[AusNOG] centos.org

[Beeson, Ayden]

Personally I moved over to RHEL itself as we have a site license here now, but I remember the drama as I was using CentOS at the time when the whole 5.x update vs 6 release happened.

There were some dramas before (after? Not sure on timelines) as well in regards to domain name ownership, etc. etc., it’s fair to say there has been some drama but with RH stepping up and including the project more and more I think it’s a bit harsh to call it a dead distro.

A lot of people declared FC dead after that whole spate of bad releases (cant remember the specific versions, sorry, I think 9-11?) with major bugs and bleeding edge features that were half implemented, RH stepped in, got that ship back on track and it’s going from strength to strength now.

Scientific Linux is a good alternative but they all have their strengths and weaknesses.

Obligatory news link with RH statement about CentOS:
http://www.zdnet.com/red-hat-reveals-centos-plans-7000027812/

Thanks,
Ayden Beeson

From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Colin Stubbs
Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2014 3:36 PM
To: Daniel Watson
Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] centos.org


You're still using CentOS? Seriously? 2008, if I recall correctly, the problems started. By 2011 it was effectively a dead distro.
There's other EL distros and better EL distros for your systems. e.g. Scientific.... used by CERN to, in part, support the LHC.

https://www.scientificlinux.org/


On 18 June 2014 14:12, Daniel Watson <dwatsonwatto1988 at gmail.com<mailto:dwatsonwatto1988 at gmail.com>> wrote:
Thats not good for anybody using any CentOS... as this means yum will no longer function unless you have a static yum.repo file configured

I think its time we need an Australian master mirror and mirrorlists :D

Daniel

On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Ross Annetts <ross.annetts at digitalpacific.com.au<mailto:ross.annetts at digitalpacific.com.au>> wrote:
Hi,

 Not specifically network related, but this is a courtesy since it may affect a large amount of noggers.

 Name servers have been removed from centos.org<http://centos.org> and it seems to be in transfer.

 $ whois centos.org<http://centos.org>
Domain Name:CENTOS.ORG<http://CENTOS.ORG>
Domain ID: D103409469-LROR
Creation Date: 2003-12-04T12:28:30Z
Updated Date: 2014-06-18T02:40:51Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2015-12-04T12:28:30Z
Sponsoring Registrar:Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE (R1772-LROR)
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 470
WHOIS Server:
Referral URL:
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: inactive
Domain Status: serverTransferProhibited
Domain Status: transferPeriod
Registrant ID:COMLDE-011441
Registrant Name:Red Hat, Inc.
Registrant Organization:Red Hat, Inc.
Registrant Street: 100 East Davie Street
Registrant City:Raleigh
Registrant State/Province:NC
Registrant Postal Code:27601
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.9197543700<tel:%2B1.9197543700>
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.9197543704<tel:%2B1.9197543704>
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email:domainadmin at redhat.com<http://redhat.com>
Admin ID:COMLDE-011442
Admin Name:Domain Admin
Admin Organization:Red Hat, Inc.
Admin Street: 1801 Varsity Drive
Admin City:Raleigh
Admin State/Province:NC
Admin Postal Code:27606
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.9197543700<tel:%2B1.9197543700>
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +1.9197543704<tel:%2B1.9197543704>
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email:domainadmin at redhat.com<http://redhat.com>
Tech ID:COMLDE-030265
Tech Name:Domain Admin
Tech Organization:Red Hat, Inc.
Tech Street: 100 East Davie Street
Tech City:Raleigh
Tech State/Province:NC
Tech Postal Code:27601
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+1.9197543700<tel:%2B1.9197543700>
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +1.9197543704<tel:%2B1.9197543704>
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email:domainadmin at redhat.com<http://redhat.com>
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
DNSSEC:Unsigned

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