[wellylug] NZ Ubuntu Repository

[Daniel Pittman]

Jonathan Harker <jon at jon.geek.nz> writes:
> Jeff Hunt wrote:

[...]

>> I have been telling people that 6.06 is a very good stable OS and
>> they can update the rest as the mood takes them because the
>> repository will stay up to date. It doesn't.
>
> It does, but only for show-stopping security and bugs.

Actually, it does, and for more than just show-stopping bugs.  If you
are enthusiastic you can read all about the "Stable Release Update"
procedures for Ubuntu in their wiki -- along with the rest of the formal
process documentation.

So, while it isn't another distribution upgrading on a routine basis it
is also not frozen at the second it was released.

A non-LTS release such as Edgy *is* essentially frozen in amber, only
thawed to update specific security issues.

Regards,
        Daniel
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