> Could you please ask for building recent Evolution versions for ubuntu > 14.04 as well? - My argument would be, that it doesnt make much sense to > declare a OS version as "long term support" - and then not to provide > updates for really crucial software. >
There's a difference between updates and upgrades. ***Disclaimer: I don't know the policies for Ubuntu (LTS or any other version).*** RHEL - i.e. I presume what an Ubuntu LTS version is trying to be like - sticks with a major version of a piece of software for the lifetime of the OS - which is about 10 years. The reasoning behind this is stability and predictability. If a company is investing resources in either using RHEL or producing software for it, then they need to know that their investment is going to have some longevity and the chance to show benefits. The critical thing is that bug fixes are back-ported (if appropriate) from more recent versions, but the features of the software itself are kept stable. It's particularly critical for something like Evolution - in order to upgrade Evolution, you basically need to update the whole of the Gnome infrastructure. Updating Gnome, the default desktop, will have knock -on effects on other software and on the user experience necessitating re-writing software, re-writing training manuals, re-training staff and so on. Using an enterprise class OS comes with the benefits of stability both in terms of features and against crashes; but you have to weigh against it the fact that you don't get the most recent versions of applications. If you want the most recent versions of software, use a distro that provides them. P. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
