Mads Rosendahl created a great little video explaing the Ubuntu release schedule in very simple terms.
One thing I didn’t know was that, according to the video, if an Ubuntu release is delayed, it’s year-month version (like 9.10 for Ubuntu Karmic released in October 2009), is also changed. I had been under the impression that the version number is just symbolic and it remains constant.
One thing that doesn’t change is the codename for a given release (such as Karmic Koala for 9.10, Jaunty Jackelope for 9.04). The codenames are usually based on unusual animal names paired with an unusual adjective to make googling for information on the realease easier.
Here’s a list of past and upcoming Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
The next release of Ubuntu after Karmic Koala is Lucid Lynx, 10.04, due in April 2010.
That version is a so-called LTS release (Long-Term Support).
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Great article! I’m really curious about this. I look forward to reading more of your upcoming blog posts.
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Apaprntely this is what the esteemed Willis was talkin’ ’bout.