[CentOS] Centos versions in the future?

Thu Apr 29 15:51:14 UTC 2021
Valeri Galtsev <galtsev at kicp.uchicago.edu>


On 4/29/21 10:34 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> On 4/27/21 11:45 AM, Valeri Galtsev wrote:
> 
> 
> <snip>
>> In other words, both of the following are true (IMHO):
>>
>> A. Johnny's rigorous statement of what CentOS now is (or yours, it
>> doesn't actually matter who rigorously states it, but Johnny's seemed to
>> really cover all aspects - maybe it's just my reading though)
>>
>> B. "CentOS is binary replica of RedHat Enterprise Linux" statement is
>> not true as far as new releases are concerned, i.e. not true to build
>> one's future on it
>>
>>
>>
>> But as everyone is agreed it is counter productive to ponder these
>> things, I will end my side of it by reiterating:
>>
> 
> As was stated at Red hat summit though .. while Stream will not be a
> copy of the downstream RHEL code anymore .. it WILL BE extreamly similar
> to RHEL + a couple months.  In fact at 8.4 release .. Stream is very
> similar t0 RHEL 8.4 with NO WAITING.  CentOS Linux 8 getting upgraded to
> the 8.4 source code, tested, isos created, etc .. will take a month or
> so, Stream already has all that content in it RIGHT NOW.
> 

Yes, this all sounds nice, but not good enough if you put yourself in my 
shoes when I suggest my user:

A. "I am going to install CentOS which is binary replica of RedHat 
Enterprise", so whatever works on RedHat Enterprise will work on CentOS 
[implying my reputation behind merely an ability to install binary 
packages and common sense of what binary files are there on both systems 
in questions]

B. There is CentOS which is promised (I am borrowing your phrasing here) 
"WILL BE extreamly similar to RHEL + a couple months"

but in the second  case I can not put my reputation at stake and finish 
my phrase with "whatever works on RedHat Enterprise will work on CentOS".

So my latest phrasing to my users/machine owners - which I can put my 
reputation behind - is:

I am going to install Debian for you, and as in the past whatever works 
on some Linux I should be able to make work on your Debian machine.

The last I can put my reputation behind, and my user knows it might not 
be as simple as installing binary packages known to work on RedHat 
Enterprise, and knows there will be some effort/time on my side involved.


My apologies for breaking my promise to stop pondering the issue ;-(

Valeri

> I think that is a positive , not a negative.
> 
> <snip>
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Valeri Galtsev
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