On 10/28/2011 9:42 AM, Linux Tyro wrote:
Well, I just wanted to ask if the new release period could be increased (just a suggestion) from 8 months to something like a year,
If you lobbied for a longer support cycle, I'd be right there in your corner. Release intervals are not so important, they can be more frequent. My only complaint about them is the suck up maintainer resources that could (IMHO) be more valuable if applied to longer release maintenance period. But everybody wants a new toy. Not so much for servers. I have a 10.2 server that needs to be upgraded, because even security patches are no longer available for it, and haven't been for some time. It was installed in late 2006. With critical updates for two years from the release date. So before 2009 arrived, my server has already been out of maintenance, and there are known security issues with this old release. (I know, I failed a penetration test thru no fault of configuration). When I upgrade, I have to look seriously at Ubuntu Server with Long Term Support, or a rolling release. -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org