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Jack Aboutboul: How AlmaLinux Came to Be and Why It Was NeededCategory: Software, Security, github
The AlmaLinux Linux distribution came out of nowhere to become one of the first drop-in replacements after Red Hat altered the source of CentOS. Only recently, Johnny Hughes, one of the real original founders of the CentOS and a current team and board member publically endorsed AlmaLinux.
So at that point, we came to the realization that we were already re-packaging RHEL for 10 years, and we knew that we possess the experience to do it really well, and for a long time. So we started AlmaLinux because we recognized that we were in a unique position to give back to the community on the technical front and to make sure the mistakes of the past with the ownership wouldn’t and couldn’t happen again.
This is why we were so focused on creating proper governance and ownership, and making sure that no matter what — it will be nearly impossible for someone to acquire AlmaLinux OS trademarks, copyrights, and the rest of the IP.
So at that point, we came to the realization that we were already re-packaging RHEL for 10 years, and we knew that we possess the experience to do it really well, and for a long time. So we started AlmaLinux because we recognized that we were in a unique position to give back to the community on the technical front and to make sure the mistakes of the past with the ownership wouldn’t and couldn’t happen again.
This is why we were so focused on creating proper governance and ownership, and making sure that no matter what — it will be nearly impossible for someone to acquire AlmaLinux OS trademarks, copyrights, and the rest of the IP.
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