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[Barry Marler]

On 11/2/05, Jim Ford <jaford at watford53.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> I've just discovered 'Ubuntu' Linux and as a long-time Linux user (Slackware mostly) and supporter of the free software ideology, am attracted to the Ubuntu principle.
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> The first problem I've found with Ubuntu Linux - and one which many prospective users will get no further than - is the glacial slowness of the Web Site. My experience is that it's one of those 'click on the link, go away and make a cup of coffee, and sit drinking it while the page downloads' jobs! I hope this is a temporary problem.
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Please include a subject header when posting to this list. The site is
not blazing fast, but it is not usually as slow as you describe. There
are many factors, between you and the site, which contribute to
network sluggishness.