On 09 Dec 05:38, Konstantin Boyandin via CentOS-devel wrote: > Hello, > > > 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 > > Yeah, deeply, in many a sense. I am a sysadmin, attending to quite a lot > of systems, and CentOS was a real blessing. > > Now, as I see it, CentOS is becoming a sandbox for upcoming RHEL minor > releases, so one can bid farewell to free to use, stable, reliable and > predictable OS. > > I am currently in process of upgrading multiple CentOS-driven systems, > so this piece of news has become a nasty surprise. Looks like a major > decision should be taken right now. > > Apart from migrating to Oracle Linux (which I wouldn't like at all), and > buying RHEL itself, what are other possible alternatives (just curious)? From what I see and hear from the community it seems that by the end of 2021 there might be another RHEL rebuild, under another name. > > Thanks. > > Sincerely, > Konstantin > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel -- (o- Julien Pivotto //\ Config Management SIG V_/_ https://frama.link/cfgmgmt -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 228 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/attachments/20201209/22618cf8/attachment-0005.sig>