Re: [bitfolk] Ubuntu Intrepid and beyond

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Author: Ian Hobson
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To: Andy Smith
CC: users
Subject: Re: [bitfolk] Ubuntu Intrepid and beyond
Andy Smith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I thought I better point out - the reason that Bitfolk does not
> offer Ubuntu Intrepid is that the Intrepid Xen kernel will not work
> on anything except Ubuntu Intrepid host server, and Bitfolk does not
> run Ubuntu.
>
> I reported this as a bug ages ago and the outcome was that they
> don't consider it a bug, have no intention of changing this (will
> not be fixed in Jaunty or any later release either).
>
> So if you are planning to upgrade to Intrepid please bear in mind
> that you will need to use a non-Intrepid kernel, such as the one
> from Hardy, or an upstream one or something like that. Basically I
> do not recommend it

Hi Andy,

If I understand you correctly, this will mean that a Ubuntu Hardy slice
will become an orphan with no
upgrade path when LTS ends in April 2011.

Is that your understanding also?

Regards

Ian