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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Do you use CentOS6/RHEL6 for Open OnDemand? How problematic would it be for you if Open OnDemand dropped support for CentOS6/RHEL6?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Currently we use the Phusion Passenger application server (<a href="https://www.phusionpassenger.com/">https://www.phusionpassenger.com/</a>) and they having an open discussion on whether or not to continue
supporting RHEL6: <a href="https://blog.phusion.nl/2018/09/18/considering-dropping-rhel6-debian-7-and-ruby-1-8-support/">
https://blog.phusion.nl/2018/09/18/considering-dropping-rhel6-debian-7-and-ruby-1-8-support/</a> and have invited Passenger users to contribute to the discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Your feedback on your use of CentOS6/RHEL6 will be helpful when I go to comment on this issue. FWIW OSC is using both RHEL6 and RHEL7 for OnDemand but soon will switch to just RHEL7.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eric Franz, Senior Web & Interface App Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ohio Supercomputer Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">An Ohio Technology Consortium (OH-TECH) Member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1224 Kinnear Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Columbus, OH 43212<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">email: efranz@osc.edu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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