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		bbrazil on Feb 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Distribution packages considered insecure As an example, "ancient" for many projects means two years. That's when enterprises might start considering moving onto that version, so the incentives aren't really aligned here.

_yy on Feb 22, 2016 [–]

> That's when enterprises might start considering moving onto that version, so the incentives aren't really aligned here.

Easier said than done in many environments. RHEL 6, released in 2012, is still supported until 2017!

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