Contributor Lukehasnoname

It would make ubuntu much less intimidating for windows server admins if there was a gui which allowed configuation of common network services such as:

web
ssh
mail
database
vpn
dhcp
ldap
dns

Some of these are easier than others but I have seen very little work on this front and I think it will help win over windows admins.

Ubiquity should set up encrypted swap, unless told not to. Because encrypted swap doesn't require inputting a password every boot, and it increases security against forensic investigation.

I like the idea of using applications that smoothly fit together and reuse libraries already loaded. Therefore, I'm trying to use mostly GTK+ applications when working in Gnome and mostly QT-based applications in KDE. When I'm searching for an additional application to install in the repository I'd like to have a swith to turn off applications building on one of these toolkits in order to ease the choice. Similarly, I would be interested to see the programming language used a bit more obvious since I'm a bit prejudiced and prefer c++ applications over python or perl-based applications.

When a new wireless network is activated, the only way to see it in network manager is waiting 'till the system find it... Why not adding a simple (refresh) button to make a new search and find all Wireless Networks?

Introduction:

As it stands, Ubuntu/Canonical is supporting FOUR releases of Ubuntu at a time, plus developing a new release (Plus managing desktop/server related development separately).

Question:

Should we consider, for the sake of focus, limiting official support to the "current" release, plus active LTS releases?

Implementation:

-Keep the current scheme/timeframe of LTS. Have point releases every 3 - 6 months. LTS releases will get more attention, and will be updated quarterly/semi-annually with necessary security/stability updates.

-Support a standard release only as long as it is the latest release. For example, we wouldn't be supporting 7.10 anymore, if this were the case. Of course, the repos would still be available, but official updates would cease.

List of active releases (Blue = As per this proposal, Blue + Red = Current schedule):

Current (May 2008 )
- 6.06 LTS
- 7.04
- 7.10
- 8.04 LTS
- Development (8.10)

January 2009 (8.10 has been released)
- 6.06 LTS

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