kwhiskerz wrote:
I have always wondered why it is necessary to issue a new version of Fedora (or any other OS every 6 months). Why cannot an OS be like a river, constantly flowing and always being the latest edition, with a simple yum update. Cannot programs clean up after themselves, leaving no cruft, so that this would be possible? That way, one could jump on the infinite Fedora flow at any time and always have the latest version of all programs. What forces the necessity to stop a particular version and recreate all the software and redo all of the old mistakes that were already fixed and issue a new version?Some changes require changing several major packages at the same time. But the fixes from the last version are carried forward. It is just that the new combination introduces new bugs. A lot of the time these do not show up until a lot of people are using the software in different ways, and in different combinations. Using different hardware also shows up problems.
Troubleshooting problems would also be a nightmare when you do not know what version of different programs and libraries the user is using.
Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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