On 06/09/2015 01:27 AM, Karsten Wade wrote: > [...] > http://wiki.centos.org/KarstenWade/GeneralFAQUpdateq31q15 > > Thanks - Karsten >> I'd say that at least the following paragraphs from q15 are worth >> preserving: - Any point release is just a "snapshot" with previous >> updates, plus the latest batch of new upstream updates, rolled into >> a new [base] repo with an initially empty [updates] repo. - There >> is a CentOS Vault containing older CentOS trees. This vault is a >> picture of the older tree when it was removed from the main tree, >> and does not receive updates. It should only be used for >> reference. >> >> After " If you are using an older minor version than the latest in >> a given branch, then you are missing security and bugfix updates." >> I'd also emphasize that we offer no support for these >> configurations, something along: For this reason old minor releases >> are never supported. If you want/need to "freeze" at an old point >> release you are entirely on your own. >> >> >> wolfy, tired of people who fail to understand what minor releases >> are and keep pushing in IRC for support of old[er] stuff > I think those look pretty good especially if you think they can answer > confusion about community support for older minor versions. Included > here with some highlighting: > > The size of this answer article is just a bit larger (looking) than > each of the previous two answers, which is good -- too many words > won't help. :) > > I trimmed a bit more stuff -- repetitive phrasing and unrelated terms > - -- I think it's ready publish to the FAQ. Call me picky but I'd rephrase The CentOS Project *ONLY* provides updates or other changes for the latest version of each major branch. to The CentOS Project provides updates or other changes*ONLY* for the latest version of each major branch. I am not a native English speaker so I might be wrong but I feel like the emphasis is better placed in the variant I suggested because it marks one of the major differences towards RH and the EUS/AUS mechanism that exists for RHEL. Heck, we might even add a reference to those a la "if you need active support for an older minor release please consider using .... " And yes, this FAQ item becomes a bit longish... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-docs/attachments/20150609/ff1ac02c/attachment-0006.html>