[koenigdavidmj]

The absolute worst that can happen is a return to the state of today. Also, CentOS didn't do anything new and creative and visionary that all. Their goal from the beginning was to replicate RHEL with all the non-free bits (mostly artwork and trademarks) replaced.

[geekowl]

The concern isn't to have anything new and creative. That's not always the goal of OSS. The goal is the have free and open equal alternatives to corporate-controlled software. Debian, for example, is likely the last of the truly unencumbered distros.

[cgh]

What about Slackware, Gentoo, Arch...?

[koenigdavidmj]

Tell me what CentOS will no longer be able to do that they could previously.

[geekowl]

The idea is to have a distro with no "corporate" oversight -- an independent distro. This is the reasons why I heavily lean Debian and OpenBSD, because they are independent.

[sciurus]

Since CentOS blindly reproduced a product generated by a corporation, I'm having a hard time understanding your argument.

[koenigdavidmj]

I'm trying to get you to describe your reasoning about what actually differs if a corporation is involved. "Independent" is not in itself a word that confers any benefit.