-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Akemi Yagi Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 12:00 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] fedora lifespan
On 5/6/07, Ross S. W. Walker rwalker@medallion.com wrote:
-----Original Message-----
I find Fedora makes an excellent desktop OS as most people like the latest and greatest on their desktops and are willing to deal with a major upgrade every 18 months to get it.
I like CentOS on my servers. Redhat compatibility gives wide third party support and the extended lifetime makes sure I do not have to perform a major upgrade on those every 18 months.
Having both Fedora and CentOS in my environment means there
is a common
base compatibility between the two.
-Ross
I guess this is the typical case for many users including myself. Note, though, that Fedora's lifespan is more like 13 months.
Yes, but if it is a behind-the-firewall deployment I can get away with stretching it another 6 months or so.
I also using PXE deployment which makes installation a simple process, all user data is kept on the servers so there is nothing that needs to be backed up and restored on the stations. Just wipe and go.
-Ross
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