Yes, yes, yes. On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 01:27:13AM -0500, Terry Linhardt wrote: > Can someone in the know explain how a new "Core" differs from a prior > Core number. Does Core 3 imply that there will be new features bundled > into the product that just do not exist in Core 2, even if fully > updated? Yes. Features will be added and/or integrated, packages will be upgraded (by major version), removed and substituted. > By it's nature, is Core 3, Test 1, for instance, "less stable" than core > 2 ? Yes. Don't even assume that the installation will even start on your hardware. > Would Core 2, for instance, be considered a "release" while Core > 3, Test XX be considered a "pre-release" or beta? Fedora Core 2 is considered a (somewhat) stable release. The Test releases are for testing purposes only. They represent a stabilised snapshot of the development tree and will help in testing the current situation. No updates will ever be released for a test release. One can either change to bleeding edge Development or stick with it until a future release. > Elementary questions, I guess. But, I want to understand how to regard, > for instance, Core Release 2 vs Core Release 3 Test 1. Don't install it on production systems. But if you have time and a system to spare (your home system, perhaps, if you don't deem data loss that important), try the Test releases and test them. :) Regards, Luciano Rocha
