From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-29, rbowman  wrote:   
   > On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:31:45 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
   >   
   >> Yep. Linux wasn't that easy to download in those days. You could buy   
   >> Linux magazines and most months they included a Linux CD but you could   
   >> just email Ubuntu and check off how many CDs you wanted and "voila" they   
   >> came in the mail.   
   >   
   > I'd have to check the box for the version but I bought SUSE from BestBuy   
   > in a shrink wrapped box with all the installation media and real, paper   
   > books with documentation.   
   >   
   > I still haven't figured out Canonical's business model. I don't think they   
   > ever got the traction of RHEL or SLED in the enterprise world.   
      
   I've kind of lost track of Ubuntu. When they were getting ready to go to   
   Unity, I had already moved to Linux Mint.   
      
   I didn't realize Unity was still maintained. You can download Ubuntu Unity,   
   Manjaro Unity and even Gentoo7 Unity. Just to see what it looks like, I'm   
   downloading Ubuntu Unity 25.04 to put on my Ventoy USB.   
      
   It's got the "global menu" (like Mac OS)... ugh. (I'll still give it a trial   
   run, just for history sake.)   
      
   https://unity.ubuntuunity.org/#features   
      
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