Open Office upgrade??

[Chris Jones]

Hi,

> I'm not sure I follow. Is there some significant upgrade to c++ or
> something like a core library that requires a dist upgrade? Or, cannot
> just something like the Open Office package be upgraded by itself?? I
> went through the entire beta cycle of karmic and wound up not liking it.
> Some core parts to alsa-utils were removed and it caused me problems. I
> certainly don't want pulse installed. I just happen to like having sound
> work. 

Its a choice that ubuntu makes that once a release goes out, to change it as little as is possible (by which I mean security updates or major bugs only). I suggest you look at

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates

Of course the distro could be operated in a different way, with say a more flexible view to updates. In the same way its your choice to use ubuntu...

> If you read my remark about Fedora and NOT liking cutting edge, for that
> reason you wouldn't be quick to recommend that.

Not that I was recommending it (just citing an example of a distro with a different mentality to updates), but your personal opinion on Fedora has no bearing at all on my opinion of it, or whether not not I choose to recommend it to anyone.

Chris