Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Darth Chaos on Monday 31 March 2008 08:00 : \____
>
>> http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu610end-of-life
>
> Oh noes! It's been almost 2 years. How much will to cost to upgrade?
> [sarcasm /] Get the checkbook ready. The nice thing is that upgrading a
> GNU/Linux distribution such as Ubuntu can be done as soon as the subsequent
> release comes out. No need for burning any CDs assuming you have an internet
> connection. Upgrade 'on tap'...
>
Quite. EOL means something quite different in the open-source world.
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