Re: RedHat, RPMS, and updates

[David van Hoose]

I got the point loud and clear, and my response to it is that RedHat is being unnecessarily paranoid. They need to accept that not every release in existance is going to break everything. If something does, they'll notice it in VERY short time and have it patched quickly at the source. For major release changes that include new features, I'm just saying I want RedHat to support us 'cutting edge' people as well as the 'new feature hating' people. I'd gladly throw money at RedHat in a heartbeat if they gave decent support as such. Last version of RH I bought was the 5.0. I was given a book that was basically printed out manpages. I was always behind when it came to having my system running up to date programs. I don't like that too much being a developer.

-David

Bret Hughes wrote:

On Sat, 2002-12-14 at 04:01, David van Hoose wrote:

Here are the changelog addresses for KDE 3.0.4 and KDE 3.0.5. Read them and tell me what could possibly "break" any 3.0.3 program on your system? I want a list. Take as much time as you need.

http://www.kde.org/announcements/changelogs/changelog3_0_3to3_0_4.html
http://www.kde.org/announcements/changelogs/changelog3_0_4to3_0_5.html

-David

You are missing the point David. We are dicussing policy, not an
individual upgrade. Whether KDE 3.03 to 3.05 breaks anything is beside
the point IMNSOHO. It is the testing required to determine whether or
not it breaks anything.
I understand your frustration but as has been said if you want the
latest and greatest go get it. The redhat policy (which I happen to
agree with as I manage 48 linux machines , 6 of them directly connected
to the internet, and don't want to wait for testing of every library
for a security fix) is not going to help you stay on the cutting edge.

Any modern OS is an incredibly complex piece of software and when you
couple all the applications that RedHat bundles with thiers into the
testing cycle the issues grow exponentially.

If the software management argument doesnot float your boat, there is a
marketing reason too. If RH kept every package uptodate the incentive
to buy upgrades is conciderably diminished.
my $0.02
Bret

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