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List:       centos
Subject:    Re: [CentOS] 4.5 Version Implications
From:       Tim Wunder <tim () thewunders ! org>
Date:       2007-05-08 13:25:44
Message-ID: 200705080925.44908.tim () thewunders ! org
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On Tuesday 08 May 2007 9:19:23 am Jim Perrin wrote:
> On 5/8/07, James N. Smith <jnsmith@leschwartz.com> wrote:
> > Good Morning,
> >
> > Could anyone comment on the implications of the upcoming 4.5 release on
> > users who are using 4.4 and are happy with it?  By doing regular updates
> > to my 4.4 machines am I essentially running 4.5?  Are there any
> > compelling lifespan reasons to upgrade from 4.4 to 4.5?
>
> Minor numbers are update revisions. When 4.5 is released, and you run
> 'yum update' on 4.4, you'll get 4.5.
>
> 4.5 is 4.x + bug/security fixes to that point. The lifespan for
> centos4 is 7 years.  During that time, you'll have 4.0 thru 4.18 or
> whatever the final minor point revision ends up being.
>
> Basically yes, you want this upgrade.

I'm not sure I understand this reply. If a system is installed from 4.4, and 
regular updates are done, it's my understanding that there is no compelling 
reason to download and install 4.5;  that the release of 4.5 is just to 
change the starting point for new installs.

Regards, 
Tim

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