+ =======================================

+ Regarding EPEL and Software Collections

+ =======================================

+ 

+ Background

+ ==========

+ 

+ For RHEL 8, Red Hat made the decision to provide multiple versions of software

+ in the form of App Stream modules instead of Red Hat Software Collections

+ (RHSCLs).

+ 

+ SCLs are maintained by the CentOS Software Collections SIG, not the EPEL SIG.

+ 

+ RHEL 8 comes with the ``scl-utils`` and ``scl-utils-build`` packages--which

+ contain tools for using and building SCLs. These packages appear to function as

+ expected with RHEL 8 and CentOS 8.

+ 

+ Recommendations

+ ===============

+ 

+ EPEL will not provide SCL support, although it will not prohibit use of the SCL

+ tools provided with RHEL 8.

+ 

+ EPEL will not provide any SCLs.

+ 

+ EPEL encourages the community to follow Red Hat’s lead and provide multiple

+ versions of software for RHEL 8 and CentOS 8 in the form of modules rather than

+ SCLs.

+ 

+ For use cases that require the parallel installation of multiple versions of

+ the same component, EPEL recommends the same solution as RHEL 8: containers.