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

[nio wiklund]

Thank you for making it clear :-)


2013/6/6 Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com>

> 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
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