G1G1-2008 US machines delivered with 8.1 build 708, not with 8.2 build 767

[Bert Freudenberg]

Hi Ed,

so since there is no stock in Europe can we assume that the machines  
ordered at the UK site will all come with 8.2? Makes support way easier.

- Bert -

On 20.11.2008, at 03:48, Ed McNierney wrote:

> Ton -
>
> Thanks for supporting the G1G1 program with your purchases!  This  
> year it
> was extremely important for us to have Amazon stocked with inventory  
> so
> orders could be fulfilled and delivered right away, the first day of  
> the
> program.  That meant that manufacturing actually had to begin before  
> 8.2 was
> released; the machines being manufactured now have 8.2 built in, but  
> the
> first G1G1 buyers will be receiving the first manufactured machines.
>
> You can find instructions on upgrading and information about the 8.2  
> release
> on our wiki at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0
>
> This mailing list is for XO software development discussion, so it's  
> not the
> best place to get help for G1G1 purchasers.  You can find  
> information about
> G1G1 support with lots of great info at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support
>
> Thanks again for being an "early adopter" this year - we really  
> appreciate
> it.
>
>    - Ed
>
>
> On 11/19/08 9:41 PM, "Ton van Overbeek" <tvoverbeek at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Received my 2 XOs ordered last Monday today.
>> I was surprised they were booting up in 8.1 with the old sugar
>> interface and not with 8.2.
>> I was under the impression 8.2.0 was targeted for G1G1-2008, but this
>> does not seem to be the case,
>> at least not for the US machines currently in stock at Amazon.
>> Just curious to know if this was the intention.
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