On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 11:49, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > Hi > > > > > >> > > > > >>> 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 ---- stated very nicely Craig
