[PHILOSOPHY] Stability and Release Schedules
Jens Petersen
petersen at redhat.com
Fri Apr 28 02:19:48 UTC 2006
John Wendel wrote:
> Why not have a continuously evolving
> distribution? One would start by downloading an "installer system" that
> would then use the existing mechanisms (yum, whatever) to update itself.
> From this point on, why would one need "releases"? Just keep releasing
> updates and new packages exactly as things are done now.
>
> I know there must be something wrong with this scenario; would someone
> like to hit me with a clue stick.
For a start not everyone in the world has enough bandwidth for that:
so they need iso images to be able to upgrade for example.
Jens
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