People ask sometimes Why Fedora does not rolling distro? Sometimes think so too.

[Álvaro Castillo]

Yeap, I'm ambassador and one of my task is to show Fedora's values between
other things. However, some people ask me about why Fedora does not a
rolling distro? It's too lazy have to upgrade system without any bugs each
6 month or 1 year month if you do not want lose Fedora security and
software updates.

I do not understand, Fuduntu is a very good laptop-based distro, based on
Fedora and comfortable for end-user such as Ubuntu, and It's a rolling
distro, you can get latest software without do a lot, and... when Fuduntu's
team releases a new version, you only do a yum upgrade to change a new
version without do a lot of and not suffer upgrade process. And Fedora has
got an testing group something like rawhide on Fedora.

Also, had known a people uses CentOS as desktop because does not like have
to upgrade your system each 6 month, do not like a possible bugs after
upgrade to Fedora new version or fix rpmnews... and would not like cross
your fingers to find a bug that could be break the system.

Why do you think about this? Fedora could be follow Fuduntu's steps? Or
it's no problem worry about some people wants?

Off: Please, I hope do not hurt with my "engrish" words because I'm trying
day-to-day improve my english, if you cannot understand, please let me know.

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Álvaro Castillo

Fedora Project, EMEA ambassador
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Netsys
Linux user #547784

[Kevin Fenzi]

Here's my take on it: 

http://www.scrye.com/wordpress/nirik/2013/01/04/on-rolling-releases/

Basically I think the problem is that unless you are a user who really
enjoys troubleshooting and always getting new things and learning them,
rolling releases aren't really that great. 

With a timed or feature based release, you can decide when you want to
upgrade to the next thing and sit down and learn it, convert things,
etc. 

With a rolling release you get new things as soon as maintainers feel
they are ready, so it's a constant flow, you can't really stop too long
and put off learning or troubleshooting. 

kevin

[Christopher Meng]

Funny...

Archlinux is a rolling distro. Many people always update... update...
update...

Many users use archlinux say that upgrading their system is a difficult
thing..

Fedora tries to be user-friendly, no too many troubles for users... that's
why I use it since fc3.

Seriously,  Kevin's words is really right. Many low-level users may not
learn anything from Fedora but just doing upgrading everyday. : )

[Álvaro Castillo]

Yep, he is right. If users wants to use "rolling" distro could be looking
for RawHide and leave of Fedora stable.
Thanks


On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 12:40 AM, Christopher Meng <cickumqt(a)gmail.com&gt;wrote:

>  Funny...
>
>  Archlinux is a rolling distro. Many people always update... update...
>  update...
>
>  Many users use archlinux say that upgrading their system is a difficult
>  thing..
>
>  Fedora tries to be user-friendly, no too many troubles for users... that's
>  why I use it since fc3.
>
>  Seriously,  Kevin's words is really right. Many low-level users may not
>  learn anything from Fedora but just doing upgrading everyday. : )
>
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Linux user #547784