Comment 74 for bug 570765

@Ivan I don't think this is the best place to be pestering the devs about a release time LOL. Perhaps visit the IRC channel #ubuntu-release-party.

@Devs on the inside: My wife and I have been watching this page with great interest. You guys (and the teams working on other issues) should be applauded for your obviously passionate and tireless efforts. We have been users of Ubuntu since 5.04, and we are always pleasantly surprised with not just the innovations, but the obvious attention to detail with the releases.

Regarding this issue specifically, I think you guys have it right: If I was a new Ubuntu user and encountered this bug upon first installing it, I would be very worried. It should be standard procedure to back up all your important information and stuff before attempting an install of any additional operating systems, true; but it's the *First Impression* that is most important here. If Ubuntu had even the appearance of having destroyed another OS's install (probably Windows in most new users situations), then that first impression would be very bad indeed, and the growth of Ubuntu as a *Reliable* operating system alternative would definitely be slowed.

So this is/was definitely a critical issue. Just to illustrate a point, we have some family friends on whose computer I have installed Ubuntu in a dual-boot situation. They live in the countryside and currently have no internet connection. If I was to have installed the OS and had Windows disappear from the GRUB menu, it would have presented a very unprofessional image both about Ubuntu but also about me as an OS installer. Of course I would have been able to fix it, but still, it's the time investment and that First Impression thing again.

Anyway, sorry to be long winded. Good work guys, and my wife and I both thank you for your efforts!