Differences between RHEL and Fedora 8?

[Keith Roberts]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007, Keith Roberts wrote:

> To: For testers of Fedora Core development releases
>     <fedora-test-list at redhat.com>
> From: Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net>
> Subject: Re: Differences between RHEL and Fedora 8?
> 
> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Thomas Cameron wrote:
>
>> To: fedora-test-list at redhat.com
>> From: Thomas Cameron <thomas.cameron at camerontech.com>
>> Subject: Re: Differences between RHEL and Fedora 8?
>> 
>> On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 08:18 +0000, Keith Roberts wrote:
>>> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
>>> 
>>>> To: Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net>,
>>>>     For testers of Fedora Core development releases
>>>>     <fedora-test-list at redhat.com>
>>>> From: Rahul Sundaram <sundaram at fedoraproject.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: Differences between RHEL and Fedora 8?
>>>> 
>>>> Keith Roberts wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> So are you saying that the Fedora release is the testing ground for
>>>>> RHEL, by approx 1 year ahead of the RHEL releases?
>>>> 
>>>> Fedora is upstream for RHEL (ie) RHEL is a derivative distribution of
>>>> Fedora and every third release of Fedora or so is the basis of the
>>>> subsequent RHEL release too. The exact time period varies. Fedora
>>>> releases are 6 months apart and RHEL releases are 12 to 18 months 
>>>> apart
>>>> from each other.
>>>> 
>>>>> So if I learn Fedora Linux administration, would that cover me for
>>>>> passing RHCE exams?
>>>> 
>>>> Not really, no. You probably want RHEL or a rebuild of it.
>>>> 
>>>> Rahul
>>> 
>>> Thankyou for that Rahul. Can I download RHEL and use that
>>> on my own machine at home without having to pay for a
>>> license?
>> 
>> You have several options.  Either you can sign up for a 30-day
>> evaluation of Red Hat Developer Connection (which includes RHEL and a
>> bunch of other cool developer stuff) at
>> http://www.redhat.com/solutions/industries/developer/products/basic.html
>> 
>> You can contact your sales rep and ask him/her to set up a 30-day RHEL
>> only eval.
>> 
>> You can get a RHEL only eval at 
>> http://www.redhat.com/rhel/details/eval/
>> 
>> If you are or your child is a student, you can get an academic
>> subscription for all of $30 for desktop or $60 for server at
>> http://www.redhat.com/solutions/education/academic/individual/ - see
>> http://www.redhat.com/solutions/education/academicqualification/ for
>> what it takes to qualify for a student subscription.


> Thanks John. Will check those links out soon.
_________^^^^ sytax error - woops!

Thanks Thomas!

Regards
Keith

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