[7091] in Release_7.7_team
Re: Mail to 9.4 and Jaunty users
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan Reed)
Mon Dec 6 11:04:43 2010
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From: Jonathan Reed <jdreed@MIT.EDU>
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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:04:36 -0500
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Having heard feedback from only one person, I'll assume that nobody else feels strongly and will send the mail later today.
-Jon
On Dec 1, 2010, at 11:23 AM, Jonathan Reed wrote:
> I plan on sending the following e-mails to Jaunty users and 9.4 users, respectively. Please send me any feedback by Friday morning.
>
> Note that we will not be meeting this week, as the first Friday of the month conflicts with a DITR meeting. We will meet on Dec 10; an invite and agenda will be sent separately.
>
> -Jon
>
> -----------------------
> To: $RECIPIENT
> From: Jonathan Reed <jdreed@mit.edu>
> Reply-To: IS&T Athena Release Team <release-team@mit.edu>
> Subject: Update required for Debathena on $HOSTNAME
>
> Hello,
>
> You are receiving this e-mail because you are listed as the Moira contact (or the FSILG network contact, if we were unable to track down an owner for the machine) for $HOSTNAME. This machine is currently running $METAPACKAGE on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty). Ubuntu 9.04 was desupported by Ubuntu at the end of October. This means that your workstation will no longer receive security updates or bugfixes, so we recommend you upgrade your workstation to Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) as soon as possible.
>
> Please note that IS&T will no longer be sending reminder e-mails to users running old versions of Debathena. To ensure you continue to receive important information about Debathena, please add yourself to the release-announce mailing list. This list is very low-traffic, with only 4-5 e-mails per year. You may subscribe to the list at: https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/release-announce
>
> If you choose to upgrade your workstation, please note that the upgrade is a two-step process: you will need to first upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic), and from there to Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid). Alternatively, you may choose to backup any local data, and re-install your workstation.
>
> Instructions on upgrading your workstation can be found at:
> http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/TgVa
>
> As with any software installation or upgrade, we recommend that you have a
> recent backup of your locally-stored data before beginning the upgrade
> process. We also recommend you fully test any important software before upgrading, or consider installing a new, separate Lucid workstation.
>
> If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send e-mail to
> debathena@mit.edu.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jonathan Reed
> IS&T Athena Release Team
> release-team@mit.edu
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> To: $RECIPIENT
> Bcc: release-team-mtg@menelaus.mit.edu
> From: Jonathan Reed <jdreed@mit.edu>
> Subject: Your Linux-Athena Workstation: $HOSTNAME
>
> Greeetings,
>
> You are receiving this e-mail because you ($RECIPIENT) are currently
> listed as a contact for the Athena workstation $HOSTNAME ($IP). This
> workstation is currently running Athena $VERSION.
>
> Support for Athena 9.4 ended on October 8, 2010, and Athena 9.4 has not received security updates or bug fixes since August 2009. While you can continue to run Athena 9.4 on an "as-is" basis, we encourage you to upgrade to Debathena. Debathena is the latest evolution of the Athena computing environment, and provides many new features and new levels of compatibility and flexibility.
>
> IS&T will not send any further e-mails to Athena 9.4 users, so if you wish to continue running Athena 9.4 in its unsupported state, no action is required on your part.
>
> For more information on the end of support for Athena 9, as well as
> instructions on upgrading to Debathena, please see:
> http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/oAVt
>
> Note: We have transitioned away from the old annual fee based model
> for private Athena workstations. Private Athena workstations are now
> very similar to running a Windows or Mac computer in your department.
> You can purchase a standard Dell desktop and install Debathena on it
> using our instructions, and run it at no annual fee. We no longer
> offer on-site installation help for departmental machines, but the
> instructions are easy to follow and Athena Consulting will be able to
> help you remotely if you are installing the Debathena cluster software
> on a recommended Dell desktop.
>
> Cordially,
> Jonathan Reed
> IS&T Athena Release Team
>
