This really pisses me off. You published CentOS 8 with a promise to support it until May 2029.
Now you betray all users that took you by the mouth by stating it's EOL december 31. 2021. Do you really think that was a smart move? > Am 08.12.2020 um 15:06 schrieb Rich Bowen <rbo...@redhat.com>: > > 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] > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
