ES or Fedora
Robert Canary
rwcanary at ocdirect.net
Thu Dec 28 19:07:30 UTC 2006
I read on the website that the latest release was built in 2005. Anyone
know when the next release is due out.
Aleksandar Milivojevic wrote:
> Quoting Robert Canary <rwcanary at ocdirect.net>:
>
>> Weeeeellll, these will be production systems. I have been doing Linux
>> and Unix flavors long enough I really don't need the "Hand-Holdng" tech
>> support. However, I'm interested in having a support network for
>> updating RPMS when there is security issues. And I do like being able
>> add a package via up2date and it also collecting the dependant RPMs as
>> well.
>
>
> A free RHEL clone such as CentOS might be a good fit than. It will
> provide you with updates via yum as long as Red Hat is providing
> updates for corresponding RHEL release. You'll also be able to install
> packages and dependencies in the same way. I've never attempted to use
> up2date with CentOS. However, i thing I read somewhere that it should
> be functional. However it will simply use yum as backend (so you might
> as well use it directly). You might want to recheck that.
>
> However, there are still other things to consider that may sway you
> towards buying RHEL.
>
> There'll be delay (sometimes only hours, sometimes a day or two)
> between Red Hat fixing a security related bug and releasing the update,
> and that same update being available on the CentOS (and other clones).
> The clones have to wait until Red Hat releases the update, than rebuild
> the RPM package. Depending on the environment this might or might not
> be an issue.
>
> Maybe you don't need "hand-holding" tech support. However, if you run
> some propriatory software on the server, that vendor might (rightfully)
> tell you your system is not supported because it doesn't have RHEL
> sticker on it. And refuse to troubleshoot something that is bug in
> their software. They tested and support their application against
> binary that Red Hat provides. Not somebody else. Even it the binary
> is built from exactly the same source.
>
> If there's some obscure bug in the system (for example in kernel or in
> one of applications) you might get better support if you are running
> "the real thing". If running CentOS, Red Hat can (again completely
> rightfully) tell you "well, yeah, we made that SRPM that somebody else
> compiled into binary RPM, but it's not really in our domain to
> troubleshoot it becasue it's not our binary and we are not going to
> troubleshoot something that somebody else might have changed even if
> they claim they haven't changed it". Usually they'll fix bugs even if
> you run into them on the clones (if there's bug in the clone, there's
> exactly the same bug in the original too). However, if it's something
> obscure that affects only you, it's not going to be exactly high
> priority for them to fix it (they have other people running "the real
> thing" lined up for fixes).
>
>> Are those thing still available with ES? What exactly are the
>> implication of an annaul subscription? This thing isn't going to
>> shutdown if I don't resubscribe will it?
>
>
> It's not going to shutdown itself. But access to updates will be
> terminated. I'd check that license agreement too. Maybe it says you
> are supposed to shut it down ;-)
>
>
>
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