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title: About CentOS
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- ## CentOS Linux
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- The CentOS Linux distribution is a stable, predictable, manageable and
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- reproducible platform derived from the sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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- (RHEL). We are now looking to expand on that by creating the resources needed
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- by other communities to come together and be able to build on the CentOS Linux
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- platform. And today we start the process by delivering a clear governance
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- model, increased transparency and access. In the coming weeks we aim to publish
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- our own roadmap that includes variants of the core CentOS Linux.
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-
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- Since March 2004, CentOS Linux has been a community-supported distribution
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- derived from sources freely provided to the public by Red Hat. As such, CentOS
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- Linux aims to be functionally compatible with RHEL. We mainly change packages
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- to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork. CentOS Linux is no-cost and
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- [free to redistribute](/legal).
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- CentOS Linux is developed by a small but growing team of core developers. In
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- turn the core developers are supported by an active user community including
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- system administrators, network administrators, managers, core Linux
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- contributors, and Linux enthusiasts from around the world.
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- Over the coming year, the CentOS Project will expand its mission to establish
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- CentOS Linux as a leading community platform for emerging open source
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- technologies coming from other projects such as OpenStack. These technologies
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- will be at the center of multiple variations of CentOS, as individual downloads
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- or accessed from a custom installer. Read more about the [variants](/variants)
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- and [Special Interest Groups](http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup) that
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- produce them.
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## The CentOS Project
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The CentOS Project is a community-driven free software effort focused around
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- the goal of providing a rich base platform for open source communities to build
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- upon. We will provide a development framework for cloud providers, the hosting
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- community, and scientific data processing, as a few examples. We work with
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- several 'upstream' communities to help them layer and distribute their software
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- more effectively on a platform they can rely on.
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+ providing a rich base platform for open source communities to build upon.
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+ We provide a development framework for cloud providers, the hosting community,
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+ scientific data processing, and many more.
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+ We work with several upstream communities to help them layer and distribute
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+ their software more effectively on a platform they can rely on.
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- ### The Governing Board
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+ ## CentOS Stream
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+
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+ CentOS Stream defines Enterprise Linux.
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+
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+ CentOS Stream is derived from Fedora Linux.
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+ It has a new major version release every three years,
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+ and each release is maintained for five years, matching the
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+ [full support phase](https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata)
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+ of RHEL.
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+ CentOS Stream development is open to all, but because CentOS Stream only
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+ has updates intended for RHEL, it is maintained by the RHEL team.
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+ [Learn how to contribute](/contribute).
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+
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+ CentOS Stream can serve as a production operating system, a development
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+ environment, or a preview of the next minor RHEL release.
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+ It also serves as a foundation for the work from our Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
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+
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+
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+ ## CentOS Special Interest Groups
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+ The CentOS Project is home to a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
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+ SIGs are involved in the project in a number of ways.
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+ * Produce variant editions and alternative images of CentOS.
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+ * Develop and package software to be run on top of CentOS.
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+ * Support the CentOS project with non-technical activities.
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+
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+ [See all Special Interest Groups](/sigs).
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+
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+
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+ ## The CentOS Board
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The CentOS Governing Board is made up of members of the CentOS Project, many of
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whom have been around since the creation of the Project, as well as new members
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promote CentOS Linux. For more information read the [governance
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page](/about/governance).
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- ### The Project Structure
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-
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- The CentOS Project is modelled on the structure of the [Apache
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- Foundation](http://apache.org), with a governing board that oversees various
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- semi-autonomous [Special Interest Groups or
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- 'SIGs'](http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup). These groups are focused
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- on providing various enhancements, addons, or replacements for core CentOS
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- Linux functionality. A few notable examples of SIGs are:
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- * [Core](http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Core) - Building and releasing the core CentOS Linux platform.
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- * [Xen4CentOS](http://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/Xen4-01) - Providing Xen4 support for CentOS 6
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- * [CentOS Design](http://wiki.centos.org/ArtWork) - Improving the user experience with high quality artwork
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- * [Automotive](https://sigs.centos.org/automotive/) - Providing a home for CentOS-oriented automotive work
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