[CentOS] CentOS user survey results
Over the past 3 or 4 months, we have been running a survey about how you use CentOS. Many thanks to those who participated in this, to help us better understand how we can give you what you need. I've written up the results of the survey here - https://blog.centos.org/2020/07/centos-community-user-survey/ While some of the results were expected - most of you use CentOS in small to medium shops, running services either for work or personal use - there were some eye-opening things in this. To me personally, the volunteerism question shows that a lot of you are looking for places to get involved, and that we haven't done a great job telling you where and how. We'll be working to fix that. For those of you who missed the survey, we intend to do this again, perhaps as often as twice a year, and also provide opportunities to give more feedback beyond the simple 5-minute questionnaire. Thank you all for participating, and for being part of our community. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/
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
Re: [CentOS] [CentOS-devel] https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/
On 12/8/20 10:41 AM, Phelps, Matthew wrote: On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 10:39 AM Jonathan Billings wrote: On Tue, Dec 08, 2020 at 10:28:30AM -0500, Phelps, Matthew wrote: You have published a CentOS Lifecycle that states the EOL for CentOS 8 is May 2029. (c.f. https://endoflife.software/operating-systems/linux/centos). CentOS Stream *is not* CentOS 8. This announcement is a breach of that trust with your community, and could be construed as a breach of contract with your users. Save this change for CentOS 9. Don't worry, it's been fixed. :/ Don't worry. I saved a copy. So did we. It's in Git. That page was never a contract. It's a web page published by an open source project. Please do not misconstrue it as a contract. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] [CentOS-devel] https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/
On 12/8/20 11:29 AM, Jonathan Billings wrote: I see a lot of promises that Stream will have better engagement with the community. Why would we trust these promises? "Better engagement with the community" of course requires that the community step up and engage. Trust isn't something anyone expects to just magically happen. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Dojo @FOSDEM, Next Week
Reminder: we will be holding our annual FOSDEM CentOS Dojo next week on Thursday and Friday. It will of course be online. Details, schedule, and registration, are available at https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/FOSDEM2021 Registration is free. Please come, and tel your colleagues! ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Reminder: CentOS Dojo this week. FOSDEM this weekend
TL;DR: https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/FOSDEM2021 <-- Dojo Thursday and Friday https://fosdem.org/2021/ <-- FOSDEM Saturday and Sunday The full schedule of talks for the Dojo is available at the above URL, and includes a roundtable discussion with (some of) the Board. Registration is free, and all talks will be recorded for later viewing on our YouTube channel. But of course if you want to participate in the Q&A aspect of the event, you'll need to be there. Hoping to see you Thursday, --Rich ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] almalinux?
On 4/5/21 12:55 PM, Ruslanas Gžibovskis wrote: Also maintained by business unit, which might impact later changes when you tight your prod to it. A major part of the announcement videocast was about the formation of the 501c6 non-profit foundation that will back the distro. While it does indeed appear that everyone *currently* working on it works for CloudLinux it was also clear that their longer-term intention is to have the Alma Foundation be completely independent. Yeah, I know, I shouldn't be promoting the "other team," but I don't see them that way, and I would not want this list to be a source of any misinformation about them. -- Rich Bowen: CentOS Community Manager rbo...@redhat.com @rbowen // @CentOSProject 1 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] almalinux?
On 4/6/21 9:24 AM, mark wrote: On 4/5/21 3:24 PM, J Martin Rushton via CentOS wrote: I installed the beta when it came out on a VM running under C7. I upgrade every day or two and Alma upgrades have so far been seamless. It's transited from beta to RC and now to stable. I installed the RC on a USB stick to allow me to run as bare metal on a laptop (which unfortunately has to remain as Win10). It ran fine until the upgrade to stable, but then corrupted the image during the upgrade. I reinstalled and it seems to be running fine. No one has said it, but everyone that's tried it - what's it at? I'm on CentOS 7. Do I have to go to 8 for Alma? Is there a 7? Is the conversion script someone mentioned for same release, or upgrade, or...? They will not be doing a 7. Just 8. That said ... it's probably a great idea to take this conversation over to *their* mailing lists. There's an extent to which this conversation is relevant to this list - after all, we're all part of the same extended family now - but once it starts becoming a technical discussion of Alma itself, it's veering off-topic, and you'll get better answers over there. --Rich (With community manager hat on, trying to avoid this thread getting out of hand. No, it's not yet. Just trying to avoid it.) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Code of Conduct
You may have seen, a few days ago, that the Fedora project announced[1] a new Code of Conduct for their community. What you may not have known is that the CentOS project was involved in the crafting of that Code, so that we could also use it here. Yeah, I know, this is something we should have done a long time ago. But, you know what they say about the best time to plant a tree. (The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today.) As we continue to work to make all aspects of the CentOS Project more open and transparent, it is important that we create an open, welcoming community where all people, from all backgrounds, feel safe in their participation. This allows for a broader contributor pool, with more ideas and more community ownership of the resulting outcomes. And it's just the right thing to do. It is our intent to take the text of the Fedora CoC, and replace 'Fedora' with 'CentOS' everywhere, and propose it here. There will, of course, be other small changes to the text (Board vs Council, and so on) but not to the details of the Code itself, and how we intend to address reports. We're holding off on those edits so that our version doesn't drift from theirs, during their 2 week comment period. (Ends April 26th.) The document is derived from the Contributor Covenant, along with work that has been ongoing in the Fedora project for some time. Note also that the Contributor Covenant is also the source material for the CoC used by the Linux kernel project.[2] To that end, we encourage you to engage in the discussion around the Fedora CoC, because any changes made there will influence what we end up with here. And we also encourage discussion on centos-devel[3], for anything that you feel is specific to our community. --Rich, on behalf of the CentOS Board of Directors [1] https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/policy-proposal-new-code-of-conduct/ [2] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8a104f8b5867c682d994ffa7a74093c54469c11f [3] https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Centos versions in the future?
On 4/27/21 8:46 AM, Carlos Oliva wrote: Will there be newer versions of Centos? We have heard rumors that version 8 will be the last one. We are concerned with using an OS that will loose support in the future. Thank you. We will continue to produce CentOS Stream for the foreseeable future. There's some details about the announced changes here - https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Centos versions in the future?
On 4/27/21 9:36 AM, Carlos Oliva wrote: Thank you for your response Rich. I have heard that Stream is beta releases of RH -- rather distressing. Is this a proper characterization? No, it is not a "beta". That said, getting people to stop saying that has been unproductive. Mostly, therefore, I'd encourage you to try it and draw your own conclusions. CentOS Stream is more directly integrated into the RHEL development cycle than CentOS Linux was, getting fixes faster, and providing an actual contribution model that didn't exist before. On 4/27/2021 9:02 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: On 4/27/21 8:46 AM, Carlos Oliva wrote: Will there be newer versions of Centos? We have heard rumors that version 8 will be the last one. We are concerned with using an OS that will loose support in the future. Thank you. We will continue to produce CentOS Stream for the foreseeable future. There's some details about the announced changes here - https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/ ___ 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
[CentOS] Online CentOS Dojo next week
We will be holding an online CentOS Dojo next week. Details and (Free!) registration information is available at https://hopin.com/events/centos-dojo-online-may-2021 As usual, this event will feature both deep technical content around the CentOS Project, as well as an "ask me anything" session with the board of directors about the project in general. All content will also be recorded, and available on our YouTube channel at the end of the live event. We look forward to seeing you there! --Rich ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Reminder: CentOS Dojo this week
Reminder: The CentOSDojo is this week, Thursday and Friday. The schedule and (Free!) registration is available at https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/May2021 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS IRC channels moving to irc.libera.chat
TL;DR: #centos and #centos-* are moving to libera.chat Over the past few days, there has been some upheaval on the Frenode IRC network, resulting in a number of the staff members quitting and starting a new IRC network. I wont attempt to explain all the details here, but you can read more at https://kline.sh which also links to other sources. The various ops have discussed the situation, and we intend to migrate all of the various #centos-* channels from Freenode over to irc.libera.chat over the coming days. This will take time, since libera is still spinning up, and some servers are moving from one network to the other. As libera is still in the early stages of setup, you may have significantly more timeouts/disconnects, netsplits and other issues for now. Until the new network is fully stable, we'll all continue to be present in the Freenode chanels. Please bring further questions to the IRC channels (on either network). ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Community Code of Conduct
As per my email in April - https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2021-April/076769.html - and per the approval of the Board of Directors, we have published the new CentOS Community Code of Conduct: https://www.centos.org/code-of-conduct/ This Code of Conduct is in effect immediately, and the reporting process described in there is in effect immediately. One note: The doc says that it is "a living document and will be updated when and if it is deemed necessary." One change that we forsee very soon is that, rather than me, as Community Architect, being the sole responsible party for reporting CoC incidents, I will be assembling a small CoC committee. While I have identified some of the people who will be part of that committee, I thought it was good to go ahead and publish the CoC as is, and modify it once that committee is all in place. Thanks to everyone that participated in the review process for this policy. --Rich, on behalf of the Board of Directors. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Board welcomes new directors
The CentOS Board of Directors is delighted to welcome two new directors - Davide Cavalca and Josh Boyer - to the Board. Please join us in welcoming them, and thanking them for their willingness to dedicate some of their time to the endeavor of steering the CentOS Project. Once again, we thank outgoing directors Karsten Wade and Carl Trieloff for their years of service. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Difference between CentOS Linux and CentOS Stream
On 7/19/21 12:01 PM, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: Hi, I am confused between CentOS Linux and CentOS Stream as per https://www.centos.org/download/. Please guide me on which one I need to use in the production environment. Is there a difference between CentOS Linux and CentOS Stream? Thanks in advance and I look forward to hearing from you. The short/simple answer is that CentOS Stream is slightly *before* RHEL and CentOS Linux is slightly *after* RHEL. Note that CentOS Linux 8 will be discontinued on December 31st, 2021. The project will be shifting focus to CentOS Stream at that time. As such, we recommend that you use CentOS Stream. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] CentOS IRC
On 7/20/21 9:27 AM, Earl Ramirez wrote: Good day, Did CentOS moved from freenode to LibraIRC? Yes, we did. Further details at https://blog.centos.org/2021/06/centos-irc-migration-complete/ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Migrating / upgrading CentOS Linux 8 to CentOS Stream release 8
The instructions on https://centos.org/download/ have been updated accordingly. On 2/4/22 10:10, Leon Fauster via CentOS wrote: Am 04.02.22 um 14:25 schrieb Götz Reinicke: Hi, is it still possible to migrating / upgrading CentOS Linux 8 to CentOS Stream release 8 ? Any hint is welcome! Right now I do get errors: dnf install centos-release-stream CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 111 B/s | 38 B 00:00 Fehler: Failed to download metadata for repo 'appstream': Cannot prepare internal mirrorlist: No URLs in mirrorlist The repos are empty now. Try dnf --disablerepo '*' --enablerepo extras swap centos-linux-repos centos-stream-repos dnf distro-sync -- Leon ___ 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
[CentOS] Help test OpenStack on CentOS 7
CentOS/OpenStack enthusiasts, please come help us test OpenStack on CentOS7, October 1 & 2. There's more detail in this blog post: http://community.redhat.com/blog/2014/09/rdo-juno-test-day/ The test day details are at https://openstack.redhat.com/RDO_test_day_Juno_milestone_3 We'll be using #RDO on the Freenode IRC network for discussion/questions during the event. Thanks! -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com OpenStack Community Liaison http://openstack.redhat.com/ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Join us at CERN, October 20th, 2017
Please join us, one month from today, in Meyrin, Switzerland, at the amazing CERN facility, for a day of learning and sharing. http://cern.ch/centos Details, schedule, and registration are at the above link. While the event is free, you *must* register in order to gain access to the facility, due to security requirements. See you at CERN! -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com RDO Community Liaison http://rdoproject.org @RDOCommunity ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Fwd: Call for presentations: CentOS Dojo, Brussels, February 2nd, before FOSDEM
If you use CentOS in your organization, we'd love to hear how you're making the world a better place. The Call for Papers for the pre-FOSDEM Dojo is now open, and we're especially looking for case studies of how you're using CentOS to do your job. Thanks! --Rich Forwarded Message Subject: Call for presentations: CentOS Dojo, Brussels, February 2nd, before FOSDEM Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:23:22 +0100 From: Rich Bowen To: centos-de...@centos.org As you may be aware, we are once again planning to hold the annual pre-FOSDEM Dojo in Brussels, February 2nd, 2018. The CFP for this event is open, and there's more information in this blog post: https://seven.centos.org/2017/10/feb-2-2018-centos-dojo-at-fosdem/ We're looking for talks about CentOS - any and all aspects of CentOS, and the various communities/projects that rely on CentOS for their CI, development platforms, or where they are deployed. We're particularly looking for case studies of how you use CentOS in your production deployments to make the world better. The CFP closes on November 5th, at midnight. Please get your talks in, so that we can once again put together a great schedule. See the 2017 schedule, at https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/Brussels2017 , for inspiration as to what kind of talks were chosen last year. Thanks! -- Rich Bowen: Community Architect rbo...@redhat.com @rbowen // @RDOCommunity // @CentOSProject 1 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] FOSDEM Dojo update
As you are no doubt aware, we are once again planning to hold a Dojo at the Marriott Grand Place on the Friday before FOSDEM starts - Friday, February 2, 2018. The schedule for the event may be found at https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/Brussels2018 and includes two tracks covering a wide variety of topics. Attendance at this event is free, but if you plan to attend please register - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/centos-dojo-at-fosdem-tickets-41309238043 - for planning and catering purposes. For those unable to attend, we will be recording (video) both tracks this year, and the sessions will be posted to YouTube as soon after the event as we can manage. See you in Brussels! -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@centosproject.org @RDOcommunity // @CentOSProject // @rbowen ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] FOSDEM Dojo update, videos
A big thank you to everyone who attended the CentOS Dojo in Brussels a week ago. We had about 75 people in attendance (101 registered) and we had two tracks of great presentations. If you did not make it to the event, you can still catch all of the presentations on our YouTube channel, at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCentOSProject/playlists Unfortunately, you miss out on the great hallway track, but there's always next year! Meanwhile, keep a lookout for upcoming events - http://wiki.centos.org/Events - and try to attend a dojo near you in the coming months. And if you'd like to host or help organize a dojo, please get in touch with me, or with the centos-promo mailing list - centos-pr...@centos.org - with your suggestions, and we'll try to make it happen. --Rich -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @RDOcommunity // @CentOSProject // @rbowen ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] FOSDEM Dojo update, videos
Yeah. I was very disappointed with the final quality of the videos from that room. Hopefully I can learn from this and make it better next time. Nothing to be done about it now unfortunately. If you'd like to help put together a meetup in the London area I'd be glad to help. I know KB has expressed interest too. On Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 07:08 Always Learning wrote: > > M - Some illumination on the speaker would be advantageous. Perhaps > it would have been better filming/videoing from the right, rather than > the left, side. > > Viewing it on my PC (running Centos of course), Mr Singh's talking is > not always distinct. Different types of mic provide different levels of > clarity. A laval mic (clip-on miniature microphone) with better audio > would probably help. > > Am interested to know what camera and mic were used. > > When is the next presentation in the London/greater London area ? > > -- > Regards, > > Paul. > England, EU. England's place is in the European Union. > Exclusively Centos for more than 10 years. > > > ___ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @rbowen // @rdocommunity // @CentOSProject 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Upcoming Dojos: Bangalore, Singapore
I want to draw attention to two upcoming events. First, we have the CentOS Bangalore Dojo. Details are still emerging, but it will be held on March 21 at the Red Hat India office. Details are https://www.meetup.com/CentOS-India/events/248566854/ and more details will be coming very soon. Then, on the following Sunday, March 25th, we'll be holding another Dojo as part of the FOSSAsia event in Singapore, at the Lifelong Learning Institute. The schedule for that event is almost complete, and further details are available here: https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/Singapore2018 Other tentative upcoming events are listed at https://wiki.centos.org/Events If you are holding any CentOS events - or if you would like to - please get in touch with the centos-promo mailing list (or me directly, if you prefer) for assistance in producing and/or promoting those events. -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @RDOcommunity // @CentOSProject // @rbowen ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Do you blog about CentOS?
Do you blog about CentOS? Or about Linux in general? We need your voice.
As mentioned on
https://blog.centos.org/2018/04/seven-centos-org-is-dead-long-life-to-blog-centos-org/
this morning, authentication for blog.centos.org is tied to
accounts.centos.org (through OpenID). So if you have a CentOS account,
you have an account on the blog server. We would love to have your
articles there - hear about what you're doing on top of this awesome
platform.
On the other hand, if you have your own blog, and you're writing CentOS
content there, please let me know about that, too. Our aggregator -
planet.centos.org - is where we collect the various sites with quality
CentOS content, and we'd love to add you there. Send me an RSS/Atom URL
for your content - preferably one that's filtered by tag/keyword, so
that it's just the CentOS/Linux content, and not your posts about your
cat and your skiing trip - and we'll get you added.
There's a HUGE amount of clickbait/spammy content out there about CentOS
("How to Install Bash On CentOS In Twelve Easy Steps!") and we need to
combat that with quality, substantive content.
Thanks!
--
Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com
@RDOcommunity // @CentOSProject // @rbowen
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[CentOS] CentOS events for 2018/2019
TL;DR: What events should we go to? Tell me at https://goo.gl/forms/kLZ2y1H1jRSy4NdC3 (Cross-posting from promo@ mailing list, to get a wider participation. Thanks!) Looking at the coming 12 months, I need some feedback as I select events that need to have a CentOS presence of some kind. While I have already committed to some of these events (See below), starting around July we haven't really signed on for much, and I would like to hear from the community what events you feel we should be at, and why. The why is, by far, the more important half of the question. Why, as in, what story do we want to tell there; who are we trying to tell that story to; what would be a positive outcome from being there. First, here are the events that I am already committed to: May 8-10: Red Hat Summit - https://www.redhat.com/en/summit/2018 June 25-28: ISC-HPC (SuperComputing) Frankfurt - https://www.isc-hpc.com/ October 1-3: cPanel, Houston - https://conference.cpanel.com/ November 12-15: SuperComputing 18, Dallas - https://sc18.supercomputing.org/ February 2-3 (assumed): FOSDEM, Brussels - http://fosdem.org The story at Red Hat Summit is that CentOS (and, specifically, our SIGs) is the platform for innovation, and the source of all of Red Hat's products, as well as projects and products that continue to invent the industry. The story at the SuperComputing events is what I have been tweeting "SuperComputing is #PoweredByCentOS" - which is incontrovertibly true. The top 500 supercomputers in the world are overwhelmingly CentOS. We attend cPanel because the web hosting business, and in particular cPanel-backed sites, are overwhelmingly running on CentOS. FOSDEM - because it's FOSDEM. Events where we could have a presence are, of course, legion. We can continue to do the events that we did last year, and the year before, and that would be fine. Or we can try to visit some other industry segment where we'd like to shine brighter. I've made a Google Form at https://goo.gl/forms/kLZ2y1H1jRSy4NdC3 listing the events that I'm currently considering, but also providing space for you to tell me what events I'm not thinking about yet. Finally, please note that I'm not just talking about me going to stuff, but, rather, identifying the right people that should be at these events, and sending them to represent us - CentOS Ambassadors, if you will. -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @RDOcommunity // @CentOSProject // @rbowen ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Save the date: CERN Dojo, October 19th, 2018
On October 19th, 2018, we will once again be hosting a CentOS Dojo at CERN, in Meyrin, Switzerland[1]. This will be a full day of CentOS presentations, drawn both from CERN and from the broader CentOS community. The call for papers is now open[2]. We're looking for talks about anything CentOS related, but we're particularly interested in: * OpenStack, and other cloud platforms * Ceph, and other software defined storage solutions * Configuration management tools * HPC, and other aspects of research computing CERN[3] is one of the best-known research facilities on the planet, and the home of the Large Hadron Collider. CentOS Dojos[4] are the best place to meet other members of the CentOS community, and the various communities - such as OpenStack and Ceph - that have a large overlap with CentOS. [1] http://cern.ch/centos [2] https://indico.cern.ch/event/727150/abstracts/ [3] https://home.cern/ [4] https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/ -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Pulse Newsletter #1801, June 2018
We are pleased to announce the latest edition of the CentOS Newsletter. This release is packed with information from the CentOS Community, including events, reports from our SIGs (Special Interest Groups) and information about the release of CentOS 7.5.1804 This is the first edition in many years, and hopefully the first of many to come. We aim to resume a monthly schedule again, going forward. You can read the newsletter at https://wiki.centos.org/Newsletter/1801 More information about the newsletter, and how you can contribute to future editions, is available at http://wiki.centos.org/Newsletter We always welcome comments and suggestions Enjoy the read. The Newsletter Team -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Volunteers wanted: CentOS booth at DevConf.us
DevConf.us will be held in Boston, August 17th - 19th. CentOS will have a booth/table in the expo area, and we need your help staffing that table. If you are able to volunteer for an hour (or more) to staff the table, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KDVgTO4M4UFdtONRHAjKTFRnwUMk4P2tTkZvgaWT188/edit#gid=0 Volunteers will receive their choice of a CentOS polo shirt, or a CentOS long sleeve button-up shirt. Thanks. -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Pulse #1802 - The CentOS Newsletter, July, 2018
We're pleased to publish another edition of the CentOS Newsletter. Once again, we cover latest releases, security updates, events, and reports from our SIGs (Special Interest Groups). You can read the newsletter at https://wiki.centos.org/Newsletter/1802 More information about the newsletter, and how you can contribute to future editions, is available at http://wiki.centos.org/Newsletter We always welcome comments and suggestions Enjoy the read. The Newsletter Team -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Is decoupling Apache + PHP into separate nodes possible?
On 07/26/2018 04:48 PM, Arun Khan wrote: I have deployed Linux/Apache/PHP (node1) + MySQL (node2) with Security Groups (AWS) or iptables controlling who can connect to the MySQL server. In topology terms -- a 2 Tier architecture. In AWS - one can deploy several such instances behind a ELB. Each LAP instance talks to a MySQL RDS. The LAP instances are either mod_php or PHP-FPM. OS -- CentOS, Ubuntu. Debian For one of my client's end user customer, their InfoSec team is asking if Apache and the PHP application can run in separate nodes (3 Tier arch). To the best of my knowledge Apache + PHP (mod_php) have to be in the same node. With PHP-FPM it is conceivable to have Apache talk to PHP-FPM running on a separate node (see diagram https://goo.gl/xTfbjg). But I have not done it myself and I am not sure if it is feasible. With my Apache httpd documentation hat on ... Yes, and this is the recommended way to do it (ie, php-fpm vs mod_php). FPM lets you run the Event MPM with confidence, and that's what you *should* be running. Whereas with mod_php, we still recommend prefork, due to threading issues, and prefork sucks. If it is feasible then what's the best practice to distribute the *.html *.css and *.php files between the Apache + the PHP-FPM nodes and how to achieve load balance between Apache and PHP-FPM nodes. I have searched but not found any reference setups. Would appreciate suggestions / references from anyone who has done a 3 Tier Apache + PHP + MySQL deployment in production. We (the httpd docs team) recommend *.php on the php node, and everything else on the httpd node. Configure as shown here: https://wiki.apache.org/httpd/PHP-FPM This is how I run all my websites, although I only do one httpd and one fpm, because my websites aren't exactly high traffic. For balancing, I guess you can use mod_proxy_balancer to balance between multiple fpm nodes: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_proxy_balancer.html -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CERN Dojo in 2 weeks: Registration closes soon
A reminder: The CERN Dojo will be held in Meyrin, Switzerland, on October 19th, and registration closes soon, as we have to issue security badges for all attendees. Attendance is free, but you must register to get in the front door. We'll have a full day of deep-dive CentOS content, in the midst of one of the most famous research facilities in the world. You don't want to miss it! http://cern.ch/centos See you at CERN! -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CERN Dojo in 2 weeks: Registration closes soon
A reminder: The CERN Dojo will be held in Meyrin, Switzerland, on October 19th, and registration closes soon, as we have to issue security badges for all attendees. Attendance is free, but you must register to get in the front door. We'll have a full day of deep-dive CentOS content, in the midst of one of the most famous research facilities in the world. You don't want to miss it! http://cern.ch/centos See you at CERN! -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] This weekend, Ohio LinuxFest
This weekend, CentOS is sponsoring Ohio LinuxFest in Columbus. Please do stop by the booth for your CentOS bumper sticker and fridge magnets. If you have time and expertise, and would like to do a shift or two at the table, please indicate your availability here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TqTqaLoswMYzyfvQCnzjkVazlQkP87CCKBS_mtFLXUY/edit?usp=sharing See you in Columbus! --Rich -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Video from the CentOS Dojo at CERN now available
The videos from the recent #CentOSDojo at #CERN are now available on the CentOS YouTube channel. If you have time for only one, be sure to watch the first video, which talks about the challenges that CERN has with the enormous amount of data they produce every day in the LHC. Also recommended, Fabian's discussion of the coming (and already in place!) changes to the CentOS Git infrastructure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs8knVCqEj4&list=PLuRtbOXpVDjBVqThWSByt1ZdJV9F9LYlL -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Dojo at FOSDEM - Registration now open
We are pleased to announce the (tentative) schedule of talks for the upcoming CentOS Dojo in Brussels, which will be held on the day before FOSDEM - February 1, 2019 - at the Grand Place Marriott. Details, and the schedule, are now available at https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/Brussels2019 (Schedule subject to change). Registration is free, but we need to know how many people are coming, for catering and space purposes. You can register today at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/centos-dojo-at-fosdem-tickets-52306704762 See you in Brussels! -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Dojo @ FOSDEM
We're delighted to announce the schedule, and registration, for the upcoming CentOS Dojo in Brussels, on February 1, 2019, the day before FOSDEM starts. Details are here: https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/Brussels2019 The schedule is still marked "Tentative" since I have not received confirmation from all of the speakers yet, but we're almost there. Registration is FREE, but we do ask that you register anyways, since it helps us with venue planning and catering. See you in Brussels! -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com http://centos.org/ - @CentOSProject 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Dojo at FOSDEM, February 1, 2019
The final schedule for the CentOS Dojo at FOSDEM is now live at https://wiki.centos.org/Newsletter and registration is open. We've got a whole day of content for you, covering technical topics, information about RHEL 8 (and what's coming in CentOS), and updates from our Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Registration is free, but we do need you to register, so that we can adequately plan. We'll see you in Brussels! If you're not going to be at FOSDEM, but are interested in hosting a Dojo in your home town, get in touch with us on the centos-promo mailing list - https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-promo - with your proposal. -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Dojo at FOSDEM, Feb 1st, 2019
We're looking forward to seeing all of you in Brussels next month! The annual FOSDEM CentOS Dojo will be happening, as usual, on the Friday before FOSDEM starts - February 1st, 2019 - at the Marriott Grand Place, just a few minutes walk from Grand Place. We do ask that you register, so that we can plan for space, budget, and coffee breaks. We are currently about half full, so don't wait! More details, including the full schedule of presentations, and the registration link, are on the event website: https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/Brussels2019 See you in Brussels! -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] January 2019 community newsletter published
The January 2019 community newsletter has now been published to the blog, at https://blog.centos.org/2019/01/centos-pulse-newsletter-january-2019-1901/ Thanks to everyone that helped get that put together. If you'd like to contribute to the February newsletter, please drop by the centos-promo list to get started! --Rich -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS 8 Artwork needed
To all the artists and designers here, we need your help. With RHEL 8 beta released, we need to start producing artwork for CentOS 8. It's time for the CentOS Artwork SIG, and anyone else that's interested in contributing to this effort, to start working on everything that will be needed for the new release. What we know we need is anaconda artwork, and new desktop backgrounds to replace the current '7' themed stuff. As we dig, we may find more things that need to be updated to the new 8 theme. Additionally, we will need to update some of the assets listed here: https://wiki.centos.org/ArtWork/Identity ... and produce new assets for 8 to be listed here: https://wiki.centos.org/ArtWork/Brand/Logo And, finally, we need someone to step up to lead this effort. While we don't yet know for certain when RHEL 8 will officially release, it's safe to assume that it's soon, and we need your help. -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Dojo at DevConf.US: CFP and Registration open
TL;DR: CentOS Dojo on August 14th at Boston University. CFP and Registration now available at https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/DevConfUS2019 Hello, folks. We will once again be holding the CentOS Dojo at Boston University, on the day before DevConf.US 2019. The details of DevConf.US are at https://devconf.us/ and the details of the CentOS Dojo are at https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/DevConfUS2019 The call for presentations is now open, and will close May 1st. Registration is now open. It's free to attend, but we need an attendee count for planning purposes. You can see last years schedule - https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/DevConfUS2018 - for an example of what kind of presentations we might have. And we'd love to hear from you - your stories of running your infra on CentOS, the projects that you're working on, and interesting challenges you've had. Please do submit your talk proposals! Based on requests last year, we expect to do a lightning talks session, with 5-minute impromptu talks for those who don't have a full presentation. Hope to see you in Boston! -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Happy 15th Birthday, CentOS!
CentOS is 15 years old today! Hear the story from some of our community members at https://blog.centos.org/2019/04/centos15-2/ Do you have your own story? Drop me a note - rbo...@centosproject.org - to tell me about it. -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] RHEL 8 released
This morning Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. More details at https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-every-enterprise-every-cloud-every-workload?sc_cid=701f201OIIOAA4 -- Rich Bowen: CentOS Community Manager rbo...@redhat.com @rbowen // @CentOSProject 1 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] cPanel conference all for presentations closes June 28th
Hi, folks, The call for presentations for the cPanel conference in Atlanta closes on June 28th. https://conference.cpanel.com/page/1406293/talk-submission CentOS expects to have some kind of presence there (still working out details) and we would love to have a strong showing from the community! --Rich -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS, Red Hat, and IBM
CentOS community, Today marks a new day in the 26-year history of Red Hat. IBM has finalized its acquisition of Red Hat (https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/ibm-closes-landmark-acquisition-red-hat-34-billion-defines-open-hybrid-cloud-future) which will operate as a distinct unit within IBM moving forward. What does this mean for Red Hat’s contributions to the CentOS project? In short, nothing. Red Hat always has and will continue to be a champion for open source and projects like CentOS. IBM is committed to Red Hat’s independence and role in open source software communities so that we can continue this work without interruption or changes. Our mission, governance, and objectives remain the same. We will continue to execute the existing project roadmap. Red Hat associates will continue to contribute to the upstream in the same ways they have been. And, as always, we will continue to help upstream projects be successful and contribute to welcoming new members and maintaining the project. We will do this together, with the community, as we always have. If you have questions or would like to learn more about today’s news, I encourage you to review the list of materials below. Red Hat CTO Chris Wright will host an online Q&A session in the coming days where you can ask questions you may have about what the acquisition means for Red Hat and our involvement in open source communities. Details will be announced on the Red Hat blog - https://www.redhat.com/en/blog Press release - https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/ibm-closes-landmark-acquisition-red-hat-34-billion-defines-open-hybrid-cloud-future Chris Wright blog - Red Hat and IBM: Accelerating the adoption of open source - https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-and-ibm-accelerating-adoption-open-source FAQ on Red Hat Community Blog - https://community.redhat.com/blog/2019/07/faq-for-communities/ -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com - CentOS Community Manager @CentOSProject // @rbowen ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Next week in Boston
Reminder: Next week we will be holding the second annual Centos Dojo in Boston, ahead of devconf.us at Boston university. Details are at https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/DevConfUS2019 and spaces are still available. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] FINAL call for content, FOSDEM CentOS Dojo
Ok, folks, last call for content for the FOSDEM CentOS Dojo, January 31 in Brussels. https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/Brussels2020 Note that as of right now, I'm going to have to cancel one of the two rooms for the event, because we don't have enough content. So please submit your proposals about the interesting things you're doing on CentOS, so that we can put together another awesome event. Thanks. -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] November 13 Board of Director meeting minutes
The minutes from the November 13th Board of Director meeting are now available on the CentOS blog, at https://blog.centos.org/2019/11/minutes-for-centos-board-of-directors-2019-11-13-meeting/ -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Dojos, 2020 (And call for volunteers)
Hi, folks, I would like to (slightly) expand our number of CentOS Dojos in 2020. (If you're not familiar with the concept of Dojos, please read https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/ and perhaps attend our event in Brussels in January! https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/Brussels2020 ) For 2020, we have tentatively 3 planned: * FOSDEM Dojo (Jan 31) * Oak Ridge National Labs (September) * CERN (October, I think) Dojos are typically held one of three places: * Colocated with an existing tech event (like the FOSDEM event) * At a business, or research org, like ORNL/CERN * At a University, targeted at students (We have done events at Univ Cincinnati, Univ Kentucky, Boston University, and are hoping to do something at UTenn in 2020) If you are interested in hosting a Dojo, please get in touch with me. I can offer some budget, planning logistics, promotion, and help finding speakers. What I'm looking for from you is a venue, local contacts for help getting stuff done, and possibly someone to act as an MC for those events that I am unable to attend in person. -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS Dojo @ Facebook, April 24th. Call for presentations
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a CentOS Dojo at Facebook on April 24th of this year. Facebook is located in Menlo Park (San Francisco) California. April 24th is the Friday before Red Hat Summit, so you can come for the main event (ie, the Dojo) and then stay for Red Hat Summit, and save on travel costs! The call for presentations is now open, at https://forms.gle/XYSbTBwUY1AQRT8e7 We are looking for presentations about anything CentOS related. However, our audience tends towards the more technical, so while introductory topics are welcome, we are more likely to select deeper technical talks. The call for presentations is very short. We will close the CFP on March 16th, or possibly at some point before that once we have a schedule we like. So don't wait! Submit early! Submit often! Details about the event will be at https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Dojo/Facebook2020 as we have them (it's very sparse right now). See you in San Francisco! --Rich -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@redhat.com @CentOSProject // @rbowen 859 351 9166 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
