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Takashi Ichihara <[log in to unmask]>
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Takashi Ichihara <[log in to unmask]>
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On 2021/05/01 2:35, 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.

So far as I know, the official statement from FermiLab is:

https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind2012&L=SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS&P=65515

On 2020/12/18 0:17, James F Amundson wrote:
 > CERN and Fermilab acknowledge the recent decision to shift focus from CentOS Linux to CentOS Stream, and the sudden change of the end of life of the CentOS 8 release. This may entail significant consequences for the worldwide particle physics community. We are currently investigating together the best path forward. We will keep you informed about any developments in this area during Q1 2021.
 >
 > James Amundson, Fermilab Scientific Computing Division Head
 >
 > Elizabeth Sexton-Kennedy, Fermilab Chief Information Officer
 >
 > *--
 > James Amundson*
 > /Head, Scientific Computing Division/
 > Office of the CIO
 > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
 > +1 (630) 840-2430 office
 > +1 (630) 488-6910 mobile
 >

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