Comment 27 for bug 570765

Evan, we're all passionate about ensuring that 10.04 is the best Ubuntu and Linux release ever... but I see nothing here in my or anyone else's comments that is inflammatory.

I understand what Colin said about "first automatic kernel update". Is that a guarantee that the first automatic kernel update will be a 0-day update released alongside 10.04?

The point is that when a prospective new user first installs this and sees that Windows is gone (unless that first kernel update is going to occur BEFORE the first post-install reboot) he/she is going to freak out. The very first thought associated by that user to Ubuntu will be "OMG LINUX DELETED WINDOWS!"

If this is not fixed prior to release and is left as an automatic update that may or may not be pushed on the same day as the release, the damage will have been done. New users don't know to read release notes. Most new users, unfortunately, wouldn't even notice if there was a slide in the install slide show that informed them in large type that Windows or a secondary OS may not show up in the boot menu.

That's my biggest concern, because from that point of view, a bad first impression is the one that will last, no matter how polished the OS is, or how quickly something this basic is fixed (and I do not mean basic in the terms of being trivial or simple, but basic as in part of the core functionality of Ubuntu).

Also, Nicolas has a good point WRT to countries with poor internet connectivity, or users who want to try it out so they go to an internet cafe or library or other such spot to get connectivity long enough to download the ISO so they can install later at home without internet access, or other similar user situations around the world (satellite net users w/ stingy fair-use policies come immediately to mind).