You probably should use the November 30, 2020 date instead of the 2023 date for replacement planning purposes.
There might be some embedded distros with longer LTS, but I am not aware of any general purpose desktop or server distro with a longer LTS than Redhat EL and distros based off of it. Your best bet might be to find a new laptop over the coming years. The chrome pixel isn't 3x4, but it's closer than many wide laptops and a decent compromise. http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromebooks.html#pixel ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Lofstrom" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 5:29:49 AM > Subject: Longest LTS - still SL/RHEL? > > I was sad to learn that there will not be a 32 bit version of > SL7 / RHEL7 . I run older T60 laptops with 3x4 aspect ratio > screens, and have a stockpile of spares and screens and keyboards > that should last a long time. I dislike "runt screen" AKA wide > screen displays. However, my venerable laptops use 32 bit > processors. > > I hope to have enough 3x4 goodness to last as long as I do, and > machines that will keep working for my wife (and her business) who > will likely outlive me. However, Redhat stops providing security > support of the 6 series of distros after 2023. I love the SL > community, and would love to keep upgrading SL distros forever, > and also keep using the old 32 bit machines, but it appears that > I must give up one or the other soon, or deal with some big > changes when I no longer have the ability to adapt to them. > > Are there other distros with even longer LTS policies than SL and > RHEL? Is there some way to keep supporting SL6x with security > updates long after RH stops providing them? Some in our community > may have built measurement systems around 32 bit CPUs that must > keep collecting data far into the future - what is the plan? > > Keith > > -- > Keith Lofstrom [email protected] >
