Scientific Linux 4 End Of Life Notice: Upgrade Recommendations

Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 14:10:09 -0600
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Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Informative Security ERRATA for SL4.x 3-Month End Of Life Notice
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Synopsis: Low: Scientific Linux 4 - 3-Month End Of Life Notice
Issue Date: 2011-12-01

In accordance with our Upstream Vendor's Errata Support Policy, the
regular life-cycle of Scientific Linux 4 will end in February 2012.

After this date, The Upstream Vendor will discontinue the regular update
services. We must follow them in this matter. Therefore, new bug fix, enhancement, and
security errata updates will no longer be available for Scientific Linux 4 after the
End of Life date. They will not be providing updates and so we cannot provide them.

Anyone still running production workloads on Scientific Linux 4 are advised
to begin planning the upgrade to Scientific Linux 5 or 6. Upstream recommends a
reinstall and not an upgrade. Please be advised that we also believe that a clean
reinstall is the preferred method for moving from Scientific Linux 4 to a newer version.

We will continue to provide updates as they become available to us for Scientific Linux 4.

Again, this is a reminder of the coming end of life for Scientific Linux 4 in February 2012.

- Scientific Linux Development Team