Downgrading from RHEL

[Michael Mansour]

Hi Andre,

 --- Andre Costa <acosta at ar.microlink.com.br> wrote: >
Hi,
> 
> this might be slightly OT; if there's a better place
> to discuss this,
> just let me know.
> 
> I am considering buying a RHEL license for one
> server, but I am a little
> concerned about what might happen if I decide not to
> renew the
> subscription after it expires.
> 
> I know RHEL sources are public, so theoretically I
> could live on by
> manually updating the system, since I would lose RHN
> access (I know
> there are apt-get repos like Dag Wieer's, which
> would make things a lot
> easier). However, is this advisable at all? Anyone
> out there been on
> this situation?
> 
> If I come to the conclusion that a full reinstall
> will be necessary if I
> ever drop RHEL, this might influence the decision of
> trying RHEL.

It's my understanding (after attending a Red Hat
seminar on the issue) that RHEL 3 is free software and
always will be, what you're paying for is the support.
So technically speaking, you can run RHEL on as many
servers as you want, fully licensed, but the support
that you pay for is what provides you with the
patches. 

So again it's my understanding (correct me if I'm
wrong please), you can run RHEL on as many servers as
you want, and only pay for one subscription to grab
the patches you need, or, if you choose not to renew a
subscription, grab the patches you need from someone
who lets you.

Michael.


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