I'm in the 5+ year camp as well. On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Andrew Dunstan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Server operating system editions should live a minimum of about 5 years > IMNSHO. That's pretty much the lifetime we have decided on the PostgreSQL. > > cheers > > andrew > > > On 04/14/2014 02:00 PM, David Crick wrote: >> >> http://lwn.net/Articles/592723/ >> >> "So the goal for CentOS is to create a next-generation platform that >> is supported for a longer period of time than Fedora is. Ten years >> would be good, but most people just want something longer than 13 >> months, he said, and *2-3 YEARS SEEMED TO BE A SWEET SPOT*." >> >> (emphasis added by me). >> >> Pertinent question: are SL users "most people" ? >> >