[aklug] Re: Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10 has just be released!

From: Joshua J. Kugler <joshua@eeinternet.com>
Date: Thu Oct 30 2008 - 13:03:27 AKDT

On Thursday 30 October 2008, Kevin Miller said something like:
> Damien Hull wrote:
> > Two things I find interesting.
> > 1. http://www.ubuntu.com is now pushing server software for
> > business
>
> One thing that drives me nuts is the rapid release cycle of most
> Linux distros. It's a good thing in that new features and bug fixes
> are always cropping up, but on a server I want long term security and
> stability.
>
> Any idea how long they'll backport patches & such? Rebuilding
> servers is too much work to do every other year. IMHO...
>
> S'later...

That's why you use their LTS (long term support) releases. Their last
one was 6.06, and 8.04 is also an LTS release. These are supported for
five years.

j

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