Ubuntu to halve support length for non-LTS releases

The reduction in support for non-LTS releases from 18 to nine months should give the developers more time to concentrate on testing the packages to which users will be able to upgrade between major releases. No decisions have been taken, apparently, on how the up-to-date packages will be delivered to users; the Technical Board only decided to "enable users to continuously track the development focus of Ubuntu without having to explicitly upgrade".