On Sun, 14 Jul 2013, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Michael Hennebry <
hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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.
I get that breaking things should require a new release.
With that criterion,
solely adding a new feature should not require a new release.
Requiring its use would be another matter.
If all else fails, I can and have installed from source.
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whom I teach not to run with scissors,
that my fiance ran me through with a broadsword." -- Lily
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