HI,

On Fri, May 7, 2021 2:55 am, Gianluca Cecchi wrote:
> On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 2:39 AM Derek Atkins <derek@ihtfp.com> wrote:
> [snip]
>
>>
>> *THIS* truly answers my underlying question(s).  I was concerned that
>> the
>> engine would be like the node, but this assures me it is not, it's just
>> a
>> "faster" way to build the engine VM, but it turns into (effectively) a
>> standard CentOS+Engine VM post-install...  Which SHOULD be good enough
>> for
>> what I want to do!  (I have the engine running a few extra services, and
>> wanted to make sure I could continue to do so).
>>
>>
> OK.
> But in the mid term the problem will impact you anyway.
> What to do after 31/12/2021 with this system, as no new updates from
> CentOS
> repos?

Umm, according to
https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-resets-centos-linux-and-users-are-angry/
which links back to
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/#Life_Cycle_Dates
which claims CentOS 7 will retain support through 2024-06-30.

I think your 2021-12-31 date refers to EL8, not EL7.