To switch or not to switch, that is the question...

[NoOp]

On 07/06/2009 12:27 AM, Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Brian Lunergan wrote:
>> Hi ho folks:
>> 
>> Currently running Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.
> 
> I am also still using Hardy, and have been pondering the same thing as you.
> 
>  I'm no techie so the reports of
>> upgrading problems with the latest edition don't do a thing for
>> convincing me to move in that direction.
> 
> I doubt the upgrade problems are much more severe than usual.  I'm also
> very confident /I could/ solve any issues that arise.  However, the
> question is whether I should bother.

Perhaps for the simple fact that security updates in LTS go unheaded for
months on end. Case in point: sun-java6-jre:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sun-java6/+bug/360414
Reported in April & just recently (2009-07-02) the update to -14 was
added to 'Proposed' no less - so it's still not in mainstream updates.

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sun-java6
Note that the previous hardy update was:
> 6-07-3ubuntu2
> Published in hardy-updates on 2008-10-13
> Deleted in hardy-proposed (Reason: moved to -updates)
> 
> sun-java6 (6-07-3ubuntu2) hardy-proposed; urgency=low
> 
>   * New upstream bug fix release. LP: #254997.
>     - Release notes at http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/ReleaseNotes.html.
>     - Including security related changes.
> 
>  -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden>   Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:37:50 +0200

There are many more security issues of this type... but the above should
suffice in making my point.