Book on Servers

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Thu Jul 3 15:00:29 UTC 2008


Steve Flynn wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
> 
>>>     Hi Oli, I am not aware of the LTS and it's 5 year cycle. How do you
>>> get the LTS version? A five year life might make a Ubuntu book possible.
>>> Do you have an estimate of how many LTServers are being used today?
>>>
>>    I answered my own question on LTS. I can d/l a text version cd .iso
>> from the ubuntu web page. So this is the version covered by the book.
>> How many are in use today is the only question.
> 
> Are you honestly saying that you were asked to review a book on Ubuntu
> server configuration and you were completed unaware of the fact that
> Ubuntu provide a Long Term Support (LTS) of their distribution?
> 
> Doesn't this make you completely inappropriate to review a book on that
> subject?

I was asked too.  I'm thinking anybody fishing on this list for reviewers
has huge problems.  For once I have to agree with Karl's conclusions, if
not necessarily his reasoning.  
-- 
derek





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