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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not to mention how long it takes a big org to migrate, even between versions of rhel. I've seen 6 -> 7 migrations happen inside the last month.

[–] santa 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We migrated from 6->7 in just under a year (university). Under a month could be seen also as risky, but great that some have the liberty of speedy migration paths.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I fear you've misunderstood, the org has been migrating for the last 4 years, my point is the migration from 6-7 is still ongoing when both 8 and 9 have been released. A 5-10 year exit from rhel is super optimistic for some orgs.