[NCLUG] Ubuntu software update policy

[Chad Perrin]

What is Ubuntu's policy for software updates?

I know that a given Ubuntu release has a support lifespan of about 18
months, but I don't know what exactly "support" entails in this case.
Does software get basically pinned to a given version number, aside from
critical bugfixes and security updates, or does the Ubuntu team tend to
update versions in the APT archives so that you get newer versions of
software with interface upgrades, new features, et cetera?

I ask because I notice that while 9.04's Pidgin is still languishing at
version 2.5.5, FreeBSD 7.2's is at 2.6.5, with a Yahoo! Messenger bugfix
evidently having been introduced in 2.5.7 some months ago.  Is this some
kind of aberration, or an expected part of using an Ubuntu release when
we're already verging on two releases later, or what?

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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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