Bug 1860011

Summary: [DDF] 7->8 is an upgrade, 8.1->8.2 is a(yum) update and migration is from non-RHEL OS
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Reporter: Direct Docs Feedback <ddf-bot>
Component: DocumentationAssignee: Miriam Portman <mportman>
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Priority: medium CC: lkuprova, mwolfe, rhel-docs, smoroney
Version: 8.0Keywords: Documentation
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Description Direct Docs Feedback 2020-07-23 14:19:20 UTC 
7->8 is an upgrade, 8.1->8.2 is a(yum) update and migration is from non-RHEL OS

Reported by: cantab81

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/considerations_in_adopting_rhel_8/preface_considerations-in-adopting-rhel-8#annotations:b4dab42e-3f01-4606-9aec-289a2e07c9fe
Comment 4 mwolfe 2020-07-30 13:01:08 UTC 
Per internal definitions, "migration" is the more broadly defined term and can indicate both a move and an upgrade. 

We have identified some limited RHEL content where this term may not be applied consistently and will review and update it as needed. Please be aware that where terminology used (migration vs upgrade) may not greatly impact meaning, we will consider these changes less urgent and will address them as time allows.

Thank you for your comment! It motivated some important internal conversation about terminology and consistency.