Fedora Update Lifetime - a question

[Hoffmann]

--- Jonathan Berry <berryja at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 7/9/05, Hoffmann <oasf2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi All:
> > 
> > What does Fedora Update Lifetime = 2-3 months
> after
> > next release mean? That would means that 2-3
> months
> > after the release of a new Fedora version, I won't
> be
> > able to make an upgrade? For instance 2-5 months
> after
> > the release of the final FC5, I won't be able to
> > upgrate FC4 to FC5. Right?
> > Thanks!
> > Hoffmann
> 
> update != upgrade
> 
> The way Fedora works it that 2-3 months after a
> release, when the
> second (I think) test release for the next release
> comes out, they
> stop producing updates for the previous release. 
> How about some
> numbers.  Fedora Core 3 is out and getting updates,
> this is the
> previous release.  Core 4 is the current release and
> Core 5 will be
> the next.  When Core 5 Test 2 is released, Core 3
> will stop getting
> updates to its packages and will be moved to the
> Fedora Legacy project
> that will take over doing security related updates.
> Update refers to specific packages (software). 
> Upgrade refers to the
> whole operating system package that is Fedora.  Does
> that make sense?
> 
> Jonathan
> 
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Hi Jonathan,

Yes, that makes sense.
I got it!
Thanks,
Hoffmann


		
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