PSA: CentOS 6 - END OF LIFE - 30th November 2020
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Just a reminder, it is less than 60 days away, to some people this post will be a source of confusion... WHAT, people still run CentOS 6???
Well, old habits die hard, it is shocking how many people would still be running on centOS 5 if they could get away with it.
Well as of November 30th centOS 6 dies with CentOS 5, I would suggest hosts stop offering it as a template/ISO now in advance.
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We need a hall of shame for providers still offering outdated images. Bonus points for installing an outdated image as the default.
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Uh oh.. on the Other Green forum, there are a few providers who still offer U 14.04, Deb 6, and so on...and shared hosting providers who are still offering PHP 5.x.
Logically, the hall of shame should be for clients, not the providers (not that I care either ways)
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A leading telecommunication company in my country uses CentOS 6 in their servers.
How do I know? Because I have worked on those shitty box and begged them to upgrade. But you know, If it ain't broken (at least can be solved with duct tape), don't fix it.
edit: spelling
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No outdated image by default. If a specific client wants it, open a ticket and their account can install outdated image.
We can also have a Speed Record for when providers add newest stable images.
⭐⭐⭐ within 7 days
⭐⭐ within 30 days
⭐ more than 30 days
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Seeing there are people who cling to Windows XP, not too surprising.
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Windows XP something something, windows 2008.
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Some ATMs and airlines (self check in kiosks included) run on Win XP.
Do not disparage
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Most ATMs in the UK still run on Windows NT...
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I miss the good old days of windows nt
Frankly, it's beyond me why anyone would install CentOS 6 on a new VPS/server in 2020 anyway.
ATMs and the like that run crucial legacy software are a different story, and presumably, there are special (expensive) contracts for maintaining and safeguarding such systems.
"A single swap file or partition may be up to 128 MB in size. [...] [I]f you need 256 MB of swap, you can create two 128-MB swap partitions." (M. Welsh & L. Kaufman, Running Linux, 2e, 1996, p. 49)
could we implement an 8-day week from now on? To find the time to update everything?
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You should update everything in production on Friday at 17:00.
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You used to work for HP as well then?
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I prefer updating first thing Monday morning albeit a little early. If things went out of control well you atleast had the whole team to work with and get a solution sooner than later.. but it's just me.
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Bonus if Monday is a holiday and you have a long weekend.
Controlled use of CentOS 5 is beneficial.
https://github.com/phusion/holy-build-box
Even better, update on Christmas Eve. The next workday for most people would be January 2.
No.
What if "whole team" is only yourself?
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Then...
"It is what it is"
Dont forget the dog (or cat)
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