[CentOS] Questions about Stream

Thu Dec 17 12:26:50 UTC 2020
Andrey <ya at penek.org>

OK, we realized that the changes are final, and must somehow deal with 
it. Before making final decisions we need some answers.

1. What about bugs and security issues? The FAQ says: "Security issues 
will be updated in CentOS Stream after they are solved in the current 
RHEL release."

Consider the scenario: a bug or security issue found in both Stream and 
current RHEL. It was fixed in RHEL in a few days. How fast it will be 
fixed in Stream? Obviously, it needs some time to port the fix to newer 
version of package. Days or months?

Another scenario: a bug or security issue found in Stream but NOT in 
current RHEL. How fast it will be fixed in Stream? In a few days or in 
next RHEL release (up to 6 months)?

2. What to do in 2024, when Stream 8 is EOL. Perform full reinstall of 
all servers to Stream 9? Or there will be some kind of major version 
upgrade?

A note about hardware: we don't know now what drivers will be dropped 
from RHEL and Stream 9. Bad news for server owners: in 2024 they may be 
forced to upgrade hardware or move to RHEL 8 because of its longer 
lifecycle.