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? > > > ________________________________________ > From: CentOS-devel <centos-devel-bounces at centos.org> on behalf of > Rich Bowen <rbowen at redhat.com> > Sent: December 8, 2020 9:06 AM > To: The CentOS developers mailing list.; CentOS mailing list > Subject: [CentOS-devel] > 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= > ] > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.centos.org_mailman_listinfo_centos-2Ddevel&d=DwIF-g&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=OAMtP0DWou0nlXG7Kmxo2enjXJfwb1DXS9fwcaESuTE&m=vVbupKhzjp_XgOWl6DAgN5qU2F8w65CwlC782V803EE&s=PH9P5U0glLPasmzceITSQBw4UAWR7dnfBZYvjB71xDA&e= > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.centos.org_mailman_listinfo_centos-2Ddevel&d=DwIF-g&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=OAMtP0DWou0nlXG7Kmxo2enjXJfwb1DXS9fwcaESuTE&m=vVbupKhzjp_XgOWl6DAgN5qU2F8w65CwlC782V803EE&s=PH9P5U0glLPasmzceITSQBw4UAWR7dnfBZYvjB71xDA&e= >