Distributions
CentOS MythBusters
<p>CentOS is the Community Enterprise Operating System, a Linux distribution built by the CentOS Project. For over two decades, CentOS has powered servers and workstations around the world. During this time it has accumulated its fair share of myths, tall tales, and urban legends. Many of these stem from the transition from the legacy CentOS Linux variant to the modern CentOS Stream variant.</p>
<p>In this session, we won't just tell the myths, we'll put them to the test. In the spirit of the TV show MythBusters, we'll use observable data, historical events, and project insights to rate each myth as BUSTED, PLAUSIBLE, or CONFIRMED. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the advantages of CentOS and the state of the CentOS Project, which they can use to make informed choices for their own deployments.</p>
Additional information
| Live Stream | https://live.fosdem.org/watch/ub2147 |
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| Type | devroom |
| Language | English |
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