Am 08.12.20 um 15:15 schrieb Tom Bishop: > On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 8:07 AM Rich Bowen <rbowen at redhat.com> wrote: > >> The future of the CentOS Project is CentOS Stream, and over the next >> year we’ll be shifting focus from CentOS Linux, the rebuild of Red Hat >> Enterprise Linux (RHEL), to CentOS Stream, which tracks just ahead of a >> current RHEL release. CentOS Linux 8, as a rebuild of RHEL 8, will end >> at the end of 2021. CentOS Stream continues after that date, serving as >> the upstream (development) branch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. >> >> Meanwhile, we understand many of you are deeply invested in CentOS Linux >> 7, and we’ll continue to produce that version through the remainder of >> the RHEL 7 life cycle. >> https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/#Life_Cycle_Dates >> >> CentOS Stream will also be the centerpiece of a major shift in >> collaboration among the CentOS Special Interest Groups (SIGs). This >> ensures SIGs are developing and testing against what becomes the next >> version of RHEL. This also provides SIGs a clear single goal, rather >> than having to build and test for two releases. It gives the CentOS >> contributor community a great deal of influence in the future of RHEL. >> And it removes confusion around what “CentOS” means in the Linux >> distribution ecosystem. >> >> When CentOS Linux 8 (the rebuild of RHEL8) ends, your best option will >> be to migrate to CentOS Stream 8, which is a small delta from CentOS >> Linux 8, and has regular updates like traditional CentOS Linux releases. >> If you are using CentOS Linux 8 in a production environment, and are >> concerned that CentOS Stream will not meet your needs, we encourage you >> to contact Red Hat about options. >> >> We have an FAQ - https://centos.org/distro-faq/ - to help with your >> information and planning needs, as you figure out how this shift of >> project focus might affect you. >> >> [See also: Red Hat's perspective on this. >> >> https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/centos-stream-building-innovative-future-enterprise-linux >> ] >> > > Wow, major shift in philosophy, thanks for all the hard work over the years > but if I wanted to be a beta tester there are many distributions that will > serve that purpose, real shame. > > The king is dead, long live the king! Making such a cut at the beginning of CentOS8 life is remarkable. We did a lot work to migrate to C8? Honestly, this had to be done before C8 or at the end of C8 but not now? -- Leon