[Cialug] Ubuntu

Don Cady doncady at gmail.com
Thu Apr 24 18:08:24 CDT 2008


-snip-
>  >> Get yer Ubuntu here...
>  >>
>  >>  http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/24/1321208
>  >>
>  >>  In the slashdot comments there are links to torrents for both Ubuntu and
>  >> Kubuntu... don't know why the Ubuntu site doesn't have one torrent, instead
>  >> of dozens of FTP links...
>  >
>  > Do you mean like here http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.04/ ?
>  > If you're asking why it's not on the front page, it's probably to
>  > lower the barrier to entry.
>  >
>  > Don
>
> You mean raise?

Yes, I guess raise the barrier for torrents, but I meant lower it for
Ubuntu, which is ultimately what they want.
Thought- Has any distro taken a strategy of only allowing torrents or
jigdo upgrade images the first day, or week? If yes, how did it go?

Don


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