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		count on June 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NASA secures contract with Rocky Enterprise Linux RHEL saying '8' or '9' is supported for 10 years is misleading af. Each 'minor version' (which are, in fact, sometimes large changes!) is supported for it's own specific time period. Odd numbered (8.5, 8.7) for example are only supported for 6 months. https://access.redhat.com/sites/default/files/images/337_rhe... It's terrifying actually.

axus on June 21, 2023 [–]

Yep, the "10 year support" for 8.8 means that you'll upgrade to 8.10 (to-be-released) and then that will be supported for the rest of the duration.

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