Time for LTS (was: Re: [Discussion/Opinion] Ubuntu 14.04 LTS To Stay On GTK/GNOME 3.8?)

[Erick Brunzell]

On 10/02/2013 10:27 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad)
> <amjjawad at gmail.com <mailto:amjjawad at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Whether this is a shocking news or not, I guess I have to share it
>     here and read your opinion about this :)
>
>     http://www.webupd8.org/2013/10/ubuntu-1404-lts-to-stay-on-gtkgnome-38.html
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>     Read the link carefully before replying :)
>
>     Thanks!
>
>     -- 
>     Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
>     Best Regards,
>     amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
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> If this decision is true and they will go for it, then I see NO valid
> reason why not have Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 as an LTS release?!
>
> I am NOT a developer but the packages that we will maintain shouldn't
> be much. That could be the bright/good side of Canonical Plan/Thought.
>
> Now, the downside of it:
> A side of the name, what is the differences between Ubuntu 14.04 and
> Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 in this case? do we have to release 14.04 if Ubuntu
> 14.04 will use GNOME 3.8 which is the same what will be shipped with
> Ubuntu GNOME 13.10?
>
> What do you think?
>
>
> Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
> Best Regards,
> amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
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We'd need to release a 14.04 regardless because 13.10 is only supported
for 9 months, so we'd have a three month gap with no security updates if
we were to skip 14.04.

Lance
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