Timeline for Do we really need multiple [ubuntu]s?
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| Jun 17, 2019 at 22:50 | comment | added | Diagon | @terdon - I suspect a possible problem with this approach. When a question is newly posted, people will probably assume that we're talking about the most recent Ubuntu, particularly if an LTS has been released in the last 6 months. So people answering might be making this assumption, and the question of which version is meant, won't end up being asked. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 18:37 | comment | added | terdon | @fixer1234 speaking from experience, I think you'll find that too many users just pick the first one. And, in the vast majority of cases the version just isn't relevant. And I say this as a mod on Ask Ubuntu. I feel it's much simpler to have one tag and if the version is needed and hasn't been mentioned, we can ask for it. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 18:35 | comment | added | fixer1234 | They might not think to include the version within the question, but typing "ubuntu" in the tag area presents the major tags, and alerts them to the availability of version tags. If we eliminate those tags, most questions will undergo a delay while users ask for clarification. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 18:35 | comment | added | fixer1234 | @terdon, for our Linux "pros", yes, you can easily change kernels, DE's, etc. Our experienced users would have no problem with fewer tags that are correctly targeted. However, novice users don't do that and don't have that familiarity. They install what's bundled with the distro and struggle if they encounter a problem. There's value in ensuring that they provide as much specific detail as possible, and the experienced users can sort it out. (cont'd) | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 9:55 | comment | added | terdon | Oh, yes, you're quite right. Sorry, I was thinking of the change in the NIC naming schemes brought on by systemd (also not kernel, granted, but closer). Netplan is indeed very related to the distro. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 9:53 | comment | added | Bob | @terdon I did say we should probably reduce tags, with the caveat that it must be a manual retag preserving any version info into the body, not an automatic merge. Things like the move to netplan are very much distro(and version)-specific, nothing to do with the kernel, and the distro version offers a hint to answerers and future searchers because "how do I add an ip address to a nic" is completely different between ubuntu-18.04 and ubuntu-16.04 - but that can be in Q body, not necessarily in tag. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 9:53 | comment | added | terdon | Also, the retagging won't be an issue. First because the version really isn't that relevant in most cases, second because most questions will be old and abandoned anyway, third because many posts already mention the version in the body. If any don't mention and it it is actually relevant, we can always as the OP or look at the edit history. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 9:45 | comment | added | terdon | None of those are linked to an Ubuntu version though, they're mostly linked to the kernel and kernel versions change and can be manually changed by the user. Same goes for desktop environments. I don't think tags are the best way of getting across which version you happen to be using. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 8:35 | comment | added | Bob | Also, perhaps the LTS tags should be kept, as those versions are likely to exist longer on servers. | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 8:34 | history | answered | Bob | CC BY-SA 4.0 |