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I think it's a win, as long as they make rolling releases between LTS releases optional. That way the LTS users keep their current status quo, and the 6-month r
by BruceIV 14y ago
I think it's a win, as long as they make rolling releases between LTS releases optional. That way the LTS users keep their current status quo, and the 6-month release users get a more even distribution of new features and OS updates (they can be released when they're done, not when the release cycle hits, and you can always have the latest web browser).
(For what it's worth, my current Linux distro of choice is Linux Mint Debian Edition, but I used Ubuntu on my primary machine for a couple years around the end of the oughts.)
- ComputerGuru 14y ago6 months of "rolling releases" isn't a rolling release at all (i.e. if the rolling releases are only between LTS and LTS). LTS would have to be separate from the rolling releases entirely.
- BruceIV 14y agoI meant that the users that currently upgrade every 6 months would move over to the rolling release system. Also, I don't think LTS would have to be completely separate from the rolling release. IIRC Debian stable is basically just a freeze of the Debian testing rolling release somewhere that makes sense.