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On 06/09/2015 01:27 AM, Karsten Wade
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Call me picky but I'd rephrase[...] http://wiki.centos.org/KarstenWade/GeneralFAQUpdateq31q15 Thanks - KarstenI'd say that at least the following paragraphs from q15 are worth preserving: - Any point release is just a "snapshot" with previous updates, plus the latest batch of new upstream updates, rolled into a new [base] repo with an initially empty [updates] repo. - There is a CentOS Vault containing older CentOS trees. This vault is a picture of the older tree when it was removed from the main tree, and does not receive updates. It should only be used for reference. After " If you are using an older minor version than the latest in a given branch, then you are missing security and bugfix updates." I'd also emphasize that we offer no support for these configurations, something along: For this reason old minor releases are never supported. If you want/need to "freeze" at an old point release you are entirely on your own. wolfy, tired of people who fail to understand what minor releases are and keep pushing in IRC for support of old[er] stuffI think those look pretty good especially if you think they can answer confusion about community support for older minor versions. Included here with some highlighting: The size of this answer article is just a bit larger (looking) than each of the previous two answers, which is good -- too many words won't help. :) I trimmed a bit more stuff -- repetitive phrasing and unrelated terms - -- I think it's ready publish to the FAQ. The CentOS Project ONLY provides updates or other changes for the latest version of each major branch. to The CentOS Project provides updates or other changes ONLY for the latest version of each major branch. I am not a native English speaker so I might be wrong but I feel like the emphasis is better placed in the variant I suggested because it marks one of the major differences towards RH and the EUS/AUS mechanism that exists for RHEL. Heck, we might even add a reference to those a la "if you need active support for an older minor release please consider using .... " And yes, this FAQ item becomes a bit longish... |
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