I apologise if I have had this conversation with you before, my memory isn't what it used to be.
On 6 December 2014 at 06:21, Uwe Brauer oub.oub.oub@gmail.com wrote:
"Michael" == Michael keltoiboy@gmail.com writes:
Just out of interest you are aware that 10.04 (Desktop versions) are no longer supported aren't you. I know TDE is supported but the underlying OS has not had updates for over a year (unless of course you are running the server version in which case it is supported until April 2015).
Do I have a deja-vu here? I recall to have a similar discussion some time ago.
- short answer: because it works[1] - long answer: I only find LTS releases acceptable.However 12.04, a natural choice, suffers from bug which concerns «xpdf» and is not acceptable for me.
Please enjoy yourself when reading the depressing story in:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xpdf/+bug/943195
14.04 would be a candidate[2] but I have to test its Trinity compatibility still.
regards
Uwe Brauer
Footnotes: [1] which includes useful, but no longer maintained packages such a xmms, or mgdiff or even matlab version 2008. Besides this I have to say that some authors of free or non-free software tend to violate the 11th commitment: thou shalt not break backwards compatibility.
[2] but I have to see whether it will support all my old hardware. I am trapped with old thinkpad models since Lenovo deliberately replaced its best feature: its keyboard by a far inferior one.