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title: About CentOS
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layout: aside
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---
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## The CentOS Project
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The CentOS Project is a community-driven free software effort focused around
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the goal of providing a rich base platform for open source communities to build
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upon. We will provide a development framework for cloud providers, the hosting
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community, and scientific data processing, as a few examples. We work with
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several 'upstream' communities to help them layer and distribute their software
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more effectively on a platform they can rely on.
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### The Governing Board
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The CentOS Governing Board is made up of members of the CentOS Project, some
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whom have been around since the creation of the Project, as well as new members
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from the community and Red Hat. The focus of the Governing Board is to curate
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the CentOS Project, assist and guide in the progress and development of the
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various SIGs, as well as to promote CentOS Stream. For more information read
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the [governance page](/about/governance).
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### The Project Structure
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The CentOS Project is modeled on the structure of the [Apache
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Foundation](http://apache.org), with a governing board that oversees various
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semi-autonomous [Special Interest Groups or
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'SIGs'](http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup). These groups are focused
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on providing various enhancements, addons, or replacements for core CentOS
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Stream functionality. A few notable examples of SIGs are:
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* [Core](http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Core) - Building and releasing the core CentOS Linux platform.
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* [Cloud](http://sigs.centos.org/cloud) - Providing a home for Cloud related infrastructures
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* [Hyperscale](http://sigs.centos.org/hyperscale) - Providing a home for Hyperscale innovation
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* [Automotive](https://sigs.centos.org/automotive/) - Providing a home for CentOS-oriented automotive work
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