You may have seen this news recently announced by Redhat and the CentOS project. [1] [2]
At this early stage, it looks like CentOS Stream will not provide the stability that we probably expect So, what Linux distro should we be targeting for MS and KVM agents going forward ? I guess this is a decision that we have to make as a project. CentOS 7 will receive full updates only until the year end (Q4 2020) and maintenance updates will continue until 30 June 2024, so I don't think we need to rush this decision. Also, I think that there will be a lot of emerging competitors to fill the void, like the recent announcement of Rocky. [3] gives a good summary of current choices I guess, actually, the question is: *when* should we aim to make this decision ? - the advantage of leaving it is we are able to see what others settle on. [1] Red Hat makes drastic changes to CentOS, leaves users fuming | TechRadar<https://www.techradar.com/news/red-hat-makes-drastic-changes-to-centos-leaves-users-fuming> [2] CentOS Project shifts focus to CentOS Stream - Blog.CentOS.org<https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/> [3] About/Product - CentOS Wiki<https://wiki.centos.org/About/Product> [4] Where CentOS Linux users can go from here | ZDNet<https://www.zdnet.com/article/where-centos-linux-users-can-go-from-here/> Kind regards Giles giles.sir...@shapeblue.com www.shapeblue.com 3 London Bridge Street, 3rd floor, News Building, London SE1 9SGUK @shapeblue
