Ubuntu Engineering director refuted rumors of rolling release [note]

There have been rumors that Ubuntu is considering rolling release. RickSpencer, Ubuntu Engineering director, refuted the rumor that Ubuntu would change to the rolling release mode. He said that customers, partners, and the FLOSS ecosystem all work well under the current half-year release model. Rolling publishing in rumors may refer to making it easier for developers to get the latest versions of some software packages in Ubuntu. The Ubuntu release is a big project and they will continue to use the regular release mode. Ubuntu: Roll

There have been rumors that Ubuntu is considering rolling release. Rick Spencer, Ubuntu Engineering director, refuted the rumor that Ubuntu would change to the rolling release mode.

He said that customers, partners, and the FLOSS ecosystem all work well under the current half-year release model. Rolling publishing in rumors may refer to making it easier for developers to get the latest versions of some software packages in Ubuntu. The Ubuntu release is a big project and they will continue to use the regular release mode.

Ubuntu: Rolling release rumours wrong
Several online publications including the Register, Lifehacker and Phoronix have recently run stories quoting Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth as having said that the Ubuntu Linux distribution may be moving to a rolling release schedule. these stories are apparently based on comments made several days ago in conference CILS with Shuttleworth.

The stories have prompted a response from Engineering ctor of Ubuntu Rick Spencer. spencer says quite clearly in his blog yesterday that "Ubuntu is not changing to a rolling release ". he goes on to say, "We are confident that our MERs, partners, and the FLOSS ecosystem are well served by our current release cadence. what the article was probably referring to was the possibility of making it easier for developers to use cutting edge versions of certain software packages on Ubuntu. this is a wide-ranging project that we will continue to pursue through our normal planning processes ".

Ubuntu is currently released on a six month schedule with an unsupported l release (version x.04), followed by an October release (version x.10 ). this schedule is augmented by a Long Term Support (LTS) version designated from one of the six month releases.

The current version is Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" and the latest LTS version is Ubuntu 10.04.

(Trk)