On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Kaj Ailomaa <zeque...@mousike.me> wrote:
> I was thinking today about the possibility of not releasing a new ISO > every 6 months, and instead focus more on the LTS releases. For example, > we could release only once every year, or once every two years, even. > i say, call a meeting, and lets vote on it, officially.. i think sooner rather than later. since some work is being done somewhere on 14.10 already.. cheers > > But, what would this mean for Ubuntu Studio? > > * Users would still be able to upgrade to a newer release, just not be > able to do a fresh install from ISO (since Ubuntu Studio is in fact just > another flavor of Ubuntu) > * We would still need to keep our packages up to date for every Ubuntu > vanilla release (so, in fact, we don't actually save much work) > * Instead of QA testing our ISO, we would need to QA test the upgrade - > as that would be the primary way to get the most recent release. This > could very well be more problematic than doing a fresh installation. > * We could focus more on backporting packages to the LTS release, though > this works best for packages that don't need the latest versions of its > dependencies. The kernel will be backported from now on, so a LTS user > will always have access to the latest kernel. > * In the end, the change might be more psychological, telling the user > to stick with their LTS releases. > > Any opinions? > > -- > ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list > ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel > -- MH likethecow.com
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