Stefan Brüns composed on 2022-10-08 23:33 (UTC+0200):
You will be able to keep running this with Leap 15.5, which will likely be supported until 2028, you can (try to) keep this hardware running for 19 years.
Time is a lousy measure. This v2 thing so far has proven entirely arbitrary, with no clear measure of loss or gain. It would condemn masses of poor people without means to buy new hardware to insecurity, creating yet more detrimental class division. Don't forget also, some users can only afford what they can get for free, probably most users in many countries. My 25 year old car only has 102,000 miles on it. But for its rust I would expect it to outlast me. I should be able to to expect the same for my internet access, record-keeping and written communication device, which isn't affected by flood-caused excess oxidation or exposure to public roads. v2 would not enamor many people to openSUSE, current users or prospective. It would chase away users and recommendations, and retard community growth. That's fine for SLE if that's its plan for increasing profitability, but not a good plan for a FOSS project that needs contributing users. IOW, v2 == bad karma. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata