RPM packaging nerd. Works on EPEL, @Fedora, and @CentOS.
Oct 7, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
I like looking in dnf countme data to see the various distros requesting EPEL repos. There are often many weird distro names showing up in the single digits. But this one jumped out at me with 38 hits last week:
"SUSE Liberty Linux"
Is @SUSE creating a RHEL compatible distro?
The dnf countme data is available here:
I've been explaining the relationship between @fedora, @CentOS, and #RHEL for years, long before I was hired by Red Hat. It usually happened in the form of drawing on a dry-erase board. Of course, CentOS Stream changes things. 🧵
There are existing diagrams that depict the old relationship and the vision for the future relationship. These are often very high level and leave out details. That may work for their intended purpose, but some people want more.
Dec 13, 2020 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
This is a really thoughtful breakdown of the CentOS changes. I encourage you to read the whole thing, but I wanted to highlight some choice quotes.
crunchtools.com/before-you-get…
"With CentOS upstream it’s probably net-neutral from a value perspective. It will lower RHEL development costs, but incur sales costs. That’s better than a net loss."
Dec 10, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
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
