On Sat, 5 Dec 2020 01:24:22 +0100 p...@uni-bremen.de wrote: > I see advantages sui generis in Fedora Server over CentOS, not "just" > an interim solution or workaround until the next CentOS version is > released. You get (almost) all the positive features that make CentOS > /RHEL stand out (well thought-out architecture and workflows, > security, systematic tools, etc.) and additionally > - more up-to-date application software, which often enables a better > response to current developments and changing requirements > - easier administration due to a greater variety of available packages > - shorter release jumps, which are therefore less disruptive > - easier (quasi rolling) updates (dnf update), which save a lot of > time > - Freedom from strict RH feature management (example BTRFS, XEN some > years ago) > - greater backwards hardware compatibility (e.g. exclusion of drivers > in el 8, which make some older hardware unusable or only very > difficult to use) > > The list can easily be extended.
I totally agree. I used to use CentOS for server applications, but with the release of RHEL/CentOS 8, I’ve been moving toward Fedora. Undelivered -devel packages and modularity are killer anti-features of EL 8—it is way too hard to build the software I need. Whereas Fedora packages much more software, so I spend less time building dependencies, and the tooling is there to build what I need. With Fedora my salary goes more to adding value and less on reinventing the wheel. I don’t use Fedora Server directly. Instead I build container or VMs with a custom RPM set. The existence of Fedora Server Edition provides confidence that Fedora is a suitable and tested platform for server applications. Jim _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
