# CentOS Project shifts focus to CentOS Stream **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux Official News\ **Tags:** project, news, centos\ **Created:** [8 December 2020 14:02 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/centos-project-shifts-focus-to-centos-stream/4858 "2020-12-08T14:02:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/astonj/32/7_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Post date:** [10 December 2020 21:01 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/centos-project-shifts-focus-to-centos-stream/4858/4 "2020-12-10T21:01:46Z")
![Screenshot 2020-12-10 at 21.01.22](https://forum.devtalk.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cc72952485037dc8efdbc94a528c14924eaf0eef.jpeg) [https://centos.rip](https://centos.rip) 😢 **Edit** : This is an excellent write-up: > **[CentOS Linux is dead—and Red Hat says Stream is “not a replacement”](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/12/centos-shifts-from-red-hat-unbranded-to-red-hat-beta/)** > > CentOS Stream, founded in 2019, is “a rolling preview of what’s next in RHEL.”… And the good news; > [@Rocky Linux: OS compatible with RHEL by the founder of CentOS](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/rocky-linux-os-compatible-with-rhel-by-the-founder-of-centos/4935): > > This is great news following the ‘[demise](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/centos-project-shifts-focus-to-centos-stream/4858/)’ of CentOS! What is the Rocky Linux Project? Rocky Linux is a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux now that CentOS has shifted direction. It is under intensive development by the community. Rocky Linux is led by Gregory Kurtzer, founder of the CentOS project. There is no ETA for a release. Contributors are asked to reach out using the communication options offered on this site. H… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/centos-project-shifts-focus-to-centos-stream/4858)._