On Monday 04 August 2008 04:04:29 Robert wrote: > Hello World, > > As time allows, work is proceeding on moving to a new computer so that an > older one can be taken down and recommissioned. This activity provides a > rational for catching up on newsgroups. Usenet continues to be a good > source of information. > > A reply to a the posting in this group caused me to stop, step back, and > consider a different respective. The reply pointed out that Fedora core > 6 was supported until one month after the release of Fedora 8. With > releases scheduled every 6 months, any release has a supported life of > only 13 months. The phrase �planned obsolesce� comes to mind. > > I probably run an operating system install longer than most. Of the > machines at home and work that come to mind, one is running 5, two are at > 6, one at 7, with the latest running 8. Due to several bad experiences, > newer versions are installed only when the machine can be taken down and > the disks reformatted. Running an older version is not the end of the > world, but a 13 month support cycle seams a bit short. > > The box running Fedora 8 originally received Fedora 9. It was for a > project that needed to move forward. The state of KDE made that > imposable and Fedora 8 was installed. That project is now over. I now > realize that support will end one month after the release of 10, or in > around 6 months. > > I can see the value of time based releases for publicity and scheduling > purposes. It may not be the best thing for those needing continued > utility and stability. > > On a different note, my thanks goes out to those who have made open > source work. > Hi, Robert. Fedora is not the best choice in your situation. You would be much happier with one of the Enterprise clones - CentOS, Scientific Linux, and one or two others come to mind. CentOS is now at 5.2, and is very like Fedora Core 6. It has a very long support cycle (about 5 years, IIRC). You might like to try F10 when it comes out, on one less critical box. KDE is already fairly stable, but not yet complete. There's going to be a learning curve, though, even when it's complete. HTH Anne
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