[ubntu-us-wi] Well, it's been fun.

[Douglas Whitfield]

10/10 scale on *lame* April Fool's Day jokes.

You could have at least said something believable like Dell was buying
Canonical or something.  If someone were to believe it for a minute, no
links <http://dagobah.net/flash/successful_troll.swf>!

I'm very, very disappointed in you Anthony and I may actually leave Ubuntu
because of it.  I need real humor in my community.

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:13, Anthony Hook <anthony.hook3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, everyone, it's been fun.
>
> I've had a good run with Ubuntu.  I love the community, you guys are
> awesome.  I loved the software, I loved the price.
>
> There was an announcement made on one of the LoCo Contact Mailing lists
> about Canonical's profit margins and their struggle for profitability.
>
> A few new items were brought up:
> *As of 11.04, Ubuntu Natty Narwhal will be a paid-license-per-release OS
> *The introduction of Ubuntu Genuine Advantage to ensure licenses are
> properly purchased, software is valid and secure
> *License upgrade every 6-month release, a discount if you go with LTS
> release pricing
>
> I've recently seen the light with Apple products, and will be buying 7
> iPad2s to replace my current array of hardware, in order to keep up with
> functionality.  It's clear to me that the only way to get quality software
> is to pay for it.
>
> It's clear to me that, from a philosophical standpoint, I can no longer
> serve as LoCo leader. I will be stepping down immediately, and will be
> disbanding the LoCo itself for the good of all.  A current bug with
> Launchpad won't let you join any new LoCos, so you're kind of out of luck
> until someone from Canonical decides to fix it.
>
> If you have any questions or comments, please email me.
>
> So long, and thanks for all the fish.
>
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