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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 in development

Discussion in 'CentOS, Redhat & Oracle Linux News' started by buik, Feb 4, 2018.

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    buik “The best traveler is one without a camera.”

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    Nice fingers crossed for updated and more newer linux kernel (4.15+), gcc (7.2/8) and glibc (2.26+) - can always dream :)
     
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    buik “The best traveler is one without a camera.”

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    Keep dreaming :)
    The anaconda at rhel8-alpha-branch is based on Fedora 27's anaconda.
    Fedora uses a rolling release on the kernel i.e. a version is renewed via updates - 4.14 < 4.15 etc.

    Enterprise Linux (EL) not.
    EL always uses one single long term kernel with backport stuff.
    In short, a possibility is (based on Fedora 27):

    GCC 7.2
    Glibc 2.26
    Long term kernel for example 4.14 or even 4.9.

    My prognosis:
    A release 6 months after the first public alpha (TBA).
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 GA lets say end of the year .. Q3/Q4 2018.
     
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    eva2000 Administrator Staff Member

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    Yeah it's a long shot it's why Fedora is on my long term to do list for OSes supported by Centmin Mod :D
     
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    buik “The best traveler is one without a camera.”

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    Following this topic.
    It seems obvious to me that RHEL 8 alpha is indeed tested with hardware/software partners.
    Right now.
     
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    woah Redhat 8 beta Powering IT’s future while preserving the present: Introducing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta

    from Mike Rochefort on Twitter

    OpenSSL 1.1.1 TLS 1.3
    YUM v4
    BBR
     
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    buik “The best traveler is one without a camera.”

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    nice.. this is usually where I would load up local virtualbox instance testing on my work laptop which is 4C/8T based but that has died and backup travel laptop is only 2C/4T so can't do that many concurrent guest OS server tests as I'd like. Can't wait to get delivery of my new Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen6 laptop ~2-3 weeks for delivery so can get back to 4C/8T environment :)
     
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    buik “The best traveler is one without a camera.”

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    Plenty of internal fresh server farms available here to test :)
    Already seen the alpha through a partner.
    Up to the final Rhel8.
     
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    buik “The best traveler is one without a camera.”

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    thanks for heads up

    seems MongoDB is being dropped by RHEL8 and other distros as an offered package due to license changes MongoDB "open-source" Server Side Public License rejected | ZDNet

     
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    buik “The best traveler is one without a camera.”

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    Update. From my network I understand that a release of RHEL 8 is near.
    The tweet below confirmed my contact.
     
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    ??? that tweet looks like RHEL8 is coming soon ?
     
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    buik “The best traveler is one without a camera.”

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    I think you are right.:shame:
     
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    buik “The best traveler is one without a camera.”

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    My contact is credible, the tweet is indeed shitty..
     
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    what so not coming soon ?
     
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    Live patching included ?
     
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    not sure

    but looks like a lot more cooks in the kitchen when it comes to CentOS 8 at least now that CERN/Scientific Linux folks are moving to CentOS 8 focused development https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Scientific-Linux-EOL

     
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    buik “The best traveler is one without a camera.”

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    I don't like this news at all.
    There is no real EL clone anymore.

    It is unclear what will happen to project: CentOS in the near future,
    as IBM has taken over Red Hat.

    CentOS is full ownership and a project of Red Hat itself.

    I myself still think exit CentOS.
    After all, you are not going to give away your own flagship for free.
    Even if it is re-branded. There is no reason.

    That's why I think it's a strange CERN announcement. Given the time.

    As Oracle Linux add her own code to it's EL distro.
    It is more like a fork than a clone nowadays.
     
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    Yeah the future will be interesting to see & experience. We can all hope for the best and deal with whatever comes our way :joyful: :)