Deb-Based Ubuntu Will Continue To Be Offered For The Foreseeable Future

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Deb-Based Ubuntu Will Continue To Be Offered For The Foreseeable Future

While there's work on getting a Snappy version of Ubuntu's Desktop-Nex in time for the Ubuntu 15.10 release in October, Debian based packages of Ubuntu Linux will continue to be offered for the foreseeable future...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Will-Cook-Deb-Pkg-Future

[FuturePilot]

What the hell does "foreseeable future" mean?

[RahulSundaram]

What the hell does "foreseeable future" mean?

That they are not promising a specific timeline but instead intend to keep it for as long as there is demand/resources for it.

[duby229]

What the hell does "foreseeable future" mean?

It usually means "earliest possible opportunity."

[dungeon]

What the hell does "foreseeable future" mean?

In this case it means - company afraid to lose existing market

[Modu]

What the hell does "foreseeable future" mean?

Uncertainity. He speaks but don't tell anything.

[crymsonpheonix]

What the hell does "foreseeable future" mean?

"Until we give up on yet another gimmicky NIH technology"

[gens]

What the hell does "foreseeable future" mean?

future that can be foreseen, obviously

[nanonyme]

What the hell does "foreseeable future" mean?

Future you can see without being the Oracle

[mike4]

Why bother about any packages as systemd should make those obsolete anyway?