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 21-11-2008, 09:05 AM | #1 |
| Guest Posts: n/a | Udungtu 8.10 It been out what - 3 weeks. I just reinstalled as a VMWare virtual machine. Surprise! There are 89 updates to available for the default install. A bit much, I think, for a new operating system! -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience |
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| 21-11-2008, 09:05 AM | #2 |
| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Udungtu 8.10 25 minutes now and they still are not done! Slow! Slow! Slow! What a sham. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Richard Urban" <> wrote in message news:.gbl... > It been out what - 3 weeks. > > I just reinstalled as a VMWare virtual machine. Surprise! There are 89 > updates to available for the default install. > > A bit much, I think, for a new operating system! > > -- > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > |
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| 21-11-2008, 09:06 AM | #3 |
| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Udungtu 8.10 Its called competition Richard.  -- Best regards, Andre Da Costa "Richard Urban" <> wrote in message news:.gbl... > It been out what - 3 weeks. > > I just reinstalled as a VMWare virtual machine. Surprise! There are 89 > updates to available for the default install. > > A bit much, I think, for a new operating system! > > -- > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > |
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| 21-11-2008, 09:06 AM | #4 |
| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Udungtu 8.10 They must be operating under a non compete clause. Linux has been available for about 10 years now and they have what - 3-4% of the desktops! -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Andre Da Costa" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:B4D652C4-F69B-4637-81F5-E3DBDFF134B6@microsoft.com... > Its called competition Richard. > -- > Best regards, > Andre Da Costa > > > "Richard Urban" <> wrote in message > news:.gbl... >> It been out what - 3 weeks. >> >> I just reinstalled as a VMWare virtual machine. Surprise! There are 89 >> updates to available for the default install. >> >> A bit much, I think, for a new operating system! >> >> -- >> >> Richard Urban >> Microsoft MVP >> Windows Desktop Experience >> >> |
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| 21-11-2008, 09:06 AM | #5 |
| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Udungtu 8.10 They drink really, really deep on the cool aid over there? I tried Ubuntu a few months ago and my results are: ubuntu=not for me (or the other 94% of the population even when offered free!). Rich "Richard Urban" <> wrote in message news:.gbl... > 25 minutes now and they still are not done! > > Slow! Slow! Slow! > > What a sham. > > -- > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > > "Richard Urban" <> wrote in message > news:.gbl... >> It been out what - 3 weeks. >> >> I just reinstalled as a VMWare virtual machine. Surprise! There are 89 >> updates to available for the default install. >> >> A bit much, I think, for a new operating system! >> >> -- >> >> Richard Urban >> Microsoft MVP >> Windows Desktop Experience >> >> > |
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| 21-11-2008, 09:06 AM | #6 |
| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Udungtu 8.10 "Richard Urban" <> wrote in message news:.gbl... > It been out what - 3 weeks. > > I just reinstalled as a VMWare virtual machine. Surprise! There are 89 > updates to available for the default install. > > A bit much, I think, for a new operating system! > > -- > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > I'm waiting for 15.04 "Disastrous Debian" |
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| 21-11-2008, 09:06 AM | #7 |
| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Udungtu 8.10 Richard Urban wrote: > A bit much, I think, for a new operating system! Shows why you shouldn't think. -- Regards, [tv] Owner/proprietor, Trollus Amongus, LLC ....EARTH is 98% full. Please delete anybody you can |
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| 21-11-2008, 09:07 AM | #8 |
| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Udungtu 8.10 "Sackboy" <> wrote in message news:gg59be$gdm$... > "Richard Urban" <> wrote in message > news:.gbl... >> It been out what - 3 weeks. >> >> I just reinstalled as a VMWare virtual machine. Surprise! There are 89 >> updates to available for the default install. >> >> A bit much, I think, for a new operating system! >> >> -- >> >> Richard Urban >> Microsoft MVP >> Windows Desktop Experience >> >> > > > I'm waiting for 15.04 "Disastrous Debian" For me it wil be, Accurate Angelfish. I hope I live that long! Rich |
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| 21-11-2008, 11:05 AM | #9 |
| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Udungtu 8.10 Richard Urban wrote: > It been out what - 3 weeks. > > I just reinstalled as a VMWare virtual machine. Surprise! There are 89 > updates to available for the default install. > > A bit much, I think, for a new operating system! > You might want to examine just how many of those 89 updates are for the os vs. everything included in the installation that is not part of the os itself. And I thought alias was a troll. Fine job. lol-- norm |
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| 21-11-2008, 03:05 PM | #10 |
| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Udungtu 8.10 "Richard Urban" <> wrote in message news:.gbl... > It been out what - 3 weeks. > > I just reinstalled as a VMWare virtual machine. Surprise! There are 89 > updates to available for the default install. > I think you'll find those are mainly updates to the included applications, which of course, are in continuous improvement and development, not the OS itself... |
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