[00:50] <Unit193> As far as the LTS thing goes, that's a bit annoying as only Ubuntu and Kubuntu are 5 years, afaik.
[00:50] <Unit193> Lubuntu, Xubuntu, and I believe Ubuntu Studio just do 3.
[04:10]  * rww headache
[04:10] <rww> so there are three different support durations then?
[05:48] <Unit193> 9 month normal release, 3 year LTS, 5 year LTS.
[06:13] <MooDoo> hello all
[14:48] <hggdh> so perhaps we can change the text to: (...) and from 3 to 5 years (LTS) (...)"
[15:54] <teward> i think that adds an extra layer of complexity to the thing - if we're making it work for all of them, then wouldn't we have to specify which LTSes have which relese?
[15:54] <teward> because with hggdh's comment about changing it to 'and from 3 to 5 years (LTS)' there's the ambiguity again
[15:54] <teward> and then that gets misconstrued for all LTSes
[15:55] <teward> and by 'complexity' that includes the effort to reduce ambiguity
[15:55] <teward> if we don't change the text to be more specific, then we need to find authoritative information links which would then point to the difference
[15:56] <teward> unless the Releases wiki page, under its "Support Length" bullet for Long Term Support releases details that difference with other flavors?
[15:57] <teward> actually, if we're going down this path, Unit193, we can't just say "Ubuntu releases..." in the factoid, can we?
[15:58] <teward> hating my keyboard... but even if I'm overanalyzing, the idea would be to reduce ambiguity and confusion, not to exchange one confusing statement for another
[16:37] <hggdh> flavours can decide what length of support they will provide. Ubuntu provides 5 years, but it is based on resources Canonical has to commit. Other flavours, being (mostly) community, may not have the resources.
[16:38] <hggdh> this is part of the game, and expected. The factoid is correct if it points to authoritative documents.
[16:38] <teward> except it doesn't if we expand the factoid to include 3 years
[16:38] <teward> none of those links it has points to other-flavors release terms
[16:39] <teward> "3 or 5 years (LTS)" according to what?  Those links?  They don't touch base on the other releases.
[16:39] <teward> Again, we lead into ambiguity
[16:41] <hggdh> it all depends. Again, *Ubuntu* is 5 years. Others are not. The factoid is (being picky) wrong, then. I am not sure this is a big deal, though.