Gnome dot releases

[Robert Brimhall]

> We would not be able to support continuously updated repositories. Now
> that warty is released, we're working on hoary, and providing support
> for warty. It would be too much work for us, and would not be the right
> thing to do for people who want a known, stable system.

I thought GNOME dot releases were to increase stability (bug fixes,
security updates, etc.)? I appreciate all the work you guys are doing
and am not questioning your decision but sometimes the dot releases do
tend to increase stability. That combined with the fact that Ubuntu is
"competing" with other distros with GNOME 2.8 in a sense. So, Fedora
Core may release with 2.8.1 and Dropline GNOME for Slackware tends to
quickly update to the latest releases and will probably have GNOME
2.8.1 shortly. I don't want to see Ubuntu skipped over for those
wanting the latest version of GNOME because Ubuntu wins out over these
two IMO with it's philosophy and supportive developers. Anyways, just
trying to make a point and not trying to "rock the boat" ;)

> Precisely. We release every six months. It's stable, and up to date. You
> won't get anything older than six months, at the worst. That's the way
> it should be. :-)
> 
> - Jeff

We appreciate it!!
-- 
Robert