[CentOS] EL 6 rollout strategies? (Scientific Linux)

[Dotan Cohen]

On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 16:35, Michel Donais <donais at telupton.com> wrote:
> A perhaps stupid question from a newby
>
> Why 4.9 is out in a so long time frame after 5.0?
>
>
>                       5.6 -- CentOS - 4/8/11    SL - (Soon)   <--
> same time frame (1 of 3)
>                       5.5 -- CentOS - 5/14/10   SL - 5/19/10
>                       5.4 -- CentOS - 10/21/9   SL - 11/4/9
>                       5.3 -- CentOS -  3/31/9    SL - 3/19/9
>                       5.2 -- CentOS -  6/24/8    SL - 6/26/8
>                       5.1 -- CentOS -  12/2/7    SL - 1/16/8
>                       5.0 -- CentOS -  4/12/7    SL -  5/4/7
>                       4.9 -- CentOS -  3/2/11    SL -  5/6/11  <--
>

It's a different branch. The 4.x branch had/has continued support even
though the 5.x (and now 6.x) branches are released.

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