If anyone is considering to fork CentOS 8 (I'm not talking about that "Stream"), count me in. Otherwise I will switch to openSUSE Leap. At least they are not pushing me some testing ground. Best Regards, Strahil Nikolov В 12:07 -0500 на 08.12.2020 (вт), Phelps, Matthew написа: > I still haven't seen an answer to the question, "Who made this > decision?" > and, "How can we lobby to get it changed?" > > > > 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 > > > >