On 01/17/2014 03:33 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Warren Young <warren at etr-usa.com> wrote: >> Anyway, if you want a wide-open Linux, Les, you know where to get it. > Sigh..., It's complicated. I want stability and reliable security > updates. But I don't like being dependent on any single entity to > provide that. Maybe that goes back to relying on some AT&T unix > systems in what seems like another life. Even though semi-compatible > alternatives were available, being forced to change was somewhat > painful. So I don't necessarily want wide-open, just a little more > open than being married. > > I don't really think the CentOS team has an evil plan here, but they > should take it as a compliment that I think they are smart enough to > fool me if they did want to do something like inject a hidden backdoor > with their builds. But, the bigger question is where it leaves us if > they just decide to quit after assimilating most of the related > systems under a build ecosystem that no one else can reproduce easily. > Maybe it might be a good idea to do some research on Debian systems?...and using them for file and system servers?......I'm just sayin' LoL! EGO II