On Wed, 5 May 2010 18:44:02 -0400, Ryan Oram <r...@infinityos.net> wrote: > Ubuntu needs a change in direction.
Is that so? Now back up your claim with something substantial and maybe, just maybe, someone might buy your argument. I will say, however, that you have an up-hill battle. If you are going to propose sweeping changes to the release model of a distribution with a user-base as large as Ubuntu's, please spend more than five minutes preparing your argument. > I propose that Ubuntu adopt a development model where only the core > operating system, userland, core libraries, and desktop environment > are frozen every 6 months. The applications would then be freely > updated to the newest versions at all times. Package maintenance and > support for the end-user applications would be provided by the > developers themselves. In my view, this is exactly what we don't need. We have enough trouble keeping bug reports straight with only a couple versions of applications and libraries in active circulation at a time. What you just proposed sounds like a close approximation of hell. > This new release system would be very similar to the semi-rolling > release system I implemented (and tested) in infinityOS. Wonderful. InfinityOS can enjoy it. We, however, like to maintain our sanity. - Ben -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
