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> 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] > I have a technical question on this regarding the official CentOS docker images found at https://hub.docker.com/_/centos <https://hub.docker.com/_/centos> Will the image tagged centos:8 follow CentOS Stream eventually, and if so, starting when? Or is it already Stream? Thanks, mb _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
