If you have a support contract with Canonical, then maybe Canonical has a support obligation, but Ubuntu, in particular for proprietary software, has no support "obligation".
Scott K On Friday, September 06, 2013 15:14:55 AG Restringere wrote: > It's very simple: > > Nvidia "certifies" a driver in the "long lived branch", when it releases a > new stable driver it recommends every Linux user to install that driver > immediately for the best experience. Ubuntu has a support obligation make > the latest most up-to-date "certified" drivers available to all users of > currently supported versions especially 12.04 LTS, 13.04 and 13.10. If > Ubuntu publishes out-of-date drivers and doesn't replace them when there's > a newer one available it's a major problem. Graphics drivers, second to > the Linux Kernel itself and networking/wifi drivers, are the most important > drivers on a desktop system, they require a very consistent and high level > of maintenance to keep a system in good working order. > > *Linux x86/IA32* > Latest Long Lived Branch version: > 319.49<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-319.49-driver.html> > <-- > this is the STABLE driver, anything before this is out-of-date > Latest Short Lived Branch version: > 325.15<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-325.15-driver.html> > <-- > this is the BETA driver, for testing purposes > Latest Legacy GPU version (304.xx series): > 304.108<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-304.108-driver.html> > <-- > this is for legacy users, those with old graphics cards > Latest Legacy GPU version (71.86.xx series): > 71.86.15<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-71.86.15-driver.htm > l> <-- > these are all other legacy drivers for even older cards > Latest Legacy GPU version (96.43.xx series): > 96.43.23<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-96.43.23-driver.htm > l> <-- > Latest Legacy GPU version (173.14.xx series): > 173.14.37<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-173.14.37-driver.h > tml> <-- > > http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix > > On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Jordon Bedwell <jor...@envygeeks.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira Castro > > > > <p.oliveira.cas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yes, that is what I was trying to say. > > > They want it work and to be as fast as it can be, without worrying about > > > > it. > > > > I'm out of this one, the straw man just came out. > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
