[rhelv6-list] Containerize Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Applications to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

[Engineering Partner Management]

Greetings Red Hat Partners,

On the heels of the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6, Red Hat has 
also announced the immediate availability of the Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux 6 platform image for containerizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 
applications. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 platform image provides the 
necessary runtime elements needed to run a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 
application inside a Docker-formatted container on a Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux 7 host.

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 platform image allows for:
  * Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscribers to create and deliver secure 
container images of existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 applications.
  * Deployment of those applications to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 
without porting or changing source code.
Red Hat ISV partners and customers to rely on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 
as a leading enterprise-grade container host for existing or new 
applications developed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
  * Customers to gain additional deployment flexibility for applications 
developed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
  * Customers to more quickly take advantage of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
7 and containerization without compromising on the reliability and 
security they have gained by standardizing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX PLATFORM IMAGE AVAILABILITY

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 platform image is now available in the Red 
Hat Customer Portal to all customers with active Standard and Premium 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions. To access and download Red Hat 
Enterprise Linux 6 platform image, please visit: 
https://access.redhat.com/search/browse/docker-images#?

Learn more at 
http://rhelblog.redhat.com/2014/10/14/run-red-hat-enterprise-linux-6-applications-on-red-hat-enterprise-linux-7/.

Sincerely,

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Team