[CentOS-devel] https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/

Not at all. 

Like I intimated, CENTOS *USED* to be a platform where many problems had been seen and fixed, not the other way around. 

Even including "old" libs, etc. 

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From: CentOS-devel <centos-devel-bounces at centos.org> on behalf of Patrick Riehecky <riehecky at fnal.gov>
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Subject: Re: [CentOS-devel] https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/

Hello,

Does
https://centos.org/distro-faq/#q5-does-this-mean-that-centos-stream-is-the-rhel-beta-test-platform-now
address your concerns?

Pat


On Tue, 2020-12-08 at 14:35 +0000, Dan Seguin wrote:
> So, CentOS is no longer to be trusted as a tried and true OS.
>
> It's flipped from a "in the field" tried and known entity to a "use
> at your own risk" experimental OS.
>
> Did I miss anything here?
>
>
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> Rich Bowen <rbowen at redhat.com>
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> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__blog.centos.org_2020_12_future-2Dis-2Dcentos-2Dstream_&d=DwIF-g&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=OAMtP0DWou0nlXG7Kmxo2enjXJfwb1DXS9fwcaESuTE&m=vVbupKhzjp_XgOWl6DAgN5qU2F8w65CwlC782V803EE&s=yLE4yxhisSTAJZKFwmrPNVcmshqnlu23AcO-Xe08hE4&e=
>
>
> The future of the CentOS Project is CentOS Stream, and over the next
> year we’ll be shifting focus from CentOS Linux, the rebuild of Red
> Hat
> Enterprise Linux (RHEL), to CentOS Stream, which tracks just ahead of
> a
> current RHEL release. CentOS Linux 8, as a rebuild of RHEL 8, will
> end
> at the end of 2021. CentOS Stream continues after that date, serving
> as
> the upstream (development) branch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
>
> Meanwhile, we understand many of you are deeply invested in CentOS
> Linux
> 7, and we’ll continue to produce that version through the remainder
> of
> the RHEL 7 life cycle.
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__access.redhat.com_support_policy_updates_errata_-23Life-5FCycle-5FDates&d=DwIF-g&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=OAMtP0DWou0nlXG7Kmxo2enjXJfwb1DXS9fwcaESuTE&m=vVbupKhzjp_XgOWl6DAgN5qU2F8w65CwlC782V803EE&s=bYaoAAHLiAd_aUmp7HynFeNri_XZhJdhYp0o25ENBic&e=
>
>
> CentOS Stream will also be the centerpiece of a major shift in
> collaboration among the CentOS Special Interest Groups (SIGs). This
> ensures SIGs are developing and testing against what becomes the next
> version of RHEL. This also provides SIGs a clear single goal, rather
> than having to build and test for two releases. It gives the CentOS
> contributor community a great deal of influence in the future of
> RHEL.
> And it removes confusion around what “CentOS” means in the Linux
> distribution ecosystem.
>
> When CentOS Linux 8 (the rebuild of RHEL8) ends, your best option
> will
> be to migrate to CentOS Stream 8, which is a small delta from CentOS
> Linux 8, and has regular updates like traditional CentOS Linux
> releases.
> If you are using CentOS Linux 8 in a production environment, and are
> concerned that CentOS Stream will not meet your needs, we encourage
> you
> to contact Red Hat about options.
>
> We have an FAQ -
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__centos.org_distro-2Dfaq_&d=DwIF-g&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=OAMtP0DWou0nlXG7Kmxo2enjXJfwb1DXS9fwcaESuTE&m=vVbupKhzjp_XgOWl6DAgN5qU2F8w65CwlC782V803EE&s=hZ5QAbNVaEsSNe7l-6ooptR9ZSPdbEecCF42PWweojU&e=
>   - to help with your
> information and planning needs, as you figure out how this shift of
> project focus might affect you.
>
> [See also: Red Hat's perspective on this.
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.redhat.com_en_blog_centos-2Dstream-2Dbuilding-2Dinnovative-2Dfuture-2Denterprise-2Dlinux&d=DwIF-g&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=OAMtP0DWou0nlXG7Kmxo2enjXJfwb1DXS9fwcaESuTE&m=vVbupKhzjp_XgOWl6DAgN5qU2F8w65CwlC782V803EE&s=TDWVXv8zWKslMuCmgfTl0hf02Zit0xhqvwG5nWHuDVs&e=
>  ]
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