Michael B Allen:
> > BTW, Postfix 2.3 was developed in 2005, released in 2006, and support
> > was terminated in 2009.
>
> This is off-topic but you may know that CentOS (which is RedHat
> repackaged without the branding) backports all fixes. Meaning an issue
> identified in 2.6 would be addressed as a patch in their 2.3 package
> (if necessary). So they do not solely rely on upstream support. They
> are going for stability and longevity. That is why I use CentOS /
> RedHat and I suspect that is why you continue to get this question on
> the list. Unlike most Linux distributions, they continue to update
> packages for 4 years or so because that is about how long it takes for
> hardware to become obsolete or breakdown. Some very popular
> distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora almost always stop updating after
> only a year or so. This is one reason why I believe that Linux is not
> going to gain market share over other operating systems.
I already provide routine updates for four stable Postfix releases,
so there really is no need to fall behind so much like RedHat does.
Wietse
