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'First of many new programs,' says biz, but it is no substitute for free CentOS Tim Anderson Wed 20 Jan 2021 // 20:04 UTC Share Copy Red Hat, which is killing CentOS Linux in favour of CentOS Stream, will extend its developer subscription to allow free production use of RHEL for up to 16 systems. CentOS Linux is a community build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and therefore suitable for production use. CentOS Stream, which will remain available, is a preview build of what is likely to be in RHEL – great for testing but not ideal for production use. The popularity...

An open source, drop-in replacement for CentOS is on its way. Whether you use CentOS for your servers or your desktop, the embroiled Linux distribution has recently found itself in a state of tumulte. You're probably wondering where to go now? If you're not in the know, Red Hat has decided to end CentOS as it stands, in favor of the rolling release, CentOS Stream. This decision has placed a large number of the Linux community in fit of pique, looking for a new distribution to handle what CentOS handled with agility, security, and reliability. That's where CloudLinux comes in. On December 15, ...

CloudLinux to invest more than a million dollars a year into CentOS clone With Red Hat changing CentOS Linux into a rolling release, CloudLinux is the second group to announce it's making a bigger, better stable point CentOS: Lenix. December 15, 2020 -- 00:27 GMT (16:27 PST) | Topic: Enterprise Software When Red Hat, CentOS's Linux parent company, announced it was "shifting focus from CentOS Linux, the rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), to CentOS Stream, which tracks just ahead of a current RHEL relea...

Big Red: This is not some gimmick so that you buy support from us Tim Anderson Tue 15 Dec 2020 // 17:17 UTC Share Copy In the wake of Red Hat's decision to end support for CentOS Linux comes a raft of alternatives to fill the void, including Project Lenix - an offshoot of Cloud Linux - and Oracle's free Linux, which Big Red is heavily promoting. CloudLinux is a distribution based on RHEL/CentOS aimed at hosting providers and enterprises. It is not free but is offered on subscription from $14.00 per month, with support from $3.95 per month. Now the company behind it has...

OK, actually, they're fit to be tied. That's because millions of users have been using CentOS as a stable point distribution for their servers, virtual machines, and appliances.  These aren't just small businesses. Top companies that rely on CentOS Linux include Disney, GoDaddy, RackSpace, Toyota, and Verizon. Other important technology companies build products around CentOS. These include GE, Riverbed, F5, Juniper, and Fortinet.  What can these and all the other companies which use CentOS every day do? They can look at alternative Linux distributions. According to a CloudLinux survey, most...