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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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charlesalva@xxxxxxxxx wrote on 16/10/11 10:50:
> ...
> 
> I do still believe there's something has to change regarding the up
> to date software installation, just like in windows xp, though it's
> old from year 2001, but we still able to install most of the
> latest software on it. Unlike on Ubuntu, to get latest software, we
> have to upgrade the to the current update release, or using an
> unofficial ppa or backport repository, and sometimes the latest one
> is not supported anymore on previous ubuntu release. It's okay to
> upgrade ubuntu one or two machine, but to imagine upgrading 60-75
> machines, that's a very time consuming process, assumed one pc
> takes 45 minutes to 1 hour long.
> 
> ...


Vendors provide updated applications for Windows XP because it's easy
to do, and because hundreds of millions of people still use Windows XP.

The easier it is to provide updated applications for an OS version,
and the more users that version has, the more likely a vendor will do it.

So, there are three ways to get more application updates for old
Ubuntu versions.

1.  Make it easier for application developers to provide updates at
    all, through developer.ubuntu.com.

2.  Increase the number of Ubuntu users in general.

3.  Increase the proportion of Ubuntu users using each version, by
    reducing the number of versions in use at any one time.

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mpt
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