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8) Upgrading with alternate CD is failing ... again

If I had a dollar for every time an Ubuntu upgrade failed when using the alternative install CD. Don't get me wrong, it is a great idea in theory. However the fact of the matter is that it also means that most people will find themselves needing to run a gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade" despite the fact that it should autostart the upgrade prompt for you. Yes, this is not perceived as a big deal ... unless you are a new user who is already feeling beaten down from the failed network upgrade after the servers took a pounding and left your installation broken.

9) Verizon DSL Hell

While this appears to suddenly be resolved before the release date, it nearly slipped through. A bug in which Verizon DSL users could visit some websites, but not the ones they might want to such as YouTube.

What is also interesting is once again, the fix for this bug is post-release. So number nine here is fairly significant is the Internet appears to be working, with only some sites failing. Who in their right mind is going to think to run Ubuntu update to fix access to only some websites? Come on, this is really dumb!

10) Forget about any long term support

No matter what your feelings may be about Ubuntu 8.04 vs 8.10, the fact is that version 8.04 has the benefit of staying-power. Sure, it may not be perceived as cutting edge as the latest release set to come out here soon, but it does have the backing of providing updates through 2011. Not a big deal to some, but to those using the server edition -- they will see support through 2013. Compare this with an end of life for 8.10 schedule in 2010.

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