On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 21:04 -0600, Greg Knaddison wrote:
> No upgrade path is really all that supported or fool-proof.
I never said it was fool-proof or asserted anything of the sort.
Fedora Core versions _are_ designed to upgrade Red Hat Linux.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS do not.
In other words, I wanted him to know that Red Hat Enterprise Linux /
CentOS aren't done via direct "CD Upgrades" from Red Hat Linux. That's
all. Don't read too much into what I said.
He mentioned Fedora Core, so I explained to him that its the linear
upgrade path from Red Hat Linux if you're planning to do a direct "CD
Upgrade."
> Since he hasn't upgraded his system from RH9
And with Fedora Legacy support continuing, unless he needs features, I'd
just leave Red Hat Linux 9 in place for now. At least I'd do it
_instead_ of trying to "upgrade" to CentOS via direct CD upgrade.
> I would say that CentOS is more likely to suit him than FCx since
> CentOS will be supported with more certainty for a longer period of
> time.
Agreed. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the only product Red Hat has ever
given any certainty on support, so CentOS offers that as well.
I would recommend he stick with Red Hat Linux 9 for now, but consider
introducing CentOS 4 by installing it to a new disk on the same
hardware. From what I read, I wanted him to know that he can't just do
a direct "CD Upgrade" like he could with Fedora Core -- that's all.
;->
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