Just wondering, is there still something like a mailing list where betas are discussed? IIRC EL6 beta was the last one I saw but maybe I’m missing something?
Regards, Simon
That question is pertinent to RedHat customers’ lists, it is note relevant to CentOS.
Just my $0.02.
Valeri
I don’t agree. Since there are no corresponding CentOS betas for the new RedHat betas, they have to be considered betas for CentOS as well.
Broken things in RHEL8 will also be broken in CentOS8, so if we want a perfect CentOS8 we should contribute to RHEL8 as much as possible.
That’s how I see it and why I ask about mailing lists for betas. I don’t care if they are called RedHat 8 beta or CentOS 8 beta. From the technical POV they are identical, aren’t they?
Thanks, Simon
I believe is disagree about how CentOS works. I believe CentOS is a binary replica of RedHat Enterprise, and whatever is broken in RedHat Enterprise can only be fixed there.
The way you [we] can affect RedHat Enterprise is through their open feedback (not their customer feedback which general publick has no access to), though I have no knowledge is that exists and in what form.
But Brilliant people who put together CentOS (thanks a lot, guys!) may chime in to correct me.
Valeri
That’s exactly why I ask about a mailing list here. Since I was subscribed to rhelv6-beta in the past I’m wondering if such a list really doesn’t exist anymore these days.
Regards, Simon
Its upstreams decision to not support lists anymore.
According to https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2018/11/15/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-beta-is-here/
You can sign up and become a redhat developer in order to be a beta tester for RHEL 8. I haven’t done it yet, but I intend to try. I would hope that it would provide some type of mechanism for reporting bugs and some type of forum access.
Being able to choose Python versions is great. Although I imagine that it will mean more work for our beloved CentOS buddies.
The article title is a little misleading, so for those who don’t have the time to read the full article and its references: There is no forced default python, but there are 3 different Pythons in RHEL 8 Beta:
Platform-python: This is an off-to-the-side Python version for use by other RHEL 8 packages. Python 2.7: Offered as a module that can optionally be installed Python 3.6: Offered as a module that can optionally be installed
The upshot is that RHEL 8 will be able to offer newer versions of Python in years to come, but end users can install the version that meets their needs and change the version over time as their needs change.
13 thoughts on - RHEL 8 Public Beta Released
Just wondering, is there still something like a mailing list where betas are discussed? IIRC EL6 beta was the last one I saw but maybe I’m missing something?
Regards, Simon
That question is pertinent to RedHat customers’ lists, it is note relevant to CentOS.
Just my $0.02.
Valeri
I don’t agree. Since there are no corresponding CentOS betas for the new RedHat betas, they have to be considered betas for CentOS as well.
Broken things in RHEL8 will also be broken in CentOS8, so if we want a perfect CentOS8 we should contribute to RHEL8 as much as possible.
That’s how I see it and why I ask about mailing lists for betas. I don’t care if they are called RedHat 8 beta or CentOS 8 beta. From the technical POV they are identical, aren’t they?
Thanks, Simon
I believe is disagree about how CentOS works. I believe CentOS is a binary replica of RedHat Enterprise, and whatever is broken in RedHat Enterprise can only be fixed there.
The way you [we] can affect RedHat Enterprise is through their open feedback (not their customer feedback which general publick has no access to), though I have no knowledge is that exists and in what form.
But Brilliant people who put together CentOS (thanks a lot, guys!) may chime in to correct me.
Valeri
That’s exactly why I ask about a mailing list here. Since I was subscribed to rhelv6-beta in the past I’m wondering if such a list really doesn’t exist anymore these days.
Regards, Simon
Its upstreams decision to not support lists anymore.
The Customer Portal is part of the substitution
https://access.redhat.com/discussions
Thanks, that’s exactly what I was afraid to hear.
Simon
According to https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2018/11/15/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-beta-is-here/
You can sign up and become a redhat developer in order to be a beta tester for RHEL 8. I haven’t done it yet, but I intend to try. I would hope that it would provide some type of mechanism for reporting bugs and some type of forum access.
Nataraj
Nataraj kirjoitti 16.11.2018 klo 6.53:
You can run the beta and report bugs through Red Hat Bugzilla without registering as a developer. The instructions are in the README file at http://downloads.redhat.com/redhat/rhel/rhel-8-beta/
Just wondering, are Software Collections on the trail of EOL now?
Application Streams the new way to do?
This answers my own question :-)
https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2018/11/15/rhel8-introducing-appstreams/
Also this one:
https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2018/11/27/what-no-python-in-rhel-8-beta/
Being able to choose Python versions is great. Although I imagine that it will mean more work for our beloved CentOS buddies.
The article title is a little misleading, so for those who don’t have the time to read the full article and its references: There is no forced default python, but there are 3 different Pythons in RHEL 8 Beta:
Platform-python: This is an off-to-the-side Python version for use by other RHEL 8 packages. Python 2.7: Offered as a module that can optionally be installed Python 3.6: Offered as a module that can optionally be installed
The upshot is that RHEL 8 will be able to offer newer versions of Python in years to come, but end users can install the version that meets their needs and change the version over time as their needs change.