[CentOS-devel] RFC: CentOS 8 SIG

On 1/4/21 11:17 AM, redbaronbrowser via CentOS-devel wrote:
> On Monday, January 4, 2021 9:28 AM, Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 1/4/21 9:05 AM, redbaronbrowser via CentOS-devel wrote:
>>
>>> This is an introductory Request For Comment to purpose a community SIG
>>> to run CentOS 8 from Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024.
>>> The responsiblity of the SIG members will be to maintain a repository of
>>> Stream 8 packages which have been accepted for publication into RHEL 8
>>> The benefit to the CentOS community should be two fold:
>>> (1) Hopefully smooth the transistion from CentOS 8 to either Stream or
>>> Elephant
>>> (2) Provide a repository for Stream 8 members to perform a dnf downgrade
>>> as needed
>>> The purposed SIG is also seeking a CentOS Governing board member as a
>>> sponsor.
>>
>> It is stated in the FAQ that there will be no SIG for maintaining
>> CentOS-8 beyond Dec 2021.
>>
>> So there will be no Official CentOS 8 Linux past that date. There are
>> several other non CentOS / Red Hat rebuild available and/or forming for
>> that set of rebuilt packages in the community.
> 
> Are you clarifying what the FAQ is supposed to say?
> 
> What it currently says is that there will be no SIG for extending Stream 8 beyond RHEL 8's end of full support.
> 
> RHEL 8 will still be under full support beyond Dec 2021.  I'm not trying to purpose extending Stream 8 beyond the full support period.  If I need to reword the RFC, please provide what wording you would suggest.

That's the Q about Stream. See also this one: 
https://centos.org/distro-faq/#q14-can-the-centos-community-continue-to-developrebuild-centos-linux