[kubuntu-users] Re: A general question regarding KDE releases

[Christoph Wiesen]

Derek send an answer to my comment off-list:

Am Freitag 10 Juni 2005 18:09 schrieb Derek Slovin:
> This is how ubuntu plans to do all releases.
>
> Actually, this is how most companies do releases. Microsoft fixes mainly
> major bugs in their service packs. the difference is that ubuntu
> releases a stable version every 6 months, windows every 6 years. They
> don't add many features between releases either.
>
> OsX has a similar model as ubuntu and microsoft, fix major bugs.

I didn't mean to imply, that there should be additional features or a fully 
supported transition from KDE 3.4.x to 3.5 within one release of kubuntu*, 
but I had the impression, that a sole focus of bugs that are security related 
may leave users with an (to them) unusable system at certain points.

There are several kinds of bugs that come to my mind, that seem worht fixing 
and would probably have to be fixed in most commercial systems. Issues like 
that might be:
- kernel not allowing to use a certain feature, like nfs
- instant messenger loosing connectivity to one of it's services
- crash-issues in certain apps

The first would be fixed, no question, but the other two maybe wouldn't when 
only the 'major or security related' bugs get fixed. Supporting the .x 
releases of KDE would fix most of those bugs though, I guess.

That's the only thing I'm wondering about here.

*Although that's maybe what might happen with breezy and I think it's a great 
way to make sure Kubuntu has the latest KDE.