So no more CentOS LTS releases? The article's author is right: this is definitely going to move people to Ubuntu Server LTS because RHEL isn't exactly cheap.
...as in Oracle, who would like nothing more than to become "free RHEL" in their place, complete with the ability to add support later. This is a very bad move.
Oracle offers a script that automagically changes your CentOS installation to Oracle Linux quite easily. It's practically the same as CentOS except for the kernel.
So no more CentOS Long-Term Support (Score:5, Interesting)
So no more CentOS LTS releases? The article's author is right: this is definitely going to move people to Ubuntu Server LTS because RHEL isn't exactly cheap.
Or... make us weak for the "Big O" (Score:2)
Re:Or... make us weak for the "Big O" (Score:2)
Oracle offers a script that automagically changes your CentOS installation to Oracle Linux quite easily. It's practically the same as CentOS except for the kernel.
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It's practically the same as CentOS except for the kernel.
And Oracle isn't messing around with the kernel they ship, either. They know who their customers are and they don't ship sketchy kernels.