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Kubuntu: No LTS Release

by nelvana2005 on Sun 23rd Dec 2007 19:23 UTC

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2005-07-29

I hope that Ubuntu 8.04 will be a great LTS release.
But this is no longer valid for Kubuntu 8.04. Although both KDEs, KDE 3.5.x and KDE 4.0, will be incorporated, the Kubuntu project will concentrate on KDE 4.0 already for Kubuntu 8.04. As a consequence of this, Kubuntu 8.04 will be no LTS release.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-devel/2007-December/002066...
So I intend to use Kubuntu Dapper for the full three years period on my working machine. :-)

Edited 2007-12-23 19:24

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RE: Kubuntu: No LTS Release

by siimo on Sun 23rd Dec 2007 20:03 in reply to "Kubuntu: No LTS Release"

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2006-06-22

Well the main point of LTS is to provide support without having to upgrade to new release and its mainly geared towards servers. Most desktop users will upgrade anyway apart from maybe enterprize workstation deployments.

So no Kubuntu LTS is not a big deal. People running LTS servers probably don't even install X.

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RE[2]: Kubuntu: No LTS Release

by porcel on Sun 23rd Dec 2007 21:05 in reply to "RE: Kubuntu: No LTS Release"

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2006-01-28

You are quite wrong here. People running the Linux Terminal Server Project care a great deal about KDE being offered and supported as part of Ubuntu's LTS.

We tried to get Windows users to like Gnome, but most did not, whereas they seem to accept KDE quite naturally.

As a result of this move by the Canonical folks, we will be moving our LTSP servers/desktops (since they are both) to Suse or Novell's Desktop. Novell seems to understand that when you commit to supporting a piece of software for a long time, people expect you to do just that.

The government of the Canary islands in Spain just release Meduxa, which is based on Kubuntu. I think now they are left holding the ship on their own, since Canonical will not be providing an easy upgrade path from one LTS to the next one.

Big strategic mistake if you ask me.

Edited 2007-12-23 21:08

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