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Wow are people dumb. We specifically chose the non-IBM source for continuing updates, so that's two counterexamples to whatever this chucklenuts is pushing.
But - speaking as someone who's used RHL since 98 and rhel since 3, el8 is so sketchy and el9 is just not worth it. I'll do Rocky if I have to do anything, as at least it uses the better packaging - albeit requiring to mimic RH's use in the dumbest way to date with a version-switching that pretends the method they fucking invented for doing that better doesn't exist, the same as PCLinuxOS that does it better every day also doesn't exist.
I just hope PCLinuxOS can get a good oVirt/pve template packered before it loses its opportunity to show off how insanely great it is.