Re: Fedora Alpha , Beta and general release software release
Ed Greshko wrote:
On 06/10/17 07:55, Timothy Ward wrote:
> Do you have to upgrade Alpha to Beta and then to general
release
> version software as it becomes available or is it upgraded
to the
> latest available version as Beta or general release becomes
available.
No, you don't have to do that. As a matter of fact, unless
you are
"testing" and are willing to suffer data loss or an
unstable
and
potentially broken system you should probably avoid Alpha
and
Beta
releases.
In most instances it is safer for the average user to update
their
systems to the next version after the next version is
formally
released.
Fedora 26 was very solid and usable right from the release of
the Alpha. Unfortunately, the previous 2-3 releases did not
become usable until the Beta or even the Release Candidates,
but I have found this to be very atypical of Fedora. I am glad
that the quality control is back to where it has been in the
past. In fact, I read that for Fedora 27, there will no longer
be an Alpha, as Quality will be maintained throughout.