[OT] Is there a future for CentOS or systems to run on your web server

[Mark Schonewille]

Thanks, Stephen. I had not seen that, when I visited the site yesterday.

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On 1 aug 2009, at 02:38, stephen barncard wrote:

> Because in this fast-paced internet world of ours, rumor and  
> innuendo spread
> fast, either from not knowing all the facts, making assumptions, or  
> not
> reading all of the information, leads to the needless destruction of
> reputations and livelihoods.
>
> Why spread fear about something we don't really know that much about?
> Like I said, the only issue is the stupid domain name.
>
> What they say on the site:
> Facts Regarding CentOS and the Open Letter to Lance
> Davis<http://www.centos.org/>
> CentOS is not dead or going away. The signers of the Open Letter are  
> fully
> committed to continue the CentOS Project. Updates and new releases  
> will
> continue.
> The issues raised in the Open Letter have been raised privately  
> literally
> for years and a voluntary resolution had been hoped for and worked  
> toward.
> But progress requires follow through. We have tried contacting Lance  
> in
> private for a long period of time before this Open Letter. While we  
> received
> promises, there was no real response or follow through from him on  
> promises
> made. We are sure he is not dead, on vacation, or sick. Once we all  
> decided
> there was no movement in the matter we created the Open Letter. This  
> is not
> something that appeared just recently.
> We would really like to continue the project using the centos.org  
> domain.
> That is one of the reasons for the Open Letter. But the developers  
> will move
> to another domain if there is no other option. Protective backups  
> are in
> place; hot machines exist to allow for a cutover with a simple one  
> time
> installation of one RPM package. We continue to refine our plans if  
> this
> might be the case, to make the transition as smooth as possible.
>
> -------------------------
> Stephen Barncard
> San Francisco
> http://barncard.com