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Nobber · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:08 am Post subject: Debian 4.0 is released

No, really. See the announcement here.

jjmac · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:45 am Post subject: RE: Debian 4.0 is released

By Golly -=- i kind of suspected that Lucini had jumped the gun a little Razz

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M0PHP · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:42 pm Post subject: RE: Debian 4.0 is released

A debian release? What's one of those? Cool

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Rhakios · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: Re: RE: Debian 4.0 is released

M0PHP

Yes

I remember Toy Story, and had a megadrive at the time. It was only in 1998 when I got a PC, and 2000 for linux Crying or Very sad

Right... I'll need a netinst ISO, VMWare, and some time! Very Happy

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jjmac · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:53 am Post subject: Debian 4.0 is released

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I'll need a netinst ISO
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Or a vendor supplied dvd/cd set, in various forms ... Smile

Rhakios wrote:
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I suppose you're too young to remember. Rolling Eyes

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I have heard it mentioned that the longish release cycle for Etch, as academic as it really is ... did tend to give ubunto a bit of a push in the popularity stakes. Which does sound like a quite possible perceptile side effect of it all Rolling Eyes

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Chuck_strut · Joined: Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:45 pm Posts: 2

I wonder if our favorite Linux mag will include Debian 4.0 on DVD in the next the issue?

M0PHP · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: RE: Debian 4.0 is released

jjmac

Chuck_strut wrote:
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I wonder if our favorite Linux mag will include Debian 4.0 on DVD in the next the issue?
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hmmmm, now there's an idea Wink

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Two double sided dvds !!!. As it is a special occasion. Notice that apt will now update the package file based on changes only, rather than replacing the whole file, ala rsync style.

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towy71 · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject: Re: RE: Debian 4.0 is released

M0PHP

No, of course not! I was just joking, LXF is my favourite Smile

PCPlus' glossy and card adverts, and dozens of leaflets stuck in every 10 pages put me right off it.
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jjmac

Don't be so quick there, thin isn't necessarily better. As is true for thicker as well, It all depends ...

I don't mind the adds as such. But would prefer Linux based ones. And it should also flows on to the purchaser. I'm not a great fan of trivial inserts though. A person can always just skip through the advertising, trying to avoid the subliminal branding input via company logos of course. Sounds easy, doesn't it Evil or Very Mad

And as long as it doesn't infringe on the content and just turn into an orgy of znet trash.

Besides, the extra padding has the side effect of greater disc protection !

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Nigel

Here's an idea...
When an advertiser wants to include a loose insert, or a wodge of pages in the middle of an article, let them do it on condition that they pay for proper DVD cases for that issue - heck, they can even put their logo on the case... "DVD cases sponsored by Dell" anyone ?

Dutch_Master · LXF regular Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:49 am Posts: 2354

LOL

I'd rather see "Linux Onboard, brought to you by Dell" Wink