[ubuntu-uk] fit for the purpose

[Steve]

Hi,
I just want to point out a recent article on LWN.net (just appeared on
LXer.com) that discusses this topic. It's an interesting read, as are
some of the comments further down.
http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/239036/1aa78524ec856b60/

Steve

On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 17:48 +0100, Chris Jones wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Tony Travis wrote:
> > Are there any 'point' releases of the current LTS planned?
> 
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2006-November/022542.html
> 
> I've not seen any more recent communications about it, but I may well
> have missed something.
> 
> > It might resolve some hardware problems if new kernel modules were 
> > included in, say, a 6.06.2 LTS release, and existing LTS users could get 
> 
> That's a pretty tough proposition as it requires backporting drivers
> from newer kernels, which is a bear pit of problems.
> 
> > 'biobuntu' as part of an EU-funded genomics project. I've put up a demo 
> 
> cool :)
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Chris Jones
>   cmsj at canonical.com
>    www.canonical.com
>