[Freeipa-users] 6.1 beta

[Sigbjorn Lie]

Right, forgot to remove autosignature. :)

See my post at the bottom of my last email.


Rgds,
Siggi


On Fri, April 8, 2011 08:38, Sigbjorn Lie wrote:
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> mvh, Sigbjorn Lie
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> 's/windows/unix/g'
> - "Ubuntu" - an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me"
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> On Fri, April 8, 2011 01:03, Kevin Unthank wrote:
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>>>> Just to elaborate on Dmitri's comments. In addition to the IPA client
>>>> and server packages that are included in the RHEL6.1 beta channel, there will be a separate
>>>> RHEL add-on channel, Enterprise Identity Replication.
>>>> That add-on channel will contain ds-replication and the Windows sync
>>>> packages.
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>>>> If you wish to use IPA during the beta or when it is a tech preview
>>>> feature of RHEL 6.1 you should request an eval entitlement to the Enterprise Identity
>>>> Replication channel from your Red Hat account
>>>> rep.
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>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Kev
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>>> Hi Kevin,
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>>> I have requested the replication channel as you recommended from our account manager.
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>>> I am curious to why such an important feature as replication is put in it's own channel. I
>>> see IPA is trying to compete with Active Directory to service Unix/Linux machines, however
>>> with Active Directory all features is included in the base package of the operating system.
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>>> Why does Red Hat put the replication feature of IPA into a seperate channel from the
>>> operating system?
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>>> Rgds,
>>> Siggi
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>> Hi Siggi,
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>> With RHEL6 we are striving to have more flexibility with packaging and
>> features. From the website: http://www.redhat.com/rhel/add-ons/
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>> "Add-Ons to Red Hat Enterprise Linux allow you to tailor your application
>> environment with workload extensions to suit your particular computing requirements."
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>> For RHEL6.2 we are planning to have an Enterprise Identity Replication
>> add-on. Until then, free evaluations will be available for customers who wish to play with IPA
>> while it is a technology preview.
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> Hi Kevin,
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> Please disregards Steven Jones' ranting, this was not the kind of feedback I was looking for.
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> Ok, I do like the wider options for channels in Red Hat, but this bring me to my next question:
> Will there be an extra charge for this add on channel, or will this be included in the base
> subscription?
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> If $answer = yes { Why does Red Hat think they can charge more for a feature that is included in
> it's competitors base license for the equivalent product? }
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> Else if $answer = no { Great! :) }
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> Rgds,
> Siggi
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