Distribution av Edgyskivor
Postat: 06 okt 2006, 19:49
Det har tidigare talats om detta i tråden Kommer Ubuntu Sverige distribuera skivor med Edgy Eft?.
När Edgy släpps kommer Ubuntu Sverige som en lokal användarförening (LoCo) enligt nuvarande planer att få 500 skivor från Canonical att förfoga över. ShipIt kommer fortsätta att skicka ut Dapperskivor kostnadsfritt men Edgyskivorna kommer endast att gå köpa av Canonical i större mängder och till en kostnad av cirka 15kr styck, förhoppningsvis inklusive frakt.
Vi behöver i första hand fundera på hur skivdistributionen (i storleksordningen 1500-2000/utgåva) kommer att lösas i Sverige. Och sedan vad vi vill göra med skivorna vi får.
[quote="LoCo-sändlistan"]From jane.hidden at canonical.com Mon Sep 11 12:16:03 2006
From: jane.hidden at canonical.com (Jane Silber)
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:16:03 +0100
Subject: Plan for Edgy CDs
Message-ID: <45054573.4090608@canonical.com>
Hi folks -
I wanted to give an update on Canonical's current thinking about Edgy CDs.
Our current plan is to keep ShipIt open but to continue shipping Version
6.06 LTS CDs rather than Edgy CDs. The rationale for this is that we
want to focus the investment we make in ShipIt where it will have the
largest impact, and continuing to support the long term supported
release is more beneficial than sending free CDs for the latest, cutting
edge release.
We will still produce CDs for Edgy, but are looking to make them
available through other channels. Specifically,
- every approved LoCo team will receive a shipment of 500 CDs
("approved" means teams that have been approved by the Community Council)
- we would like to find a set of official distributors for the CDs.
These distributors will be required to pay for the CDs (to help cover
our production costs) and then can resell them. We are initially
targeting the low cost online sellers of Linux CDs and would like to get
at least one in every major geographic region. That way users without
the bandwidth to download the latest version can still get an "official"
CD for a few euros/dollars/pounds. *If you have suggestions of reliable
companies/sites that can do this in your region, please email Christina
Armstrong at christina.armstrong at canonical.com directly.* Please note
that these should be professional and reliable organisations that are
already in the fulfillment business (i.e,. that the have the
infrastructure to process and respond to thousands of orders per week-
this isn't something you want to take on in your spare time).
- We would also make the CDs available to anyone else who wants to
purchase them. Some details to be worked out, but the current thinking
is that we would make them available at the same price (probably
something like EUR 1.50/CD), there would be a minimum order size of
about 100, payment in advance.
Note that of course Ubuntu is still available for free - the new release
will still be available for free download, and the artwork will all
still be made available on DIYMarketing so that people can make their
own CDs. But this process will allow people to get the Canonical CDs
(which I'm told people want), faster than they currently can through
ShipIt, and at nominal cost. And note that 6.06 LTS CDs will still be
available for free from ShipIt.
As I said, there are still some details to be worked out, but I wanted
to share our current thinking with you. If you know a reliable company
that would like to distribute the CDs and has the existing
infrastructure to do so, please email christina.armstrong at canonical.com
Cheers,
Jane[/quote]
När Edgy släpps kommer Ubuntu Sverige som en lokal användarförening (LoCo) enligt nuvarande planer att få 500 skivor från Canonical att förfoga över. ShipIt kommer fortsätta att skicka ut Dapperskivor kostnadsfritt men Edgyskivorna kommer endast att gå köpa av Canonical i större mängder och till en kostnad av cirka 15kr styck, förhoppningsvis inklusive frakt.
Vi behöver i första hand fundera på hur skivdistributionen (i storleksordningen 1500-2000/utgåva) kommer att lösas i Sverige. Och sedan vad vi vill göra med skivorna vi får.
[quote="LoCo-sändlistan"]From jane.hidden at canonical.com Mon Sep 11 12:16:03 2006
From: jane.hidden at canonical.com (Jane Silber)
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:16:03 +0100
Subject: Plan for Edgy CDs
Message-ID: <45054573.4090608@canonical.com>
Hi folks -
I wanted to give an update on Canonical's current thinking about Edgy CDs.
Our current plan is to keep ShipIt open but to continue shipping Version
6.06 LTS CDs rather than Edgy CDs. The rationale for this is that we
want to focus the investment we make in ShipIt where it will have the
largest impact, and continuing to support the long term supported
release is more beneficial than sending free CDs for the latest, cutting
edge release.
We will still produce CDs for Edgy, but are looking to make them
available through other channels. Specifically,
- every approved LoCo team will receive a shipment of 500 CDs
("approved" means teams that have been approved by the Community Council)
- we would like to find a set of official distributors for the CDs.
These distributors will be required to pay for the CDs (to help cover
our production costs) and then can resell them. We are initially
targeting the low cost online sellers of Linux CDs and would like to get
at least one in every major geographic region. That way users without
the bandwidth to download the latest version can still get an "official"
CD for a few euros/dollars/pounds. *If you have suggestions of reliable
companies/sites that can do this in your region, please email Christina
Armstrong at christina.armstrong at canonical.com directly.* Please note
that these should be professional and reliable organisations that are
already in the fulfillment business (i.e,. that the have the
infrastructure to process and respond to thousands of orders per week-
this isn't something you want to take on in your spare time).
- We would also make the CDs available to anyone else who wants to
purchase them. Some details to be worked out, but the current thinking
is that we would make them available at the same price (probably
something like EUR 1.50/CD), there would be a minimum order size of
about 100, payment in advance.
Note that of course Ubuntu is still available for free - the new release
will still be available for free download, and the artwork will all
still be made available on DIYMarketing so that people can make their
own CDs. But this process will allow people to get the Canonical CDs
(which I'm told people want), faster than they currently can through
ShipIt, and at nominal cost. And note that 6.06 LTS CDs will still be
available for free from ShipIt.
As I said, there are still some details to be worked out, but I wanted
to share our current thinking with you. If you know a reliable company
that would like to distribute the CDs and has the existing
infrastructure to do so, please email christina.armstrong at canonical.com
Cheers,
Jane[/quote]