Planned Obsolesce
Anne Wilson
cannewilson at googlemail.com
Mon Aug 4 15:22:25 UTC 2008
On Monday 04 August 2008 04:04:29 Robert wrote:
> 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.
>
Hi, Robert. Fedora is not the best choice in your situation. You would be
much happier with one of the Enterprise clones - CentOS, Scientific Linux,
and one or two others come to mind. CentOS is now at 5.2, and is very like
Fedora Core 6. It has a very long support cycle (about 5 years, IIRC).
You might like to try F10 when it comes out, on one less critical box. KDE is
already fairly stable, but not yet complete. There's going to be a learning
curve, though, even when it's complete.
HTH
Anne
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