So Ubuntu has this model where they pretty much freeze package versions for an Ubuntu release after release, and then they only backport security updates from upstream. There's nothing new here, most distros do it this way. The idea is that this way they can polish the gazillions of package versions
  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Not surprising, they want some of that RHEL money. When you choose a Corporate distribution, enshittification is usually what you get…

    • Justas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      7 months ago

      You’ll get 5 free instances if you get a subscription, but that kind of messes with the whole “just install Ubuntu from a USB key and use it with no hassle” workflow many Ubuntu users used to love.

  • palarith@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    7 months ago

    afaik. You still get free updates. But with pro you get 5 more years of updates on lts. making it a total of 10 years.

    • ebits21@lemmy.caEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Which seems completely fair. This is a silly article and too many comments here aren’t understanding this.

      If a business wants 10 years of support then yeah they should pay as it’s cheaper than upgrading.

      For personal use just goddamn update after 5 years geeze lol.

      Edit: this person’s blog post just misunderstands the situation. See here for actual release info and when ESM starts for each release. 5 years standard as of 24.04.

      And you can get the extra 5 years for free anyway with a free subscription for up to 5 machines.

        • 520@kbin.social
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          6 months ago

          I think that’s a misinterpretation, considering a VM is going to be the first place an org tests such a program

  • ry_@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Horrendous how canonical engineers with bills to pay might want to monetise their labour!

    More seriously, open source should not be confused with free labour. Do you think Linus works on the kernel for free? He does not, nor should he. We are all lucky to benefit from 5 years free updates from Ubuntu. You need longer, because your use case is so mission critical? then pay for the engineer’s time.

    Edit: grammar