On 03/03/2010 01:07 PM, Rakesh Pandit wrote: > On 3 March 2010 16:23, Thomas Janssen wrote: > [..] >> BUT, Fedora was my choice BECAUSE i get/got the latest and greatest. >> Even without running rawhide/factory/cooker. >> > [..] > > Well, update to latest release (every 6 month) and you will get latest > and greatest anyway. I read your statement as you are wanting to treat Fedora as a rawhide snapshots. The sad truth is, it's exactly as what I have perceived recent Fedora releases haved evolved into. > Updating old releases to latest and greatest > (features and new versions) has a cost, Correct. The key to manage this "cost" is many people sharing their time and efforts. People who can't provide their share of this "cost" should abstain from maintaining packages in Fedora. > unless update is essential, or > a serious bugfix or security fix. There are many other things but "serious bugfixes" and "security fixes". The world isn't "black'n'white", only. Ralf -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
