On Sun, 2008-10-12 at 21:53 -0300, Horst H. von Brand wrote:
Robert Locke lists@ralii.com wrote:
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What I think is lacking (but seem to be being worked on), is a convenient "upgrade" process within the "family". So that if I use Fedora 9 or 10, that I could "in-place" upgrade to RHEL/CentOS 6 when it comes out.
By the time RHEL/CentOS comes out, the Fedora from which it branched has long moved past it...
Really? You saying that Fedora 7 came out before RHEL5? Looking at the calendar, it's a pretty simple Fedora Core 6, RHEL/CentOS 5, Fedora 7. I don't see that "long moved past", unless you like to run Rawhide, at which point, why are we talking about a stable LTS?
Historically, using RHEL/CentOS for desktop has been problematic for some given their "stability" and "lack of movement".
For many desktop uses the latest bling is definitely not a requirement, more the contrary. Sure, on notebooks stuff like WiFi is required (and needs a newer kernel, etc). Perhaps a line with the required packages (paralell to EPEL) would be doable?
Pick a side please. If the latest bling is not a requirement, then explain why CentOS is insufficient in providing the "long term solution"?
I'm still not seeing the "need" for an LTS Fedora....
--Rob