+1 —Bobby
boris.stoya...@shapeblue.com www.shapeblue.com Amadeus House, Floral Street, London WC2E 9DPUK @shapeblue > On 21 May 2019, at 13:31, Wei ZHOU <ustcweiz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > +1 > > -Wei > > Rohit Yadav <rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com> 于2019年5月21日周二 上午11:40写道： > >> All, >> >> >> Thank you for your feedback and discussions. From what we've discussed so >> far, we've lazy consensus that nobody wants to use el6 or are limited to >> upgrade to el7/el8 due to potential risks. >> >> >> Moving forward I put forth the following for voting: >> >> >> - Next minor/major releases (such as 4.11.3.0, 4.13.0.0) will be last ones >> to support el6 packaging both for the management server and KVM host, but >> users are discouraged from using them >> >> - Next major release (4.13.0.0) will document in its release notes that >> we'll stop supporting centos6/rhel6 packaging in future versions, i.e. 4.14 >> and onwards >> >> - After 4.13.0.0 is released, we will remove el6 related specs, packaging >> scripts etc. from the codebase in the master branch >> >> >> [ ] +1 approve >> [ ] +0 no opinion >> [ ] -1 disapprove (and reason why) >> >> >> ** PMCs kindly add binding to your votes, thanks. >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Rohit Yadav >> >> Software Architect, ShapeBlue >> >> https://www.shapeblue.com >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Erik Weber <terbol...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 19:32 >> To: dev >> Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Remove support for el6 packaging in 4.13/4.14 >> >> CentOS7 was released 5 years ago, upgrading is long overdue anyway. >> Realistically the next CloudStack release won't be out the door for >> another ~4-6 months either. >> >> -- >> Erik >> >> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:27 PM Ron Wheeler >> <rwhee...@artifact-software.com> wrote: >>> >>> According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CentOS >>> >>> CentOS 6 EOL is 2020 >>> CentOS 7 EOL is 2024 >>> >>> >>> +1 for removing support for CentOS 6. >>> >>> As Erik pointed out the sites running CentOS6 will have to move soon in >>> any event and it is probably better to do it now when there is still a >>> lot of current expertise and information available about how to do it >>> and how to make any changes to applications. >>> >>> Upgrading in a project that is under your control is usually easier than >>> one forced on you by a security issue or an operational failure. >>> >>> Ron >>> >>> On 4/24/19 3:24 AM, Erik Weber wrote: >>>> As an operations guy I can understand the want for future updates and >>>> not upgrading, but with the release plan of RHEL/CentOS I don't find >>>> it feasible. >>>> >>>> RHEL6 is 8 years old (and is still running kernel 2.6!) and isn't >>>> scheduled to be fully EOL until 2024. >>>> >>>> It is true that upgrading requires some effort (and risk) from >>>> operators, but this is work they eventually have to do anyway, so it's >>>> not a matter of /if/ they have to do it, but rather when. >>>> >>>> It is also true that current CloudStack releases should continue to >>>> work, it's also possible that someone might back port future fixes to >>>> a RHEL6 compatible fork (you're more than welcome to). >>>> >>>> I'd vote +1 to remove support for el6 packaging. >>>> >> >> rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com >> www.shapeblue.com >> Amadeus House, Floral Street, London WC2E 9DPUK >> @shapeblue >> >> >> >>
