On Sunday 08 April 2007 22:44, dwain wrote: > How long is a distribution (i.e. 10.2) supported with patches and updates > before I need to upgrade to the newest distribution? Is it prudent to > upgrade when the new distribution is released from a RC? Does opensuse go > from beta to release candidate to new version (or whatever it's called)? > > I think I'm making the migration from Windows to Linux quite gracefully, > but there are still a few nagging questions as I make the transition. > > Dwain
Someone here said it was about 2 years, but specifically, I believe, it is one complete major number is released for sale or download, as a "gold" release. I.e., my 9.3 will no longer be supported when 10.3 is released, in July, I think. (Boo-hoo!) Advice: follow the advice of one of the other posters, to wit: if it ain't broke, don't fix it! I would wait at least three months before the new version that makes yours obsolete, before thinking of upgrading. Then you will have at least some idea as to what's broke, and whether or not it got fixed. And then decide. Most, if not all, of the patches are security patches, AFAICS, and Linux is pretty darned secure to begin with, so it might not make much difference if you_ever_upgraded. (I will take comments on that from the rabble.) However, and I admit this, the info on this list will mostly apply to the new order of things, and it may become difficult to get any help with old problems when the new kernal uses different commands and programs and directories, and many users have actually forgotten the old-style stuff. I would have to say that in a few instances, the developers have sawn off the limb they're sitting on, as they go to new versions. Not that us plebes have much to say about it. I really hope that 10.3 is really gold, and not dross. --doug --doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
