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But this is not the case as I understand it. From RedHat's announcement blog and Centos website: CentOS Stream "a continuously delivered distribution that trac

But this is not the case as I understand it. From RedHat's announcement blog and Centos website: CentOS Stream "a continuously delivered distribution that tracks just ahead of Red Hat Enterprise Linux". And indeed, I have read that all packages currently going into Stream 8 follow exactly the same testing and validation procedures than for entering Redhat Proper. But of course, this holds true only for released RedHat versions. Meaning that Stream 8, is currently just ahead of RedHat 8.5 and will soon start to incorporate changes planned for 8.6 (so nothing like a "bleeding-edge test environment to test new changes" as you put it). As for Stream 9 which was release recently, it is indeed the stabilisation socle based on fedora 34 that will eventually become RedHat 9. Once RedHat 9 released, Stream 9 branch will be stabilized and once again be "just ahead" of the impending RedHat 9 rpms. In any case, I am not sure that hospitals should be running/updating self supported OS on surgical equipments without proper testing anyway.

someperson 5y ago
It would be the medical equipment manufacturer who would choose CentOS. And I'd argue CentOS was a fine choice given its track record and RedHat sponsorship.
mroche 5y ago
> As for Stream 9 which was release recently, it is indeed the stabilisation socle based on fedora 34 that will eventually become RedHat 9. Once RedHat 9 released, Stream 9 branch will be stabilized and once again be "just ahead" of the impending RedHat 9 rpms. Stream 9 is currently tracking RHEL 9.0, it shifted from the 9.0 Beta back around August. As we approach the ~May release for RHEL 9.0 GA, Stream 9 will start tracking RHEL 9.1 changes. A key difference between Stream 8 and Stream 9 is the way the distribution is built. Stream 8 is a technically another rebuild project by the CentOS team, but one that rebuilds newer branch packages from RHEL engineering. In Stream 9, RHEL engineers are doing the builds themselves and are directly involved in the entire process. There's a possibility that Stream 8 may adopt the Stream 9 workflow, but I'm not certain. With an EOL of 2024, it might not be considered a priority.

someperson 5y ago

It would be the medical equipment manufacturer who would choose CentOS. And I'd argue CentOS was a fine choice given its track record and RedHat sponsorship.

mroche 5y ago

> As for Stream 9 which was release recently, it is indeed the stabilisation socle based on fedora 34 that will eventually become RedHat 9. Once RedHat 9 released, Stream 9 branch will be stabilized and once again be "just ahead" of the impending RedHat 9 rpms. Stream 9 is currently tracking RHEL 9.0, it shifted from the 9.0 Beta back around August. As we approach the ~May release for RHEL 9.0 GA, Stream 9 will start tracking RHEL 9.1 changes. A key difference between Stream 8 and Stream 9 is the way the distribution is built. Stream 8 is a technically another rebuild project by the CentOS team, but one that rebuilds newer branch packages from RHEL engineering. In Stream 9, RHEL engineers are doing the builds themselves and are directly involved in the entire process. There's a possibility that Stream 8 may adopt the Stream 9 workflow, but I'm not certain. With an EOL of 2024, it might not be considered a priority.