Canonical may refuse Ubuntu's semi-annual release cycle.
During the latest video interview with the Ubuntu on air project, kernel support team manager Leiann Ogasawara said that Canonical was thinking about moving from a release of a new version of Ubuntu every six months to a rolling release model, leaving only LTS releases, which will be published every two years.
On the one hand, this will allow to introduce new functionality faster, but, at the same time, it can reduce the stability of the system after the next update. Thus, Ubuntu may in some sense “go back to basics”, becoming more similar to Debian, the stable versions of which are updated approximately once every two years, and intermediate updates occur in the test branch.
Even if Canonical finally decides to abandon the semi-annual releases, it will happen no earlier than version 14.04 LTS. Version 13.10 may be the last non-LTS release of Ubuntu, and the stable release following the 14.04 in this case will take place in April 2016.
Video (about changing release cycles - see from the 42nd minute):
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On the one hand, this will allow to introduce new functionality faster, but, at the same time, it can reduce the stability of the system after the next update. Thus, Ubuntu may in some sense “go back to basics”, becoming more similar to Debian, the stable versions of which are updated approximately once every two years, and intermediate updates occur in the test branch.
Even if Canonical finally decides to abandon the semi-annual releases, it will happen no earlier than version 14.04 LTS. Version 13.10 may be the last non-LTS release of Ubuntu, and the stable release following the 14.04 in this case will take place in April 2016.
Video (about changing release cycles - see from the 42nd minute):
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/166779/
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