On Tuesday, December 8, 2020 6:32:00 AM PST Phelps, Matthew wrote: > This is really, really bad for the majority of us using CentOS. > > Is there any way we can lobby for the reversal of this decision? Remember > that the -devel mailing list, and IRC channels *do not* represent the vast > majority of CentOS users. Most of us are just sysadmins trying to keep our > systems that have been using CentOS for many, many years running and our > procedures for installing, and patching systems working after whatever > changes have been mysteriously decided upon, and forced on us. > > We will be forced to look at other distributions now; and forced to do a > ton of unnecessary work to deal with this. > > Thanks a lot. > > 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. Maybe, maybe not. Take a look at Rocky Linux https://www.reddit.com/r/RockyLinux/comments/ka0qlv/ meet_rocky_linux_new_rhel_fork_by_the_original/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 488 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20201209/9dacf4a5/attachment-0004.sig>