From 777dc9369963114c0a8c850d39c7027cd064997f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Walters Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:59:05 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: A few clarifications on status - Clarify that `bootc update` is totally safe - Note it's now in Fedora Signed-off-by: Colin Walters --- README.md | 18 +++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f8fbf0dd5..59c34406a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -39,19 +39,23 @@ mounted, persistent volumes. More on this in [the ostree docs](https://ostreede ## Status -At the current time, bootc is in active development and is not quite -considered ready for production use. The command line interface -*might* change. There is not yet stable RPC API. +The core `bootc update` functionality is really just the same +technology which has shipped for some time in rpm-ostree so there +should be absolutely no worries about using it for OS updates. +A number of people do this today. -However, it heavily relies on a lot of underlying technologies which -are tested, and the goal is to stabilize everything sometime in -2023. +That said bootc is in active development and some parts +are subject to change, such as the command line interface and +the CRD-like API exposed via `bootc edit`.` + +The `bootc install` functionality is also more experimental. ## Using bootc ### Installing - * Fedora, CentOS Stream 9: There is a [COPR](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/rhcontainerbot/bootc/) tracking git main with binary packages. + * Fedora: [bootc is packaged](https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/?packages=bootc) and be available in the main repositories soon. + * CentOS Stream 9: There is a [COPR](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/rhcontainerbot/bootc/) tracking git main with binary packages. You can also build this project like any other Rust project, e.g. `cargo build --release` from a git clone.