I am going to snip a lot of this note and respond to a specific part.
On Tue, 15 Dec 2020 at 21:33, Ljubomir Ljubojevic centos@plnet.rs wrote:
It looks like "fatherlinux" chose to not allow my comment. I see he allowed some other comments and replied to some other, but mine is missing, so I will post it here:
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To conclude: When RH employed CentOS Core team in 2014 they promised that nothing will change for "CentOS Linux". According to Johnny Hughes, member of the CentOS board this change of direction, discontinuing of "CentOS Linux" happened my RH liaison stating that changes will be made how ever rest of the CentOS board votes (with implication concluded by me that those against will lose RH employee status). Board was initially against, but then they capitulated in front of Red Hat blackmails and decided "to vote for changes unanimously". Red Had flexed it's muscles, members of CentOS Board will be forever remembered as exchanging reputation and respect for income in Red Hat, and users decided such tactics deserve abandonment of Red Hat. Some 30% of people commenting negatively say they will move to Debian/Ubuntu regardless of any positive points Red Hat employees try to make, at least 60% will stay on CentOS Linux 7 until EOL but will switch CentOS Linux 8 to Springdale, Oracle, or Rocky or Lenix in next 12 months, and big non-for-profit institutions will wait to see what will happen with "free RHEL licensees" for them. Around 70-80% of sysadmins and CentOS users commenting will never, ever, recommend RHEL to anyone. I have to rebase my server from CentOS 6, and I am going with Springdale for now, and will start learning Debian. I will soon resign as admin in Facebook group (Many think that FB group is owned by me) and I was already asked by some FB users if I plan to create new EL group they can switch to. Only reason to delay is to try to persuade members and visitors that they do not have to rush with switching to Debian/Ubuntu, that there is still time.
The RHT - CentOS bits happened in 2014. I am certain that the statements from the CentOS team were made with the best intentions and were not meant to masquerade anything. Holding the entire phenomenal CentOS crew (all of whom have spent long years building this community with love) to a statement made way back in 2014 seems and is a bit unfair. Realities change and it would be reasonably obvious that strategic plans determined CentOS-as-upstream-of-RHEL to be the need of the hour rather than continue with the focus of CentOS as it has been.
Please pause for a moment and think about the individuals being denigrated on the lists. These are not the evil, malicious and villainous characters they are being demonized as. For what it is worth we've likely met them in person, shared a joke or a beverage. I doubt they like the outcome any more than we in the community do.
Being kind, being respectful and being an ally does not take a lot. Let's be that while we find how best to preserve our interests, businesses and energies.