The so-called "parade" is meant to review the troops. Linux force (release) can be described as "stragglers", without mentioning the big parade? Are wrong.
Numerous and many Linux distributions, it is a fact. Linux can be a large parade then? Two years ago, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has proposed a bold vision: Debian and Ubuntu's LTS (the so-called "long-term support") version of the Linux kernel can use the same version? If the Debian community development who agreed to do so, Ubuntuh community is willing (money, and efforts) to help. Achieved this step, the following issues easier to handle.
March 15, Mark Shuttleworth published Bowen said: This year, the new version of Debian 6 and Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS) are using the same Linux kernel version (ie 2.6.32 version). In fact, the latest version of RHEL and SLES distributions also use this same kernel version and the latest version of the compiler, GCC 4.4, Python 2.6, OOo.org 3.2, perl 5.10.1 and boost 1.40 has used Linux 2.6 The latest version of the .32 kernel.
As you know, least common multiple of 6 and 8 is 24. Small Ubuntu release cycle is 6 months, while RHEL and SLES in the small-release cycle is 8 months, we can see, two years (24 months) after the release, they will be synchronized. That is to say, Linux can be a large family of military parade held every two years. Linux large family to achieve synchronous development, for development, popularize and promote the practical application of Linux, this is essential. Since then, Linux has a large family to achieve the orderly development of this hard-won also.
Today, March 18, Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS) Beta 1 version will be released, it is the vanguard of the military parade on Linux. At the moment, I seem to see the Linux magnificent large family, will force the pace of the follow-up neatly along. I vaguely see, Kanas, Wu Bangtuo, etc. are to us. Zhezhi mighty big force, courage, can not be stopped. I stood on the roadside, holding flags Linux for their fuel, oil.