From: PEPPER Craig (craig.pepper++at++tenix.com)
Date: 12/09/2003 13:01:40
Concerning the de-emphasis of the RedHat desktop Linux product, here is
a message one of our guys got from RedHat:
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Reply-To: dev-null++at++rhn.redhat.com
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 11:59:40 -0500
To: delucab++at++tenix.com
Subject: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning
Dear bedel23,
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
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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
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allan Schaffer [mailto:allan++at++sgi.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 10 December 2003 03:42
> To: John Kelso
> Cc: info-performer++at++performer.engr.sgi.com
> Subject: Re: [info-performer] planning for Performer 3.1
>
>
> Hi John,
>
> John Kelso wrote:
> > About the same time that Performer 3.1 will be released
> we'll be setting
> > up several new Linux workstations to support our VR
> efforts- all will need
> > licensed copies of Performer. We'll also be upgrading our
> existing IRIX
> > and Linux workstations to 3.1.
>
> Great!
>
> > This leads to a couple of questions:
> >
> > 1) Can we use our 3.0 Linux licenses for Performer 3.1, or
> will we need to
> > get new licenses? Is there an upgrade price? I ask
> because I was
> > surprised when my 3.0 license didn't work with the 3.1beta.
>
> Right -- You'll need a new 3.1 license. As for upgrades, the
> real trick here
> is that users with a current support contract are entitled to
> a free upgrade.
> The price of a 1-year support contract is about 20% of the
> Performer base
> price.
>
> > 2) What flavor of Linux do you recommend? We're looking at
> Red Hat and
> > SuSE, but will go with whatever SGI recommends as "best"
> to use with
> > Performer. If you won't answer that, can you tell us
> what you use for
> > your development?
>
> We use RedHat 8.0 for our development & build, and then test around on
> various other flavors.
>
> 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?
>
> Allan
> --
> Allan Schaffer
> allan++at++sgi.com
> Engr. Manager, Core Rendering
> 1-650-933-2160
> Silicon Graphics
> http://www.sgi.com
>
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> List Archives, Info, FAQ: http://www.sgi.com/software/performer/
> Open Development Project: http://oss.sgi.com/projects/performer/
> Submissions: info-performer++at++sgi.com
> Admin. requests: info-performer-request++at++sgi.com
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> ---------
> Download OpenGL Performer 3.1 Early-Access Alphas:
> ftp://download.sgi.com/pub/access/projects/performer/download/3.1EA/
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>
>
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