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Re: [LUG] ubuntu

 

Ray Smith wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Rob Beard
> Sent: 16 October 2007 22:54
> To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [LUG] ubuntu
>
>
> Neil Stone wrote:
>   
>> Rob Beard wrote:
>>     
>>> Neil Stone wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Paul Sutton wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> Its occured to me that some of us will be downloading ubuntu on
>>>>>           
> thursday 
>   
>>>>> (or may be doing so),  in which case is anyone downloading the other 
>>>>> flavours
>>>>>
>>>>> e.g
>>>>>
>>>>> xubuntu
>>>>> edubuntu
>>>>> kubuntu
>>>>>
>>>>> I am asking as we could combine our efforts,  it also makes sense to 
>>>>> have at least 1 master cd from which other copies can be made.,
>>>>>
>>>>> Just a thought,  I work in a school so will try and download 
>>>>> edubuntu-desktop and edubuntu-server
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Guess whose ISP is a mirror ;-)
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> I don't suppose your ISP is Virgin Media?  (or if you're really lucky 
>>> you have a direct pipe to Super Janet?)
>>>
>>> Rob
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> Virgin it is... currently downloading Debian ISO files at around 450k/sec
>>
>>     
>
> Nice.  Good old fast internet, what ever did we do before it?
>
> (actually, I remember, spending a month downloading RedHat on dialup!)
>
> Rob
>
>   
That must have left you with a rather large telephone bill

Paul



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