One of the unique features of Ubuntu is a rock-solid six month release cycle, that’s so predictable you can practically put in on your calendar years in advance. More here

I still can’t help but wonder though, how much time and energy are wasted with each new release? How much time does it take to put the whole build together, and get it out to all the right places? What about all the new logos and names? Updating web pages? Would some of that effort be better used in other places? I for one would be happy to wait a whole year for a new system if it meant there would be more features and fixes.