[StaffsLUG General] Talk: Greg Kurtzer and R. Leigh Hennig from the Rocky Linux project

Hi everyone On the evening of Wednesday 28th April 2021, Rocky Linux founder and Executive Director Greg Kurtzer and Director of Operations R. Leigh Hennig will be talking about Rocky Linux. After the news that CentOS 8 will be EOL this year and transition to a rolling release model, Greg Kurtzer, original founder of the CentOS project announced Rocky Linux, a free, community-run drop in replacement for CentOS and RHEL. The first release candidate of Rocky Linux is expected by 30th April 2021 and an official release by mid-2021. Greg and Leigh will be talking about the formation and status of Rocky Linux, answer questions that sysadmins might have and how users can contribute to the success of Rocky Linux. It’s a big deal getting these guys to speak to us just as Rocky Linux is poised to be the big Linux distro story of the year. We’re really excited about this one, please join us. More details here: https://wolveslug.org.uk/event/talk-rocky-linux-28th-april-2021/ There is a tweet and a Facebook event here for you to share: https://twitter.com/LugWolves/status/1379396700809351176 https://www.facebook.com/events/535037241224512 Please share and retweet those far and wide, all are welcome. There's a social before and after the talk so please feel free to hang around and chat. Regards, Adam Sweet Wolves LUG