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Re:Introducing Amazon Linux 2 by unwind on Thursday December 14, 2017 @03:23AM (#15920734)
Meta: Please don't indent to block quote. It is for code, and due to HN's design makes it unreadable on mobile.
Re:Introducing Amazon Linux 2 by reustle on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:36AM (#15921014)
Yeah, unfortunately see it done often too. Here's the text:

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> Amazon Linux 2 will offer long-term support.

> It is available as a VM image for on-premises development and testing.

> It includes systemd service and systems manager as opposed to System V init system and also includes new version of compiler and build tools.

> It provides the ability to install additional software packages through Extras mechanism without impacting the underlying LTS stability of the operating system.