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Re: a year later - CERN move to Centos - what are we doing?
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Stephan Wiesand <[log in to unmask]>
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Stephan Wiesand <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 12 Jan 2016 21:44:26 +0100
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On Jan 12, 2016, at 21:30 , Mark Stodola wrote:

> Since this is becoming a top-post thread, I will continue the trend.

And I'll break it, since your post is worthy ;-)

[...]

> This is not a new topic, and was discussed at length when RedHat announced the acquisition of CentOS and changes to the build process

Exactly.

[...]

> One of the key features I like about SL is the ability to stay on a specific point release and still receive relevant updates.

Yes, that's the difference, and a pretty significant one.

[...]

>   Arguing for distribution usage/mergers doesn't really do anything productive here in a users' mailing list.

+1. Thanks.

- Stephan

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