Removing Ubuntu releases, just Ubuntu

[Aitor Pazos]

I've just read those mail talking about dropping one or the other part 
of the name from future Ubuntu releases. For many users, releases naming 
is a bit confusing but many. The point is that many others don't even 
care about which version of Ubuntu they are running. At this point I 
think Google's approach with ChromeOS is something interesting. There 
are not different versions of ChromeOS. If you have ChromeOS installed 
you will always have the latest software installed.
There are important benefits using this approach:
     -Support effort can be focused on the current version of the OS and 
not having to support several versions of the same software at a time.
     -Users who don't want to care about updating OS won't have to 
complete the "scary" update distribution process every six months.
     -Not being a power user does not mean that you won't have the 
latest software.
     -When bottom layers changes occurs developers should be much more 
careful with transitions. This can be seen as painful, but I think it 
improves user's experience.
     -The answer for the question: "What OS is that one you're using?" 
would be just "Ubuntu" without any number, adjective or cute animal.

While this approach is OK in the desktop world it might not be the same 
in server's area. In servers world it might be better to keep the 
distribution's model; where each package's version don't change during 
supported period.