macs cause Vista "isn't ready yet". OSes aren't exactly something you can predict how it will work with every bit of hardware in every different environment.
- HorseloverFat8, on 11/23/2008, -1/+6They can be installed by clicking one button when you try to play an mp3 file. How lazy are you? It's not hard to do.
- truthstream, on 11/23/2008, -0/+5Ubuntu has a final release every 6 months...this is because they are keeping up with the releases of X and Gnome. Approximately one month after the release of Gnome (which is one month after the release of the latest X) Ubuntu releases their final which contains the latest X and Gnome. This release schedule and the naming scheme can be found on wikipedia:
"The Ubuntu project makes two releases per year, using the year and month of the release as a version number. The first Ubuntu release, for example, was Ubuntu 4.10 and was released on October 20, 2004.[49] Consequently, version numbers for future versions are provisional; if the release is delayed until a different month to that planned, the version number changes accordingly.
Ubuntu releases are also given code names, using an adjective and an animal with the same first letter e.g: "Dapper Drake" and "Intrepid Ibex". With the exception of the first two releases, code names are in alphabetical order, allowing a quick determination of which release is newer. Commonly, Ubuntu releases are referred to using only the adjective portion of the code name.[50]
Releases are timed to be approximately one month after GNOME releases, which are in turn about one month after releases of X.org. Consequently, every Ubuntu release comes with a newer version of both GNOME and X. Release 6.06—and recently 8.04—have been labeled as a Long Term Support (LTS), to indicate support with updates for three years on the desktop and five years on the server, with paid technical support available from Canonical Ltd.[51]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu - KloroFormd, on 11/23/2008, -2/+7Ku Klux Kangaroo
- jivemasta, on 11/23/2008, -4/+8I don't get it. What is a good release schedule? Windows gets ***** for a new version(ie. 5.0 to 6.0) release every 4 or 5 years. OSX doesn't get ***** at all for charging for a point release(10.0 to 10.1). Ubuntu gets ***** for pumping out a new version or point release every couple months for free.
When will you guys be happy? - mynameistux, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4vista was called longhorn.
- infiniphunk, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4get a clue
- infiniphunk, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4lurk moar
- abbathdoom, on 11/23/2008, -1/+5http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item ...
- TheCod, on 11/23/2008, -1/+5They are code names and not official. The release name for this will be Ubuntu 9.04
- KloroFormd, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4I see where you're coming from, but Ubuntu already loads Compiz if the drivers permit. The config manager would be nice in this situation, but it does need a bit of work and simplifying.
Actually, we need a simpler compiz config for the new users joining up. The one mentioned is quite intimidating to the new users IMO. Lots of features, and occasionally too little explanation to what they do. We need something more... wizard-like.
And as for Amarok, there's GTK+ players that are quite similar that'd be nice on the CD that wouldn't add as much bloat.
P.S. I'm drunk, so bad ideas may be flowing from my fingers. Excuse me. Kentucky Deluxe for the win, or the lose if you judge by taste. - ism70605, on 11/23/2008, -2/+6Actually 10.1 was free because 10.0 was so ***** bad. Interestingly it seems Apple is sticking to the ten series for so long is because OS X looks so cool and there is a UNIX heritage and thus the X. Mac OS XI does not look so good.
There point releases are the equiv of other OS major releases. I mean Windows Vista and Windows 7? It is the same thing! Windows 95, 98 and ME? bah Raped in the ass and wallet 3 times for the same DOS based *****. - smotpoker, on 11/23/2008, -2/+6Ubuntu is for average/casual desktop users primarily. I don't think most common desktop users have dedicated graphics cards so pre-installing compiz would probably just add useless configuration apps that they think are broken and reflect poorly on the distribution.
Amarok I can understand but it wouldn't fit in with the rest of the GUI and it would require a lot of extra resources to load the extra kde libs. This would increase resource requirements and decrease the number of users who would be happy with the OS and therefore also reflect poorly on it. I think it would be better to just duplicate amarok's functionality in whatever gnome's default audio player is, personally - IllBeBack, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4"When is 'Masturbating Monkey' coming"
Probably in about 60 seconds. Better have some tissues at the ready. - saejinn, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4VLC FTW
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -1/+5Very lazy
- warkro, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4after killing kittens and licking lesbians.
- ism70605, on 11/23/2008, -0/+3I like Apple, but I still want you to ***** die a horrible death. Going down a razor blade slide into an ignited pool of gasoline sounds suitable for you.
- youri, on 11/23/2008, -0/+3If you don't like jaunty jackalope, why not just refer to it as "9.04"? The names are nice, they're memorable - and that means, useful.
- PhailQuail, on 11/23/2008, -1/+4Amarok is kinda dead, all the developers are focusing on Amarok 2 which is a huge pile of fail.
- esoterikism, on 11/23/2008, -0/+3goat pictures.
- smotpoker, on 11/23/2008, -0/+3haha, no worries. I suppose the compiz manager could be more user friendly and you are right compiz does typically work pretty well if there are decent drivers. My point/concern is that users who do not have cards or drivers that support proper DRI might try to use the manager and think it doesn't work. There is a chance the same thing could happen if they have to install it manually but at least in that case it is more likely they know what it is supposed to do and there is less chance it be associated with a flaw with Ubuntu or Linux
- LordBacon, on 11/23/2008, -1/+4I buried you for being an apple fanboy who bash anything that isn't from Apple.
Kill yourself please.
Signed, a Windows user. - inactive, on 11/23/2008, -0/+3Still waiting for Wanking Walrus...
- srg13, on 11/23/2008, -0/+2Maybe they'll go to AA - like Aardvark. I couldn't think of an adjective for that though...
- acmecorps, on 11/23/2008, -1/+3Why is moolcool being dug down? The first thing after I installed ubuntu is to install Compiz Config Settings Manager and Amarok. Both are awesome software, and should be included with the distro, at least with the DVD release. And, as KloroFormd already mentioned, if the system permits it, basic compiz will be loaded.
- moolcool, on 11/23/2008, -16/+18Dear Ubutntu:
PLEASE build the compiz settings manager and Amarok into ubuntu. (I realize amarok is kde and in kubuntu but its much better then the media player that comes with ubuntu) -
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