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	[http://www.centos.org CentOS] is a 100% compatible re-~~compilation of RedHat Enterprise Linux (~~from the latest [ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/ client] and [ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/ server] SRPMs) with all ~~its~~ security fixes, bugfixes and feature enhancements. ~~Versions 5 and 6 are maintained by a group of volunteers.~~ The CentOS mailing list is also available from the public newsserver news.gmane.org (the name is gmane.linux.centos.general; posting is allowed).		[http://www.centos.org CentOS] CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by [http://www.redhat.com/ RedHat Enterprise Linux]. CentOS versions 5 and 6 are maintained by a group of volunteers who supply 100% compatible re-compilations from the latest [ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/ client] and [ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/ server] SRPMs for RHEL5, and [ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/ client] and [ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/ server] SRPMs for RHEL6 with all security fixes, bugfixes and feature enhancements. The CentOS mailing list is also available from the public newsserver news.gmane.org (the name is gmane.linux.centos.general; posting is allowed).

	Version 5 is based on kernel 2.6.18 and is still suitable for computing in X-ray crystallography. Maintenance updates to this version are planned to be made available until [http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/red-hat-extends-red-hat-enterprise-linux-lifecycle-to-ten-years/10237 Mar 31st, 2017].		Version 5 is based on kernel 2.6.18 and is still suitable for computing in X-ray crystallography. Maintenance updates to this version are planned to be made available until [http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/red-hat-extends-red-hat-enterprise-linux-lifecycle-to-ten-years/10237 Mar 31st, 2017].