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

On 12/8/20 6:24 PM, Phelps, Matthew wrote:
> 
> Was this decision forced, despite objection, on the CentOS board by the
> RedHat Liaison?
> 
> Yes or No?

No

> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 9:06 AM Rich Bowen <rbowen at redhat.com
> <mailto:rbowen at redhat.com>> wrote:
> 
>     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://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/#Life_Cycle_Dates
>     <https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/#Life_Cycle_Dates>
> 
>     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://centos.org/distro-faq/
>     <https://centos.org/distro-faq/> - 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://www.redhat.com/en/blog/centos-stream-building-innovative-future-enterprise-linux
>     <https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/centos-stream-building-innovative-future-enterprise-linux>]
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> *Matt Phelps*
> 
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> 
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