With CentOS 8 About To Die, Its Creator Gives Birth To Rocky Linux December 11, 2020 https://fossbytes.com/centos-8-about-to-die-creator-new-rocky-linux/ Rocky Linux A community-driven effort to bring you enterprise-grade, production-ready Linux. https://rockylinux.org/
First Release Of Rocky Linux Will Arrive After March 2021 December 23, 2020 https://fossbytes.com/first-release-of-rocky-linux-will-arrive-after-march-2021/
So.. I'll be stickin with CentOS 7 for immediate future ( EOL 2024) Seems to be lots of community momentum Will help in any way I can https://forums.rockylinux.org/
This is worth looking at. http://springdale.math.ias.edu/ Good pedigree (Princeton University) and totally reliable. Just be prepared for a bit of Yum work to pull in some software + dependencies. The net installer is the best option.
CentOS replacement distro Rocky Linux’s first general release is out CentOS co-founder Greg Kurtzer's new distro hit general availability today. June 21, 2021 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...ro-rocky-linuxs-first-general-release-is-out/