FC5: unofficial kernel updates?

[David Timms]

wwp wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:53:51 +1000 David Timms <dtimms at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> 
>> wwp wrote:

>>> just to know, now that support for FC5 has gone.. is there any
>>> unofficial repository or site for kernel updates?
>> There was a fedoralegacy project where interested parties were releasing 
>> security updates for the older releases. Over time, there was a lack of 
>> willing developers. A vote was held that determined to abandon the 
>> effort, see: http://www.fedoralegacy.org/
>>
>> Dare I suggest moving onto F7 {perhaps via F6} ?
> 
> I'm afraid of upgrading from F5 to F5+n (where n>1) using yum. I'll
> probably re-install the system when F8 is out and I have 2 spare days.
> You know.. it takes time and things must be done safely, and it's a
> production machine.

FYI, a fedora Live Upgrade SIG has been born: 
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2007-October/msg00951.html

The idea is to make upgrades like that at least well documented if not 
automatic. There is also pre-existing material on doing it at:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/yum/YumUpgradeFaq

I did in fact do a production fc3>fc4>fc5>fc6 about a year ago. I did 
end up needing an onsite person to do somethings on the fc3>fc4 
transition, because I lost control of it.

DaveT.