On 12/17/20 10:22 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 12/17/20 9:54 AM, Troy Dawson wrote: >> Hi, >> There has been some confusion around the new CentOS Stream timeframe. >> >> Through the past year we've been told that when CentOS Stream 9 comes >> out, CentOS Stream 8 will be phased out in a short period of time. > > That is untrue. > > The end date of CentOS Stream 8 is the end of the RHEL full support > period. That is 5 years from the release of RHEL 8. That is in the FAQ: > > > >> >> With the new announcement we have been told that the CentOS Stream 8 >> (and any future version) will be available during the maintenance >> phase of that release. [1] This means that CentOS Stream 8 will be >> around for 5 years. >> >> I've been trying to send people to the CentOS Stream FAQ [2] because >> it's easier to find. But the question [3] related to this hasn't been >> updated and says it will be a year at most. > > Question 2 says: > > Updates for the CentOS Stream 8 distribution continue through the full > RHEL support phase. .. It links directly to the RHEL page to say 5 years. > >> >> So, thus my question. Can the CentOS Stream FAQ be updated with the new policy? >> >> Thanks >> Troy Dawson >> >> [1] - https://centos.org/distro-faq/#q6-will-there-be-separateparallelsimultaneous-streams-for-8-9-10-etc >> [2] - https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOSStream >> [3] - https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOSStream#What_happens_when_CentOS_Stream_switches_from_RHEL_8_to_RHEL_9_based_content.3F >> BTW .. THIS is the FAQ: https://centos.org/distro-faq/ The wiki is community maintained.