On Wed, Nov 05, 2008 at 12:58:15PM +0200, Teemu Likonen wrote: > Johannes Wiedersich (2008-11-05 11:31 +0100) wrote: > > > Sam Kuper wrote: > >> Ubuntu has LTS (Long-Term Support) releases, which roughly translate > >> to Stable. > > > > Yes, but IIRC it is still based on debian sid. Ie. it never > > transitioned debians unstable - testing - stable queue. IIRC it just > > means that the developers made a commitment to extend security > > support. (I hope someone will correct me, if I'm wrong) > > That's correct. Ubuntu's LTS (long-term support) releases are "stable" > in the sense that they don't change and are supported (i.e., security > and some bug fixes) for longer time than regular releases. In that sense > they are roughly similar to Debian stable. > > But, as you said, Ubuntu's LTS releases are still based on Debian Sid > and the development and testing process does not differ (in essence) > from Ubuntu's regular releases. Perhaps they freeze a bit earlier but > it's still tied to the 6-month cycle and not "release when it's ready" > thinking. In that sense LTS releases are no more "stable" than any > Ubuntu release.
Hmm.. that is not entirely correct. Ubuntu has generally two sections with respect to quality: main and universe ("multiverse" is the "universe" of "restricted"). Packages in "main" are maitained by the Ubuntu developers. They should get security updates for the promised time (e.g: 18 monthes for a standard release, longer for a LTS version). Packages in the universe, such as psad, don't get that guarantee. Thus if you're in Ubuntu and want to keep a fully-supported system, keep universe out of your apt sources (or at least: avoid normally installing software from there). Just as you should avoid installing software from backports.org if you want a fully-supported Debian Stable system (though maybe non-free would be a better analogy). -- Tzafrir Cohen | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | best ICQ# 16849754 | | friend -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]