[svlug] VDQ :distros other than Fedora?

[Beartooth]

All I had ever run, till EOL hit me, was RedHat : 7.2, 8.0, and 9. (I had
bought both 6.0 and 6.2, without ever managing to install either.)

Now I'm beginning to doubt my ability -- and willingness -- to keep up
with the Fedora cycle, even one release behind. If FC2 is going to be
harder, even after FC3 comes out, to install or upgrade or maintain (as I
am assured on at least one Fedora list), then I belong elsewhere.

I don't want to bear the expense for RHEL if I can help it; what there is
of my pension has other uses -- like GPS/topo map emulation for my sunk
investment in Garmin, De Lorme, etc. -- nor do I want to devote the time
when The Seasons are about to open. (Much as I appreciate y'all's
expertise, I have other interests -- and less time left at my disposal
than most ....)
                                                                         
        I know of Whitebox, Tao, and CentOS -- and am little more
enthused than Garfield the cat about calisthenics, afaict from a few days
watching their lists and web sites ...
                                                                         
        Am I SOL? Or just missing a good bet? Or ....??
                                                                  
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Beartooth Autodidact, curmudgeonly codger learning linux
Hunting is life, life hunting -- all I know on Earth ...