2-3 years for active adoption and 2 years for migration to n+1 (after a new platform is certified) would seem consistent with previous [3456] releases. Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew > Dunstan > Sent: 14 April 2014 20:20 > To: David Crick > Cc: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: latest tidbits on CentOS plans after Red Hat merger > > 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" ? > >