# Will there be RockyLinux Stream?

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/will-there-be-rockylinux-stream/4392>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [October 25, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/will-there-be-rockylinux-stream/4392 "2021-10-25T05:46:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jayp](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jayp)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/will-there-be-rockylinux-stream/4392/1 "2021-10-25T05:46:36Z")

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Hi all,

I like CentOS stream concept but I don’t want to get dropped again as CentOS Linux did. Will there be Rocky Linux Stream in future ? Stream life cycle looks better for Workstation/Desktop useage for me.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/will-there-be-rockylinux-stream/4392/2 "2021-10-25T08:05:53Z")

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Rocky did spawn to pursue the goal that CentOS Linux had; for those who cannot use CentOS Stream. Stream is … _something different_.

The CentOS Stream packages are built by RHEL engineers; Stream is integrated into RHEL development.

Are the sources of Stream publicly available?  
Red Hat decided to invest in Stream; does that sound like they will drop it soon?  
If Red Hat does drop Stream, then there certainly will be no sources for others to rebuild from.

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**Author:** ![toracat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/toracat/32/68_2.png) [@toracat](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/toracat)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/will-there-be-rockylinux-stream/4392/3 "2021-10-25T17:15:40Z")

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Looks like Fermilab/CERN decided they migrate to CentOS Stream:

[https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind2110&L=SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS&P=11382](https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind2110&L=SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS&P=11382)

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**Author:** ![gerry666uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@gerry666uk](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/gerry666uk)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/will-there-be-rockylinux-stream/4392/4 "2021-10-25T18:17:07Z")

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I’m not sure why they’d want to do this; they’ll be out-of-sync with RHEL, but won’t have the advantages of an upstream distro with the latest kernel.

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/brian/32/5777_2.png) [@brian](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/will-there-be-rockylinux-stream/4392/5 "2023-08-25T04:03:15Z")

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Closed on August 25, 2023, 4:03am UTC