Hi, there isn't any version of yumex in 5.1 extras directory. Perhaps it is time for version 2.0.3?
Ioannis Vranos wrote:
Hi, there isn't any version of yumex in 5.1 extras directory. Perhaps it is time for version 2.0.3?
its on the list of stuff that needs to get out - we've had virtually zero response to the testing packages, which does not help the matter much at all.
Johnny Hughes wrote:
Ioannis Vranos wrote:
Hi, there isn't any version of yumex in 5.1 extras directory. Perhaps it is time for version 2.0.3?
We have version yumex-2.0.1-1.el5.centos.noarch.rpm in the extras repo ... any compelling reason to switch?
I don't understand the question. I am currently using 2.0.2 from EPEL which is the latest official version mentioned in yumex site, and 2.0.3 is the yumex version available in fedora core 9. Why don;t you use 2.0.2 at least, but 2.0.1?
Ioannis Vranos wrote:
Johnny Hughes wrote:
Ioannis Vranos wrote:
Hi, there isn't any version of yumex in 5.1 extras directory. Perhaps it is time for version 2.0.3?
We have version yumex-2.0.1-1.el5.centos.noarch.rpm in the extras repo ... any compelling reason to switch?
I don't understand the question. I am currently using 2.0.2 from EPEL which is the latest official version mentioned in yumex site, and 2.0.3 is the yumex version available in fedora core 9. Why don;t you use 2.0.2 at least, but 2.0.1?
Because ... CentOS is enterprise software ... if something works, we don't normally upgrade it UNLESS there is security issue or some other very compelling reason to upgrade.
I haven't looked, but doesn't feodora 9 use yum 3.2 ... centos-5 uses yum-3.0. That in itself might be a good reason not to upgrade.
The goals of CentOS and Fedora are quite different.
CentOS is designed to install, configure, and use for 7 years. Our users expect that once configure and installed, they can develop scipts / programs / business intelligence related software with the distro, ans that their developed software will work until they decide to upgrade to a new MAJOR branch of CentOS.
CentOS does not normally upgrade things JUST because there is a newer version available. This is especially true in the Extras and Base/Updates repos.
Thanks, Johnny Hughes
Johnny Hughes wrote:
Because ... CentOS is enterprise software ... if something works, we don't normally upgrade it UNLESS there is security issue or some other very compelling reason to upgrade.
I haven't looked, but doesn't feodora 9 use yum 3.2 ... centos-5 uses yum-3.0. That in itself might be a good reason not to upgrade.
The goals of CentOS and Fedora are quite different.
CentOS is designed to install, configure, and use for 7 years. Our users expect that once configure and installed, they can develop scipts / programs / business intelligence related software with the distro, ans that their developed software will work until they decide to upgrade to a new MAJOR branch of CentOS.
CentOS does not normally upgrade things JUST because there is a newer version available. This is especially true in the Extras and Base/Updates repos.
Just like my previous email about XFCE (4.4.2 is a bug fix release of 4.4.1), version changes in the style of 2.0.x to 2.0.y are not upgrades but bug fixes.
For example OpenOffice.Org 2.0.4 we currently have in comparison to OpenOffice.Org 2.0.3.
on 12/5/2007 3:42 AM Ioannis Vranos spake the following:
Johnny Hughes wrote:
Ioannis Vranos wrote:
Hi, there isn't any version of yumex in 5.1 extras directory. Perhaps it is time for version 2.0.3?
We have version yumex-2.0.1-1.el5.centos.noarch.rpm in the extras repo ... any compelling reason to switch?
I don't understand the question. I am currently using 2.0.2 from EPEL which is the latest official version mentioned in yumex site, and 2.0.3 is the yumex version available in fedora core 9. Why don;t you use 2.0.2 at least, but 2.0.1?
If you want the newest code available, you should be installing Fedora. If you want a stable server OS you install CentOS, or pay for support and install RHEL.
Scott Silva wrote:
I don't understand the question. I am currently using 2.0.2 from EPEL which is the latest official version mentioned in yumex site, and 2.0.3 is the yumex version available in fedora core 9. Why don;t you use 2.0.2 at least, but 2.0.1?
If you want the newest code available, you should be installing Fedora. If you want a stable server OS you install CentOS, or pay for support and install RHEL.
No, I like stability too, that's why I am using CentOS. However 2.0.x releases are bug fixes, not new releases.
Ioannis Vranos wrote:
Scott Silva wrote:
I don't understand the question. I am currently using 2.0.2 from EPEL which is the latest official version mentioned in yumex site, and 2.0.3 is the yumex version available in fedora core 9. Why don;t you use 2.0.2 at least, but 2.0.1?
If you want the newest code available, you should be installing Fedora. If you want a stable server OS you install CentOS, or pay for support and install RHEL.
No, I like stability too, that's why I am using CentOS. However 2.0.x releases are bug fixes, not new releases.
True, and they do address bugs, and we may upgrade, but not all people DO follow the move to 2.1.x or 3.x.x for all abi changes, etc.
So, the bottom line for all of these things are, if I don't see problems in bugs.centos.org that are affecting someone's ability to use a product ... and if it seems to be working as is ... then it probably will not be upgraded.
But, there may updates.
Again, other than a new version is released, what is the compelling reason to upgrade. :D
--- Johnny Hughes johnny@centos.org wrote:
Ioannis Vranos wrote:
Scott Silva wrote:
I don't understand the question. I am currently
using 2.0.2 from EPEL
which is the latest official version mentioned
in yumex site, and
2.0.3 is the yumex version available in fedora
core 9. Why don;t you
use 2.0.2 at least, but 2.0.1?
If you want the newest code available, you should
be installing
Fedora. If you want a stable server OS you
install CentOS, or pay for
support and install RHEL.
No, I like stability too, that's why I am using
CentOS. However 2.0.x
releases are bug fixes, not new releases.
True, and they do address bugs, and we may upgrade, but not all people DO follow the move to 2.1.x or 3.x.x for all abi changes, etc.
So, the bottom line for all of these things are, if I don't see problems in bugs.centos.org that are affecting someone's ability to use a product ... and if it seems to be working as is ... then it probably will not be upgraded.
But, there may updates.
Again, other than a new version is released, what is the compelling reason to upgrade. :D
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Because i want to go through the torture of an upgrade and bug you to help me get out of the hole i just dug for myself. </sarcasm>
:-D
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