Fedora = "the darker side of the Internet?"

[Bill Davidsen]

Reindl Harald wrote:
>
> Am 11.10.2013 12:40, schrieb Tim:
>> On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 00:00 -0300, Fernando Cassia wrote:
>>> But someone should tell them that there is plenty of light on RPM-land
>>> (considering they put Fedora, RHEL and CentOS in the same bag).
>>
>> I think you all missed their point about wanting an install that has a
>> longer lifespan. They're jumping ship from Debian, and avoiding Red Hat
>> derived distros, because they all change versions too often, and abandon
>> prior releases too quickly for them.  I understand how they feel.
>
> that must be why RHEL/CentOS has a lifespan of 10 years
>
>> Yes, CentOS, et cetera, have long life span versions, too.  But I
>> haven't compared the length of theirs to the long term Ubuntu one.
>
> they also did not
>
> otherwise they would not write bullshit like they are happy
> about 5 years support while Redhat has 10 years and a
> extended support of 13 years
>
> https://www.google.at/search?q=rhel+lifecycle and click on the first link
> https://access.redhat.com/site/support/policy/updates/errata/
>
> no idea why people who can't use Google all the time spread FUD
>
>> if you already came from a Debian background, Ubuntu is a closer move
>> than a Red Hat styled release.
>
> which has *nothing* to do with "the darker side of the Internet"
> it's a matter of expierience and qualification
>
There are a lot of people who don't want "experience and qualifications," they 
want to use the computer. I really find Mint is the ideal OS for them, rather 
than Fedora.

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