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Re: Scientific Linux 5 three Month Warning - SL5 End Of Life
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Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]>
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Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 22 Dec 2016 13:37:06 -0600
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Correction:

THREE months remain

On 12/22/2016 01:27 PM, Pat Riehecky wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Following the upstream release cycle, Scientific Linux 5 will reach
> End of Life March 31 2017.
>
> After this date no additional updates will be published for Scientific 
> Linux 5.  This means no security updates for SL5 will be published 
> after March 31 2017.
>
> After March 31 2017:
> - The installation trees will be moved into the obsolete directory.
> - Kickstart and yum operations against the old repository locations
> will no longer work.
>
> The files themselves will remain available under the 'obsolete' 
> directory.
>
> Users of Scientific Linux 5 should evaluate options for migrating to 
> an actively maintained operating system.
>
> Scientific Linux 6 and Scientific Linux 7 are actively maintained at
> this time.

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