[cyberpunk5000]

HEADLINE: concrete release timelines

DESCRIPTION: For many years I've been fond of Debian and have used it for side hobby projects. But I've had to use Ubuntu and Fedora for real work because I need a modicum of certainty about the intervals between releases.

I acknowledge that Ubuntu's rigid release-every-6-months, LTS-every-24 is impractical for a volunteer project with high standards. But without any firm timeline it's impossible for me to plan and use Debian in production.

For example, a commitment that releases will always be spaced somewhere between 6 and 24 months, would go a long way.

[kasabali]

This myth about irregular Debian releases need to die.

Debian releases every 2 years (give or take few months):

Debian 3.1 Sarge (June 2005) Debian 4.0 Etch (April 2007) Debian 5.0 Lenny (February 2009) Debian 6.0 Squeeze (February 2011) Debian 7.0 Wheezy (May 2013) Debian 8 Jessie (April 2015) Debian 9 Stretch (June 2017)

This is a more than a decade of track record.