Ubuntu discussing moving to LTS + rolling release model
Ubuntu discussing moving to LTS + rolling release model
Rick Spencer, Canonical's VP of Ubuntu Engineering, has put out a call to discuss dropping the "interim" Ubuntu releases, which are those that are not long-term support (LTS) releases, and switching to a rolling release model in between LTS releases. Spencer's "tl;dr":
Ubuntu has an amazing opportunity in the next 7-8 months to deliver a Phone OS that will be widely adopted by users and industry while also putting into place the foundation for a truly converged OS.
To succeed at this we will need both velocity and agility. Therefore, I am starting a discussion about dropping non-LTS releases and move to a rolling release plus LTS releases right now.
The ubuntu-devel mailing list thread is already getting fairly long, as might be guessed. The idea will also be discussed at the upcoming online Ubuntu Developer Summit, March 5-6.