Re: LWN article about us

["Ralph E. Kenyon, Jr." <diogenes xenodochy org>]

On Thu,  3 Feb 2005 21:04:09 -0600, Eric Rostetter  
<rostetter mail utexas edu> wrote:

> Quoting Rob Myers <rob myers gtri gatech edu>:
>
> > if there are people willing to do 7.3 patches i don't see the need to
> > drop it.  if people are willing to actively support any EOL'd RedHat
> > release they should be able to do that via Fedora Legacy.
>
> We have a set policy on this.  RHL versions for as long as there is
> community support, and FC on a 1-2-3 and out policy.
>
> > the important point is that versions that do not have as much interest
> > should not slow down updates for versions that have more interest.  in
>
> This is correct.  If they are slowing things down, then they basically
> lack community interest and can be dropped, as we did with 7.2 and 8.
I hope RH9 won't be dropped for quite a while.  Unfortunately, I'm still a  
relative beginner, and just a user who is dependent on your gracious  
continued support.  Please be aware that your efforts are appreciated!
Thanks for being there.



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