Fixing Bugs: How Distributions React Apr 13, 2008, 04 :00 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (5652 reads) (Other stories by Sam Varghese)
"Two weeks from today, the next version of Ubuntu should be available for download; the scheduled release date is April 24. A few significant bugs still remain and it would be interesting to see how one, in particular, is tackled.
"This bug is one which was first reported in September 2006--the high frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard drives which could lead to premature death of the drive..."
