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It is a tribute to name the scion of CentOS after one of the (deceased) founders, Rocky McGaugh. If I might suggest a subtle variation on the name and branding

by chasil 6y ago

It is a tribute to name the scion of CentOS after one of the (deceased) founders, Rocky McGaugh. If I might suggest a subtle variation on the name and branding, it would be this: RockOS: It Rocks. A hard look at Springdale Linux is due, similar to the White Box Linux assimilation into CentOS. Oracle also needs to get the converter script updated for CentOS 8, preferably in a manner that switches update streams fluidly. https://linux.oracle.com/switch/centos/ https://linux.oracle.com/switch/centos/ The ship is sinking, get in the life boats.

teddyh 6y ago
That’s “Deceased”.
- chasil 6y ago
  Thanks, fixed.
cbm-vic-20 6y ago
From that page: """ Q: Wait, doesn't Oracle Linux cost money? A: Oracle Linux support costs money. If you just want the software, it's 100% free. [...] Yes, we know that this is Oracle, but it's actually free. Seriously. [...] Q: Why are you doing this? A: This is not some gimmick to get you running Oracle Linux so that you buy support from us. [...] """
- chasil 6y ago
  Oracle started up the photocopier on rhel because Red Hat bought jBoss. Larry really wanted to punish Red Hat, and he did. Red Hat people are still hypersensitive on the subject, believe me.
  - rodgerd 6y ago
    The only people who hate JBoss more than Ellison are the WebSphere sales team.
    - nickpeterson 6y ago
      Wow, I’ve never thought of the people that have to go to work every day and try to convince people to use Websphere. What a soul crushing job that must be..
      - greedo 6y ago
        It's almost as soul-crushing to have to support a Websphere deployment. I've been trying to get our DevOps team to migrate off of RHEL 5 for 6 years, but they have to do upgrades to Websphere first, as well as the 3rd party modules that aren't supported under RHEL 7 (wth). Sometimes I think of becoming a lumberjack.
        nickpeterson 6y ago
        Leaping from tree to tree?
easton 6y ago
That page claims the script works on CentOS 8, is that incorrect?
secabeen 6y ago
I think they also liked that the abbreviation could be RKEL, which is delightfully close to RHEL.
znpy 6y ago
Oracle Linux is interesting... But I'm not sure whether I can trust Oracle.
- dtoznayxvf 6y ago
  After they killed OpenSolaris... never ever again.

by chasil 6y ago

teddyh 6y ago

That’s “Deceased”.

chasil 6y ago
Thanks, fixed.

cbm-vic-20 6y ago

From that page: """ Q: Wait, doesn't Oracle Linux cost money? A: Oracle Linux support costs money. If you just want the software, it's 100% free. [...] Yes, we know that this is Oracle, but it's actually free. Seriously. [...] Q: Why are you doing this? A: This is not some gimmick to get you running Oracle Linux so that you buy support from us. [...] """

chasil 6y ago
Oracle started up the photocopier on rhel because Red Hat bought jBoss. Larry really wanted to punish Red Hat, and he did. Red Hat people are still hypersensitive on the subject, believe me.
- rodgerd 6y ago
  The only people who hate JBoss more than Ellison are the WebSphere sales team.
  - nickpeterson 6y ago
    Wow, I’ve never thought of the people that have to go to work every day and try to convince people to use Websphere. What a soul crushing job that must be..
    - greedo 6y ago
      It's almost as soul-crushing to have to support a Websphere deployment. I've been trying to get our DevOps team to migrate off of RHEL 5 for 6 years, but they have to do upgrades to Websphere first, as well as the 3rd party modules that aren't supported under RHEL 7 (wth). Sometimes I think of becoming a lumberjack.
      - nickpeterson 6y ago
        Leaping from tree to tree?

easton 6y ago

That page claims the script works on CentOS 8, is that incorrect?

secabeen 6y ago

I think they also liked that the abbreviation could be RKEL, which is delightfully close to RHEL.

znpy 6y ago

Oracle Linux is interesting... But I'm not sure whether I can trust Oracle.

dtoznayxvf 6y ago
After they killed OpenSolaris... never ever again.