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ESB-2003.0852 -- Red Hat -- End of Life for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0
Date: 15 December 2003

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                         ESB-2003.0852 -- Red Hat
             End of Life for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0
                             15 December 2003

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                Red Hat Linux 8.0
                        Red Hat Linux 7.3
                        Red Hat Linux 7.2
                        Red Hat Linux 7.1
Publisher:              Red Hat

Comment: From 1st January 2004, Red Hat will not be producing new
         security advisories for the above distributions.

         Red Hat Linux 9 reaches end of life on April 30, 2004.

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Dear Red Hat Linux user;

We are approaching the published end of life dates for errata support for
our Red Hat Linux distributions.  We'd like to take this opportunity to
remind you of the dates and show you the options available in migrating
your Red Hat Linux implementations to Red Hat Enterprise Linux or the
Fedora Project.

Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0 distributions will reach their
end-of-life for errata maintenance on the 31st December 2003.  This means
that from 1st January 2004 we will not be producing new security, bugfix,
or enhancement updates for these products.  Red Hat Linux 9 reaches end of
life on April 30, 2004.

There are a variety of options available for migration.  Red Hat offers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux as well as the new Fedora Project.  Our Red Hat
Linux Migration Resource Center can help you find the Red Hat solution
best suited for your needs:

http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/
 
The errata support policy, as well as our current errata and advisories,
are available from: 

http://www.redhat.com/apps/support/errata/
 
If you are already using Red Hat Enterprise Linux you should change your
subscription from redhat-watch-list to enterprise-watch-list.  See:

http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-list

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