On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:20:15 +0930 Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2015-05-11 at 14:39 -0500, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > why not at EOL, simply make the updates use fedup or equivalent move > > to the next Fedora. THis can not be that difficult to set up. > > That would really have to be with the user's consent. In some cases, an > upgrade would render the user's computer inoperative (e.g. a newer > release requiring more RAM than they have), or otherwise useless (such > as they used software that isn't a part of the next release, or it won't > work on it). Agreed: but aren't updates are always with the user's consent, unless explicitly enabled with the -y option? For instance on yum or dnf: we get: ..... Total download size: 465 M Is this ok [y/d/N]: Btw, perhaps this thread should be called something else, other than "Biting the bullet" that is not obvious to what the discussion on Fedora is. Ranjan ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org