[Gllug] Ubuntu and me - suggestions requested (polite ones

Dan Kolb gllug at eco.li
Fri Nov 14 14:44:43 UTC 2008


On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 01:03:47PM +0000, Hari Sekhon wrote:
> Chris Bell wrote:
> > On Thu 13 Nov, John Edwards wrote:
> >
> >
> >   
> >> Ubuntu's 5 year support cycle for LTS (Long Term Support) releases
> >> allow for a more planned rollout on servers than Debian's unplanned
> >> release cycle.
> >>
> >>     
> >    I prefer to have releases occur when they are ready, not because of the
> > calendar
> Seconded. Good work can't be rushed. You can do it fast or you can do it 
> right.

With good management, you can do both. Pick a release date. Some
months before then, freeze your development branch. Then spend those
months bug-fixing. Do *not* change versions of software in your
to-be-released version.

Dan
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