On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Rahul Sundaram <metherid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > > On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Michael Hennebry > <hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On Sun, 14 Jul 2013, lee wrote: >> >>> Reindl Harald <h.reindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> >>>> Am 14.07.2013 01:25, schrieb lee: >>>>> >>>>> From what I've been reading, CentOS isn't upgradeable at all. If >>>>> that's >>>>> true, I'm surprised you're using it. >>>> >>>> >>>> * you use it if you do not need new features over the lifecycle >>> >>> >>> For which use cases can you predict that you will be fine with the same >>> software for the next ten years? >> >> >> Something about which I am ignorant: >> Which changes require new releases and which do not. >> Would someone be kind enough to give me >> examples of each between F14 and F19? >> Why were new releases required? > > > Updates to an existing release follow > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Updates_Policy. Libraries that require a ABI > change generally aren't pushed as updates. Major changes such as the new > installer, switch to systemd init system, major new versions of GNOME etc > are only introduced in a new release. The general idea is to strike to a > balance between providing new features to end users vs not being disruptive. > > Rahul > > > -- There are quite a few reasons to keep upgrading for me: the likes of fedup and yum are just 2 of many examples that are not available on the older editions. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
