On 05/28/2015 11:42 AM, Will Woods wrote:
 Here's how it should work:

1) Download packages for the new system
2) Use the systemd Offline Updates[2] facility to install packages

This is really simple - simple enough that it should probably be
provided by the system packaging tools themselves.
Actually, there is a broad issue here: is there a point where the system is so stable that updating is a continuous process without the need for a Fedora N -> N+1 transitions? Specifically, will we have a 3-digit Fedora release in May 2053 :-?

It seems to me that the 6-month release cycle has traditionally been driven by two separate reasons: technology and workflow. The first is a need to accommodate major, incompatible technology shifts. The second one just introduces a natural cadence of work leading to an orderly release.

Do you think the tech could stabilize enough to obviate the first reason? The 6-month workflow cadence remains a good idea, of course, but  could result in a major offline upgrade, instead of  an entire new distribution.