FC5 update policy

Rahul Sundaram sundaram at fedoraproject.org
Tue Feb 20 20:03:54 UTC 2007


Joe Smith wrote:
> Is there an official update policy for FC5? If so, where would I find it?
> 
> I was hoping to not upgrade my desktop to FC6 (I just don't need the 
> hassle), but I see now that there are virtually no feature upgrades 
> happening. It seems obvious now that I think about it: someone's time 
> and effort is the limiting resource for making updates, so basically 
> only bug fixes and security updates are happening for FC5. So FC5 is 
> practically, if not officially, in maintenance mode at this point. Is 
> that about right?

Yes. This was one of the things discussed in the Fedora Board meeting 
today. Expect a announcement shortly specifying more details.

Rahul




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