Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-23 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 08/23/2013 12:25 AM, Kwan Lowe wrote: It says if you let ALL your subscriptions expire. I read that to mean after you have no active subscriptions, you can use the software. Seems absolutely crazy, but that's what it says. It seems more clear to me in the detailed contract version it

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-22 Thread Michael Coffman
FWIW - The current iteration of redhat's subscription seems to require you to have all systems on an up to date subscription if you want to use the OS - for anything on anything. At least that's the way we've interpreted it. This did not use to be the case. Previous iterations said you were

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-22 Thread m . roth
Michael Coffman wrote: FWIW - The current iteration of redhat's subscription seems to require you to have all systems on an up to date subscription if you want to use the OS - for anything on anything. At least that's the way we've interpreted it. This did not use to be the case.

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-22 Thread Michael Coffman
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:42 PM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Michael Coffman wrote: FWIW - The current iteration of redhat's subscription seems to require you to have all systems on an up to date subscription if you want to use the OS - for anything on anything. At least that's the way

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-22 Thread Kwan Lowe
It says if you let ALL your subscriptions expire. I read that to mean after you have no active subscriptions, you can use the software. Seems absolutely crazy, but that's what it says. It seems more clear to me in the detailed contract version it says clearly 'use or execute': This

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-19 Thread Markus Falb
On 19.Aug.2013, at 04:30, Anthony K wrote: I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my Red Hat Subscriptions. How does Dell know what OS your are running? Should they know what OS you are running? Dell provides the hardware only? I am confused about this. I do not

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-19 Thread John R Pierce
On 8/18/2013 7:30 PM, Anthony K wrote: I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my Red Hat Subscriptions. I challenged this statement and was informed that this has always been the case and that all servers I have bought off of Dell over the years need to have current

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-19 Thread Barry Brimer
How does Dell know what OS your are running? Should they know what OS you are running? Dell provides the hardware only? Dell sells OEM RHEL and standard (Red Hat) RHEL as a software reseller. In OEM RHEL, Dell provides all but the highest level (passing the highest level back to Red Hat )

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-19 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 08/18/2013 09:30 PM, Anthony K wrote: Hello List Members. I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my Red Hat Subscriptions. I challenged this statement and was informed that this has always been the case and that all servers I have bought off of Dell over the

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-19 Thread Joseph Spenner
On 08/18/2013 09:30 PM, Anthony K wrote: Hello List Members. I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my Red Hat Subscriptions.  I challenged this statement and was informed that this has always been the case and that all servers I have bought off of Dell over the

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-19 Thread m . roth
Joseph Spenner wrote: On 08/18/2013 09:30 PM, Anthony K wrote: I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my Red Hat Subscriptions.  I challenged this statement and was informed that this has always been the case and that all servers I have bought off of Dell over the

[CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-18 Thread Anthony K
Hello List Members. I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my Red Hat Subscriptions. I challenged this statement and was informed that this has always been the case and that all servers I have bought off of Dell over the years need to have current subscription! I've

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-18 Thread Dennis Jacobfeuerborn
On 19.08.2013 04:30, Anthony K wrote: Hello List Members. I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my Red Hat Subscriptions. I challenged this statement and was informed that this has always been the case and that all servers I have bought off of Dell over the years

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-18 Thread Keith Keller
On 2013-08-19, Anthony K akcen...@anroet.com wrote: I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my Red Hat Subscriptions. ...or what? If you have an active support contract with Dell, then they might be able to make you keep current as part of that contract--you should

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-18 Thread Barry Brimer
I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my Red Hat Subscriptions. I challenged this statement and was informed that this has always been the case and that all servers I have bought off of Dell over the years need to have current subscription! If you bought a 1 year

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-18 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 19:50:23 -0700 Keith Keller kkel...@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us wrote: On 2013-08-19, Anthony K akcen...@anroet.com wrote: I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my Red Hat Subscriptions. ...or what? ...or else!!! // ...sorry, couldn't