WHY I WANT TO STOP USING FEDORA!!!

[Pedro Freire]

Hi,

true that is a little bit annoying to re-install the system every 6
months, but ...

Why you do it ? What is your special need that makes you MUST have the
new version ?
What use do you make of your Fedora system ?

For my laptop I like to have the newest releases, of course. Added
functionality ? not always but sometimes. More good looking ? rarely

My server: I only change stuff when I have to!

Other thing: I have been doing updates and upgrades to my laptop OS
using preupgrade. Little intervention and automatic process. Never had a
problem, so far.
You want a better method to upgrade a system ? Windows ? Xp to Vista ?
2000 to 2007 ? Hummm.... don't think so

 

On Mon, 2009-02-09 at 11:27 -0500, William Case wrote:

> Hi All;
> 
> Thank God that the shouting has started early.
> 
> To me, it usually signifies a successful version release.
> 
> Within only 10 weeks of Fedora 10's release we once again have people
> debating Fedora philosophy, ranting about basic components, and trolling
> with CAPITALS, using sarcasm, and double (??) question marks.
> 
> This thread is up to 60 responses so far. Almost every familiar name on
> the list is hard put not to add their two cents.
> 
> As a user of Fedora since FC2, I have come to learn that when this
> starts on the mailing list it usually means there are very few real
> problems to deal with.  Yet with 4 months to go before the Fedora 11
> scheduled release, list participants feel the need to communicate with
> each other.  So, let the games begin; let's have some verbal fun.
> 
> "The universe is unfolding as it should."
> 
> On Sat, 2009-02-07 at 21:13 -0500, Mike Chalmers wrote:
> > I do not understand how Fedora expects you to upgrade or reinstall
> > every 6 months or so.
> > 
> > This is just not right.
> > 
> > Should a distro keep continuing to make you install every six months,
> > if so, I would rather use Microsoft. Why not provide updates, major
> > ones, to the already installed OS instead of having to reinstall a new
> > OS!!! I imagine that this, if done in an organized way, could be
> > easier on the developers of Fedora.
> > 
> > INSTEAD OF MAKING CONSUMERS INSTALL EVERY SIX MONTHS OR UNTIL THE
> > UPDATES STOP, JUST PROVIDE LARGE UPDATES THAT UPGRADE A SYSTEM WITHOUT
> > HAVING TO DO A COMPLETELY NEW INSTALL???
> > 
> > THEN YOU WILL HAVE A LARGER FAN BASE AND A MORE STABLE OS!!!
> > 
> -- 
> Regards Bill
> Fedora 10, Gnome 2.24.3
> Evo.2.24.3, Emacs 22.2.1
> 
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