Matt ( Matt@lemdro.id ) to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agoMageia 9 releasedwww.mageia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up140file-text
arrow-up140external-linkMageia 9 releasedwww.mageia.orgMatt ( Matt@lemdro.id ) to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square12linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareProdigalFrog ( ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 years agoDoesn’t Debian already effectively fill that niche? The 18 months of support that Mageia has isn’t very LTS compared to Debian’s 5 years.
minus-squareAnimortis ( Animortis@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 years agoDebian supports their version for two years. Then you need to upgrade. But I just think more options are always good. Only having one just limits us to a mono-culture if we don’t want to go with some corporate solution.
minus-squareProdigalFrog ( ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 years ago Debian supports their version for two years. Then you need to upgrade. According to this, All Debian releases since Debian 6 have had LTS support, which extends support for a total of 5 years.
Doesn’t Debian already effectively fill that niche? The 18 months of support that Mageia has isn’t very LTS compared to Debian’s 5 years.
Debian supports their version for two years. Then you need to upgrade.
But I just think more options are always good. Only having one just limits us to a mono-culture if we don’t want to go with some corporate solution.
According to this, All Debian releases since Debian 6 have had LTS support, which extends support for a total of 5 years.
I stand corrected!