Short version: Red Hat ceased distributing RHEL sources directly to git.centos.org in a way that easily enabled Rocky, Alma and others to rebuild "bug-for-bug"

Short version: Red Hat ceased distributing RHEL sources directly to git.centos.org in a way that easily enabled Rocky, Alma and others to rebuild "bug-for-bug" compatible clones to RHEL releases. Also, folks are realizing that Red Hat's subscription agreement allows it to terminate the subscription (and access to future source code) if someone redistributes code (including GPL'ed code) in a way that Red Hat doesn't like. People who misunderstand the GPL are accusing Red Hat of violating it by not widely distributing RHEL source to everyone. People who sort-of understand the GPL (or willfully misrepresent it) are accusing Red Hat of violating the GPL by "restricting" the ability to redistribute sources. IMO it is not, because customers have all their rights to the code they receive under the subscription prior to termination - they simply are blocked from later releases. Red Hat has basically acknowledged that it "sees no value" in a free RHEL clone, and is under no obligation to make it easy for clones to exist - so it's not going to anymore. It prefers you use Stream or pay for RHEL or do something else. I've been writing about this a lot on my blog, starting here: https://dissociatedpress.net/2023/06/24/red-hat-and-the-clone-wars/ https://dissociatedpress.net/2023/06/24/red-hat-and-the-clon... (Disclaimer: I'm a former employee of Red Hat, so I am potentially biased one way or another.)