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Canonical To Now Provide Up To 15 Years Commercial Support For Ubuntu LTS Releases

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Canonical announced today the expansion of the legacy add-on for Ubuntu Pro to provide total coverage of Ubuntu LTS releases up to 15 years.

For commercial customers wanting to stick to legacy Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) releases, Canonical will now provide the paid support for up to 15 years. This 15 year support window goes into effect with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and newer LTS versions.

Canonical had provided a legacy add-on to Ubuntu Pro for allowing 12 years of Ubuntu LTS support that is now extended to 15 years. That 15 years of support is five years of standard support, five years of extended security maintenance, and five years of additional legacy coverage. In other words, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will continue to be supported through 2029, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS through 2031, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS through 2033, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS through 2035, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS through 2037, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS through 2039.

Canonical's legacy support add-on comes at a 50% premium over standard Ubuntu Pro costs. More details for those interested in this 15 year support window for Ubuntu LTS releases via today's [1]announcement .



[1] https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-expands-total-coverage-for-ubuntu-lts-releases-to-15-years-with-legacy-add-on


Mass Exodus From Hollywood

During the past week, over 150 Hollywood actors, musicians, writers,
directors, and key grips have quit their day jobs and moved to the Midwest
to engage in quieter occupations such as gardening or accounting. All of
the these people cite piracy as the reason for giving up their careers.

"I simply can't sit by and let my hard work be stolen by some snot nosed
punk over the Internet," explained millionaire movie director Steve
Bergospiel. "There's absolutely no incentive to create movies if they're
going to be transmitted at the speed of light by thousands of infringers.
Such criminal acts personally cost me hundreds -- no, thousands -- of
dollars. I can't take that kind of fear and abuse anymore."

MPAA President Pei Pervue considers the exodus to be proof that Hollywood
is waking up to the fact that they are being "held hostage" by copyright
infringers. "Without copyright protection and government-backed monopolies
on intellectual property, these's absolutely no reason to engage in the
creative process. Now the Internet, with its click-and-pirate technology,
makes it easy for anybody to flout the law and become a copyright
terrorist. With the scales tipped so much in favor of criminals, it's no
wonder some of Hollywood's elite have thrown in the towel. What a shame."