Ian Murray wrote: > > >> This week's FLOSS Weekly interview is about ClearOS (audio/video at >> http://twit.tv/floss168). Apparently they have taken the CentOS >> developer's frequently given advice to go away and do it yourself and >> will have a 'ClearOS core' release that is their own rebuild from Red >> Hat sources that will be the base for the ClearOS enterprise >> distribution instead of relying on CentOS as they have before. >> > > Thanks for the link. It makes interesting listening because there are claims > that they tried to engage with the CentOS devs to offer support and resourcing, > but that relationship was not forthcoming... so they intend to build (as I see > it) a direct competitor distribution (i.e. "binary compatible"). Also > interestingly, apparently they have recruited help from the SME/Contribs people, > so I don't know if that means SME will die because it had precious little > resources to start with (and now those resources work for the competition) or > SME will still carry on and be rebased on Clear Core. Also stated in the audio > is that this was all a direct response to the uncertainties around CentOS. > > So, it is interesting to see how this is all going to pan out. > My look at the website shows only i386 versions - this is a long way away from a replacement or alternative to CentOS. Worth watching as they do have some very positive indications of supporting and assisting the little guys (small business and home users) - they also have their foundation registered in New Zealand rather than the USA as the Kiwis have a more enlightened view on software patents and protections - particularly in regards to FOSS. (My totally unbiased view of course as a Kiwi ;-) ). > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: rkampen.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 322 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20110602/465b5fcd/attachment-0005.vcf>