Re: Kubuntu 8.04Beta - A No Go

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:34:00 -0500, Dr. Deb wrote:

Snowbat wrote:

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:09:04 -0500, Dr. Deb wrote:

Downloaded Kubuntu 8.04Beta and ran, looks good, especially KDE 4.
However, I cannot use it and neither can a large number of folks.
Why?

Because it is a Beta and still in development?

Glad you asked. The internet access tools/apps are so skimpy (like
all too many distros) that I cannot access the internet.

https://wiki.kubuntu.com/Testing

What did the developers say when you asked about this issue in the
ubuntu-qa mailing list or #ubuntu-testing on freenode (IRC))?

What's the Launchpad bug report number?

Please tell me you're not ignoring the appropriate feedback mechanisms
for beta testers and just ranting about it here where it serves no
useful purpose?


--snip--
[Deb now gets off his soapbox and returns to his normal self {which is
odd enough anyway}]

Er, thanks for the headsup but I'd rather read your review of the
release version. Reviewing a Beta is pointless as the system is under
continuous development and daily update.



Glad you asked about the developers.

I got on the #kubuntu channel and said essentially the same thing I said
here, their response was not what I wanted but understandable. They
said, "We are working on the desktop, you need to talk to the kernel
folks." Made sense, so I logged onto the kernel developer's channel and
explained my issue. You will never believe their response, and I quote,
"Well, run PCLinuxOS then." )Before you ask, I am not embelishing in
anyway, in fact I may have toned it down a bit.)

I thought the reply was rather, "enlightening."

So, I think I will take their advice. :-)

I did findout from the Desktop folks that the "nidswrapper" is on the
CD, just not installed. (Does that make any kind of sense?)

Well, if I understand the situation correctly the nidswrapper is to use
closed source drivers which in general the open source community is
against. So it won't be installed by default but they do give you the
option. Similar I think to mp3 codecs.


Thanks for asking


Deb

-will

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