Others may be eager to test their software with 5.3, but can not
spend
the time to make a system update to F12.
All Koji builds are done using the same packages in the repository.
eg., if Fedora has GCC x.y then GCC x.y is used to built the entire
Fedora tree. Suddenly bumping a GCC version will cause a lot of builds
to fail. Or if the new GCC is placed in a "separate" repository then
the tree won't be built using it and it won't be that well tested.
You got the point. Therefore people are using Fedora and expect to
get
newer software versions which may provide additional functions which may
come in handy, as soon as possible.
Does 6 months not count as "as soon as possible"?
Often "new and shiny" can mean "new bugs". That is what makes Rawhide
(or today's F13) what it is. Some say it is unstable, some say it eats
babies. But it is definitely "new". :-)
Cheers,
Debarshi
--
One reason that life is complex is that it has a real part and an
imaginary part.
-- Andrew Koenig