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In a First, AlmaLinux Patches a Security Hole That Remains Unpatched in Upstream RHEL - FOSS Force (fossforce.com)

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Photo : AlmaLinux Day, held on March 18, 2024 in Rust, Germany. Does that mean more Rust in the Linux kernel ? :-)

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[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 46 points 7 months ago

The reason this is a first is because AlmaLinux recently decided to stop being a bug for bug clone of RHEL. Good for them. As this shows, they are now actually free to add value.

Rocky Linux cannot ship this patch unless RHEL does. Rocky cannot contribute anything by definition.