On 1/18/06, Andy Green <andy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The more that is done to make Legacy a purely internal action not > readily discernable (I am sorry about suggesting this reduction in > profile) the less Fedora will look like an upgrade treadmill and the > more it will look like a project issuing basically immortal releases, > this 6 month drumbeat will be only of interest to people looking to > upgrade by choice. What really disturbs me.. is that people are installing Fedora without realizing the EOL timescale and are only complaining about the EOL policy as their installed release nears the EOL date. This is nothing but a panic response from individuals who did not take the time to read up on the established EOL policy. It's essentially public blackmail. Do what i want right now, becaue its what i want or you'll be sorry. It's really a shame that vocal opposition to the current EOL policy shows up at EOL time and not at release time of FC3. Policy discussions like this should be proactive not reactive. I'd be much more sympathetic if this discussion were the result of people reading over the EOL policy before installing Fedora and making the argument from a perspective user point of view. The simple fact is, Fedora isn't attempting to be the best solution for everyone with a need to run a linux system. I relish its aggressive focus. For people who desire to skip releases and who do not want to march to the beat of the 6 month-ish upgrade/install drum.. it is quite possible that Fedora Core will not be the correct choice. Make no mistake, Fedora's development model will not solve everyone's usage needs. If the EOL policy and the Legacy suppliment do not fit your needs.. you should be making that determination before you choose to install Fedora over other solutions. The lesson I've taken away from this is, people aren't making rational informed decisions at the time the choose to install fedora. I'm left assuming that people are installing fedora based on brand recognition or zealotry, instead of based on informed opinion as to whether fedora isa reasonable choice for that installation. Should the people who have FC3 installed right now, have known exactly what the EOL policy was before they made the decision to use FC3? The answer to that is abso-freaking-lutely. Why exactly are the people who want ot have the policy dicussion now choose to install FC3 and wait till the EOL date to complain about the EOL policy? Why didn't they bring this up as part of their personal decision making process for FC3 installation? Did the people who are asking for an extention of FC3 fail to understand the EOL policy when they installed Fc3? Does this project need to better job of communicating the EOL policy to people looking to install Core? How exactly do you force people to read the important documentation concerning the EOL policy? -jef -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
