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" ? >