Ubuntu Linux leader proposes six-week delay

Rahul Sundaram sundaram at fedoraproject.org
Wed Mar 15 09:36:19 UTC 2006


David Barzilay wrote:

>New versions of Ubuntu Linux have been released at a steady six-month
>cadence, but project founder Mark Shuttleworth is considering a six-week
>delay to improve the reliability of an important new version.
>
>The next version, called Dapper Drake, is due in April. It's the first
>version that will have longer-term support commitments--three years for
>the desktop computer version and five years for servers, compared to 18
>months for the current 5.10 "Breezy Badger" version.
>
>Getting those features right is important, Shuttleworth said in an e-
>mail on Friday. "We will live with Dapper for five years--so let's give
>it a few extra weeks now so that it can be a real asset to the Ubuntu
>project for the full duration of its lifespan," Shuttleworth said.
>
>|more at: http://tinyurl.com/qvzmn|
>
>Yes!!!
>
>Is FC5 still planned for March 15?
>  
>
March 20th. http://fedora.redhat.com/About/schedule/

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Rahul 






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