RedHat Enterprise Linux

[mattg at timesucker.ne.client2.attbi.com (Matt Galster)]

I don't really care how snappy it is, if the support life for that install is measured in months instead of years.  A fresh install for a new box is no big deal.  Pick what makes sense to you.  Upgrading a machine in service is painful indeed.  This makes me think all the harder when picking out a distribution to use.

Check out the reason the group that compiled RHEL into White Box did so.  My thoughts are similar to those of the management of that library.

MEG

"--- begin copied/edited message from Stephen Adler ---"
> 
> For all those who are looking at other distros, I do suggest
> you give Fedora Core 1 a shot. It was the cleanest installation
> of red hat yet (opppsss fedora..) and it really does run faster
> than red hat 9. (i.e. my windows pop up quicker, its just a
> snappier environment.)
> 
> The real issue for me are the updates which Red Hat announced
> through their red hat network system. up2date seems to work
> from a fedora.redhatsomething.com but I don't have that fuzzy
> feeling anymore that I can just wait for my red hat network
> alert icon in my gnome panel to turn red when there is a critical
> update waiting to be downloaded and rpm-installed on my system.
> 
> Does anyone know or have some comments on how Fedora users are
> supposed to deal with the updates? I've heard stuff about yum,
> but I'm not familiar with it.
> 
> Cheers. Steve.
> 
> On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 06:23, Gregory Boyce wrote:
> > On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 05:04, Paul Iadonisi wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 20:17, Bill Horne wrote:
> > > > TWIMC,
> > > > 
> > > > The "Industrial" version of RedHat, called "Enterprise Linux", is being
> > > > distributed on a subscription basis for prices starting at $179/year.
> > > > 
> > > > I don't approve of RedHat putting Linux into a proprietary model, but
> > > > the company has honored the GPL, and has put the source code on its FTP
> > > > server.
> > > > 
> > > > I suggest we (those of us agonizing over what to do when RH9 is dropped)
> > > > compile the software and distribute it as a BLU linux varient.
> > > 
> > > http://www.google.com/search?q=%22White%20Box%20Enterprise%20Linux%22
> > 
> > Well, that changes my plans for the day.  Now I get a new distro to play
> > with today rather than spending the day rebuilding RHEL packages.
> > 
> > Now to see if his work fits what I'm looking for.  At the very least,
> > this proves it can be done, and gives some pointers.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> -- 
> Stephen Adler <adler at bnl.gov>
> 
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