On Sun, Jan 24, 2021, at 8:13 PM, Mark Mielke wrote:
On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 3:04 PM Josh Boyer jwboyer@redhat.com wrote:
I made no threat. I pointed out that we provide sources to packages, regardless of whether they were GPL or not and any recent announcements haven't changed that.
For "we provide source to packages", this was my understanding:
- RHEL packages are available in SRPM form from a public FTP site.
No longer the case. Now only accessible in git.
- RHEL EUS packages are available in SRPM form only to subscribers
with EUS subscriptions.
Correct. Also included with the Free Developer Program. (Very helpful for ensuring compatibility, IMO.)
- RHEL ELS packages are available in SRPM form only to subscribers
with ELS subscriptions.
These are not included with the Free Developer Subscription.
When it comes to CentOS Linux, CentOS Linux aligned with 1). It never aligned with 2) or 3).
With CentOS Stream, I believe 1) will also disappear. The reference to git.centos.org seems to be glossing over that git.centos.org does not contain the RHEL / RHEL EUS / RHEL ELS package sources, but only includes the *CentOS* sources. And if CentOS Stream continues, then CentOS Stream sources will receive updates, but if CentOS Linux does not continue, then it seems doubtful that CentOS Linux sources will receive updates. Meaning, that by 2022, I expect the RHEL sources to no longer be available via git.centos.org, and the idea that "announcements haven't change that" is likely to be false. I think announcements have definitely changed this.
But, let's come back to this in a year and see who is right.
I agree with your assessment and fear Rocky Linux et al. will have to resort to using "bootleg" SRPMs if/when RH stops publishing the RHEL branched code to CentOS git. (Their statements to date indicate they'll continue publishing these, but I don't count on it.)
V/r, James Cassell