On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Marcus Moeller<mail at marcus-moeller.de> wrote: > > But please note: CentOS itself has a clear strategy which means > upstream compatibility. Nothing more and nothing less. No focus on > specialized systems (which does not mean you can create a custom spin > for an specific purpose, e.g. a CentOS netbook spin) This is one of the reasons I chose CentOS -- specifically because it is a Red Hat "rebuild" with upstream compatibility. Although, in my opinion, CentOS stands on its own -- I figured it was a plus that while I was learning CentOS I was also learning Red Hat. I first found CentOS via Trixbox and asterisk (I'm a Nortel phone tech with interest in asterisk). As it turns out a career change may be forced on me -- so I'm now studying to take the Red Hat Technician (or Engineering) certification exams to augment my resume. It has been a huge head start to have been using "Red Hat" for the past year and a half. So, I guess, this is just a vote for keeping CentOS "as is." Although I think community rebuild projects would be cool also. -- RonB -- Using CentOS 5.3