On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 09:54:10PM -0800, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 21:42, Michael Rasmussen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am setting up a computer for some folks I only see every four years. I > >> want to put a distribution on that will last time I see them next time. > >> > >> I was thinking Ubuntu they have a version that they maintain for four, ?, > >> years. > > if you can wait til april, that ubuntu release is gonna be supported > for 5 years.
What? Really? Yes! Really! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS New policy from Ubuntu extending LTS for five years on both desktop and server versions. Mistake in my last reply: they release a new LTS every two years, but desktop was supported for three. -- Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon Other Adventures: http://www.jamhome.us/ or http://westy.saunter.us/ Fortune Cookie Fortune du jour: There's no time like the present. ~ http://someoneoncetoldme.com/gallery/17072010 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
