On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Stephen Harris <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On a fully patched C7 machine...
>
> % cat /etc/redhat-release
> CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core)
>
> % cat /etc/os-release
> NAME="CentOS Linux"
> VERSION="7 (Core)"
> ID="centos"
> ID_LIKE="rhel fedora"
> VERSION_ID="7"
> PRETTY_NAME="CentOS Linux 7 (Core)"
> ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
> CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:centos:centos:7"
> HOME_URL="https://www.centos.org/";
> BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.centos.org/";
>
> CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT="CentOS-7"
> CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT_VERSION="7"
> REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="centos"
> REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="7"
>
> In particular note the version ID is 7
>
> On a RedHat machine:
> % cat /etc/redhat-release
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.1 (Maipo)
>
> % cat /etc/os-release
> NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server"
> VERSION="7.1 (Maipo)"
> ID="rhel"
> ID_LIKE="fedora"
> VERSION_ID="7.1"
> PRETTY_NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.1 (Maipo)"
> ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
> CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.1:GA:server"
> HOME_URL="https://www.redhat.com/";
> BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/";
>
> REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"
> REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=7.1
> REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
> REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="7.1"
>
> Here the version ID is 7.1; different to CentOS.
>
> Is this a bug or is it deliberate?
>
> --
>
> rgds
> Stephen
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It's deliberate.
Apparently the CentOS board went ahead and made major changes, different
from RedHat, to the release names for CentOS 7 based on a thread in
centos-devel.
I find no solicitations for feedback on this list, or the centos-announce
list. (If I've missed one, let me know!)
It's a decision I disagree with vehemently, and would have happily made my
objections known had I heard. As a "customer" of CentOS, I do not
participate in the centos-devel list. Obviously considering the messages
cropping up on this list today, I am not alone.
--
Matt Phelps
System Administrator, Computation Facility
Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
mphelps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, http://www.cfa.harvard.edu
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