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Good article! I think it would be helpful if you would mention the exact support periods for each distribution.

Ubuntu:
1. LTS version (Long Term Supported): 3 years of security and stability updates.
LTS versions are being released once every two years. The current LTS is 8.04.

2. Normal version: 18 months of security and stability updates. Normal versions are being released once every 6 months. On the end of this month, a new normal version will be released: 8.10.

Obviously, the LTS version is the version of choice here, for a business.

openSUSE:
2 years of security and stability updates for each version. Versions are being released once every 6 months.

Fedora:
1 year of security and stability updates. Versions are being released once every 6 months.

By the way, I think Fedora is unfit for corporate use, because of it's short support period.

CentOS and Scientific Linux:
A much more logical choice for a business seeking something in the Red Hat family, would be CentOS, which is a revamped Red Hat. Very long support. And extremely stable and reliable.

Or even Scientific Linux, which is also a revamped Red Hat. Also benefited by long-term support and extreme reliability.

Greeting, Pjotr.
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