As you said. Ron, good timing.

Now, while Clear Linux as an ongoing sustained project is over, I wonder whether its existing optimizations may find their way into the mainstream kernel, libraries, compiler processes etc. so that all distros may benefit from what Intel has contributed. Even if nothing more has been added I wonder if what has been developed so far would be useful in other distros.

- Evan

On Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM Dhaval Giani via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:


On Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM Ron BC (me, superuser) via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:
> Or consider something wholly new like Clear Linix [sic]?

Interesting timing:

> It's not a good time to be at Intel. They just shut down Clear Linux OS and have announced more layoffs with Linux
> Maintainers having to leave their projects. This is having a big impact on Linux and Intel and users of this operating system.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiBocc0x35w

Another source:

https://www.techpowerup.com/339074/intel-shuts-down-clear-linux-distribution-development

> Linux enthusiasts gather to hear the latest news: Intel is officially shutting down its Clear Linux distribution after ten years
> of development and optimizations. As many recall, Clear Linux is an Intel-optimized Linux distribution that serves as a
> high-performance, optimized OS designed to extract every last ounce of performance from Intel hardware, especially Intel
> Xeons.



arjan (Clear Linux Developer)

> After years of innovation and community collaboration, we're ending support for Clear Linux OS. Effective immediately,
> Intel will no longer provide security patches, updates, or maintenance for Clear Linux OS, and the Clear Linux OS GitHub
> repository will be archived in read-only mode. So, if you're currently using Clear Linux OS, we strongly recommend
> planning your migration to another actively maintained Linux distribution as soon as possible to ensure ongoing security
> and stability.


Apologies for any formatting issues, had to reply in-browser as I couldn't find the thread in Thunderbird.

The only source that should matter :-)
https://community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716

Dhaval
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