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Re:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to get extra-long desktop support cycle by pchivers on Friday October 21, 2011 @05:22PM (#3141769)
Which distros work like that? (speaking as a Ubuntu user that has never tried any other distros)
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Re:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to get extra-long desktop support cycle by bct on Friday October 21, 2011 @05:51PM (#3141878)
Gentoo and Arch are the ones that come immediately to mind. The term to look for is "rolling release".
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Re:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to get extra-long desktop support cycle by bostonvaulter2 on Friday October 21, 2011 @07:06PM (#3142119)
I think I also read somewhere that Ubuntu is considering a rolling release model in the future.
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Re:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to get extra-long desktop support cycle by gasull on Friday October 21, 2011 @07:16PM (#3142157)
You made me search for it. Apparently it was a rumor: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/ubuntu-is-not-changing-to...
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Re:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to get extra-long desktop support cycle by wisty on Friday October 21, 2011 @11:44PM (#3142698)
There were plans for a rolling release called "Grumpy Groundhog", which would exist alongside the stable releases.

Here's an Ubuntu wiki article created by Mark Shuttleworth on it, but note it hasn't been modified since 2008 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDownUnder/BOFs/GrumpyGroundhog

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