Though progress has been made in introducing a shared cadence among
software projects, there are still concerns surrounding the differences in packaging and lack of synchronization among major Linux distributions.   By coordinating software freezes and releases, it would not only help those who are doing development on Linux but it would also help improve the lives of system architects who use Linux as the backbone of their infrastructure.

Join Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth as he discusses the benefits and controversies surrounding coordinated software releases in the Linux development and vendor communities.