Planned Obsolesce
Robert
gmane8756 at yahoo.com
Mon Aug 4 03:04:29 UTC 2008
Hello World,
As time allows, work is proceeding on moving to a new computer so that an
older one can be taken down and recommissioned. This activity provides a
rational for catching up on newsgroups. Usenet continues to be a good
source of information.
A reply to a the posting in this group caused me to stop, step back, and
consider a different respective. The reply pointed out that Fedora core
6 was supported until one month after the release of Fedora 8. With
releases scheduled every 6 months, any release has a supported life of
only 13 months. The phrase planned obsolesce comes to mind.
I probably run an operating system install longer than most. Of the
machines at home and work that come to mind, one is running 5, two are at
6, one at 7, with the latest running 8. Due to several bad experiences,
newer versions are installed only when the machine can be taken down and
the disks reformatted. Running an older version is not the end of the
world, but a 13 month support cycle seams a bit short.
The box running Fedora 8 originally received Fedora 9. It was for a
project that needed to move forward. The state of KDE made that
imposable and Fedora 8 was installed. That project is now over. I now
realize that support will end one month after the release of 10, or in
around 6 months.
I can see the value of time based releases for publicity and scheduling
purposes. It may not be the best thing for those needing continued
utility and stability.
On a different note, my thanks goes out to those who have made open
source work.
Have a good day,
Robert H.
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