In my opinion you've hit on Ubuntu's biggest contribution to Free and Open Source software.
When I started using Linux a couple decades ago, "we ship when it's ready" was the dominant FOSS approach, and I thought it was the most sensible approach.
Then I got my first job and experienced the realities of enterprise support and planning. Today I wish more projects were as predictable as Ubuntu, and I'm gratefully for every one that is.
Ubuntu is far from my favorite distro technically, but the predictability of its LTS releases makes it my recommendation for most uses.
When I started using Linux a couple decades ago, "we ship when it's ready" was the dominant FOSS approach, and I thought it was the most sensible approach.
Then I got my first job and experienced the realities of enterprise support and planning. Today I wish more projects were as predictable as Ubuntu, and I'm gratefully for every one that is.
Ubuntu is far from my favorite distro technically, but the predictability of its LTS releases makes it my recommendation for most uses.