> each release of CentOS Stream is a frozen Fedora release
This is the current state. Why should IBM maintain rolling updates into Fedora ("rawhide"), then cut a Fedora release, then bless a Fedora release as Centos Stream, then backport from rawhide to Centos Stream as needed until they decide to cut a RHEL branch? If I were an exec at IBM, that would seem like a lot of extra releng salary that could be better spent directly on core product (which is RHEL which comes from Centos Stream) or billable hours. Someone's bonus can go up a few bills by eliminating a line item while improving efficiency.
Why should IBM continue paying for rawhide -> fedora release -> centos stream -> rhel ? How long until the fedora release step is put out to pasture then eventually culled?
This is the current state. Why should IBM maintain rolling updates into Fedora ("rawhide"), then cut a Fedora release, then bless a Fedora release as Centos Stream, then backport from rawhide to Centos Stream as needed until they decide to cut a RHEL branch? If I were an exec at IBM, that would seem like a lot of extra releng salary that could be better spent directly on core product (which is RHEL which comes from Centos Stream) or billable hours. Someone's bonus can go up a few bills by eliminating a line item while improving efficiency.
Why should IBM continue paying for rawhide -> fedora release -> centos stream -> rhel ? How long until the fedora release step is put out to pasture then eventually culled?