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Too late for that. I've installed 14.04LTS, then upgraded to 14.10 when it came out. None of the author's arguments really made much difference to me since I use Ubuntu mainly as a desktop and dev machine. I like to move with the cutting edge, as much as Ubuntu moves forward that is. If I wanted a longterm server, I'd probably use RHEL or CentOS.

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OP was specific that you shouldn't use 14.04 LTS, and all his reasons were because they were writing checks they couldn't cash as an LTS. He's even careful to point out that he's not anti-Ubuntu, just that you should avoid that particular release if you're looking for long-term support.

Except that many of his own footnotes rescind his claims.

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