[CentOS] https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/

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.
> 
> 
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