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On 07/12/15 22:37, Warren Young wrote:
> On Dec 7, 2015, at 1:52 PM, Greg Lindahl <lindahl@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 08:57:01PM +0100, Zdenek Sedlak wrote:
>>
>>> AFAIK, the 7(1503) format is used only on the websites, and
>>> internally CentOS uses 7.1.1503. Do you see this as an issue?
>>
>> Yes. It confuses humans. There have been a bunch of examples
>> given of how it confuses humans. A simple fix for this human
>> issue is to use 7.1.1503 on the website, here on the mailing
>> list, etc.
>
> And then we’re right back in the same old boat: With every new
> release, the same old thread will pop up, “How do I make my servers
> stay on CentOS 7.1?”
>
> Give up on the point release idea. It’s CentOS 7; there is no
> CentOS 7.1. The only reason there’s a YYMM part is that it’s a
> media respin. Best ignore that wherever practical.
So if we are to give up on the point release does that mean I don't
have to update my machines until CentOS 8 comes along? ;-)
Seriously though, since I have to build my own repos (air gap) and
build the images for the diskless machines the point releases are
important in tracking roughly which version particular nodes are on.
Running yum update on a regular basis is just not an option.
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