[Lubuntu-wiki-docs] End Of Life..

[Phill Whiteside]

I'll ask that the 'previous releases' section edited nearer the time.

Regards,

Phill.


On 30 March 2013 13:40, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is just prefect.
> Can we mention that clearly on our Wiki?
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com>wrote:
>
>> I have an update for 10.04
>>
>> *Ending Ubuntu Desktop support just means that we no longer release
>> desktop-
>> related updates, the repository won't (can't) go away and be archived,
>> since
>> server, as you note, still depends on it.  In that sense, lucid in general
>> is "supported" for another three years.  Nothing changes for people, they
>> just won't get non-server SRUs and security updates from Canonical, nor is
>> there a community commitment to make them.
>>
>> So, your users don't need to do anything.  Kernels will keep getting
>> updated,
>> and life goes on.*
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Phill.
>>
>>
>>  On 29 March 2013 21:21, Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> just so everyone knows. The up coming EOL dates were a little bit
>>> staggered on the exact dates. To bring everything together, the Release
>>> Team have decided upon the following.
>>>
>>> The following releases will all reach End Of Life on May 9th 2013.
>>>
>>> Hardy 8.04 (Server)
>>> Ubuntu 10.04 (Desk Top)
>>> Ubuntu 11.10
>>>
>>> As 10.04 is supported on server until 2015 thus giving such people at
>>> least a chance of still receiving kernel updates, I have asked if there is
>>> a way for the 10.04 lubuntu desktop to continue to receive the kernel
>>> updates for lubuntu 10.04 desktop for those of whom the dropping of the old
>>> chip sets is the only option they have.
>>>
>>> The area at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases has been updated by the
>>> team to reflect the revised dates.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Phill.
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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