On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:51:38 +0000, Paul Dundas <pdundas at btinternet.com> wrote: > Eero Tamminen wrote: >> Hi, >> >> ext Dr. Nicholas Shaw wrote: >>> Once I made the decision to wait for the official release of OS2008, I >>> didn't pay much attention to the discussions. I do, however, remember >>> seeing a short blurb about OS2007 applications not running on OS2008. > ... >>> >>> Lastly, do I need to reinstall all my apps or will OS2008 install >>> and leave them intact? >> > > 2007 upgrades wiped the lot, and you had to restore your user data > from backup and reinstall the latest versions of your apps. > > I believe 2008 works the same way, though I have not tried it. > > I seem to remember that upgrading from Linux gives more control and > allows, for instance, kernel upgrades without fragging user space. > But don't ask me where I read that. You could have read that anywhere, as it is truth :) kernel upgrades require a reboot to be applied and are risky if the kernel is (for example) built by an idiot user (such as myself) who misses a block device driver required for boot or something... :P There was an earlier comment about not allowing linking of something that I did not at all understand. I think it is ridiculous to have to flash a device to upgrade the OS when it is fundamentally debian under the hood, but I am also a stupid user and do not understand the subtlety of true linux gurism. Rgds, josh
