RANT: So I had to pay for Ubuntu 8.04!

Courtesy Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Thu, 08/07/2008 - 03:50

So last month my ADSL router got stuck by lightning, the third time in six months! So I have been limited to a measly 1GB cap on 3G until I get a replacement router and until Telkom comes and repairs the fault on that line.

I then felt the sudden urge to try out the new Ubuntu, luckily I remembered you could order a copy of Ubuntu ....

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