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Well, Ubuntu does this every 6 months. They also pick another silly name every 12. Maybe Ubuntu is becoming the role model here?


The major difference is that with Ubuntu, apps and the OS/desktop share the same release cycle.

I hope that could be decoupled, making life easier for application authors: http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/application_quality_assurance_in_l...


Every 6-month Ubuntu release has a silly name.


Actually, yes. Comes from using LTS-releases only :).


LTS releases are every 24 months.


Ubuntu updates are free, though.




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