2009/10/21 John Abbott <fewcl...@gmail.com>: > I am extremely disappointed in seeing this move. Ubuntu Membership is > difficult or impossible for new users to qualify. It is moving the > "community" further out of the reach of non-programmers and new Linux > users. The elite nature of membership is also diminishing its attraction to > many. > > I have been a beta tester for Ubuntu for six years. I have generated almost > 100 error reports. I have manually copied and distributed over 300 Ubuntu > CD's. I operate a Google Group dedicated to Ubuntu. I teach Ubuntu for > Beginners once a week and have for six years. And yet I cannot establish a > LoCo (although my group is in over 30 in number) and I don't qualify for > Ubuntu Membership. > > Since it appears that Cononical is out of the free CD business, I believe I > am also.
Why can't you establish a LoCo? Is there already one for your country/state? If there is an existing LoCo you should be able to get cds from them. In Pennsylvania we are more than happy to get cds to groups who are within our borders and interested in having cds on hand for events and for general evangelism. > > On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 18:03 +0200, Jono Bacon wrote: > > > We will continue to supply CDs to LoCo teams and Ubuntu members. And > we hope to make CDs available to everyone who is just discovering > Ubuntu. And we continue to search for additional ways to make Ubuntu > and Ubuntu materials available to everyone. But we are limiting > shipments to people that we think have alternative paths of getting > Ubuntu. For instance, > > * you can upgrade to the new release without a CD > (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading) > * you can download your own CD for free > (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download) > * you will be able to download the CD wallet artwork > (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing/#CD%20Distribution%20Materials) > * becoming an Ubuntu member > (http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember) by > contributing to Ubuntu, and thereby becoming eligible for more CDs > * And finally, you can purchase CDs (http://shop.canonical.com/) > > We will change the language on the ShipIt site to make it clearer > what we are doing. We hope that you support this effort and realise > that the intent is to continue to make Ubuntu available on CD to > everyone who needs it. > > Jane Silber, Canonical > > > I hope this makes things clear. :-) > > Jono > > -- > Jono Bacon > Ubuntu Community Manager > www.ubuntu.com / www.jonobacon.org > www.identi.ca/jonobacon www.twitter.com/jonobacon > > > > -- > loco-contacts mailing list > loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts > > -- - Bret ____________________________________________ "Why should I fret in microcosmic bonds That chafe the spirit, and the mind repress, When through the clouds gleam beckoning beyonds Where shining vistas mock man's littleness?" - H.P. Lovecraft, "Phaeton" (1918) -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
