On 02/05/16 19:19, JMZ wrote: > Hi Tim, > > Okay OT, but why not have a third-party "sell" bulk flash drives with a > ubuntu flavor already on it. Flash drives are more durable than > disks; better for worldwide shipping. Have a website where a person selects > her flavor and pays via paypal for the shipping as well as a > small amount to break even on the drives. That'd be a lot easier for people > who are still using dialup or have slow broadband and struggle to > download images. > > Certainly I'm not the first person to think of this. Sure its possible, and I think there are a few sites already doing it, however in the Ubuntu GNOME case, the trademark situation is a little tricky, and it is questionable if they have the appropriate agreements in place.
Tim > > Jordan > > > On 05/02/2016 04:51 AM, Tim wrote: >> Hi Jordan, >> >> On 02/05/16 18:03, JMZ wrote: >>> Hi, (sorry never posted here) >>> >>> I don't really see what's wrong with >2GB images. 8GB and 16GB flash >>> drives can be easily got for $5-$10 usd at the most, even free (promos, >>> swag, etc). It's not an undue burden to expect users to find a thumb drive >>> to load up an ubuntu flavor. Much ado, methinks. >>> >>> Jordan >> I think the general complaint, atleast from Ubuntu GNOME community is the >> download sizes of the images. Some users in various parts of the world >> are still stuck with incredibly poor internet speeds. >> >> Tim >> > > -- Ubuntu-release mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
