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CERN was a big user of CentOS. After redhat changed CentOS8 EOL, CERN was allowed to use RHEL. Last time I checked, they suggested others in high energy physics
by infinet 4y ago
CERN was a big user of CentOS. After redhat changed CentOS8 EOL, CERN was allowed to use RHEL. Last time I checked, they suggested others in high energy physics community to use Rocky or Alma if RHEL is not an option.
- dralley 4y agoCERN is backing CentOS Stream https://mobile.twitter.com/passthejoe/status/1446931447118372867 https://mobile.twitter.com/passthejoe/status/144693144711837...
- infinet 4y agoWell, I checked again. From CERN Oct 28, 2022 Linux Future Committee meeting [1]: - Several bugs have been encountered in Stream, which were not present in RHEL. - Some user communities had previously expressed concerns on the feasibility of using Stream in a production setting. This feeling has also recently been expressed internally by some IT groups. - CERN is evaluating our original recommendation [0] of utilising CentOS Stream as the default Linux Operating System. [0] https://linux.web.cern.ch/#update-on-centos-linux-strategy https://linux.web.cern.ch/#update-on-centos-linux-strategy [1] https://indico.cern.ch/category/13390/ https://indico.cern.ch/category/13390/