On 11/16/2011 02:21 AM, Rushton Martin wrote: > One exception is those machines behind a firewall that does not allow > downloads. The only upgrade path then is to download on another machine > and burn DVDs. CR repos are not helpful in such a case! Unfortunately, I don't know of any distros that cater to anyone with that level of security requirement anymore (or even someone who just didn't have an Internet connection). There used to be distros where you could receive updates monthly on a CDROM. Nowaday's all distros that I'm aware of require internet access. I believe Apple has stopped offering CD's or USB sticks of their OS and instead offer a BIOS that knows how to install over the Internet.
Nataraj > > Martin Rushton > HPC System Manager, Weapons Technologies > Tel: 01959 514777, Mobile: 07939 219057 > email: jmrush...@qinetiq.com > www.QinetiQ.com > QinetiQ - Delivering customer-focused solutions > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On > Behalf Of Nataraj > Sent: 15 November 2011 23:22 > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] What happened to 6.1 > > <snip> > > This keeps the distributed ISO's compatible with the upstream. > Installing the CentOS 6.0 ISO is equivalent to installing the upstream's > 6.0 ISO. I once had to deal with a commercial software package that > required that it be installed on Redhat 4.2 or something like that. If > you installed updates, the software didn't work. > > The current build problems are hopefully a temporary situation and if > they are resolved CentOS users will have the option of the rolling > updates or waiting for the update release. For "most" users, installing > updates from the CR repo is the best choice, but there could be > exceptions. > > Nataraj > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are > intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is > addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, > you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor > copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you > believe you have received this email in error. QinetiQ may > monitor email traffic data and also the content of email for > the purposes of security. QinetiQ Limited (Registered in England > & Wales: Company Number: 3796233) Registered office: Cody Technology > Park, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX http://www.qinetiq.com. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
