Is there any goal of each release

[dyltman]

Alright I was wondering if there's a kind of goal with each distribution of ubuntu.

And then I mean like that every .04 release aims to be more stable will every .10 release aims for more features and stuff like that. I'm assuming and ever LTS is aiming to be as stable as possible.

[CharlesA]

The goal is to fix Bug #1 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1).

[dyltman]

The goal is to fix Bug #1 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1).

A pretty good goal if you ask me.

but that doesn't really answer my question

[ikt]

Some information here:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS

[juancarlospaco]

Integrate better technology...,

[forrestcupp]

LTS releases are the ones where they try to be as stable as possible. They only come every 2 years and they have 3 years of support. The other releases only have 18 months of support.

With the non-LTS releases, you'll see a lot of new features added and new things tested out. They are always working toward the next LTS release to get things ironed out before it comes.

It's not always like this, but often times you'll notice that the early releases in the cycle will be more edgy and less stable, and as they get closer to LTS time, they'll be working on ironing things out.

[blueshiftoverwatch]

It's not always like this, but often times you'll notice that the early releases in the cycle will be more edgy and less stable, and as they get closer to LTS time, they'll be working on ironing things out.
Now I'm even more excited about this April.

[moster]

The goal is to fix Bug #1 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1).

Well, after how-many-years linux gain only 1%. So, obviously we/they are doing something wrong :D

On current progress, linux will gain 10% in another 100 years.

[Simian Man]

I'm assuming and ever LTS is aiming to be as stable as possible.
Actually the LTS releases are not much more stable than regular ones when they are released. They are just supported for longer so that users who don't want to install often can have a stable secure platform for a long time. At the end of the life cycle, they are super stable but not necessarily at the beginning.


On current progress, linux will gain 10% in another 100 years.
Growth and decay virtually never fit with a linear equations, so that is not true at all.


The goal is to fix Bug #1 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1).
That's a stupid goal and one reason I don't use Ubuntu.

[k64]

Well, after how-many-years linux gain only 1%. So, obviously we/they are doing something wrong :D

On current progress, linux will gain 10% in another 100 years.

The main thing that's holding users back is hardware support. That's why I want it to be automatically configured at the Kernel API level by Ubiquity.

[snowpine]

Actually the LTS releases are not much more stable than regular ones when they are released. They are just supported for longer so that users who don't want to install often can have a stable secure platform for a long time. At the end of the life cycle, they are super stable but not necessarily at the beginning.

Actually Ubuntu LTS is based on Debian Testing, whereas regular Ubuntu release are based on Debian Unstable. Therefore LTS releases are more stable from the get-go.


That's a stupid goal and one reason I don't use Ubuntu.

Agreed. :)