____/ Jim Richardson on Tuesday 01 April 2008 21:50 : \____
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> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:27:39 +0100,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ____/ Darth Chaos on Monday 31 March 2008 08:00 : \____
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>>> http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu610end-of-life
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>> Oh noes! It's been almost 2 years. How much will to cost to upgrade?
>> [sarcasm /] Get the checkbook ready. The nice thing is that upgrading a
>> GNU/Linux distribution such as Ubuntu can be done as soon as the subsequent
>> release comes out. No need for burning any CDs assuming you have an internet
>> connection. Upgrade 'on tap'...
>>
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> Of course, 6.06 is still supported, since it was the LTS edition. 6.10
> was originally scheduled to last 18months for support. and it has done
> so. As Canonical said it would.
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> The LTS versions get support for 3 years for desktop, and 5 years for
> server version.
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> Somehow, the OP forgot to mention that.
/And/...
An LTS release is made available every 2 years, not every 5 years. That too is
a selling point.
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