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Dave Dykstra <[log in to unmask]>
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Dave Dykstra <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 21:35:02 +0000
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Both Fermilab and CERN have stated that they plan to use CentOS 8 stream
for now (or Scientific Linux 7 or CentOS 7) and will evaluate later
whether or not to switch to one of the clones.

Dave

On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 10:35:18AM -0700, Konstantin Olchanski wrote:
> Any news or updates on the status of CERN Linux?
> 
> Per https://linux.web.cern.ch/centos8/ CERN users are strongly encouraged
> to use CentOS-8 while the same page states that support for CentOS-8 will
> end at the end of this year. Update is promised "during Q1 2021", today
> we are 1/3 into Q2 2021, and there is no new information.
> 
> The CentOS forums are graveyard quiet. (censored?)
> 
> Any information from the FermiLab side of things? Any information from the SL side
> of things? Any rumours?
> 
> I opened a support ticket with CERN about this, let's see what they say.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Konstantin Olchanski
> Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
> Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
> Snail mail: 4004 Wesbrook Mall, TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A3, Canada

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