Once again fantastic job! Congrats on getting the appliances out of beta!
Although I'm really looking forward to testing out the 10.04 based releases, I think this final 8.04 based release speaks volumes about your professionalism as a release team! Good work!
Also whilst TKL won't offically be supporting TKL 8.04 based releases post 10.04 based release, I'm sure people looking for some help may have some luck on the Support Forums. And as Liraz stated Ubuntu Server 8.04 is supported by Canonical for another 12mths. Perhaps once 10.04 based appliances are available, some of these releases (the ones that only include components from the supported repos) could still be available for download? Or perhaps that will overcomplicate things?
I really like your new initial security update function (theoretically anyway as I haven't tested it). This demonstrates that TKL is commited not just to easy to use appliances but also maximising real world security.
The Amazon improvements sound quite monumental in terms of making this technology more user (noob) friendly. The TKL hub sounds very interesting and I'm tempted to stick my hand up for an invite although I've never used Amazon and not sure when I will. Although if I could somehow set it up to boot on demand when required (ie so not paying for it sitting there idle when not needed) then I think I could find a use for a private cloud web app server for my work. We have a web app we use in house (which runs in a VM on our server) but due to our (slow upload) internet connection it is painful when used offsite (which doesn't happen much - but can be useful). Thoughts anyone?
As I mentioned above, I'm tempted to apply for a TKL Hub beta account but I'm not sure if I'd actually use it, so you guys may not get a lot of value from my involvement....
But as for beta testing 10.04 based releases, count me in! I can't promise how much time I'll be able to spend, but more than happy to do what I can. At the very least I can install some of them and note any obvious gotchas. I have just aquired a number of old PCs - which I plan on refurbishing and selling cheap with Linux pre-installed (perhaps Ubuntu if its not too heavy on them) - so they may make good TKL test bed candidates in the meantime?
Well done guys!
Once again fantastic job! Congrats on getting the appliances out of beta!
Although I'm really looking forward to testing out the 10.04 based releases, I think this final 8.04 based release speaks volumes about your professionalism as a release team! Good work!
Also whilst TKL won't offically be supporting TKL 8.04 based releases post 10.04 based release, I'm sure people looking for some help may have some luck on the Support Forums. And as Liraz stated Ubuntu Server 8.04 is supported by Canonical for another 12mths. Perhaps once 10.04 based appliances are available, some of these releases (the ones that only include components from the supported repos) could still be available for download? Or perhaps that will overcomplicate things?
I really like your new initial security update function (theoretically anyway as I haven't tested it). This demonstrates that TKL is commited not just to easy to use appliances but also maximising real world security.
The Amazon improvements sound quite monumental in terms of making this technology more user (noob) friendly. The TKL hub sounds very interesting and I'm tempted to stick my hand up for an invite although I've never used Amazon and not sure when I will. Although if I could somehow set it up to boot on demand when required (ie so not paying for it sitting there idle when not needed) then I think I could find a use for a private cloud web app server for my work. We have a web app we use in house (which runs in a VM on our server) but due to our (slow upload) internet connection it is painful when used offsite (which doesn't happen much - but can be useful). Thoughts anyone?
As I mentioned above, I'm tempted to apply for a TKL Hub beta account but I'm not sure if I'd actually use it, so you guys may not get a lot of value from my involvement....
But as for beta testing 10.04 based releases, count me in! I can't promise how much time I'll be able to spend, but more than happy to do what I can. At the very least I can install some of them and note any obvious gotchas. I have just aquired a number of old PCs - which I plan on refurbishing and selling cheap with Linux pre-installed (perhaps Ubuntu if its not too heavy on them) - so they may make good TKL test bed candidates in the meantime?