Daniel Stonier wrote:
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:38:45 -0700, John McBride <jmcbride@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
The reason I ask is more and more people seem to be saying "fedora is the equivalent of debian unstable"...but it seems to me that fedora was portrayed as a usable desktop/server system when the project was started.
If this is not considered "reasonably stable software" and the only choice is RHEL, well, I don't like it. I think that's an awfully large gap to fill.
Im certainly not sure of all the details, but I imagine a seamlessly working
updatable is a big step to run flawlessly. Maybe there's issues with getting
this working.
It could well be difficult. But what's the goal for Linux? To just upgrade packages and add some new stuff occasionally?
After all, they must have relased a dozen kernels and a slew of system .so's and that all kept on chugging.
I suspect it is as I feared. The rules appear to have changed (fedora was originally portrayed as being somewhat stable, but over time more posts are saying it's not suitable for production, only experimentation stuff or home use).
This is okay and all, but it leaves me in a tough spot. I'm gonna take some hits for migrating a bunch of people off RH 8/9 6 mos. ago and now this product appears to be marketed strictly for experimentation.
I've tried Suse, Slack, Debian, Mandrake...and all had far more problems than Fedora, in my experience.
There's also the philosophy of keeping up with the Jones'. I'm not really
fussed on upgrading every six months, but is there a need?
Yes, for security updates and new features. I've heard a lot of new software is not going to be ported to fc1, only fc2.
Well, to me the gap is too big. The old model was perfect for me. I could run out every year or so and buy a supported CD, get updates, etc...for a few years, or move to another version, and the company was standing firmly behind the product. Now it's "enterprise or go elsewhere, this is an experimental distro". Really, it didn't seem to be portrayed this way when fedora was starting out.
It's like Goldilocks...this ones too hot, this ones too cold, and the one that was just right is gone.
Not trying to dictate to anyone, just curious if there is a better way to do things.
RedHat 2004 anyone, coming to a shelf near you?
