request for review of Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS point release announcement

[Mathias Gug]

Hi,

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Matt Zimmerman <mdz at canonical.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:03:35PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
>> Here is a draft for the email announcement of the Ubuntu 8.04.4 point
>> release:
>>
>>   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyHeron/ReleaseAnnouncement.4
>>
>> Please review and advise me (in cc:, please) of any problems.
>
> I think we need to be clearer about the maintenance status of 8.04.  Readers
> could easily get the wrong idea from the fact that this is the final
> maintenance release.  Suggestions:
>
>  * Always lead with the maintenance status, e.g. "Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
>   continues to be maintained through 2011/2013 through online updates, but
>   this will be the final maintenance release"
>

I'd highlight that this is the final maintenance release of
*installation* medias. Installation medias (isos) won't be updated
anymore, whereas packages in the archive will still have security and
maintenance updates until 2011/2013.

-- 
Mathias Gug
Ubuntu Developer  http://www.ubuntu.com