CentOS and Red Hat

Posted Apr 8, 2014 16:32 UTC (Tue) by dag- (guest, #30207)
In reply to: CentOS and Red Hat by drag
Parent article: CentOS and Red Hat

I agree with your interpretation of both definitions.

But:

1. 100% binary compatibility would be possible today, if CentOS and Red Hat agreed that this is useful.

2. CentOS being free to change things and improve things without ensuring to break compatibility is an impossible task. If 100% compatibility is impossible because of differences in environment and tools (at the time of rebuilding) it surely is impossible to attempt the same while changing and improving things.

Besides, nobody would be in favor for CentOS to change/improve things and deviate from RHEL, it would defeat its purpose IMO.

In the light of things, I still find that change in wording very peculiar, and generally unwanted/unnecessary.