[CentOS] [CentOS-announce] Release for CentOS Linux 7 (1503 ) on x86_64

As a CentOs newbie,  I'm not sure, will we still have CentOS 7.1 which derive from RHEL 7.1?
or this is the new naming conversion for CentOS 7.

Thanks!
-Ryan

> On Apr 1, 2015, at 12:30 AM, Karanbir Singh <kbsingh at centos.org> wrote:
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> We would like to announce the general availability of CentOS Linux 7
> (1503) for 64 bit x86 compatible machines.
> 
> This is the second major release for CentOS-7 and is tagged as 1503.
> This build is derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1
> 
> As always, read through the Release Notes at :
> http://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS7 - these notes
> contain important information about the release and details about some
> of the content inside the release from the CentOS QA team. These notes
> are updated constantly to include issues and incorporate feedback from
> the users.
> 
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> Updates, Sources, and DebugInfos
> 
> This merges in all base, updates, and CR (continuous release)
> components released in the month of March 2015. If you have been using
> the CR repos on your previous CentOS Linux 7 install, you already have
> all the components used to compose this new release.
> 
> As with all CentOS Linux 7 components, this release was built from
> sources hosted at git.centos.org. In addition, SRPMs that are a
> byproduct of the build (and also considered critical in the code and
> buildsys process) are being published to match every binary RPM we
> release. Sources will be available from vault.centos.org in their own
> dedicated directories to match the corresponding binary RPMs. Since
> there is far less traffic to the CentOS source RPMs compared with the
> binary RPMs, we are not putting this content on the main mirror
> network. If users wish to mirror this content they can do so using the
> reposync command available in the yum-utils package. All CentOS source
> RPMs are signed with the same key used to sign their binary
> counterparts. Developers and end users looking at inspecting and
> contributing patches to the CentOS Linux distro will find the code
> hosted at git.centos.org far simpler to work against. Details on how
> to best consume those are documented along with a quick start at :
> http://wiki.centos.org/Sources
> 
> Debuginfo packages are also being signed and pushed. Yum configs
> shipped in the new release file will have all the context required for
> debuginfo to be available on every CentOS Linux install.
> 
> This release supersedes all previously released content for CentOS
> Linux 7, and therefore we highly encourage all users to upgrade their
> machines. Information on different upgrade strategies and how to
> handle stale content is included in the Release Notes.
> 
> For the CentOS-7 build and release process we adopted a very open
> process. The output of the entire buildsystem is made available, as it
> is built, at http://buildlogs.centos.org/ - we hope to continue with
> that process for the life of CentOS Linux 7, and hope to attempt
> bringing CentOS-5 and CentOS-6 builds into the same system.
> 
> - ----------
> Release file handling
> 
> This release splits the /etc/centos-release from /etc/redhat-release
> to better indicate the relationship between the two distributions.
> There are also changes to the /etc/os-release file to incorporate
> changes needed by the new abrt stack.
> 
> - ----------
> Download
> 
> In order to conserve donor bandwidth, and to make it possible to get
> the mirror content sync'd out as soon as possible, we recommend using
> torrents to get your initial installer images:
> 
> Details on the images are available on the mirrors at
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/0_README.txt - that file
> clearly highlights the difference in the images, and when one might be
> more suitable than the others.
> 
> The sizes, sha256 sums and torrents for the ISO files:
> 
> * CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-1503.iso
>  Size: 591396864
>  Torrent:
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-15
> 03.torrent
>  sha256sum:
> 0b8482dc7e3076749f7fd914487ec6280539d3ba1f10c5b73c94b632f987f011
> 
> * CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1503.iso
>  Size: 4236247040
>  Torrent:
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1503.t
> orrent
>  sha256sum:
> 1817a1689b3c646a6473c93012e06307c6b659000ccffd188a3f4d0a0b531ba9
> 
> * CentOS-7-x86_64-Everything-1503.iso
>  Size: 7517241344
>  Torrent:
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-Everything
> - -1503.torrent
>  sha256sum:
> 3cef58a3a03aff3ea194e63fdc95f03548b292e6f57e4a931a8d5453a6697661
> 
> * CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveGNOME-1503.iso
>  Size: 1124073472
>  Torrent:
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveGNOME-
> 1503.torrent
>  sha256sum:
> 2cfc9fab2edb0be51b75ee63528b61cad79489129d2aad1713eeed1b4117ab47
> 
> * CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveKDE-1503.iso
>  Size: 1310720000
>  Torrent:
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveKDE-15
> 03.torrent
>  sha256sum:
> 6b2cd1c30092e9a141a458d40d0fcba74207b6c80e4f68dc7f800fbe1d7bae1b
> 
> * CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveCD-1503.iso
>  Size: 729808896
>  Torrent:
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveCD-150
> 3.torrent
>  sha256sum:
> 96ee805573d0617ee11704e7973b55387adef13c6efdc82d50d287dba00dfaf1
> 
> * CentOS-7-x86_64-NetInstall-1503.iso
>  Size: 377487360
>  Torrent:
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-NetInstall
> - -1503.torrent
>  sha256sum:
> 498bb78789ddc7973fe14358822eb1b48521bbaca91c17bd132c7f8c903d79b3
> 
> The iso files are also available for direct download from
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64
> 
> * CentOS 7 1503 Docker Container:  ' docker pull centos' will now give
> you the 1503 container image. You can see the official CentOS Linux
> container tags at : https://registry.hub.docker.com/_/centos/
> 
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> Special Interest Groups
> 
> The CentOS Linux distribution is built, managed, and released by the
> CentOS Core SIG. In addition, we also have the following SIGs that are
> doing an amazing job expanding and building on the base Linux platform:
> 
> * Cloud SIG @ http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Cloud is
> working to deliver various cloud controller infrastructure including
> OpenStack. They have a fully functional, feature complete RDO stack
> now available for testing with CentOS Linux 7 at
> http://buildlogs.centos.org/centos/7/cloud/openstack-rdo/
> 
> * Cloud Instance SIG @
> http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/CloudInstance aims to
> deliver VM images for use in various cloud and virtualised ecosystems
> including AWS (
> https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=16cb8b03-256e-4dde-
> 8f34-1b0f377efe89
> ) and Docker ( https://registry.hub.docker.com/_/centos/ )
> 
> * Virtualization SIG @
> http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Virtualization includes
> upstream virtualization and hypervisor related projects including Xen
> ( http://www.xenproject.org ), oVirt ( http://www.ovirt.org/ ), and
> Docker ( http://docker.io ). They also work to build and release
> support tools around these virtualization technologies.
> 
> * Storage SIG @ http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Storage
> includes the Gluster Project ( http://www.gluster.org/ ), Ceph (
> http://ceph.com ), OpenAFS ( http://www.openafs.org ) and the SCST
> project ( http://scst.sourceforge.net/ ). Gluster builds for CentOS,
> that track upstream community code are available for testing now at
> http://buildlogs.centos.org/centos/7/storage/gluster/
> 
> * Software Collections SIG @
> http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/SCLo is working on
> documenting and then delivering software collections built for newer
> versions of in-distro content. Their aim is to deliver a community and
> contributor friendly mechanism for SCL's in an easy to consume format.
> 
> * Atomic SIG @ http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Atomic is
> working on building, maintaining, and delivering a CentOS Atomic host
> ( http://projectatomic.io ). Testing and development builds including
> AWS EC2 instances and Vagrant boxes are now available at
> http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Atomic/Download
> 
> In addition to these, the CentOS Artwork and CentOS Promo SIGs help
> with promo content and helping organise Dojos around the world.
> 
> SIGs are a great way for people to come together and deliver content
> around a specific area into the wider CentOS ecosystem and we welcome
> groups to come together with low barriers to entry and plenty of
> resources to offer the groups. Details on the process can be found at
> http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup
> 
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> Dojo
> 
> We try and organise Dojos in various parts of the world as a one day
> event, to bring together people who use CentOS and others who are keen
> to learn about CentOS. The day's focus is on sharing technical
> knowledge and success stories. It's also a great place to meet and
> talk about upcoming technologies and learn how others are using them
> on CentOS Linux.
> 
> In the coming months we hope to host events in London, Bangalore,
> Sweden, Germany, Spain, and in many parts of the USA. If you would
> like to help organise a Dojo, do drop by the centos-promo list at
> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-promo
> 
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> Getting Help
> 
> The CentOS ecosystem is sustained by community driven help and
> guidance. The best place to start for new users is at
> http://wiki.centos.org/GettingHelp
> 
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> Contributors
> 
> This release was made possible due to the hard work of many people,
> foremost on that list are the Red Hat Engineers for producing a great
> distribution, without them CentOS Linux would look very different.
> 
> We are also looking for people to get involved with the QA process in
> CentOS, if you would like to join this please introduce yourself on
> the centos-devel list (
> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel ).
> 
> 
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> Thanks
> 
> I would also like to thank our donors and sponsors for their continued
> support for the project. And to everyone who contributed with ideas,
> code, test feedback, and promoting CentOS Linux into the ecosystem.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> - -- 
> Karanbir Singh, Project Lead, The CentOS Project
> +44-207-0094455 | http://www.centos.org/ | twitter.com/CentOS
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