On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 10:28 AM Phelps, Matthew <mphelps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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>
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 9:06 AM Rich Bowen <rbowen@xxxxxxxxxx> 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.
>>
>> [See also: Red Hat's perspective on this.
>>
>> https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/centos-stream-building-innovative-future-enterprise-linux
>> ]
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>
> You have published a CentOS Lifecycle that states the EOL for CentOS 8 is
> May 2029. (c.f. https://endoflife.software/operating-systems/linux/centos).
> CentOS Stream *is not* CentOS 8.
>
> This announcement is a breach of that trust with your community, and could
> be construed as a breach of contract with your users.
>
> Save this change for CentOS 9.
>
>
This statement from that page is also now a lie:
The CentOS Linux distribution is a stable, predictable, manageable and
reproducible platform derived from the sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL).
This statement is the reason we *all* chose CentOS. You will be betraying
us in the worst possible way if this change is allowed to happen.
This isn't just a "Knee jerk" reaction. CentOS is abandoning everything it
stood for by even creating CentOS Stream. We *dont want it* !!
Getting rid of a strict re-compile of RHEL X.X is a complete reversal of
the principles of CentOS and the community it serves. Again, WE DON'T WANT
THIS!
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> *Matt Phelps*
>
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> email: mphelps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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