On 18/02/2021 23.25, redbaronbrowser via CentOS-devel wrote: > On Thursday, February 18, 2021 3:03 PM, Gena Makhomed <gmm at csdoc.com> wrote: > >> On 18.02.2021 21:40, redbaronbrowser via CentOS-devel wrote: >> >>> Key questions I still can not find the answer to: >>> What is the expected lifespan remaining on Stream 8? >> >> The duration of the RHEL 8 Full Support Phase, 5 years. >> https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOSStream # Q7 >> https://centos.org/distro-faq/ # Q13 > > Let me rephrase the question then, will Stream 8 ever recieve the resources to close the openness gap (provide all the resources expected of being the Upstream) before focus shifts to Stream 9? > > Answer to Q7 leaves things vague: > "Around the time the RHEL 9 Public Beta is issued, an additional set of CentOS Stream repositories and ISOs will be available. The existing CentOS Stream repositories representing RHEL 8 bits will continue to be available, and changes to these bits will continue as before for the duration of the RHEL 8 Full Support Phase. At that time, the older repositories will be discontinued, although sources will continue to be available." > > It sounds like if Stream 9 is released later this year then progress in closing the openness gap for Stream 8 will come to a halt. Or as state in the FAQ: "changes to these bits will continue as before for the duration." The fact RHEL 8 has a 5 year life span does not mean Stream 8 will ever reach a meaningful Upstream status. According to information available/provided on this mailing-list, #centos-stream, and at the CentOS Dojo my understanding is: CentOS Stream 9 is planned to be released in Q2 this year. It will have some of the goodies people wanted to have in Stream 8 but are not yet available. Once these are available for Stream 9 one will try to "backport" these to Stream 8. However not everything can be backported as no one wants to change the building infrastructure of a currently shipping product. To rephrase your question once more: Will Stream 8 development stop once Stream 9 is released? - No. Will Stream 9 be the "better" Stream release? - Very likely. Best Peter