Op woensdag 06 oktober 2010 01:24:39 schreef Tux99: > On Wed, 6 Oct 2010, nicolas vigier wrote: > > > 1) I'd never use Mandriva on a server, because of the short support > > > period, a server OS requires at least 4-5 years support lifecycles > > > (I'm not talking about MES here, just the normal Mandriva variants) > > > > But you can still use it while it is supported, and upgrade to a newer > > realease when it's no more supported. > > Are you serious? Upgrading a server every 18 months? > No thanks, I rather use a distro that has at least a 4-5 year support > lifecycle for that, than waste my time with unnecessary upgrades of a > server.
I'd rather have that too > > > 3) I mentioned earlier that the packager would need to use good > > > judgement and not include major incompatible version changes > > > > There is always some small (and sometimes big) incompatibilities with > > new versions. Not always known even by the developers. How should the > > packager know about all the incompatibilities ? > > Correction: > There is always A SMALL RISK of incompatibilities with new versions. > > Anyone who wants next to zero risk will choose Centos rather than > Mandriva/Mageia anyway, so for the kind of distro we are doing > providing updated packages is a much bigger attraction for potential > users, than the small risk of an incompatibility. This is non-sensical; i will never choose Centos for a server, if i was to have a bug, where would i go with it??? I don't want to have unnecessary risks for my server.
