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 one word: IBM. But the roots of what happened pre-date IBM’s involvement. We also mention Alma Linux and Rocky Linux. Related LowEndBox […]
LowEndBoxTV: CentOS…What Happened?!?
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May 4, 2021 @ 12:00 pm, by raindog308Community News: AlmaLinux OS Now Available on RackNerd’s Platform!
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Poll Results: What are Your CentOS Plans?
alma linux, centos, distro, ibm, linux, red hat, rocky linux March 25, 2021 @ 12:00 am, by raindog308We 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, here are the raw results: You’ll notice that almost 30% of respondents don’t use CentOS and don’t plan on […]
CentOS, RIP…Long Live CentOS Stream?!?
The CentOS project recently announced that CentOS is radically changing. Does this mean the end of the road for CentOS as we know it? RIP CentOS perhaps? Let’s talk about what’s new with this Linux distro. What is CentOS? CentOS – “Community Enterprise OS” – is a downstream version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). […]
Comment Free For All: Which Obscure Linux Distro Do You Regularly Use?
Most folks use Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS, with the occasional pro using RedHat or the hipster using Arch. But there are over 1,000 Linux distros! Not all are suitable for running on a VPS of course, and some are quite specialized. But the question we’re throwing out to community is: Which obscure Linux distro do […]