could Fedora please reverse its policy re End-Of-Life [closed]

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First of all, you need to understand ask.fedora is a forum for community support by users and I doubt that any of the developers ever come here. If you want to discuss Fedora's policy, you need to go to fedora.org, find the appropriate mailing list and discuss your concerns there. However, don't expect to receive a friendly reception as I'm sure that this issue has been brought up numerous times before with no response other than, "Not only no, hell no!"

And, I don't know why you think that the upgrade process never works, just because you don't see any success stories posted. Generally, people only post at places like this when there's a problem, so you don't see anything from all of the users who upgrade routinely without the slightest trouble. Of course, you should always back up your /home first, just in case, and third-party software can be an issue, but in general, the upgrade process is smooth and trouble free.

Last, I'd like to point out the difference between the type of support you receive at any Fedora site I've looked at for an EOL version and what you get from Ubuntu. Here, we remind you of the risks involved in using an older version and then we give you as much help as we can. One of them, the Unofficial Fedora Forum, even has a sub-board dedicated to those still running older editions of Fedora. At Ubuntu, they tell you that they can't/won't provide you with any assistance until you upgrade to a supported version.