<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Yeah, sure looks like I am over-thinking this and obsessing a bit much on the kernel side. I guess I am just trying to replicate my experience with XP and W7 being supported for so long. I think I better chill on this kernel thing for a bit:-)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div>Thanks<div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;display:inline" class="gmail_default"> </div>for the<div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;display:inline" class="gmail_default"> </div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;display:inline" class="gmail_default">voice of reason Khalid:-) I will calm down now, haha.<br></div><br>Ron Singh<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 1:48 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com" target="_blank">kb@2bits.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Ron,<br><br></div><div>Here is my take on this. <br><br></div>I never bother with specific kernel versions, LTS or not. <br><br></div>Whatever is in an Ubuntu LTS will be supported with patches for the lifetime of that LTS, and that is all that matters from a security point of view. <br><br></div>Unless there is a new device supported, or a fix to an existing device driver, I never look at versions of the kernel.<br><br></div>One less data point to keep track of and chase ...<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Ron Singh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ronsingh149@gmail.com" target="_blank">ronsingh149@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Now if only Ubuntu would use the 4.14LTS kernel(supported by the kernel folks for 6 years!) instead of the likely 4.15 NON-LTS kernel. <br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Personally I would feel more comfortable knowing the kernel folks have my back on the 4.14LTS(6 years!) kernel than Ubuntu maintaining the 4.15 kernel for their 18.04LTS release.<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-776204133687536950m_1328348261563364459gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks,<br><br>Ron Singh<br><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><span>On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 8:24 AM, CrankyOldBugger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crankyoldbugger@gmail.com" target="_blank">crankyoldbugger@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span><div dir="ltr">OK, I'm not sure what my opinion is on this just yet.. need time to process!<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/01/xorg-will-default-display-server-ubuntu-18-04-lts" target="_blank">http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/201<wbr>8/01/xorg-will-default-display<wbr>-server-ubuntu-18-04-lts</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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