12.10 upgrade path - Re: Let's Discuss Interim Releases (and a Rolling Release)

[Allison Randal]

On 02/28/2013 09:36 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> On Friday, March 01, 2013 06:16:18 AM Martin Pitt wrote:
>>
>> +1 on that from me as well, unless it turns out in discussions that we
>> are doing 13.04 after all, and only drop 13.10.
> 
> Now would be a good time to be discussing this change for after 14.04.  Doing 
> this mid LTS - LTS cycle is going to be problematic for a variety of reasons.  
> I we had a year to get ready, then we might be in a reasonable place to decide 
> on making a transition like this.

Yes, I'd find the plan more believable with a year to manage an orderly
transition. Time to boost quality procedures, time to implement and test
parts of the plan and regroup if they don't go as anticipated. ("No plan
survives first contact with reality.")

Allison