ubuntu.com/ubuntu - 18 months of support

[Daniel Robitaille]

On 6/29/06, Carl Karsten <carl at personnelware.com> wrote:
> Seems the details of LTS isn't well documented.  pretty sure it is 5 years, but
> the only thing I could find was:  http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
>
> "Ubuntu is a free, open source operating system that starts with the breadth of
> Debian and adds regular releases (every six months), a clear focus on the user
> and usability (it should "Just Work", TM) and a commitment to security updates
> with 18 months of support for every release."

there is also:
 http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/releases

which also has a bit more detail, but is still a bit sketchy.

The Dapper PR announcement (http://www.ubuntu.com/news/606released)
talks about the 5 years for support, but there are no mentions of the
3 years for desktop applications.


-- 
Daniel Robitaille