Fwd: [K12OSN] K12ltsp V 4.1.1 & new(er) kernels problem

[Robert Arkiletian]

I meant to post this to the list.


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From: Robert Arkiletian <robark at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:36:35 -0800
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] K12ltsp V 4.1.1 & new(er) kernels problem
To: Dan Young <dan_young at parkrose.k12.or.us>


On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 20:06:31 -0800, Dan Young
<dan_young at parkrose.k12.or.us> wrote:

> Ugh. Debian Woody is, what, almost 3 years old? Waaay too long to wait
> between releases for a desktop OS. The desktop space is where
> improvements are being made most rapidly, which is as it should be in a
> "feature-rich environment." I'd rather not be saddled w/ a 2.4 kernel,
> Mozilla 1.0, Evolution 1.0, etc.
>
> Ubuntu plans to release every six months, but maintain releases for 18
> months. 4.10 was release in October of last year (see the connection?
> Version numbers are actually date-stamps) and will be maintained until
> April 2006.

I meant Sarge (when it goes stable) not Woody. But your point is
taken. In 3 years I'm sure Sarge will also be considered old.   I am
glad that Ubuntu has commited to at least 18 months support. Maybe
Ubuntu is the best of both worlds if it can manage the stability and
support of Debian AND provide more recent apps on a 6 month cycle.
Bottom line is that we as sysadmins have to upgrade or reinstall the
server every couple of years to ensure we can get security patches in
a timely fashion. Personally the desktop environment does not  make
much of a difference to me as even if k12ltsp moves to Ubuntu I'm
sticking with icewm because of its small footprint.

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Robert Arkiletian
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