> > While nothing is etched in stone yet for 14.04 the first point release > is typically in August of the same year, so we'd see a bug-fix iso > (14.04.1) probably in August of 2014. > > Beyond that things do indeed get just a bit dicey since Ubuntu started > the "hardware enablement stack" changes in Precise ........... I'm not > sure if a "flavor" can opt-out of those builds or not??? > > I personally still use 12.04.1 images for reinstalls on the 4 dozen > boxes I maintain because the whole process gets convoluted: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack > > OTOH since Canonical dropped interim release support to 9 months I have > shifted more of my testing efforts toward upgrade and "upgrade (image)" > testing to try and ensure that upgrades can go fairly smooth, but most > typical end users want a stable release to last much longer than 9 months! > > Could we do a three year LTS like Xubuntu? I think Lubuntu plans on > doing that in 14.04. > > Could we be an LTS if we opted out of the hardware enablement stack > nonsense? > > I think we will even not get enough manpower for three year LTS, whereas we could see a 12-to-18-month LTS for 14.04. And what about GNOME3-next PPA if we stay at 3.8 in 14.04 T?
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