SUSE Linux 9.3 security support discontinued soon

I've not had any (major) problems with this 9.2 Professional release/9.3 upgrade, however I
did spend a good deal of time setting it up to do what I needed it to do... now support is
discontinued???? That pisses me off! I paid retail for  this and they cancel support less than
two years of Novell taking over? I think we know what to expect from Novell from now on. There
is no easy solution here upgrading is not optimal and does not support the older hardware I
have, not upgrading means security risks, upgrading means major investment of time (money) and
effort. Is there any alternative, nonNovell upgrade security support? Or shall I switch to,,,
what???