About 3 years ago I was introduced to Ubuntu and became really excited about the project, very amazed with the possibility of using an open source operating system accessible to standard users.
Two years ago I decided remove Windows from my computer and I still think it was a correct decision. Since that moment I'm very happy because now I'm free and freedom is a very nice feeling (I didn't know how much it is!)
From that moment, I have upgraded my Ubuntu twice a year, but after the last upgrade, a few days ago, I've being thinking about the frequency of releases of Ubuntu versions.
Maybe Canonical should review the real need of publishing new versions in such high frequency. Ubuntu 8.10 brings some important features, like 3G connections management, but the upgrade process from 8.04 was critical!! I had so much problems that decided act like windows users: re-format the entire disk and start from beginning.
Ok, everything would be fine if, after reinstalling all programs, my system stay stable, what is not happening:
- Intrepid only boots if a key is pressed on bootsplash (unless I use acpi=noirq);
- Keyboard fails sometimes when Mozilla accesses my gmail account;
- Nautilus is very much slow when showing large folders, specially using list view option (more than 3 minutes to show 1700 files);
Maybe it's time to make stronger versions and spend more time testing and solving bugs before releasing it. Users would be happier if, after ten months or a year, instead of six months, they could upgrade their systems having much less problems than what is happening nowadays.
I'm almost decided to downgrade my system to 8.04 or install Debian, it is not an easy decision, but maybe the only option I have.
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