fedup for F23 and beyond

[Przemek Klosowski]

On 05/28/2015 03:58 PM, Michael Catanzaro wrote:
> I think we're already at the point where -- at least for Fedora
> Workstation (not sure about Server/Cloud), and except for
> infrastructure issues -- we can stop branding our releases with a
> version number, and simply have a particularly big offline update every
> six months. Behind-the-scenes, we still have the six-month cycle, but
> this is hidden to users. They get Fedora and it's just Fedora, not
> Fedora 21 or Fedora 22. People stop complaining about the 13-months of
> support that isn't long enough for them: we wouldn't have that short
> support window anymore, instead there is *indefinite* support so long
> as you take your monthly QAed updates pack
That's exactly what I had in mind.

BTW, the support issue is a serious block to Fedora adoption. The N->N+1 
model complicates administration: even if  in-situ upgrades work it's a 
different workflow than routine updates. A guarantee of long-term simple 
updates would definitely help Fedora.
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