> > "The idea that a ShipIt CD will solve the problems of someone on > reduced bandwidth is rather silly; within a month or two after launch, > each distro needs 100MB+ of updates anyway. Most Linux distros, > including Ubuntu, are designed with the assumption that they will be > connected to broadband. And in the vast majority of cases, they’re > right." >
In a way he is absolutely right. This point slipped out of my mind. I have the jaunty cd still with me which was made almost at the time it was released. Every time I install it, I need to keep my computer switched on for a hour and a half to finish updating. So in effect the default CD is no longer worth passing around. Its > better we talk about how we can make sure people get their hands on a > fully featured / software loaded distro - a deriviative or a > customized cd. The central idea into distributing CDs was not just to help the people who cannot download it. It was for 'promotion of Ubuntu here' (Or simply awareness). For that, customized CDs play a great role. Correct me if I am wrong, majority of 'regular computer users' don't know about existence of other operating systems, leave alone Ubuntu or even linux. Distrubuting just normal Ubuntu CDs written on a blank CD won't be any good because people don't know about it. And therefore why would they in their right minds be buying something so crucial to their systems without clarification or a presentation. So finally, we need something like a 'awareness drive' (This might not be the right word for it, but I hope I am clear) to promote Ubuntu and the Ubuntu India Community. Ashutosh Rishi *Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish*
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