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EOL Notice: Wily Werewolf (15.10) is now End of Life (as of July 28, 2016) (Enforcement star...

Not all questions tagged with an out of support version are off-topic as some of these are not version specific. I recall occasions where the OP tags the question with the version they are using witho …
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Why are questions about packages included in Ubuntu by default but not maintained by Canonic...

My take on this is that since the package is running on Ubuntu it's fair game. Granted questions relating to Libre Office might be more efficiently resolved utilizing one of the Community support opti …
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Do we consider "Ubuntu on Windows 10" the same as an official Ubuntu flavour? Do we support ...

Until I see it on the list of supported Ubuntu flavours, I won't be supporting it here (although I could be incentivised to do so). I would consider it a candidate for Super User, not Ask Ubuntu. We …
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Is it appropriate to ask if the Asus X555MA has any known issues running Ubuntu?

Put Ubuntu on a USB stick, find the same make and model at a local computer store and see if it will boot. (You may have to reassure a salesperson that you won't be damaging the unit in any way, nor c …
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What's this sites stand on UbuntuBSD?

I would respectfully send them over to Unix and Linux and close the question as off-topic for the reasons Nathan Osman presented.
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Should the welcome message put more focus on casual users?

This sounds to me like a solution in search of a problem. I don't see "users" as more welcoming terminology than "users and developers" for the typical user, nor do I see it as capable of driving off …
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The close reason "Off topic" -> "Bug reports..." is still confusing

IMHO, the phrase "Bug reports and problems specific to development version of Ubuntu should be reported on Launchpad so that developers can see, track and fix these issues." is an excellent reason and …
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Closing the off-topic and duplicate questions with bounty

Perhaps this should be a feature-request. My best guess is that the question is locked open once a bounty has been offered and removed from the offerers rep. In a perfect world this would be fine. I a …
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Is Ubuntu WSL with Linux Mint repos/packages OK for Ask Ubuntu?

Personally, whether on topic or no, I (for one) would certainly hesitate to dive down this particular rabbit hole and would also be unlikely to trust any answers received. Let's think for a moment wha …
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