[CentOS] RHEL changes

Fri Jan 22 14:08:02 UTC 2021
Valeri Galtsev <galtsev at kicp.uchicago.edu>


> On Jan 22, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Nikolaos Milas <nmilas at noa.gr> wrote:
> 
> On 22/1/2021 2:25 μ.μ., Konstantin Boyandin via CentOS wrote:
> 
>> Also, I can still expect they will again change their mind close to
>> 2021's end. In short, I have hard time trusting RH in such a situation.
> 

Then flee from RedHat AND clones. RedHat can do things making life of clones hard, different, constantly needing to invest into change. And they may give up.

But it is your decision about your future, and yours to deal with consequences.

Am I not stating the obvious?

Valeri

> That's exactly how I feel too. I don't trust them.
> 
> I think we can expect Rocky Linux to provide a real solution to CentOS future. We shall know very soon, so let's just wait for a short while.
> 
> There is such a huge (staggering) number of CentOS installed base, esp. including service providers (hosts etc.), that the market NEEDS a real reliable successor of CentOS. This need cannot be covered by RHEL new licensing. A real open source, community solution will be needed; for the time being, Rocky Linux seems to have the right specs to fill the gap.
> 
> The market itself will finance (through donations) its future, because it is a real need. A CentOS successor is a real need.
> 
> OL will be last resort, but I believe Rocky Linux will most probably be the way to go. It displays good momentum, steady progress and great manpower.
> 
> My 2c.
> 
> Nick
> 
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