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Idea #12297: Slower release

bug This idea was marked as implemented the 25 September 11. Available starting Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon.
Written by skip the 18 Aug 08 at 14:18. Category: Others. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: Implemented
Rationale
What need is there to have a new release every six months ?
Sure, it's nice to have a brand new OS (sort of) twice a year, but a more slowier trythm would not only ease Canonical support, but also make it easier for us to follow it.

Upgrading the distro is risky/tricky each time. But I will have to do so, because in a few months, it won't be supported anymore.
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Written by skip the 18 Aug 08 at 14:18.
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mudfly wrote on the 18 Aug 08 at 14:38
so just stick with the long term support releases and ignore the rest.

Xero Xenith wrote on the 18 Aug 08 at 15:44
You can automate it to ignore all distro updates but LTSs. On Ubuntu, go to System - Administration - Software Sources, go to the middle tab ("Updates"), and change the dropdown next to "Show new distro releases" to "LTS releases only".

Simple as that! :)

on5sl (Idea reviewer) wrote on the 18 Aug 08 at 15:55
I think he doesn't mean that his biggest problem is the supported time of the ubuntu distro's. because indeed there is a LTS version with long support.
I don't know how much dev's would appreciate it getting more time to release every release.I have to admit that every 6 months a new ubuntu comes out i'm very pleased, but sometimes I miss features that are delayed for the next release.
Maybe the ubuntu releases could have a milestone look a like system? So that certain new features definitely are in the next release? With some good planning I still would be possible to get new releases with a certain amount of possible delay.

migueleonm wrote on the 18 Aug 08 at 19:00
What i really want is a rolling release system... i don't like the dist-upgrade.

Ghone wrote on the 18 Aug 08 at 23:32
Wouldn't a full rolling release tend to give regular users lots of regression type bugs? If so, that would be a `bad thing`.

quicksilver wrote on the 21 Nov 08 at 21:52
I think the shorter time between release is better for people who want to switch over. (As people are coming over more and more)

If I were newly switching over, I would take a 6-month old OS over a 1 year old OS any day.

Also, I feel like (I could be completely wrong) it would help motivate the developers to see their work be available to the public in 6 months rather than waiting a year.

In these new days of "OS wars" Its always good to know that Ubuntu is always "Fresh" regardless.

So I think it might be a good idea later on down the line, but only when there are a LOT more users. I might agree then only for the fact that more testing will be helpful to make sure all those users stay happily bug/issue-free.

cheesehead (Brainstorm admin) wrote on the 25 Sep 11 at 22:05
The Rationale is addressed by LTS releases.


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