Hi
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> > > >>> FC3 Already?
I suspect this question will be asked again and again. So here is the answers
* Fedora Core follows a time based public release schedule just like
gnome or openbsd or gentoo. The slight variation is that releases are
not every six months but 2 to 3 releases every year. Time based
releases have certain qualities.
It makes it easier for other developers to target it. As
an example the next xorg release is being targetted to be included in
FC3.
Certain features might be incomplete or left out for the
next release. As an example SELinux was originally stated to be
enabled by default for FC2 and has now shifted to FC3.
* Fedora is meant to be used by people who like working with the
latest software in start contrast to enterprises who typically want
slow moving stable stuff. As everyone who lives on bleeding edge knows
fast moving stuff tends to have more bugs. Its just like racing
through high speed on a bike. You share the thrill as well as the
risk.
* Every Fedora release is going through very major changes. The last
time it was big jumps in the kernel, kde, gnome as well trying to
integrate selinux. This time it is gcc 3.4. new releases of gnome and
kde as well as selinux yet again.
* If you are looking to balance these just remember that you dont need
to download and use every release. Just wait for sometime after a
release and check if there are any problems that affect you. As an
example FC2 dual boot problem didnt affect everybody and those who
dont dual boot are obviously not going to be concerned about it. Feel
free to skip those releases if you dont want them.
* There are alternatives. You can go for Redhat Enterprise or Desktop.
Use a clone like Caos/whitebox/ taolinux. You can choose an
alternative distro like mandrake or suse or whatever. So just evaluate
the options and go ahead with what you want. Everything about fedora
is pretty much clearly stated in fedora.redhat.com. Grumbling that it
is too fast isnt going to change anything
regards
Rahul Sundaram
