Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR
by pnako on Sunday January 12, 2020 @08:40AM
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That's not awesome at all, it means something happening every 6 months. In corporate environments this means all the ceremony around it: tickets, CAB, etc.
Meanwhile you can use RHEL or CentOS and basically leave the thing alone for 5 years.
Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR
by mratsim on Sunday January 12, 2020 @10:20AM
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RHEL and CentOS are not targeting the same users as Arch.
Distros targeting the same desktop needs are Ubuntu, Mint, Debian-flavors, Fedora, Gentoo, ...
In corporate environment for critical software you would get a contract with an on-call duty and you would only have a limited choice fo supported distros.
Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR
by celticmusic on Sunday January 12, 2020 @07:45PM
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absolutely, but the problem is that when I pointed out that arch is less stable than these other distro's, I had people trying to defend that claim.
There is no defending it, it's a fact of life. You get bleeding edge at the cost of stability.
Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR
by monsieurbanana on Sunday January 12, 2020 @09:53AM
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In corporate environments
I probably wouldn't recommend Arch for corporate environments, but at this point I feel I should point out I wouldn't recommend Linux either if you're working in a windows shop.
13 instances of "manual intervention required" over 6 years seems awesome.
I think I did 2 manual interventions during my time using Archlinux, and each time it took maybe 2 minutes, it was just a matter of copy-pasting the commands in Arch News.