DrFunkenstein
March 4th, 2006, 10:35 PM
Did anyone else notice this?
I just was playing around with my dapper install and took a look at the menus.
I discovered that the help item now has a sub menu that consists of
a) System Documentation, which will open yelp.
b) Online Support, which will open help.ubuntu.com
and finally
c) Find local support
Now this last item doesn't link to a page listing local forums and mailinglists, as one might expect, but links to the following page:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/marketplace
Ubuntu Marketplace
There is a growing network of companies that provide local support for desktops and servers running Ubuntu. Find a company close to you, or get your own company listed in the marketplace.
Global Provider
The premier provider of global escalation support is Canonical Ltd. We recommend that you find a local provider for desktop support, together with an escalation support contract to ensure that critical issues can be dealt with by the core Ubuntu team.
And then you'll find links that will help you find professional support for Ubuntu.
Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with this, I simply was, eh, surprised to see this integrated into the desktop.
I just was playing around with my dapper install and took a look at the menus.
I discovered that the help item now has a sub menu that consists of
a) System Documentation, which will open yelp.
b) Online Support, which will open help.ubuntu.com
and finally
c) Find local support
Now this last item doesn't link to a page listing local forums and mailinglists, as one might expect, but links to the following page:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/marketplace
Ubuntu Marketplace
There is a growing network of companies that provide local support for desktops and servers running Ubuntu. Find a company close to you, or get your own company listed in the marketplace.
Global Provider
The premier provider of global escalation support is Canonical Ltd. We recommend that you find a local provider for desktop support, together with an escalation support contract to ensure that critical issues can be dealt with by the core Ubuntu team.
And then you'll find links that will help you find professional support for Ubuntu.
Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with this, I simply was, eh, surprised to see this integrated into the desktop.