https://peeterpaul.motskula.net:443/tags/software/ Recent content in Software on @ppmotskula Hugo -- gohugo.io et-ee peeterpaul@motskula.net (Peeter P. Mõtsküla) peeterpaul@motskula.net (Peeter P. Mõtsküla) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 https://peeterpaul.motskula.net:443/2009/09/01/ubuntu-magic-releases/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 peeterpaul@motskula.net (Peeter P. Mõtsküla) https://peeterpaul.motskula.net:443/2009/09/01/ubuntu-magic-releases/ <p>I&rsquo;ve always admired the way how a large-scale community-developed open-source project &mdash; <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a> &mdash; can deliver new releases with the predictability and regularity of high-quality clockwork. Every six months, a new version comes out with every fourth one getting polished to LTS (Long Term Support) quality.</p> <img alt="" src="http://www.ubuntu.com/files/u1/ubuntu-release-cycle_6.png" title="Ubuntu release cycle" width="550" /> <p>Mark Shuttleworth, the <acronym title="Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator For Life">SABFDL</acronym> of Ubuntu, has shared his views and thoughts about why and how to manage the release cycle of complex software products. If you&rsquo;re interested in the topic, then it&rsquo;s a good read even if you don&rsquo;t happen to share his preference to free and open source software.</p>