In my mind - this is one of the most obvious advantages of using Ubuntu. Whether or not you need LTS, the system still offers an automated updating system, which keeps the system current - and also provides a 2-or-3 click Upgrade path when a new release is available.
If I were providing Linux-installation services, I would certainly hesitate to install something (for any customer) which couldn't automatically update security certificates or essential applications. On 5/5/2009, "Randall Whitman" <[email protected]> wrote: >Re the subthread of old distros: >If a handful of members of a LUG list don't want to upgrade a whole OS >every 2-3 years, imagine what non-techies think. This is a substantial >concern to me as we offer Linux-installation services to non-techie people.
