Does Redhat 9 upgrade ever become Fedora

From: Andrew (andrew.gray_at_dnr.qld.gov.au)
Date: 02/23/04

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    Newbie to Linux so ignore this question if just too stupid.

    I installed Redhat 9 about a year ago and have been trying to learn the
    Unix/Linux way of doing things ever since. I recently worked out how to use
    Yum to upgrade installed packages (Always had a problem with Up2Date not
    connecting).

    Yum links to specific directories (and mirrors) that provide updates for
    various versions of Redhat and now Fedora.

    My question is - By updating my Redhat 9 packages... is my operating system
    becoming a Fedora OS by stealth?

    Is there any fundamental difference between the two that won't ever be made
    up through upgrading Kernels and all the other packages like KDE....?

    After upgrading all packages, will I ever need to start using fedora
    developed packages... How will I ever know just what I have got?

    Coming from a $MS background everything is pretty clear-cut. Win98 could be
    given different service packs etc., but would never become WinXP
    Is this the same with Linux or can you effectively upgrade forever?

    Thanks
    Andrew

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