<style>@font-face{font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}</style><font face="Calibri"><p dir=ltr>>From: PK <pliniusminor@gmail.com></p>
<p dir=ltr>>I have one suggestion to make: the perceived quality of the "brand" Xubuntu<br>
>can perhaps be improved when the only codebase is Ubuntu LTS and its point<br>
>releases. So no more short-lived intermediate releases. Comparable with the<br>
>release policy that Linux Mint has adopted in 2014.</p>
<p dir=ltr><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">completely</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">disagree</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">with</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">this</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">think</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">current</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">system</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">is</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">a</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">great</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">balance</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">between</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">those</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">who</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">want</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">up-</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to-date</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">software</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">from</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">upstream</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> (</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">but</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">cohesively</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">put</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">together</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">by</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Xubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">) </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">those</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">who</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">want</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">achieve</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">stability</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">by</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">thoroughly</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">testing</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">what</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">eventually</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">becomes</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">old</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">software</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Recommend</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">LTS</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">if</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">you</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">wish</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">but</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">don't</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">ditch</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">six-month</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">release</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">cycle</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">try</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">avoid</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">PPAs</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> (</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">except</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">for</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">software</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">not</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">in</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">repositories</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">) </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">for</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">sake</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">of</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">stability</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">but</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">want</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">up-</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to-date</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">software</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">think</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">sticking</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">with</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">interims</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">is</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">better</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">than</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">LTS</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">+</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">a</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">smattering</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">of</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">PPAs</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">get</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">stability</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">recent</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">front-end</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">software</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Others</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">will</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">disagree</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">but</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">want</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">this</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">option</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">think</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">works</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">great</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">for</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">others</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">who</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">are</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">willing</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">spend</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> time </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">takes</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">backup</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">upgrade</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">every</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">six</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">months</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> (</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">as</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Xubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">work</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">on</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">upgrade</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">stability</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">hopefully</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it'll</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">become</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">less</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">necessary</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">backup</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">each</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">time</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">then</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">an</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">upgrade</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">isn't</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">much</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">more</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">than</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">a</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">big</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">update</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">).</span></p>
<p dir=ltr><span style="color: #1f497d;">The</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Snappy</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">system</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> largely </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">resolves</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">this</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">stable</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">software</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">vs</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">recent</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">software</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">dilemma</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">that</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Linux</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> distributions </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">suffers</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">from</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">but</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">current</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">system</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">in</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">does</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">well</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">enough</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">think</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">just</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">sticking</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">with</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">LTS</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> alone would </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">be</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">a</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">step</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">backwards</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">unless</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">if</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Xubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">wants</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">enable</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Backports</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">as</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">default</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">is</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">willing</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">make</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">distinction</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">between</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">back-end</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">front-end</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">software</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">stick</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">defined</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">distinction</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">work</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">hard</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">with</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Backports</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">project</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">ensure</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">that</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">software</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">that</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">should</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">be</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">updated</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> (like </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">LibreOffice</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, GIMP, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">VLC</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> - but what about </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Xfce</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> software? Updating an entire desktop environment on an LTS is very bold and, if you do that, you might as well update the </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">backend</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> too - you might as well make a new </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">release</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> - </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">yet</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Xfce</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">applications</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">are</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">front-end</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">ones</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">people</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">will</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">want</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">them</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">updated</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">!) is </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">updated</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">integrated</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">properly</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">ensure</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">stability</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Alternatively</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Xubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">should</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">somehow</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">make</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Snappy</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">default</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> package </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">system</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">for</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">applications</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">which</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">use</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">try</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">get</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">as</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">many</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">front-end</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">applications</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">using</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">as</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">possible</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> (</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">would</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">probably</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">resolve</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">dilemma</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">better</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">than</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">LTS</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">+</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">interim</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">or</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">LTS</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">+</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Backports</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">). </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I'm</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">aware</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">that</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Snappy</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">seems</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">take</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">up</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">more</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">hard</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">drive</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">space</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">than</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">APT</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">though</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">which</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">could</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">be</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">a</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">concern</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">for</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Xubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">.</span></p>
<p dir=ltr><span style="color: #1f497d;">Some</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">people</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">use</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Xubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">for</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">its</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">stability</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">are</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">happy</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">use</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">older</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">software</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">but</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">some</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> (</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">like</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">myself</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">) </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">use</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">more</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">for</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">fact</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">that</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">runs</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">on</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">older</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">hardware</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> (</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">maybe</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">because</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it's</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">lighter</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">on</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">battery</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">because</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">uses</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">traditional</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">desktop</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">metaphor</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">largely</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it's</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">generally</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">faster</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">).</span></p>
<p dir=ltr><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">realise</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">that</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">this</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">is</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">a</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">big</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">wide</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">debate</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">but</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">strongly</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">disagree</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">with</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">going</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">just</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">with</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">LTS</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">unless</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">if</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">significant</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">effort</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">is</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">put</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">into</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Backports</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> (</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">as</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">far</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">as</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">know</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Backports</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">aren't</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">frequently</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">updated</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">) </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">or</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Xubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">adopts</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Snappy</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> (</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">which</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">could</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">have</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">hard</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">drive</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">size</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">issues</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">).</span></p>
<p dir=ltr><span style="color: #1f497d;">Regards</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">,</span><br>
<span style="color: #1f497d;">Adam</span><br>
<span style="color: #1f497d;">(</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">use</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Xubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> 16.10 </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">on</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">my</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">RM</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> CL 51-15, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">though</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">not</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">very</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">often</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">now</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">admit</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">because</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">have</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">a</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">newer</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">laptop</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">with</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> 16.04. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Willing</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">test</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">on</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> 16.10 </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">if</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">there's</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">something</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">that</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">needs</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">testing</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">though</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">spare</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">hardware</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">woop</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">!)</span></p>
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