Wow, that's great! I didn't realize Ubuntu was going to change the release cycle as such. :) :) that's good news for that community.
As for upgrades, I've never really had any major problems... but I generally tend to avoid major release "upgrades" these days and opt for the "migrate to new install" option. Ah well, to each his own, thanks for the Ubuntu news! :) David McD On 12/20/05, Tanner Lovelace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/20/05, David McDowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm going with CentOS here. The folks who are suggesting Ubuntu for > > this person's needs... I'm not so sure and I ask you WHY?? If you > > recall, from the original message: > > "It has been a long time since I've been able to update the box..." > > including other statements he said which kinda takes Ubuntu away from > > being a desirable choice. Sure, the release schedule is every 6 > > months, it has Deb under the hood, but it looks to me like he wants > > the box to live long and prosper and not have to touch it all the time > > (if at all per his lack of time). Deb stable is probably another > > great choice if you like Deb over CentOS. Both of those should > > provide you a long, stable and happy distro. Now if you want a > > desktop, Ubuntu is the way to go! :) > > David, > > While previously, Ubuntu has only been supported for 18 months > (that is, you can get updates for it for 18 months), The new version > coming out in a few months will be supported for 3 years at the desktop > level and 5 years at the server level. Supported for 5 years ought to > be long enough for what he wants. > > In addition, upgrading from the current version (Breezy) to the version > that will be supported for 5 years will be MUCH, MUCH, MUCH easier > using Ubuntu than it would be under any type of Red Hat based system > (which CentOS is). > > Cheers, > Tanner > -- > Tanner Lovelace > clubjuggler at gmail dot com > http://wtl.wayfarer.org/ > (fieldless) In fess two roundels in pale, a billet fesswise and an > increscent, all sable. > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
