On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 10:28 AM Phelps, Matthew <mphelps at cfa.harvard.edu> wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 9:06 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 >> ] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS-devel mailing list >> CentOS-devel at centos.org >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel >> > > > You have published a CentOS Lifecycle that states the EOL for CentOS 8 is > May 2029. (c.f. https://endoflife.software/operating-systems/linux/centos). > CentOS Stream *is not* CentOS 8. > > This announcement is a breach of that trust with your community, and could > be construed as a breach of contract with your users. > > Save this change for CentOS 9. > > This statement from that page is also now a lie: The CentOS Linux distribution is a stable, predictable, manageable and reproducible platform derived from the sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). This statement is the reason we *all* chose CentOS. You will be betraying us in the worst possible way if this change is allowed to happen. This isn't just a "Knee jerk" reaction. CentOS is abandoning everything it stood for by even creating CentOS Stream. We *dont want it* !! Getting rid of a strict re-compile of RHEL X.X is a complete reversal of the principles of CentOS and the community it serves. Again, WE DON'T WANT THIS! > > -- > > *Matt Phelps* > > *Information Technology Specialist, Systems Administrator* > > (Computation Facility, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) > > Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian > > > 60 Garden Street | MS 39 | Cambridge, MA 02138 > email: mphelps at cfa.harvard.edu > > > cfa.harvard.edu | Facebook <http://cfa.harvard.edu/facebook> | Twitter > <http://cfa.harvard.edu/twitter> | YouTube > <http://cfa.harvard.edu/youtube> | Newsletter > <http://cfa.harvard.edu/newsletter> > > -- *Matt Phelps* *Information Technology Specialist, Systems Administrator* (Computation Facility, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian 60 Garden Street | MS 39 | Cambridge, MA 02138 email: mphelps at cfa.harvard.edu cfa.harvard.edu | Facebook <http://cfa.harvard.edu/facebook> | Twitter <http://cfa.harvard.edu/twitter> | YouTube <http://cfa.harvard.edu/youtube> | Newsletter <http://cfa.harvard.edu/newsletter>