Report: 'Ubuntu Needs a Longer Release Schedule!'

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Dec 3, 2009 8:01 PM EDT
LinuxPlanet; By Carla Schroder
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The popular Ubuntu Linux's six-month release schedule keeps it in the public eye; every release is greeted with a barrage of news, reviews, praise, and complaints. It seems the last few releases have generated an increasing number of cries for longer release schedules, that six months is too short and results in too many bugs. Mark Shuttleworth discussed at length the importance and benefits of a short release cycle in his Linuxcon keynote: it generates excitement and keeps contributors motivated. And it follows the long-standing principles of "many eyes make all bugs shallow" and "release early, release often."

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