On Wed, 2010-06-16 at 07:19 -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote: > On 06/16/2010 03:47 AM, Mats wrote: > > Hi, > > I have tried to find information about fedoras evolution but haven't > > find an answer to the following question: > > How long will fedora 12 be supported with security updates? > > I'm coming from ubuntu and used to the idea with LTS-versions (long time > > support) but I like some of the security philospohy in fedora more. > > Will fedora 12 be a more mature and stable version in the long run to > > use? More tested and so on? I know that I have to do some of this > > judgement by my own. > > > > /Mats > > > > > Fedora doesn't have LTS versions. It enjoys a symbiotic relationship > with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS for that behavior. > > Fedora releases occur approximately every six months, and each release > is maintained with updates until one month past the release of the N+2 > version of Fedora. (So, Fedora 12 will be supported until one month > after the Fedora 14 release - approximately 13 months from its own release). > > If you want long-term support, the right place for that is Red Hat > Enterprise Linux, which is based on a snapshot of Fedora development at > the time of its release and sees consistent, ABI-compatible updates for > seven years. > > So with Fedora vs. Red Hat, you get to pick between the newest > technology and features (Fedora) vs. long-term stability and available > paid support services (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Agreed, but it's worth mentioning that CentOS tracks RHEL releases and is available at no cost (and consequently no paid support). poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
