diff --git a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/community.texi b/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/community.texi deleted file mode 100644 index d6caffe..0000000 --- a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/community.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -The CentOS Project is designed for people who need an enterprise class -operating system without the cost or support of the prominent North -American Enterprise Linux vendor. - -@table @code - -@item CentOS Administrators - -People building CentOS Distribution and its infrastructure are -considered CentOS Administrators. Each CentOS Distribution has an -Administrator Leader. - -@item CentOS Community Members - -People using CentOS Distribution are concidered CentOS Community -Members. Inside CentOS Community, Members affiliate Special Interest -Groups (SIGs). Special Interest Groups help to organize and distribute -work inside The CentOS Project. - -@end table diff --git a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/distribution.texi b/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/distribution.texi deleted file mode 100644 index 0f49ba4..0000000 --- a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/distribution.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -The CentOS Distribution is a free enterprise class computing platform -to anyone who wishes to use it. The CentOS Distribution is built from -publicly available open source SRPMS provided by a prominent North -American Enterprise Linux vendor. The CentOS Distribution conforms -fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policies and aims to be -100% binary compatible (The CentOS Project mainly changes packages to -remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.). - -The CentOS Project releases its CentOS Distribution as a GPL work. The -GPL applies to the software collection known as the CentOS -Distribution. Individual packages included in the distribution -include their own licenses and the GPL applies to all packages that it -does not clash with. If there is a clash between the GPL and -individual package licenses, the individual package license applies -instead. - -Neither the CentOS Project (we who build CentOS Distribution) nor any -version of CentOS Distribution is affiliated with, produced by, or -supported by the prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. -Neither does our software contain the upstream vendor's product ... -although it is built from the same open source SRPMS as the upstream -enterprise products. - diff --git a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/incorporation.texi b/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/incorporation.texi deleted file mode 100644 index 737b5db..0000000 --- a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/incorporation.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -The CentOS Project is a legal entity separate from the persons who own -it or the persons who manage or operate it. - diff --git a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/mission.texi b/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/mission.texi deleted file mode 100644 index bd7c138..0000000 --- a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/mission.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -The CentOS Project exists to provide the CentOS Distribution. - diff --git a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/organization.texi b/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/organization.texi deleted file mode 100644 index cf5fdf8..0000000 --- a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/organization.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,9 +0,0 @@ -The CentOS Project is organized and managed on Internet by a group of -Administrators which provide their knowledge and personal resources to -build the different major releases of CentOS Distribution and maintain -the required infrastructure. - -The CentOS Project exists by its own, it is not affilieted with any -other organization. The only source of hardware or funding to -distribute the CentOS Distribution is by donations. - diff --git a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/philosophy.texi b/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/philosophy.texi deleted file mode 100644 index db3be2d..0000000 --- a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/philosophy.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -The CentOS Project is higly based on meritocracy. - diff --git a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/release.texi b/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/release.texi deleted file mode 100644 index fd7d1f5..0000000 --- a/Manuals/Concepts/en/Texinfo/CentOS/release.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -The upstream vendor has released 4 versions of enterprise Linux that -CentOS rebuilds the freely available SRPMS for. So, the major CentOS -releases are CentOS 2, CentOS 3, CentOS 4 and CentOS 5. The upstream -vendor releases security updates as required by circumstances. CentOS -releases rebuilds of security updates as soon as possible. Usually -within 24 hours (our stated goal is with 72 hours, but we are usually -much faster). - -The upstream vendor also releases numbered update sets for Version 3, -Version 4 and Version 5 of their product (Currently EL 3 update 9, EL -4 update 6 and EL 5 update 1) 2 to 4 times per year. There are new -ISOs from the upstream vendor provided for these update sets. Update -sets will be completed as soon as possible after the vendor releases -their version ... generally within 2 weeks. CentOS follows these -conventions as well, so CentOS 3.9 correlates with EL 3 update 9 and -CentOS 4.6 correlates with EL 4 update 6, CentOS 5.1 correlates to EL -5 update 1, etc. - -One thing some people have problems understanding is that if you have -any CentOS-3 product and update it, you will be updated to the latest -CentOS-3.x version. - -The same is true for CentOS-4 and CentOS 5. If you update any CentOS-4 -product, you will be updated to the latest CentOS-4.x version, or to -the latest CentOS 5.x version if you are updating a CentOS 5 system. -This is exactly the same behavior as the upstream product. Let's -assume that the latest EL4 product is update 6. If you install the -upstream original EL4 CDs (the ones before any update set) and upgrade -via their up2date, you will have latest update set installed (EL4 -update 6 in our example). Since all updates within a major release -(CentOS 2, CentOS 3, CentOS 4, CentOS 5) always upgrade to the latest -version when updates are performed (thus mimicking upstream behavior), -only the latest version is maintained in each main tree on the CentOS -mirrors. - -There is a CentOS Vault containing old CentOS trees. This vault is a -picture of the older tree when it was removed from the main tree, and -does not receive updates. It should only be used for reference. - diff --git a/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/community.texi b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/community.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d6caffe --- /dev/null +++ b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/community.texi @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +The CentOS Project is designed for people who need an enterprise class +operating system without the cost or support of the prominent North +American Enterprise Linux vendor. + +@table @code + +@item CentOS Administrators + +People building CentOS Distribution and its infrastructure are +considered CentOS Administrators. Each CentOS Distribution has an +Administrator Leader. + +@item CentOS Community Members + +People using CentOS Distribution are concidered CentOS Community +Members. Inside CentOS Community, Members affiliate Special Interest +Groups (SIGs). Special Interest Groups help to organize and distribute +work inside The CentOS Project. + +@end table diff --git a/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/distribution.texi b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/distribution.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0f49ba4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/distribution.texi @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +The CentOS Distribution is a free enterprise class computing platform +to anyone who wishes to use it. The CentOS Distribution is built from +publicly available open source SRPMS provided by a prominent North +American Enterprise Linux vendor. The CentOS Distribution conforms +fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policies and aims to be +100% binary compatible (The CentOS Project mainly changes packages to +remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.). + +The CentOS Project releases its CentOS Distribution as a GPL work. The +GPL applies to the software collection known as the CentOS +Distribution. Individual packages included in the distribution +include their own licenses and the GPL applies to all packages that it +does not clash with. If there is a clash between the GPL and +individual package licenses, the individual package license applies +instead. + +Neither the CentOS Project (we who build CentOS Distribution) nor any +version of CentOS Distribution is affiliated with, produced by, or +supported by the prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. +Neither does our software contain the upstream vendor's product ... +although it is built from the same open source SRPMS as the upstream +enterprise products. + diff --git a/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/incorporation.texi b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/incorporation.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..737b5db --- /dev/null +++ b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/incorporation.texi @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +The CentOS Project is a legal entity separate from the persons who own +it or the persons who manage or operate it. + diff --git a/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/mission.texi b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/mission.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bd7c138 --- /dev/null +++ b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/mission.texi @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +The CentOS Project exists to provide the CentOS Distribution. + diff --git a/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/organization.texi b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/organization.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cf5fdf8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/organization.texi @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +The CentOS Project is organized and managed on Internet by a group of +Administrators which provide their knowledge and personal resources to +build the different major releases of CentOS Distribution and maintain +the required infrastructure. + +The CentOS Project exists by its own, it is not affilieted with any +other organization. The only source of hardware or funding to +distribute the CentOS Distribution is by donations. + diff --git a/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/philosophy.texi b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/philosophy.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..db3be2d --- /dev/null +++ b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/philosophy.texi @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +The CentOS Project is higly based on meritocracy. + diff --git a/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/release.texi b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/release.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fd7d1f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Manuals/Sources/Concepts/release.texi @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +The upstream vendor has released 4 versions of enterprise Linux that +CentOS rebuilds the freely available SRPMS for. So, the major CentOS +releases are CentOS 2, CentOS 3, CentOS 4 and CentOS 5. The upstream +vendor releases security updates as required by circumstances. CentOS +releases rebuilds of security updates as soon as possible. Usually +within 24 hours (our stated goal is with 72 hours, but we are usually +much faster). + +The upstream vendor also releases numbered update sets for Version 3, +Version 4 and Version 5 of their product (Currently EL 3 update 9, EL +4 update 6 and EL 5 update 1) 2 to 4 times per year. There are new +ISOs from the upstream vendor provided for these update sets. Update +sets will be completed as soon as possible after the vendor releases +their version ... generally within 2 weeks. CentOS follows these +conventions as well, so CentOS 3.9 correlates with EL 3 update 9 and +CentOS 4.6 correlates with EL 4 update 6, CentOS 5.1 correlates to EL +5 update 1, etc. + +One thing some people have problems understanding is that if you have +any CentOS-3 product and update it, you will be updated to the latest +CentOS-3.x version. + +The same is true for CentOS-4 and CentOS 5. If you update any CentOS-4 +product, you will be updated to the latest CentOS-4.x version, or to +the latest CentOS 5.x version if you are updating a CentOS 5 system. +This is exactly the same behavior as the upstream product. Let's +assume that the latest EL4 product is update 6. If you install the +upstream original EL4 CDs (the ones before any update set) and upgrade +via their up2date, you will have latest update set installed (EL4 +update 6 in our example). Since all updates within a major release +(CentOS 2, CentOS 3, CentOS 4, CentOS 5) always upgrade to the latest +version when updates are performed (thus mimicking upstream behavior), +only the latest version is maintained in each main tree on the CentOS +mirrors. + +There is a CentOS Vault containing old CentOS trees. This vault is a +picture of the older tree when it was removed from the main tree, and +does not receive updates. It should only be used for reference. +