Re: New releases query
- From: ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 31 Mar 2008 15:52:47 GMT
On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:09:54 +0530, Artnut wrote:
Hi all,
This has flummoxed me quite a bit. Some Linux flavors like Ubuntu,
Fedora and others keep releasing their new versions every six months or
so, much unlike Windows. Ok, let me clear am not a troll here and
neither a M$ fan and am using Outlook Express to post this. But what
really is the need for such frequent releases? Does this prod Linux
users to change over to the new release or new flavor? While the
enormous efforts of the open source community is highly appreciated, the
question is why aren't the patches or upgrades released as it happened
with WinXP SP2.
Regards,
Arty
For example, Ubuntu 7.10 -> Ubuntu 8.04 is more like installed updates or
a service pack than it is like xp -> vista i.e. the changes are mostly
updated versions of included programs. Also, developments happen with
Linux. What, for example, REALLY changed in xp -> vista?
You will generally find that version upgrades on modern Linux systems now
happen pretty much seamlessly - my laptop, for example, has been upgraded
from Ubuntu 6.10 (original install) to 7.04 and 7.10 - online, seamlessly.
BTW - I understand Linux distributions, I don't understand Linux 'flavors'.
.
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