Re: [SLUG] What to do with redhat going away?

From: Christopher Hotchkiss (chotchki@mail.usf.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 05 2003 - 01:16:43 EST


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My arguement is that for those who are running a professional server, or
workstation, they need long term support. Debian-Stable, Gentoo-Hardened, or
FreeBSD have that support. Also Redhat has made statements that suggest that
a Desktop, or low-end server is not what they care about anymore.

On Wednesday 05 November 2003 12:27 am, you wrote:
> According to this you can buy fedora now!!
> http://www.easylinuxcds.com/linux_systems/linux/linux.shtml
>
> A J
>
> On Wednesday 05 November 2003 12:11 am, you wrote:
> > That is not true. Fedora is a community-based, Red Hat-sponsored
> > project, that resembles Debian in its philosophy. It will be more
> > cutting-edge, and will have many development offerings, but it is
> > certainly not just a beta. It will have stable releases.
> >
> > On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:36:27 -0500
> >
> > Christopher Hotchkiss <chotchki@mail.usf.edu> wrote:
> > > Fedora however is going to be for BETA testing.
> > > I would recommending switching to either Gentoo, Debian, and FreeBSD.
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 04 November 2003 07:03 pm, you wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 02:05:18PM -0500, Seth Hollen wrote:
> > > > > I currently have 2 servers running rh linux (7.3 and 9). With
> > > > > redhat going away has anyone have thoughts on a distro to swtich
> > > > > to? I am still confused where fedora linux fits into the picture.
> > > > > It is my understanding that they will be releasing "desktop"
> > > > > versins of redhat??? Can I "upgrade to fedora"?? I am playing with
> > > > > debian but am still not 100% comfortable with it. I am going to try
> > > > > Suse again, but I remember a few years ago not liking their file
> > > > > structure.
> > > >
> > > > Fedora is:
> > > >
> > > > 1) Red Hat Linux renamed.
> > > > 2) Will not be a sold product by Red Hat (free as in beer).
> > > > 3) Will be constructed with more input and assistance from the user
> > > > community.
> > > > 4) Will not be supported by Red Hat.
> > > >
> > > > Paul
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