Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader shares a report: When Mike McGrath, Red Hat’s Red Hat Core Platforms vice president, announced that Red Hat was putting new restrictions on who could access Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)’s code, other Linux companies that depended… Continue reading CIQ, Oracle and SUSE Unite Behind OpenELA To Take on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Yes, Red Hat Enterprise Linux changed its licensing last month — but how will that affect AlmaLinux? The chair of the nonprofit AlmaLinux OS Foundation, benny Vasquez, tells SiliconANGLE that “For typical users, there’s very, very little differen… Continue reading AlmaLinux Leader Says Red Hat’s Code Crackdown Isn’t a Threat
In February of 1994 Jon “maddog” Hall interviewed a young Linus Torvalds (then just 24). Nearly three decades later — as Hall approaches his 73rd birthday — he’s shared a long essay looking back, but also assessing today’s controversy about… Continue reading Jon ‘maddog’ Hall Defends Red Hat’s Re-Licensing of RHEL
After Red Hat’s decision to only share RHEL source code with subscribers, AlmaLinux asked their bug report submitters to “attempt to test and replicate the problem in CentOS Stream as well, so we can focus our energy on correcting it in the right place… Continue reading AlmaLinux Discovers Working with Red Hat (and CentOS Stream) Isn’t Easy
After Red Hat’s decision to only share RHEL source code with subscribers, AlmaLinux asked their bug report submitters to “attempt to test and replicate the problem in CentOS Stream as well, so we can focus our energy on correcting it in the right place… Continue reading AlmaLinux Discovers Working with Red Hat (and CentOS Stream) Isn’t Easy
Last weekend in Portland, Oregon, the Software Freedom Conservancy hosted a new conference called the Free and Open Source Software Yearly.
And long-time free software activist Bradley M. Kuhn (currently a policy fellow/hacker-in-residence for the So… Continue reading RHEL Response Discussed by SFC Conference’s Panel – Including a New Enterprise Linux Standard
SiliconANGLE reports that Red Hat’s decision to limit access to RHEL sources “has sparked outrage in some circles,” but observers contacted by the publication “were mostly sympathetic” to Red Hat’s position:
Most acknowledged that the company’s explan… Continue reading Red Hat’s Decision Prompts Outrage and Sympathy, Called ‘Necessary’ and ‘Embarrassing’
Reactions continue to Red Hat’s announcement that they’d start limiting access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux sources, reports Ars Technica:
Rocky Linux, launched by CentOS co-founder Greg Kurtzer as a replacement RHEL-compatible distro, announced Thurs… Continue reading Defying Red Hat, Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux Vow to Continue RHEL-Compatible Updates
End-of-life for Red Hat 7 was originally scheduled to happen in one year. But then Thursday Red Hat announced four
more years of “extended support” for RHEL 7:
As we near the end of the standard 10-year life cycle of RHEL 7, some IT organizations are … Continue reading Red Hat Changes Mind, Postpones Red Hat 7’s EOL Until 2028
End-of-life for Red Hat 7 is scheduled to happen in one year. Thursday Red Hat announced an add-on option for four
more years of “extended support” for RHEL 7:
As we near the end of the standard 10-year life cycle of RHEL 7, some IT organizations are … Continue reading After RHEL 7’s EOL, Red Hat Will Offer a 4-Year ‘Extended Life Cycle Support’ Add-On