Hello Phill
Noted ... just the case that upgrading every 6 months does break a few
things and thats ok for an individual (though still its tough) ... but in
case of a deployment of more than 6 computers ... thats quite a big work ...
I appreciated the improvements been done ... currently using 12.10 up from
11.04,11.10, 12.04 step by step ... but I think Lubuntu primarily targets
desktops ... more so hardware with lower resources than Ununtu Desktop
requirements ... so I personally feel that desktops should have stable base
for at least 24 months before a full upgrade ... and the applications
running can be updated as and when the updates are available to have the
latest versions running ...
So, to sum up what I was actually suggesting is that Lubuntu could only
have 12.04, 14.04, 16.04 etc ... with app upgrades pushed as and when
available and deemed stable ... of course security updates available
immediately ...
I am not aware of the rules for Ubuntu ... but I think that derivative wise
there should be certain liberties considering the target audience ... while
the overall Ubuntu encapsulating with loose coupling ...
Regards
Sagar
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 3:05 AM, Phill Whiteside phi...@ubuntu.com
wrote:
Hi Sagar, as lubuntu is still quite a new flavor in the family, each 6
monthly cycle brings more fine tuning of the lxde functions (The Lubuntu
devs are responsible for a lot of them). Switching to an LTS would actually
create quite a head ache, as you need to have proven that an improvement in
an application (i.e. bug fix) works in the development release before it
could be considered for SRU (Stable Release Update). It also would mean
that no new applications that increase functionality could be added. Bug
fixes are all that is permitted under the SRU rules. I hope that helps
explain why the team uses the 6 monthly release cycle. Do not forget that
12.04 will receive kernel updates and things like browser updates via the
central system as they are 'Ubuntu' things. If you are running Lubuntu
12.04 and have it fully update, then do
lsb_release -a
from the terminal, you will see that it reports 12.04.2 LTS as the
release. It is the lubuntu specific things that do not always get LTS,
other updates. Where possible, the team does back-port revised versions of
the lx series. I'm going to mark this as Won't Fix, please feel to ask for
futher information on the lubuntu mailing list.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/GettingInvolved#How_to_Join.
Regards,
Phill.
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