> I could see this coming. CentOS didn't really show a value proposition for RH picking up the tab and supporting it. CentOS was recompiling RHEL and shipping it off; RH needs to keep their PR and image inline and HAD to help, since the whole point of CentOS was "this is RHEL without RH graphics and copyrighted material."
Bear in mind that CentOS was originally an independent project until Red Hat acquired it.
You are correct! I think my point is that when your independent project grows so large that is has effect on the other, the main operator (RH) has to acknowledge it and do something about ti.
Bear in mind that CentOS was originally an independent project until Red Hat acquired it.