Got this in my e-mail overnight: ************************************************* Thank you for being a Red Hat Network customer. This e-mail provides you with important information about the upcoming discontinuation of Red Hat Linux, and resources to assist you with your migration to another Red Hat solution. As previously communicated, Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 as of December 31, 2003. Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for Red Hat Linux 9 as of April 30, 2004. Red Hat does not plan to release another product in the Red Hat Linux line. With the recent announcement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3, you'll find migrating to Enterprise Linux appealing. We understand that transitioning to another Red Hat solution requires careful planning and implementation. We have created a migration plan for Red Hat Network customers to help make the transition as simple and seamless as possible. Details: **************** If you purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic before February 28, 2004, you will receive 50% off the price for two years.[*] (That's two years for the price of one.) **************** In addition, we have created a Red Hat Linux Migration Resource Center to address your migration planning and other questions, such as: * What are best practices for implementing the migration to Red Hat Enterprise Linux? * Are there other migration alternatives? * How do I purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic at the price above? * What if my paid subscription to RHN extends past April 30, 2004? **************** Find out more about your migration options with product comparisons, whitepapers and documentation at the Red Hat Linux Migration Resource Center: http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn Or read the FAQ written especially for Red Hat Network customers: https://rhn.redhat.com/help/rhlmigrationfaq/ Sincerely, Red Hat, Inc. [*] Limit 10 units. Higher volume purchase inquiries should contact a regional Red Hat sales representative. Contact numbers available at http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn --the Red Hat Network Team
fedora ( what will be left of redhat once all the logo's are removed ) should be up on ftp.wicks.co.nz in a week or so. http://fedora.redhat.com
Sounds like they have joined the M$ camp of high pricing. Basic addition US$179. The end of free or low cost Linux from Red Hat??
Mutley allegedly said: They have moved it to a "Mozilla" model. The community develops it, and Red Hat provide a fixed amount of funding for development. It becomes the "farm team" for the 'enterprise' version. The new version will be known as "Fedora Core" or "Fedora". I have Fedora Beta3 installed on one system.....the V1.0 release is due out later this week - fingers crossed. http://fedora.redhat.com
Mutley allegedly said: It's been running non-stop for 2 weeks with no issues......but then I have simply made it a file/print server and left it sitting there crunching [email protected] work units.
Hi there, Quite possibly so...Redhat have always been the 'corporate' Linux, and this move is just a focusing of their core business... Never mind, plenty of free ones exist still and continue to appear on an almost daily basis... Kind regards, Chris Wilkinson, Christchurch.
Suuuuuure! Try moving your core business systems once a year, let alone "on a daily basis"..... Cheers, Cliff
Hi there, Not quite the point I intended to make, I meant that new Linux distros for us 'mere mortals' appear almost daily, and that we are not stuck for choice even without a free version of Redhat (or whatever name it will become)... Kind regards, Chris Wilkinson, Christchurch.
I have about half a dozen to look after, and I'm not happy, sorry! If I'd got about 20, I'd be homicidal...... Cheers, Cliff
Well you don't have to do that. If needs be you can install upgrades yourself - you do not need RPMs of your system. Lennier
Lenny, you are a right pillock, aren't you. Why do you think that people use RPMs and other packaging systems? It's to reduce the amount of administration work that has to be done. Suuuuure you can put on patches yourself. Suuuuuure you can do dependency checking yourself. But these are live systems and a) it all takes time and b) if you make a mistake in the checking your head will roll. Cheers, Cliff
So as an enterprise user, are you going to use RHEL or Fedora ? Or do you think you will migrate to a different distro ?
Haven't decided. I'm not keen on paying RH buckets of money. I'm happy with Debian. I'm not too keen on Mandrake. Cheers, Cliff
but one of the patches requires particualr libraries, and particular kernel version... what if I dont upgrade, I get stuck with an unpatched system.
