Look at Rocky Linux rockylinux.org It is set to become what CentOS was before it was sucked in by RH and sold to IBM, a Community Enterprise OS. On 12/8/2020 8:15 AM, Pete Biggs wrote: > > Forgive a bit of cynicism ... > > On Tue, 2020-12-08 at 09:06 -0500, Rich Bowen 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. > > "If you want to keep using RHEL for free, you will have to put up with > making sure that our paying customers get better quality releases" > >> >> 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 > > "If you really want to have a stable release for free, stick to 7" > >> >> 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. > > "CentOS will become the developer playground" > >> And it removes confusion around what “CentOS” means in the Linux >> distribution ecosystem. > > Was there any confusion? If there is, then it's caused by the > introduction of things like "CentOS Stream". There was never any > confusion when it was a straight rebuild. > >> >> 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. > > "If you want a production environment, pay for it" > >> >> 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. > > The FAQ generally says "if you want a RHEL environment, then pay for > it" > >> >> [See also: Red Hat's perspective on this. >> https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/centos-stream-building-innovative-future-enterprise-linux] >> > Red Hat's perspective is "CentOS is ours now; IBM have told us to make > sure it's pulling its weight or we aren't allowed to put any resources > into it" > > So as far as I can see all the RHEL rebuilds are dead now - WhiteBox, > Scientific Linux, now CentOS. Are there any left? > > P. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >