max bianco wrote:
Personally i think the release cycle is to short. Can someone explain to me why a new version has to come out every six or seven months? Shouldn't there be a long term release? I actually don't mind that much but i always wondered about that, it has got to a major pain in the ass or maybe not but i'd still like to hear the reasoning behind it.
In order to advance progress for the releases a short life cycle is needed to ensure programs do not remain static and outdated. Some of the refined programs that change just for the sake of change are annoying but overall the short cycles are just fine if you want some reprieve from the development cycle. You have about a year for each release support expires which sounds like plenty of time to move up release cycles.
I prefer the constantly moving rawhide so I do not find release cycles as that important. I am one release back on a server installation but Fedora 8 and its upgrade limitations discouraged me from bothering with making a dvd and upgrading.
Jim -- Try to relax and enjoy the crisis. -- Ashleigh Brilliant
