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Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released
palegray.net writes "The latest version of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) has been released. Offering numerous enhancements for both desktop and server environments, this release includes notable features like Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud images, the Ubuntu One 'personal cloud,' and Linux kernel version 2.6.31. Please be sure to use a release mirror close to your geographic location to help reduce the stress on Ubuntu's primary servers; using BitTorrent for downloads can help alleviate the load even more. If your organization has adequate network and server resources, please consider hosting a mirror as well."
Amazingly, if you click on the release notes link all the way down at the bottom of the "cool new features" page, and read about 2/3 of the way down that page, oh yeah by the way:
Possible corruption of large files with ext4 filesystem
There have been some reports of data corruption with fresh (not upgraded) ext4 file systems using the Ubuntu 9.10 kernel when writing to large files (over 512MB). The issue is under investigation, and if confirmed will be resolved in a post-release update. Users who routinely manipulate large files may want to consider using ext3 file systems until this issue is resolved. (453579)
What... the... fuck... are these morons thinking. They make ext4 their default filesystem, and release to the world with a bug like this open. I don't care whether they charge for this, give it away for free, or pay people to use it. This is not a release, it's an ugly prank. A giant fuck you to the entire world. "Hey, here's an awesome free OS! Just kidding it eats your files, lulz!!!!"
How hard is it to put a giant warning label ("MAY EAT YOUR FILES, TBD") on the front page? Why not just say, whoops the release will be late, sorry? What is it about their ego that makes it more important than peoples' data? You don't have to do work for free, just don't fucking trick people!
Between the increasing mess of 8.10 and 9.04, and this debacle, I am just losing all respect for Canonical.
Also, btw, the whole story is wrong and 9.10 is not available for download yet. Thank god.
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It might be fast, but
It is especially designed for cloud computers with low hardware specifications, such as, netbooks, mobile devices (e.g. MIDs) or older computers. [...] It provides a fast desktop experience; connecting easily with applications in the cloud.
that completely disqualifies it.
How does one even "connect" to applications in a "cloud"? Wouldn't that be "Connecting easily to X clients on headless systems."?
Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.