Ubuntu and Automatix

[admin at scientific.dk]

> On Fri, 17 Mar 2006, Andreas Lloyd wrote:
>
>> an article about Automatix for Ubuntu Breezy was linked on Slashdot
>> today:
>>
>> http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/03/12/209257&from=rss
>
> We should really make this stop...
Only if you can do it better! The idea is good and without a lot of people
only got the default Ubuntu, who is of _limited_ use if not enhanced. A
lot of newbees cannot do this. Beside the author of Automatix says clearly
that you do it on your own responsability.

> Every time it's mentioned, lots of people try it, and we (local support
> mailinglists, IRC) get to clean up the fallout (broken systems, people who
> are suddenly annoyed with all of Ubuntu because 'it came from an official
> site, didn't it?').
Yes, I guess people think so - because so many use it as it actually works
especially on a clear newborn installation.

> The forums should really be moderated by 'official' people (like the
> mailing lists are), so broken software like this doesn't get as popular.
Or more should write to the author and he _is_ aware.

> And using the launchpad login system
Which is what? If you talk only to other that know what you mean nobody
new will listen to you.

> would rock too, but I can see why that's Hard.
>
> Oh, and the forums would probably do well to add links to Launchpad for
> bug tracking, because forum posts just don't really work well (as almost
> no developers read the forums)
>
>> and discussed here:
>>
>> http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/06/03/16/1954251.shtml
>>
>> No mention of EasyUbuntu, it seems...
>
> Why don't you just work with the DocTeam to make the docs IN ubuntu
> better,
> so EasyUbuntu isn't necessary?
Ubuntu is a general nice pease of programming work, but the Ubuntu teams,
organizers and doc-builders do not answer Emails - that is why a LOT of
unofficial sites apear.
To go into Ubuntu work, it is too formalistic. Sorry to tell you that by
purpose ;-)

Phillip