[Lxc-users] is 0.7.1 the last version? Is there a ppa (ubuntu) for it?

[Dave Manginelli]

On Thu, 2010-07-29 at 15:04 -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting Osvaldo Filho (arquivostcf at gmail.com):
> > is 0.7.1 the last version? Is there a ppa (ubuntu) for it?
> > 
> > Any ubuntu package for new LXC
> 
> 0.7.1 is the default in maverick.
> 
> I have 0.7.0 in a private ppa for lucid - I could put 0.7.1 in there,
> but much as I'd like to, merging 0.7.1 into lucid itself isn't likely
> to happen.
> 
> -serge

Serge,

I dropped Linux Vserver for LXC because I wanted to get on board with
the "official" Ubuntu virtualization for Lucid, having chosen Lucid
itself because of it's LTS status.  

I understand the concept of freezing software for the sake of stability
once the official release is made, however, I'm having a hard time
squaring that with the concept of "Long Term Support" when the code as
initially shipped seems to be in need of security and other fixes.

Your reference to Maverick implies that you think one should migrate
entirely to Maverick to get the latest LXC code (or is there a way that
I can guarantee that the Maverick version of LXC will work on Lucid?).
That puts me between a rock and a hard place in that I may either a)
keep with Lucid and run a substandard version of a key piece of my
server platform or b) abandon the concept of LTS and move to Maverick
but then have to move again sooner because Maverick isn't an LTS
release.

I guess the final alternative is to compile my own up-to-date LXC, but
there again I've strayed from the idea of committing to a "standardized"
server platform that I can count on for an extended period without
having to perform manual updates and recompiles whenever an LXC security
fix is required.

I know you don't set the policy, Serge, and you're one of the good guys
since you've provided the 7.1 ppa version--I just hope the viewpoint
I've expressed above is being considered somewhere at Cononical.

Thanks for your efforts and thanks especially to the folks here working
on continually improving LXC.

PS. Maybe I'm just a paranoid LXC newcomer.  Tell me that the version of
LXC in the official Lucid repositories is safe and secure (and will
continue to be) and I'll just assume that the newer versions just add
bells and whistles I shouldn't be worried about...