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It has been rushed just like the reported decision

It sounds like I've missed some backstory. I gather people have issues with Pop!_OS 22.04's audio subsystem?

From my perspective, 22.04 is no better or worse than previous releases. I've always had Bluetooth audio issues with Linux. And I'm usually outputting audio to the laptop speakers or to HDMI, which have worked just fine.

My comparison is with fedora (pipewire by default) and debian stable (pulseaudio). Bluetooth works better, e.g. switching between headset and better audio quality automatically, and you get compatibility with Jack for free. Also sound and video recording and sharing now has a nicer standard and works better with wayland.

That said, it is a drop-in replacement, so pretty unnoticeable for most purposes. So if you notice nothing at all, that means success.

I remember when Ubuntu's boss announced moving window buttons to the left two weeks after ui freeze of upcoming lts. That was the beginning of the end of the Ubuntu's desktop for me.

Luckily, it was possible for revert this change. I kind of liked Unity. Still not sure why most people hated it

Was it better when they released 21.10 (IIRC) with a KNOWN file system corrupting bug?

If you knowingly corrupt data, then what else matters?

(Having "we recommend that people who use ZFS don't upgrade" hidden in release notes doesn't negate it)

I got bitten by this. It's one of the worst things to leave a taste in my mouth for a while :/. They could have at least put out a patch release of the install CD but afaik it was still shipping with the broken version months later (which was a pity when I needed a live CD that was... safe to use... on my filesystem).

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