Haven't we already been through this? Red Hat is continuing support throughout the life of Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 5, which is publicly 2014 via Red Hat, with other, paid options for longer terms, including for IA-64.
Microsoft is dropping support for IA-64 after Windows Server 2008R2. "Windows Server 2008 R2 to Phase out Itanium" http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2010/04/02/windows-server-2008-r2-to-phase-out-itanium.aspx Like many eccentric hardware platforms with only 1-2 IHV, it is not uncommon for the vendor to take on the role as the platform and ISV -- ala verticle. I.e., does not mean Red Hat is not involved with the platform. It just means there are not separate, general platform and ISVs anymore. Maybe this "support" aspect is being looked at incorrectly. Think of IA-64 at this point as much like a single RISC/UNIX vendor, who controls the solution not merely as much as IHV, but the entire stack. ;) ----- Original Message ---- From: Brian Long <[email protected]> On 01/15/2010 05:15 PM, Zoran Popović wrote: > I feel deceived :( ... Itanium is not going to be supported after March > 2014 and in RHEL 6 ?!!?!?!! I know this probably is a bit late reaction, > I have also a SR open with this question and a business case officially > documented in my company (I can send it gladly to anyone interested) > with proposal based on RHEL and HP Integrity blades (Itanium). I will > open another SR if needed, but I am not sure this is the best way. Now, > can anyone give me deeper insights on this, hints how to turn somebody's > attention (manager in RHEL which could help or at least deliver > options), suggestions, anything ? I know that Itanium has a strange > story, but you don't just give up like that on a platform which is > still supported by other vendors, this is not good. I have Micro$oft > people here awaiting this situation with all the joy knowing that > hardware migration is not an option, and HP being indifferent. Please help, > Zoran Popovic. The official stance is documented in the RHEL 6 Beta release notes here: http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6-Beta/html/Beta_Release_Notes/archspecific.html It appears you could get support through 2017 from "selected OEMs". _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
