On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 09:41 +1000, Chris Jones wrote: > This problem never seems to amuse me. > > The server always seems to get overloaded a little after each new release of > Ubuntu and then admins claim that they are working on the problem so that it > won't happen again. > > I just wish the problem would be fixed once and for all instead of the same > problem arising with each new release as has been for some years now.
Is that an offer of unlimited access to your enterprise grade content delivery network for ubuntu to use for hosting release mirrors and loco websites? If not, then please understand that mirrors are donated, and the loco sites are hosted on a box donated by canonical. Although canonical puts some cash into ubuntu, most of it is done via donations of various types. If you want a reliable way of getting your ubuntu updates, buy the DVD https://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=202 Buying items from the ubuntu store gives the project more money to spend on things such as boxes and bandwidth, although I suspect they have higher priority items than a few loco sites. IMHO the loco sites are a nice touch, but I can't remember last time I visited one. I visited the au planet - to check that my blog was on there :) This is a long way of saying, ubuntu gives you a lot for free. No one is making you use it. If it isn't up to your high standards, then please look elsewhere for options. I think you will find that many pay for services (such as RHELL's update service) has problems - lets not even discuss windows update. Cheers Dave -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
