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by codezero 4541 days ago
I wonder if they are also doing this so they can get an idea of who the user base of CentOS is and also try to convert them to paying customers.
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pilom 4540 days ago
My guess is they are feeling the hit from Oracle Linux's business model and wanted the flexibility to compete directly.

Oracle Linux's distribution model is that you can take CentOS, change a couple repositories and make it Oracle Linux. Then if you want support, you can pay for it. With Red Hat, RHEL and CentOS before today were separate products with separate release schedules and separate userbases. This move gives Red Hat the opportunity to act more like Oracle Linux if they choose to.

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justincormack 4540 days ago
Surely no one uses Oracle Linux unless they are running Oracle?
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bmelton 4540 days ago
It' almost certainly designed to take advantage of enterprise customers that are already paying Oracle support dollars in some fashion or other, with the slightly advantageous notion of being able to collapse another support provider.
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codezero 4540 days ago
Oh, wow, I didn't even know that. This sounds much more likely. Thanks!
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