Re:Ubuntu 16.04 proves even an LTS release can live at Linux...
by oliwarner on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @11:59AM
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Well that's rather the problem. Most people assume that "the Ubuntu team" tests everything. It's an LTS. Of course it's going to work, right?
In practice, we rely on users to test and report. There are simply too many hardware configurations, use cases and user hacks out there to assume everything will just work.
And if people are unwilling to do this before release, why would you expect anything other than a big bucket of bugs when it did finally release? So no, don't assume it'll just work. Get involved before the next release.
And all this is why the LTS→LTS upgrades aren't issued until the first point release. The .0 is still considered unsuitable for production.
In practice, we rely on users to test and report. There are simply too many hardware configurations, use cases and user hacks out there to assume everything will just work.
And if people are unwilling to do this before release, why would you expect anything other than a big bucket of bugs when it did finally release? So no, don't assume it'll just work. Get involved before the next release.
And all this is why the LTS→LTS upgrades aren't issued until the first point release. The .0 is still considered unsuitable for production.