> > For 7.2, the reason most stated is that AS 2.1 is 7.2 based, so the AS 2.1 > > patches should work easily on 7.2, in fact more easily than 7.3. > > But those AS patches won't work for 7.3, so extra effort is needed, > because 7.3 must be done anyway..? I did a rough comparison between Aurora (7.3 based) and Panama (RHEL 2.1): the difference is smaller than you'd think. I need both, I will help supporting and thus I'd vote for both. Ingo