On Sun, 2006-01-22 at 23:59, Jeff Vian wrote: > > > I seriously doubt any user that is test driving Linux for the first time > is likely to go out and grab a FC5T1 or even FC5T2 release. It is > clearly stated what those are and any _new_ user will go with the > tried-and-true FC4 release that has been around for some time and has > had most of the problems triaged out. Yes, but we've already covered the problems of the known-broken install on some hardware with FC4 and the gig of update downloads if the install works. That doesn't sound like a lot of fun either for a preview. > An experienced Linux user who wants to see what is new/different/better > in FC5 and how it compares to what he is using now will do the testing. > Your argument that this is a problem for new users does not hold water > here Mike. Heh - OK, I'll play along. The experienced fedora user *knows* there will be problems to overcome with a new release. That would make them even more likely to want a canned virtual machine. Or at least that's the way I see it. Visit the list archives around prior release times if you've forgotten. Remember in the distant past this topic started because people running FC3 didn't think installing FC4 made sense at this point and were considering other distributions like ubuntu. Shouldn't they have an equally easy way to preview FC5 to see if it is ready for use or worth waiting for? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
