Re: New releases query
- From: Douglas O'Neal <oneal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:54:42 -0400
On 03/31/08 11:39, 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.
What would the windows patch system look like if you included Office
(which is already optionally included), Photoshop, a video editing
suite, a suite of compilers, web server, email server, dns server,
java, a few dozen games, and also gave you a choice of web browsers
and email clients? Depending on the distribution, patches are also
released regularly - take a look at Red Hat Enterprise. You have
support for a specific version of the OS for a number of years through
patch support. At the other extreme are distributions such as Gentoo
which doesn't have versions as such but is kept up to date though new
releases of individual packages on a fairly continuous basis.
Do you really want to run a 7+ year-old OS that has had only two service
packs released in that time period?
Doug
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