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CLONE WARS: How Every Major RHEL Clone is Reacting to IBM, From Counter-Exploiting Legal Loopholes to RHEL++ Semi-Clones

Alma, Rocky, SUSE, and Oracle are all taking different approaches to IBM's bombshell announcement that it's crippling the RHEL clone market. Let's look at the landscape and what the future of RHEL++ semi-clones will be like.

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CLONE WARS: How Every Major RHEL Clone is Reacting to IBM, From Counter-Exploiting Legal Loopholes to RHEL++ Semi-Clones

Rocky Linux is Back in the RHEL Clone Business Due to a Clever Legal Hack

IBM made some strong-arm moves to stomp out RHEL clones nine days ago. Six days later, one of them found a way to legally circumvent these tactics. There are some clever guys over at Rocky Linux.

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Rocky Linux is Back in the RHEL Clone Business Due to a Clever Legal Hack

IBM Kneecaps Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, and Other RHEL Clones

First they came for CentOS Stream...now they've come for the clones. IBM wants more payback on the $34 billion it shelled out for RedHat, and it's decided to cut off Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, and other clones at the knees.

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IBM Kneecaps Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, and Other RHEL Clones

PHP 7 Is Officially Dead

As of today, PHP 7.4 is end of life, which means the PHP 7 version is now officially retired. Some distributions will backport security patches, but really, it's time to move on.

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PHP 7 Is Officially Dead

RHEL 9 Goes Beta

Now that (hopefully?) the CentOS Stream debacle and the subsequent rise of Alma and Rocky Linux is behind us, there's news from RedHat that RHEL 9 has gone beta.  Is this the love child that will fina...

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RHEL 9 Goes Beta

Igor Seletskiy Steps Down from AlmaLinux Foundation Board

CloudLinux CEO Igor Seletskiy announced Tuesday that he was stepping down from the AlmaLinux OS Foundation Board.  While he cited multiple reasons, he highlighted the main cause as his desire to empha...

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Igor Seletskiy Steps Down from AlmaLinux Foundation Board

CloudLinux Announces Support for CentOS 8 Through 2025

When IBM announced that they were changing CentOS and introducing "CentOS Stream," one minor detail was a sharply curtailed lifespan for CentOS 8, the final "Classic" version.  IBM has announced that...

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CloudLinux Announces Support for CentOS 8 Through 2025

Marketing 201, MiniPCs, Provider News, Stolen CPU, and Acquired Slackers: Recent LowEndTalk Threads

If you haven't read LowEndTalk lately, you're missing out on some interesting stories and discussions. Here's some recent community news and threads that have been popping on the forum: Slacker Networ...

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Marketing 201, MiniPCs, Provider News, Stolen CPU, and Acquired Slackers: Recent LowEndTalk Threads

LowEndBox TV Weekend Update for July 31, 2021

Jacked up fees, how Bezos is funding his space ride, the emergence of Rocky Linux, senior citizen hosting - this might just be our wackiest episode yet!  We've also got a tutorial, and lots more indus...

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LowEndBox TV Weekend Update for July 31, 2021

Community News: Rocky Linux OS Now Available on RackNerd’s Platform!

Rocky Linux offered their first official release (8.4) on June 21st and now providers are adding it as an option to their hosting platforms.  If you're not familiar, Rocky Linux is CentOS Reborn.  You...

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Community News: Rocky Linux OS Now Available on RackNerd’s Platform!

Meme Monday: We're IBM

  We covered the recent jarring changes with the CentOS Project. You might also enjoy Our article on rpm-land alternatives A poll we did on your CentOS plans (results) Our interview with Igor Sel...

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Meme Monday: We're IBM

LowEndBoxTV: CentOS...What Happened?!?

CentOS, RIP...long live CentOS Stream?!? What hath IBM wrought? In this video, we break down the CentOS drama. As you can tell from the thumbnail...it isn't pretty!  You could answer the question in o...

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LowEndBoxTV: CentOS...What Happened?!?

A Group of Friends Making One of the World's Most Popular Panels: Interview with DirectAdmin's Co-Owner, Martynas Bendorius

Our interview series has featured some of the true titans of the hosting industry.  We're very excited to interview Martynas Bendorius, one of the owners of DirectAdmin.  As one of the most popular an...

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A Group of Friends Making One of the World's Most Popular Panels: Interview with DirectAdmin's Co-Owner, Martynas Bendorius

Community News: AlmaLinux OS Now Available on RackNerd's Platform!

To continue LowEndBox’s new “interesting news” series, we recently received a new submission from Dustin B. Cisneros over at RackNerd to let everybody know that AlmaLinux is now officially available a...

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Community News: AlmaLinux OS Now Available on RackNerd's Platform!

Poll Results: What are Your CentOS Plans?

We recently asked you what your plans were regarding CentOS.  As you may have read, CentOS is changing and we were curious how the community was going to react. The results are in!  With 270 votes, he...

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Poll Results: What are Your CentOS Plans?

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