Oracle and almalinux would probably base on Stream with their own patches. The m...

kijin · on July 11, 2023

But if you base on Stream, you are no longer bug-for-bug compatible with the current stable release of RHEL.

Not that I care personally, but this point seems to be very important for a lot of people.

fariszr · on July 11, 2023

I doubt any of the new distros are going to be 1:1 compatible, aside from maybe Rocky and their workarounds to get RHEL source code.

Oracles and Almalinuxes announcements both state clearly that they aim to be compatible so long its possible, so no 1:1 binary compatibility promises.