HDTV monitor

[Aviss,Tyler]

I always somewhat wondered about those numbers. For a time-based  
distro this somewhat makes sense, as long as it has no more than  
monthly update periods.

(sent from my phone, so please excuse the typos)

On 22-Oct-09, at 12:24 PM, "D. Hugh Redelmeier" <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> | From: Tyler Aviss <tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>
> | I know on a slightly outdated Ubuntu system (8.4 or 9.0, I can't  
> quite
> | remember which)
>
> Those are not actual Ubuntu release numbers.  Ubuntu numbers are
> dates: Y.MM.  Not decimal fractions; I assume that next year a leading
> digit of 1 will be prepended.
>
> 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, and (very soon) 9.10 are all valid.  Actually, "8.04
> LTS" is the proper name for 8.04, I think.  LTS == Long Term Support.
> Releases are intended to be six moths apart.
>
> I only mention this because I've seen others use incorrect notation
> suggesting that they don't know the meaning of the name.
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