Is Fedora Core1 'tooo' old?

[James Mckenzie]

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org>
Sent: Feb 4, 2005 11:23 AM
To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Subject: Re: Is Fedora Core1 'tooo' old?

!> We are used to 3-4 years gap from windows.For those
!> who dont have access to net (TG im not one of them) its more hard.
!
!People wanting longer release cycles like this would be better off with 
!the "enterprise" style distributions like Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 
!its clones.

This is very true.  However, some changes from FC are working their way into RHEL.

!> Win98 support is yet available (or needed)
!
!Windows 98 support from Microsoft ended in June 2002; see 
!http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];LifeWin
!
Not true.  Windows98 is supported until at least December 2006.  This was a reversal of Microsoft's posture when they found out how many 'commercial' users are out there.  However, support is provided on a 'pay as you go' basis and is no longer 'free'.  You can still get system updates for Windows 95, for security reasons.  Not true for RH9 or earlier.

! > unlike Fedora1 which
!> support is ended up :(( I thought i have got latest one when i saw (C)
!> 2004 but shocked to see its past now!
!
!Welcome to the high-speed world of Fedora ;-)
!
Actually, FC1 is still supported by the Legacy branch.  However, how long they will support it I do not know.
Details can be found at: http://fedoralegacy.org/

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James McKenzie
A Proud User of Linux!