On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Aaron Toponce <atopo...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > I find this unfortunate. By not shipping 64-bit, you're hindering 64-bit > penetration in the market. Just as an FYI- HPUX, Solaris, Irix, AIX, and > many "enterprise" UNIX vendors have been 64-bit for years and years. Even > Apple recognizes the need to move to 64-bit computing with their efforts to > make OS X completely 64-bit. So, by not shipping 64-bit pressed CDs, I think > you're making a mistake. > Just my thoughts on the matter.
Feel free to download the ISO[1] and hand them out along with the pressed CDs, this is what I have done traditionally. Most people seem more interested in IA-32 anyway > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Maria Randazzo > <maria.randa...@canonical.com> wrote: >> >> That is correct we used to ship Ubuntu 64 bit, but we don't produce them >> anymore. >> >> Thanks :) >> Maria >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: 10.04 CDs >> From: Alan Pope <a...@popey.com> >> To: Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts >> <loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com> >> Date: 07/04/10 16:01 >> >> > On 7 April 2010 15:52, David Rubin<dru...@ubuntu.com> wrote: >> >> They have never shipped 64bit in the past, I would still recommend >> >> only shipping the 32bit because generally these CD's are to give away >> >> at events and to newbie users who might not have 64bit PCs. >> >> >> > >> > I have plenty of 64-bit CDs that have been shipped to me. So to say >> > they have 'never shipped 64bit' is somewhat misleading. The most >> > recent releases have been shipped 32-bit only. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Al. >> > >> >> >> -- >> ------------------ >> Maria Randazzo >> Canonical UK Ltd. >> T. +44 20 7630 2469 (dir) T. +44 20 7630 2400 (main) >> maria.randa...@canonical.com <mailto:maria.randa...@canonical.com> >> Ubuntu - Linux for human beings | www.ubuntu.com >> >> >> -- >> loco-contacts mailing list >> loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts > > > -- > loco-contacts mailing list > loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts > > -Paul [1]: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download -- #define sizeof(x) rand() :wq -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
