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| Red Hat is making important changes to CentOS |
When Red Hat, the parent company of Linux distribution, announced a major project change, many users of a Linux distribution called CentOS protested. This change has caused problems for a large number of open source companies (especially web hosts).
CentOS is a revised version of the paid product Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The two projects were peacefully present together before and after Red Hat's acquisition of CentOS in 2014.
CentOS co-founder Gregory Kurtzer announced that it will create its own version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux under the name Rocky Linux.
"The news from Red Hat has shocked me just as other communities are," said Kurtzer, CEO and founder of Control Command, the computer start-up.
He added: When I started using CentOS 16 years ago, I never thought that distributions would have an incredible impact on the people and companies who rely on Linux distributions around the world.
Many large companies use and rely on CentOS distributions, including names like Disney, GoDaddy, RackSpace, Toyota, and Verizon.
Other big tech companies are also building CentOS-based products, including GE, Riverbed, F5, Juniper, and Fortinet.
These companies are worth billions of dollars, and several executives have said, “They are not at all satisfied and are looking for alternatives.
Some of these companies are considering moving to Red Hat Enterprise Linux while others are looking to other Linux distributions.
Canonical's Ubuntu is the most cited distribution, and some of these companies may now be considering Rocky Linux.
In response to this unexpected change, Kurtzer said, she announced the start of a new project called Rocky Linux in honor of CentOS founder (Rocky McGough).
First and foremost, he added, I call on the global community to join and put together a team to reinforce our pioneering commitment and ensure that companies using CentOS 8 continue to operate smoothly after 2021.
Kurtzer stated that one day he saw an impressive response from thousands of enthusiastic supporters with more than 650 potential participants.