[Bug 249488] Re: Wish: Small command line application to check LTS installation support time

2008-08-23 Thread Jeremy Bicha
Implemented in Intrepid (in Synaptic, at least), and it looks like it will be implemented in Hardy too Marking as Fix Released https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/package-supportedness-ui ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Confirmed = Fix Released -- Wish: Small command line

[Bug 249488] Re: Wish: Small command line application to check LTS installation support time

2008-07-18 Thread Holger Berndt
Hi Mike, maybe I have a fundamental misunderstanding of how things work here, but I can't really follow your reasoning. Support means that individual packages get updates and fixes when security issues have been discovered. The various kinds of Ubuntu flavors are just different in installer

[Bug 249488] Re: Wish: Small command line application to check LTS installation support time

2008-07-17 Thread Mike Rooney
Hi Holger, thanks for using Ubuntu and thanks for contributing your idea! In regards to your question, I believe the support is based on which version you install, not which packages you have installed. If you notice at http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download, it asks which release you want