From: Jason Daly (jdaly++at++ist.ucf.edu)
Date: 12/09/2003 11:17:15
On Tue, 2003-12-09 at 11:42, Allan Schaffer wrote:
> Something interesting I heard in the chatter at I/ITSEC, is that RedHat seems
> to be de-emphasizing the desktop Linux product. I haven't been following
> RedHat so it's the first I'd heard of it. Anyone know more, is this a case
> of RedHat-competitor-FUD or for real? If real, have folks started migrating
> to something else?
>
Basically, they're getting rid of Red Hat Linux. Two products will remain.
One is Red Hat Enterprise, with full support for software updates and the
like, with a long life cycle and infrequent major revisions (emphasis on
stability). The other is Fedora, with frequent do-it-yourself updates and
revisions (no automated support, AFAIK). Enterprise has a fee, and Fedora is
free.
There is also an academic version of Enterprise (similar features, but a
reduced cost), which is probably what we'll be switching to when plain old
Red Hat goes away.
--"J"
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