Comments on: Keeping Ubuntu CDs Available http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/ At home with Jono Bacon, Community Manager and Author Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:13:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ShipIt : Request an Ubuntu CD: Canonical Updates - Page 4 http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/comment-page-1/#comment-133150 ShipIt : Request an Ubuntu CD: Canonical Updates - Page 4 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:19:04 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2037#comment-133150 <p>[...] ShipIt : Request an Ubuntu CD: Canonical Updates official blogs: Keeping Ubuntu CDs Available|jonobacon@home Canonical Blog Blog Archive Keeping Ubuntu CDs available __________________ "Thou shalt not [...]</p> [...] ShipIt : Request an Ubuntu CD: Canonical Updates official blogs: Keeping Ubuntu CDs Available|jonobacon@home Canonical Blog Blog Archive Keeping Ubuntu CDs available __________________ "Thou shalt not [...]

]]> By: John4 http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/comment-page-1/#comment-133105 John4 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:03:42 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2037#comment-133105 <p>I find this very interesting for myself. As a FOSS developer of business software, we've moved to supplying our software on custom Ubuntu DVDs (OS, middle-ware, and applications are too big for CDs). It's quite revolutionary for business solutions. Most people are fine downloading the ISO files, but we are finding that it is the international people that are requesting the hard copies (mainly Africa and Asia). We'll see how long we can keep up not charging for the shipping, but at current rates it's not bad (there is a reason they call it snail-mail). Glad to help spread the word or OS as the case may be.</p> I find this very interesting for myself. As a FOSS developer of business software, we’ve moved to supplying our software on custom Ubuntu DVDs (OS, middle-ware, and applications are too big for CDs). It’s quite revolutionary for business solutions. Most people are fine downloading the ISO files, but we are finding that it is the international people that are requesting the hard copies (mainly Africa and Asia). We’ll see how long we can keep up not charging for the shipping, but at current rates it’s not bad (there is a reason they call it snail-mail). Glad to help spread the word or OS as the case may be.

]]> By: surfing http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/comment-page-1/#comment-133064 surfing Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:20:25 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2037#comment-133064 <p>Yes, I'm agree this project. I'm waitting for Karmic in many time.I just use ubuntu nearly half of year,feeling wonderful for this OS .But the shipit have some language problem in chinese.I can't write down the chinese address at all(it just support ASCII code ,not support chinese),TNT post have shipit in china but local china post maybe feeling wonder for the netherlands language and english address .So make a lot of shipit package in china post in fact, six time just success twice.I hope the shipit project can enclose other language address paper with normal shipit package.</p> Yes, I’m agree this project. I’m waitting for Karmic in many time.I just use ubuntu nearly half of year,feeling wonderful for this OS .But the shipit have some language problem in chinese.I can’t write down the chinese address at all(it just support ASCII code ,not support chinese),TNT post have shipit in china but local china post maybe feeling wonder for the netherlands language and english address .So make a lot of shipit package in china post in fact, six time just success twice.I hope the shipit project can enclose other language address paper with normal shipit package.

]]> By: Donald Janeway http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/comment-page-1/#comment-133036 Donald Janeway Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:14:51 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2037#comment-133036 <p>Thank you for the CD's you have sent in the past. We are on a slow dial up (28.8 with download speed about 2.0kps and frequent disconnects) so downloading of this size is almost impossible. We have made copies of the received CD's and distributed to several newbies, and for upgrading. We hope to continue receiving the great Ubuntu CD. Thanks again</p> Thank you for the CD’s you have sent in the past. We are on a slow dial up (28.8 with download speed about 2.0kps and frequent disconnects) so downloading of this size is almost impossible. We have made copies of the received CD’s and distributed to several newbies, and for upgrading. We hope to continue receiving the great Ubuntu CD. Thanks again

]]> By: Craig http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/comment-page-1/#comment-133030 Craig Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:12:07 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2037#comment-133030 <p>Can you make single cd's available in the store then? As I understand it right now you have to buy a minimum of 20 (from memory, might be incorrect)</p> <p>I have no objections to covering canonicals cost of producing the discs, I just want them :)</p> Can you make single cd’s available in the store then? As I understand it right now you have to buy a minimum of 20 (from memory, might be incorrect)

I have no objections to covering canonicals cost of producing the discs, I just want them :)

]]> By: Elliot Hughes http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/comment-page-1/#comment-133009 Elliot Hughes Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:35:21 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2037#comment-133009 <p>If you want to encourage people to buy CDs rather than request them for free (something that I'm happy to support) I really recommend you make them available as individual CD purchases. I have no use for 5 , I only keep them as 'Collectors Items' and there's only so many times you can give people ubuntu CDs before they become inundated!So it seems like if I were to buy CDs I'd be paying 5 times as much as I need to! Perhaps an option to pay a little money when you request from ShipIt would work well instead?</p> If you want to encourage people to buy CDs rather than request them for free (something that I’m happy to support) I really recommend you make them available as individual CD purchases. I have no use for 5 , I only keep them as ‘Collectors Items’ and there’s only so many times you can give people ubuntu CDs before they become inundated!So it seems like if I were to buy CDs I’d be paying 5 times as much as I need to! Perhaps an option to pay a little money when you request from ShipIt would work well instead?

]]> By: Kevin Mark http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/comment-page-1/#comment-133007 Kevin Mark Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:48:37 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2037#comment-133007 <p>I was greeting to a 'woa, dude, no more CDs for you!' message a few days ago as I tried to use shipit. I have used it since hardy. I'm not sure of the expected number of contributions required apart from being an ubuntu member to get cds. If I had known there would be this new barrier to getting cds, I would have started my journey to memberhood long ago. Now I have to start at square one. not that I can complain as its not my company or cash. just a bit bummed that I dont have any cds to give to possible new users for at least 6 months.</p> I was greeting to a ‘woa, dude, no more CDs for you!’ message a few days ago as I tried to use shipit. I have used it since hardy. I’m not sure of the expected number of contributions required apart from being an ubuntu member to get cds. If I had known there would be this new barrier to getting cds, I would have started my journey to memberhood long ago. Now I have to start at square one. not that I can complain as its not my company or cash. just a bit bummed that I dont have any cds to give to possible new users for at least 6 months.

]]> By: Edward http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/comment-page-1/#comment-132947 Edward Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:05:05 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2037#comment-132947 <p>Any chance of the Canonical shop selling Ubuntu DVDs? Internet connectivity in my neck of the woods is expensive and spotty. Not having to download hundreds of megs to get a basic development machine setup would be great.</p> Any chance of the Canonical shop selling Ubuntu DVDs? Internet connectivity in my neck of the woods is expensive and spotty. Not having to download hundreds of megs to get a basic development machine setup would be great.

]]> By: Flimm http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/comment-page-1/#comment-132920 Flimm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:39:37 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2037#comment-132920 <p>Just wanted to say thank you for shipit. If it wasn't for those Ubuntu Dapper Drake CDs, I wouldn't be using Ubuntu now, probably.</p> Just wanted to say thank you for shipit. If it wasn’t for those Ubuntu Dapper Drake CDs, I wouldn’t be using Ubuntu now, probably.

]]> By: Kevin Otte http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/21/keeping-ubuntu-cds-available/comment-page-1/#comment-132916 Kevin Otte Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:32:36 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2037#comment-132916 <p>Will the Karmic CD artwork be posted on or before release day?</p> Will the Karmic CD artwork be posted on or before release day?

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