On Tue, 12 May 2020 17:42:25 -0700 david <david at daku.org> wrote: > Folks > > I've been trying to convert my systems to Centos 8, seeing the EOL on > the horizon a few years away. One of my systems is a Mac-Mini, and > support for that has been discontinued. I'm wondering what the > community suggests among these alternatives: I can't be specific since you didn't say how you're using the Mini. You don't even say if the Mini is PPC, i386, or x86_64. > 1) Stay with Centos 7 even after EOL hoping market pressures will > add Mac-Mini support My guess is that RH will focus on the server market. > 2) Spend a few hundred dollars on a small, **quiet** replacement > (ugh) 2a) Stay on C7 until EOL (in 4 years). Then re-evaluate your hardware needs and availablilty. > 3) Convert to the Debian/Ubuntu distro. > > 4) Hope someone figures out a solution. Beware. This might end up being very fragile. 5) Switch to Fedora which has better hardware support and more software. Jim