On Wednesday 24 September 2003 15:30, Buck wrote: > RHL created new releases every 4 - 6 months. > Fedora will create new releases every 4 - 6 months. > RHL supported one release as long as the next release was active. > Fedora will support one release for as long as the following release > is active. Wrong. Only 3~4 months after the following release. > Therefore RHL constantly supported two simultaneous releases, the > current release and the previous release. > Fedora is supporting two simultaneous releases, the current release > and the previous release. Wrong, see above. > > So each release is supported through its active term and through the > term of the following release. In my eyes there is no real > difference here. See above. > I understand that RH is going to eliminate the features which might > cause copy write problems. They will still support the Fedora > Project and allow more outside assistance with it. I am hoping that > Fedora can take over the up3date subscription service so those of us > that want to support it can do that little bit anyway. I would also > like to see the free up2date service continue as well for those who > can't afford to spend a lot on support. > > At this time, I am guessing that the only two things we have lost are > the name Red Hat Linux and the lesser support packages for sale. There is much more we are loosing, in terms of stability of the OS, constant inclusion of new features, no more minor/major releases, where one could comfortably update between minor releases w/out worrying about breakage, etc... I summed it up in my email post here: http://www.redhat.com/archives/shrike-list/2003-September/msg00963.html -- Jesse Keating RHCE MCSE http://geek.j2solutions.net Mondo DevTeam (http://www.microwerks.net/~hugo/) Was I helpful? Let others know: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=jkeating -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
