On 26/07/07 11:21 +0700, beast wrote: >>CentOS 5.0 as the base, but OpenOffice repo, Firefox repo and >>possibly Gnome or KDE repo to keep primary office applications >>current. > >I'm confused here. Suppose in the next 3 year the latest OO version is >3.1.1, >today OO in Centos5 is 2.0.4, will it get updated to version 3.x or still >using 2.x? It seems not. Updates directory in Centos 3 still contains OOv1.1.2 only. So, what is the meaning of "supported for 5 years"? is it only for bug and security fixes, not features or enhancements? Suppose in the next year, standard interface for harddisk is WATA (wireless ATA :), will it be added in Centos5? Sorry for asking such questions, i just reaaly want to know here :) >or better just upgrade to Centos7 which has OOv3.1? If I choose this path, can it be automatically done using yum with local repository? what about existing data/settings/custom apps/etc? anyone has real experiences on upgrading OS? Personally, I never upgrade the OS. I simply install the fresh one, but its fine on my laptop, not for my clients. Thanks! --beast