On 2008-01-27T20:56:27, Alexey Eremenko
So let's sum it up: It is _very_ unlikely, that Novell will help with producing/maintaining openSUSE LTS, so the main question is: are we strong enough community to handle that task?
I'm non-developer, but I'm willing to assist with BETA-testing (which is even more important for LTS releases, than non-LTS ones).
Are there any _developers or maintainers_, that want to handle this difficult, time consuming task?
I've read through this all, and I think you're heading down the wrong path, even though it's well-worn. LTS, or what is commercially called "Enterprise" distros, are a PITA. They avoid change. That makes them brittle, unflexible and costly. Have you ever heard a management trainer advocate "Manage to avoid change"? No? Ask yourself why. What you want, what you _really_ want even if you don't know it, is fluid, painless change. You don't want frozen distros. You want everything to continue working with the newest code. What people _really_ want are perfectly smooth upgrades. This whole Enterprise stuff forces Linux into the mould left by dinosaurs, such as AIX and VMS. They confuse "stability" with "unchanging". You will also find that the same people who want "unchanging" distributions want them to run on the newest hardware at top speed, while providing all the latest features. How people fail to not see the paradox here has always amazed me. Don't fall into that trap. We do it because it brings in cash, not because it makes anyone particularly happy. As long as you think change == bad, you'll fail and suffer. Regards, Lars -- Teamlead Kernel, SuSE Labs, Research and Development SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes." -- Oscar Wilde -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org