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>] > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org <mailto:CentOS-devel at centos.org> > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel > <https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel> > > > > -- > > *Matt Phelps* > > *Information Technology Specialist, Systems Administrator* > > (Computation Facility, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) > > Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian > > > 60 Garden Street | MS 39 | Cambridge, MA 02138 > > email: mphelps at cfa.harvard.edu <mailto:mphelps at cfa.harvard.edu> > > > cfa.harvard.edu <http://cfa.harvard.edu/>| Facebook > <http://cfa.harvard.edu/facebook>| Twitter > <http://cfa.harvard.edu/twitter>| YouTube > <http://cfa.harvard.edu/youtube>| Newsletter > <http://cfa.harvard.edu/newsletter> > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel >