- Provide a maintenance period beyond what CentOS Stream provides.
- Potentially hold back CentOS Stream updates to stay more in sync with RHEL. If RHEL is on X.Y, CentOS Stream is technically on X.(Y+1) - Alma wants to be X.Y compatible.
- Provide ABI compatibility with RHEL which CentOS Stream may not provide.
- Potentially hold back CentOS Stream updates to stay more in sync with RHEL. If RHEL is on X.Y, CentOS Stream is technically on X.(Y+1) - Alma wants to be X.Y compatible.
- Provide ABI compatibility with RHEL which CentOS Stream may not provide.