Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS released

[Bateluer]

Release announcement

Summary of Changes

 

[IamDavid]

kewl....

links don't work though.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: IamDavid
kewl....

links don't work though.

That's because FF keeps adding http:// in front of the link. I've edited it twice now, keeps adding it.

Just look at the top item at Distrowatch.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archi...09-January/000117.html

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyR...s/ChangeSummary/8.04.2

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: IamDavid
kewl....

links don't work though.

That's because FF keeps adding http:// in front of the link. I've edited it twice now, keeps adding it.

Just look at the top item at Distrowatch.

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/ar......anuary/000117.html"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archi...09-January/000117.html"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-January/000117.html">https://lists.ubuntu.............00117.html</a></a></a>

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Har......angeSummary/8.04.2"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyR...s/ChangeSummary/8.04.2"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/8.04.2">https://wiki.ubuntu.c............ary/8.04.2</a></a></a>

Wrong. You keep hitting the "http" radio button to add the link, but that only works for "http" links. The links you are posting are "https" links, so you should hit the "https" radio button instead. (It's a common mistake)

Example

 

[Crusty]

Or you could just post non https links... we're only going to a Wiki site and the ubuntu site, I've got nothing to protect!

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: IamDavid
kewl....

links don't work though.

That's because FF keeps adding http:// in front of the link. I've edited it twice now, keeps adding it.

Just look at the top item at Distrowatch.

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/ar......anuary/000117.html"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archi...09-January/000117.html"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-January/000117.html">https://lists.ubuntu.............00117.html</a></a></a>

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Har......angeSummary/8.04.2"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyR...s/ChangeSummary/8.04.2"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/8.04.2">https://wiki.ubuntu.c............ary/8.04.2</a></a></a>

Wrong. You keep hitting the "http" radio button to add the link, but that only works for "http" links. The links you are posting are "https" links, so you should hit the "https" radio button instead. (It's a common mistake)

Example

Ah, I see. I was scratching my head because my original links were posted while I was using Chrome and I edited them with FireFox.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: Crusty
Or you could just post non https links... we're only going to a Wiki site and the ubuntu site, I've got nothing to protect!

Why Ubuntu does this I don't know, but their wiki links are all "https". Even if you use an "http" link from their own site it will redirect you to "https".

For example, go to this page and click on the link to the wiki (upper right). The link reads as "http://wiki.ubuntu.com/", but sends you to "https://wiki.ubuntu.com/"... 😕

 

[Kroze]

Good news guys, Anandtech is switching to VBulletin so we don't have to deal with this crap in the future.

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: Kroze
Good news guys, Anandtech is switching to VBulletin so we don't have to deal with this crap in the future.

I'll believe it when I see it. When it first announced it was guessed late fall it would be done.. then it was a few weeks after the new year... I just hope it actually happens instead of it being scrapped.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: Kroze
Good news guys, Anandtech is switching to VBulletin so we don't have to deal with this crap in the future.

Heh! I digress...

They just switched to vB (from Zero Forum) at another site I'm on and there was a sh!tstorm over it - polarized the community actually, with a LOT of ppl leaving.

Man, I couldn't believe it! When they switched to vB, I felt like I'd hit the lottery, but...

Ppl don't like change! And, some of them even prefer kludgey old software like FuseTalk, as hard as it is to believe.