> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shlomo Solomon > Sent: Sun, 07 March, 2004 4:59 PM > > With the release of Mandrake Linux 9.1, a lifetime cycle > that customers can easily anticipate was put into place. > MandrakeSoft will provide 12 months of "desktop" updates > for distributions, and 18 months of "base" updates for > distributions. This means that applications such as window > managers, desktop environments, browsers, etc. will have > a 12 month package update life, while applications such > as the kernel, Apache, and other "base" components will > have a package update life of 18 months. At certain times, > MandrakeSoft may choose to extend updates support for > certain versions of Mandrake Linux.
1. Is it means that if I want to continue to use Mandrake on desktop and to install a new updates I have to upgrade OS version each year ? 2. How painful the upgrade is ? I remember that they always recommend to "uninstall everything and then install.." :) 3. Do we have any distribution (beside Gentoo) that do not require upgrading ? I.e. once installed, some "emerge -world" always (!) bring latest updates for all packages ? -- ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
