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CloudLinux
Company blog · blog.cloudlinux.comsystemssecurity
CloudLinux is the company blog at blog.cloudlinux.com, writing about systems and security. Since 2020, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 15 times, most often “Open-Sourced and Community-Driven RHEL Fork by CloudLinux”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Comments link CloudLinux blog posts announcing an open-sourced community CentOS replacement and its post-RHEL-compatibility OS releases, cited in threads about CentOS ending and AlmaLinux.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Open-Sourced and Community-Driven RHEL Fork by CloudLinux6 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2020-12-10
- CloudLinux OS 8 and 9 in post RedHat world3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2023-06-27
What Hacker News says?
And CloudLinux is doing the same, https://blog.cloudlinux.com/announcing-open-sourced-communit... edit: RockyLinux and CloudLinux are joining forces, https://www.reddit.com/r/RockyLinux/comments/kanvwb/cloudlin...
Comment linking /announcing-open-sourced-community-driven-rhel-fork-by-cloudlinux
on “Red Hat Goes Full IBM and Says Farewell to CentOS”Submitted Why I have decided to step down from the AlmaLinux OS Foundation Board as a story · 24 points
HN discussionCloudLinux is also working on a CentOS replacement. https://blog.cloudlinux.com/announcing-open-sourced-communit...
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on “CentOS Linux is ending because Red Hat refused to invest in it”Submitted Open-Sourced and Community-Driven RHEL Fork by CloudLinux as a story · 8 points
HN discussionAlso Lenix: https://blog.cloudlinux.com/announcing-open-sourced-communit...
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on “CentOS dropped because it “was not [..] providing [..] usefulness to Red Hat””Submitted AlmaLinux – Free CentOS Alternative as a story · 5 points
HN discussionYou mean cloudlinux? They are already forging their own way, giving up on RHEL 1:1 compatibility in the process. https://blog.cloudlinux.com/cloudlinux-os-8-and-9-in-post-re...
Comment linking /cloudlinux-os-8-and-9-in-post-redhat-world
on “AlmaLinux – Our Value Is Our Values”Submitted Imunify360 Rule 8.83 Blocks Public Exploit PHP CVE-2026-109618 CVE-2026-109619 as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThe new project: https://rockylinux.org/ Forums: https://forums.rockylinux.org/ CloudLinux also announced a free alternative: https://blog.cloudlinux.com/announcing-open-sourced-communit...
Comment linking /announcing-open-sourced-community-driven-rhel-fork-by-cloudlinux
on “CentOS has been forked by its founder”Submitted Dirty Frag (CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500): Mitigation as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Open-Sourced and Community-Driven RHEL Fork by CloudLinux as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted CloudLinux OS 8 and 9 in post RedHat world as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted CloudLinux OS 8 and 9 in a post Redhat World as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted CloudLinux OS Solo Released as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Open-Sourced and Community-Driven RHEL Fork by CloudLinux as a story · 1 points
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