[ubuntu-uk] fit for the purpose

[Chris Jones]

Hi

Tony Travis wrote:
> important. However, the 'backports' repository also means you can have 
> the latest software under LTS if you want it. I would not recommend the 

some of the (almost) latest software, maybe. backports repositories
certainly don't have everything and they are far less tested than main
repositories.

> latest release of Ubuntu to inexperienced users unless they have help 
> available from colleagues or friends who do know about Linux, and they 

That's not always true, e.g. Dapper is already old enough that it
struggles on newer hardware.

Cheers,
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