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 ve

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

2013-08-22 Thread Michael Coffman
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:42 PM, 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 we've int

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. Pr

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 f

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 ov

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

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 t

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 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 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 ha

Re: [CentOS] RHEL Subscriptions

2013-08-18 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 19:50:23 -0700 Keith Keller wrote: > On 2013-08-19, Anthony K wrote: > > > > I was recently approached by Dell stating that I HAVE TO renew my > > Red Hat Subscriptions. > > ...or what? ...or else!!! // ...sorry, couldn't resist... :-D // :-) Marko __

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 Keith Keller
On 2013-08-19, Anthony K 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 check there and see

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 yea

[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 be