Re: [PLUG] Lab recommendations

[brent timothy saner via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On 5/10/21 14:04, Chad Waters via plug wrote:
> If you're looking for a CentOS replacement, keep an eye on Rocky Linux.
> 

(https://rockylinux.org/)

I mentioned this in my other reply, but there's a handful of others that
claim to be CentOS replacements as well:


https://almalinux.org/


https://www.oracle.com/linux/
(lol. If you hate yourself, I guess.)


https://springdale.math.ias.edu/


https://www.clearos.com/


The problem is half of them are nowhere near mature enough for
enterprise deployment (Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux both aren't even at RC
stage yet, and clearOS hasn't been battle tested long enough).

Oracle Linux is... well. Oracle. It's full of what you'd expect from
Oracle: convolution, weird hacky fixes, bloat. And I wouldn't rely on
them not changing the licensing terms at the drop of a hat if it becomes
more popular.

And Springdale is just... eugh. It doesn't have a large enough team
behind it to do timely releases and bugfixes, let alone feature parity
with RHEL.

So all this to say "caveat emptor".
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