2.8 vs. 3.0

[Coastie]

Development for 2.8 has ceased, but you will continue to get security updates to your installed packages until April 2019.  The advantage of moving to the next series is getting newer versions of packages, not just security updates.  You'll also receive the newer functions and features (if any) of those updated packages.  But it's perfectly fine to wait a while. 

I have installed version 3.0 to a virtual machine using Virtualbox so that I can participate in supporting forum users, but I haven't installed it to my laptop or desktop yet.  And I'm in no rush.

Thanks, torreydale, that answers my question. I won't be in rush either. I'll wait for a while to see if any bugs are found and fixed and I feel like spending a couple of hours tweaking, etc. ;D