Additionally, CentOS has become "CentOS Stream" and no longer is 1:1 with RHEL and considered stable. It's an in-between Fedora (bleeding edge) and RHEL (boring and stable), which means things might change or break, etc... which is sort of the opposite of what your typical CentOS user wanted. Really a missed mark from IBM/RH.
This led to several CentOS replacement distros, including Rocky Linux (made by many original CentOS people), AlmaLinux and others. Both Rocky and Alma are supporting 8.x for 10 years, prompting many CentOS users to switch over.
This led to several CentOS replacement distros, including Rocky Linux (made by many original CentOS people), AlmaLinux and others. Both Rocky and Alma are supporting 8.x for 10 years, prompting many CentOS users to switch over.