Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning

[Karl DeBisschop <kdebisschop () alert infoplease com>]

On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 14:11, Tim Groninga wrote:
> Got the same f-you-gram today - already figuring out what distro to
> fall back to but 99% of my experience has been on Redhat. No time to
> try them all....so FreeBSD/SuSE/Mandrake - what are your opinions of
> each? Flexiblity, ease of use, ease of migration, security etc. 

You might want to Fedora keep that in the mix for a few reasons:

1) It is derived from the RedHat severn beta, so you'll be familiar with
the way it's put together.

2) With the yum updater, upgrading from 9 is a snap.

That being said, I will definitely be watching to see if the Fedora
release gets timely security patches etc. But Red Hat does provide
material support to the Fedora project (hosting, etc.) so I'm not quite
so willing to accuse Red Hat of blowing off the community entirely.

--
Karl

> /.Tim 
>
> On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 12:16, Joshua Levitsky wrote: 
>         It's happened. Red Hat has officially said F@#$ YOU to us all.
>         
>         Hey Red Hat.. I've got a migration plan for you... it's called BSD / SuSE /
>         Mandrake.
>         
>         -Josh
>         
>         --
>         Joshua Levitsky, MCSE, CISSP
>         System Engineer
>         Time Inc. Information Technology
>         [5957 F27C 9C71 E9A7 274A 0447 C9B9 75A4 9B41 D4D1]
>         
>         
>         
>         ----- Original Message ----- 
>         From: "Red Hat Network" <dev-null () rhn redhat com>
>         Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 12:50 PM
>         Subject: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning
>         
>         
>         >
>         > Dear jlevitsk,
>         >
>         > Thank you for being a Red Hat Network customer.
>         >
>         > This e-mail provides you with important information about the upcoming
>         > discontinuation of Red Hat Linux, and resources to assist you with your
>         > migration to another Red Hat solution.
>         >
>         > As previously communicated, Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and
>         > errata support for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 as of December
>         > 31, 2003. Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for
>         > Red Hat Linux 9 as of April 30, 2004. Red Hat does not plan to release
>         > another product in the Red Hat Linux line.
>         >
>         > With the recent announcement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3, you'll
>         > find migrating to Enterprise Linux appealing.  We understand
>         > that transitioning to another Red Hat solution requires careful planning
>         > and implementation.  We have created a migration plan for Red Hat Network
>         > customers to help make the transition as simple and seamless as
>         > possible. Details:
>         >
>         > ****************
>         > If you purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic before February
>         > 28, 2004, you will receive 50% off the price for two years.[*] (That's two
>         > years for the price of one.)
>         >
>         > ****************
>         > In addition, we have created a Red Hat Linux Migration Resource Center
>         > to address your migration planning and other questions, such as:
>         >
>         > * What are best practices for implementing the migration to Red Hat
>         >   Enterprise Linux?
>         >
>         > * Are there other migration alternatives?
>         >
>         > * How do I purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic at the price
>         >   above?
>         >
>         > * What if my paid subscription to RHN extends past April 30, 2004?
>         >
>         > ****************
>         >
>         > Find out more about your migration options with product comparisons,
>         > whitepapers and documentation at the Red Hat Linux Migration Resource
>         > Center:
>         >
>         >   http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn
>         >
>         >
>         > Or read the FAQ written especially for Red Hat Network customers:
>         >
>         >   https://rhn.redhat.com/help/rhlmigrationfaq/
>         >
>         > Sincerely,
>         >
>         > Red Hat, Inc.
>         >
>         >
>         > [*] Limit 10 units. Higher volume purchase inquiries should contact a
>         >     regional Red Hat sales representative. Contact numbers available at
>         >     http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn
>         >
>         > --the Red Hat Network Team
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         
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Pearson Education/Information Please

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