Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 25th Apr 2007 10:18 UTC
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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RE[2]: Next version has LTS
by dean_fry on Wed 25th Apr 2007 09:10
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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
RE[3]: Next version has LTS
by sbergman27 on Wed 25th Apr 2007 20:22
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Member since:2005-07-24
I read an interview with Shuttleworth a while back in which he said that he expected Gutsy+1 to be an LTS release, but he would not commit to it, as the final decision was not his.
This would put the next LTS release about a year away, and about 24 months from Dapper, the last LTS release. This is in line with the policies of the Enterprise distros RHEL, CentOS, and SLES, which have a policy of releasing every 18-24 months.
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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.