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No Release Will "Make or Break" Ubuntu
A recent article that has gotten a lot of attention argues that the upcoming release of Ubuntu, Hardy Heron, could be “the release that either makes or breaks the project.” I disagree that Hardy Heron could either make or break the project, or, for that matter, that any release will “make or break” the project.
While each release brings new features, improvements, and bugfixes, new major “wow” (no, not “Vista wow”) features are rare (but not unheard of) and even if a particular release introduced many “wow” features, users would not just suddenly flock to the project.
Because of the short length of time between releases, only six months, there is simply not enough time for any single release to make or break the project. Instead of Ubuntu being “made” by a single release, it would be “made” by a stream of steady improvements.
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Ubuntu Gutsy is closer to perfect than many other distros right now, and certainly miles ahead of Vista or XP, except, like all linuxes – hardware support. I can’t see a way around this except the steady march of progress as more manufacturers see the linux market expand and start to support it in it’s true sense – open source, not proprietary drivers or no drivers at all as is generally the case now. As time marches on, one by one the hardware makers (I hope) will see the benefits of releasing their hardware details to the open source community who build stunning drivers given half a chance, and make their hardware shine. This is how Ubuntu will really shine not another release, not any new ‘wow’ features – just no hassles with hardware.
yeah i agree. Ubuntu is getting better and better all the time. I don’t think it should hang on one release alone.
I’m completely with you. Ubuntu will survive or die – I hope not – slowly. I think the main reason of semi failure of Vista is the big change in the system; you can get used to Linux in less time than you get used to Vista.