On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 09:30:00PM +1100, Roger wrote: > I had a number of servers running 6.2/7.2/7.3, but as 7.3 won't be > supported after 31-Dec-03 I had to decide what version I was going to > run. Like many people, I don't want phone/email support from Red Hat, > just the errata packages for security and bug fixes. As the general > releases won't be supported for more than 12 months (unlike RH6.2 - 3 > years), I was not too keen to upgrade my reliable 7.2/7.3 servers with 8.0 > or 9.0 at the end of the year. > > So I built my own version of Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 from the SRPMS > and have a near automated process for building the errata RPMS from the > SRPMS. I can install my custom built version of RHAS 2.1 on as many > servers as I like (quite legally - GPL) without needing to pay Red Hat a > huge amount of money in per server per year licenses. With this, I now > get the benefit of 5+ years of errata for a stable Linux distribution.
I'll be migrating to Edge Server. At $349 per year, it's still reasonably priced for enterprise software and it's cheaper for my company to install Edge Server on 80 servers than it is to maintain my collection of sources, develop some procedures to build patches, risk the delay in getting notification of security holes, plan and install new upgrades, etc. > I don't mind paying money for errata packages, such as if Red Hat decided > to support 7.3 for 2 more years, but I'm not going to pay $US1500 per > server, per year. That's my Edge Server makes a lot more sense than Advanced Server for a lot of people. > Anyone running one of the 'consumer' versions of Red Hat will soon be out > in the cold. That's going too far. The 'consumer" versions will have their place. I see regular posts from people who want the latest and greatest features, want it now, and don't mind upgrading regularly. Look at the flood that will happen within a day of 9 being released - there is always going to be a demand. After all, the price is right (free, with free security updates). The 'consumer' versions just won't have a place in large businesses, nor should they (IMO). -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
