<div dir="ltr">On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:15 PM, <<a href="mailto:fedora-list-request@redhat.com">fedora-list-request@redhat.com</a>> wrote: <div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hello World, ... I probably run an operating system install longer than most. Of the machines at home and work that come to mind, one is running 5, two are at 6, one at 7, with the latest running 8. Due to several bad experiences, newer versions are installed only when the machine can be taken down and the disks reformatted. Running an older version is not the end of the world, but a 13 month support cycle seams a bit short. ... ave M. </blockquote></div> I think you should check out Debian. They have the exact opposite policy. q;o) I've been running Debian about as long as Fedora and I've upgrade one or twice. </div>