On 19/01/14 05:41, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: > 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! > > When there is discernible evidence of a deterioration of service, maybe. But until then it's all just FUD. If anything, the evidence currently points to a vastly improved picture since the delays of a few releases back. Back then there was cause for concern. At present I see far less cause for concern. Of course things can change, but at present I see no reason to be concerned. I've never been very good at predicting the future so I will stick to looking at what the present is telling me, and currently the CentOS team are doing a good job on delivering the core product in a timely fashion. That is a metric I can measure today and it tells me something meaningful. IF that changes and things observably deteriorate then there are alternatives but I'd rather make decisions based on what I observe today rather than predictions about what might happen in the future.