On 1/18/06, n0dalus <n0dalus+redhat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Would it be possible for redhat to just extend security fixes for FCx > until FC(x+2) comes out? I think if I was using an older release this > is something I would really want. What part of fedoralegacy.org's mission do you not understand? Legacy exists as a community effort precisely to "extend" security fixes past the point where RedHat feels comfortable extending resources for the effort. Why does redhat need to do this work? Why can't we trust the community to take on the mission of "extended" security fixes? If anything the only problem we have is by default there is no provided mechanism to transition to legacy maintainership for those users who want to continue using their EOL'd Fedora releases. Nor do we have an in distro mechanism to warn users about EOL. Basically right now we rely on the fact that people who install a Fedora release are going to go out of their way to read something concerning EOL policy... a foolish dream of enduser documentation literacy. Maintaining multiple releases without adding more manhours to the effort can be a burden, especially when release components age over a year and more effort has to be used to create backports instead of tracking upstream closely. The solution isn't to ask RedHat employees to do more, for longer. The solution is to get community involvement into the maintainership process to spread the workload around to those in the community who care enough to volunteer their time to help in the maintainership effort. Fedora Legacy is the available implementation for users who do not want to upgrade with every fedora release. If this is going to be a community project, then the community must take responsibility for aspects of the maintainership burden that RedHat has said they can not contribute. If this is going to be a credible community project, then users in the community must be willing to trust other community members who are outside the RedHat fenceline to provide that legacy updates. I think the only real questions involve how can users be better notified of impending EOL status so they can make an informed choice as to whether to upgrade or to use legacy updates. And once notified, how can the transition be made smoother? -jef"Fedora needs an analog to my car's 'check engine' light to inform me of impending EOL"spaleta -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
