Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (189 mails)

[James Tremblay aka SLEducator <fxrsliberty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob OpenSuSE wrote:
> 2009/1/5 James Tremblay aka SLEducator <fxrsliberty@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>   
> > What if? The system was, "11 boxed" (SLE11rc1) and openSUSE 12.0 where
> > the same ISO (with branding and repo changes),
> > I'm suggesting three layers of release;  dev,  tester ,  "Joe
> > Plumber"\SLE.  For all Novell Linux
> >     
>
> Having the same software with 2 different major versions, and then
> majorly updated core software with the same major version is a recipe
> for confusion, in my opinion.
>   
The Idea is that boxed is officially supported where 12.0 is stable
short term version to support bringing in new testers and the community
onto the first 12 series branding and versioning. It's small steps, like
you keep talking
about. 12.0 would only be current for 1.5 to 3 months.
> If openSUSE has to be encumbered with 'fixed' releases, which you need
> to install, or upgrade 'offline', then I'd far rather having
> consistent meaningful version numbering, and simply make the boxed
> sets, and SLE first rc version based on the end product of the
> stabilisation cycle, not the first attempt.
>
> Installs are disliked for a number of reasons :
>
>    - Loss of configuration and settings
>    - Large number of changes all at once
>    - Danger of data loss through mistakes (using wrong partitions etc)
>    - Uncertain outcome
>    - May be large effort tracking down workrounds for problems
>    - Possible difficulty afterwards, booting another OS  (due to boot
> loader confusion)
>
>   

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James Tremblay
openSIS Product Specialist
http://www.os4ed.com
CNE 3,4,5
MCSE w2k
CLE in training
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