Fedora is directly sponsored by RedHat (you will even find the RedHat logo on the fedora site). Fedora is RedHat but with newest versions of components commonly called bleeding edge software. Fedora is basically a testing ground for future RedHat releases.
If what you want is an identical distro to redhat, look at centos. On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Mayengo Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear brothers and sisters in Linux and Unix, > > I come her with a very specific problem, I need your help. > > Before I turned to Ubuntu (after some one persuaded me to) I was using > Redhat (I managed to get a free copy from a friend although now I cant find > it) and now I have just realized the file structure of these two Linux > distributions (debian and Redhat) have some sorts of differences, which is > making my life hard a lil bit. > > Checking on the Redhat possibility, it is no longer free and they advise > you to go for other distros which are redhat like but not truly redhat. One > of these distros is Fedora, which I have kind-of picked interest in using. > > After falling in problems with Ubuntu, I don’t want to fall into other > problems with any other distros, so I would like to get a distro that has a > similar (if possible the same) commands and structure as Redhat. > > Although Fedora is not supported by redhat.inc, it is strongly shown that > the societies have an interlink. Some one stated that Redhat is using Fedora > code, and some other one said that Fedora is using a Redhat Kernal and so > many arguments (http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=199516) and > ( > http://forum.notebookreview.com/linux-compatibility-software/314023-there-difference-between-fedora-redhat.html) > > Although these links try to pin point the differences between redhat and > Fedora, I have not managed to find the actual answer. No one has come out to > give a personal experience on the differences, and no one gives the > differences in the structures and commands but they actually relate and > compare the societies. > > I know redhat is enterprise and I know the differences between the > societies, I don’t want to know more about them ,but I would like to now the > actual differences between the two OS distributions. Specifically, Am > wondering whether I shall have to go to */etc/sysconfig/network-scripts*and > find there what I want, I wonder whether I shall have to run a command > like *netconfig* and get a response other than *command not found* > > I would have liked to download the installation CDs and try every thing out > till when I get the distro which gives me the feel of redhat but I cant do > it now with the internet am using. > > I pay for every packet I consume so I cant start downloading GIGABITS of > test distributions. It is really expensive. > > My request goes to those people who have tested Fedora or any other distro > which will give me the memories and structure of redhat. Can I go ahead and > download it? > > Please your suggestions are highly appreciated. > > Thank you. > > > > *.........................................................* > > *Seat of Wisdom--------Pray for us* > > *Cause of our Joy------Pray for us* > > *.........................................................* > > Mayengo Thomas Kizito > > +25678-206-2708 +25671-292-9564 > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > -- //MB
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