release confusion

[Mario Vukelic]

On Sun, 2007-01-28 at 19:30 -0500, John Dangler wrote:
> I'm running Dapper 6.06LTS on all of my desktop, laptop, and server
> systems because I think that this is the latest stable release of
> Ubuntu.  But, I just visited ubuntuguide.org (wiki) which says that
> I'm
> wrong.  Edgy Eft (6.10) has been released since Oct. 06.  

Ubuntu has decided to create a series of fairly experimental releases
and once they have stabilized, follow up with a conservative release
offering Long Term Support (LTS). The experimental releases introduce
new technology, while the LTS focuses on stability only:

4.10 (Warty)
5.04 (Hoary)
5.10 (Breezy)
-> 6.06 LTS (Dapper)

Edgy began a new cycle, and this is why you read that there are,
compared to Dapper, fairly many problems. (And it is also why it is
acknowledged to be transitional and no long-term support is offered for
it)

6.10 (Edgy)
7.04 (Feisty)
7.10? (???)
-> 8:04? LTS (???)

When you go to www.ubuntu.com and click on the Download link, it says, 
*** Choosing an Ubuntu Release ***
There are now two versions of Ubuntu, choose which is best for you: 

      * Ubuntu 6.10, the newest Ubuntu release: If you would like to
        benefit from the latest Ubuntu features, this is the release for
        you 
        
      * Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, Ubuntu with long-term support: Choose this to
        benefit from the long support life-cycle of the 6.06 LTS
        release. This version is supported for 3 years on the desktop
        and 5 years on servers.