On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 03:14:35PM -0400, Buck wrote: > Being a newbie to all this, I am a little confused. > > Here's what I am reading, someone tell me if I am right or wrong. > > 1. a) I just downloaded the free ISOs of Red Hat, booted my > computer and installed RH 9.0 directly from them. > b) This will no longer be available.
Wrong. You'll still be able to download the free ISOs of Fedora. > c) Red Hat will make source code available for their Enterprise > software at no cost. They always have. This isn't changing now. > d) In order to get and use it for free, I have to compile all > the sourcecode and produce my own executables etc. Right. You still won't get updates - RHEL is subscription based, unlike most traditional products. > 2. a) The Fedora Project is sponsored by Red Hat to help produce > products similar to the 9.0 I just downloaded. Right. > b) Instead of downloading Red Hat ISOs, I will now be > downloading Fedora ISOs to continue upgrading and working with my free > version of Red Hat Linux. Right. > 3. Will the Fedora Project Releases be compatible to existing Red > Hat? In other words, can I upgrade what I have to Fedora or will I have > to start with Fedora from scratch? Severn is the current beta for Fedora. You can upgrade from RHL 9 to Severn, although updates to/from betas are not (never have been) supported. Whether or not you can upgrade from a future product to an even more future product is pure speculation at this point. I doubt that even Red Hat knows (although they may have goals). > 4. Will the Red Hat Enterprise software be allowed to be compiled > and distributed freely without support? I can see a new market on ebay > for Red Hat ÕÑrprise compiled CDs and ISOs. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
