Edubuntu 7.10 - A Released Debacle and a Practice in Failure - Response

[Todd O'Bryan]

> The Ubuntu release cycle is April & October
>
> So which release is a good month for schools in both groups ?
>
> * Comments welcome on this one. *

Let me suggest some slight out of the box thinking...

What if Edubuntu came out just after Ubuntu?

If the Edubuntu release happened at the beginning of June and December
and included bug fixes discovered from the Ubuntu release just
preceding, it would have the potential to be fairly solid, have some
testing time before the next school term in both hemispheres, and
would have its own deadline far enough away from the main release that
developer resources could be re-deployed if necessary to finish work
that was needed.

I would emphasize that the Edubuntu release should include no features
not present in the preceding Ubuntu release. It would just be an
opportunity for thin client issues to be dealt with and some spit and
polish to be put on the educational aspects.

Todd