>Enterprise Version is expensive, but you can still buy the boxed version
>of RedHat Linux which I'm sure will be as reliable as ever.
However, RH up to version 9 stops being supported (patches, errata, etc.) on
Dec. 31, and RH 9 stops in April, 2004. That's not a lot of time. Then what
happens? You're stuck with a non-supported platform. I'm not a Linux
developer, so I don't plan on fixing security holes and bugs myself.
>Personally I think that the free "proving ground" version is an
>excellent idea, it will give users a current, up-to-date version of
>Linux while not messing with currently installed Enterprise Level
>applications.
I never said Fedora was a bad idea. I did say and will say that it's a bad
idea to use it as a production server. You may disagree, but I'm not willing
to bet my job and my business on an unsupported platform. Personal use is
not the same as commercial use.
>I think that constantly updating and screwing with an Enterprise server
>is a bad idea - it opens the door to a lot of security issues. Install
>security patches and then wait for the next industrial strength release
>of RedHat Enterprise. In the meantime use the free version to evaluate
>the new features.
This is exactly my point, however I'm not sure I agree with your security
issues statement. I'm more inclined to argue that the need to constantly
update my server to stay in line with supported platforms is just a pain in
the a** and increases the risk of incompatibility with my critical software
applications. Red Hat *used* to have a moderate release cycle back in the
7.x days and earlier, but then hit hyperdrive when they decided to developer
their Enterprise line and turn their regular Linux line into a more
desktop-oriented product, where the demand for the latest and greatest
features is much higher.
However, I was noting in my initial post that it was a shame that the
Enterprise version of Red Hat is now cost-prohibitive for certain shops that
are on a low budget. Further, with the Novell acquisition of SUSE, costs for
running Linux in a commercial shop could rise significantly (pure
speculation on my part). This seems to go completely counter to the whole
popularity of Linux to begin with: reliable, yet free (at least, as far as
the initial purchase, not the admin costs).
Regards,
Dave.
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