I was curious why CERN and Fermilab chose AlmaLinux instead of Rocky Linux. After googling, I found out that the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, which controls Rocky Linux, is a public-benefit corporation. This is a for-profit type of corporation, unlike what the name suggests. The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit, which in my mind is clearly the type of organization that should control such an OS.

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    1 year ago

    I think that was the intention, but the reality is put all of the EL ecosphere at risk. I certainly wouldn’t be investing in RHEL and partnering with a company that makes such unpredictable actions.

    I suspect the reality is that tomorrow will look much like today, however.