A quick follow on about L-Space

Hmmm …

Seemingly, there’s problem’s over at Canonical’s Ubuntu site.

The latest version, Lucid Lynx, is — or was — due out, today, at 13•00 GMT.

Hmmm …

Nothing as yet … !!

Even though, on Twitter, people are reporting that they’re happily downloading the various updates.

I think we may have something of a server overload, at Canonical’s end … !

Always the way, isn’t it? If I’m right, then Canonical’s pulled the software equivalent of the iPad out of their hat.

And got the digital equivalent of Apple style queues ’round the block …

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Which is a little embarrassing, when you’ve got sort of political, the day before the release …

Well, sort of …

You know I’ve been having a frantic email dialogue with Susan Carragher, about the state of Essex library computers.

You do … ?

Goody Gum Drops!

Well, following on from that lot, I thought — as there’s a general election on, and the last party leaders debate is on, tonight — I’d get a touch … … over the top …

Possibly …

I left comments on their contact pages. Here, here and here …

Here’s what I said …

I’m writing after recently blogging about the quality of software in Essex County Council’s libraries.

Essex County Council is, in an effort to keep down costs, sticking with the version of Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system that it’s used for the past few years.

Rather than change to an open source operating system.

The example I used, just so you know, was the popular linux based operating system called Ubuntu, one freely — and at no cost to home or business users — distributed by a British company called Canonical, Ltd

Now I realise that switching to a free and open source operating system will involve cost in re-training staff.

But I believe that, long term, would show significant savings.

And in specifically using Ubuntu, would both show savings and be supporting a British company.

Feel free to use the text, yourself, and forward it to the relevant contact pages.

And to your local prospective Parliamentary candidates, as well.

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But isn’t embarrassing when the technology your bigging up does a vanishing act … … ?