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From: Jonathan Wright <jonathan@almalinux.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 10:38:42 -0600
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Subject: Re: Add AlmaLinux as Specifically Supported Distro
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On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 10:35 AM Devrim G=C3=BCnd=C3=BCz <devrim@gunduz.org>=
 wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 2022-01-04 at 11:13 -0500, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
> > I defer to Devrim on if the PostgreSQL YUM Repo supports AlmaLinux. I
> > did see some random Internet instructions that shows how to install
> > packages from the PostgreSQL YUM repo onto AlmaLinux systems.
>
> I build packages on RHEL 8 and then test on Rocky 8, like I used to
> test on CentOS 8 in the past. I know that many people want to see Alma
> Linux as a supported distro, but at some point I had to make a decision
> which clone should be the "main" supported one -- and that's Rocky
> Linux.
>
> (I'm not going to start a discussion about who are behind two distros,
> as this won't be a technical one, and also not related to this list).
>
> I'm quite sure that packages will work on Alma Linux, but no intention
> to test the packages on yet-another-clone.
>

Makes sense.  All of the clones are supposed to be binary compatible so
testing across tons of them would be mostly a waste of time.

I'm happy to set up a build node on Alma and add it to the build farm if
that helps everyone feel better about listing Alma as well.


>
> -HTH
>
> Regards,
> --
> Devrim G=C3=BCnd=C3=BCz
> Open Source Solution Architect, Red Hat Certified Engineer
> Twitter: @DevrimGunduz , @DevrimGunduzTR
>


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Jonathan Wright
AlmaLinux Foundation
Mattermost: chat <https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/messages/@jonathan>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 10:35 AM Devri=
m G=C3=BCnd=C3=BCz &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:devrim@gunduz.org">devrim@gunduz.o=
rg</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex=
">Hi,<br>
<br>
On Tue, 2022-01-04 at 11:13 -0500, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:<br>
&gt; I defer to Devrim on if the PostgreSQL YUM Repo supports AlmaLinux. I<=
br>
&gt; did see some random Internet instructions that shows how to install <b=
r>
&gt; packages from the PostgreSQL YUM repo onto AlmaLinux systems.<br>
<br>
I build packages on RHEL 8 and then test on Rocky 8, like I used to<br>
test on CentOS 8 in the past. I know that many people want to see Alma<br>
Linux as a supported distro, but at some point I had to make a decision<br>
which clone should be the &quot;main&quot; supported one -- and that&#39;s =
Rocky<br>
Linux.<br>
<br>
(I&#39;m not going to start a discussion about who are behind two distros,<=
br>
as this won&#39;t be a technical one, and also not related to this list).<b=
r>
<br>
I&#39;m quite sure that packages will work on Alma Linux, but no intention<=
br>
to test the packages on yet-another-clone.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><=
div>Makes sense.=C2=A0 All of the clones are supposed to be binary compatib=
le so testing across tons of them would be mostly a waste of time.</div><di=
v><br></div><div>I&#39;m happy to set up a build node on Alma and add it to=
 the build farm if that helps everyone feel better about listing Alma as we=
ll.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"=
>
<br>
-HTH<br>
<br>
Regards, <br>
-- <br>
Devrim G=C3=BCnd=C3=BCz<br>
Open Source Solution Architect, Red Hat Certified Engineer<br>
Twitter: @DevrimGunduz , @DevrimGunduzTR<br>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Jonathan Wright<br>AlmaLinux Fo=
undation<div>Mattermost:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://chat.almalinux.org/almalin=
ux/messages/@jonathan" target=3D"_blank">chat</a></div></div></div></div>

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