On Sat, 5 Dec 2020 01:24:22 +0100
pboy(a)uni-bremen.de wrote:
I see advantages sui generis in Fedora Server over CentOS, not
"just"
an interim solution or workaround until the next CentOS version is
released. You get (almost) all the positive features that make CentOS
/RHEL stand out (well thought-out architecture and workflows,
security, systematic tools, etc.) and additionally
- more up-to-date application software, which often enables a better
response to current developments and changing requirements
- easier administration due to a greater variety of available packages
- shorter release jumps, which are therefore less disruptive
- easier (quasi rolling) updates (dnf update), which save a lot of
time
- Freedom from strict RH feature management (example BTRFS, XEN some
years ago)
- greater backwards hardware compatibility (e.g. exclusion of drivers
in el 8, which make some older hardware unusable or only very
difficult to use)
The list can easily be extended.
I totally agree. I used to use CentOS for server applications, but
with the release of RHEL/CentOS 8, I’ve been moving toward Fedora.
Undelivered -devel packages and modularity are killer anti-features of
EL 8—it is way too hard to build the software I need. Whereas Fedora
packages much more software, so I spend less time building
dependencies, and the tooling is there to build what I need. With
Fedora my salary goes more to adding value and less on reinventing the
wheel.
I don’t use Fedora Server directly. Instead I build container or VMs
with a custom RPM set. The existence of Fedora Server Edition
provides confidence that Fedora is a suitable and tested platform for
server applications.
Jim