I personally don't think there is anything to debate since the other
comments in this thread and thread 283137 show that readers have been
misled. But if the website team is comfortable, so be it.
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LTS Download Page has misleading content
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/445460
You received this
Not only has OpenOffice EOLed the Ubuntu LTS office suite but also
mozilla has EOLed the browser ("Firefox 3.0.x will be maintained with
security and stability updates until January, 2010. ")
Reminding ourselves of how Ubuntu defines itself:
"Ubuntu is an operating system built by a worldwide tea
In addition on:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions
I put a public DIGG on this page to append the current statement:
"LTS stands for Long Term Support; these versions of Ubuntu are
supported for longer than usual - 3 years on the desktop and 5 years on
the server."
With the explan
Hi Chris,
Taking the term "maintenance"
In front page of the Ubuntu documentation (https://help.ubuntu.com/) it says:
"This site is where you can find the official documentation developed
and maintained by the Ubuntu Documentation Project."
I.e. "Maintained" implies not just security-fixes b
I disagree with the word "tricked".
But I agree the symptoms of the problem are perceptions and expectations and
the solution lies in improving documentation and terminology - if possible..
Shouldn't we move to a community discussion thread to come up with a proposal?
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LTS Download Page has m
I'm a still trying to understand what Ubuntu is about but I can't help
noticing the irony of Ubuntu backport documentation using OpenOffice as
the example of what backport is about.
UbuntuBackports
"if Ubuntu ships with OpenOffice.org 2.0.x,. This is where Ubuntu
Backports c