

Of the rest, 16.7% are looking to Debian Linux, 12.4% are considering Ubuntu, while 10.4% are thinking about openSUSE. According to a CloudLinux survey, most CentOS users, 60.5%, are waiting for a CentOS fork to be released.

What can these and all the other companies which use CentOS every day do? They can look at alternative Linux distributions. These include GE, Riverbed, F5, Juniper, and Fortinet. Other important technology companies build products around CentOS.

Top companies that rely on CentOS Linux include Disney, GoDaddy, RackSpace, Toyota, and Verizon. That's because millions of users have been using CentOS as a stable point distribution for their servers, virtual machines, and appliances. EVerest: The open source software stack for EV charging infrastructure.Log4j: Google and IBM call for list of critical open source projects.
