F8 vs F9

Mike -- EMAIL IGNORED m_d_berger_1900 at yahoo.com
Wed Aug 13 13:57:33 UTC 2008


On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:51:15 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:

> Mark Haney wrote:
>> Ed Greshko wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> The answer is either "yes", "no", or "maybe".  And you get 10 points
>>> for asking one of the silliest questions I've seen asked her in quite
>>> some time.
>>>
>>>
>> 
>> Why is it silly?
> 
> Basically because it doesn't have enough detail.  It doesn't tell us
> what versions of the particular software you need (feature
> requirements).  Nor, does it go into any details about the rumor.  So,
> that leaves everyone free to determine what the rumor is and base their
> responses on their interpretation.
> 
> Also, the term "stability" is subject to interpretation as well.
> 
> Then there is the life cycle question.  Is Fedora really right for this
> project?  Will the relatively quick release cycles for Fedora and the
> subsequent lack of updates present a problem in the future?
> 
> And on, and on.
> 
[...]


On the other hand, it did get the answers I needed (one most unexpected),
and did generate some interesting discussion.  And no one was quite 
offensive enough to get added to my permanently banned authors list
in pan ;) .

Mike.




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