Debian Live (Was: Debian Logo Use)

2008-04-15 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
On 14/04/08 at 18:54 -0500, Michael Shuler wrote: > On 04/14/2008 06:20 PM, Will Kaiser wrote: >> 1) Provide a free installable live cd of Debian Lenny/Sid > > Have you considered joining the Debian Live project? > http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/ > >> 2) Provide an immediately usable copy of

Re: Debian Live (Was: Debian Logo Use)

2008-04-15 Thread Daniel Baumann
Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > While Debian Live is really nice, some things could be improved about > it. Each time I wanted to use it, I ran into an issue that required > going to IRC to ask how to work around the problem (the problem was > always already known). as you know, debian testing and unstabl

Re: Debian Live (Was: Debian Logo Use)

2008-04-15 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
On 15/04/08 at 10:51 +0200, Daniel Baumann wrote: > Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > > While Debian Live is really nice, some things could be improved about > > it. Each time I wanted to use it, I ran into an issue that required > > going to IRC to ask how to work around the problem (the problem was > > alw

Re: infrastructure team procedures (fifth edit)

2008-04-15 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 10:46:36PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote: > > * Each infrastructure team has not added any new members according to > > the rule above, but has had to mark at least two members as latent > > in the same period, has to accept at least one new valid candidate. > > The se

Re: Debian Logo Use

2008-04-15 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Will Kaiser dijo [Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 09:44:05PM -0700]: > (...) > I'm also pretty sure our goals are aligned a bit differently. The marketing > on the Debian Live CD website doesn't spell out that they are targeting > Desktop Linux or use as an alternative to derivatives such as Ubuntu and > frie

Re: Debian Logo Use

2008-04-15 Thread Mario Spinthiras
Debian on the desktop? It's called Ubuntu! -- Warm Regards, Mario A. Spinthiras Nicosia , Cyprus Blog: http://www.spinthiras.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: smario125

Re: Debian Logo Use

2008-04-15 Thread Chris Andrew
I agree with this. If something unstable is going to be based on Debian, then I think a different (non-Debian) name should be used. Chris. On 15/04/2008, Gunnar Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will Kaiser dijo [Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 09:44:05PM -0700]: > > (...) > > I'm also pretty sure our go

Re: Debian Logo Use

2008-04-15 Thread Yves-Alexis Perez
On mar, 2008-04-15 at 20:48 +0300, Mario Spinthiras wrote: > Debian on the desktop? It's called Ubuntu! plonk. -- Yves-Alexis signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: Debian Logo Use

2008-04-15 Thread Andreas Schuldei
* Gunnar Wolf ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [080415 19:45]: > Umh... I know this will sound quite boring to you - But I (and I > guess, many of the Debian people) do not like the idea of presenting > testing/unstable snapshots as something ready for the end-user to > install. Hey, if they want unstable softw

Re: Debian Logo Use

2008-04-15 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:06:45PM +0200, Andreas Schuldei wrote: >* Gunnar Wolf ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [080415 19:45]: >> Umh... I know this will sound quite boring to you - But I (and I >> guess, many of the Debian people) do not like the idea of prese

Re: Debian Logo Use

2008-04-15 Thread Will Kaiser
Very good points. Like I originally mentioned, the target audiance is *desktop* users. We all know, based on the success of derivatives like Ubuntu, that nwer technology is more important than statbility. This is one of the great things about Debian (and Linux in general). You have *choice*. If I n

Re: Debian Live (Was: Debian Logo Use)

2008-04-15 Thread Michael Banck
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:51:56AM +0200, Daniel Baumann wrote: > Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > > While Debian Live is really nice, some things could be improved about > > it. Each time I wanted to use it, I ran into an issue that required > > going to IRC to ask how to work around the problem (the probl