[TriLUG] CentOS status

[David McDowell]

Centos, due to its RHEL heritage, is quite stable and works great. If
you want more up2date packages, it is not the right distro for you.
That's the great thing about Linux... There are plenty of distros to
choose from. :)

On 8/22/09, Michael Kimsal <mgkimsal at gmail.com> wrote:
> Depends on what your needs are.  I looked at centos 5.3 for a new server the
> other day - primarily a LAMP setup - and was rather shocked that PHP 5.1.3
> was the version that comes with centos 5.3.  I understand that centos
> mirrors RHEL, and RHEL is a 'conservative' distro.  However, 5.2 came out in
> Nov 06, and centos 5.3 came out in April - 2.5 years later.  If they can't
> keep the software I need moderately up to date, it's not viable.
>
> For some purposes, I might be "viable", but as I said it depends on what
> your needs are.  If you need a LAMP server with moderately up to date
> packages, it's not a serious option (obviously, imo).
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 8:21 PM, David McDowell
> <turnpike420 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> www.centos.org has all the info last I checked. Centos will be fine.
>> Check there for all the up2date info. Also use #centos-social if you
>> want to chat about it on irc.
>> David
>>
>> On 8/22/09, Scott G. Hall <ScottGHall at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> > This might be old news to everyone else, but is CentOS still a viable
>> > distro?
>> >
>> > I found the following posted on another Linux Users Group:
>> >
>> >     From: Carlisle G Childress Jr <carlislechildress at gmail.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [rmlug-general] CentOS Project Administrator Goes AWOL
>> >>
>> >> Update on the centos website:
>> >>
>> >> > The CentOS Development team had a routine meeting today with Lance
>> >> > Davis in attendance. During the meeting a majority of issues were
>> >> > resolved immediately and a working agreement was reached with
>> >> > deadlines for remaining unresolved issues. There should be no
>> >> > impact to any CentOS users going forward.
>> >> >
>> >> > The CentOS project is now in control of the CentOS.org and
>> >> > CentOS.info domains and owns all trademarks, materials, and artwork
>> >> > in the CentOS distributions.
>> >> >
>> >> > We look forward to working with Lance to quickly complete all the
>> >> > agreed upon issues.
>> >> >
>> >> > More information will follow soon.
>> >> >
>> >> > Original Letter
>> >> >
>> >> > Last Update: August 1, 2009 04:34 UTC by Donavan Nelson
>> >>
>> >> > Facts Regarding CentOS and the Open Letter
>> >> > * CentOS is not dead or going away. The signers of the Open
>> >> >   Letter are fully committed to continue the CentOS Project.
>> >> >   Updates and new releases will continue.
>> >> >
>> >> > * Most of the Issues have been resolved, there is an action
>> >> >   plan with agreed upon dates for any outstanding issues.
>> >> >
>> >> > * The CentOS Project now owns the CentOS.org and CentOS.info
>> >> >   domains and there will be no disruption in services.
>> >> >
>> >> > * We thank the people who have stepped forward and want to
>> >> >   donate to the CentOS project. We ask that you hold off for
>> >> >   now until issues surrounding our new donation policy are put
>> >> >   into place.
>> >> >
>> >> > * The CentOS Project is run completely by volunteers and we
>> >> >   are aware that this requires a different management style.
>> >> >   We have been and continue to work to prevent issues like
>> >> >   these from occurring in the future. We will continue this
>> >> >   effort in the future, look for some new policy information
>> >> >   soon
>> >> >
>> >> > Last Update: August 1, 2009 04:36 UTC by Donavan Nelson
>> >>
>> >> On 07/30/2009 01:05 PM, Paul Miller wrote:
>> >> > "CentOS Project Administrator Goes AWOL" posted on Slashdot
>> >> > linked below:
>> >> >
>> http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/07/30/130249/CentOS-Project-Administrator-Goes-AWOL?from=rss
>> >> >
>> >> > Red Hat is the way to go now.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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>> > Scott G. Hall
>> > Raleigh, NC, USA
>> > ScottGHall at BellSouth.Net
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