[Lubuntu-qa] [LTS] I'm very confused

[Yorvyk]

On 06/06/13 12:34, Nio Wiklund wrote:
> On 2013-06-06 12:37, Yorvyk wrote:
>> On 06/06/13 04:54, nio wiklund wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> What is your advice in the particular case of Lubuntu 12.04? What
>>> should I recommend after October 2013?
>>>
>> For starters there isn't a particular case.
>>
>> Why is the user using 12.04?
>
> Probably because it was a good choice when the user installed it and the
> user has had no reason to leave it.
>
>> What stops them upgrading?
>
> For example the pae issue for pentium m and celeron m, regressions with
> graphics drivers or 'only' fear that upgrading might break the system.
>
>> What do they want to do with the computer?
>>
>>
> You can guess that as well as I, probably only basic web surfing, email,
> voip, chat, simple multimedia ... but in specific cases it might be
> something more advanced. So I assume connection to the internet.
> ---
> Background: There is much discussion about Lubuntu 12.04 having de facto
> LTS, even if it has not pro forma LTS.
>
> What I meant with the question was this: Should I ever recommend someone
> to continue with Lubuntu 12.04 after October?
>
> Would it be responsible to recommend that, and assume that the security
> risk is quite small, when most of the packages are maintained via Ubuntu
> LTS?
>
As long as the user understands the risks.
I wouldn't recommend doing internet banking or keeping personal data on 
the machine.
It's like going out to the shops and leaving the house door unlocked. 
Not a good idea. Leaving an upstairs window slightly ajar, though, 
doesn't carry the quite the same risk.


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Steve