Stability and Release Cycles - An Idea

Tim Lauridsen tim.lauridsen at googlemail.com
Tue Dec 23 14:39:47 UTC 2008


Patrice Dumas wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 07:54:31AM +0100, Tim Lauridsen wrote:
>   
>>> So, over to the experts who actually build Fedora. Does the idea have merit?
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> This has been discussed many time on the list, the problem is that you  
>> cant have it both ways, you cant have a LTS release with the latest and  
>> greatest.
>> The only way a LTS release make sence is to freeze the code, test, test  
>> and test. And then backport security related fixes.
>> RHEL/Centos does this well and Fedora does  the latest and greatest part.
>>     
>
> It is untrue. You can have a distribution which begins with the latest 
> and greatest but is gradually stabilizing. You didn't read this proposal, 
> did you? It has been retired, but you saw the discussions, don't you?
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pertusus/Draft_keeping_infra_open_for_EOL
>
> --
> Pat
>
>   
No, i did not read then proposal and i read just read some of the 
discussion, these kind of threads quickly turns into a long pissing 
contest and I loose interest.
IMO you have 2 nice choices in Fedora and Centos/RHEL and trying to put 
something in the middle is just wasting limited resources.
But it is just my opion, you have another one, that is you right :)

Tim
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