On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:26:09 -0800 (PST) Patrick Bartek <bartek047@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: ...snip... > Fedora's release cycles when it was Fedora Core used to be longer and > not on a strict schedule as it is now. A new version was released > when it was ready. Fedora now has become a rapid release test bed, > an eternal beta if you will, and we are the testers. But that's > okay, since the "good" stuff eventually gets into RHEL and its clones > making them more stable and more secure with a longer life. While it wasn't quite exactly 6months, it was pretty close. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Linux#Version_history ...snip... > Also, upgrading Fedora every 6 months or so as most do on this list > just means additional headaches and work of a couple months of fixing > the problems with the "new" OS when the "old" one was running just > fine, but is fast approaching "unsupported." This is my major > "problem" with Fedora, and mostly why I only upgrade every third > release--Why make more work for myself?--and why I'm considering > switching to a long term support version of Linux, whatever that may > be. I almost never have issues on os upgrades anymore. The last 2 machines here I upgraded from 13->14 just worked. I didn't have to change anything at all. ..snip... > I've never demeaned Fedora. There are things I don't like to be > sure, but that can be said of all things. I've been using it since > FC3 after trying a dozen or so other distros before settling on it as > my primary desktop OS. So that says something. And I'm VERY > particular. It's just that over the years Fedora's development model > and my needs have diverged. And it's time to move on. Sorry to hear it, but I understand your reasoning. ;) I hope you will think fondly of Fedora and look and see how we are doing from time to time. ;) Good luck. kevin
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