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

Tue Dec 8 19:34:39 UTC 2020
Strahil Nikolov <hunter86_bg at yahoo.com>

If anyone is considering to fork CentOS 8 (I'm not talking about that
"Stream"), count me in.

Otherwise I will switch to openSUSE Leap. At least they are not pushing
me some testing ground.

Best Regards,
Strahil Nikolov

В 12:07 -0500 на 08.12.2020 (вт), Phelps, Matthew написа:
> I still haven't seen an answer to the question, "Who made this
> decision?"
> and, "How can we lobby to get it changed?"
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 9:06 AM Rich Bowen <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
> > 
> > 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/ - 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
> > ]
> > 
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