January 20th, 2021 at 4:37 PM
Red Hat did the right thing and replaced CentOS (for most users) via a new tier of RHEL. It’s now free for up to 16 production servers.
Let’s face it. The majority of people using CentOS either had fewer than 16 servers, or were in a larger business where RHEL could easily be afforded. This is a net gain for most former CentOS users, who can now access RHEL directly so long as they aren’t running large, 16+ server enterprise setups.
(That being said, CentOS was very popular for web hosts due to cPanel’s longstanding tradition of exclusive CentOS/RHEL support. These business will largely be forced to switch to a commercial RHEL license. However, these companies usually have the revenue to afford enterprise-grade, bulk licenses, and will not be cash-strapped by the change. Commercial-grade cloud hosting platforms would likely benefit from using RHEL due to stability and support anyhow. )
This is an unexpected and welcome change. It keeps RHEL relevant to the broader server community (enterprise and consumers alike) and helps to mitigate some of the blow from the discontinuation of CentOS. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/...ers/?amp=1
Let’s face it. The majority of people using CentOS either had fewer than 16 servers, or were in a larger business where RHEL could easily be afforded. This is a net gain for most former CentOS users, who can now access RHEL directly so long as they aren’t running large, 16+ server enterprise setups.
(That being said, CentOS was very popular for web hosts due to cPanel’s longstanding tradition of exclusive CentOS/RHEL support. These business will largely be forced to switch to a commercial RHEL license. However, these companies usually have the revenue to afford enterprise-grade, bulk licenses, and will not be cash-strapped by the change. Commercial-grade cloud hosting platforms would likely benefit from using RHEL due to stability and support anyhow. )
This is an unexpected and welcome change. It keeps RHEL relevant to the broader server community (enterprise and consumers alike) and helps to mitigate some of the blow from the discontinuation of CentOS. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/...ers/?amp=1
