On Sat, 2009-02-07 at 21:13 -0500, Mike Chalmers wrote: > I do not understand how Fedora expects you to upgrade or reinstall > every 6 months or so. > > This is just not right. > > Should a distro keep continuing to make you install every six months, > if so, I would rather use Microsoft. Why not provide updates, major > ones, to the already installed OS instead of having to reinstall a new > OS!!! I imagine that this, if done in an organized way, could be > easier on the developers of Fedora. > > INSTEAD OF MAKING CONSUMERS INSTALL EVERY SIX MONTHS OR UNTIL THE > UPDATES STOP, JUST PROVIDE LARGE UPDATES THAT UPGRADE A SYSTEM WITHOUT > HAVING TO DO A COMPLETELY NEW INSTALL??? > > THEN YOU WILL HAVE A LARGER FAN BASE AND A MORE STABLE OS!!! Hi Mike, There's a few things to note: - Updates are available for 2 releases plus one month. You can update once a year and stay current with Fedora. - The "preupgrade" package enables you to upgrade from one Fedora release to another without reinstalling (though your mileage may vary). - For long-term support, there's RHEL and CentOS (both are based on Fedora technology) -- you can reinstall just twice a decade. - Releasing every 6 months helps Fedora fulfill its goal of driving the rapid development of open source. -- Chris -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
