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

Wed Dec 9 10:58:53 UTC 2020
Sandro Bonazzola <sbonazzo at redhat.com>

Il giorno mer 9 dic 2020 alle ore 11:42 Julien Pivotto <
roidelapluie at inuits.eu> ha scritto:

> 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.
>

Here's another one already active: http://springdale.math.ias.edu/



>
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Konstantin
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