Dapper to be delayed 6 weeks...

[Oscar]

I think it's a good idea to delay and polish - esp. after yesterdays discoveries ( http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-262-1 ) in fresh memory.

Not much of a debate, huh? :-)

Oscar

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:18:39 +1100
James Gray <james at grayonline.id.au> wrote:

> From a ZDnet article:
> http://tinyurl.com/m8v4n
> 
> "New versions of Ubuntu Linux have been released at a steady six-month 
> cadence, but project founder Mark Shuttleworth is considering a six-week 
> delay to improve the reliability of an important new version.
> 
> The next version, called Dapper Drake, is due in April. It's the first version 
> that will have longer-term support commitments -- three years for the desktop 
> computer version and five years for servers, compared to 18 months for the 
> current 5.10 'Breezy Badger version. 
> 
> Getting those features right is important, Shuttleworth said in an e-mail on 
> Friday. 'We will live with Dapper for five years -- so let's give it a few 
> extra weeks now so that it can be a real asset to the Ubuntu project for the 
> full duration of its lifespan,' Shuttleworth said."
> 
> Discuss at will, but don't shoot the messenger :P
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> James
> -- 
> Sorry.  Nice try.
> 
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