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> I don't agree with everything about the decision, but I don't think it's as bad as most people say it is[1]. It was bad because when I chose CentOS for serv

> I don't agree with everything about the decision, but I don't think it's as bad as most people say it is[1]. It was bad because when I chose CentOS for servers at work I thought I could count on letting them live their lives for about 10 years without worrying about them. I have a lot of things to do and taking care of those servers is a very low priority. Thank God there was a script to convert my CentOSes to Rocky and that it went great, otherwise it would have taken time I don't have to reinstall those servers.

freedomben 4y ago
Yes I will 100% grant on that one. Pulling the plug so early on CentOS was low and I don't think they should have done that. The whole "we never put an EOL date on it" excuse was really weak. It looks to nearly everyone like just an unintentional omission, not a legal hedge. It ended up working out well like you said thanks to Alma and Rocky, but the panic and uncertainty it caused was wholly unnecessary.