Thread by @carlwgeorge

It has been a wild two days. I'm not going to defend the decision to end CentOS Linux 8 (CL8) early, but I do want to correct some of the FUD around CentOS Stream 8 (CS8). 1/7

"I'm switching to Ubuntu because CS8 is too different from CL8."

By all means use whichever distro works for you. But if you think CS8 is "too different", then you are in for a rude awakening by switching to a completely different distro. 2/7

"I can't use CS8 because it isn't stable."

Red Hat has a vested interest in it being stable, because it contains the fixes and enhancements that are planned for the next RHEL8 minor release. Any pain inflicted on CS8 users could affect RHEL8 customers a few months later. 3/7

"I can't use CS8 because it's a rolling release."

It's only rolling within the confines of a major RHEL version. That's not the same thing as what most people consider a rolling release. In fact, that term was removed from the website due to causing too much confusion. 4/7

"I can't use CS8 because it isn't tested."

Yes, it is. In fact, large portions are tested twice. Everything released into CS8 has already been through RHEL8's internal tests as well as the public t_functional test suite. 5/7

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"I can't use CS8 because the hardware/software I use only works with RHEL8."

Then you should be using actual RHEL8, or pushing the vendor of that hardware/software to certify for CS8 as well (which also helps them ensure they are ready for the next RHEL8 minor release). 6/7

In summary, CentOS Stream is actually good, so give it a try. Most people won't be able to tell a difference between it and CentOS Linux. 7/7