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"Peter C. Chiu" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thanks, Pat, but would that be significant enough to impact future releases?

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Riehecky [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: 06 June 2014 15:21
To: Chiu, Peter (STFC,RAL,RALSP); [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS] News on Scientific Linux

The folks over at CentOS are planning to host the RHEL source in a set of git repos.  The long term future of source rpms on ftp.redhat.com is somewhat fluid right now.

Pat

On 06/06/2014 09:14 AM, Peter C. Chiu wrote:
> An indirect news from a colleague, hence I am seeking for more creditable clarification from this group.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Berg (Contractor) 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 06 June 2014 15:11
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: News on Scientific Linux
>
> On 06/06/2014 09:08 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>> I have heard of some rather upsetting news that "Scientific Linux 
>> will likely to be dropped soon as RHEL aren't planning to release source rpms outside the RHEL customers - only source tar balls".
>>
>> Not sure if the change on source makes any difference to the Sc Linux development team.
>>
>> But I shall be grateful if someone please confirm or deny this news.
>>
>> Many thanks.
>>
>> Peter
> What's your source for that information?
>
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