History of CentOS: How a biochemist's #Linux hobby project became the enterprise world's default operating system https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/06/08/history-of-centos-how-a-biochemists-linux-hobby-project-became-the-enterprise-worlds-default-operating-system/5251530 via nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqp4kx439znnv7pejldzr3zs4dxusjcu6n6r4vkr40rwxcrl8hp77qwvrq8e (nprofile…rq8e) & nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqywyvcvvkchy6g2udk5n79zzc78jm6nl4gqhy2jttkl7pwtszt75qfq4lqc (nprofile…4lqc)
CentOS has been unsupported for years now, but it's still used, as are its kids: AlmaLinux & Rocky Linux
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