3 ms·
Can they not foresee Rocky Linux or one of many existing alternative distros? It’s an inconvenience to switch, but I don’t see that working.
by Demiurge 6y ago
Can they not foresee Rocky Linux or one of many existing alternative distros? It’s an inconvenience to switch, but I don’t see that working.
- toyg 6y agoLong-lived forks are few and far between. RH might be betting on the fact that the ecosystem is effectively not as lively or motivated as it was in the ‘00s. In the worst case, they gain a few months while a solid alternative emerges, and a few years before it can match CentOS’s reputation. The strength of CentOS was its longevity, that made it a credible option for reliable long-term production deployment; it takes time to rebuild that level of trust from scratch, and people who have been burnt once will now be twice shy to go with a community project rather than paying RH.
- flatiron 6y agoThe script to switch from centos to rocky will only be replacing the repositories and a few branding packages (about a dozen) it won’t be a big deal.