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

Tue Dec 8 14:47:59 UTC 2020
Patrick Riehecky <riehecky at fnal.gov>

Hello,

Does
https://centos.org/distro-faq/#q3-will-the-source-code-for-red-hat-enterprise-linux-continue-to-appear-on-gitcentosorg
address your concerns?

Pat

On Tue, 2020-12-08 at 17:40 +0300, plageat at tut.by wrote:
> Well, what will happen to the sources of RHEL8 regular updates?
> As far as we know, c8stream sources are not always fully-matched of
> those which used in building RH8 advisory errata updates. We had some
> cases, when NVR of the same  matching source in c8 and c8s git
> branches are different by some ways (different patches, different
> %changelog etc.)
> 
> 08.12.2020, 17:07, "Rich Bowen" <rbowen at redhat.com>:
> > 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=DwIGaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=OAMtP0DWou0nlXG7Kmxo2enjXJfwb1DXS9fwcaESuTE&m=vk-sGDTyK290Uu8gBc8FIFdL_de0zEMp6TVLdbFFWhw&s=ry7XN8JrjDWKkbJQS6S0xEFjGv8pG-QRYIqsNrSbUHY&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=DwIGaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=OAMtP0DWou0nlXG7Kmxo2enjXJfwb1DXS9fwcaESuTE&m=vk-sGDTyK290Uu8gBc8FIFdL_de0zEMp6TVLdbFFWhw&s=MHzzQ2HzzE14A6Hao-9Lmm2kN5g3CObRm8gNWve5nz0&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=DwIGaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=OAMtP0DWou0nlXG7Kmxo2enjXJfwb1DXS9fwcaESuTE&m=vk-sGDTyK290Uu8gBc8FIFdL_de0zEMp6TVLdbFFWhw&s=vM2yhHj79VDp3_f7D4WL3jqQTmiBMUOxReU5agXAnBs&e=
> >  ]
> > 
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