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Ubuntu’s Release Cycle and its Impact on the Channel

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http://www.thevarguy.com – Daylight savings just began, which means it’s the time of year to start looking forward to the spring release of Ubuntu. But could this year’s version, 13.04, be the last one in the biannual release cycle that Canonical has stalwartly maintained for almost a decade? For the moment, that remains uncertain, but the issue, which has produced a stunning amount of debate, could have ramifications well beyond the Ubuntu ecosystem. Rumors of changes to the Ubuntu release policy have circulated for several months, but Ubuntu developers initially rejected them. The issue re-emerged a couple (IT news)

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Now that we know the codename of the next major release of the Ubuntu operating system, and that the development cycle will start tomorrow, May 2, we are happy to announce that the release schedule has also been published, as a draft, on the Ubuntu Wiki. On April 25, a few hours after the official release of the Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) distribut... (read more)

The big day has arrived — in the Ubuntu world, at least. The latest version of the operating system, 12.10, has officially hit the virtual shelves.

At the writing of this post, it’s new year’s for most of the world (and definitely will be by the time most of you read this). Not only is it a new year, it’s a new decade full of promises for the computing world and the world at large. I hope you’ve enjoyed our foray into Ubuntu and Linux for the past few years. Here’s to many more!

Hello everyone, these are a few thoughts on the recent announcements regarding Amazon from my blog.

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Every time a new Ubuntu release is out there is always some controversy on this or that new quirk the developers of this distribution decide to take.

From standard feature upgrades to controversial integration with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), we’ve already surveyed the highlights of the desktop version of the upcoming Ubuntu 12.10 release. But what do Ubuntu server users have to look forward to Oct. 18?

ccording to Mark Shuttleworth, the driving force behind Ubuntu, the next LTS release of Ubuntu may be delayed in an attempt to synchronise the Ubuntu and Debian releases as part of a "meta-release cycle". The expectation was that the next LTS version would be 10.04, due for release in April 2010, but now it may be either 10.04 or 10.10.

If possible, could anyone explain the benefits of Ubuntu's six month release cycle? I can think of some benefits like to provide users with a release without bugs from previous one and updated software but nothing else. Maybe, to know how long which release must be supported is another reason.

Thank you in advance.

If you want to use Ubuntu Linux on your tablet, you’re in luck — if you happen to own a Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Nexus 7, at least. That device, which Canonical has targeted as a proving ground for Ubuntu on mobile devices, can now run the operating system.

When it comes to Ubuntu, Canonical’s Linux distribution, most pundits keep close tabs on April and October. Like clockwork, Canonical always releases Ubuntu upgrades during those months. Indeed, Canonical is beta testing Ubuntu 12.04 (code-named Precise Pangolin) now and expects to ship the new Linux release on April 26.