AW: RHEL3.0 ES

[Jochen Vogel]

Hi ed,

Thx for the detailed answer



> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewilts at ewilts.org] 
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Mai 2004 16:23
> An: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Betreff: Re: RHEL3.0 ES
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 02:45:56PM +0200, Jochen Vogel wrote:
> > Thats right but i think If i want support from checkpoint or HP
> > I must use RHEL
> 
> If you want support, you need to be prepared to pay for support.
> 
> Today's Linux model is that software is still available for free with
> community support.  For 3rd party vendor support, you'll need 
> to migrate
> to an Enterprise Linux distribution.  It's the vendors that forced Red
> Hat into an enterprise distribution.  It's really no different than
> other mainstream operating systems.  Solaris and VMS, for 
> example, have
> releases at the same frequency as RHEL.  Some of the 
> certifications take
> a long time to do (think Oracle for example) and the vendors 
> don't want
> to spend all their time ceritifying on a moving target.  They want to
> certify, support, wait for a year, and then start the process over
> again, rather than continually certifying.
> 
> You should verify, however, if Checkpoint and/or HP really 
> want RHEL ES
> or if RHEL WS will do, in which case RH Professional 
> Workstation (RHPW) will
> also work.  The only difference between ES and WS is the list of
> included packages.  The only difference between WS and RHPW is the
> support.  So, if RHEL WS will work, you can buy RHPW instead - the
> software is identical - for about $85 ($83 at buy.com) and it 
> includes a
> full year of free RHN updates.
>  
> > If Tao or White Box are RHEL clones.
> 
> They mostly are, but it's possible that Checkpoint and/or HP will not
> offer support for the software on Tao or WBL.  For package
> installation, it's likely that the software will install 
> cleanly on Tao
> or WBL, but you'll still have support questions.
> 
> > What is Fedora?
> 
> This is the unsupported consumer-oriented release, roughly 
> equivalent to
> the previous Red Hat Linux releases.  The reason vendors like 
> Checkpoint
> don't want to support it is that Fedora changes rapidly - every 3-6
> months or so.  RHEL changes every 12-18 months so the vendor
> certification process is drastically cheaper.
> 
> > > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> > > Von: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewilts at ewilts.org] 
> > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Mai 2004 14:34
> > > An: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> > > Betreff: Re: RHEL3.0 ES
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 02:03:05PM +0200, Jochen Vogel wrote:
> > > > In the past i installed checkpoint on an HP system
> > > > Checkpoint supported RH7.x and HP supported RedHat
> > > > 
> > > > Now Checkpoint support only RHEL3.0 ES and HP only 
> support RHEL3.0
> > > > 
> > > > now i should pay 350?/year for software downloads. thx  
> > > 
> > > You're paying $350 for support - telephone, web-based, and update
> > > support.  If you don't want to pay for support, there are no-cost
> > > options I gave you in my first reply.
> > > 
> > > > > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> > > > > Von: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewilts at ewilts.org] 
> > > > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Mai 2004 13:40
> > > > > An: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> > > > > Betreff: Re: RHEL3.0 ES
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 10:36:27AM +0200, Jochen Vogel wrote:
> > > > > > Checkpoint only support RHEL3.0 ES.
> > > > > > ES cost 350? for the right to download with 1year RHN.
> > > > > > What is after this year if i need updates?
> > > > > 
> > > > > It's an annual subscription so it's $350/year.
> > > > > 
> > > > > If you do not need support but just need the packages, 
> > > you can look at
> > > > > RHEL clones like Tao Linux or White Box Linux.
> > > > > 
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
> 
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