We are in the process of deciding if we will move from doing traditional openSUSE installs (e.g., 13.1, 13.2, etc via our home-cooked KIWI OEM images) or if we should move to Tumbleweed (perhaps also via a KIWI OEM image). Our biggest question is how often one should do an update to Tumbleweed once it is installed. More specifically, how long one can wait between updates? I know that is a tricky question. But I am guessing that there are some stated goals in the Tumbleweed project related to this? In our use case, openSUSE is installed in road vehicles that do not spend time in the office. Occasionally a vehicle is in a state where we can do an update. Either it is in the garage for other maintenance or is between contracts (our favorite time to do upgrades). This can occur roughly every 6 - 8 months. That would mean that we would only update Tumbleweed with that frequency. Or perhaps longer. Our current approach is to update to a new openSUSE every 2 years or so. Then, as each vehicle is available, it gets a new install. The advantage of using Tumbleweed, even at the 6-8 month update frequency, is that all the system settings are kept. When doing a destructive install more hand work is required and thus more errors can occur. Doing a Tumbleweed update should lessen the chance of an error because of re-installation. It is one of the reasons we update as seldom as we do. Increasing the frequency of updates allows us to keep our system more similar. Which is a good thing. Opinions? -- Roger Oberholtzer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org