What’s OpenELA? How Three IT Giants Are Reviving Enterprise Linux After CentOS’s End

Three major IT companies—SUSE, Oracle, and CIQ—have formed the Open ELA alliance to provide source code for RHEL‑compatible downstream Linux distributions, offering a community‑driven alternative after Red Hat’s termination of CentOS, aiming to ensure stable, secure, and freely redistributable enterprise Linux.

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What’s OpenELA? How Three IT Giants Are Reviving Enterprise Linux After CentOS’s End

MaGe Linux Operations

Nov 12, 2022 · Operations

Why Rakuten Mobile Dropped Red Hat for Rocky Linux: Inside the Open RAN Shift

Rakuten Mobile’s CEO Tareq Amin announced the removal of Red Hat Enterprise Linux from its Japanese network, citing subscription‑per‑CPU costs and a desire for a truly open‑source OS, and detailed a partnership with Rocky Linux to power its Open RAN deployments, including extensive OS customizations and a 12‑month migration plan.

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Why Rakuten Mobile Dropped Red Hat for Rocky Linux: Inside the Open RAN Shift

MaGe Linux Operations

Jun 25, 2022 · Operations

Rocky Linux Surpasses RHEL and CentOS Stream in EPEL Usage – What the Numbers Reveal

Recent Fedora EPEL statistics show Rocky Linux's rapid rise, overtaking AlmaLinux, CentOS Stream and even RHEL within months, highlighting its growing popularity among enterprise Linux users despite the data’s limited scope.

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Rocky Linux Surpasses RHEL and CentOS Stream in EPEL Usage – What the Numbers Reveal