A month ago I wrote a review on Ubuntu's 7.04 version and in it I promised a second look once the final version was to released. Feisty Fawn was released last week and as it seems so far, it is one of the most (if not the most) successful Linux distro release ever. This means that we can't help it but compare it with XP and Mac OS X, after having tested it in 3 laptops and 2 desktops in my lab.
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Member since:2006-06-22
My understanding is that the next LTS is likely to be 8.04.
I agree wholeheartedly with this editorial, although with a few points.
Microsoft is apparently having many driver issues with Vista, despite uber market share and mega bucks... and MacOs only has to worry about the hardware it specifies. While this doesnt change what the author says, which are the cold realities of competition, it indicates how mammoth the task really is for OSS, and how well OSS is doing all things considered.
IMO with any PC purchase, whether you are going to run Windows or Linux, a little internet research pays big dividends in terms of stability and expectations.
On another note, I am glad ubuntu hasn't opted for compiz or beryl yet... esp. now that there is a merge planned. moreover, i wont really feel 100% comfortable running compiz until its as good as metacity but opengl turbocharged.
Member since:2005-07-06
jepp, next version will NOT be a LTS version:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-April/0...
"Gutsy will not be an LTS (Long Term Support)
release, but it will nonetheless see a lot of server work and be useful
for fast-moving server deployments." -- Mark Shuttleworth
Member since:2005-07-06
The next release will hardly be a LTS one.
First of all, it is to close to the last LTS (only 16 months if 7.10 were to be a LTS).
Secondly the next LTS shoudl have Compiz/Beryl enabled per default and it does not make sense to make the first release with Compiz/Beryl enabled per default a LTS as you _will_ have some initial problems.
Thirdly it would make sense to include a stable version of KDE4 in the next LTS and we won't have a polished KDE4 (with 3rd party KDE-apps using the features of KDE4) until some time next year.
Therefore, I expect the next LTS to be released around this time next year.
Member since:
2007-04-13
The next version of Ubuntu will be a Long Term Support[ed] release. If they can address these major bugs by then, Ubuntu will be flying. Hopefully Compiz will be ready to be the default Window Manager by then too, and Ubuntu out-of-the-box will be as good looking as Windows Vista and Mac OS X, but also more featureful.
I am switching all my machines to running Ubuntu Linux. It is the future for me and my business.